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Volo's Guide to Monsters
; Instead, aggressive, stronger creatures register to the lizardfolk as fearsome beings to be avoided if possible. If such creatures attack, lizardfolk flee, fighting only if cornered. Lizardfolk aren
’t scared of a troll; instead, they understand that a troll is a fearsome, dangerous creature and react accordingly.
Lizardfolk never become angry in the way others do, but they act with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sleeping Dragon’s Wake
House of Thalivar Gallio Elibro is a brooding middle-aged male Rashemi human mage (with the legend lore spell prepared instead of cone of cold). He came to Neverwinter to find and unlock the secrets
of the House of Thalivar and found many coded journals in the ruin, which he has set about decoding with slow progress. The mage hopes to rebuild the tower’s beacon and study creatures of the astral
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
wilderness regions. The DM’s notes, including a key to the map, describe what the adventurers find as they enter each new area. Sometimes, the passage of time and the adventurers’ actions determine what happens, so the DM might use a timeline or a flowchart to track their progress instead of a map.
what they want to do. The DM narrates the results of their actions. Typically, the DM uses a map as an outline of the adventure, tracking the characters’ progress as they explore dungeon corridors or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
wilderness regions. The DM’s notes, including a key to the map, describe what the adventurers find as they enter each new area. Sometimes, the passage of time and the adventurers’ actions determine what happens, so the DM might use a timeline or a flowchart to track their progress instead of a map.
what they want to do. The DM narrates the results of their actions. Typically, the DM uses a map as an outline of the adventure, tracking the characters’ progress as they explore dungeon corridors or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
, without the goods they were sent to retrieve. The group is soaking wet, and one of the larger carts is being pulled by one horse instead of two. One of the two soldiers that was accompanying the caravan
reports that when the group got within a mile of the inn, the weather became so violent they couldn’t continue. The driving rain, fierce winds, and hailstones the size of apples impeded progress to a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
. MULTICLASSING EXAMPLE
Gary is playing a 4th-level fighter. When his character earns enough experience points to reach 5th level, Gary decides that his character will multiclass instead of continuing to
progress as a fighter. Gary’s fighter has been spending a lot of time with Dave’s rogue, and has even been doing some jobs on the side for the local thieves’ guild as a bruiser. Gary decides that his
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
to face, instead receiving assignments and sending reports by way of secret message drops and codes. Goals of the Dimir House Dimir is all about secrets and misinformation, even where its own members
, methodically gathering the knowledge they need to remake Ravnica to their advantage. House Dimir’s progress toward its goals depends on a web woven from meticulously gathered intelligence. Unpredictable behavior
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
. Issar does not deign to speak to the captives under his command. Instead, he’s chosen a Chultan boy named Khoti to translate his subtle, unspoken gestures. A twitch of the tail could be interpreted as an
sleeping quarters for the yuan-ti. However, progress has been slow. The captives wore down or broke most of their tools, and Issar is waiting for the delivery of new tools. The captives are physically
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
similar fate, but I shan’t let their concerns stall my progress. I need fresh corpses, and if those bumpkins can’t get them for me, I’ll use theirs instead.”
— From the diary of Evangeliza Lavain
.
Lightning Absorption. Whenever the golem is subjected to lightning damage, it takes no damage and instead regains a number of hit points equal to the lightning damage dealt.
Magic Resistance. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
deal with their progress is to roll a d4. On a roll of 3 or 4, they advance 1 additional hex that day. Characters moving at a fast pace take a –5 penalty to their passive Wisdom (Perception) scores
not in the open, they can try to surprise or sneak by other creatures they encounter. Tracking Miles Instead of tracking movement by hexes, you can keep track of the actual distances covered (10 miles
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
this evil unicorn. They do not want Banrion killed, however. Instead, if the characters can capture the unicorn, Mother Stag claims that they can undo her corruption—and perhaps even convert her to more
way. The satyr-redcap leads the characters to the edge of the ruins before sneaking off to hide and spy on their progress. Treasure The cottage contains brewer’s supplies, cook’s tools, 250 gp, five potions (of your choice), and a pot of awakening (see appendix C).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
cultists don’t have an organized response to an attack. Most of the monastery denizens are fatalistic, inclined to stand their ground and fight it out with intruders instead of trying to escape and
decide if and when such foes join an ongoing battle. This might lead to deadly combat encounters for the characters, since new opponents can rush in to join a fight that is still in progress, or arrive while the characters try to rest after a tough battle.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
, which they prepare instead of fly. Velgos Ephezzrin captains the Hellraiser in the guise of a human named Fergus Crabwater. He enjoys wine a little too much, and characters have advantage on
for an artifact called the Stone of Golorr, which leads to a place called the Vault of Dragons.” (For security, the captains aren’t kept informed as to the mission’s progress.) “Zord has drow spies in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
them when the camp packed up and left. Instead, she left them under the care of Mondath and the kobolds. The chamber is dark; the kobolds extinguished their lights when they heard fighting in area 9
hatch in less than a week. If they are taken away, whether they hatch depends on how they are stored and treated. Away from a warm, humid environment such as this chamber, their progress halts until
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
dedicated can find them. Many live in the ruins of vanished cultures, appreciating the beautiful inevitability of entropy and the reminder of how easily progress can be lost without careful tending
of these effects might appear in the area around a gold dragon’s lair, in addition to or instead of the effects described in the Monster Manual: Beneficent Trail. Within 10 miles of the dragon’s lair
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
see that Ravnica becomes the best it can be.”
Flaw: “I can’t understand how progress could ever be the wrong goal.”
Zegana
Medium humanoid (merfolk), lawful neutral
Armor Class 16 (natural
)
Amphibious. Zegana can breathe air and water.
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Zegana fails a saving throw, she can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. Zegana has advantage on saving
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
threats. However, a character not watching for danger can do one of the following activities instead, or some other activity with the DM’s permission. Navigate. The character can try to prevent the
a map that records the group’s progress and helps the characters get back on course if they get lost. No ability check is required. Track. A character can follow the tracks of another creature, making
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
threats. However, a character not watching for danger can do one of the following activities instead, or some other activity with the DM’s permission. Navigate. The character can try to prevent the group
that records the group’s progress and helps the characters get back on course if they get lost. No ability check is required. Track. A character can follow the tracks of another creature, making a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Githzerai in the World Zerthimon does not expect us to wait in patience for his return. Instead, we must pave the way for his efforts, so that we can hasten the coming of our golden age.
— The
? Going on the Attack The githzerai know full well that they can’t make progress in the war against their enemies by staying inside their fortresses on Limbo. To check the advances of the illithids and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
, you gain the ability to manipulate the line between life and death. When you would normally roll one or more dice to restore hit points with a spell to a creature at 0 hit points, you instead use
an attack, the creature has vulnerability to all of that attack’s damage, and then the curse ends. Sentinel at Death’s Door At 6th level, you gain the ability to impede death’s progress. As a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
them when the camp packed up and left. Instead, she left them under the care of Mondath and the kobolds. The chamber is dark; the kobolds extinguished their lights when they heard fighting in area 9
than a week. If they are taken away, whether they hatch depends on how they are stored and treated. Away from a warm, humid environment such as this chamber, their progress halts until they are again
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
; now roll damage,” “11 points,” and “OK, now we’re to Initiative count 13.” Instead, use the rules and your knowledge of the scene to help your narration. If 18 is barely a hit, but the 11 points of
. For example, if the creature is Bloodied, you might say the creature has visible wounds and appears beaten down. Such information gives the players a sense of progress and might spur them to press the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
party’s progress along the way, in the hope of finally mapping the route to Daoine Gloine, and has specific value to the party in certain areas of expertise. However, each hireling also has one or more
Cartophile’s hirelings join the expedition. Or, instead of front-loading hirelings at the start, these NPCs can be set up as independent explorers not connected to the Cartophile. You can stagger their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
dehydration and malnutrition. Step 4: Track Progress. Track the party’s progress at the end of the stage. You might mark their position on a map of the region and note the elapsed time on the Travel
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->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
stones were transparent instead of opaque. Characters who examine the campfire and succeed on a DC 12 Wisdom (Survival) check notice two sets of small, sooty hoofprints leading up to the stones where
. Copper rods on the mountaintops of Yon capture lightning and channel it into this device. Game Board An examination of the checkered board reveals that the pieces depict a game in progress. Two sets of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
, who slowly applies those features to the headquarters. A majordomo of a franchise modeling itself after a spy organization might constantly invent devices for the franchise, making continuing progress
, personalities, and roles can be assigned to crew by the DM and the players. Rather than simply interacting with the cook and the first mate, the characters can instead deal with Pepper, the chef who loves
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
. Decades later, more deities began dying off, magic failed, and all manner of catastrophes started altering the very nature of the city. Lord Neverember wasted the city’s navy and then, instead of
famed sisters is cause for her to cut short whatever conversation may be in progress at the time. Her relationship with the current Blackstaff, Vajra Safahr, is cordial, but the two are seldom seen in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
force of nature, and what it lacks in discipline it makes up in ferocity. It doesn’t have a rigid command structure, instead functioning like a pyramid of smaller armies. Horde commanders owe fealty
. You are responsible for hunting down specific high-value and dangerous targets, which include deserters, suspected enemy special forces, or magical war machines run amok. 6 Siege. You are assigned to initiate a siege on an enemy stronghold or help break a siege in progress on an allied fortress.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
the ladder. A rope-and-hook thrown up to catch the edge always falls short. Casting teleport or misty step moves the caster sideways instead of up to the next level. Bypassing the tests by any means is
into gravel beneath them so they can’t make any more progress. However much the characters try to climb and demolish the steps, they never seem to get any worse and the gravel never piles up any
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
members (including the missing one) make a DC 15 Wisdom (Survival) group check at the end of each hour. If this group check succeeds, the missing party member is found, but no progress is made toward
rowboat. The former costs 4 gp (per the Player’s Handbook), while the latter can be bought for 50 gp or rented for 2 gp per day. A character can fish on the ice instead of a boat, in which case a saw or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
the characters instead, he attacks them in a panic. See the “Stonky Noptopper” sidebar for additional guidance on how to portray him. Stonky carries an iron key that unlocks the double door between
while the countdown is in progress. If the characters delay the launch by using the lever in area B4, the countdown timer pauses. If the launch is aborted, the timer resets and the red button stops
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
effective. If Splugoth is dead and the characters do not control the orrery components, no goblins are summoned. Instead, the ritual resurrects Splugoth from the dead no matter what condition his body is
other components to Splugoth in the Test Market, the ritual might be fueled by anything from a single component to all six components set into the orrery housing. While the ritual is in progress, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
out Valin expecting to persuade the oracle to offer up predictions for Okuzor’s success in the arena. Instead, Valin enticed Okuzor into undergoing the ritual that transferred Valin’s eye into the
canopic golems (see the accompanying stat block) who were once the high priest Xemru Thaal and the mage Zeren Zoradius. Zeren came to Valin hoping to become a master of divination. Instead, she showed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
instead of slashing damage and knows the exact location of its target while the target is within the region. The sword vanishes when it or its target is reduced to 0 hit points. 43–48 One character in
a rest in the region must succeed on a DC 12 Charisma saving throw, or it gains no benefit from finishing the rest. It instead finds strange scrawls, stacked stones, or its belongings arranged in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
instead has darkvision out to a range of 60 feet. It can understand Common but speaks only preprogrammed responses. If the modron has a flying speed, the replica has wings but can’t fly. The modron’s
counterparts and use tridrone and quadrone stat blocks, with the changes noted in “Replica Modrons” above. It takes the replica modrons 5 rounds to reassemble the station. As they make progress, the hum from