more some with only alarm from for live

Young Kruthik

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

attack. Whenever their lair is invaded, kruthik guards send out an alarm by rapidly tapping the stone floor with their sharp legs. In addition to having an acute sense of smell, kruthiks can see in

kruthiks in one area might cause the remaining hive members to move elsewhere. Although they can feed on carrion, kruthiks prefer live prey. They kill enemies by impaling them on their spiked limbs, then

Adult Kruthik

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

sounds can often be heard in advance of a kruthik attack. Whenever their lair is invaded, kruthik guards send out an alarm by rapidly tapping the stone floor with their sharp legs. In addition to

kruthiks have died. Slaying a sufficient number of kruthiks in one area might cause the remaining hive members to move elsewhere. Although they can feed on carrion, kruthiks prefer live prey. They kill

Kruthik Hive Lord

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

series of hisses and chittering noises. These sounds can often be heard in advance of a kruthik attack. Whenever their lair is invaded, kruthik guards send out an alarm by rapidly tapping the stone

carrion, kruthiks prefer live prey. They kill enemies by impaling them on their spiked limbs, then grind up the flesh and bones with mandibles strong enough to chew rock. When several kruthiks gang up on

Sapphire Dragon Wyrmling

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

Intelligence as the spellcasting ability: 1/day each: alarm, Tenser's floating diskThe thunderous clash of conflict is part of the very nature of sapphire dragons. Militant and territorial, they defend

separate pieces, but they float in place, held aloft by psychic energy while the dragons live. These levitating horns and spines shift slightly with the dragons’ moods, bobbing in amusement or

Bugbear Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

. Gang Mentality Since bugbears aren’t a particularly fecund race, their overall population is small and spread over a wide area. Bugbears live in family groups that operate much like gangs. The

a bugbear gang with a special boon. A gang that gains the favor of Hruggek and Grankhul in this way might find that the head will emit a shout when an enemy gets too close (in the fashion of an alarm

Yakfolk Neighbors

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

Yakfolk Neighbors Zalto has come to terms with the yakfolk that live on the mountainside above Ironslag. These malevolent creatures watch over the topmost entrance to the giants’ fortress and also

mount an attack on the village. Yakfolk Village Roster (day) Area Creature(s) Notes 3 2 yakfolk warriors When an alarm sounds, the yakfolk kill their prisoners and then head toward area 8

Approaching Cassalanter Villa

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

meant to raise an alarm and deter petty thieves, not to stop determined adventurers. If the guards spot an intruder, they do the sensible thing: call the authorities. The City Watch has small, single

-person “watch boxes” set up on nearly every street corner in the Sea Ward, including the intersection just outside the gates of Cassalanter Villa. If a guard sounds the alarm, the Watch member on duty

Malar's Throat

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

Malar’s Throat or when the alarm horns blow and there’s no time to reach the safety of the city before undead swarm up the ravine. The people who live in Malar’s Throat don’t consider themselves especially lucky, but what little luck they have, they attribute to the Lady’s presence among them.

Kruthiks

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

. These sounds can often be heard in advance of a kruthik attack. Whenever their lair is invaded, kruthik guards send out an alarm by rapidly tapping the stone floor with their sharp legs. Sharp Senses

, kruthiks prefer live prey. They kill enemies by impaling them on their spiked limbs, then grind up the flesh and bones with mandibles strong enough to chew rock. When several kruthiks gang up on a single

Dark Elves (Drow)

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

of these few heroic drow have tempered some people’s opinions toward the race, although the appearance of a dark elf on the surface remains a rare event and a cause for alarm. Many drow in Faerûn hail

the city-states. Most of these individuals live as outcasts and wanderers, though a rare few find new homes with another race or culture. Drow have the racial traits of dark elves in the Player’s

Red Dragons

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

Red Dragons Ashtyrranthor, an adult red dragon, is mother to six young red dragons that live in the Crystal Labyrinth and defend Crèche K’liir. Ashtyrranthor’s children are named Ashranthax

trait: Innate Spellcasting. Ashtyrranthor’s innate spellcasting ability is Charisma. She can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components: 1/day each: alarm, detect magic

Random Encounters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat

appropriate disguise, the kobolds eye them warily but don’t immediately sound an alarm. Make a single Wisdom check for the kobolds with a DC equal to the lowest of the characters’ checks to disguise

working in this area or passing along the corridor. Disguises are ineffective against the ice toads, which know what creatures live in Oyaviggaton at any given time. If they see anything unexpected

Random Encounters

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

appropriate disguise, the kobolds eye them warily but don’t immediately sound an alarm. Make a single Wisdom check for the kobolds with a DC equal to the lowest of the characters’ checks to disguise

for statistics) is working in this area or passing along the corridor. Disguises are ineffective against the ice toads, which know what creatures live in Oyaviggaton at any given time. If they see

General Features

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

manned by kobolds, while warriors man the one above. The guards have horns to blow when they must sound an alarm. Prisoners. The cultists’ prisoners are kept at area 1. Currently, only eight prisoners

are concerned about keeping quiet, then a successful DC 10 Dexterity (Stealth) check ensures that no rocks break loose and rattle down. Tents. The raiders live in circular huts made from closely spaced

General Features

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

. The tower at the mouth of the hollow is manned by kobolds, while warriors man the one above. The guards have horns to blow when they must sound an alarm. Prisoners. The cultists’ prisoners are kept at

the climb without falling. If characters are concerned about keeping quiet, then a successful DC 10 Dexterity (Stealth) check ensures that no rocks break loose and rattle down. Tents. The raiders live

Cavemouth (Areas L10–L11)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault

Cavemouth district is where most of Little Lockford’s miners live and work. Two roads lead to the mines, which are not shown on map 5.2. The bridges to Cavemouth have been raised, and the streetlamps

Poots—as if Poots were standing right next to her. (Ignus doesn’t know that “Poots” is also the command word to bypass the alarm spell on Tockworth’s safe.)

N9. Vistani Camp

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd

survivors live in secret places such as this. They have dark skin and hair, but otherwise they are similar to wood elves (as described in the Player’s Handbook). One of Strahd’s old brides, Patrina

Velikovna, used to live here. Her brother, Kasimir Velikov, still does. The dusk elves reside in small homes built into the hillside and are mostly self-sufficient. They are skilled trackers, and many of

Karkolohk Locations (K8-K13)

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

contains an adult goblin and 1d6 goblin children (noncombatants). When the fortress comes under attack, the goblins who live here pull up their rope ladders, which makes getting to the huts difficult. A

. If an alarm sounds, the guards drop a heavy wooden crossbar across the double door to the south until Chief Yarb-Gnock gives the order to remove it. A ram or a similar siege weapon is needed to break

Zones and Denizens

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

these two zones. An alarm raised in one zone has no effect on the alert status of the other zone. During the day, some of the yakfolk oversee workers in the mill (area 3), the barns (areas 4A–4C), and the

them. To conquer the village, the adventurers must defeat all adult yakfolk that live here. If the adventurers approach the village in a nonthreatening manner, Chief Kartha-Kaya welcomes them with

Bugbears

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

aren’t a particularly fecund race, their overall population is small and spread over a wide area. Bugbears live in family groups that operate much like gangs. The individuals in a group typically number

way might find that the head will emit a shout when an enemy gets too close (in the fashion of an alarm spell). Sometimes the heads of people who have information the bugbears need speak their secrets amid blubbered pleas for mercy (as with the speak with dead spell).

Goldenfields Locations

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

. The watch posts are far enough apart that shouts of alarm are ineffective. If a watch post needs to sound an alarm, a guard runs to the pagoda and strikes the gong with a heavy mallet. The pagodas are

differentiating it from its neighbors. Most of Goldenfields’ workers are human commoners. A handful of peaceful Chauntea worshipers (NG male and female druids of various races and ethnicities) live and work

Vault Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

robes watches over this chamber. An inscription at the base of the statue reads, in Elvish: “It is not surrender. Live to fight again another day.” Treasure. A weapon rack in the room holds a black

; he carries an iron key that unlocks the doors to areas V7 and area V10. Raising the Alarm. If a wraith spots an intruder or is attacked, it uses its action to blow its horn. Creatures within 100 feet

The Mountain Door

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2

best of their ability unless prevented or interrupted by the player characters. Round 1. After sounding the alarm, the sentries in area 1 (Wark and Thark) flee south to area 2. Round 2. The orcs in

. Round 4. Wark and Thark slip through to area 5 to spread the alarm, alerting the orcs in areas 11 and 14. Round 5. The orc that shut the double doors in area 3 moves to area 4 or 4a while the

Fort Beluarian

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

from her patrols to the south. They’ve crossed the trails of large creatures in the jungle that don’t match anything known to live in Chult. If the characters are planning to explore the region between

are set by the Flaming Fist. 4. Bazaar A dozen traders live within the fort and manage its bazaar. Soldiers from the fort are only a tiny part of their business. Most of their trade involves selling

Spaceship Locations, Level 1

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

that skitters away on tiny hairs if placed on the floor 6 Live concussion grenade that explodes on delivery S6: Security Checkpoint Three intimidating robots sort smooth, featureless devices the

that pervades these rooms and area S15. S16a: Living Quarters. Four vegepygmy scavengers live in each of these repurposed passenger quarters, for a total of twenty-eight vegepygmies. If combat breaks

NPCs by Guild

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

absence of order, we must establish it.” Flaw: “If Ravnica didn’t need me, I would prefer to live a life of solitude and contemplation.” Isperia Gargantuan monstrosity, lawful neutral Armor Class

). The lawmage has the following wizard spells prepared: Cantrips (at will): fire bolt, friends, light, message 1st level (4 slots): alarm, expeditious retreat, shield 2nd level (3 slots): arcane

Ship Locations

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

” several times, squawks again, and then falls quiet. Its cries do not alert or alarm the smugglers, who are used to the noisy bird. Development. The prisoner in area 14 might hear the characters in

normal variety and harmless. The bilge offers only 4 feet of headroom. Two swarms of rot grubs (see appendix C) live in the garbage island around the mast. A gold coin among the trash is the source of the

Briny Maze Locations

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

. Two phase spiders live here and are responsible for the flimsy webbing. The spiders can’t use their Ethereal Jaunt ability in the Briny Maze and scuttle from known dangers like the encephalon cluster

Rods. The two rods here create an electric circuit that activates something in the Briny Maze when connected. Lowarnizel believes it to be a doorway; Gossa worries that it’s an alarm. Endless Void. The

Locations on the Entrance Level

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

four heads to watch in all directions. If the guard at the gate sounds the alarm, these creatures move to hold the mouth of the entryway until help arrives from area 3, area 18, or areas 21–25. The

, and three 100 gp gems. 19. Servants’ Quarters This room currently holds four fire giant servants (use the hill giant statistics, plus immunity to fire damage). The others that live here are presently

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