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Lizardfolk
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
hold and controls their actions. In contrast, lizardfolk see emotions as traits assigned to other creatures, objects, and situations. A lizardfolk doesn’t think, “I’m scared.&rdquo
’t scared of a troll; instead, they understand that a troll is a fearsome, dangerous creature and react accordingly.
Lizardfolk never become angry in the way others do, but they act with
Classes
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
Monks of the Way of the Long Death are obsessed with the meaning and mechanics of dying. They capture creatures and prepare elaborate experiments to capture, record, and understand the moments of
Classes
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
Monks of the Way of the Long Death are obsessed with the meaning and mechanics of dying. They capture creatures and prepare elaborate experiments to capture, record, and understand the moments of
Species
One Grung Above
THIS IS NONCORE D&D MATERIAL
These game mechanics are usable in your campaign if your DM allows them but not refined by final game design and editing.
Grungs are aggressive froglike
lethargic and compliant. A creature afflicted in this way over a long period of time becomes a shell of its former self and can be restored to normalcy only by magic.
Magic Items
Acquisitions Incorporated
Also at rank 1, you are the beneficiary of a whisper jar — a common magic item resembling an ether-filled jar with a long tap hose. The jar is used to record others’ stories and your own
;Tabaxi on a Hot Tin Roof
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The life’s work of the loremonger who owned the jar before you
3
Every courageous thought you’ve ever had, to cover for how scared you are most of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
their actions. In contrast, lizardfolk see emotions as traits assigned to other creatures, objects, and situations. A lizardfolk doesn’t think, “I’m scared.” Instead, aggressive, stronger creatures
register to the lizardfolk as fearsome beings to be avoided if possible. If such creatures attack, lizardfolk flee, fighting only if cornered. Lizardfolk aren’t scared of a troll; instead, they
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
strategies and ambushes based on their ability to maneuver underground. A sapphire dragon often refrains from striking immediately, preferring to assess intruders first in order to devise the most
martial skills by regularly using a horn of Valhalla to summon berserker;berserker spirits to fight.
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A young sapphire dragon has found a collection of long-forgotten clay golem;clay golems and is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
survive for so long. The typical human would barely make it through a day in the swamps. Still, if other creatures prove useful to lizardfolk, those creatures can trigger a protective response made all
the stronger by their apparent weakness. The lizardfolk assess such beings as hatchlings, young ones incapable of protecting themselves but who might prove useful in the future if they receive care.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
. Lizardfolk focus on survival above all, without sentiment. Lizardfolk assess everyone and everything in terms of utility. Art and beauty have little meaning for them. A sharp sword serves a useful
current level of influence in the world, but it limits their growth. Lizardfolk have no interest in developing writing, making long-term plans, or cultivating other methods to progress beyond their simple existence as hunters and gatherers.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Way of the Long Death Monks of the Way of the Long Death are obsessed with the meaning and mechanics of dying. They capture creatures and prepare elaborate experiments to capture, record, and
required) to have 1 hit point instead. Touch of the Long Death Starting at 17th level, your touch can channel the energy of death into a creature. As an action, you touch one creature within 5 feet of you
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
ability to maneuver underground. A sapphire dragon often refrains from striking immediately, preferring to assess intruders first in order to devise the most advantageous approach to dealing with them
dragon can shape the stone to open or close a passage through a wall, as long as the wall is less than 10 feet thick.
Regional Effects
The region surrounding a legendary sapphire dragon’s lair
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
, “Well done. Now prepare yourselves for the Terror of Doomspace!”
Out of nowhere, a three-foot-long, wide-eyed space guppy appears before you, wagging its tail in a friendly manner.
The characters have
a moment to assess their foe—a space guppy (see Boo’s Astral Menagerie)—before Vocath realizes, to his dismay, that he has released the wrong creature. Realizing his mistake, Vocath throws his arms
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
floor when it appeared. Their leader, the wizard Gallio Elibro, is still up at the tower. The soldiers are too scared to go up and check on him. Any character who succeeds on a DC 12 Wisdom (Insight
chainmail armor. She retreats as the group approaches and is soon lost from sight. Characters who’ve seen the painting of the Swords of Leilon notice a startling resemblance to one of the long dead heroes. When they reach the tower, the woman is nowhere to be seen.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Prepare to Be Scared When planning to play a scary adventure, create a character prepared to be scared. Consider how your character reacts to being frightened and how that affects the creepy
might they throw themself into battle, perhaps recklessly or for too long? Record a default reaction on your character sheet so you can respond consistently when shocking events occur. Beyond this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
the wounded and scared. A character who asks these people what happened learns the following: A bakunawa came out of nowhere and attacked. Its lightning breath and brief rampage caused terror, fires
, and ruin. A bakunawa is a kind of dragon said to hold power over the seas and skies. Dayawlongon was once protected by gigantic bakunawa, but they vanished long ago. Their smaller descendants are rare
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
patrolling the laboratory section (areas 1 to 23). On a 3–4, it patrols the temple section (areas 24 to 39). There are no fixed mechanics for encounters with the thessalhydra, but feel free to have
. Accustomed to inspiring fear, and having grown somewhat lazy in its guardian role, it is usually content to let foes flee from it rather than pursuing. Each time the characters finish a long rest in
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
sapphire dragon often refrains from striking immediately, preferring to assess intruders first in order to devise the most advantageous approach to dealing with them.
Sapphire dragons watch for signs of
through a wall, as long as the wall is less than 10 feet thick.
Regional Effects
The region surrounding a legendary sapphire dragon’s lair is altered by the dragon’s magic, creating one
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
information Position Proficiency: In addition to the proficiencies noted below, you can add your proficiency bonus to an ability check to analyze the operation of a franchise, assess historical records, or
chose a tool proficiency, as well as ink and an ink pen. Whisper Jar Also at rank 1, you are the beneficiary of a whisper jar — a common magic item resembling an ether-filled jar with a long tap hose
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
) to attack anyone who approaches the statue. Statue The purple aura around the sahuagin statue is harmless, and casting dispel magic on the statue removes it. The statue’s arm broke off long ago and
screw threads and is removable. Previous adventurers managed to unscrew it halfway before being scared off by the gray ooze. Unscrewing and removing the head exposes a hidden, charred compartment in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
your way, its tallest specimens growing some five feet high. Even as you assess the best way to pass through it, a hissing sound starts to rise — like uncounted tiny voices whispering in tongues you
to move through patches of mold and fungi instead of trees. Once it casts this spell, the infected creature can’t cast the spell again until it finishes a long rest.
Any creature infected with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
tiny tunnels within the ruins. Having long been hunted by the hags and their evil servants, these fey—including sprites, pixies, and good boggles and satyrs—are too weak and terrified to help in any
have peaceful intent (most likely because they saw through the dryad-hags’ ruse, or they simply want to assess Banrion’s nature themselves), they can approach unarmed and announcing themselves. With
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
calls on how best to “clean up” any incorrect readings or misunderstandings. Noteworthy Occultants: Talanatha Three-Coins Essential Functions: Track kills; assess the value to the franchise of the
living and the dead Position Proficiency: In addition to the proficiencies noted below, you can add your proficiency bonus to an ability check to intimidate a creature close to death, assess what disease
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
those with different tolerances for being scared or who have certain topics that are off-limits for them. Always consider what you can do to make players feel comfortable with your game, even if no
one entirely knows how the horror might unfold. Never assume you know your players’ deepest fears—no matter how long you’ve been roleplaying with them.
Gameplay Questions After your list of topics
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
ago. One of its members, a thief named Kelim the Weasel (NE human spy), wandered off, snuck into this corner of the dungeon, found a spellbook left behind by a long-dead adventurer, and inadvertently
. He wants to sneak out while the gricks are asleep or distracted, but he’s too scared to leave. He has been without food or water for two days. If rescued, Kelim gives his saviors a stolen spellbook as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
heard me this time. I have never been so scared, but I must tell Lady Maria what I have seen. I must!
In her diary, Sarah tried to draw the image of the cover of an old tome Lord Viallis was reading
. The sketch shows a monstrous creature with a bulbous head, long arms, tentacles for legs, and multifaceted eyes (see “Lord Viallis’s Tome” later in the adventure for more information). Sarah also
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Menzoberranzan The characters might decide to visit Menzoberranzan before heading to Gravenhollow, either to learn what the drow know about the arrival of the demon lords or to assess their
’ Alliance, Khalessa has been spying on the drow for years — so long, in fact, that her superiors are beginning to wonder if she’s a defector. Khalessa is a loyal alliance spy with the following
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
greater intelligence than most elementals, allowing it to better assess threats and to communicate with creatures entering its guarded area. Stone Guardian. A galeb duhr doesn’t age or require
. A boulder has statistics like those of a galeb duhr, except it has Intelligence 1 and Charisma 1, it can’t be charmed or frightened, and it lacks this action option. A boulder remains animated as long as the galeb duhr maintains concentration, up to 1 minute (as if concentrating on a spell).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
love for Nimuel makes me feel like my old self.” Flaw. “I compare all mortals I meet to the heroes I’ve known throughout my long life.” The Bakunawa’s Wrath Nimuel introduces Lungtian, then moves on to
of the oldest of its kind. It fought against foreign invaders long ago and has never been hostile toward the land’s people. Pangil ng Buwan was a friend to Lungtian, but the bakunawa disappeared more
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
. When the fighting ends, the farmer is bloodied but angrier at the animals than scared. He thanks the characters and introduces himself as Uncle Polder. Uncle Polder Uncle Polder (neutral good, human
. “I’m all about helping the community, as long as I get the credit.” Life in the Rattle Following the battle, Uncle Polder thanks the characters and asks what brings them out this way. He invites them
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
flesh out your encounter in these ways, go right ahead and finish your creation. Otherwise, take a look at the following sections for some basic advice on adding flavor elements to the simple mechanics
ground can go a long way toward spicing up an encounter. Consider setting your encounter in an area that would provide challenges even if a fight were not taking place there. What potential perils or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
. Furniture, whether by its arrangement or removal, can suggest a specific location. Props can even represent game mechanics, such as tracking hit points with crimson flat glass marbles in clear goblets
-game items are kept away from the play space. Perhaps phones and tablets are permitted as long as they are silenced and used away from the table. Additionally, not everyone is comfortable being
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
rift in the ground but were too scared to go farther.” (See “Cackling Chasm”)
7–8 “Head northwest out of Bremen, an’ you’ll see a pirate ship frozen in the ice less than a quarter mile from shore
. No one’s sure where it came from, but it’s not goin’ anywhere so long as this dark winter lasts. I bet its hold is full o’ treasure!” (See “Dark Duchess”)
9–10 “Did you see the weird comet that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
measures 10 feet long, 5 feet wide, and 1 foot thick. It has a flying speed of 60 feet and can hover. Its movement is controlled via a speed lever and steering wheel. A wheelie sled can transport up
the skeletons of long-dead crew members. Only one survivor remains. A scientist lies in cryogenic sleep within one of the pods. The pod’s interior is coated in a thin layer of frost, but a character
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Intelligence (Investigation) or Wisdom (Perception) check to quickly assess Raah’s reading material determines that the ancient deep crow is highlighting everything, no matter how good or bad the
. If you need mechanics for this scenario, call for DC 14 Charisma (Persuasion) checks from each character offering advice to determine how well Raah takes it. Moving On When the characters have either
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
items; track resources Position Proficiency: In addition to the proficiencies noted below, you can add your proficiency bonus to an ability check to negotiate a price for goods and services, assess the
feature again until you finish a long rest. When you use this feature successfully twice, you cannot use it again until your franchise attains the next rank. TWO DRY CLOAKS
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