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Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
suggest that when the gods came to the First World and tried to populate it with their Humanoid followers, a clever dragon fled to the Feywild to hide a clutch of eggs. The magic of that faerie
realm suffused the eggs, which hatched into the first moonstone dragons. Their descendants are now found throughout the Feywild.
Moonstone dragons are graceful and elegant creatures with opalescent
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
feet of Baba Lysaga and acts as her ally. It remains until it dies or until Baba Lysaga dismisses it as an action.Two women gave life to Strahd von Zarovich. The first was Queen Ravenovia van Roeyen
his father’s footsteps, it was the latter who sensed a potential for greatness and darkness in Strahd surpassing that of any other mortal. Lysaga believed then, as she believes now, that she is
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
You have served the community where you grew up, standing as its first line of defense against crime. You aren’t a soldier, directing your gaze outward at possible enemies. Instead, your
easily pick out the dens of criminal activity in a community, although you’re more likely to be welcome in the former locations rather than the latter.
Variant: Investigator
Rarer
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
Agents The characters can ally themselves with either agent, whether choosing to deal with the first agent they meet, or meeting both before making a choice. They might even meet with both in order
wrong hands. In the latter case, you simply need to arrange for them to gain access to their own mechanical guide, whether through theft, purchase, or an alternative patron (such as Kwalish).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
with smaller numbers of dark-skinned forest gnomes and tieflings, the latter of whom typically bear three horns. Nomadic clans of thri-kreen with iridescent carapaces also wander the Llanos; they’re
rarely encountered in towns and cities. Languages. Quirapu is the language of Atagua, a melded derivative of the original languages of the Flood People who first settled these lands and the colonizers who came after them. All folk of Atagua also speak Common.
Yuan-ti Pureblood
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
one city-state were killed and eaten to create the first yuan-ti, and once the news of how to perform these rituals spread to other leaders, the call for slaves to fuel the process increased. As the
the Lake of Steam out along the trade routes to cross the world, yuan-ti poisons and potent liquors are covertly sold. Beware! Some of the latter slowly and subtly bring imbibers under the sway of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
meant to be read aloud or paraphrased for the players when their characters first arrive at a location or under a specific circumstance, as described in the text.
The Monster Manual and Volo’s Guide to
Monsters contain stat blocks for most of the creatures found in this adventure. You don’t need the latter reference to run Tomb of Annihilation, as all the necessary stat blocks from Volo’s Guide to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium
is such an element, as is the first benefit of Great Weapon Master. That element in Crossbow Expert shows that some of the character’s expertise with one type of thing—crossbows, in this case—transfers
to other things. Do the first and third benefits of Crossbow Expert turn a hand crossbow into a semiautomatic weapon? The short answer is no. The first benefit of the feat lets you ignore the loading
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
understand the difference between an order’s intent and its exact wording. Unlike many constructs, it seeks to fulfill the former rather than slavishly follow the latter. Tactical Cunning. A helmed horror
fights with the cunning of a skilled warrior, taking to the air as it attacks weaker characters and spellcasters first. However, a helmed horror lacks the insight to change its environment, fortify it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Chapter 13: Star When Istus created the first Deck of Many Things, she drew constellations from the sky to create each card. This chapter presents these constellations, known as the Sky of Many
Things, complete with magical effects created by the constellations as well as a zodiac that might influence the destiny of those born under its signs.
The latter part of the chapter, intended for the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
crafting clothes to wear, and the latter will dress in elaborate robes. This phenomenon extends to all displays of culture, from modes of architecture to the decorations that adorn illithid funerary
process called ceremorphosis. First, a captured humanoid is rendered docile by a blast of psionic power. A newly hatched tadpole is inserted into the victim’s cranium, usually through a nostril or ear canal
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
party agrees to hear Demelin out, she explains herself. Read or paraphrase the following: “I am Demelin, high wizard of Onyari. You’re not the first visitors my fallen city has had in recent days
Threshold of the Heavens at the city’s center. Troops also frequently come and go from a sizable mansion that lies along the road to the Threshold. She suspects the latter is a command post. If asked, she
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
characters, but the leader responds positively to any aid the characters offer, such as advice or adventuring supplies. Conceptopolis Mercy Pilgrims’ Problems At first, Mercy speaks vaguely about the
band of Cyran veterans that watches Mercy’s group from the shadows, and a gang of openly hostile warforged that the pilgrims avoid at all costs. This latter group, Mercy explains, is loyal to the Lord of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
Baba Lysaga Two women gave life to Strahd von Zarovich. The first was Queen Ravenovia van Roeyen, Strahd’s biological mother. The second was the queen’s midwife, a devout follower of Mother Night
named Baba Lysaga. Although it was the former who raised Strahd and enabled him to follow in his father’s footsteps, it was the latter who sensed a potential for greatness and darkness in Strahd
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
cannon’s game statistics appear below. You determine its appearance, including whether you carry it or not (and your choice of legs or wheels, for the latter). It disappears if it is reduced to 0 Hit
have two cannons at the same time, and you can create two with the same Magic action. (If you expend a spell slot to create the first cannon, you must expend another spell slot to create the second
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
be tiresome. The first is the Gilded Horseshoe, an old inn to the west of the road that serves fine food and drink, offers comfortable beds, and is close enough to the Ivy Mansion that no one would
the latter creatures may be the descendants of one of the Harpells). The major ranching interests often hire adventurers not only to further their own aims or provide for defense, but to secretly
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
her allies? Are they food? Unless the characters convince Guh that they are more valuable alive than dead, she assumes the latter and orders her mates and minions to beat them to death so that she can
Item Table F in chapter 7 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide to determine the first item, and on Table B for any other items. Characters can’t see or reach these items until Guh is toppled from her throne
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
. Damage. Players need you to tell them how much damage their characters take and what type of damage it is. Whenever the adventure presents damage that is variable, it shows the average damage first
colorful characters who aren’t as pivotal. You can photocopy these cards, cut them out, and keep them in a handy stack behind your DM screen, sorted alphabetically or grouped by chapter. (The latter
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
later when passersby noticed that one of the statue’s hands had risen to shade its eyes. Scholars immediately began studying the statue, learning that at sunrise on the first day of each new year, the
the city’s temples or in family crypts on their own grounds. For everyone else, there’s the ignoble Shrine of the Suffering or the scattering of cemeteries outside the city. The largest of the latter
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
that at sunrise on the first day of each new year, the statue flickers, changing its position in an eyeblink. Though it always looks west, the precise line of its gaze can change by up to thirty
of cemeteries outside the city. The largest of the latter is Cliffside Cemetery, located in the Tumbledown neighborhood and employing many local residents as gravediggers, stonemasons, morticians, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
here that they are no longer on track to find Ythryn. Their only options are to return to the Caves of Hunger or continue exploring the Underdark. The latter option is beyond the scope of this
hunter of white dragons and a Chosen of Thrym, the evil god of frost giants. When Vlagomir died, his warrior’s spark was bound to the spear. The first time a barbarian, fighter, monk, or ranger
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
saving throw or fall 10 feet to the floor below. The collapsed section of the balcony leaves a 7-foot-wide gap that must be crossed to reach the rest of the first floor. 2. Library This room was once a
writing desk, partially broken and riddled with damp rot. There are three drawers in each side of the desk and a large central drawer; the latter is closed, but the others are all open — and two of them
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
like two ghouls fighting. When the symptoms first strike, the victim takes 5 (2d4) necrotic damage. In addition, a diseased victim regains no hit points or Hit Dice from nonmagical sources, including
gate to the Far Realm, activated by operatives of the Six before they vacated this area. Characters entering the room provide the spark of energy the portal needs to bring across its first creature
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
the smelters in area 34. They use the poles to tip buckets of iron ore into the smelters. Overseeing them is Duke Zalto’s fat and lazy son, Zaltember. When the characters first arrive, Zaltember is
thwart his plan to rise to the top of the ordning. If he must choose between his son and his destiny, Zalto chooses the latter. Not even his wife can convince him otherwise. 19. Stairs Down The floor here
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
intent, the bosuns welcome them to the Lambent Zenith and call for Ilren, who stepped in as the camp’s interim leader when the ship’s first mate fell ill. The githyanki explain that they haven’t heard
characters press the issue, the githyanki pull them aside and admit that the camp’s interim leader, Ilren, and the Lambent Zenith’s first mate, Figaro, would have more information. However, Figaro has
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
table, two stools, torches, and a ring of keys that open four of the five cell doors. The cells, from left to right, have the following occupants: First Cell. A human merchant (noble), taken prisoner
spell’s insanity effect, but permanent until ended with remove curse, greater restoration, heal, or similar magic). Treasure. The first character who views the wall and does not go mad discovers that a ring
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
rope ladder, ready to be thrown over the side. Two 25-foot lengths of rope also lie neatly coiled at opposite edges of the deck. The two figures are Bloody Bjorn (pirate first mate; see appendix C) and
the door are a cask and a ceramic jar. Against the other bulkhead are set a large and a small cask and another ceramic jar. There is an opening in the latter bulkhead about three feet square and with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
first turn. On subsequent turns, it makes Slam attacks with its hooves and antlers. If it is reduced to 0 hit points, the golem turns to dust, then re-forms and returns to its post 1d4 hours later
wide, 5 feet deep, and filled with frigid water. When a creature other than Zorhanna enters the water for the first time on a turn or starts its turn there, it must make a DC 17 Constitution saving
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
Queen Frupy has concealed three potions: resistance (fire), mind control (mammal), and mind control (fire giant), the latter of which she plans to use on the king (see appendix A for the latter two
a victim and a prisoner of the giants. In fact, at first sight, this chamber appears to be a cell rather than a truly comfortable study. Obmi is at work in the room, poring over several scrolls atop
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
in area P7. The latter two arm themselves and come quickly to investigate. Argus and Hamish ignore any ruckus that doesn’t sound dangerous, attributing it to Juliana and Orlando and leaving the young
Fountain All Heal and resolved to stay. When first encountered here, Argus is on a couch reading, and Hamish is whittling. Both wear silk lounging robes and slippers, with no other weapons or equipment. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
either fails by 5 or more or succeeds. In the former case, the character falls prone and takes 3 (1d6) bludgeoning damage from being pulled to the ground by the tree. In the latter case, the
, fruits, nuts, and salted meat. When the characters first enter this area, one scarecrow disguised as a humanoid staff member (see “Coven Minions” earlier in the adventure) is present, sorting supplies
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
would-be treasure hunters are the ancient black dragon twins Voaraghamanthar and Waervaerendor. While the former is considered the undisputed lord of the Mere, the latter is hardly known at all — and
operatives in Yartar dispatched mercenaries to the village, offering protection. The mercenaries rode into town on warhorses, acting like shining knights. The villagers welcomed them at first, but the