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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
illusions, allowing them to better conceal their treasures from prying eyes and divinations.
Creating an Emerald Dragon
Use the Emerald Dragon Personality Traits and Emerald Dragon Ideals tables to
surrounding an adult emerald dragon;adult emerald dragon's lair.
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An adult emerald dragon spies on the adult red dragon who killed the emerald dragon’s mate, looking for weaknesses
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
keep their distance and avoid harming the shield guardian, it ends its “attack” after a few rounds and wanders off, looking for other denizens to terrorize.
the comings and goings of the guild’s goblinoids for some time. Shield Guardian The Dungeon Level is home to a meandering, defective shield guardian operating under the delusion that it’s a wizard’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
lap if the characters decide to visit the Caer. Here are a couple reasons why the characters might go there: Looking for a good night’s rest in Caer-Dineval, the characters are directed to the castle
confined Crannoc to his quarters while spreading stories about the speaker’s ill health to conceal their presence and restrict access to the castle. The cultists keep the speaker alive in case they
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Body Horror Villains Villains of this genre present as tragic figures, whether they’re hereditary cannibals, captives enduring some forced metamorphosis, scientists looking to reverse death, or
scientist who, hoping to keep their spouse alive, grafted the spouse onto their body
3 A seething mass of fungi that grows more intelligent with every sapient life it engulfs
4 A guardian
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Guardian Spirit If the party communed with Theodora during the séances, the adventure’s climax unfolds as follows. Hidden Halvhrests. After the characters explore and leave area 24, the house detects
domain. Reunion. Eventually the party emerges from the Mists, but Regan and Vastion don’t follow. Looking back, the characters see the spirits of the two youngsters along with their parents as they fade
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
endless consumption, always looking for the next thing to possess or devour.
2 I am rarely satisfied with what I have. I envy others’ lives and belongings.
3 I’m constantly calculating my
conceal my contempt for others.
8 I truly regret the things I have done and will do whatever I can to atone.
Shadow Dragon Ideals d6 Ideal
1 Merciless. Life doesn’t offer second
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
the Ancestral Guardian Rather than calling upon the spirits of your ancestors, you are in communion with the franchise executives and corporate raiders who have traveled your path before. These paragons
of commerce still exist in the spirit world, bemoaning their losses and looking to balance their debts in the afterlife by providing guidance to others. Sometimes these spirits appear as officious
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
boulder is five feet tall and colored brown with dark streaks and spots. Leaning against it is what appears to be a bamboo staff.
In the mud around the base of the boulder is a moving shape, looking like
saving throw should be made before attacks are made. Creatures encountered here are unaffected by the mud. Guardian. The creature at the base of the boulder is a giant crayfish (see appendix B). If it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
. Four goblins dressed in cold weather clothing stand guard atop each tower. The rampart battlements grant them half cover against attacks from outside the fort. They are supposed to be looking outward
of them has two goblins in cold weather clothing and two wolves stationed atop it. If an alarm sounds, the goblins begin looking for targets on the ground to pick off with their shortbows. If the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
when it already has one active, the first orb disappears, freeing the creature inside.
Drone Patrols Small groups of detention drones patrol the Donjon Sphere looking for escapees or intruders. When
. Drone Patrols d6 Patrol Composition 1–2 1d6 quadrones 3 1d4 suits of animated armor 4–5 2 helmed horrors 6 1 shield guardian
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
lord has captured a red dragon wyrmling and is looking to train the willful creature as a pet.
2 A red dragon wyrmling adopted a nest of fire snakes, which have now grown into salamanders who
child has secretly hidden and raised a red dragon wyrmling from an egg. The wyrmling is bonded to the child, but dangerous to anyone else.
5 A bound fire elemental serves as the guardian of an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
faces of the guests. Not all of them are amused. 31–32 A shifter glowers in a corner booth, looking angry at the world. 33–34 A warforged bard uses its body as a percussion instrument to entertain the
interactions of the clientele, paying close attention to any dragonmarked characters. 55–56 A House Cannith tinker examines the structure of the vehicle closely, looking concerned and asking
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
looking after herself. However this business with the party unfolds, she tries to conceal her secret identity from the characters for as long as possible. Esvele doesn’t use a key to lock and unlock
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
townmaster’s hall has a small but serviceable jail in the cellar. The jail consists of two cells, and Harbin carries keys to the cell doors. Quest: Orc Trouble. Harbin is looking for someone to head east on the
the alias Glasstaff to conceal his identity. (The Redbrands call him that because he carries a glass staff.) Once he learns the truth about Iarno, Sildar expresses a desire to have the wizard captured
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
words, both magical and otherwise. The metaphorical power of words to illuminate or conceal is joined with the literal ability of magic to do the same in your academic pursuits. Skill Proficiencies
advantageous to my goals. 6 No one knows about the all-nighters I’ve pulled to keep my magic looking effortless, and I’m going to keep it that way. Silverquill Trinkets. When you make your character, you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
. He’s looking for someone to head east on the Triboar Trail, where marauders have attacked several caravans near Wyvern Tor. The most recent victims reported that at least one strange goblin accompanied
his thirties.” In reality, Iarno created the Redbrands, installed himself as their leader, and took the pseudonym “Glasstaff” to conceal his true identity. (The Redbrands call him that because he
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
once all the characters are out of danger: A tearing sound precedes the appearance of a silvery ripple hovering in the air nearby. From the anomaly, a frantic-looking scarlet macaw shoots forth
Yarana. The Ghost Orchid Tepui is under siege by alien creatures. Chimagua, our guardian, has fallen into a deathly slumber. If the great spirit dies, all is lost. If you are brave souls, seek the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Adventure Atlas: The Mortuary
and deafened conditions scrabbles along the ground, looking for its head. The zombie attacks any creature it detects. 2 1d4 will-o’-wisps offer to guide the characters to their destination but might
hostile cloud of vampiric mist† with an audible wheeze. 8 1d6 + 2 vargouilles† fly through the halls, looking for their next meal. The vargouilles attack the characters on sight. 9 1d4 spawns of Kyuss
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
pack of 2d6 wolves—attack, made vicious by the effect of Baphomet’s temple deep under the hill. 2 2d4 minotaur archaeologists (their stat block appears in this chapter) explore the hill, looking for
discovered, the minotaurs attack to conceal their activity from outsiders. 4 1d3 displacer beasts, pets of the green hags, are on the prowl; alternatively, use yeth hounds from Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
into their ranks. While a recruit is in training, it serves the Iron Shadows by looking for and reporting suspicious behavior. Masters of Shadow and Fist. When a recruit’s training is complete, she is
functions according to Maglubiyet’s will. Masked Devils. Iron Shadows on a secret mission wear masks crafted to resemble devils, both to conceal their identities and to strike fear into their foes. Their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
(see appendix C). Azaka has wandered far and wide through the jungle in tiger form. She is acquainted with Saja N’baza, the powerful and wise guardian naga of Orolunga, and gladly leads characters to
the naga if they’re looking for guidance. Azaka stands 6 feet tall and weighs about 150 pounds. She will not willingly spread her lycanthropic curse. She is also afraid of heights and will not
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in front of you, and points toward you. The DM determines whether a creature currently looking for you is drawn to your location. Additionally, when a creature attacks you for the first time during
guardian appears next to you, functioning as if you had cast the Mordenkainen's faithful hound spell. The guardian disappears if you die, regain hit points, or regain consciousness.
No one takes you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation Supplement
, crates, and other containers. Everything is covered with dust, but not enough to conceal the broken bones and weapons lying on the hallway floor.
The remains on the floor belong to a pair of long-dead
together. Only a creature wearing a holy symbol of Umberlee can move through the area without triggering the trap. A character standing north or south of the trapped area can discern, by looking at the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
actively looking for a trap can attempt a Wisdom (Perception) check against the trap’s DC. You can also compare the DC to detect the trap with each character’s passive Wisdom (Perception) score to
harming themselves. Such traps might have hidden levers that disable their triggers, or a secret door might conceal a passage that goes around the trap. Trap Effects The effects of traps can range
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
actively looking for a trap can attempt a Wisdom (Perception) check against the trap's DC. You can also compare the DC to detect the trap with each character's passive Wisdom (Perception) score to
harming themselves. Such traps might have hidden levers that disable their triggers, or a secret door might conceal a passage that goes around the trap. Trap Effects The effects of traps can range from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
. (The statues are impressive-looking but harmless.)
Basalt Doors. At the back of the dais stands a set of double doors made of carved black basalt, flanked by two glowing quartz pillars. Above the
impervious to damage. The golem can’t be reasoned with. It enters the altar again only if it perceives no threats on the dais. If it goes berserk, the golem abandons its role as guardian and leaves the dais
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
refuses to stop until someone delivers the adventurer responsible.
3 A prosperous-looking city appears among the desert dunes, drawing explorers and treasure hunters aplenty, but it’s an
blue dragon leads a fanatically loyal mercenary squad.
5 A young blue dragon schemes to take over a guardian naga’s ancient temple.
6 A mummy lord keeps a young blue dragon bodyguard as a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
having an agent of the Harpers approach the party and suggest that they visit Moongleam Tower, particularly if they’re looking for a faster mode of travel. Moongleam Tower is described in more detail
lock spell). The topmost level is the crypt itself, which contains a stone sarcophagus watched over by a shield guardian that is trained to lift the lid whenever someone speaks the name Myrna aloud. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Chult, but not in enough detail to locate them on a map. The unnamed author does, however, make many mentions of his only traveling companion: a shield guardian named Vorn. If the characters befriend
Wakanga, he gives them the journal and shows them on Syndra’s map where it was found (he accurately indicates the hex containing the guardian; see “Vorn” in chapter 2 for more information). The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
ki-rin is celebrated far and wide as a harbinger of destiny, a guardian of the sacred, and a counterbalance to the forces of evil. Good Personified. Ki-rins are the embodiment of good, and simply
god. Some are horse-shaped, looking like gigantic unicorns, and are often used as guardians. Others have draconic features and tend to be aggressive foes of evil. One horn is most common, but a ki
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
laziness, or the arrogance of other patriars.” What Yvandre Knows Yvandre works to conceal her anger as she talks about how her uncle, Machil, squandered the Rillyn fortune. Instead of establishing a
calling in a debt, Yvandre assumes. (In truth, Machil was murdered by agents of the Queen of Air and Darkness, who were looking for the book.) Those who accompanied Machil on his final expedition were
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Verelda Lang, the characters’ Magical Physiologies professor. If they bring the lost ring to her, she is effusive in her thanks—and then offers it to the characters as a gift, trying to conceal her pride
at their accomplishments. C16. Reflection Room Daybeds piled high with pillows stand in the corners of this spacious, comfortable-looking room.
This is the manor’s quiet room, where faculty go to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
causing mischief throughout the carnival and sometimes uses magic to conceal her true form. If the characters agree to help Candlefoot, he performs a few delightful magic tricks for their amusement
transforms into a portal to the Feywild domain of Prismeer (see “Through the Looking Glass” at the end of the chapter for more information). Chasing Rubin If the characters chase after Rubin when he
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
. This doesn’t, however, affect any benefits gained from Exams. L6. Deans’ Reception Room A simple desk faces a pair of uncomfortable-looking benches in this sparse, hexagonal reception room. Six
the party has not already encountered the invisible stalker that serves as the wing’s guardian, it’s currently in this room. It waits until intruders move to leave the room, then attacks from behind
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
. Before the myconid leader lapsed into unconsciousness, it created this guardian to keep outsiders away. As described on the previous page, the water level here varies by up to 10 feet with the tides. At
toward the myconids, one violet fungus attacks them, extending long tendrils that cause immediate rot when they touch living flesh. Read this text: As you advance into the cave, a sickly looking mushroom






