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Legendary Resistance (2/Day). If Bak Mei fails a saving throw, he can choose to succeed instead.
Special Equipment. Bak Mei carries a staff of striking with 10 charges.
Unarmored Defense. While Bak
Mei is wearing no armor and wielding no shield, his AC includes his Wisdom modifier.Multiattack. Bak Mei attacks three times: twice with Thunder Strike and once with his staff of striking.
Thunder
Monsters
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
as he deals with staff and keeps the carnival running on schedule. A smile on his visage is a rare event, and it fades quickly.
Mister Witch dresses with panache, though in muted tones, and always
carries his magic pocket watch.
Alignment. Chaotic good.
Personality Trait. “I carefully consider my words before speaking them aloud.”
Ideal. “Caution. Thoughtless decisions lead
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
floor here, under a burned fur cloak. Several amber doors lead from this hall, and three arrow slits are cut into the east wall. Floating in the middle of the hall are three skulls wreathed in green
Amber Temple seeking power. The flameskulls incinerated the wizard. The arrow slits look down on the temple (area X5). Treasure Although the dead wizard’s spellbook didn’t survive, his staff did. It is a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Kuo-toa Whip The servants of kuo-toa archpriests, kuo-toa whips—so named for their role in enforcing order among other kuo-toa—lead war bands in carrying out the commands of their superiors. In
ability checks and attack rolls.
Actions
Pincer Staff. Melee Attack Roll: +4, reach 10 ft. Hit: 9 (2d6 + 2) Piercing damage. If the target is a Medium or smaller creature, it has the Grappled condition
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
Censer of Dreams Features The Censer of Dreams has the following features: Unseen Stewards. A staff of one hundred invisible zephyrs tends to the palace and its guests. Each of these stewards
staircases that lead to it. Creatures on the Infinite Staircase can find the palace by following the direction of the wind. Wishes. Fleeting voices can be heard throughout the palace, whispering the desires of creatures throughout the multiverse.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
issue the Craft order to this facility, you commission the facility’s hireling to craft a Druidic Focus (wooden staff) or a Holy Symbol. The work takes 7 days and costs no money. The item remains in
your Bastion until you claim it. Noor Rahman The addition of an Observatory can lead to the discovery of eldritch secrets lost among the stars
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Bargewright Inn in the state the characters’ decisions lead to. With his ledger, he confirms that 500 gp is missing from the store room, not just 300. This final discovery might lead to another search
that eventually points to Inglor, who is the only dwarf on staff inside the inn. If not, Inglor succeeds. Chalaska is discredited and removed from service. Nalaskur loses face with the Zhentarim, as do the characters.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
father Klaus’s eyes—utterly unfit to lead their family. Unwilling to accept her father’s view, Ivana spent her youth eschewing the dalliances of her kin, instead learning every aspect of her family’s
business in perfumes and medicinal herbs. Her mother, Camille, encouraged her daughter and tried to ensure that Ivana would one day lead the family. Ivana’s focus on her goals faltered when she met Pieter
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
don’t work more than one Job at a time. At your discretion, switching Jobs in the middle of the year might lead to a roleplaying scenario.
Job Benefits While a student has a Job, they earn a wage and a
this money at the end of the week in which they quit.
Strixhaven student employees work
beside staff members to fill the
many jobs available on campus
Relationship Point While a character
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
insecurities and tricking them into accepting dark bargains that ultimately lead to misery. The temple consists of three buildings. What was once Sylvarie’s private tower has been taken over by the hags as a
lair, and a former shrine to Sune has become a prison for the cursed elf. The main bathhouse looks exactly as Sylvarie built it, and it continues to provide services to visitors. Most of the staff of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
writer notes that it has been moved to the citadel’s stasis chamber for further study. Y19d. Guard Passage At the end of the passage to the west, a narrow window overlooks the steps that lead to the main
know why the city crashed, but she believes that the broken obelisk (see area Y21) can turn back time to repair the damage. To activate its magic, Veneranda says she needs Iriolarthas’s staff of power
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
.
Centaur Warden Centaur wardens often lead groups of centaur troopers and act as intermediaries between Fey creatures and trespassers into their territories.
Eric Belisle
Centaur Warden Large Fey
; PB +3)
Actions
Multiattack. The centaur makes two attacks, using Forest Staff or Sun Ray in any combination.
Forest Staff. Melee Attack Roll: +7, reach 5 ft. Hit: 13 (2d8 + 4) Bludgeoning
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Borderlands Quest: Goblin Trouble
particularly tough and devious goblin called Sprika. She has tamed and trained a Giant Centipede to act as bodyguards. She carries a gnarled staff that glows with a sickly green light, which she calls her
“magic stick.” She’s bluffed the others into believing she’s a spellcaster, but the glowing staff just has a magical glow and functions as though it has the spell Continual Flame cast upon it. During the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
devoid of other students or staff. Map 3.1: the biblioplex View Player Version B1. Main Entrance Enchanted marble steps lead up 5 feet to a small plaza at the Biblioplex’s entrance. The double door’s
. B2. Biblioplex Lounge Luxurious couches and sturdy tables furnish this spacious area. Students, employees, and staff members often use this lounge to relax between shifts in the student store (area
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Staff Area A tangled wall of thorns surrounds a cluster of wagons lit by lanterns. This caravan is barely visible through the thicket.
The carnival’s wagons are located behind the Big Top
, protected by a 20-foot-high, 5-foot-thick wall of thorns. When a member of the carnival staff stands within 1 foot of the wall, the thorns part to form an 8-foot-high, 4-foot-wide doorway in front of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
10-foot-deep troughs to the south and east, and forced westward and northward along troughs that lead to areas 12d and 12e, respectively. 12d. West Water Collector The ceiling in this chamber forms a
seen through the eyes of its proprietor, Durnan.
Extractor Staff. A thin crystal stand near the throne holds a black metal staff shaped like a warped, alien spinal column. This is Extremiton’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
of St. Cuthbert. Pit. A 15-foot-wide, 10-foot-long pit leads 10 feet down to the cargo hold (area M3). It is half covered with a net overgrown with algae. Trapdoors. Two trapdoors lead down to steps
gp before speaking further with the characters. If the tribute is forthcoming, Xalatamos tells the characters that it kept a staff of power in the crew quarters (area M5), but the item went missing ten
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
eroded the stone in a spectacular way, creating a natural frieze that resembles a hunched male human leaning down to pick up a staff while a great blue dragon sneaks up behind him. Halaster’s
contribution to the natural carving is the staff, which he formed out of the rock. 8c. Acid Tentacles The gargoyles and golems in area 8a won’t enter this empty cavern, the ceiling of which is a rough 15
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a7
.
The room is lined with lead and has antimagic properties, so no spells will work within the room, and no magical properties of items of any sort will properly function except those that detect an aura
inner shell, a few bones, destroyed jewelry (the stones pried out), torn bits of robes and windings, dust, and a broken staff of the magi (evident from the runes upon it). A shattered skull will roll
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
staff. The statues used to have magical wards on them, but these protections faded long ago. P2. Upside-Down Corridor The upside-down stairs at the east end of this frost-filled corridor once connected to
-Down Laboratory This room contains two metal cages, both badly damaged. Nearby, two roughly dug tunnels—one in the ceiling and one in the floor—lead to other areas. Narrow windows along the bowed outer
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
polished wooden doors lead from the room, one in each wall.
During the day, office staff mind this desk and keep track of the deans’ appointments. The desk is filled with unremarkable office supplies. If
doors lead from the chamber.
Two cogwork archivists (see chapter 7) work in each of these records rooms after hours, sorting and organizing. If they notice the characters, the archivists demand to know
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
being moved, it knows the direction of the movement. It can’t locate gold if any thickness of clay or lead, even a thin sheet, blocks a direct path between it and the gold.
Magic Resistance. The
knows the direction of the movement. It can’t locate gold if any thickness of clay or lead, even a thin sheet, blocks a direct path between it and the gold.
Magic Resistance. The eater of hope has
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
anyone into the palace.
A gnome adventurer acquires
the shard solitaire necklace and a key
belonging to Paliset Hall’s head of staff The four winter wolves are soon joined by the two winter
reciting the rhyme, “Neither gleaming sword nor magic tome can soothe the soul like hearth and home.” This rhyme is known to Zorhanna, Eliphas, the winter wolves, and Paliset Hall’s staff. The fey
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
you.
Skeleton Staff. The staff of Lottie’s Palace are all skeletons with the power of magical speech. The skeleton that approaches the characters greets them in Common, suggests they get some
drinks gains the poisoned condition for 1 hour, or until the character has a meal at the lounge. A total of twenty skeletons work the floor, acting as dealers, bartenders, wait staff, and entertainment
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
window. Stairs lead to the crypt below. If the characters haven’t encountered the Gloved Hand (area 14) yet, they hear the faint echo of an argument coming from below. 6: Dining Hall Read or paraphrase
performing the consecration ritual. These dwarves know the location of the chapel (area 11) and can lead the characters there if the characters agree to help. Otherwise, the ghosts won’t leave the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
NPCs themselves or allocate members of their brand-new staff for those tasks. Thinking Locally In Phandalin, the characters might use the marketeering activity to set up a partnership with Linene
Lighthouse Even as the characters are setting up their new franchise, you’ll want to work in hooks to lead them to the next stage in the adventure. Based on what they’ve learned during this episode
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
version of what’s going on. Whether it’s obscuring contracts, concealing incursions, or manifesting imaginary staff members to take the fall for your partners’ misdeeds, your magic helps put the best
going to be mostly about combat and ability buffs, and, “Hey, why haven’t you learned how to turn lead into gold yet?” You take it in stride, though, because you understand that the long game is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
messenger, Fifel Amberhoof, to lead you to the shores of Loch Wynnis, so that you may cross into the Feywild with great haste. The winter solstice is nearly upon us, and I fear evil forces are as well
uncharacteristically cruel to the household staff. When I confronted her, she dismissed me out of hand, clutched the necklace, and uttered something in a dreadful language I’ve never heard her speak
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
world through treachery. Their leader, Jelayne, was similar … until she was killed a year before. Jelayne wasn’t one to let death keep her down, however, and she continues to lead the group as an
of a kidnapping. An old male human hobbles up the street, his long staff bearing most of his weight. His wrinkled face tells a tale of many hard years lived in poverty. As he passes an alleyway
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Caves of Hunger Locations (H11-H21) H11. Den of Shadows Naturally formed stairs lead up to area H9 and down to area H15. A wide passage to the east leads to area H13, with a branching tunnel to area
paths that lead to the cave’s four exits—narrow tunnels to the east and south, and wider tunnels to the west and northeast.
High-pitched barking and yipping echoes throughout the cave, but you can’t
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
fortification. Along a wall bearing racks of weapons and a horn hanging from a leather strap, doors lead into an interior room.
Two baaz draconians (see appendix B) keep watch in the hall here
belonged to Kalaman’s forces before the fort was taken. One rack also has a hoopak staff (see appendix A) taken from Elgo (who’s imprisoned in area W6). Mounted over the south rack is a shiny lance
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
to tremble as a staff of power materializes above the marble slab and hovers in place. The first creature to grab hold of the staff must make a DC 17 Constitution saving throw, taking 44 (8d10
) lightning damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. Afterward, the staff of power can be held and used normally. If no one grabs the staff within 1 round of its appearance, it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
tables, dressers, and bunks for the palace staff. Five goblins are frozen in place like statues, caught in the mundane chores of ironing clothes, darning socks, and folding sheets. A row of brass bells
stasis and steal his staff of power. Appendix D has additional roleplaying notes for Thinnings. Treasure. The bottom drawer of Thinnings’s dresser contains the butler’s collection of rings. Many of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
10 gp
2 lb.
Staff
5 gp
4 lb.
Wand
10 gp
1 lb.
Druidic focus
Sprig of mistletoe
1 gp
-
Totem
1 gp
-
Wooden staff
5 gp
4 lb.
Yew wand
10 gp
1 lb.
Holy symbol
specially constructed staff, a wand-like length of wood, or some similar item — designed to channel the power of arcane spells. A sorcerer, warlock, or wizard can use such an item as a spellcasting focus, as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
damaged and broken down, however. Each set of doors has AC 16, 500 hit points, a damage threshold of 10, and immunity to poison and psychic damage. The gatehouse staff operates in three daily shifts that
of all three shifts, and any attack on the gates brings the full force of the gatehouse staff to bear. Merchants and other visitors who come seeking food are rarely turned away, but their wagons and






