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Guardian Portrait

Monsters Curse of Strahd

becomes inanimate and is too damaged to be of much use or value to anyone. A guardian portrait looks like a finely rendered and beautifully framed work of art, usually depicting someone important in a

follow creatures that move in front of them. Innate Spells. When a guardian portrait attacks, the figure in the painting animates and moves as though alive (albeit in two dimensions). The guardian

Shaldoor

Monsters Storm King's Thunder

be on the front lines in this great conflict! Ideal: “Giants are made for war—storm giants most of all!” Bond: “Ostoria is gone, yet I long for the return of a mighty giant

empire.” Flaw: “I like to rain destruction down upon my enemies, and I never show them mercy.”Lightning, ThunderCold

Grippli Warrior

Monsters Candlekeep Mysteries

","rollAction":"Shortbow","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage if the grippli had advantage on the attack roll.At first glance or from a distance, a grippli looks like a large frog. Its head and

body are indeed those of a frog, but its front extremities end in hands with fingers that enable it to manipulate weapons and other objects, and its rear legs have similar digits that it can use for

Paralysis Pistol

Equipment

This curious-looking pistol is shaped like a large, glass bulb with a handle on the bottom and brass prongs protruding from its front. The weapon is powered by an energy cell stored in its grip

Entertainer Legacy

Backgrounds Player’s Handbook (2014)

You thrive in front of an audience. You know how to entrance them, entertain them, and even inspire them. Your poetics can stir the hearts of those who hear you, awakening grief or joy, laughter or

who we are. (Lawful) 3 Creativity. The world is in need of new ideas and bold action. (Chaotic) 4 Greed. I’m only in it for the money and fame. (Evil) 5 People. I like seeing the

Young Deep Dragon Legacy

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

instill fear and scar the mind. Deep dragons’ black-and-gray hide is smooth like a salamander’s, and their eyes are pale. As they age, their spore breath causes fungi to bloom across their

skin, especially around the head and neck. Their wings are attached to their front legs and can fold in close to the body, allowing deep dragons to easily maneuver through relatively narrow tunnels

Deep Dragon Wyrmling Legacy

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

; black-and-gray hide is smooth like a salamander’s, and their eyes are pale. As they age, their spore breath causes fungi to bloom across their skin, especially around the head and neck. Their

wings are attached to their front legs and can fold in close to the body, allowing deep dragons to easily maneuver through relatively narrow tunnels. Deep dragons often hoard secrets, delighting in

Entertainer - Baldur's Gate

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

find ready audiences, and the constant flow of travelers means that both new spectators and new spectacles are always passing through. You thrive in front of an audience. You know how to entrance them

’ve learned that most of the real business of entertainment (or any other venture) happens behind the scenes. It’s easy for you to case what sorts of audiences attend what venue — like

Gnome Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

Skinny and flaxen-haired, his skin walnut brown and his eyes a startling turquoise, Burgell stood half as tall as Aeron and had to climb up on a stool to look out the peephole. Like most

gave Burgell room to pack in all his gnome-sized gear. The front room was his workshop, and it contained a bewildering miscellany of tools: hammers, chisels, saws, lockpicks, tinted lenses, jeweler&rsquo

Wizard Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

Clad in the silver robes that denote her station, an elf closes her eyes to shut out the distractions of the battlefield and begins her quiet chant. Fingers weaving in front of her, she completes her

. Some aspire to become like the gods, shaping reality itself. Though the casting of a typical spell requires merely the utterance of a few strange words, fleeting gestures, and sometimes a pinch or

Sapphire Dragon Wyrmling

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

light, the scales glitter and shine like luminous starbursts. The dragons’ psionic nature is evident in the horn and bone structures of their bodies. Their tail barbs and horn tips are all

. 7 A sapphire dragon invites warriors to vie for the honor of studying military tactics under the dragon. The front-runner is an infamous bandit leader who will undoubtedly terrorize the area if

Ancient Deep Dragon Legacy

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

-gray hide is smooth like a salamander’s, and their eyes are pale. As they age, their spore breath causes fungi to bloom across their skin, especially around the head and neck. Their wings are

attached to their front legs and can fold in close to the body, allowing deep dragons to easily maneuver through relatively narrow tunnels. Deep dragons often hoard secrets, delighting in knowledge of

Adult Deep Dragon Legacy

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

-and-gray hide is smooth like a salamander’s, and their eyes are pale. As they age, their spore breath causes fungi to bloom across their skin, especially around the head and neck. Their wings are

attached to their front legs and can fold in close to the body, allowing deep dragons to easily maneuver through relatively narrow tunnels. Deep dragons often hoard secrets, delighting in knowledge

Powered Armor

Magic Items Lost Laboratory of Kwalish

Powered armor resembles a suit of unusual plate armor, with finely articulated joints connected by an oily, black, leather-like material. The armor has been worked to create the appearance of a

heavily muscled warrior, and its great helm is unusual in that it has no openings — only a broad glass plate in the front with a second piece of glass above it. Strange plates, tubing, and large

Human Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

; Elves. “It’s best not to wander into elven woods. They don’t like intruders, and you’ll as likely be bewitched as peppered with arrows. Still, if an elf can get past that damned

racial pride and actually treat you like an equal, you can learn a lot from them.” Halflings. “It’s hard to beat a meal in a halfling home, as long as you don’t crack your

Young Sapphire Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

blue, ranging from the light tones of a spring sky to the rich, crystalline azure of sapphire gems and compressed glacial ice. In the light, the scales glitter and shine like luminous starbursts. The

of studying military tactics under the dragon. The front-runner is an infamous bandit leader who will undoubtedly terrorize the area if they win. 8 A sapphire dragon’s lair is so well

Paladin Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

of light that seems to illuminate only him, an elf laughs with exultation. His spear flashes like his eyes as he jabs again and again at a twisted giant, until at last his light overcomes its hideous

has taken him or her away from adventuring for a time, every paladin lives on the front lines of the cosmic struggle against evil. Fighters are rare enough among the ranks of the militias and armies

Ancient Sapphire Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

spring sky to the rich, crystalline azure of sapphire gems and compressed glacial ice. In the light, the scales glitter and shine like luminous starbursts. The dragons’ psionic nature is evident

dragon. The front-runner is an infamous bandit leader who will undoubtedly terrorize the area if they win. 8 A sapphire dragon’s lair is so well protected that its inner defenses have

Tabaxi Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

We had a tabaxi come through once, a few winters back. She kept the taproom packed each night with her stories and spent most days napping in a chair in front of the fireplace. We thought she was

not intrinsically interesting. In the tabaxi’s eyes, gathering wealth is like packing rations for a long trip. It’s important to survive in the world, but not worth fussing over. Instead

S20. Upstairs Office

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

S20. Upstairs Office A wooden counter shaped like an L stands at the front of this spacious office. All the other furniture has rotted away, leaving heaps of moldy wood and faded cloth. The wood of

Book Description

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

elegantly written in cursive with black ink on the first page. The care put into the front page, however, does not apply to the rest of the book’s contents. Mazfroth’s handwriting is messy and hasty

, as if they couldn’t write down their thoughts fast enough. Furthermore, the book’s 151 pages don’t all match, indicating that the author kept adding more pages. The book’s stitching is haphazard, and looks like it could come undone at any moment.

M19. Viewing Gallery

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

M19. Viewing Gallery This 20-foot-high balcony looks down onto the Orrery of Tragedies (area M14). The stone railing that encloses this ring-shaped balcony has balusters shaped like hourglasses

working, she doesn’t like to be disturbed. Endelyn records these prophecies in a spineless book 8 inches tall and 3 inches wide. Its black wooden covers and yellow pages are held together by copper

Q44. Dragon Gargoyle

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

Q44. Dragon Gargoyle Perched on the rooftop overlooking the parapet is a silver-plated gargoyle shaped like a dragon wyrmling. The silver dragon wyrmling statue is 10 feet above the parapet and has a

magic mouth spell cast on it. When a character passes in front of it, the spell is activated, and the wyrmling whispers the following short verse in the Common tongue: When the dragon dreams its dream Within its rightful tomb, The light of Argynvost will beam And rid this land of gloom.

M9. Backdrop Hallway

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

M9. Backdrop Hallway This shadowy hallway is blocked by a wooden backdrop ten feet from the entrance. The backdrop is painted to look like a library bookshelf. Three backdrops spaced 10 feet apart

block this hall. The second one is painted to look like a raging sea, and the third looks like a moonlit graveyard. When a creature moves within 5 feet of a backdrop, it swings back against the wall

General Features

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

-floor front and side doors that are always unlocked. Interior doors on the first floor are always unlocked. Doors on the second-floor inn are made of wood and locked. Locks are Simple (1 action to pick

) and Good quality (DC 15). Lighting. On the first two floors, most areas are lit with Continual Flame spells placed on sconces shaped like ship figureheads. Areas R12 and R13 on the third floor are unlit.

Q2. Main Entrance

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

Q2. Main Entrance Flagstone steps flanked by stone railings climb to a landing in front of a pair of tall, wooden doors with rusted iron bands and knockers shaped like small dragons. Carved into the

Zhentarim Hideout

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

Zhentarim Hideout The hideout on Castle Lane (see map 1.1) is a ramshackle two-story warehouse. The Black Network has other sanctuaries in run-down buildings like this one throughout Waterdeep

building’s three points of entry — a front door, a large warehouse loading door, and a painted-over window — are locked. The front door has a sliding peephole that can be opened from the inside. Either of the

Adventures in Siabsungkoh

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

business as a front to deal in illegal exports, like tut-krogh caterpillar eggs or wynling wings. The Dyn Singh Merchant Collective hires the characters to pose as buyers. 2 A revenant appears at the

Strahd's Presence

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

relight with dark-purple flames. The wind takes on a monstrous timbre—like screeching bats or howling wolves—and crescendos to a deafening roar. Suddenly, it stops. For a long moment, you hear

nothing. Then, as clearly as if it were happening right next to you, the house’s front door creaks open and slowly closes, latching with a crisp click. Then, once again, nothing. The characters must now contend with Strahd’s nightmare magic in Death House until they find and face the Darklord directly.

Exemplars of Ambition

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

. “They’re stout folk, stalwart friends, and true to their word. Their greed for gold is their downfall, though.” Elves. “It’s best not to wander into elven woods. They don’t like intruders, and

you’ll as likely be bewitched as peppered with arrows. Still, if an elf can get past that damned racial pride and actually treat you like an equal, you can learn a lot from them.” Halflings. “It’s hard

Exemplars of Ambition

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

. “They’re stout folk, stalwart friends, and true to their word. Their greed for gold is their downfall, though.” Elves. “It’s best not to wander into elven woods. They don’t like intruders, and

you’ll as likely be bewitched as peppered with arrows. Still, if an elf can get past that damned racial pride and actually treat you like an equal, you can learn a lot from them.” Halflings. “It’s hard

K19. Grand Landing

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

, each one containing a standing suit of armor covered with dark stains. Each suit of armor clutches a mace, the “business end” of which is shaped like a dragon’s head. Words engraved on the arches above

the suits of armor have been scratched out. Both staircases on the south wall climb to area K25. The massive stairs lead down to area K8. Anyone who crosses in front of the alcoves along the south

E4: Cargo Car

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

E4: Cargo Car A battered war machine rests at one end of this spacious car. Acid drips from a hose-like weapon mounted on the front of the vehicle, leaving a sizzling hole in the train car’s floor

. The war machine comes from the wastelands of Avernus, the first layer of the Nine Hells. The vehicle isn’t operational, but its hose-like sprayer is. A creature standing within 5 feet of the nozzle

Temple of Sands

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

massive sphinx statue carved from black stone. The statue’s pyramidal head is like a triangular blade tipped toward the sky. Its shadow creeps across the stone courtyard, pointing like a sundial at runes

engraved in the tiles. Lounging atop a dais in front of the sculpted sphinx is an actual sphinx, her silk scarves blowing around her in the breeze as she regards you with an inscrutable gaze

Places of Interest

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

featuring a wand crossed with a blacksmith’s hammer. The sign hangs crookedly from one hook and falls as the characters enter through the front door. A thick layer of dust covers the interior of this

The front door of the stonemason’s home and workshop gapes open, with the remains of the door lying several feet away and covered in long brown grass. The roof has caved in, and remnants of rotting

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