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Monsters
Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
. While Murgaxor isn’t blinded, he can see any creature that isn’t an Undead or a Construct within 60 feet of himself, even through total cover, heavily obscured areas, invisibility, or any
necrotic damage.After giving the characters their quest, Professor Lang hands them a file with information the faculty members have collected about Murgaxor from university records. Tell the players
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
. But anyone who can endure their abrasive demeanor, caustic observations, and morbid interests can form a lasting bond with a powerful ally.
Entropic Hoards
Topaz dragons prize information on
state but are hung with the dragon’s collection of nautical paintings, mirrors, and sun-colored tapestries. Numerous gold-and-glass hanging lanterns are suspended from the ceiling, giving the
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
irritated when disturbed. But anyone who can endure their abrasive demeanor, caustic observations, and morbid interests can form a lasting bond with a powerful ally.
Entropic Hoards
Topaz dragons prize
from the ceiling, giving the place a warm, cozy glow. (The lanterns might be magical or maintained by minions.) The floors are covered with plush sand-colored carpets.
Hoard Chamber. A small chamber in
Spells
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
of 30 feet. Within that range, you can effectively see anything that isn’t behind total cover, even if you’re blinded or in darkness. Moreover, you can see an invisible creature, unless the
creature in that area must make a Dexterity saving throw, taking 6d8 force damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
Wings. Incorporeal wings sprout from your back, giving you a flying speed of 60 feet.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
town guard? I’m your guy. Impersonate the governor? Easy peasy. Hit the streets for intel? Throw a dinner party? Engage in a clandestine property reassignment? Done and done. And if someone’s giving
deal. But a rogue who notices a carefully worded legal trap in a contract can save their franchise from lasting harm — and a rogue who can insert such details into someone else’s contract is worth their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
, however, gives a character the ability to deal Force damage. The simpler your approach, the easier it is for a character to use the item in play. Giving the item charges is fine, especially if it has
party pass an item around to gain its lasting benefits would be disruptive, the item should require Attunement. Limit Stacking. If the item grants a bonus that other items also grant, it’s a good idea to require Attunement so characters don’t try to collect too many of those items.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
the ram, however, gives a character the ability to deal force damage. The simpler your approach, the easier it is for a character to use the item in play. Giving the item charges is fine, especially if
decide: If having all the characters in a party pass an item around to gain its lasting benefits would be disruptive, the item should require attunement. If the item grants a bonus that other items
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
sight of a guard Conversing with a prisoner about anything other than prison business (such as giving them instructions for tasks) For suspicion to increase, prison staff members must witness the
. Distractions A character can create a distraction, giving themself or an ally time to undertake a suspicious activity without being witnessed. If the distracting character succeeds on a Charisma (Deception
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
30 feet. Within that range, you can effectively see anything that isn’t behind total cover, even if you’re blinded or in darkness. Moreover, you can see an invisible creature, unless the creature
area must make a Dexterity saving throw, taking 6d8 force damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. Wings. Incorporeal wings sprout from your back, giving you a flying speed of 60 feet.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Prisoner 13
sight of a guard Conversing with a prisoner about anything other than prison business (such as giving them instructions for tasks) For suspicion to increase, prison staff members must witness the
. Distractions A character can create a distraction, giving themself or an ally time to undertake a suspicious activity without being witnessed. If the distracting character succeeds on a Charisma (Deception
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
outside ground level, 4 feet above the interior floor level, 8 inches wide, and 4 feet high. A creature on one side of an arrow slit gains three-quarters cover against attacks from the other side (see
“Cover” in the Basic Rules). DISGUISED CHARACTERS
Rather than storm Cragmaw Castle with weapons in hand, clever characters might try to talk their way inside. For example, they might don the scarlet
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
characters could use the crowd as cover for a clandestine meeting or as an audience to rally to action. A simple shopping trip in an agora can turn into an adventure when a thief steals from the characters or
ringleader of a thieves’ guild who frequently targets people in the agora.
2 Protect a civil leader giving a speech.
3 Perform for an audience.
4 Humiliate someone giving a speech or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Faceless Lord. Just let yourselves be eaten and disgorged!”
The Pudding King (see appendix C) prefers to cast spells while using the throne for cover. As a bonus action on his turn, he commands a
friendly toward the characters after the battle. Development Back in Diggermattock Hall, the gnome leaders make good on their promise, giving the characters a stone of controlling earth elementals along with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
few ox skulls cover the stable floor. Other than riding harnesses for the wyverns, there is no treasure here. Wyvern Riding and Castle Catching
The wyverns in the stable (area 3) are trained to carry
up to two Medium or six Small riders at a time. The difficult part is getting their harnesses attached so that riders don’t fall off, and giving the proper commands once airborne.
Any character can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
stains cover the floor of this area. Large oak tables, scarred and beaten, lay scattered like toys about the room, their wood crushed and splintered. Replacing them are furnishings made entirely of
morbidly decorative fashion, giving the room a cathedral-like quality. Four enormous mounds of bones occupy the corners of this ossuary, and garlands of skulls extend from these mounds to a chandelier of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
few ox skulls cover the stable floor. Other than riding harnesses for the wyverns, there is no treasure here. WYVERN RIDING AND CASTLE CATCHING
The wyverns in the stable (area 3) are trained to
carry up to two Medium or six Small riders at a time. The difficult part is getting their harnesses attached so that riders don’t fall off, and giving the proper commands once airborne.
Any character
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
constellations 2 A stone tablet with fine holes drilled through it 3 A speckled owlbear hide, tooled with raised marks 4 A collection of maps bound in an ebony cover 5 A crystal that projects starry patterns
, hurling a luminous arrow that targets one creature within 60 feet of you. On a hit, the attack deals radiant damage equal to 1d8 + your Wisdom modifier. Chalice. A constellation of a life-giving goblet
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
of your Wild Shape and choose a point within 60 feet of yourself. Vitality-giving flowers and life-draining thorns appear for a moment in a 10-foot-radius Sphere centered on that point. Each creature
there for 1 minute or until you have the Incapacitated condition or die. You and your allies have Half Cover while in that area, and your allies gain the current Resistance of your Nature’s Ward while there. As a Bonus Action, you can move the Cube up to 60 feet to ground within 120 feet of yourself.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
house on campus. Upon his death, Captain Dapplewing bequeathed the manor to the university, which honored his legacy by giving the house his name and keeping most of its original furnishings in pristine
behavior, avoiding combat and trying not to break anything, they should be able to have fun in this event without worrying about lasting damage to the manor. All the Constructs here (including the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
adventure, the characters are asked to report to Marshal Vendri. She plans to have her troops take to the field, providing cover for the characters to reach the dragonnels. Consult the “Warriors of
defenders undertake an attack to distract the Dragon Army, giving the characters an opportunity to reach the dragonnels and fly to the flying citadel. Read the introduction to scenario 11 in Dragonlance
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Catching Kettlesteam Kettlesteam (see the accompanying stat block) snoops around the carnival under the cover of a disguise self spell, looking to cause trouble. The kenku has stolen the voice of a
carnival’s owners about Prismeer, but they keep giving her the cold shoulder. She’s sure they know more than they’re letting on. During her last visit, Kettlesteam overheard Witch and Light talking in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
, with fingers and thumb held together, cover every interior surface. These handprints mimic the symbol of Bane. Amath and her followers assemble here for worship but sleep elsewhere. When the characters
foresight to destroy the circle prior to obtaining the stone, the simulacrum instead must travel to Yellowspire on foot, giving the characters ample time to get away before it arrives as long as they leave
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
only once while in the memory. I3. Temple of Lathander This two-story, white stone temple carved with images of the sun on its exterior walls is the largest building in the town. Iron shutters cover the
Zariel to arrive. If the forces of Yeenoghu enter the temple, Jhessa puts herself between any threat and the commoners within, giving her life if necessary.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
the pumpkin patch, three fat pumpkins burst open, and a giant poisonous snake slithers out of each of them. Granny Nightshade has cast an awaken spell on each of these snakes, giving it an Intelligence
pumpkin patch on its next turn, gaining total cover. On subsequent turns, it tries to hide and has advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks as long as the pumpkin patch provides cover. Screaming
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
merchants in town, but he now faces an intractable problem. Gellan made his fortune through smuggling, his textile and lumber exports serving as a cover for his illegal activities. When Saltmarsh was
boat goes missing with its crew. They were smuggling a haul of black pearls, and Gellan wants his treasure back without risking his cover. 15–16 A bountiful catch leads to a day of feasting and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
runs from 30 feet high in the north to 50 feet high in the south.
Floor. This cavern has a muddy, uneven floor.
Troglodytes. Eighteen adult troglodytes take cover behind a scattering of stalagmites
hit. Whether in battle or negotiations, Kol’daan is prone to striking heroic poses with his sparring sword and giving inspiring speeches in Troglodyte. 7b. Battleground The floor of this damp cavern is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
wooden covers and yellow pages held together with copper wire. The image of an hourglass is burned into the front cover of each book, and carved into the wood above it is a smaller symbol that resembles a
three have wrought—
Would Iggwilv forgive us? Ha! I think not.
Time was our ally, standing beside us,
Giving us that which Mummy denied us.
But now, I feel its hands turn cold
And see its second
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
fictional reality of the game and in terms of the rules of the game. This means that when an enemy with a Crossbow takes the Ready action to cover the area in front of a door, the players should have a
Dash action.” Monsters Casting Spells It’s important that players can tell when their characters’ opponents are casting spells, giving the characters the opportunity to cast Counterspell or otherwise
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
a Magic action, you can expend a use of your Wild Shape and choose a point within 60 feet of yourself. Vitality-giving flowers and life-draining thorns appear for a moment in a 10-foot-radius Sphere
-foot Cube on the ground within 120 feet of yourself. They last there for 1 minute or until you have the Incapacitated condition or die. You and your allies have Half Cover while in that area, and your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
, giving you psionic power. You can now touch other minds with that power and alter the world around you by using it to control the magical energy of the multiverse. Will this power shine from you as a
you, provided it isn’t behind total cover. Your eyes also turn black or become writhing sensory tendrils. You gain a flying speed equal to your walking speed, and you can hover. As you fly, your skin
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
, accessible from only one or two other areas, giving the beholder control over the route that enemies must take to reach the sanctum where the owner of the place lies in wait. A beholder usually
bends every 50 to 100 feet to prevent attackers from shooting at the beholder while it flees, but giving the monster opportunities to attack when its enemies come into view. Many escape tunnels have
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
characters years ago resurfaces, giving the characters a chance to finally bring the villain to justice. Sword and Sorcery A sword-and-sorcery campaign features a grim world of evil spellcasters and
settles over the land. The characters can battle the giants living there or try to broker a lasting peace. Supernatural Horror If you want to put a horror spin on your campaign, the Monster Manual is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
lightning across its scales, giving additional thunderous power to the beating of its enormous wings. Aerosaur Gargantuan Monstrosity (Dinosaur), Unaligned
Armor Class 14 (natural armor)
Hit Points
regisaur swallows the target, and the grapple ends. A swallowed creature has the blinded and restrained conditions, it has total cover against attacks and other effects outside the regisaur, and it takes 7
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
keeps her greatclub close by so that she can bop creatures on the noggin. She is a hill giant with the following changes: She has 160 hit points and a speed of 0 feet. Her Dexterity is 1 (-5), giving
restrained and unable to speak, and it has total cover. When Guh drops to 0 hit points, Snerk is no longer restrained and tumbles into an unoccupied space next to her, gasping for air. He isn’t one of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
a workweek of fine food, strong drink, and socializing. A character can attempt to carouse among lower-, middle-, or upper-class folk. A character can carouse with the lower class for 10 gp to cover
reasonable explanation for this relationship and work it into the game. Using a mix of the two approaches is a good idea, since it gives you the added depth of specific contacts while giving players the