mechanics spotting with only are from for like

Grung

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

lookout for creatures they can capture and enslave. Grungs use slaves for all manner of menial tasks, but mostly they just like bossing them around. Slaves are fed mildly poisoned food to keep them

Keeper Rookeries

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

Keeper stake out a graveyard in hopes of spotting a legendary creature said to dwell there. 5 The party is hired to collect a parcel from the Blue Water Inn in the Barovian town of Vallaki

, which is secretly run by wereravens. They must not open the package and must get it out of Barovia swiftly. 6 A character glimpses a raven-like figure. When they investigate, they find only the mysterious talisman that it left behind.

Never Alone

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

thessalheart construct is a strange magical-mechanical device that struts about like a chicken, and which features a human heart beating madly behind its glass front. The construct always wanders the zone

Ice Gate Level

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

bits of metal, is a half-finished exoskeletal construct like the ones you encountered in the room you came from. This room contains two duergar mechanics (one male, one female), both of whom turn

3: Private Apartments

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands

Mokhov Lenk Human Jeweler Stat Block: Noble This elderly jeweler can identify and appraise any gemstone. Faultfinder. Lenk has a knack for spotting flaws, be they in things or people

determine which of the strongboxes are fit for sale, and you look like a capable lot. Care to test your mettle on some metal?” If the characters agree, Lenk hands each of them a locked iron

15. Arcanaloth's Sanctum

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

stone shelves that circle the room to a height of 10 feet. Symbol. Inscribed on the floor and covered with a circular rug sewn with repeating eye-like patterns is a nearly invisible, 10-foot-diameter

covers the spell’s triggering glyph, the characters have little chance of spotting the glyph unless they use a detect magic spell or magic that allows them to see through the rug. When the glyph triggers

Mayhem in the Market

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

remarkable about Kala at the moment, but characters who notice her now might recall spotting her later when they hear descriptions of the woman. The milling crowd stymies characters who try to pursue Kala

man’s glassy eyes and puppet-like movement suggest he has been drugged in some way. A protection from poison spell or similar magic ends the effect on the merchant. Victim. The man the merchant is

Curst Escape

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel

around the skull. Characters who have a passive Wisdom (Perception) score of 14 or higher hear bubbling and dirge-like humming from the pool. These noises come from two otyughs partially submerged in the

and Lot Sheng, lawful neutral, human Mercykiller bloodhounds (see Morte’s Planar Parade). Lot’s driftglobe lights the room. On spotting Fellik, Amod asks, “Any luck finding your pops, kid?” Amod and

4. True Entrance

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

. Growling like an angry beast, the slab begins to slide up into the ceiling. When the door opens, the puzzle cubes teleport back to their respective shrines in Omu. Once the door has fully risen, it

, or until the condition is removed with a lesser restoration spell or similar magic. Spotting the seam along the floor requires a successful DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check. Characters can hammer

L4. Workshop

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

corners, or molten tin from the smelting pot splashes on the floor nearby. A character can use an action to try to detect hidden creatures, spotting all three boggles with a successful DC 16 Wisdom

(15 gp for the set) Iron metalworking tongs shaped like the jaws of a snapping dragon (15 gp) BOGGLE OIL A boggle excretes oil from its pores and can make the oil slippery or sticky. Squirt the

Zhentarim

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

Soluun Xibrindas, a renegade drow gunslinger (see appendix B). Soluun hides in the shadows, blade drawn, waiting for the half-elf to stumble by. Spotting him before he strikes requires a successful DC 18

placed four potions of poison in a small silk-lined coffer. The potions look, smell, and taste like potions of mind reading. Awaiting delivery near the God Catcher is Esvele Rosznar, the Black Viper (see

Dimensional Caverns

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

while the characters traverse the tunnel. The tunnel continues for what feels like forever before the ceiling suddenly begins to rise. The walls frame an impossibly tall canyon that slowly widens, the

air becoming hot and heavy with the scent of sulfur. Glowing vents of magma fill a huge cavern with a dull red glow. From somewhere ahead, you hear a deep, echoing caw, sounding like the call of some

Modifying a Class

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

faith, making them proficient with the quarterstaff and nothing else. You could give them a benefit to make up for the loss of proficiencies—something like the monk’s Unarmored Defense class feature, but

their masters, drawn from the sorcerer or wizard lists. Suddenly, the paladin feels like a different class. Be cautious when changing the warlock spell list. Since warlocks regain their spell slots

Zones and Denizens

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

only yakfolk that has a chance of spotting adventurers who invade the village by climbing or flying over the walls is the one watching over the workers in area 7 during the day. Characters who enter the

mines. Raw iron ore from the mines are brought by cart to area 17 and loaded into iron buckets hanging from a carousel-like apparatus called a bucket chain. This bucket chain is turned by a wheel

Journey Stage Challenges

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

course. You decide what this looks like: they might follow the wrong branch of a river, orient themselves to the wrong mountain peak on the horizon, or get turned around in the forest. As a baseline

how well the ground shows signs of a creature’s passage. No roll is necessary in situations where the tracks are obvious, such as following an army along a muddy road. Spotting tracks on bare rock is

Designing Simple Traps

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

effects (an alchemical device that explodes like a fireball). The Deadly entry for characters of 17th level or higher suggests combining a 9th-level and a 5th-level spell into one effect. In this

be hidden to be effective. Otherwise, avoiding the trap is usually easy. A trigger requires a Wisdom (Perception) check if simply spotting it reveals its nature. The characters can foil a pit trap

Ruins Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

the blights from up to 10 feet away. Alternatively, a character within 10 feet of the doorway can look for signs of danger and make a DC 13 Wisdom (Perception) check, spotting the blights on a

13 or higher spot the blights from up to 10 feet away. Alternatively, a character within 10 feet of the doorway can look for signs of danger and make a DC 13 Wisdom (Perception) check, spotting the

Tresendar Manor Dungeon

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

like two ghouls fighting. When the symptoms first strike, the victim takes 5 (2d4) necrotic damage. In addition, a diseased victim regains no hit points or Hit Dice from nonmagical sources, including

character moves any crates before spotting the trap, the three flasks tumble in different directions, exploding in a way that covers the entire room. Each creature in the room takes 2 (1d4) fire damage at

Camp Righteous

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

rowboats are tied off to a short dock. North of the camp is a ridge, built into which is an 80-foot-tall stone statue carved to look like a man with a crocodile on his back. Between the statue’s feet is a

their balance or the rider will fall off. Any moment when they’re not carrying or riding one another, they risk setting off traps like anyone else. If the rider is at least one size category smaller than

Keep Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

or all of the four bandits standing on the wall. They pay no attention to people inside the walls who act like they’re supposed to be there. Bluff. A steep bluff of earth and loose rock on the eastern

Crushing Wave cultists. If they think the characters are cultists, the commoners hurry past with their eyes averted. All other groups challenge the characters if the party looks like it might not belong

Lesser Cavern Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Descent into the Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth

flap-like ears, another protruding tusks, and a third drooping wattles—all are strange and doleful. Adrián Ibarra Lugo A ghastly visage outside the entry caverns portends the dangers within Each

back of the cave is a cranny mostly free of fungus. A black-cloaked figure, motionless, is wedged into the crack. Originally this was another cultivated fungus farm like area L6, but slime molds are

Lesser Caverns Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

entrance and into the unknown. Beside each of these tunnels is a grotesque face carved into the stone. Though each face is slightly different—one has flap-like ears, another protruding tusks, and a third

. Originally this was another cultivated fungus farm like area L7, but slime molds are overtaking the cave. The cloaked figure is the corpse of an elf adventurer who died here, trapped by the green slime

Locations E - H

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

gates. Like the spokes of a wheel, broad, straight avenues lead from each gate to the Bell Market at the city’s center. The streets are clean and wide enough to accommodate large caravan vehicles

flooded through a system of cisterns and pumps. Crowning the roof is an open turret, where a signaling mirror shaped like a crescent moon stands. At any time, from five to fifteen Harpers are in

Locations A - D

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

, and the like. Nalaskur is a member of the Black Network. One of the inn’s few permanent residents is Arik Stillmarsh, a well-dressed, young-looking man with a sallow complexion who lives like a

of a closet. Spotting that door requires a successful DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check. Beliard Beliard is a market-moot for local cattle drovers. It surrounds the intersection of the dusty Dessarin

Abyssal Prisons

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5

prisms must make a DC 13 Wisdom saving throw at the start each of his or her turns. The first time each character fails the save, a wraith that looks like a shadowy duplicate of that character erupts

Var (area 10) has a key in his possession. Steel Orb. A magic steel orb is hidden in a recess in the ceiling 20 feet up. Spotting it requires a successful DC 20 Wisdom (Perception) check. The steel

Thundertree Areas

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver

piles of debris. Several young trees have grown up in the midst of the ruins. The overgrowth conceals a deadly threat—six twig blights lurking among the ordinary foliage. Spotting them requires a

east side of town, the lane opens up to form a small square. Several ruined buildings surround the south side of the square, but a larger, intact structure to the north looks like a barracks. One lane

Cragmaw Castle Areas

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver

the ruined ceiling. Spotting the tripwire requires a passive Wisdom (Perception) score of at least 20, or a successful DC 10 Wisdom (Perception) check if characters are actively searching for traps in

the middle of the room is a hulking beast that looks like a mangy bear with an owl’s head. It rears up and roars when it sees you. The Cragmaws have captured an owlbear and confined it to this tower

Demon Types

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

with such objects. A barlgura looks like a hulking orangutan with a gruesome, drooping visage and tusks jutting from its jaw. Standing just under 8 feet tall, it has broad shoulders and weighs 650

that leaves them open to attack. The lowly chasmes serve more powerful masters as interrogators or taskmasters. A chasme lives to dole out torture as punishment, and has a knack for spotting demons

Lair Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

successful DC 13 Wisdom (Survival) or Intelligence (Investigation) check. Following the tracks allows the party to discover the door automatically. Otherwise, spotting the door requires a successful DC

from coral and wood and appears to have been driven into the creature. If Oceanus is with the party, he identifies the shark’s armor as of sahuagin manufacture and relates that animals like this

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