mechanical some with only arises from for land

Advanced Detention Drone

Monsters The Book of Many Things

do so, the wearer must cast the spell on the drone. The spell has no effect but is stored within the drone. When commanded to do so by the wearer or when a situation arises that was predefined by the

mechanical animal or plant. This Construct doesn’t have a control amulet and can’t be controlled like other shield guardian;shield guardians.Poison

Shield Guardian Detention Drone

Monsters The Book of Many Things

arises that was predefined by the spellcaster, the drone casts the stored spell with any parameters set by the original caster, requiring no components. When the spell is cast or a new spell is stored

a +2 bonus to the wearer’s AC if the drone is within 5 feet of the wearer.Detention drones vary in size, strength, and shape, though most are shaped like some kind of mechanical animal or plant.Poison

Triton Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

elemental planes, and other dangerous spots far from the eyes of land-bound folk. Long-established guardians of the deep ocean floor, in recent years the noble tritons have become increasingly active in

arrogant. They see themselves as caretakers of the sea, and they expect other creatures to pay them deep respect, if not complete deference. This attitude might grate on others, but it arises from a seed

Lower Tavick's Landing

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

Lower Tavick’s Landing Two land routes to Sharn both end at Lower Tavick’s Landing. The Orien lightning rail deposits passengers in the district of Terminus, while those who travel to Sharn on the

, but High Walls is designed to serve as a fortress prison if the need arises, and the Sharn Watch keeps an eye out for any signs of unrest.

Acknowledgments

compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild

hut held inside a permanent rope trick) came from a Dragon+ livestream question. And the name for Lynx’s mechanical guide came from the third edition adventure “Legend of the Silver Skeleton,” based

Creatlach is from “creatlach” (skeleton). Ard-Sagart, the Temple of Moloch’s high priest, arises from trying to assemble the Irish words for “high priest.” Mack Francache, the wererat thief, is 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

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

Mayhem in the Market

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

, even as a more pressing distraction arises. The characters won’t realize it yet, but Kala has just targeted another scion of the Kings of Coin, Arel Avim. She has used a poison of her own design to

make an innocent merchant attack the local lordling. Kala Mabarin Kala Mabarin (neutral evil, human druid) is a skilled herbalist and datura, a protector of the spirits of the land. After years in the

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

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

World-Shaking Events

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

table resemble those that affect our own world. Think of planar warps and magic gone awry like nuclear incidents; they’re big events that unnaturally alter the land and its people. For example, in the

the land and effectively eliminates a place the characters once knew. Leave one or two survivors to tell the characters what happened, and ensure that the characters feel the depth of the catastrophe

Screaming Devilkin

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1

. Screaming Terrors. A screaming devilkin sometimes arises when a creature in the Feywild is overcome with panic to the point that it screams, babbles, and otherwise loses control of its faculties. When such

an evil presence in the land, such as a cruel overlord or a vicious necromancer, they may offer an alliance if the villain offers plenty of opportunities for them to engage in wanton destruction and

Daoine Gloine

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

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

set, and is framed by a complex mechanical filigree. This device is a two-way monitor that can be activated by a successful DC 16 Intelligence (Arcana) check. Doing so shows a silent view through the

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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