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Manshoon

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

formative influence. Manshoon made many enemies and sought to preserve his power by crafting several clones. A magical accident decades ago caused all his clones to activate at once and fight against

knowledge of an even older version of himself. One of Manshoon’s enemies, Halaster Blackcloak, removed Manshoon’s left arm at the elbow. Manshoon now uses a mechanical prosthetic arm

Warforged Legacy

Species Eberron: Rising from the Last War

“Pierce was built by design, while you were built by accident,” Lakashtai said. “The soul is what matters, not the shape of the vessel.” “What makes you think he has

a soul?” Gerrion said. “What makes you think you do?” —Keith Baker, The Shattered Land The warforged were built to fight in the Last War. While the first warforged were

Genasi Legacy

Species Elemental Evil Player's Companion

Those who think of other planes at all consider them remote, distant realms, but planar influence can be felt throughout the world. It sometimes manifests in beings who, through an accident of birth

concentration of them hailing from the regions surrounding the Sea of Fallen Stars. The distant land of Zakhara is known only in legends to most inhabitants of Faerûn. There, genies and

Keening

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

Keening Darklord: Tristessa Hallmarks: Banshee, silent village The forbidding land of Keening is dominated by Mount Lament, at whose base lies the village of Anwrtyn, where all the residents are deaf

. This is no accident, for the locals purposefully deafen themselves so they won’t hear the shrieking of the banshee Tristessa, a mournful spirit who roams Mount Lament and whose wail carries through

Warforged

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

Warforged “Pierce was built by design, while you were built by accident,” Lakashtai said. “The soul is what matters, not the shape of the vessel.” “What makes you think he has a soul?” Gerrion said

. “What makes you think you do?” — Keith Baker, The Shattered Land The warforged were built to fight in the Last War. While the first warforged were mindless automatons, House Cannith devoted

Warforged

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron

Warforged “Pierce was built by design, while you were built by accident,” Lakashtai said. “The soul is what matters, not the shape of the vessel.” “What makes you think he has a soul?” Gerrion

said. “What makes you think you do?” —Keith Baker, The Shattered Land The warforged were built to fight in the Last War. The first warforged were mindless automatons, but House Cannith devoted vast

Noteworthy Features

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

. The most zealous of Viktal’s faithful are Mother’s Minders. These devotees sacrifice their left eyes to Mother to show their faith. Caves dot the land, connecting to deeper caverns where dangerous

fey dwell. The people of Viktal fear the fey and blame them for every accident and ill. Few children are born in Tepest. Determined would-be parents must bargain with Mother or the fey to bring them a

Leaving Elturel

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

onto the chain, provided the falling creature is light enough for the character to carry. Creatures that fall from Elturel or one of the chains take damage from the fall and land in the Styx (see

"River Styx" for the river’s effects). Those that fall off one of the anchoring posts take damage from the fall and land amid clashing devils and demons, where they are brutally killed if they survived

Inside the Temple

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

hands formed from solid gold. A wooden flying machine has wings that flap when it becomes airborne. A miniature model of a mechanical dragon turtle has a brass plate affixed to its pedestal that reads

temple, Valetta identifies it as Nim, a nimblewright that was gifted to the temple by a Lantanese wizard. If they describe the incident involving the mechanical bird, Valetta sighs and leads them up a

Southern Isles

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

Tethyr, is a land of raiding pirates. Farther south, some three hundred miles from the Moonshaes, is the fabled island of Lantan, birthplace of many odd inventions. Well south of there, beyond the

fascinated — some say obsessed — with building mechanical wonders. Though they employed magic from time to time, the whole island smelled like sawdust, grease, and freshly scraped metal, as shop after shop

Pulp Adventure

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron

the surprised thugs to land in the perfect position for a sneak attack. The shifter barbarian strikes a mighty blow that knocks her enemy into the blazing hearth; the bandit shrieks as the flames

spread to his clothes. Combat can feel very mechanical. I move 10 feet. I make an attack roll. I use a reaction. One way for the DM to encourage more cinematic action is to present a list of

Battle Balloon

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

land on the ground. Options and Armaments. Each franchise or organization customizes the offensive capability of its airships, but most battle balloons feature multiple harpoon guns, perfect for

power and detonate with formidable explosive force wherever they hit. VEHICLE RULES Battle balloons and mechanical beholders are vehicles, and as such, they have special rules associated with them

Headquarters Features

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

effort, both in game and around the table. What should a headquarters look like initially? Do the characters prefer to travel by land or by sea, or to operate from a fixed location? Is a ruined keep

mobile, will it fly or sail? Will it gain the power to teleport across the land? Will it sprout legs and walk? Everything depends on the type of headquarters. The top of a wizard’s tower might detach and

Adventure Types

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

Map a new land. 9 Find a place to establish a colony. 10 Find a natural resource. 11 Hunt a specific monster. 12 Return home from a distant place. 13 Obtain information from a reclusive hermit. 14 Find

the adventurers find out what they must do and why. It can start with a surprise attack, or with the adventurers coming across information by accident. The best introductions arise naturally from the

Getting About

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

. In the southern third of the city, where the land slopes up from the harbor, the High Road and the Way of the Dragon are the two main south–north roads. These converge both at the Waymoot near the

traffic to hold. A traffic warden can often be heard blowing a whistle. When you hear it, look to the warden to see if you are being signaled. Failure to take care might result not only in accident but

Communication

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

meat. Omens of Nylea d8 d100 Omen of Nylea 1 65 Butterflies land on a character or fly together in a particular direction. 2 66 Fallen leaves blow perpendicular to the wind

uncomfortably hot. 4 88 An animal moves in a mechanical manner. 5 89 Huge plumes of smoke rise from the horizon. 6 90 The earth shakes in a deliberate rhythm. 7 91

Criminal Syndicate

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

. Revealing a safe house, whether purposefully or by accident, causes you to lose favor with the syndicate and may see you banned from using them. Syndicate-Owned Businesses. The syndicate owns several

swindles or pickpocketing. Someone with your skills cooperates with others for greater purposes that offer both dangerous risks and splendid rewards. The law of the land is your most persistent enemy

Daoine Gloine

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish

mountains with wild claims of having been lost in the peaks and visiting the city by accident. And though none of them could produce a full map showing the route they took, their stories all shared a

number of the glass statues have been imbued with mechanical-magical power — armatures of the inventor’s own design that animate into ooze-folk. Once the characters enter the ooze to explore the streets

Supernatural Regions

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

Supernatural Regions Not all lands thrive as nature intended. Magical forces, strange interlopers, or tragic events can alter an area’s destiny, fundamentally changing the land. While the flora

nonviolent but unsettling ghost—perhaps a pet, an accident-prone child, or a dismembered big toe—appears and follows one random creature for 24 hours before vanishing. The ghost vanishes if reduced to 0

Lower City Gazetteer

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer

— teaching many of them to read in the process — and then selling the notes directly. Today, Needle prints his broadsheets by the cartload, aided by mechanical scribes purchased from the Hall of Wonders and

across the harbor mouth and keeping anything larger than a rowboat from entering or leaving. As for land-based attacks, the 400-foot-long causeway connecting the Seatower’s islet to the shore needs no

Lower City Gazetteer

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

— teaching many of them to read in the process — and then selling the notes directly. Today, Needle prints his broadsheets by the cartload, aided by mechanical scribes purchased from the Hall of Wonders and

rowboat from entering or leaving. As for land-based attacks, the 400-foot-long causeway connecting the Seatower’s islet to the shore needs no gates or drawbridges, as any attackers foolish enough to

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