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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
, preferring to assess intruders first in order to devise the most advantageous approach to dealing with them.
Sapphire dragons watch for signs of Aberrations and other creatures corrupted by the Far Realm
call from beyond this world. I must prepare to answer that call by amassing powerful arms and armor.
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I secretly look forward to adventurers trying to infiltrate my lair. How else could I try
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
by amassing powerful arms and armor.
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I secretly look forward to adventurers trying to infiltrate my lair. How else could I try out new defenses?
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Give me a storied helmet or scimitar
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
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I secretly look forward to adventurers trying to infiltrate my lair. How else could I try out new defenses?
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Give me a storied helmet or scimitar over a pile of gold any day.
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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
significant artifacts.
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I am constantly aware of a call from beyond this world. I must prepare to answer that call by amassing powerful arms and armor.
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I secretly look forward to
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
If you’re considering taking a scaled one along on an adventure, remember this important fact. The strange, inhuman glint in its eyes as it looks you over is the same look you might give a
pleasurable creatures and things are ones that allow lizardfolk to assess more situations as benign rather than fearsome.
Cold and Calculating
Most humanoids describe cold-blooded people as lacking in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
characters announce their arrival by ringing the bell or yelling over the walls, Corwin makes his way over to assess them from the gatehouse, slides back the heavy wooden bar securing the outside door
, and lets them in. If the characters have horses or pack animals, Corwin has Pell look after them while he shows the characters to the guest house (area F3) to store their gear. He then leads them to the dining and trophy hall (area F11) before fetching Falcon, who is usually in his quarters at area F13.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
b’rohgs (see Boo’s Astral Menagerie) appear on the arena floor. They stand fifteen feet tall, have burnt-orange skin, and look somewhat befuddled as the crowd screams excitedly. The b’rohgs 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->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
details to an encounter area at random, look to the tables in appendix A of the Dungeon Master’s Guide to determine room and area features, potential hazards, obstacles, traps, and more. Random Events
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 wizard’s tower. When it chooses to, the galeb duhr can make itself look like an ordinary boulder, remaining perfectly still for years at a time. A galeb duhr is permanently bound to the Material
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Acquisitions Incorporated campaign, where if you fall in combat, your companion isn’t going to assess the resale value of your gear versus the cost of the potion of healing it’ll take to revive you
encounter, you stand at the back of the room and look dangerous. Just focus on a bit of sensitivity training to counter your predator’s instincts and you can be the definitive Acquisitions Incorporated
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- 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
space, causing distractions to fade and making it look unfamiliar. If the lighting’s easy to control, you might adjust it to suggest a setting’s light level. More elaborate techniques might involve
. 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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
without requesting information from a reference librarian (area B4). Characters who look for information without obtaining help discover what they’re looking for only with a successful DC 20 Wisdom
that request verbally or mentally. (The magic of the statue can assess text such as verbal curses that present a danger if read aloud, and the statue ignores requests to read such text.) Cleaning up
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->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
begin, look at the existing options and see what class features they provide. It’s perfectly acceptable for two class options to have similar features, and it’s also fine to look at other classes for
examples of mechanics you can draw on for inspiration. As you design each class feature, ask the following questions: How does the class feature reinforce the story or theme of the class option? Is there
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
below, you can add your proficiency bonus when you make an ability check to create or examine maps, search for new paths in the wild, or assess a route for possible dangers. The Cartographer Franchise
repaid to Head Office. Spyglass of Clairvoyance At rank 2, your Head Office-supplied spyglass becomes a common magic item. As an action, you can look through the spyglass of clairvoyance at a location
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
who’ve used all their spell slots. Local thieves pay them to look the other way when ordered to do so, which becomes important later in the episode. When the characters approach, Captain Truff steps
assigned to map the area, and an engineer needs to assess the integrity of the tunnels to ensure that no further collapses are imminent. If either professional is injured or killed because of negligence
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Screve’s attempts to create monodrones to serve him. These twelve replica modrons look exactly like their true modron counterparts and use the monodrone stat block, with the changes noted in “Replica
or attempt to open the door into area 3. These replica modrons look exactly like their true modron counterparts and use the duodrone stat block, with the changes noted in “Replica Modrons” above. In
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
conceal areas from discovery. Perception. You can spot irregularities in wooden walls or floors, making it easier to find trap doors and secret passages. Stealth. You can quickly assess the weak
, and a ladle. History. Your knowledge of cooking techniques allows you to assess the social patterns involved in a culture’s eating habits. Medicine. When administering treatment, you can transform
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
space from floor to ceiling. Someone who touches the edge of a gate’s field can assess its nature with a successful DC 10 Intelligence (Arcana) check. The field can be disabled by the use of a glyph
into the floor. It exudes wisps of shadowy energy that look like curling black smoke.
Thereafter, you can shorten the description of the gates they encounter to avoid repetition. When a black gate’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
in the Blacklake District known as the Stable Quiver. She’s a shapeshifter, so I can’t say for sure what she’ll look like when you locate her. You can suss her out with the passphrase “That’s a big
character with a merchant, jeweler, or mining background can assess the value of the gems. A character with experience as a jeweler has advantage on this check. A successful check determines that while four
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
place for his experiments. Even as he works for the Six, Hoobur continues to make it look as if he works for Dran Enterprises. The leadership of the Six expects that attacks on two Acquisitions
assess the lens’s magic. With a success, the character understands the properties of the shadow and intuits that a powerful necromantic ritual has transformed the lens. Once the lens’s power has been