guardian confined leading

Naiad

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

all others. Over time, such a resident nymph often becomes connected with their aquatic home through sightings and stories, becoming a guardian of the place and, in effect, a manifestation of its

belief, and certainly numerous reports tell of charmed nymphs leading lost seafarers home. Yet, if tales of naiad-led galleys appearing amid the headwaters of mountain rivers are true, only the nymphs

Banrion the Unicorn

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild

Banrion the Unicorn As the guardian of the fey woods, the unicorn Banrion has grown weary in her losing battle against the hags, and remains effectively confined to the rocky plateau that is her lair

49. Sacred Chitza-Atlan

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3

of Chitza-Atlan, the guardian of the gateway to the underworld. This guardian has two functions: to prevent any but the dead from entering these ruins, and to keep those creatures in the ruins

confined there. Thus, if any character tries to exit this room by any door other than the one entered from, the centaur mummy (see appendix B) animates and attacks the characters. The mummy will also defend

38. “I Just Met a Girl Named Skrianna”

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

her quarters (area 11b), or vice versa. A light cantrip cast on the top of her staff lights her path. Skrianna’s shield guardian marches a few steps behind her. Floating nearby is a grell valet that

, not she, must stand aside. If this leads to violence, the headmaster quells the conflict as quickly as possible and tells Skrianna that she is confined to her quarters. Once she is out of sight of the

The Harpers

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

passages leading to the surface world have recently brought back the terrifying news of the demon lords’ incursion into the Underdark. Word has spread quickly through their network, and the finest mages in

Roaringhorn Lawful neutral male human wizard Ideals: Freedom, opportunity, civilization Personality: Proud, self-assured, fickle, spendthrift Potential Resources: Shield guardian Lord

S15. Madhouse

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd

treated to a terrifying, 7-foot-tall assemblage of human body parts. This flesh golem attacks anyone who isn’t in the company of the Abbot or Clovin Belview. None of the doors leading from the hall are

end of the hall leads outside and can be pulled open to reveal the gardens (area S9). The sixty mongrelfolk confined here are fed at irregular intervals by Clovin Belview. Dinner is foretold by the

X9. Lecture Hall

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd

patrolling the hallway outside (area X8), and Vilnius won’t leave this room until he knows the golem has been destroyed. Vilnius is a greedy, treacherous coward. He curses his dead master for leading them

-down V hidden under his robes. Of exquisite design, the amulet is worth 1,000 gp. It is the control amulet for the shield guardian in area X35. Although he can tell that the amulet is magical, he

Beyond Baldur's Gate

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

guardian 11 1d6 entertainers (commoners) 12 1 gladiator leading an ox, which is hauling a prison wagon that contains a medusa wearing a burlap hood over her head and shackles on her wrists

Beyond Baldur’s Gate Use the following tables to determine who or what the characters might encounter on the roads leading to and from Baldur’s Gate. Use these tables as often as desired. Encounters

Beyond Baldur's Gate

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer

hire (thugs) 8 1d6 religious pilgrims (acolytes) 9 1d6 Guild agents (bandits) 10 1 archmage accompanied by a shield guardian 11 1d6 entertainers (commoners) 12 1 gladiator leading an ox, which is

Beyond Baldur’s Gate Use the following tables to determine who or what the characters might encounter on the roads leading to and from Baldur’s Gate. Use these tables as often as desired. Encounters

15: Metallurgy Lab

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things

15: Metallurgy Lab The doors leading into the northeast and southwest ends of this chamber are both red. Michele Giorgi Some of the creatures imprisoned in the Donjon Sphere aren’t content to

remain there Alien minerals and samples of rare ores line the shelves of this metallurgist’s laboratory. An advanced detention drone (use the shield guardian stat block) stands in the room’s

Gates

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

dungeon with monsters. His old gates were destroyed by the Spellplague, but Halaster has replaced them with new ones, most of which have destinations confined to the dungeon. These gates are not subject

unless otherwise noted. All the gates leading to and from level 10 are mirror gates. Standing Gate. This gate forms between two standing stones or pillars. Unless otherwise noted, these columns are 15

Karkolohk Locations (K1-K7)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

atop the cliffs to the west. Each watchtower stands 20 feet tall and has a rickety wooden ladder leading to the top, where a thick column of smoke issues from a brazier that is kept lit at all times

has a wooden ladder leading up to it. A character who wants to approach the gate undetected must succeed on a DC 9 Dexterity (Stealth) check. If multiple party members are attempting the same thing

Planar Portals

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

as a swirling pool of magma in the heart of a volcano (leading to the Plane of Fire) or a maelstrom in the depths of the ocean (leading to the Plane of Water). Passing through a planar portal can be

located on a mountain peak. Second, portals often have guardians charged with ensuring that certain creatures don’t pass through. A portal’s guardian is typically a powerful magical creature, such as a

1. Entry Hall

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

spell duels. Undead Guardian. Floating in the middle of the room, 15 feet above the floor, is a man’s withered left hand and forearm, severed at the elbow. Responding to the alarm spell, the

. The clone challenged Halaster to a spell duel and lost more than just the contest. Halaster turned the limb into a guardian that attacks all intruders until the Mad Mage or a creature that looks like

Urban Encounters (Levels 1–4)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

commoners leading 1d4 mules or 1d4 ponies 10 1 pseudodragon 11 1 spy 12–13 1d8 + 1 acolytes 14 1d6 + 6 flying snakes 15 3d6 kobolds 16 2d4 giant centipedes 17 1d8 + 1 skeletons 18–19 1d6 + 2 swarms of

bandit captain with 3d6 bandits 87 1d4 + 1 cult fanatics 88 1 knight or 1 veteran 89 1 water weird 90 1 wight 91 1 mage 92 1 shield guardian 93 1 gladiator 94 1 revenant 95 2d4 gargoyles 96 1d4 doppelgangers 97 1 oni 98 1 invisible stalker 99 1d8 + 1 phase spiders 00 1 assassin

Lost Spire Locations (P9-P16)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

of a previous expedition, after they discovered a secret door that they couldn’t get open. The secret door was reduced to rubble, creating a gap in the wall leading to area P13. Dzaan’s simulacrum (see

cross the tundra without fear of freezing to death. guardian amulet Amulet. The object on the table is the amulet for a shield guardian. Dzaan retrieved it from area P15 and brought it here for

Captured by the Yuan-ti

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

Captured by the Yuan-ti Characters captured by the yuan-ti are stripped of their gear, fitted with manacles (one set binding the wrists and another binding the ankles), and confined to the pits in

area 8. Their gear is stored in area 13 until it can be studied and inventoried by the storeroom’s guardian, Azi Mas. If the characters don’t escape within 1 hour, they are visited by the yuan-ti

7. Clammersham Palace

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

. Tinny music emanates from the southern doorway (leading to area 7c). 7b. Living Quarters Pet. A giant badger playfully chews on a stuffed toy in the middle of the room. Furnishings. The dingy

playing a tinny tune. Guardian. Rex, a shield guardian painted with gold stars and crescent moons, stands next to the table. Loose Pages. The floor is strewn with sheets of parchment bearing

Mausoleum: Winter

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

, sheltering it as best they can with their leafless boughs. Guardian Treant The largest tree growing in front of the entrance is a treant. It awakens when one or more creatures approach the entrance and

enter unmolested, and says to Renaer in passing, “Your mother was a lovely person.” Glyph of Warding A glyph of warding spell has been cast on the first step leading down to the underground level

Temple Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Scions of Elemental Evil

fiendish face grins devilishly in the opening leading to the nave. The statue guards the temple’s nave (area T3) and uses the game statistics of a Stone Golem, except it speaks and understands Common

. While the characters keep their distance, the guardian doesn’t move. If a creature hasn’t observed the guardian moving or acting, that creature must succeed at a DC 15 Intelligence (Investigation

Lair Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves

. Should the characters free the Bedroll from the ice and search it, within they find a control amulet for a Shield Guardian. The guardian it controls is in the south alcove of the trophy cave (area D16

). A character who takes a Study action and makes a successful DC 16 Intelligence (Arcana) check knows basic information about this guardian: It follows the orders of whoever wears its amulet. The

Crystal Caves Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

skin shed by the spirit snake Chimagua. The stone table bears two empty stone candle holders. Tainted Mist. The same tainted mist from area A3 fills this chamber and the tunnel leading back to the

discovers a segment of the stone wall behind the altar easily shifts aside, revealing a passage leading to area C4. Characters who have the Stonecunning trait have advantage on this check. This door is

Planar Portals

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

Plane with a very similar location on the Material Plane, such as the heart of a volcano (leading to the Plane of Fire) or the depths of the ocean (to the Plane of Water). Passing through a planar

destination, “undesirable people” might include evil characters, good characters, cowards, thieves, anyone wearing a robe, or any mortal creature. A portal’s guardian is typically a powerful magical creature

Inner Circles

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

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

sarcophagus contains a stone staircase leading down to a magically lit room. The circle is on the floor of this chamber, which also includes a small study alcove and a cot for its attending mage, a

Brass Dragon Adventures

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

traffic, starts leading caravans away from safe water sources and stranding them in the desert. Connected Creatures Brass dragons seek out the company of other creatures that can carry on an

lair, and they harass the dragon whenever they can. 5 A guardian naga charged with protecting an ancient artifact has decided that the artifact—as well as the naga—would be safer in an adult brass

Crypt of the Talhund Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

they would fall apart with a touch. Each sarcophagus holds a dwarf crypt guardian whose spirit was corrupted by the mind flayers’ magic. When a sarcophagus is disturbed or a living creature attempts

and area P7, but not further. Each sarcophagus contains the brittle bones of a dwarf. As the mind flayers never bypassed the clay golem guardian and these sarcophagi are farthest from the obelisk

Temple of Paladine Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

guardian of Onyari’s gardens. The treant endured both the city’s fall and the Cataclysm here. Recently, invaders have been trying to fell Duskwalker’s trees for wood. The treant has killed—and will

high, and tall windows admit any light from outside. Hidden Pits. The nave’s floor has buckled, creating pits leading to the shattered crypts below. Only creatures that come within 5 feet of a pit and

Mine Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

with human tracks, as well as a set of tracks that look like they belong to a pair of giant rodents. The reptilian (kobold) tracks fan out, leading to areas M2, M3, and M4. The rodent (giant rat

rushing water is loud in the confined space. Characters using darkvision or a light source brighter than a candle can see more walkways attached to the northwest side of the shaft 30 feet farther down

Evil Students

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

cuts a deal with the adventurers: if they distract the arcanaloth and the night hag long enough for him to steal the spellbook, Spite will show them the stairs leading down to level 10 (see area 44

pleasure in abusing and manipulating others with her magic. She is accompanied at all times by her shield guardian bodyguard (she wears its amulet), as well as a grell valet that carries her spellbook

Magic Item Special Features

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

has no magnetic north. 4 Delver. While underground, you always know the item’s depth below the surface and the direction to the nearest staircase, ramp, or other path leading upward. 5–6 Guardian

E: Wakenreth

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

successful check, the character recognizes that the statue is a guardian common to Silvanesti burial sites and that the silver coins represent souls shining as stars in the night sky. The character also knows

the south, rubble blocks a staircase leading down, while to the north, another staircase climbs to the level above. Dismal gray-green light shines from flickering wall sconces, eerily illuminating

The Fissure

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

fragile and sharp stalactite cluster at a narrow point leading into the next cavern. If the characters lure the creature under the cluster, they might be able to think of some way to drop the sharp rocks on

-wide walkway skirts the pool, leading to a passageway on the other side. Cesspool. Untold numbers of sewer pipes from the city empty their waste here. The first 10 feet of the cesspool are only 3 feet

Fortress Level 1

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

character who makes a successful DC 18 Strength (Athletics) check. Net Trap. A large net trap is installed in the ceiling of the corridor leading from area 1 to the gate that blocks entry into area 2. The

three archways leading into it from the north, east, and west. A stone bench runs along the south wall. Set in the north wall, opposite the west archway, is a metal gate that closes off an opening to the

Areas of the Water Temple

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

of the lake disappears into darkness. The quay leading to area C4 might or might not be visible, depending on which direction the party approaches from. It isn’t illuminated and hard to see in the

another passageway leading east. A second canal leads north from the eastern portion of the lake, and the glimmer of light comes from that direction, as well. The ceiling of this cavern is a dome, at

Middle Level (M1-M9)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries

their village in exchange for their time and efforts exploring the mansion. If the characters agree to explore the mansion, Matreous steps through the double door leading back to the study room. When

and insist on serving them fresh bread and soup. The duties of the homunculi are confined mostly to the kitchen and the adjoining dining room (area M8). They don’t know much about what happens in the

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