monsters such with only all for for leave

Prosthetics

Equipment

The brutal warfare and vicious monsters prevalent across Etharis leave many with Grievous Wounds, including missing limbs and other potentially debilitating injuries. The engineers and crafters of

Demilich Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

turns, ending the curse on a success.A Demilich’s Lair A demilich hides its earthly remains and treasures in a labyrinthine tomb guarded by monsters and traps. At the heart of this labyrinth rests

creature enters the tomb’s area, the creature takes 16 (3d10);{"diceNotation":"3d10","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Lair Trait","rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage. Monsters in the

Demilich (Variant) Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

assume a wraithlike form. The skull then emits a terrifying howl that can slay the weak-hearted and leave others trembling with fear. Left alone, it sinks back down and returns to the empty peace of

hit points.A Demilich’s Lair A demilich hides its earthly remains and treasures in a labyrinthine tomb guarded by monsters and traps. At the heart of this labyrinth rests the demilich’s

Sailor Legacy

Backgrounds Player’s Handbook (2014)

You sailed on a seagoing vessel for years. In that time, you faced down mighty storms, monsters of the deep, and those who wanted to sink your craft to the bottomless depths. Your first love is the

board—boatswain, captain, navigator, cook, or some other position? Who were the captain and first mate? Did you leave your ship on good terms with your fellows, or on the run? Skill

Rakdos Cultist

Backgrounds Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

standard circus-style acrobatics with fire, wrought-iron spikes and hooks, and monsters. You can roll a d8 or choose from the options in the Performance Options table to determine your preferred

rage, and it’s sometimes hard to stop. 3 Everything is funny to me, and the most hilarious and bloodiest things leave me cackling with sadistic glee. 4 I derive genuine pleasure from

Pirate Legacy

Backgrounds Player’s Handbook (2014)

You sailed on a seagoing vessel for years. In that time, you faced down mighty storms, monsters of the deep, and those who wanted to sink your craft to the bottomless depths. Your first love is the

board—boatswain, captain, navigator, cook, or some other position? Who were the captain and first mate? Did you leave your ship on good terms with your fellows, or on the run? You spent your youth

Mercenary Veteran

Backgrounds Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide

operate up and down the Sword Coast and throughout the North. Most are small-scale operations that employ a dozen to a hundred folk who offer security services, hunt monsters and brigands, or go to war in

promote elven causes or involve destroying orcs, gnolls, and the like. Prospective employers must leave written word (in Elvish) near Evereska, and the Silent Rain sends a representative if interested. The

Sailor - Baldur's Gate

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

, characters with this background are common. You sailed on a seagoing vessel for years. In that time, you faced down mighty storms, monsters of the deep, and those who wanted to sink your craft to

with all hands? What were your duties on board—boatswain, captain, navigator, cook, or some other position? Who were the captain and first mate? Did you leave your ship on good terms with your

Orc Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

they are more interested in grabbing plunder and food rather than in wanton slaughter. The elderly, children, and any who seem weak or meek enough might escape death. If they leave the population more

or less intact, the orcs leave themselves the option of returning to raid the community over and over. When orcs fight elves, all of that changes. The enmity between the two races cuts to the core

Carceri

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

, and black ice. All form a miserable home for the traitors and backstabbers that are trapped on this prison plane. Optional Rule: Prison Plane No one can leave Carceri easily. Magical efforts to leave

the plane by any spell other than a wish simply fail. Portals and gates that open onto the plane become one-way only. Secret ways out of the plane exist, but they are hidden and well guarded by traps and deadly monsters.

Conclusion

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

, although some monsters might remain. A few cultists retreat to the Fane of the Eye or the Plunging Torrents, while others flee the temple altogether. If Thuluna or Morbeoth remain after the characters leave Crushing Wave territory, the cultists reorganize their defenses to fight off any other incursion.

Dungeon State

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

when the characters leave. You need to track which rooms have been explored, which monsters have been defeated, which secrets remain undiscovered, what treasure has been taken, and so on. If the characters return to an area, your notes can remind you what is different from the original text.

Chapter 1: Monster Lore

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

Chapter 1: Monster Lore Volo has encountered many monsters in his day, few as odious or as ornery as the ones described herein. This chapter takes several iconic D&D monsters and provides additional

varied than the idiosyncratic views presented here. DM, use the material that inspires you and leave the rest.

Chapter 4: On the Road

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen

. The horses are being kept at the dealer’s stables until the characters are ready to leave for Elturel; all their costs are paid for. On horseback, characters can travel the 200 miles from Greenest to

Elturel in about six days. They make the journey without incident, unless you throw an encounter or two at them to spice up the trip or to increase their XP totals. Encounters with bandits, humanoid clans, and roving monsters are appropriate in the untamed expanses of the Greenfields.

Traveling to Horn Enclave

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

enclave in the bodies of the caravan’s wedding party, they can locate the vault, secure the orrery component, and leave when the caravan departs at the end of the day. Should be easy, right? With their

wandering monsters to liven the journey up. Once close enough, the characters can set their franchise down in a safe location away from prying eyes, then approach the wide dirt road leading to Horn Enclave

Character Advancement

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

achieving milestones rather than defeating monsters: Entering a Hag’s Realm. Whenever the characters enter a hag’s realm (Hither, Thither, or Yon) for the first time, everyone in the party receives enough

XP to advance 1 level. For example, when the characters leave the Witchlight Carnival and arrive in Hither for the first time, they gain a level. Encountering a Hag. After the characters encounter a

Chapter 4: On the Road

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons

horses are being kept at the dealer’s stables until the characters are ready to leave for Elturel; all their costs are paid for. On horseback, characters can travel the 200 miles from Greenest to

Elturel in about six days. They make the journey without incident, unless you throw an encounter or two at them to spice up the trip or to increase their XP totals. Encounters with bandits, humanoid clans, and roving monsters are appropriate in the untamed expanses of the Greenfields.

Raiders of Clan Ironeye

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

managed to loot several rooms. But a combination of traps and unexpected monsters has diminished their numbers and dimmed their enthusiasm. Skella is obsessed by artistry and beauty, in stark

they steal and destroy. Skella is willing to parley with adventurers and stay out of their way in exchange for a chance to plunder more of the dungeon and leave in one piece. Her lawful nature means

Location Overview

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath

call the area home: young dragons, trolls, lizardfolk tribes, swamp beasts, and even more aberrant monsters. At best, the forces of civilization hope to keep the High Road safely passable to

. Prisoners are left tied up in cages, then the lizardfolk move in the opposite direction, hoping the trolls leave them alone in favor of the offering.

Carceri

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

frigid realm. Prison Plane Dawn Carlos Unknown horrors are entrapped in the ice of Carceri No one can leave Carceri easily. Magical efforts to leave the plane by any spell other than Wish simply fail

. Portals and gates that open onto the plane become one-way only. Secret passages out of the plane exist, but they are hidden and well guarded by traps and deadly monsters. And though the River Styx

Chapter 3: Adventures with Astarion

compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Astarion's Book of Hungers

and beckons the characters to follow. Lurking on the inn’s walkway (area R6) are two [Tooltip Not Found] and a Helmed Horror, all of which Violet stealthily brought from Cazador’s palace. The monsters

are attempting to pass as decor and ambush the characters when they enter the area. If the characters don’t intend to go upstairs, the monsters head downstairs to fight them. Final Foe. Two [Tooltip

Haunted Keeps

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

castles are haunted by ghosts and prowling monsters. Sensible valley dwellers avoid them. In recent years, four elemental cults have taken over the keeps. The cultists are careful to keep the curious

Hatred. Cult warriors watch the surrounding area but leave travelers close to the spire alone. They want to avoid drawing attention to their activities for now. Sacred Stone Monastery This “keep” is

Absent Players

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

in-game explanation. Monsters don’t attack the character, who returns the favor. On returning, the player resumes playing as if the absence never happened. Narrative Contrivance. Decide the character

is elsewhere while the rest of the party continues the adventure. Come up with in-game reasons for the character to temporarily leave the party and rejoin later, such as following up on a rumor or

Running the Adventure

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6

thoroughly examine and explore. There will inevitably be player actions which the script has not anticipated, and you will have to judge their results. Finally, you can amend and alter monsters and

the hidden cave base camp to rest and regain spells—provided they take moderate precautions not to leave a plain trail or be followed to this sanctuary. Failure to take such basic precautions may lead

Monster Behavior

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

Monster Behavior The attitudes, motivations, and behavior of the monsters in an encounter help determine how a social interaction plays out (and whether it might erupt into combat) and influence the

“Nonplayer Characters” section of chapter 3 to flesh out the details of that individual’s personality and aims. For a group of nameless monsters, you can decide on a personality based on the monsters

Life on the Road

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen

caravan along the way, and others leave according to the dictates of business and fortune. Some travelers ride horses, some walk beside the wagons, and some pay the merchants to ride aboard their wagons

of her guards leave Baldur’s Gate secretly ahead of the caravan and ride north at a fast clip. They are headed for Castle Naerytar in the Mere of Dead Men and won’t be seen again until chapter 6. She

Life on the Road

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons

caravan along the way, and others leave according to the dictates of business and fortune. Some travelers ride horses, some walk beside the wagons, and some pay the merchants to ride aboard their wagons

of her guards leave Baldur’s Gate secretly ahead of the caravan and ride north at a fast clip. They are headed for Castle Naerytar in the Mere of Dead Men and won’t be seen again until chapter 6. She

Welcome to Leilon

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sleeping Dragon’s Wake

disappeared, the people of Leilon were content to leave his tower and the monsters within alone. The Spellplague, a divine phenomenon that twisted Faerûn’s magic, corrupted the tower’s defenses. The

called the Swords of Leilon. When the House of Thalivar released its monsters, the Swords fought to cover the escape of the townsfolk. They died and became ghosts bound to Leilon’s ruins. They now watch

Drowned Sailors

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Intro to Stormwreck Isle

Drowned Sailors Read the following text to start the encounter: As you’re about to leave the beach and start your climb, you hear a ruckus of splashing and a wet, gurgling moan behind you. Three

continue up the path and leave the slow, shambling zombies behind. If the characters turn and fight, this is the first combat encounter in the adventure. Here are the steps you should follow to run it

Wilderness Encounters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish

Encounters d10 Encounter 1 A pack of sprites pester the party, playing tricks and attempting to steal small items until the characters leave their territory. If they are treated with deference, the

golem finally overcome its foe. 4 A leprechaun (use quickling statistics from Volo’s Guide to Monsters) crosses the characters’ path. If successfully caught without being killed, the creature negotiates

A Demilich's Lair

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

A Demilich’s Lair A demilich hides its earthly remains and treasures in a labyrinthine tomb guarded by monsters and traps. At the heart of this labyrinth rests the demilich’s skull and the dust from

following effects in place: The first time a non-evil creature enters the tomb’s area, the creature takes 16 (3d10) necrotic damage. Monsters in the tomb have advantage on saving throws against being

L5. Workshop

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

the west. The hooded figure is a zombie, and five crawling claws hide among the other body parts in the baskets. If intruders do anything other than turn back, the monsters attack. The “Lord of

before the Lord of Lance Rock! Me! Behold my dark terrors!” He’s willing to magnanimously consider a surrender or offers of truce, as long as intruders leave the cave. Stairs. The steps along the north

Invisible Stalker

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

relentlessly pursue their quarry, and they rarely leave evidence of their crimes. Kent Davis In rare cases, an invisible stalker lingers in the world without a spellcaster controlling it. Roll on or

choose a result from the Uncontrolled Invisible Stalkers table to inspire why one of these monsters lurks in an area without a direct command. Uncontrolled Invisible Stalkers 1d6 The Invisible

Creating a Ranger

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

until you mastered the ranger’s ways? Did you leave your apprenticeship, or was your mentor slain — perhaps by the same kind of monster that became your favored enemy? Or perhaps you learned your

your home village? Or did you see too much of the destruction these monsters cause and commit yourself to reining in their depredations? Is your adventuring career a continuation of your work in

Audience with the High Priest

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

Simbon about how straining it must be to busy himself among the common rabble or visit a library. If told about the creatures in the mine, Kedjou believes the description matches that of monsters

position. Despite this being said to his face, Simbon chuckles awkwardly and doesn’t defend himself except to say that everyone’s entitled to their opinion. Kedjou requests the characters leave soon after

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