mechanics stray with only are from for long

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

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.

Bugbear Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

of the bushes and strangle you. If you stray too far from the house at night, bugbears will scoop you up to devour you in their den. If a bugbear cuts off your head, your soul stays trapped inside

, bugbears are ambush predators accustomed to long periods of inactivity broken by short bursts of murderous energy. Ferocious though they may be, bugbears aren’t built for extended periods of exertion

Way of the Long Death

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

Far Traveler

Backgrounds Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide

course, you followed an equally long route when you came north from your place of birth. Though it isn’t unusual for Zakharans to visit the southern extremes of Faerûn for trading purposes, few

of them stray as far from home as you have. You might be traveling to discover what wonders are to be found outside the deserts and sword-like mountains of your homeland, or perhaps you are on a

10. Xorta's Flute

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

behind natural columns of rock. She uses her Stone Camouflage trait to blend in with her surroundings. Xorta has a mind to explore more of Undermountain, but her parents won’t let her stray far. She

lacks the courage to defy them and knows they won’t let her leave. She has a 4-foot-long stone flute and likes to play it here because the acoustics are favorable. She’s still learning how to play

The Far Realm

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

The Far Realm The Far Realm is outside the known multiverse. In fact, it might be an entirely separate universe with its own physical and magical laws. Where stray energies from the Far Realm leak

elves once opened a vast portal to the Far Realm within a mountain called Firestorm Peak, but their civilization imploded in bloody terror and the portal’s location — even its home world — is long forgotten. Lost portals might still exist, marked by an alien magic that mutates the area around them.

Triumph Turned Sour

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

long ago labeled the lost clan as heretics, spoken of now only as an object lesson concerning the fate of dwarves who stray from Moradin’s teachings. When Laduguer protested this treatment, the priests

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

. 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

Far Realm

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

entirely separate universe with its own physical and magical laws. Where stray energies from the Far Realm leak onto another plane, matter is warped into alien shapes that defy understandable geometry

Peak, but their civilization imploded in bloody terror, and the portal’s location—even its home world—is long forgotten. Lost portals might still exist, marked by an alien magic that transforms the

Step 5: Add Flavor

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

Ankheg

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

. 5 A piece of ankheg carapace usable as a Shield. 6 A pouch with 2d6 GP near a puddle of acid. 7 A stray farm or woodland animal. 8 A viciously mauled scarecrow. Ankheg Large Monstrosity, Unaligned

30-foot-long, 5-foot-wide Line. Failure: 14 (4d6) Acid damage. Success: Half damage. John Patrick Gañas Arcanaloth Yugoloth of Magical Manipulation Habitat: Planar (Lower Planes

79. Hall of Finality

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

79. Hall of Finality Behind the curtain is a ten-foot-wide, forty-five-foot-long hallway set with four decorative archways that have blank walls within them. Three paths marked out in red, gold, and

wall sconce at the far end of the hall. Mounted below it is a bronze plaque that bears a warning in Common: “Behold the fate of those who defy me!” The torch remains lit and doesn’t burn down as long

Modifying a Class

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

Attack on Triboar

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

make their way toward the north campground (area T2). The fire giants are so intimidating that most townsfolk stop what they’re doing and flee, heading south along the Long Road. Others hunker down in

NPCs” section at the start of this chapter. If the players try to keep the special NPCs out of the fight, you can endanger them by having stray orogs or magmins threaten the NPCs directly, thereby

Acheron Attacks

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

, conical projectiles—each made of rusted iron and over fifteen feet long—blast through the gate in rapid succession, impacting amid Rigus’s defenders. Soldiers scream and barricades shatter. Then a wave of

appears in an unoccupied space adjacent to the map’s edge near a random character. 6–9 A stray heavy crossbow bolt targets a random character. The attack has a +4 bonus to hit and deals 7 (1d10 + 2

Finders Guild

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

recognize that orcs and half-orcs are worthy of the same courtesies and opportunities as races long established in society, and house members are now using their status to do the same for various other

common origins in the Shadow Marches, and the druids remain friendly with the house and its Finders’ Guild. In the Marches, the guild often helps the druids locate stray aberrations and open portals

Glasya

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

. Glasya, the rebellious daughter of Asmodeus, rules the place and oversees the punishments doled out to devils that stray from their assigned tasks. These lawbreakers are put on trial in Phlegethos, and if

, crime pays as long as you avoid being convicted. Prison and Torture Chamber Malbolge comprises one infinitely large, steep-sloped mountain. Boulders and other debris rain down from its heights in

Inside the Combine

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica

connects to ancient, long-forgotten ocean waters. A zonot is a distinct Simic habitat with its own culture and ecosystem, as well as a leader called a Speaker. The Speakers of all nine zonots form the

the Holdfast and the Upwelling. The Holdfast principle, named for the biological mechanism that keeps kelp and sponges anchored to the sea floor, advises members of the Simic Combine never to stray so

Where Are You From?

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

south some more.” Of course, you followed an equally long route when you came north from your place of birth. Though it isn’t unusual for Zakharans to visit the southern extremes of Faerûn for trading

purposes, few of them stray as far from home as you have. You might be traveling to discover what wonders are to be found outside the deserts and sword-like mountains of your homeland, or perhaps you

Bugbears

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

bushes and strangle you. If you stray too far from the house at night, bugbears will scoop you up to devour you in their den. If a bugbear cuts off your head, your soul stays trapped inside, and the

accustomed to long periods of inactivity broken by short bursts of murderous energy. Ferocious though they may be, bugbears aren’t built for extended periods of exertion. One useful trick: if ye face bugbears

Finding Floon

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

gnome who spies for the Xanathar Guild. A few years ago, he survived the detonation of a gas spore in Undermountain and inherited some stray beholder memories. Driven by a compulsion to carve out his

gets them to open up. Floon’s Fate. Several of the regulars remember seeing Volo and Floon drinking together a couple of nights ago. After Volo left, Floon stuck around long enough to meet with another

Sleeping Giant

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

barrels and crates of foodstuffs have been ransacked. A character who succeeds on a DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check while scanning the kitchen notices a trail of stray copper and silver pieces on the

mistook the creatures for misbehaving children due to their stature, but then she noticed their long, flat ears and sharpened teeth. They also all carried weapons. Damaged Bar. Much to Grista’s surprise

Landgrave's Folly

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

aboleths might stray too close to the pit and be pulled in by the juvenile kraken; see the next section for more information. A fight isn’t inevitable, however. Making a Deal. These aboleths have two

already monstrous to behold, with oily, dark green flesh, 20-foot-long arms, and a ravenous mouth lined with hundreds of dagger-like teeth. Its enormous eyes are surrounded by an aura of red energy, the

Encounter Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries

the coral. They find that the plant life is healthy, and they see long claw marks in the coral leading to and from the flooded cave. Any character who has a passive Wisdom (Perception) score of 14 or

companions were the ones who found Zikran’s Zephyrean Tome and used it to gain entry into Candlekeep.) A stray map describes a route to a mountain range farther south, labeled the Cloud Peaks. A

The Streets of Sharn

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

to get to the middle and upper wards! Reasonable rates!" 19–22 An ogre eating several rats on a skewer spits out a rodent skull at your feet. 23–26 A playful stray mastiff wags its tail as it

rats in a merry dance. 77–80 Four orcs jab at an ochre jelly with long staffs, trying to herd the ooze into the sewers. 81–82 Several Cyran refugees are gathered in a circle, singing a haunting song. 83

Yun Dynasty Ruins Locations

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

and long life. Four of them have the following contents: rotted documents, a suit of adamantine splint mail, slippers of spider climbing, and ancient coins worth 5,000 gp. The fifth cabinet radiates

Forge Level (X27-X37)

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

stacks of granite tablets. Behind them lurks a long-bearded duergar wearing black robes and a tall black miter. Klondorn Klondorn, the duergar priest of Deep Duerra and Xardorok’s trusted advisor

. Xardorok is unaware of Klondorn’s true nature. In the guise of a duergar, the devil earned Xardorok’s confidence and refuses to be intimidated by a stray band of adventurers. If the characters threaten

Metallic Dragons

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

part with the item. Solitary Shapeshifters. At some point in their long lives, metallic dragons gain the magical ability to assume the forms of humanoids and beasts. When a dragon learns how to

disguise itself, it might immerse itself in other cultures for a time. Some dragons are too shy or paranoid to stray far from their lairs and their treasure hoards, but bolder dragons love to wander city

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