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Tales from the Yawning Portal
. Interlopers who discover his quarters are set upon by the lich and his dread warrior guards, but if Var is brought to the brink of death, he might bargain for a chance to escape the dungeon.
Undead Nature. A
lich doesnât require air, food, drink, or sleep.PoisonCold, Lightning, Necrotic; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks
Monsters
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 1: Spelljammer Creatures
DC 17):
At will: detect magic, mage hand, prestidigitation
2/day each: dispel magic, hunger of Hadar, lightning bolt
1/day each: arcane eye, dimension door, plane shift (self only)Far Realm Step
. That parasite bestows undeath upon the spellcaster and causes strange tentacles to sprout from the body. The parasiteâs mouth is visible on the lichâs torso, and the parasite guards the
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Stop the Coach! If the characters kill Garra in noisy combat, the lightning rail coach stops, and a House Orien conductor (commoner) checks on the disturbance. If the characters explain that they are
working with the Sharn Watch to catch a murderer and present their writ, the conductor has the coach halted at the next stop, with guards waiting to verify the charactersâ claims.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
Running the Adventure There is considerable information contained herein with respect to what the players see as they explore the steading, and what the inhabitants do if they become aware of the
from within. The characters have been warned to expect guards at the great doors to the steading, but none are visible. (If the party returns to the stronghold after an initial foray, there will be
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
became transfixed by a fiery acrobatic street display. When the performance was over, Krenko had gone missing. 6 Simic. A skyswimmer intercepted and attacked Krenkoâs escort. It unleashed a powerful discharge of lightning, which knocked out all the guards. When they woke up, Krenko had disappeared.
view. Krenko slipped his restraints and scurried off in the mist. 2 Golgari. A swarm of centipedes burst out of a nearby sewer and overwhelmed the guards, knocking them unconscious with venomous bites
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
tables (see chapter 3), retrieve the giantsâ remains from the deep, and inter them in the Ashen Grotto (in this chapter). Distant Thunder The lightning archives hold the key to gaining control of the
apparatus contained in the Thundering Observatory (in this chapter). A death giant reaper (see chapter 6) claims the deep with minions from the Death Giant Encounters table in chapter 3, but the giant
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
6. Wizardly Wards A trapped hall (area 6a) guards two of Halasterâs vaults (areas 6b and 6c). 6a. Lightning Pillars This two-chambered hall has a 20-foot-high ceiling supported by ten copper-plated
pillars of iron. The pillars generate arcs of magic lightning, as well as bolts that leap from one pillar to another. Creatures standing outside the hall are safe, as are creatures within the 20-foot
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lordâs Wrath
Aftermath If the party defeats the cultists, they find that each of them bears a tattoo of three parallel lightning bolts on their forearms. If any are taken prisoner and questioned, they answer with
village itself, the town council now understands the dire nature of the situation. It is possible that the guards and anyone else who was left in town is dead, and the town could be overrun with enemies
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masterâs Guide
himself, who achieved his position and wealth as the owner of a notorious gambling den. City Watch The City Watch is a standing garrison of some eight hundred Guards and Warrior Veterans. Bolstering
every 150 feet along the wall. Also at night, torches light the wall top at 150-foot intervals between the guards so each sentry station is 75 feet from a torch in each direction. City Gates Each city
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acid, cold, fire, and lightning damage; as well as slashing and piercing damage from magical weapons.
Vulnerable to bludgeoning damage from magical weapons.
Unless contained within an antimagic field
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Minotaur Living Crystal Statue Given life through powerful magic, a large, crudely carved crystal minotaur guards the tunnels in Isle of the Abbey. Minotaur Living Crystal Statue
Large construct
5 (-3)
Damage Vulnerabilities force
Damage Immunities lightning, poison
Condition Immunities charmed, exhaustion, frightened, paralyzed, petrified, poisoned
Senses darkvision 60 ft
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
of Warding
Haste
Hypnotic Pattern
Lightning Bolt
Magic Circle
Major Image
Nondetection
Phantom Steed
Protection from Energy
Remove Curse
Sending
Sleet Storm
Slow
Stinking
Telekinesis
Teleportation Circle
Wall of Force
Wall of Stone
6th Level
Chain Lightning
Circle of Death
Contingency
Create Undead
Disintegrate
Eyebite
Flesh to Stone
Globe of
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acid, cold, fire, and lightning damage; as well as slashing and piercing damage from magical weapons.
Vulnerable to bludgeoning damage from magical weapons.
Unless contained within an antimagic field
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acid, cold, fire, and lightning damage; as well as slashing and piercing damage from magical weapons.
Vulnerable to bludgeoning damage from magical weapons.
Unless contained within an antimagic field
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acid, cold, fire, and lightning damage; as well as slashing and piercing damage from magical weapons.
Vulnerable to bludgeoning damage from magical weapons.
Unless contained within an antimagic field
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Helmed Horror Armor with a Warriorâs Purpose Habitat: Any; Treasure: Armaments Nikki Dawes A helmed horror proves immune to a mageâs Lightning Bolt spell Helmed horrors are suits of armor animated
creatures serve their creators loyally. Helmed horrors are also sometimes called doom guards or spirit armors. Most show no evidence of a personality, but exceptions exist. Helmed horrors might perform
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
juices. The varnish also protects against water damage. A svirfneblin archmage named Lesla Carrowil authored both spellbooks. The wizard spells contained in each book are listed below; feel free to swap
telepathic bond, telekinesis, wall of stone
6th level: chain lightning, disintegrate, Drawmijâs instant summons, eyebite, flesh to stone, Ottoâs irresistible dance, true seeing
7th level: forcecage
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
and four stone stools.
Pillars. Three stone pillars in the east side of the room are streaked with glittering mithral veins that look like lightning bolts shooting up from the floor. (Any attempt
to extract the mithral from the pillars proves futile.)
Xindulus. An invisible ultroloth named Xindulus guards a secret door leading to a 10-foot-wide spiral staircase that descends to level 22 (see
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
with valuable cargo may carry 2d10 guards with a veteran guard captain. Cargo ships that transport livestock may have goats, camels, draft horses, mules, and other beasts, in addition to their crews
to an important destination. Most crew members and officers on passenger ships are commoners. Vessels carrying important people may carry 2d10 guards with a veteran guard captain. The passengers on a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
mundane ship of similar size. The cost of such travel is likewise twice the cost of a normal journey. The lightning rail of House Orien is the gold standard for overland travel within the Five Nations. An
destruction of Cyre has made travel between eastern and western Khorvaire more challenging. A journey on the lightning rail generally costs twice as much as an inn stay of the same duration, with quality
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acid, cold, fire, and lightning damage; as well as slashing and piercing damage from magical weapons.
Vulnerable to bludgeoning damage from magical weapons.
Unless contained within an antimagic field
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acid, cold, fire, and lightning damage; as well as slashing and piercing damage from magical weapons.
Vulnerable to bludgeoning damage from magical weapons.
Unless contained within an antimagic field
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Snapping Turtle Bay This bay is beautiful beyond compare. Though the sky is dark with clouds of smoke and ash streaked with lightning, the white sand beaches, lush forests, bright coral reefs, and
always need metal tools (shortswords make dandy daggers), and theyâre delighted by whimsical magical trinkets. For generous inducements, cyclopes could even be hired to serve as bearers, guards, or guides
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
. The shaft leads up to area X6. Characters who touch the amber sarcophagi are offered dark gifts by the evil vestiges contained within them (see the âAmber Sarcophagiâ sidebar). West Sarcophagus. The
-Hala, the Howling Storm. Zrin-Halaâs gift is the power to create lightning. This dark gift allows its beneficiary to cast the lightning bolt spell as an action. After it has been used three times, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
royal; see appendix C) arrives mounted on a giant toad shortly after Arrp and his guards are slain. The king tries to communicate with the party with harsh croaks and aggressive gestures, boasting of
of 325 pp and a helm of underwater action (see appendix B) in which the loose coins are contained. It can be easily discovered nearby after all the bullywugs are dealt with.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
typically serve as guards. Demos Magen
Medium construct, unaligned
Armor Class 16 (chain mail)
Hit Points 51 (6d8 + 24)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
14 (+2)
DEX
14 (+2)
CON
18 (+4
Attack: +4 to hit, range 80/320 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d8 + 2) piercing damage.
Galvan Magen Galvan magen can fly. They also store static electricity, which they discharge as lightning bolts
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
wall lead into the vault.
Guards. Two guards watch the unlocked front door while sitting in the lobbyâs chairs. Though suspicious of people trying to get in, theyâre accustomed to confused people
provide comfort for off-duty guards.
The room includes a table and chairs for eating, a couch and several chairs for lounging, and a privy. A trunk on the east wall contains a dozen spare guard
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
hinges. Severed humanoid body parts adorn the spikes atop the fence posts. Some of the body parts wriggle and writhe as if undead, twitching in concert with the lightning flashes of the Companion
of a relic of Torm kept beneath the cemetery chapel. The Helm of Tormâs Sight is said to give a worthy soul the ability to commune directly with that noble god. The duke and his guards came to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
them, serving their creators as tireless guards and sharing the lore they collected in life. Undeath disrupts the perfect memory bone nagas enjoyed while alive, leaving them with gaps in their memories
(spell save DC 13):
At Will: Mage Hand, Thaumaturgy
1/Day Each: Command, Detect Thoughts, Lightning Bolt
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
) patrol near the tower. They ignore creatures wearing Dragon Army armor but confront anyone else on the floating island. If the towerâs guards are attacked, this patrol arrives to aid their allies in
2 rounds. Tower Guards. Four sivak draconians (see appendix B) guard the towerâs entrance. They halt anyone who tries to enter, whether wearing Dragon Army armor or not, and demand they state the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
stretches meditating in the region around an ancient dragonâs lair, absorbing that lairâs ambient magic.
5 You found a scroll written in Draconic that contained inspiring new techniques.
6
long rest. Draconic Strike. When you damage a target with an unarmed strike, you can change the damage type to acid, cold, fire, lightning, or poison. Tongue of Dragons. You learn to speak, read, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
an extremely dangerous creature will hatch from the egg unless it can be safely contained. Stealing the Murkmire Stone The Murkmire Stone is going on public display tomorrow at the Varkenbluff Museum
public, but she doesnât know where those alarms are located or how to bypass them. Museum Staff Dr. Dannell knows that the museum has twelve guards and that the museum curatorâthe elf Alda Arkin
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
four shambling mounds made entirely of skulls and bones, with these changes: The shambling mounds are undead. Instead of immunity to lightning damage, they have immunity to necrotic and poison damage
. They are also immune to the poisoned condition. They have Necrotic Absorption instead of Lightning Absorption. The new trait is functionally identical to the old one, except that it affects necrotic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
ultimate price. A search of the cabinetâs interior yields the following items. Six giant-sized potions (clairvoyance, diminution, fire resistance, lightning resistance, storm giant strength, and supreme
healing). Each potion is contained in a 1-foot-tall crystal flask that weighs 15 pounds while full, or 5 pounds when empty. A giant potion must be consumed in its entirety to gain its effect, and it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
to be a roiling, dark rain cloud that has been contained somehow with lines and netting.
Two darklings (see appendix C) named Trinket and Bauble look after the balloon and lurk inside the cramped
balloon, the harnessed cloud must be charged with electrical energy. This can be accomplished by dealing more than 20 lightning damage to the cloud from a single source, or by surrounding it with