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Baldurâs Gate: Descent into Avernus
himself to fighting the ever-present threat of demons.
Gideon slowly gave up his sanity and free will to the devils, leaving him corrupted by Zariel and fully serving her in the months leading up to
Elturel. He sees his cause as a noble one â fighting the demons whose chaos marks the end of all things. But his mind is broken and filled with hatred for those who refuse to follow his commands.Necrotic, PoisonBludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical AttacksRadiant
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
normally pose a threat to smaller creatures. Because of their size and strength, they are popular attractions in gladiatorial arenas, where they are coerced into fighting for food.
Bârohgs are
Monsters
Tales from the Yawning Portal
can see the creature.
Reduced Threat. This creature has -2 penalty on all ability checks and saving throws.Multiattack. The aboleth makes three tentacle attacks.
Tentacle. Melee Weapon Attack: +7
an ancient, fallen aboleth city. An aboleth spends most of its existence underwater, surfacing occasionally to treat with visitors or deranged worshipers.
Lair Actions
When fighting inside its lair
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
become part of her throne.
Hythonia as a Mythic Encounter
Hythonia serves as a potent threat against even high-level characters, but you can increase the challenge by using the Shed Skin trait. When
medusa rising up anew, the last of her shed skin dropping away, revealing glistening, unscarred scales.
Fighting Hythonia as a mythic encounter is equivalent to taking on two challenge rating 17
Aarakocra
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Elemental Evil Player's Companion
human might through facial expressions and gestures. An aarakocra might become frustrated with people who fail to pick up on the nuances; an aarakocraâs threat might be taken as a jest and vice
exceptional circumstance for an aarakocra to leave his or her tribe and undertake the adventurerâs life. Neither treasure nor glory is enough to lure them from their tribes; a dire threat to their people
Triton
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
Ah, the tritons. Imagine if the elves spent a few centuries far beneath the sea, where their arrogance and pretension could grow undisturbed. At least the tritons spent that time fighting sahuagin
the world above.
Aquatic Crusaders
Centuries ago, tritons entered the world in response to the growing threat of evil elementals. Tritons waged many wars against their enemies on the Plane of Water
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
the githyanki complaining in Gith about Alâchaiaâs cruelty. The githyanki attack at once in response to any threat, fighting until four or more of them fall. Survivors then flee to area 30 without going through area 29.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
. Some reported seeing hunched giants from the corner of the eyeâa new threat to terrorize a war-weary people. When the fighting ended and Atagua was free once more, the nightmares ended. The menacing
, rattling whistles rose from the Llanos at night. As the fighting increased, the whistling manifested near villages and haciendas, inspiring nightmares or incurable despair for those who survived hearing it
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
months leading up to the fall of Elturel. The devils posed as angels, offering Gideon increased power if he would dedicate himself to fighting the ever-present threat of demons. Gideon slowly gave up his
Avernus, but the priest rose as an undead creature. Even as an undead, Gideon remains his mistressâs most loyal servant in Elturel. He sees his cause as a noble one â fighting the demons whose chaos
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masterâs Guide
Hells and the Abyss, though fighting also takes place on the Material Plane, on the planes between those realms on the Great Wheel, and anywhere else demons and devils congregate. Although the intensity
between Fiends is a constant threat on most of the Lower Planes, even when it is incidental to the missions that bring characters to those planes. A simple quest to find a treasure lost in Hades
Yuan-ti Pureblood
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
keen intellect and magic to discover the secrets of making steel. Its military shattered rival tribes and developed advanced tactics for fighting in forests and open plains.
The civilization grew into a
poison children to carry out a threat against their parents, or turn one person into a broodguard in order to show her family the consequence of resistance. They might refrain from provoking others
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
isnât fighting the heroes should naturally defer to the heroes, giving players the sense that their characters matter (no matter how puny and insignificant they might seem to their enemies). End each
session with a cliffhanger. The adventure already has one at the end of each chapter, but you can create your own cliffhanger by ending a session with an unexpected threat, twist, or revelation. When
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
previous fighting, or they are injured and low on healing. In particular, if the attack comes during a long rest but before the characters have finished that rest, they wonât yet have recovered full hit
this attack. The cultists not only want to eliminate a threat, they want to send a message to all others who oppose them. Attacking at an important public building such as a major temple or a palace
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
The Demonic Point of View Why do we descend upon the domain of our hated enemies? Because thatâs where the fighting is!
â Zaadaaak, demon of the Abyss
Most other creatures believe demons to be
against the Abyss and end its threat forever. Instead, as long as the demons focus most of their efforts on the doorstep of the Nine Hells, realms such as the Seven Heavens and Bytopia are loath to commit
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
previous fighting, or they are injured and low on healing. In particular, if the attack comes during a long rest but before the characters have finished that rest, they wonât yet have recovered full hit
this attack. The cultists not only want to eliminate a threat, they want to send a message to all others who oppose them. Attacking at an important public building such as a major temple or a palace
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
he presents no further threat. If characters present the broken dragonlance, neither Vendri nor Darrett is familiar with the weapon, and they see it only as an ancient relic. Though Darrett doesnât
understand Lord Sothâs cryptic goals, he believes the charactersâ discoveries are important. The marshal feels otherwise, believing Kalamanâs military should focus on fighting nearby Dragon Army forces
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
fighting threats such as Elemental Evil, but they hate slaveholders and do everything they can to punish those who enslave others. The elemental cults take captives and force them to work on their mad
Alluvial Sand Wastes is Tyr, struggling to find its way after the death of King Kalak. The templars of Tyr canât allow a new threat to grow on their doorstep â or allow the templars of a rival city such
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
of an enormous club quashes the threat. Among those with experience fighting giants, dwarves have developed the most effective tactics. To defeat a giant, dwarves rely on prolonged, accurate, massed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
outcome of the war, but no one dares to continue fighting, since all believe that renewed full-scale conflict could result in utter destruction. That said, the general belief is that the mystery of the
a threat. Many people truly hope that the Last War will live up to its name forever. But others prepare for more war even as they pursue peace. First and foremost, every nation wants to unravel the
Orc
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primarily responsible for making sure that the lair is protected from intruders.
Special Enemies
When orcs attack a settlement of humans or halflings, they will kill anyone who presents a threat, but
the heads of their enemies.
Orcs treat dwarves somewhat differently from other foes, because they covet the homes that dwarves fashion for themselves. If a tribe succeeds in fighting its way into a
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
. Goals of the Boros Wherever criminals exploit others, petty tyrants make grabs for power, or violence erupts and leaves devastation in its wake, Boros soldiers are there fighting to make things
, but in general the Boros prepare for a military threat the same way they always have â by fielding the stronger army. The angels are also bracing for a subtler threat: the danger of infiltration by
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richtenâs Guide to Ravenloft
with the knowledge they need to confront the dark. Though heâs made many devoted allies, he keeps them at armâs length, fearing the threat of his curse. When not traveling, van Richten lives out of his
from my enemies.â Flaw. âI am cursed. I will never find peace.â Adventures with Rudolph van Richten Van Richten readily provides mentorship to characters devoted to fighting the creatures of the night
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Booâs Astral Menagerie
pose a threat to smaller creatures. Because of their size and strength, they are popular attractions in gladiatorial arenas, where they are coerced into fighting for food. Bârohgs are accustomed to
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
dangerous times as opportunities. When a merchant caravan needs an escort, a noble needs bodyguards, or a city needs trained soldiers, the Zhentarim provides the best-trained fighting forces money can
full extent of the threat, as corruption and madness have already infiltrated their secret outpost since those initial reports (see chapter 9). However, even the most cautious member of the Zhentarim
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Epharaâs Champions The god of the polis seeks out those who would defend their cities with the same devotion that she does, fighting against threats both within and outside a cityâs walls. The
improvements to a city or defeating a major threat. Foes in an Ephara campaign could be deadly monsters, corrupt politicians, or even impending natural disasters. The reappearance of figures from a cityâs
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
warriors around you? Were you particularly ruthless? Did you get extra help from a mentor, perhaps because of your exceptional dedication? What drove you to this training in the first place? A threat to your
Intelligence if you plan to adopt the Eldritch Knight martial archetype. Second, choose the soldier background. Level
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masterâs Guide (2014)
Nine Dread Princes reside, with each of these dungeons stocked with enough monsters and hazards to advance the adventurers two or three levels. The adventurers spend their whole careers fighting the
and using it to defeat a cosmic threat. Example 2: Agents of X You can also build a campaign around the idea that the adventurers are agents of something larger than themselves â a kingdom or secret
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
the fittestâ mentality. In Avernus, a warlordâs power is measured by the strength and size of its gang, and the threat posed by its infernal war machines. As one warlord bites the dust, another
inevitably rises to take its place. Bitter Breath, Feonor, and Princeps Kovik are merely the latest in a long series of warlords to plague the Avernian expanse. If Zariel wasnât so busy fighting the Blood War
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masterâs Guide (2014)
Elements of a Great Adventure The best adventures have several things in common. A Credible Threat An adventure needs a threat worthy of the heroesâ attention. The threat might be a single villain or
doesnât have to appeal to every abstract player type â only to the players sitting down at your own table. If you donât have any players who like fighting above all else, then donât feel you have to
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
goblins (as in âThe Sunless Citadel,â an adventure found in Tales from the Yawning Portal). In this case, fighting the dragon might be necessary if the dragon doesnât want to return, but killing the
creature is undesirable. Or perhaps the characters are seriously outmatched by the dragon, and their only reasonable goal is to escape the encounter alive. Is the encounter in the dragonâs lair? Fighting in
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
in a city, they might deal with the threat by starting a fire that not only destroys the cult but burns through several neighborhoods and kills hundreds of innocents. A demon might unleash a plague
also force their agents to do their bidding under threat of annihilation. As creatures that donât favor either cause, because they care nothing for the philosophical concerns of law and chaos, other
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masterâs Guide
its own ends. An encounter aimed at making peace might involve only social interaction, perhaps with the threat of combat if negotiations go poorly. It could also begin as a combat encounter, with the
characters trying to stop the fighting and get the parties talking to each other. Protect an NPC or Object The characters must act as bodyguards or protect some object in their custody. As a
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
adventurers are fighting to send the demon lords back to the Abyss, or that Menzoberranzan might suffer under another demon lord assault. Sheâs concerned only about House Baenre. By the matron
at the matronâs command. Quenthel doesnât know that Vizeran DeVir is still alive, and any mention of him piques her interest, although she doesnât consider him a threat. After Gromph disappeared, she
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
the area, but the stratians also use the cyclopes to their advantage. Any time dangerous creatures come down from the mountains and pose a potential threat to Akroan holdings, the Alamon harry the enemy
rebuilt in the fighting. There were heroes who knew only a life of conflict, performing feats of incredible prowess for the honor of Olantin, or who awed the gods with their sleepless commitment to
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
survive. Living deep in the wilderness demands great fortitude and the mastery of certain fighting and survival skills. Down in the Underdark, far from the wild lands, the Emerald Enclave must remain
the natural order. The demon lords are one such threat. Druids and scouts of the Emerald Enclave have recently witnessed the corruption spreading through of the flora and fauna of the Underdark. In