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Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
neighbors. Eight veterans of the City Watch arrive 10 minutes later to investigate the intrusion. Let Me Paint You a Picture Kalain, a famous Waterdavian painter, was commissioned to paint a portrait of
most of her time in area W5, which serves as her studio. It contains moldy scraps of food, empty pots stained with colored paint, discarded brushes, and her easel, which is situated in front of a large
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
unleash an army of undead. In the city of Sharn, a team of spies pulls off an impossible scheme—breaking into the impenetrable vaults of House Kundarak. But instead of gold, they find a secret that
Eberron has a rich history built on heroic deeds, evolving magic, and the wounds of a long, devastating war. Action, adventure, good, evil, and a thousand shades of gray paint the landscape in broad
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Prismari Student You are an artist, and you have been preparing to hone your craft according to the traditions of Prismari College. Whatever your medium—sculpture, dance, paint, music, drama
beset with such an overwhelming sense of ennui regarding my art. Nothing quite captures my attention anymore. 6 Instead of confronting my negative emotions, I channel them into explosive artistic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
humanoid figures in dusty robes draped in cobwebs, their eyes and mouths stitched shut. Armed with brushes and clay pots of pigment, they paint the walls and pillars with grim, poorly rendered illustrations
, Karagos. Blind Artists The three creatures skulking about the room are undead servants of Acererak. Despite their blindness, each has the magical ability to perceive and paint scenes of pain
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
elements into their creations; they might juxtapose fire alongside paint, ceramics, or fabric, or they might choreograph elaborate works that unite a dancer’s movements with gusts and eddies of air
reflective, and aspires to mastery. Its mages tend to use elemental forces of cold, water, and wind. The perspective of expression instead emphasizes the portrayal of personal emotional truths. Its mages value
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
flying swords that deal bludgeoning damage instead of slashing damage. If the specter is defeated, the pots and pans clatter to the ground, becoming inanimate once more. 2d. Kalabash’s Bedroom The door to
examines the circle and succeeds on a DC 15 Intelligence (Arcana or Investigation) check can reconstruct the circle and, with blood or paint, reapply the missing glyphs in 1d10 minutes. If the circle is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
text to paint a picture of a wilderness trek in your players’ minds before moving on. Describe the journey as vividly as you like, but keep the forward momentum. “You walk for several miles and
fantasy world. Once in a while, spice up your descriptions with some truly magical element. A forest might be home to tiny dragonets instead of birds, or its trees might be festooned with giant webs or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
in the pale vines of a strangler fig. This tree is an ancient entity named Magtubo. (Use the treant stat block for Magtubo, but its type is Undead instead of Plant.) Magtubo has lived in the Gardens
demiplane’s magic brought the entire ship back instead. Wynemar holds court here, attended by her first mate, a death knight named Lord Gallien, along with other lieutenants and lesser Undead. Withered
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
of play, the Soulmonger gains the power to draw characters who are close to death, and the following rule applies: A death saving throw succeeds on a roll of 15 or higher (instead of 10 or higher
make inquiries about Omu, paint the lost city as a terrifying place so that players feel the tension of wanting to get there quickly, but not too quickly.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
creature is immune to fear, and the first time it drops to 0 hit points without being killed outright, it drops to 1 hit point instead. A dose of dreamlily costs around 1 gp, or up to ten times that
Brokenbridge Brawlers Brelish veterans who antagonize Cyrans and former soldiers from other nations The Eyes Collection of odd individuals who paint symbolic eyes on their clothing and armor and claim to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
undercarriages of the cranes that hang below the amphitheater. The cavernous underbelly of the stage is noisy and hot. Goblins work a forge, saw wood, and daub paint onto wooden backdrops. A woman in a
successful DC 15 Dexterity check. A character can instead use an action to try to break the chain by making a successful DC 12 Strength check. If freed, Golmo takes refuge in the pocket or pouch of one of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
with natural color patterns on their hide. Pheres centaurs sometimes paint or tattoo their upper bodies to match the patterns on their lower half. Occasionally, a Pheres centaur is born with vertical
, which you can use to make unarmed strikes. If you hit with them, you deal bludgeoning damage equal to 1d4 + your Strength modifier, instead of the bludgeoning damage normal for an unarmed strike. Equine
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
movies use travel montages to convey long and arduous journeys in a matter of seconds, you can use a few sentences of descriptive text to paint a picture of a journey in your players’ minds before
example, a forest might be home to tiny dragonets instead of birds, or its trees might be festooned with giant webs or have eerie green, glowing sap. A single fantastic element within an otherwise
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
ability check is one type of D20 Test. Here’s how to run the ability check in area A2:
Describe the Scene. Paint a mental picture of the kobold either by describing its words and actions or by
had been made with Disadvantage instead, the total of 8 would’ve failed.
On a failed check, or if the characters try to steal from its meager hoard, the wyrmling fights. The cowardly kobolds
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Giants of the Star Forge
toward the characters. Each apparition uses the air elemental stat block with the following changes: The apparition has immunity to acid damage. The apparition’s Slam attack deals acid damage instead of
soot, fragments of a fire opal (worth 60 gp), and a 3-foot-tall ceramic mug decorated with golden paint. It also contains 270 sp, 60 ep, 90 gp, and 14 pp. Destroying the Colossus. If the characters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
swarming around two winged kobolds with blue paint smeared across their long snouts. The kobolds are fighting fiercely, but they seem close to being overwhelmed.
The two winged kobolds are locked in
what to do based on what the characters are doing. If the characters actively help the kobolds during the battle, then the kobolds return the favor. If the characters attack the kobolds instead of (or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
fails a saving throw, she can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. Isperia has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Spellcasting. Isperia is a 15th-level
Languages all
Challenge 23 (50,000 XP)
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Aurelia fails a saving throw, she can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. Aurelia has advantage on saving throws
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
demonic stone hand rises from the floor and clutches a three-foot-tall, three-foot-wide brazier. The hand has five fingers instead of four.
The stone hand merges seamlessly with the stone floor
: Joster’s Room. Joster has claimed this vacant room for himself and uses it primarily as a studio to paint portraits of new students. (These paintings end up on the walls in area C1.) A wooden easel stands
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
—in the grand scheme of the multiverse, few minerals are as rare as their worth might suggest. They might accept favors or prefer to barter instead. Pickpockets and thieves flock to the ward in droves
them to act without thinking. Map 2.5 depicts the Great Gymnasium and its training grounds. CoupleOfKooks “Achieve understanding of self. Play music or dance. Paint or fight. Find your own way. And
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
weakness, malformation, injury, or age) often join these cults instead of facing daily humiliation, exile, or death. Serving as the bridge between the two parts of the tribe are the priestesses of Luthic
. Luthic’s devoted also grow their claws long and paint them black to mimic the fearsome talons of their goddess. Luthic rewards them by making their claws as strong and tough as iron. Holding the Fort
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
. This is called a D20 Test. An ability check is one type of D20 Test. Here’s how to run the ability check in the “Looted Wagon” encounter:
Describe the Scene. Read the boxed text to paint a mental
fails—Pral and his bandits start combat! If this check had instead been made with Advantage, it would have succeeded.
On a successful check, Pral lets the characters pass unharmed. On a failed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
, she points toward the sky and whispers, “The stars aren’t right. The dark times are coming.”
9 Several cackling, half-dressed gnomes are covered in body paint and drive a wheeled contraption down
after hours except in the direst circumstances, and each drudach is instead patrolled by a militia of young unmarried warriors (guards with scimitars instead of spears) called amlakkars. While
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
were seen as no fault of Skoraeus. If Surtur had instead asked Skoraeus for advice about Memnor’s words, the legend would have ended differently.
Skoraeus is considered the most knowledgeable of the
as popular notions paint them to be. They’re quiet and reserved when they’re by themselves, which is how they spend most of their time. But when they get together with others of their kind, they enjoy
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
are coming.” 9 Several cackling, half-dressed gnomes are covered in body paint and drive a wheeled contraption down the street. The device is a mobile piece of art crafted at Whitkeep Hostel and
Fist is able to force its way into the neighborhood-turned-fortress after hours except in the direst circumstances, and each drudach is instead patrolled by a militia of young unmarried warriors
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
pots of paint are strewn about the room.
Two paint-covered, froglike bipeds with gray hides and gnarly claws gleefully tear into the pigment tubes, smearing the walls with vibrant, abstract splotches
enter. The androids wield scalpels and can deal piercing damage with their Force Strikes instead of force damage. The androids declare the character with the fewest hit points their new patient and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
: When reduced to 0 hit points, he drops to 1 hit point instead (but can’t do this again until he finishes a long rest). He has darkvision out to a range of 60 feet. He speaks Common and Orc. Yorn
paint (blue, red, and yellow). Chest 3 has tiny clawed feet and contains six blank spellbooks with leather covers (worth 50 gp each). Chest 4 has a flat lid with a city scene painted on it. It contains a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
instead: The passage opens into a large, dark cavern filled by a subterranean lake. At the east end of the lake, a torch illuminates a stone quay with a ten-foot skiff tied up alongside it. The west end
is in charge, and he runs a tight ship. These reavers are armed with light crossbows instead of javelins (+4 to hit, 1d8 + 2 piercing damage), and Gordol also has a light crossbow (+7 to hit, 1d8 + 3
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
of the crypt. A wooden box is tucked under one bony hand. The box is unlocked. It contains seven wood-handled paintbrushes and seven small gourds of dried-up paint. Crypt 3 Lady Isolde Yunk (Isolde
and her lover were dining, Endorovich put poison into the man’s wineglass. The glasses were mixed up, and Marya drank the poison instead. The lover was hanged for murdering Marya and buried at the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
carved wooden scimitar emblazoned with the inn’s name in red paint on both sides. An inn yard with stables and outbuildings lies behind the building. The Swinging Sword is welcoming and luxurious by the
addition to shifts keeping the peace in the town. Harburk is known for napping instead of taking a full night’s sleep. Harburk hasn’t quite figured out that he has four elemental cults on his doorstep