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Rejuvenation. While its master lives, a destroyed boneclaw gains a new body in 1d10;{"diceNotation":"1d10", "rollType":"roll", "rollAction":"Hours"} hours, with all its hit points. The new body
appears within 1 mile of the boneclaw’s master.
Unusual Nature. The boneclaw doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep.Multiattack. The boneclaw makes two Piercing Claw attacks.
Piercing
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watch how they respond.
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An emerald dragon has been spying for a villainous cabal, ensuring the villains remain one step ahead of the adventurers.
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residence in a nearby cave, attacking the clan’s herd of giant goat;giant goats.
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An assassin and a young emerald dragon train together to master the art of stealth.
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Adventure Hook
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A towering palace of ice and quartz that was once the abode of an ancient crystal dragon is found deserted, with no clue as to whether its master will return or whether some other
ancient crystal dragon;ancient crystal dragon's lair. The dwarves mine the area aggressively, unaware that the dragon is spying on them—and intends to demand recompense at some point in the
Demilich (Variant)
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Monsters
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curse on a success.The transformation into a demilich isn’t a bitter end for all liches that experience it. Made as a conscious choice, the path of the demilich becomes the next step in a dark
evolution. The lich Acererak — a powerful wizard and demonologist and the infamous master of the Tomb of Horrors — anticipated his own transformation, preparing for it by setting enchanted
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
. You scoured manuscripts, studied scrolls, and listened to the greatest experts on the subjects that interest you. Your efforts have made you a master in your fields of study.
Skill
published in Baldur’s Mouth, you can surmise a great deal about Baldurians’ secrets — who’s practicing necromancy, who’s involved in spying or smuggling, who would purchase or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Lich Deathless Master of Magic Habitat: Any; Treasure: Arcana Viko Menezes An ancient lich and her ghast gravecaller attendants warp reality with forbidden magic Some nefarious magic-users carry out
forbidden necromantic rituals that sever their souls from their bodies to turn themselves into liches, masters of magic and undeath. With their souls preserved in hidden relics, liches puppet their
Eye and Hand of Vecna
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would allow him to live on as a lich. Beyond death, he became the greatest of all liches. Even though his body gradually withered and decayed, Vecna continued to expand his evil dominion. So formidable
and hideous was his temper that his subjects feared to speak his name. He was the Whispered One, the Master of the Spider Throne, the Undying King, and the Lord of the Rotted Tower.
Some say that Vecna
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Imp Imps are found throughout the Lower Planes, either running errands for their infernal masters, spying on rivals, or misleading and waylaying mortals. An imp will proudly serve an evil master of
spellcasters, acting as advisors, spies, and familiars. An imp urges its master to acts of evil, knowing the mortal’s soul is a prize the imp might ultimately claim. Imps display an unusual loyalty to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
consumed the duergar warlock, to the extent that he will stop at nothing to obtain all of it. Xardorok prizes chardalyn more than he loves his sons and his clan, which has alienated his closest advisors
subjects for spying on one another and uncovering plots against him. The duergar closest to him are aware of the changes in his demeanor, but they lack the courage to stand up to him. A few have learned
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
Boneclaw A wizard who tries to become a lich but fails might become a boneclaw instead. These hideous, cackling monsters share a few of liches’ attributes, but while liches are immortal masters of
wizard is too physically or magically weak to compel the soul into its new home, the soul instead seeks out a master—a person within a few miles who has a hate-filled heart. The soul bonds to that person
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
knowledge drives everything berbalangs do. Although they mostly learn their secrets from the dead, they aren’t above spying on the living to take knowledge from them as well. A berbalang can create a
, cackling undead share a few of the lich’s attributes — but where liches are immortal masters of the arcane, boneclaws are slaves to darkness, hatred, and pain.
The most important part of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
just automatically succeed at everything they do, tearing through life like it might be cheap parchment? Of course you do — because you are one. As the scion of mighty dragons, you are the master of
you’re not actually out of your depth at all. You’ve totally got this! Shadow Magic As a shadow sorcerer, your mysterious connection to the Shadowfell makes you a master of social encounters. The sinister
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
, Assassination, and Larceny (STEAL), which has been spying on the characters for some time and wants their mission aboard the Concordant Express to fail. (This is doubly true if the characters are working for
The slaad’s master watches the battle unfold through an invisible scrying sensor like the one created by a scrying spell. If the characters defeat the slaad, a magically altered voice issues from the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
development. Almost every firbolg learns a few spells, typically those used to mask their presence, and many go on to master nature magic. Firbolgs who become druids serve as stronghold leaders. With
friendly with elves.
Firbolg rogues are typically scouts tasked with spying on neighboring folk to determine their intentions. They are most common among firbolgs whose homes border human settlements
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Lottie’s Palace The creator of the Orrery of the Wanderer, Lottie is a lich and a master of clockwork magic. Her palace is not a typical lich’s lair, however, instead taking the form of a swanky
and private chamber. The characters’ arrival at Lottie’s Palace coincides with a liches’ retreat, wherein Lottie gathers with some of her lich friends to do lich stuff. The characters need to poke
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
but for the summoner’s entire house. A demon is the highest form of slave a drow house can own. There’s no better display of a house’s power than a demon kept shackled as it serves its master, and few
actually yochlols in disguise, spying for Lolth. The higher a drow’s standing, the more worrisome this prospect becomes. After all, Lolth has little reason to care about those at the bottom of society
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
demilich is destroyed, these effects fade over the course of 10 days. ACERERAK AND HIS DISCIPLES
The transformation into a demilich isn’t a bitter end for all liches that experience it. Made as a
conscious choice, the path of the demilich becomes the next step in a dark evolution. The lich Acererak — a powerful wizard and demonologist and the infamous master of the Tomb of Horrors — anticipated his
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
those without skill in the Art. Every Red Wizard devotes study to one of the eight schools of magic and serves that school’s zulkir, the leader and ultimate master of that style of magic. The zulkirs
magic oath of service to the Crown. In this role, War Wizards serve as bodyguards, advisors, and even spies. Members of the royal family, Purple Dragon Knights, and officers of the Purple Dragons
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
villa’s master, and therefore won’t necessarily be given access to the inner chambers of the house. Decorative columns support the arched doorway from area 1. Rugs and comfortable pillows are
holding meetings in the bath with trusted advisors and close business associates. Being invited into the household bath is considered an honor in Chultan society, and treating it as anything less than
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
, for at the center of this world it is the master of all it sees and safe from outside threats. The expansive lair is well stocked with the exotic pleasures it craves, such as scented oils for bathing
one of the aspects of guild business, including assassination, blackmail, extortion, mercenaries, slavery, smuggling, spying, and thievery (of these operations, slavery and thievery are the largest
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
, the demon prince of undeath, taught Vecna a ritual that would allow him to live on as a lich. Beyond death, he became the greatest of all liches. Even though his body gradually withered and decayed
, Vecna continued to expand his evil dominion. So formidable and hideous was his temper that his subjects feared to speak his name. He was the Whispered One, the Master of the Spider Throne, the Undying
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
respond.
8 An emerald dragon has been spying for a villainous cabal, ensuring the villains remain one step ahead of the adventurers.
Connected Creatures Emerald dragons generally go out of
master the art of stealth.
Adult Emerald Dragon Connections d8 Connected Creatures
1 An adult emerald dragon wages a constant battle against deep gnome miners, who scour the tunnels of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
1 A towering palace of ice and quartz that was once the abode of an ancient crystal dragon is found deserted, with no clue as to whether its master will return or whether some other creature has
the area aggressively, unaware that the dragon is spying on them—and intends to demand recompense at some point in the future.
2 An ancient crystal dragon is stalked by a villainous ranger who has
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
. Young stone giants practice tirelessly, hoping to prove themselves worthy of assisting the tribe’s best carvers. A stone giant master carver might devote years to finding the best stone before
GREAT CREATOR
Stone giants worship Skoraeus Stonebones as the Great Creator, second in skill to Annam, but master of the other deities in his father’s absence. He appears in stone giant art in two
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
people from the surface to turn those people into new minions. 5 A monster (perhaps a devil, slaad, or hag) is impersonating a prominent noble to throw the realm into civil war. 6 A master thief plans
terrible balor demons, titans, archdevils, liches, ancient dragons, and even manifestations of the gods. Levels 17–20 Adventure Situations 1d10 Situation 1 An ancient dragon is scheming to destroy a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
killing it might summon forth its evil master. Virtuous Shagambi recognizes that the atropal is unholy and orders her host to destroy it at once. Contemplative Unkh urges her host to communicate with
many liches that seek to become as powerful as him. He keeps their phylacteries here. Each balcony has 2d6 + 5 lich phylacteries on it. Any character who succeeds on a DC 15 Intelligence (Arcana) check
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
to alert Guildmaster Dusk in area G26. Master Key. Jaymont carries a master key that unlocks all doors in the guildhouse complex. G4: Cartwright’s Workshop Three carts occupy this room. Pegs and hooks
noble named Dartinal Livereth. (Thyval suspects the two are lovers.) Jaymont the Sinner, the guild’s resident spy, is a master of disguise. Thyval can’t sleep because of the squawking birds in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
pinpricks of light like other liches.
Precarious Immortality. Unlike with true lichdom, the periapt of mind trapping doesn’t restore the alhoons to undeath if they are destroyed. Instead, a destroyed
contents of its skull to their master, which absorbs the illithid’s brain and all the knowledge and experience contained therein. In this way the elder brain continually increases its knowledge, uniting
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
when he’s not out spying on her behalf. Treasure. The room contains several items of value, including a golden goblet (worth 250 gp) from which Ernst drinks wine, a crystal wine decanter (worth 250 gp
. Andral’s church (area N1), Father Lucian offers to look after her, and she agrees to stay with him. N4o. Master Bedroom The door to this room is locked. Lady Wachter and her servants carry keys. A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
. The constructs do not attack dwarves and can be disabled for 10 minutes if the command word “Tatalot” is spoken to them. Manistrad and her close advisors know the command word. 6. Keledek Tower This
, nails, harpoons, knives, fishing weights, and much more all day. Their master smith is an elderly, dark-skinned woman named Mafera (LG female human commoner); her son, Jasker (LG male human commoner
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
been seen spying on the town from afar, no doubt trying to determine its defensive capabilities. Since the Black Network keeps its forces well hidden in Loudwater and the town militia is a small force
that the High Captains are under the sway of Jarlaxle Baenre, the leader of a clandestine brotherhood of drow mercenaries and rogues called Bregan D’aerthe. Jarlaxle is a master schemer (and a master of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
-eyed “Senior Sword” and master of the militia. The largest inn, the Old Bargewright, was recently rebuilt as a substantial stone structure with thick walls and private chambers hidden behind secret
Black Network are allowed through without question, along with any traveling companions. While conversing with other members of the Black Network, the guards report seeing stone giants spying on them
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
, he has been spying on the members of the League of Malevolence. Thinnings Thinnings can be encountered anywhere inside the palace but returns to this room to rest. He has the statistics of a spy
incarcerated the incubus before he could return to his true master. The cage suspended 40 feet above the sludge holds a nameless, unshaven man with a crescent-shaped scar under his right eye. A retired
compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
Chapter 4: Creating Adventures
VIKTOR TITOV
This chapter provides a toolbox to help the Dungeon Master create adventures featuring the guilds of Ravnica. The tensions among the guilds, a
own guilds (who is an internal rival of the Dimir villain).
As the characters advance in level, they might come to realize that a powerful and ambitious Azorius figure is going too far in spying on