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Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
Z2. Guard Post Here, the cave splits to the left and right. Standing on a five-foot-high ledge between the divide are two feral-looking women wearing shredded clothing and clutching spears. Aziana
and Davanka, two werewolves in human form, stand guard on the ledge. They sound the alarm when they spot intruders. Any loud noise here can be heard throughout the den, bringing quick reinforcements from areas Z3 and Z5. The werewolves fight to the death.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
X2b. Guard Room This room lies behind a secret door. Two arrow slits are carved into the west wall of this 10-foot-high, twenty-foot-square room. Slumped in the northeast corner is a skeleton wearing
a blue wizard’s robe and clutching a wand to its chest. The skeleton is all that remains of a wizard who froze to death. It poses no threat. Treasure The skeleton clutches a wand of secrets.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
LaVerne and Charmayne Daymore, and a guard captain named Naevys Tharesso. Jhaeros’s rule was compassionate, just, and kind. Over the last year, however, Naevys watched with growing concern as Jhaeros
became more withdrawn and secretive, closing Ghalasine to trade and failing to honor his alliances. A powerful spellcaster, Charmayne had become jealous of the king’s passion and warmth. Longing to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
dressed in plain clothes (servants of wealthy North Ward families, killed while running errands) One male gnome (Dalakhar) wearing a burned cloak and clutching a dagger Two female halflings who were
playing a flute and a fiddle, and two male halflings who were dancing The characters have only a few minutes to search the crime scene before members of the City Guard arrive. After that, they aren’t
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
yellowed skeleton is all that remains of Nimraith, a human adventurer who perished in Undermountain over a century ago. 23b. Shattered Statue Bugbears. Two bugbears stand guard. Each bugbear has an
together on a stone mound, facing outward and clutching swords. 23c. Goblin Den Unless the watch post is on alert, nine goblins sleep on the floor, their weapons and shields in easy reach. The goblins
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
four figures wearing fur hats and clutching spears. They watch you nervously.
Cut into the upper floor of each tower is an arrow slit 6 inches wide, 4 feet tall, and 1 foot deep. An open doorway
300-foot stretch of wall is watched over by a lone guard (male or female human). The guards are trained to crouch behind the wall and sound the alarm at any sign of danger. Burgomaster Dmitri Krezkov
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Storvald retires here when he’s not plying the northern waters. He isn’t here when the characters first arrive at Svardborg. Instead, two frost giants and two winter wolves stand guard here, watching
of chain Four chests, each one holding 3d6 × 100 cp, 3d6 × 100 sp, and 3d6 × 100 gp A chest containing a dead, frozen shield dwarf (female) clad in adamantine plate armor, clutching a warhammer and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
, and pigs scamper through the town, chased by a demon with the lower body of a great serpent and the upper body of a six-armed gnoll clutching a wicked sword in each of its clawed hands.
The terrified
character kills a guard, Lulu’s mind attempts to punish the character. That character must succeed on a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw or gain 1 level of exhaustion as Lulu’s mind saps the character’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
move as if in a breeze, though you feel no such thing.
Creatures. A wraith and three will-o’-wisps guard this chamber. The wisps start out invisible. Clutching Vines. While on the ground, a creature
at the cost of their lives. The Red Wizards in this sector might feign surrender to put the characters off their guard. For example, they might fall to their knees and hold up their hands. Then, when
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
the desert heat. Each also holds a torch.
Two siblings, Atfez and Pachi (neutral good, human bandit captains), stand guard outside the pyramid’s entrance, keeping watch for creatures that might
path into our chosen afterlife. I watched as my father built a tomb for himself, to guard against bandits who might plunder his tomb, robbing him of his refuge in the beyond. Yet, only a few years
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
. The southwest corner hides an entrance to the tomb annex (area B41). B30: Guard Captain’s Burial Room A cobwebbed human skeleton in decorative pauldrons stands at attention against the west wall of this
burial chamber. Four skeletal guards with rusty swords surround the distinguished skeleton.
This burial chamber belongs to King Alendria’s honor guard, who defend his kingdom even in death. If the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
stand guard in this chamber. If the characters made any obvious noise as they descended the stairs (including talking), these guardians try to hide along the walls adjacent to the stairs, behind the
bodies are draped over an altar in front of the statue, and standing over them is a tall, bald man clutching a bloody knife. He is flanked by two robed cultists, and floating nearby is a hideous
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
. If a threat becomes apparent, the two smiths grab their weapons, use Enlarge, and move to guard the two bridges. If the fight goes against them, they turn invisible and try to slip out to area 36
immediately obvious from the southern ledge, but a character who makes a successful DC 10 Wisdom (Perception) check can spot it. 39. Council Chamber The duergar have set up a guard post in what was once
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
serpentine creatures clutching spears. Floating ten feet above them is a spherical creature with a large central eye and ten eyestalks.
Two salamanders stand guard here along with a beholder known as
lower yards.
One erinyes is on guard in each of these towers, occasionally leaving the tower to walk the battlements of the adjoining curtain walls. Each erinyes is hostile to anyone attempting to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Hellfire The characters see a charred humanoid corpse in the middle of the street, clutching a silvered longsword in its hand. When any creature moves within 5 feet of the corpse, a gout of hellfire
about what’s happening beneath the city, about what forces guard the bridges between the city’s east and west sections, or about the demons’ plan to use a portal to enter the city (see area G12
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
plumage, and clutching mithral-tipped spears. The statues are harmless sculptures. Set into the floor in front of the throne is a 10-foot-diameter circular hole surrounded by decorative tiles of gold
enemies to fight in that area, four of them head upstairs to operate ballistae; two head to area 16, and two to area 18. The fifth one remains on guard in area 6. Treasure The large chest near the door is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
couch, and several upholstered chairs, one of which is bright blue. Playing cards and coins lie scattered across a table. Slumped around the table are four drunken guild members clutching empty mugs
mostly empty tower chamber. A wooden staircase hugs the west wall.
A thug sits near the bottom of the stairs, engrossed in a saucy novella. If this guard detects intruders, he tries to run up the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
the head of a man kneeling before him.
Out of the shadows step four minotaur skeletons clutching bloody greataxes.
A squad of Baphomet’s minotaurs attempted to overrun the chapel, but Gideon and his
) on the ossuary level. Two mezzoloths guard the stairs. Gideon Lightward is also present here if one of his undead servants warned him of the characters’ intrusion. Otherwise, the characters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
stone, set with a crude gate made of thick lumber and festooned with metal blades. Gaps in the gate allow you to see an unusually tall figure in hide armor standing ten feet behind it and clutching a
—and only at Skytower Shelter or on neutral ground. S3. Overlook Five stoic goliaths stand guard atop a ten-foot-high, rocky outcrop with stairs leading up to it. A large, empty nest occupies one corner
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
and fissures on all sides. The ceiling is about a hundred feet high.
Three harpies nest on the highest ledges. These wicked creatures guard the cave for the Cult of the Howling Hatred. The bodies are
fane. Two water weirds lurk in the pool and guard the area for the cult. They attack anyone approaching the water who fails to give the water cult’s hand sign. The pool is 20 feet deep. Swimming in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
silver statue of a tall, mostly human-shaped individual.
Two moonlight guardians (see appendix A) guard this secret entrance. They attack any intruders on sight and fight until destroyed. Trapped
. Kneeling on the floor of the chamber is a werewolf. It howls terribly, clutching and clawing at its body in fury. At the sight of the cell door opening, the werewolf leaps up and sprints toward you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
wish.”
Bond. “I love my twin, Glister, with all my heart. I feel incomplete without her.”
Flaw. “I avoid conflict. Even a simple argument leaves me flustered and longing to be elsewhere
. Chaotic good.
Personality Trait. “My tentacles flick in the air when my guard is up.”
Ideal. “Nurture the young, for they are the bright lights of tomorrow.”
Bond. “I’m duty-bound to protect the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Domains of Delight: A Feywild Accessory
wish.”
Bond. “I love my twin, Glister, with all my heart. I feel incomplete without her.”
Flaw. “I avoid conflict. Even a simple argument leaves me flustered and longing to be elsewhere
. Chaotic good.
Personality Trait. “My tentacles flick in the air when my guard is up.”
Ideal. “Nurture the young, for they are the bright lights of tomorrow.”
Bond. “I’m duty-bound to protect the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
wooden statue of a warrior clutching a spear and shield.
The leaning statue is ten feet tall, including the base. It depicts an old hero of Neverwinter named Palien, who supposedly defeated several
inside and can be forced with a successful DC 15 Strength check.
Six human cultists are hiding in the house. Four stand guard (two in each room) while the others rest in the larger chamber. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
as they claw at each other. Floating near them is the half-eaten corpse of a bearded devil clutching a glaive. The pool is 20 feet wide and 40 feet long, with a horseshoe-shaped ledge around it.
Two
. Targ Nar, a gnoll fang of Yeenoghu with 100 hit points, is here with a gang of fifteen gnolls. Targ Nar obeys Trantolox, who has ordered him to guard the corridor. To pass the time, the gnolls are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
middle of the square, leaning slightly, is a badly weathered wooden statue of a warrior clutching a spear and shield.
The leaning statue is 10 feet tall, including the base. It depicts an old hero of
inside and can be forced open with a successful DC 15 Strength check. Six human cultists hide in the house. Four stand guard at a time (two in each room) on eight-hour shifts, while the others rest in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
blades stand guard near the pools and attack trespassers on sight. If a fight breaks out here, the necromite of Myrkul in area D4 joins the fray in the second round of combat. Describe this location to
character enters the room, or if they are attacked first. They fight to the death to guard the treasure in area D11. D11. Partially Collapsed Crypt This chamber has partially collapsed around a stone
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
pistol with 4 charges remaining. One Pixel Brush A worker robot roams the wreckage of an abandoned dining room S8: Lounges This messy lounge is in ruins. Skeletons rest in its torn recliners, clutching
repair the radiation leak. One carries a violet key card. 4 The skeleton of a crew member leans against the wall on the far side of this room, clutching a fully loaded laser pistol. Aphelion’s