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Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Headless Summoning (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). If the dullahan is reduced to 0 hit points, it doesn’t die or fall unconscious. Instead, it regains 97 hit points. In addition, it
searches. The Dullahan Legends table suggests dullahan hauntings that might be the stuff of local legends.
Dullahan Legends
d4
Haunting
1
A dullahan pursues anyone who has one of the
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.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
41. Privies This room is divided into four stone privies with holes cut into their floors and long-disused lavatory pits below. An invisible gray slaad lurks in the privy to the south. It attacks anyone who searches or uses its privy.
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
character who searches it and succeeds on a DC 10 Wisdom (Perception) check discovers that the mantelpiece is actually a lid concealing a long, hidden compartment. The wizard who built the manse hid her staff of birdcalls here.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
2. Clacking Floor The stones that comprise the floor of this 10-foot-high chamber make clacking noises when stepped on — a crude but effective alarm system installed by dwarves long ago. A character
who searches the floor for traps before stepping on it discovers the hidden alarm system with a successful DC 20 Wisdom (Perception) check. A secret door in the west wall opens into area 3, and north
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
. Stalactites cover the ceiling of the wide tunnel that leads south (to area 5). Eight piercers lurk among them.
Any character who searches for tracks along a path can make a Wisdom (Survival) check. On a
first light-carrying creature to cross the cavern. Whether it hits or misses, this piercer can’t attack again until it makes the long, slow climb back to the cavern ceiling. After the first piercer drops, avoiding the cavern’s stalactite formations becomes a simple matter.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
. Map Room The shelves along the walls of this cavern are piled high with leather and bone tubes holding maps of planar locations and small, unnamed dungeons. A character who searches through the maps
chairs in this rough-walled room face 2-foot-long, 6-inch-wide window slits through which can be seen the void of space.
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
ages, it seemed, and would have collapsed under the weight of neglect were it not for the magic wards placed on it long ago. Recently, the tower was taken over by the legendary vampire hunter Rudolph
his protégé, Ezmerelda d’Avenir, who has taken to living in the tower while she searches for her mentor. She isn’t present when the characters arrive, however. Van Richten has returned, the old fool
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
searches the drawers of the desk finds several maps of the waters around the Sword Coast, quite a few romance novels, and a diary written in Elvish tracking the tides around Luskan. Treasure. A character who
searches the bed finds a concealed drawer in the bed frame, beneath the sheets. Inside the drawer are Deloz’s neatly folded clothing and a potion of water breathing T5. Crystal Chamber The door to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
outside the stalagmite tower long enough might see Ezzat open the outer door to release his pseudodragon, Ipses (see area 17). The lich stands in the open doorway while Ipses hunts vermin and gathers up
retreat inside.
Ipses has long been denied the taste of good food and simply can’t resist an offering of fruit, candy, cheese, or some other delicacy. If the pseudodragon goes missing in the cavern
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
check made using thieves’ tools. Within the chest is an invisible key, 3 inches long and made of brass. Any character who manually searches inside the chest feels the key, which unlocks the clock in
tiles that fall apart beneath 100 pounds or more of weight. Any character who searches the floor notices the unusual stonework and smells the acid below with a successful DC 13 Wisdom (Perception
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Bugbears. Two bugbears stand guard at the east end of this long hall, where it narrows to a width of 10 feet.
Dart Traps. The northern wall conceals five poison dart traps, triggered by hidden
in the walls north of the pressure plates. A character who searches the hall for traps and succeeds on a DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check spots the nearest pressure plate and the dart holes in the wall
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
K19. Grand Landing Massive stairs rise to a landing twenty feet wide by forty feet long. Stone arches support a ceiling covered with frescoes twenty feet overhead. The frescoes depict armored knights
wall activates the suits of armor. Both suits of armor are mechanical traps, each one activated by a pressure plate hidden in the floor in front of its alcove. A character who searches for traps in one
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
, kept in its current rotten state by the will of Strahd. The toy figure of the groom from the top of the cake was cast on the floor long ago. A character who searches the dusty floor finds the figurine
K36. Dining Hall of the Count Dust assaults your lungs. A sweet yet pungent smell of decay fills this room, in the center of which stands a long oak table. A blanket of dust covers the tabletop and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
16. Papazotl’s Shrine Crocodiles wallow in this muddy lake bed, from which rises a walled ruin. Two columns flank the entrance, carved with images of a long-legged bird with a needle-like beak. At
mosaic floor depicts a tall bird using its long, pointy beak to pin a monstrous frog-like creature with tentacles sprouting from its shoulders. Set into the far wall is a set of heavy stone doors
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
basement of the Ruins of Caerdoon, which is just a few miles to the north of the Fortress Badlands. They also learn that the ritual will be complete in about a week. Secret Door. A character who searches
Basin. The copper basin contains a gallon of fresh blood. So long as she can see the basin and there’s a gallon or more of blood in it, Y’demi can use the following bonus action: Sanguine Tentacles (1
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Hall This chamber is decorated with oil paintings depicting life in Easthaven, including a large painting of the town itself on the north wall. Mounted on the south wall is a five-foot-long, stuffed
partially concealed behind a tall, slender oil painting of fishing boats on Lac Dinneshere. It pulls open to reveal the speaker’s office (area T3) beyond. Any character who searches the wall for
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->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
piece is deeper in the heart. Treasure. The heart absorbed detritus from the wreckage of the Lambent Zenith’s safe room and bridge. A character who searches through the detritus and succeeds on a DC 15
skinless snake. Its long, draconic snout drips with venom as it slumbers.
The creature sleeping on the ceiling is the hertilod (see appendix A) that swallowed the next rod piece. A character can move
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
unlock it is located at the bottom of a hidden pit. Pit Trap. The pit in this hall is 10 feet wide and 30 feet deep. A character who searches the floor for traps and succeeds on a DC 20 Wisdom
long as the character can reach the mechanism at the top of the pit and can see. Hidden among the flagstones on the pit’s floor is a stone button that, when pressed, unlocks the secret door to area 29d
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
chests of drawers and wardrobes spilling over with garments.
If a character searches the dressing room for something fun, roll on the Costumes and Accessories table to determine what they find
3 Casket of costume jewelry 4 Front and rear halves of a two-person unicorn costume 5 Retractable dagger (harmless) 6 Pair of stilts and long, bright purple trousers 7 Enough animated face paint for
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->Tomb of Annihilation
skeleton embedded in the opposite wall holds an iron sconce with a burning red candle in it.
The skeleton is all that remains of a dead Omuan engineer. As long as the candle remains in this cell, it
pour into the cell through rows of tiny holes in the ten-foot-high ceiling.
The candle is a distraction and offers no way out of the cell. As long as it remains in this cell, the candle burns
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
. Getting Inside Characters who bang on the prison’s north or south door are admitted into a 30-foot-long entry corridor, where they are greeted by the three guards (veterans) stationed in the nearby
guard room (area R3). These guards insist on confiscating the characters’ weapons. In addition, one guard searches each character for concealed weapons. A character can conceal a dagger or similarly
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
wilderness trek without checking for encounters along the way. Just as movies use travel montages to convey long and arduous journeys in a matter of seconds, you can use a few sentences of descriptive
of flowers in an elven forest. In addition to evocative language, visual aids can help set the scene for the characters’ travels. Image searches on the Internet can lead you to breathtaking landscapes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
? Does replacing the feature affect how long the party can continue adventuring in a day? Does the feature consume resources provided elsewhere in the class? Does the feature work all the time, or is it
regained after a short rest, a long rest, or some other length of time? Armed with answers to these questions, you can start designing new features that replace the ones you are removing. It’s fine if
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
clothes sized for a woman. A character who searches the chest and succeeds on a DC 12 Intelligence (Investigation) check finds a pair of overalls with a pocket containing thirteen rings—plain rings
, wedding bands, and formal jewelry sized for men and women—worth 2d10 gp each. F5: Dining Room A long plain table, a wooden sideboard, and several chairs lie shattered on the floor. The debris is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
about infinitely long, psychedelic serpents. When the creature awakes, it gains inspiration. Secret Path. A character who searches this cavern and succeeds on a DC 18 Wisdom (Perception) check
removed, the poison mist ceases rising from the water. Snake’s Skin. Partially submerged in the pool is a 100-foot-long, opalescent skin shed by the gigantic anaconda Chimagua. The skin has AC 15, hp
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
District Garrison If the characters visit the district garrison, there’s a 30 percent chance that Constable Jute is there. Otherwise, she’s on patrol and returns in 1d8 hours. As long as the
murder was committed on Mr. Dory’s orders by one of his skum minions (see appendix C). Dory wants to maintain the momentum of fear in the Styes while he searches for a replacement for Jarme. The deed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
who befriends the characters might linger in the story long after the ally’s personal goals have been accomplished (especially if the players enjoy that NPC). If you’re using The Deck of Many Things
hint at the ally’s appearance or name. Seeker Ally Find the one who searches; you need not look far, and both of you will benefit.
This ally hopes to find someone or something in a place the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
strewn with rubble — stone from the crumbling walls and wood from the partially collapsed roof. The rubble counts as difficult terrain. Treasure. Any character who searches through the rubble finds a
DC 12 Charisma (Persuasion) check. If Moog is also bribed with food or treasure, this check is made with advantage. If the check succeeds, Moog stops attacking long enough to hear what the character
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
clay pots suggest this long chamber was once a series of sleeping quarters and storage spaces. Stray yellowed bones litter the dirt floor.
A character who examines the rodent-gnawed bones and
who searches the debris and succeeds on a DC 16 Intelligence (Investigation) check finds a rotting courier’s pack containing a spell scroll of scrying and three packets of dust of disappearance. Y3
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
swarming around two winged kobolds with blue paint smeared across their long snouts. The kobolds are fighting fiercely, but they seem close to being overwhelmed.
The two winged kobolds are locked in
if the journal is opened without the use of its original key, which is long lost. A character who makes a successful DC 11 Intelligence (Arcana) check can determine how to disarm the trap: by