more some with only armed from for longer

Xanthoria's Defeat

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

Thunderwing into her phylactery. Armed with the information about Xanthoria’s phylactery, the characters must convince Thunderwing to give up her life to destroy the lichen lich once and for all. Here

longer utter the word “Xanthoria” as they lose their mycelial connection to the lichen lich. Moreover, their spores are no longer contagious.

Journey to Kelvin's Cairn

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

. Atenas Swift, the owner of Frozenfar Expeditions in Caer-Konig, tells the characters that Garret showed up with three well-armed companions (a male goliath, a female lightfoot halfling, and a female

the dwarves have little food to spare and are too busy to entertain guests for any longer than that. Characters who have completed the “Foaming Mugs” quest however, have earned the dwarves’ favor and are welcome to stay as long as they like.

Quest: Tools of Destruction

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

Quest: Tools of Destruction If a character asks to purchase armor or weapons, Kalista explains why she no longer sells those to outsiders. Read the following boxed text aloud: “I used to sell arms

forces thwarted an assault on the keep. After the onslaught, I was sickened to learn that many of the attackers’ weapons bore my maker’s mark. By selling to outsiders, I had unwittingly armed our enemies

Assigning Assets

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

. Cultist Troops. The Cult of the Dragon has thousands of combatants at the Well of Dragons, all armed and dedicated to the glory of the Dragon Queen. Chromatic Dragons. The exact number of chromatic

Wizards not performing the ritual are embedded with mercenary units and troops of armed cultists to provide extra firepower. Mask of the Dragon Queen. The magic of the mask is central to the ritual’s

The Scarlet Sash

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

nursery (area C15). 6 Vinique mimics a dying man’s scream, which sounds like it’s coming from the storage cellar (area C1). The wereravens are wary of visitors, particularly armed ones, and avoid direct

contact with the characters for as long as possible. When they are no longer able to conceal their presence, the wereravens greet the characters in humanoid form, clad in sandals and dusty black robes

Finding the Nimblewright

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

(see “Nim’s Secret” ). Thereafter, armed with Nim’s nimblewright detector, the characters can sweep the city. But by the time they find the nimblewright, it has already delivered the Stone of Golorr

of securing the Stone of Golorr. Try to keep it out of their hands for as long as possible to maximize the suspense. Once the characters have earned the Stone of Golorr, it no longer tries to take

Tu'narath

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

, Vlaakith led them to safety on the Astral Plane inside the floating corpse of a six-armed deity. This being’s body long ago calcified into a great slab of rock, its lower half smashed by some ancient

violence manifests in the form of a great brawl or wild celebration that causes serious damage to their surroundings. When a structure has served its purpose and is no longer useful (or even

The Second Wind

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis

storms off the ship. Within an hour, she finds four veterans who are willing to help her retake the ship. These veterans are armed with pistols (range 30/90 ft.) instead of heavy crossbows. If the Second

’ problems to be fleeting affairs and takes a much longer view of life. Within Starbough’s reach are ten mangonel stones, which the treant can throw like rocks.

Mintarn

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

Waterdeep. The Lords of Waterdeep have decided to reestablish their own navy, and they’ve told the soldiers of Mintarn to leave the city or take a commission among the navy or the city’s other armed

Dagult. Mintarn had been playing the game well, but now it finds itself backed into a corner with few moves left to make. The coin is no longer flowing into its harbors, and many of its best and brightest

Elturgard

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

those few touched by the gods who seek these high ideals; Elturgard’s armed forces swell with men and women who aspire to join the Companions. They are the Hellriders, so named because long ago warriors

Hellriders. The post of High Observer is no longer occupied by a paladin, but by a priest of Torm named Thavius Kreeg, and this to me seems fitting. Paladins should be out in the world, using their divine

Random Encounters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

Random Encounters With routine patrols of heavily armed gray dwarves who can turn invisible, Gracklstugh is a relatively safe place for those who know where they belong and stay there. However

any duergar in the city until such time as the benefit no longer seems appropriate. Drow Emissary A drow proudly wearing the insignia of a drow house travels with an entourage of 1d4 + 1 quaggoth

Cottage Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves

is initially Indifferent toward the characters but can’t abide guests in his kitchen; the longer they linger here, the more irritable he becomes until his attitude shifts to Hostile. If the characters

stand four gingerbread people—each six feet tall and armed with a rolling pin. A candy ladder in the southeast corner of the room leads to a visible trapdoor in the 10-foot-high ceiling. The trapdoor

The Morkoth

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

be armed and ready to face them in battle. Escorting the Morkoth are four merrow loyal to Slarkrethel. These creatures swim alongside the vessel, two on each side, and use their harpoons to impale

or magic weapons. If all four chains are broken, Hekaton’s stasis ends and he is no longer restrained or unconscious. If Hekaton is awakened during a battle, roll initiative for the storm giant king

Exploring the Cemetery

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

prepared for their daily services. Spiral stairs leading down are guarded by two creatures with insectoid features. Each one is armed with a wicked trident. The stairs lead down into the workshop (area G7

the demonic incursion of Elturel — at all costs. If the characters ask about Ravengard, Gideon tells them that an armed group of humans entered the ossuary level earlier. Since they were not demons, he

Random Encounters in Thither

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

. Although Kro’ah has no regard for the life of campestris and finds them quite delicious, he won’t pick a fight with a group of well-armed adventurers. If the characters leave him alone, he gives them some

characters, hoping to soak their hats in the characters’ blood. If the characters seem unable to deal with the redcaps on their own, the pixies use their magic to assist. Once the redcaps are no longer a

Darkhold

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

reputation, are by all accounts no longer the cadre of thieves, assassins, and evil wizards they once were. And strangely enough, according to my source among the Zhentarim, that change in character can

organization into something stronger than before. The man to whom this new Zhentarim owed fealty was a dark knight known only as the Pereghost. The Pereghost had long led the armed forces of the Zhentarim at

Locations A - D

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

times per day. In her youth, she was a member of a traveling carnival and used this power to entertain folks. She no longer cares about using the ability, and no one in Amphail knows she even has it

-king’s attention. After meeting with the clan elders, “Harnoth” demands a private audience with the adventurers in his throne hall. In the presence of three elders (LG male shield dwarf nobles armed with

Locations in Triboar

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

patrols the town, the roads that lead between the outlying ranches, and the eastern half of the Triboar Trail. If needed, Darathra can muster a well-armed militia of fifty in the night, and three hundred by

warns armed guests to keep their blades sheathed during their stay. Urgala has three mastiffs (hunting dogs) that sleep in the ground floor common room, and she employs a staff of six loyal, well-paid

Lower City Gazetteer

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer

Gate for those looking to get their teeth kicked in, or to kick in someone else’s. Always one spilled drink away from a brawl, the bar is the sort of place most don’t visit unless they’re well-armed

physicians, commoners funded the building of a single large facility where everyone could come for treatment. Eager to no longer have every worship service interrupted by contagious congregants, several

Lower City Gazetteer

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

Gate for those looking to get their teeth kicked in, or to kick in someone else’s. Always one spilled drink away from a brawl, the bar is the sort of place most don’t visit unless they’re well-armed

patriars might still be able to afford house calls and personal priests and physicians, commoners funded the building of a single large facility where everyone could come for treatment. Eager to no longer

Giants

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

giants who wield two huge shields like plow blades. These shields bear spikes on their exterior and have hollow interiors into which the dreadnought pours hot coals at the first sign of danger. Armed with

of Vaprak can no longer be hidden then, and the everlasting one is either killed or exiled by its clan. Sometimes small communities of everlasting ones gather and even reproduce, passing the “blessing

World-Shaking Events

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

influential religious sects. Major military leaders control the armed forces of countries. They include military dictators, warlords, and the heads of a ruler’s war council. Minor military leaders

thing that has been consistently true about the world, which is now no longer true due to this leader’s rise or influence. This is the biggest change that occurs when the new leader takes power and

Crushing Wave Cultists

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

genasi armed with a jovial manner and biting sense of humor, Shoalar Quanderil seems like the last person one would expect to be a cruel member of a destructive cult. Nevertheless, Shoalar is the captain

clear that the Temple of the Crushing Wave is no longer secure, Gar retreats to the Plunging Torrents, the water node. Within this node, Gar gains one additional use of his Legendary Resistance trait

Locations R - U

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

elf neighbors. The remaining dwarves of Sundabar have turned their backs on those who offered little or no aid in the city’s time of need. They no longer consider themselves part of the Lords

tombs. Ten Trail A pass leads through the western mountains into the Spine of the World, though the route is nigh impassable in winter because of the snow and ice. Well-armed caravans use the Ten Trail

The Fissure

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

for a creature to tear away the cloth wrappings on itself or another creature. On a failed save, the creature is no longer paralyzed but is compelled to rise along with the zombies and move toward

attacked her and her siblings, driving her away from her mother’s territory and down the Sword Coast. She can also confirm that she saw an armed and armored female human — Sergeant Ava Teeshe — pass

Locations on the Dungeon Level

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

, are armed with clubs, axes, daggers, and various cast-off weapons, as well as seven highly prized crossbows. They obtain food from raids, supplemented by fungus they find in a subterranean cave

and is no longer drunk. On a failed save after 1 hour, the character continues to drink until falling unconscious for several hours, then awakens and remains drunk for 1 hour thereafter. Once a

Fortress Level 3

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

passage led north to the second entrance to the fortress on this level. The sahuagin decided they no longer needed this entrance, so they blocked off the passage by leaning a stone slab up against the

. Several well-armed sahuagin occupy this room. Two sahuagin champions (see appendix C) and six sahuagin keep watch in this area. The bronze gate is normally closed (down). It can be raised and lowered by

Ironslag: Lower Level

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

, and goblins forced to serve the characters are quick to betray them when the characters no longer have the upper hand. 26. Ducal Quarters This T-shaped hallway has doors to the north and south. Each

handmaidens, though they do nothing to comfort her. They are armed with longswords but don’t carry longbows. If the characters try to parley with Cinderhild, she demonstrates the impertinence and mood

Spaceship Locations, Level 1

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

wrecked repair robot lies on its side in this hallway. A casualty of the mutiny initiated by Aphelion, the robot was slain by a crew member armed with a laser pistol. A character who inspects the robot

: Chemical Storage. The majority of the chemicals stored in this room are no longer active or have no use to those ignorant of advanced chemistry. Useful items include three vials of acid, a flask of

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