guardian contests lurking

2. Goblin Blind

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver

provide room for guards to lie hidden and watch the area—including a pair of goblins lurking there right now! Two goblins are stationed here. If the goblins notice intruders in area 1, they open

contested by the goblins’ passive Wisdom (Perception) score to avoid being surprised. See the Basic Rules for more information on ability check contests. Thickets. The thickets around the clearing are

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

giant spiders 4 3d6 kobolds 5 1 goblin boss and 3d6 goblins 6 1 dryad and 1d4 sprites lurking in a tree 7 1d4 ankhegs that burrow up from the ground 8 1 basilisk 9

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

ettercaps and 1d4 giant spiders 4 3d6 kobolds 5 1 goblin boss and 3d6 goblins 6 1 dryad and 1d4 sprites lurking in a tree 7 1d4 ankhegs that burrow up from the ground 8 1 basilisk 9 1d4 jackalweres

11. Hobgoblin Base Camp

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

the floor. Monsters. Lurking behind the cluster of stalagmites to the north are five domesticated death dogs, four hobgoblins, and the hobgoblin warlord Yargoth the Breaker. When Yargoth gives

are locked and magically trapped, and that Zox is protected by a tall, golem-like construct (Rex the shield guardian). Yargoth wants Zox’s scaladar control ring for her efforts; if the characters

Merchant Princes

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

. Ekene-Afa Deals in weapons, shields, traveling gear, rain catchers, saddles, wagons, and canoes Ekene-Afa (LG female Chultan human gladiator) won numerous gladiatorial contests in Port Nyanzaru’s arena

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

Tomb Inhabitants

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

: a beholder guarding a treasure vault (area 44) and an aboleth lurking in an underground lake (area 65). These creatures can’t use lair actions within the tomb, and the regional effects of each

the tomb are stitched together by tomb dwarves and bolted into suits of armor. Once complete, these shambling golems are released into the tomb to hunt intruders. A tomb guardian is a flesh golem clad

Yartar

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

Fortuitous Happenstance. The Shieldmeet festival features a number of games of chance, skill, and bravery, from dice and darts, to drunken running, to wrestling and other physical contests

fortified structure on the west bank of the Surbrin (the town sits primarily on the east), whose outer wall has frequently been torn down and rebuilt. It’s rumored that guardian skeletons rise when

Military Force

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

Military Force The whole machine of war is barbaric. In a sane world, conflicts would be resolved by contests of apocalyptic magics or by continent-reshaping brawls between titanic, soul-fueled

Organization 1 Standing Army. A standing army serves as the highly disciplined and structured guardian of a province or an entire nation. Strict tiers of command ensure coordination between branches of the

Crystal Caves Locations

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

with pale light. On the rock shelf behind it, a familiar woman stands near an enormous anaconda that’s coiled and motionless. Chimagua, the guardian spirit of the Ghost Orchid Tepui, lies here

out of existence with each slow breath. Yarana. Since contacting to the characters, Chimagua’s ally Yarana (scout) has been enthralled by the aboleths lurking beneath the water in area C7. When a

Connected Creatures

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

dance 5 2 xorn (attitude: 1d10) gliding through the ground 6 1 roper lurking near its brood of 1d6 piercers (attitude for all: 1d4 + 1) 7 1 stone giant of Evil Earth* (attitude: 1d4 + 1

dormant state 2 2d4 animated armors (Large) and 1 rug of smothering (attitude for all: 1d6) keeping watch 3 1 iron golem (attitude: 1d6) patrolling 4 1 shield guardian (attitude: 1d12

Areas of the Fire Temple

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

drinking a potion of greater healing (see “Treasure”). Reinforcements. These hobgoblins are often loud, engaging in training or contests. The forces in area E6, E7, and E8 might investigate a

symbol of fire; show it to the players. Each furnished cell to the north houses an Eternal Flame guardian, and each of the furnished cells to the south houses a flamewrath (see chapter 7 for both

Locations in Saltmarsh

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

life is his campaign medals — souvenirs that remind him of his former glories even if their discovery would reveal his past. He keeps a shield guardian in his home, a last, hidden resort to foil any

this establishment, a retired rogue, knows a great deal about the Hool Marshes. Winston (N male halfling bandit) spent years as an outlaw lurking in the marshes before a raid on an army payroll caravan

Talhundereth Locations

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

room is currently inhabited by a Humanoid mutate named Falfark and an encephalon gemmule (see appendix A for both stat blocks) that Falfark treats as a guardian. Falfark is a member of the Cult of the

(area T21). They’ve seen the drow explorers lurking about and are eager to fight. They utter phrases like “Food for the obelisk is food for the brain!” and “Your souls will twist in the Far Realm!” If the

Briny Maze Locations

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

from realizing the rip is there. Enlisting the Flumphs. If the characters defeat the encephalon cluster lurking in area B12 and report to the flumphs, the flumphs are overjoyed that they can spread

, waving eyestalks, and a toothy maw floats vigilantly through the area. A beholder named Mublinesh appointed itself as Ilvaash’s guardian and floats throughout this area, alert for intruders. Ilvaash

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