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Eberron: Rising from the Last War
steel, then magically imbued with life and sentience. The warforged were created to fight in the Last War, and in the aftermath of that conflict, they struggle to understand their place in the world.
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warforged soldiers still serve their former masters, often guarding dragonmarked houses or merchant caravans. Many warforged find it difficult to separate themselves from the soldiers they were made
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Underdark, hunting Aberrations, and guarding its creatorâs lair. A gem stalker is imbued with life, sapience, and purpose by the mystical energy of the gem dragonâs breath, and it is dedicated to
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conflict is part of the very nature of sapphire dragons. Militant and territorial, they defend their lairs fiercely, ambushing intruders and plotting assaults against their rivals. The sonic pulse of their
hoard contains that conflictâs most significant artifacts.
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I am constantly aware of a call from beyond this world. I must prepare to answer that call by amassing powerful arms and armor
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.
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An ancient topaz dragon;ancient topaz dragon's lair contains a portal to the Elemental Chaos.
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An ancient bronze dragon and an ancient topaz dragon are locked in an ongoing conflict that
best accomplish this.
Their preference for lair sites frequently brings topaz dragons into conflict with other creatures, since they resent having to share their chosen scenic locations with anything
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sunbathing beaches where they can best accomplish this.
Their preference for lair sites frequently brings topaz dragons into conflict with other creatures, since they resent having to share their
.
Their preference for lair sites frequently brings topaz dragons into conflict with other creatures, since they resent having to share their chosen scenic locations with anything that isnât food
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âs hoard.
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An amethyst dragon magically disables all teleportation within a thousand miles of their lair. Governments within that area seek emissaries who can negotiate an end to the
able to awaken psionic potential in others, and many of the greatest psi warriors in history were the dragonâs students.
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After centuries guarding the world against incursions from the Far
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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
of several individuals and their offspring, usually led by a dominant adult that also tends to be the oldest member of the group. When on the hunt away from their lair, girallons use roars and body
. A girallon thatâs captured when young and carefully trained could end up in a seemingly unlikely place, such as guarding the entrance to a cityâs thievesâ guild. Those who would
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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
;s petrified flesh came back to life as morkoths: tentacled monstrosities brimming with malice and greed.
Morkoths are driven by greed and selfishness mixed with a yearning for conflict. They hoard
are tied to a particular place or group of locales, and still others move erratically through the cosmos. Occasionally, a morkoth learns to direct its islandâs movement.A Morkothâs Lair
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(9d6);{"diceNotation":"9d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Telekinetic Fling","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage.The thunderous clash of conflict is part of the very nature of
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I often fixate on specific historical battles or wars and wonât rest until my hoard contains that conflictâs most
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for my age, and I canât wait for the day I can retire to my lair to be taken care of by doting fey.
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I look down upon any being who resorts to violence to solve a problem.
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the dragonâs lair.
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A moonstone dragon, offended by gifts of gold, is causing nightmares among the local nobility.
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A powerful spellcaster is forcing a captive moonstone dragon to
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Intelligence as the spellcasting ability:
1/day each: alarm, Tenser's floating diskThe thunderous clash of conflict is part of the very nature of sapphire dragons. Militant and territorial, they defend
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Trait
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I often fixate on specific historical battles or wars and wonât rest until my hoard contains that conflictâs most significant artifacts.
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I am constantly aware of a
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into stoneThe thunderous clash of conflict is part of the very nature of sapphire dragons. Militant and territorial, they defend their lairs fiercely, ambushing intruders and plotting assaults against
or wars and wonât rest until my hoard contains that conflictâs most significant artifacts.
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I am constantly aware of a call from beyond this world. I must prepare to answer that call
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
; preference for volcanic lairs often puts them in conflict with fire giant;fire giants. Despite their reluctance to reveal themselves to strangers, emerald dragons might approach experienced
later roaming the forest. They have no memory of the emerald dragon who charmed them for wandering too close to the dragonâs lair.
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Giant lizard;Giant lizards drawn to the lair of a
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dragonsâ preference for volcanic lairs often puts them in conflict with fire giant;fire giants. Despite their reluctance to reveal themselves to strangers, emerald dragons might approach experienced
found weeks later roaming the forest. They have no memory of the emerald dragon who charmed them for wandering too close to the dragonâs lair.
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Giant lizard;Giant lizards drawn to the lair
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volcanic lairs often puts them in conflict with fire giant;fire giants. Despite their reluctance to reveal themselves to strangers, emerald dragons might approach experienced adventurers in the hopes
forest. They have no memory of the emerald dragon who charmed them for wandering too close to the dragonâs lair.
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Giant lizard;Giant lizards drawn to the lair of a legendary emerald
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age, and I canât wait for the day I can retire to my lair to be taken care of by doting fey.
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I look down upon any being who resorts to violence to solve a problem.
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dragonâs lair.
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A moonstone dragon, offended by gifts of gold, is causing nightmares among the local nobility.
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A powerful spellcaster is forcing a captive moonstone dragon to invade
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.
Emerald dragonsâ preference for volcanic lairs often puts them in conflict with fire giant;fire giants. Despite their reluctance to reveal themselves to strangers, emerald dragons might approach
are found weeks later roaming the forest. They have no memory of the emerald dragon who charmed them for wandering too close to the dragonâs lair.
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Giant lizard;Giant lizards drawn to the
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squid, so these dragons have ample opportunity to complain bitterly about being wet after diving deep into the ocean in search of prey.
Topaz dragons often come into conflict with bronze dragons when
temple beneath the waves. Unfortunately, that temple is now the lair of an especially tricky topaz dragon.
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A topaz dragon is injured and stranded far from the sea, but the dragon is too proud
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
conflict with bronze dragons when their coastal territories overlap, and they can nurture an inexplicably intense hatred of these metallic dragons. They can also draw the ire of druids and other nature
with divine power rests in a temple beneath the waves. Unfortunately, that temple is now the lair of an especially tricky topaz dragon.
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A topaz dragon is injured and stranded far from the sea
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
couldnât best.
Chimeras typically roam the deep wilds of the world, constantly seeking a lair that would perfectly suit one of its heads, but then finding it unsatisfying to two-thirds of its
, and Tail Attacks tables replace those respective actions in the stat block. Theran chimeras always have the Claws action. If the results of multiple tables conflict, chose your preferred result.
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Ancient Deep Dragon
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dragons, but we are superior beings and should not lower ourselves to direct conflict.
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I have no interest in going to the surface world. Itâs where one sends oneâs servants.
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environments and seeing new vistas, they usually leave their lairs protected by servitors, allies, magic, traps, or some combination of these protections.
Deep Dragon Lair Features
A deep dragon lair might
Adult Deep Dragon
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dragons, but we are superior beings and should not lower ourselves to direct conflict.
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I have no interest in going to the surface world. Itâs where one sends oneâs servants.
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.
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An adult deep dragon craves the knowledge stored in an aboleth;aboleth's nearby lair.
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A spirit naga desperately wants to claim the key to a mysterious underground door from the hoard
Orc
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
, where they join Gruumshâs army and fight on his behalf in the endless war against the goblinoid followers of Maglubiyet. Gruumsh sees this conflict as a chance to pit his people against an eager
for survival in the material world, but to keep Maglubiyet at bay in the conflict on the planes. Her children will remain in her care, and if need be she wouldnât hesitate to take to the field
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
symbol of Ubtao (a labyrinthine pattern carved into a circular disk). The wereboar might be guarding a shrine to Ubtao, a grove of wukka trees (see appendix C), or a cave it uses as a lair. The creature
might also have treasure in its lair; roll three times on the Treasure Drops table to determine what, if anything, a search of the wereboarâs lair yields.
Kobold
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
invasion and oppression. Although individually they are timid and shy away from conflict, kobolds are dangerous if cornered, vicious when defending their eggs, and notorious for the dangerous
, designed to collapse under the weight of any creature heavier than a kobold. On occasion, the route through a kobold lair runs along a ledge that borders a cavern or a crevasse, and the kobolds might
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Troglodyte Lair Approximately half way between Araj and the worm nursery, the charactersâ route is blocked by a looming battle between two factions of a troglodyte tribe. A foul stench and a
conflict and havenât noticed you yet.
The reptilian humanoids are troglodytes that worship a lesser god called Laogzed â a reptilian horror that dwells in the Abyss. Although Laogzed isnât a demon lord
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
cache of dragons. Its base is a dungeon under Skullport, a subterranean settlement beneath Waterdeep. This lair is described in chapter 5. Xanathar has a healthy fear of Laeral Silverhand and is
inclined to spare those in her employ, to avoid provoking a conflict with Waterdeepâs Open Lord. Adventurers who incur the wrath of the beholder can use its fear of Laeral to escape certain death. If you choose Xanathar as the villain, the adventure takes place in the spring.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Survival Skills Nearly every activity in a kobold lair contributes to the tribeâs survival. Guarding the lair keeps all of them safe from harm. Setting snares, farming mushrooms, and hunting provide
food. Building traps deters intruders. Training guard animals helps protect the lair. Mining provides gems and ore for bribing enemies to leave them alone. Carving tunnels and rooms creates spaces for
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Hold of the Deepking The Hold of the Deepking stands south of Laduguerâs Furrow and north of Themberchaudâs lair. When the characters first lay eyes on it, read the following boxed text aloud to the
filled with molten lava bathe the palace facade in a hellish glow, and the thick stone walls bristle with iron turrets and battlements.
There appears to be no one guarding the palace, but this is an
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
, remains a danger due to undead guarding the only safe approach: a beach called the Skull Dunes. The marinersâ guild is willing to pay 2,000 gp to the characters if they can land, explore the island
characters must deal with the remaining clerics and their followers, whether through conflict or negotiation, before collecting their payment. For more on the inhabitants, see âThe Survivorsâ. Supplies The
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
anger of another, theyâll have the chance to explore whether peace between the feuding dragon families is possibleâor if they must resort to violence to resolve the conflict on this isle. This adventure
that blue dragonâs grandson has made his lair. There theyâll also find a bronze wyrmling who rejected Runaraâs teachings of peace, now held prisoner in the blue dragonâs lair.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
involves guarding the beholderâs lair. Sometimes it uses gifts as rewards and incentives for exceptional minions; although it prefers to rule by coercion and fear, it understands that better results can
Treasure A beholder carefully scrutinizes all the treasure in its lair and divides the booty into five groups: tools, gifts, hazards, trophies, and clutter. A tool is any treasure that the beholder
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
, scouting, and guarding the lair. Greater Minions A beholderâs greater minions are formidable opponents. In the lair, they might be stationed where they can catch intruders in an ambush, or they could be a
beholder can kill them whenever it wants and it is in their best interest to stop resisting and just obey the beholderâs orders. Minions build walls in the beholderâs lair, distribute food to other
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
being able to see the water, so they build their lairs on the heights of seaside cliffs or near perfect sunbathing beaches where they can best accomplish this. Their preference for lair sites
frequently brings topaz dragons into conflict with other creatures, since they resent having to share their chosen scenic locations with anything that isnât food. They often abandon lairs to seek new vistas
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masterâs Guide (2014)
collapse. Conflict Shapes the Worldâs History. Powerful individuals strive to make their mark on the world, and factions of like-minded individuals can alter the course of history. Factions include
practical to the esoteric, such as the accumulation of material wealth or the resurrection of a dead god. Whatever their goals, these factions inevitably collide, creating conflict that can steer the