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only to replicate in others the emotions that created them.
Nettlesome Pranksters. Mites prefer to live underground, seeking out dungeons and cave warrens where they dig a network of hidden burrows
that wrap around existing passages and chambers. They use these hiding spots to watch the comings and goings of monsters and adventurers, setting traps to vex and annoy whenever possible. A trip wire
Species
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
spots in foes larger than themselves and for getting out of trouble. Goblins brought this fey boon with them to worlds across the Material Plane, even if they don’t remember the fey realm they
races, such as dwarves and elves, can live for centuries. If typical members of a race can live longer than a century, that fact is mentioned in the race’s description.
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Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Night Scavver Scavvers are sharklike scavengers that fly through space, primarily on the Astral Plane, and feed on whatever they can fit in their mouths. Scavvers aren’t always aggressive; they live
primarily on waste and discarded refuse, often trailing behind larger creatures, ships, and asteroids. Night scavvers are 15 feet long. Their coloration resembles that of Wildspace itself: white spots
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
15. Ruined Bazaar A derelict market hall stands on the street corner ahead. Frayed cloth awnings hang in tatters above a broad alley lined with stalls.
Kobolds live in hidden cellars underneath the
, have the character make a DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check. If the check succeeds, the character spots the trap (a hidden, spring-loaded catapult) and its triggering mechanism (a tripwire or pressure
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Gorgon Few creatures that encounter a gorgon live to tell about it. Its body is covered in iron plates, and its nostrils fume with green vapor. Horrific Structure. A gorgon’s iron plates range from
mange. When a rusty gorgon moves, its plates squeal as they rub together. Monstrous Predator. When a gorgon spots potential prey, it charges with a hideous clamor of metal on metal. When the gorgon hits
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
gods and transformed into a creature of darkness, damned to live in his castle and feed on blood. A female cellist and two male violinists provide musical accompaniment. The shivering audience
makes a successful DC 14 Wisdom (Perception) check spots Vevette in the darkened theater. When this happens, Vevette springs from her chair and flees out the nearest door, planning to lead the characters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Yakfolk Neighbors Zalto has come to terms with the yakfolk that live on the mountainside above Ironslag. These malevolent creatures watch over the topmost entrance to the giants’ fortress and also
. 7 1 yakfolk warrior If the yakfolk spots intruders, it abandons its prisoners and heads to area 8 to warn the chief. If it hears the sound of the gong, the yakfolk kills the prisoners before heading
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
to live underground, seeking out dungeons and cave warrens where they dig a network of hidden burrows that wrap around existing passages and chambers. They use these hiding spots to watch the comings
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
threat of corruption. Murgaxor’s Journal. If you’re running all four adventures in this book as a campaign, a character spots a small, oilskin-wrapped journal sitting atop a small stump. Water damage
extent becomes clear in later adventures. Strange creatures live in the swampy areas of Strixhaven’s
campus. Sometimes those creatures are dangerous
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
to take the path least expected.” I’jin taught her followers to live unpredictable lives, always changing course and never sticking to a plan. Characters would do well to heed her message inside the
character searching for traps spots a pressure plate and ceiling compartment with a successful DC 16 Wisdom (Perception) check. Wedging an iron spike or other object under a plate prevents the trap from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
village within sight of this yakfolk must succeed on a DC 12 Dexterity (Stealth) check to avoid being spotted immediately. If this yakfolk spots any invaders, it heads to area 8 to warn Chief Kartha
them. To conquer the village, the adventurers must defeat all adult yakfolk that live here. If the adventurers approach the village in a nonthreatening manner, Chief Kartha-Kaya welcomes them with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
gray hood hides most of the humanoid’s face, but you can make out a wide nose and a long, frosty beard. The stout figure stamps their feet, spots you, and waves you over.
“Good, you’re here. Get to
tangents about the fauna that live in Icewind Dale. When Tali heard reports of a creature in Maer Dualdon that was attacking the Bremen fishing parties, the half-elf decided to investigate and found that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
, there’s no chance they’ll be spotted climbing the tower. During daytime in clear weather, a circling pterafolk spots climbers with a successful DC 20 Wisdom (Perception) check, unless characters have
rock chimney leads up to level 2. It’s a 90-foot climb with plenty of handholds but several tricky, twisty spots; a successful DC 8 Strength (Athletics) check is required to ascend or descend it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Xalith and warns her that the characters are in Gracklstugh. ROLEPLAYING THE DUERGAR AND DERRO
The gray dwarves are dour, joyless, and all business. They live by a simple but exacting code of law
long been keeping his eye out for mercenaries in the city that could be bent to his service. If he spots the characters, he might take an interest in them. See “Themberchaud’s Lair” for information on the Wyrmsmith’s motivations and possible setups for an additional encounter with the red dragon.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation Supplement
Handling) check can remove a calm snake from the container without causing it to attack or fly away. Geonids Geonids live in mountain caves, but they can be encountered anywhere on the island. If the
jaculis (see Tomb of Annihilation) launch themselves at the party from trees or mountain ledges. Any character with a passive Wisdom (Perception) score of 14 or higher spots the jaculis before they strike
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
pay. If she spots any party members, she crawls out of the bell’s cold confines and rushes forth to destroy them, thinking they have come to plunder her hoard (area 4H). She prefers to lurk among the
parley with the dragon, she agrees to let them live in exchange for returning her eggs to her. Isendraug doesn’t gain lair actions and can’t cause regional effects in the vicinity of her lair
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
(Perception) check spots one or more of them. These creatures hesitate to attack only if the characters seem to be Thayans. The barghests want to take revenge on the Red Wizards and then escape the Doomvault
. Against the eastern ledge is a black gate. On the wall southwest of the gate is a contact stone.
Creatures. Three trolls live in this area, two males that fight constantly and one immense
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
their settlements. This group might be a family looking for a safer place to live, or an angry mob searching for the characters or heading toward Castle Ravenloft to confront Strahd. Barovian Scouts If at
nearest berserker. If someone spots the berserker, read: You startle a wild-looking figure caked in gray mud and clutching a crude stone axe. Whether it’s a man or a woman, you can’t tell.
The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
your orrery components, and I let you live. We both profit. Easy, right?”
Splugoth laughs darkly if the characters are foolish enough to give him their orrery components (which resize when he takes
or higher spots the mouse hole. A character specifically seeking a ground-level hiding place can attempt a DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check from anywhere in the common room to spot the mouse hole, with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
who has a passive Wisdom (Perception) score of 13 or higher spots the dryad and the shrubs before they arrive, and all other characters are surprised. The dryad, Meadowleaf, was bound to an enchanted
. Squirrels dart nervously around these wee domiciles.
The tree is dying due to the presence of the evil hag: it has simply given up the will to live. The tree is home to twenty-four pixies, all of which are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
of light sources can harvest the glowing glands of slain beetles. Giant “Rocktopus” This creature is a giant octopus that has evolved to live and thrive on land. It can alter its coloration to appear
Encounter 1–2 1 drow 3–4 1d4 myconid adults 5–6 1d6 shield dwarf scouts The drow scout is searching for escaped slaves. If he spots the party, he’ll attempt to avoid notice and take away information
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
brick dome rises above the tyrannosaurus-head waterspout. Smaller, bell-shaped domes surmount the highest terraces to your left and right.
Four crocodiles live in the flooded marsh south of the
. Characters who kill the spider and search the webs find the cocooned, desiccated corpses of an albino dwarf and a goblin, but no treasure. Eastern Dome. Three chwingas (see appendix D) live in this dome. They
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
highly indeed. The clothing, boots, and accessories are all fine, warm, and sturdy, even though few Red Larchers can afford to buy them for everyday wear. The Tarnlars live in a comfortable apartment
countryside on what he thinks is a wild goose chase, but he provides eager new adventurers with directions to one or two likely spots. See the “Bears and Bows” encounter in chapter 6. 12. Dornen
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
greenery, and surrounded by flowering shamrocks.
Several leprechauns live inside this great oak. The interior is sized for Small creatures and is brightly lit by cage lanterns full of fireflies. At any
clearing in the woods is surrounded by flowering shrubs and has a single towering elm tree in the center. The satyrs live here, sleeping on pallet beds surrounding the elm tree. Their leader, Xanim
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Wisdom (Perception) check spots a small, spider-shaped carving in the rock—a hint of this shrine’s purpose. Makubli and Torkner. Both Makubli and Torkner operate along the well-traveled route between
around it.
This meager barrack houses the cultists who live in Web’s Edge. Chests. The chests contain the personal belongings of each cultist. Each chest is locked and requires a successful DC 18
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
spots the oil. A character who succeeds on a DC 15 Intelligence check, or any character who has proficiency with a poisoner’s kit, knows that the oil can be wiped off with alcohol, although doing so
thin crust of mortar. A character who examines the wall spots them with a successful DC 20 Wisdom (Perception) check. Someone who looks carefully at the base of the chest can spot the pressure plate
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
prowl its northern depths. Druarwood Uthgardt of the Black Lion and Red Tiger tribes live and hunt here. The two tribes share a spirit mound in the forest’s icy northern reaches (see the “Beorunna’s
alone. Four dryads live in the smaller oak trees that encircle Grandfather Tree. They emerge from their trees when one or more characters approach within 50 feet of Grandfather Tree’s base, demanding in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
character who pays close attention to the stalactites and succeeds on a DC 20 Wisdom (Perception) check spots the symbol of water etched into the creatures’ tough flesh. The roper attacks first. As it
serve as bonded mounts for two Dark Tide knights (see chapter 7) who live in the hut on the island. One knight is standing guard on the island when the characters first arrive; the other one is resting
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
. A character who inspects the wall and succeeds on a DC 11 Wisdom (Perception) check spots scratches around the plaque that suggest the plaque can be rotated in either direction. Doing so causes the
transformation. If the characters explain that an evil entity is responsible for Esquire’s transformation or that Markos might be in danger from this entity, Esquire lets them live if they vow to save
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
that skitters away on tiny hairs if placed on the floor 6 Live concussion grenade that explodes on delivery S6: Security Checkpoint Three intimidating robots sort smooth, featureless devices the
on a DC 14 Wisdom (Perception) check spots the card. S13: Irradiated Rooms Each of these rooms is contaminated by radiation (see the “Spaceship Features” section). The rooms are inhospitable to most
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
robes watches over this chamber.
An inscription at the base of the statue reads, in Elvish: “It is not surrender. Live to fight again another day.” Treasure. A weapon rack in the room holds a black
; he carries an iron key that unlocks the doors to areas V7 and area V10. Raising the Alarm. If a wraith spots an intruder or is attacked, it uses its action to blow its horn. Creatures within 100 feet
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
scuttle around the room.
A sea hag named Thuluna Maah and two ogres that serve as her bodyguards live in this room. The two ogres stand watch in the outer portion of the room, while Thuluna lurks
floor mark spots where ovens once stood. Filthy, flea-infested straw pallets are arranged on the floor, alongside a water barrel and casks of provisions. An arrow slit looks out over the hallway to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a1
succeeds by 5 or more, the mechanism can be permanently disabled if desired. Creature. The pit contains two goblin skeletons, one goblin that has been dead for about a day, and one live giant rat. The
trap to trigger. A character who succeeds on a DC 10 Wisdom (Perception) check spots the wire. If a character then succeeds on a DC 10 Dexterity check using thieves’ tools, the tripwire is cut