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particular chamber or corridor. If you issue no commands, the creature only defends itself against hostile creatures. Once given an order, the creature continues to follow it until its task is complete
appendages it can use for locomotion, it instead has a flying speed of 30 feet and can hover. If the object is securely attached to a surface or a larger object, such as a chain bolted to a wall, its
Demilich (Variant)
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Monsters
Monster Manual (2014)
can be used at a time and only at the end of another creature’s turn. The demilich regains spent legendary actions at the start of its turn.
Flight. The demilich flies up to half its flying
disturb their lairs.
Demilich
The immortality granted to a lich lasts only as long as it feeds mortal souls to its phylactery. If it falters or fails in that task, its bones turn to dust until only
Monsters
Storm King's Thunder
damage and be knocked prone. Klauth can then fly up to half his flying speed.The odor of sulfur and pumice surrounds a red dragon, whose swept-back horns and spinal frill define its silhouette. Its
stone — a task impossible for anyone not as large and strong as an ancient dragon.
Klauth is one of the largest and most fearsome red dragons ever known in Faerûn. Huge but graceful, he
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
the more warfare-oriented aspects of the legion’s work.
Personality Traits
d8
Personality Trait
1
I approach every task with the same high degree of military precision
.
3
A close friend serves aboard the Parhelion II, a flying fortress.
4
I had a tangled affair with a Boros garrison captain.
5
I have maintained a relationship with one of my
Senses
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Passive ChecksA passive check is a special kind of ability check that doesn't involve any die rolls. Such a check can represent the average result for a task done repeatedly, such as searching for
in contact with the same ground or substance.
Tremorsense can't be used to detect flying or incorporeal creatures. Many burrowing creatures, such as ankhegs, have this special sense.
TruesightA
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
god Paladine years before the Cataclysm. Paladine told him the Kingpriest of Istar had created a magical wonder in the east—a flying city (detailed in chapter 6)—and in so doing, the kingpriest had
enraged the metallic dragons that had long remained hidden on Krynn. Paladine tasked Sarlamir with going to this flying city, assuaging the dragons’ fury, and convincing the kingpriest to return the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy
Salvage Operation Once their ship passes through the asteroid cluster, the characters reach the wreckage of a flying fish ship, torn apart by the celestial debris. The longer the characters take to
locate and claim the captain’s logbook, the more difficult the task becomes. Initiative rolls aren’t necessary but track how many rounds of ability checks it takes for the characters to spot the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
creatures. Totem Animal Urban Replacements
Bear Otyugh, giant spider
Eagle Crow, flying snake
Wolf Giant rat, giant fire beetle
Path of the Zealot You might not be particularly
. Seeming a “square peg” for the task at first glance, a barbarian might be an excellent choice, as they would destroy both the round hole and their own corners in the attempt to serve. It would be neat to see if this worked outside of an analogy.
— K’thriss Drow’b
Magic Items
The Book of Many Things
, while leaving your hands free.
Celestial. You sprout a pair of softly luminescent, feathered wings from your back and gain a flying speed of 30 feet.
Construct. A homunculus appears in an
nature of this deal is up to the DM, but usually the Fiend offers some material reward in exchange for you and your allies completing a task for the Fiend. The Fiend is indifferent to you and can be
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
. Their assigned task is to investigate a sinkhole fissure that opened up in Waterdeep after a small earthquake struck the city — the side effect of Caerhan Coalsmith’s failed attempt to destroy the Orrery
their deep hoods concealed skeletal forms. A green dragon was spotted flying over the Sea of Swords just west of the city. The Blackstaff and her team are on high alert in case it ventures closer or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
across the Sumber Hills. It can be seen from afar by anyone traversing the hills and is used as a private retreat by an elite hippogriff flying club comprised of rich Waterdhavians calling themselves
repairing the old castle, and reroofing is their current major task. They claim their intention is to make Rivergard Keep their base for protecting river-borne trade from monsters and bandits. In truth
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
creature only defends itself against hostile creatures. Once given an order, the creature continues to follow it until its task is complete. Animated Object Statistics Size HP AC Attack Str Dex Tiny 20
Charisma is 1. Its speed is 30 feet; if the object lacks legs or other appendages it can use for locomotion, it instead has a flying speed of 30 feet and can hover. If the object is securely attached to a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
from the arena. Talro’a sells animals that can be trained as mounts or pets, including dinosaurs and flying monkeys. The yuan-ti of Omu secretly pay Talro’a to warn them if treasure hunters are
headed south into the deep jungle. He uses flying snakes as messengers. Talro’a doesn’t know for certain that the messages go to yuan-ti, but he strongly suspects it. Ifan has no family and no close
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
locks can only be opened by inserting nine adamantine rods into them. The rods are hidden in Zariel’s wrecked flying fortress. Inserting the nine adamantine rods into the nine locks of the Companion
is an impossible task. Alternatively, if the characters strike a bargain with a powerful entity such as Tiamat or a demon lord, that being can attack and shatter the Companion. For more information on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
creature only defends itself against hostile creatures. Once given an order, the creature continues to follow it until its task is complete. Animated Object Statistics Size HP AC Attack Str Dex Tiny 20
Charisma is 1. Its speed is 30 feet; if the object lacks legs or other appendages it can use for locomotion, it instead has a flying speed of 30 feet and can hover. If the object is securely attached to a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
finest wines. Baba Lysaga stole one of the gems and perverted its magic, using it instead to animate her wooden hut. Removing the gem from the hut renders the hut incapacitated. That task is easier said
A broom of animated attack is easily mistaken for a broom of flying. It attacks any creature that grabs it or tries to ride it. Flying Broom. Some brooms of animated attack allow their creators to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
mortal souls to its phylactery. If it falters or fails in that task, its bones turn to dust until only its skull remains. This “demilich” contains only a fragment of the lich’s malevolent life force
the end of another creature’s turn. The demilich regains spent legendary actions at the start of its turn.
Flight. The demilich flies up to half its flying speed.
Cloud of Dust. The demilich
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
farther down into a well-lit room shaped like a cylinder tipped on its side.
The helmed figure is a tomb guardian: a flesh golem clad in plate armor (AC 17). Its task is to pull the lever when it sees
revolving. When that happens, all creatures present should roll initiative. Any creature that is not firmly attached to a wall, flying, or under the effect of a gaseous form spell or similar magic is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
fire opals, ten 500 gp peridots, thirty 100 gp garnets, a gourd containing oil of sharpness, a potion of flying, a potion of longevity, and a potion of supreme healing. The magic items are buried
on the floor. Themberchaud uses his breath weapon on any character who tries again, or who attempts to sneak past him and fails. Then he calmly carries on as if nothing happened. A Task for the Keepers
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
their power doesn’t fall into corrupt hands; however, she’s only one person, and things slip her notice. Asteria might task the characters with locating a wayward deck and—if it’s in the hands of someone
a saving throw, she can choose to succeed instead.
Special Equipment. Asteria wears Winged Boots, which grant her a flying speed (included in her statistics). She also carries one half of a pair of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
cursory investigation turned up little of interest. Unbeknownst to him, several free-willed Undead linger here. S2: Entry The tunnels that wind through the foundation of the flying citadel rise via a
confounding Lord Soth’s plans and imparts the following information: Lord Soth lurks in the ruins above. He’s using the Cataclysmic fire from Kalaman’s catacombs to control the flying citadel and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
power of the horn, the summoned djinni was obligated to complete a single service or task. Torhild tasked the djinni with the daunting task of keeping the palace quarter in good repair – a task he has
been performing now for centuries. When Aerisi Kalinoth arrived, she took possession of the horn but refused to free the djinni from his previously assigned task. Ahtayir works endlessly at this task
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
. They also can’t trust the moronic squidlings to accomplish such a delicate task. For these reasons, the gnome ceremorphs need help. They have built a device that can detect the presence of psi
which point the temperature begins falling 10 degrees Fahrenheit per hour until it matches the temperature outside. NAUTILOIDS
Designed to move through the Astral Plane, nautiloids are bizarre flying
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Passage’s own King’s Star Inn, talking with two other unsavory-looking characters who could not be identified.
The first task in crafting a good recurring villain is ensuring that the villain survives
appropriate countermeasures. Have an Escape Plan. Secret passages, spells of invisibility or teleportation, flying mounts, and throngs of minions can help a villain escape when a confrontation with the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
ascending the ziggurat by any means other than climbing the stairs. Characters who try to fly up rise above the trees but never get any closer to the ziggurat, as if they’re flying into a powerful
possibility of a recurrence. Each character who agrees receives a supernatural charm (see chapter 7 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide) to aid their task. Assign charms to characters that are appropriate to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
instead has darkvision out to a range of 60 feet. It can understand Common but speaks only preprogrammed responses. If the modron has a flying speed, the replica has wings but can’t fly. The modron’s
replica duodrones, activated by the door opening, are tasked with maintaining circuits in this room, which have become badly corroded over time. Their second task is to remove intruders who attack them
Magic Items
Infernal Machine Rebuild
and time, rendering it inoperable until those components are found again.
Infernal Machine Properties
d100
Beneficial Property
Detrimental Property
01
You have a flying speed of
, you drop one object you are holding (DM’s choice).
40
A group of small forest animals appears and follows you everywhere, singing and dancing. These magical creatures can perform any task
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
help her, Krr’ook will find a way to free the party members to aid in her task. Prisoners who are deemed “not useful” will either be roasted over a fire or sacrificed to Nangnang during the Great Ritual
encounter. Characters can avoid the maze entirely by flying over it. Thorn Maze Encounters d20 Encounter 1–9 No encounter. 10–12 1d6 + 6 grungs (green-skinned warriors) on patrol. 13 1d3 assassin vines
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
unoccupied space on the ground within 5 feet of her. The blizzard’s wind keeps her from flying, so the characters’ best hope of survival is to run away and lose themselves in the storm. If this encounter
evil, at your discretion. An awakened beast’s task is to spy on the characters and ascertain where they might be headed, then report back to its master—the frost druid who awakened it. This druid might
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
, down, across vertical surfaces, and along ceilings, while leaving your hands free. Celestial. You sprout a pair of softly luminescent, feathered wings from your back and gain a flying speed of 30
offers you a deal. The precise nature of this deal is up to the DM, but usually the Fiend offers some material reward in exchange for you and your allies completing a task for the Fiend. The Fiend is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
to activate the dormant obelisk. Any character who succeeds on a DC 20 Intelligence (Arcana) check can verify that this task is not beyond the staff’s power, although it would take at least half of the
-legged and serene.
Creatures in the dome gain a flying speed of 30 feet and can hover. The corpses of a dozen Netherese apprentices hover around this area, with their hands on their knees and their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
ephemeral — an impossible task. When Head Office comes knocking, tell them that money is an attempt to discretize the ephemeral.
— K’thriss Drow’b
Ever-Changing Ship. Whether an oceangoing vessel
activates the escape mode as an action, the head detaches from the body and takes to the air with a flying speed of 80 feet. The flight lasts for up to 5 rounds, and is directed by the same controls that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
tread carefully, look for signs of previous passage and structural weakness, dodge falling rocks, and use their wits. Picking Up the Trail. The characters’ first task is to stay on the trail left by
the passage. This task involves a group ability check in which the characters can use different ability checks and skills to represent different tasks. Moving debris requires a DC 10 Strength
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
underneath it. One character can accomplish either task in 10 hours; reduce the amount of time proportionately if other party members help. The buried relic is a 14-foot-long, 250-pound red dragon’s
) If the characters arrive at Raven Rock in the morning or the afternoon, they see 2d4 giant ravens (use the giant vulture statistics) flying lazy circles at a height of 300 feet above the spirit mound
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
-Saryak holds the matching stone (see “Jahaka Anchorage"). Because of their arrangement, the pirates agreed to Portyr’s demand that they never attack ships flying the flag of Baldur’s Gate. Liara
normal price from that point on.
Ghoul Hunters. Portyr asks the characters to help rid the jungle of ghouls. If the characters are up to the task, Portyr gives the party a free charter of exploration