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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
-dozen escaped and vanished. This morning, I heard students chattering about mascots causing a commotion on the outer grounds of Wiltroot Hall.”
The professor rifles through her bag and pulls out a
buried under work.
“I’ve seen how you handle yourselves, and I’m impressed with your skills. Could you head to Wiltroot Hall on Witherbloom’s campus and discreetly slip these bands onto every mascot
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Korranberg Chronicle Exposed!
Who really pulls the strings behind the ostensibly unbiased news coverage of the Korranberg Chronicle? The Chronicle’s publisher, a wily Zil gnome named Cassia Lorridan
party’s work. A character with the criminal background likely has underworld contacts, while an urchin could be familiar with the ins and outs of the city. Interpersonal connections are typically more
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
on a tight schedule. The train originates in Regulus, the largest realm in Mechanus, and frequently pulls into Concord Terminus via Automata’s gate. Planar travelers, tickets in hand, hustle to and
from the ever-bustling platforms as buzzing modron work crews unload freight cars. A nonaton modron (see Morte’s Planar Parade) called the Timekeeper oversees all operations within Concord Terminus
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
ground.
In less than a minute, the battle is won. The demon lord Yeenoghu pulls back the goristro’s head by the horns and rips out its throat with his teeth. He throws back his head and his howl of
for the fight they know is coming, and to think about tactics other than facing Yeenoghu in straight-up combat. For example, becoming the demon lord’s quarry might work to their advantage later in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
chance she’s in area 23b. Otherwise, she’s in area 23c. The hag’s plane shift spell doesn’t work in Undermountain, but she can use her heartstone to escape to the Ethereal Plane if outmatched. The
atop wooden trestle tables in the middle of the room.
Work Area. A fifth table surrounded by patches of dried blood is covered with saws, needles, spools of black thread, and bits of decaying flesh
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
(Arcana) check, piecing together the nature of Murgaxor’s work on a success. What Murgaxor describes in his notebooks lines up with the maladies that plagued Strixhaven last year. Harmless samples of
surrounding stone. This 5-foot-wide, 10-foot-tall stone door pulls open to reveal an unlit room containing a pair of hostile black puddings. The puddings spill out and attack as soon as the secret door is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
is Captain Mergen Truff (NG female elf veteran), a laconic figure who would rather be doing “real work” than standing here warning off vagrants too foolish to avoid falling into a massive hole in the
clearly relieved, though still not entirely friendly. The captain sighs. “Took you long enough,” she says. “So let’s get this done so we can get on with our lives.”
She pulls a scroll from a leather
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
?
Maeve: My work here is done. (She mimes blowing smoke away from her fingertips.)
6 Asking for the spell’s damage allows the DM to roll a saving throw for each monster and mark off the right
attacked Shreeve and pulls out his dagger. I get a 23 to hit!
Jared: That hits! What’s your damage?
Amy: Since Shreeve is next to it, I can use my Sneak Attack! The shrub takes 12 Piercing damage
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
to find that most of the equipment he needed to do his work (minus the victims) was already set up for him in the lab. The place was even dark and dreary, just the way he liked it. Not wanting to
them, if they leave him to his work here. The laboratory is such a great space, and the archmage is making incredible strides in understanding the thin veil between the worlds of the living and the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
tentacle pulls Chalkie into the drink. Belle then perishes if the characters ignore the fight completely. Shore Fight. The crew is aboard a 15-foot longboat with a sail. The fight takes place 15 feet
promises that if the characters help, they can have a stake in the Tortured Tortle, with her as the new captain. She expresses her willingness to work out any business arrangements for the future
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
gemstone in the hut that the whole thing was imbued with a semblance of life. When she wills it to do so, the hut pulls its gigantic roots free of the earth and shambles around like a spidery behemoth
guardian portrait looks like a finely rendered and beautifully framed work of art, usually depicting someone important in a realistic manner. The picture and its frame are bound with powerful magic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
line. Another secret door at the opposite end of the tunnel can be found without a check; it pulls open to reveal area L5 beyond. L3. Tidal Chamber The floor here is 6 feet lower than in area L2. This
described in the Monster Manual. If he is reduced to 15 hit points or fewer, Ashgarlyth tries to bargain with the party again. If that doesn’t work, the young dragon fights to the death, unwilling to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
haunting here (see “Crypt Hauntings” in the “Crypt Features” section). Fixing the door and removing the mind flayer skull puts the haunt to rest. Repairing the door requires several minutes of work with a
the religion of Dumathoin. Getting In. Rivibiddel accessed a secret Underdark passage leading to the pool in area P5. He swam past that room’s treacherous inhabitants and was delighted to find the work
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
characters’ work and travels. She admits to considering the adventuring life herself but knows that Nargis would never allow it. If asked about the attack on her, Zenia shares what happened. Based on the
leading the group, whose outfit is all sequins and bright feathers.
The divas wave and proceed to the stage. There, Diva Luma pulls a small silk bag from her belt and hurls its contents upward, standing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
this room, two remain awake, and two work in area M7. The two monks who remain awake watch to make sure no one sneaks out to raid the kitchen or the distillery, or otherwise behaves inappropriately
on the floor amid tidy piles of iron arms and armor.
This room houses six duergar and four Sacred Stone monks (see chapter 7). During the day, the monks work in the dojo (area M15) and the kitchen
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
from their ropes while they swing to pull foes into the pit, using the following attack: Swinging Grab. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: The scarecrow pulls the target
checks to work against the active rift in area 10. Secret Doors. Both the secret doors in this room swivel open like the door in the cellar. 8. Charnel Chasm The smell of death is strong in what was
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
secret doors finds the trapdoor with a successful DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check. The trapdoor pulls open to reveal a candy ladder that descends to the dungeon (area C15). C5: Taffy Factory Rhythmic
.
Three Bugbear Warriors make taffy in this room. The bugbears work for Uncle Nibblecheek and are Hostile toward intruders. In combat, they attempt to shove characters into the taffy puller (described
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
night hag, just hit it big on the slots, a maze of gambling machines. Most of the slot machines are clockwork cabinets of gnomish construction, but four are stationary, indifferent duodrones that work for
the casino. As she pockets the worms for use in dark rituals, Putrice is happy to explain how the luck-based machines work. A game of slots costs 1 razorleaf to play. When a participant inserts a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
splits the waterway north and south. The sound of falling water is louder to the south.
The current pulls to the south of the island toward the waterfall leading to area P17. Characters navigating
snares prey with its tendrils, it pulls its prey under the nearby piercers, which then drop from the ceiling. The piercers have advantage on attack rolls made against creatures grappled by the roper
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Doorway. A Detect Magic spell reveals an aura of evocation magic radiating from the doorway. If a creature pulls on either of the doors’ crescent-shaped handles, the doorway emits a 30-foot cone of
occupy this grim chamber, ready for deployment at a moment’s notice. Unless the soldiers have been called elsewhere to defend the vault or perform drudge work, the garrison contains sixteen skeletons
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
carved with simple reliefs showing dwarf and gnome miners at work. Nearly two dozen skeletons in rusted scraps of armor are scattered across the cavern floor. Some are dwarf skeletons, while others
. The lanterns and the carvings of miners at work were meant to welcome newcomers. W4: Old Guardroom Splintered stone benches and heaps of rubble from a partially collapsed ceiling fill this room. Amid
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
, shouts to be heard. “Rally to me side, me crew! We fight still! Fight for our lives! No curse shall bring us down!”
The captain smashes a zombie with her hammer, then pulls a scroll from a satchel and
characters can ignore the plight of the crew and work their way toward the docks and to the portal. This requires moving past three zombies and one ogre zombie, which are facing off against a lone pirate named
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
(see “Treasure” below). Two stonemelders (see chapter 7) work here, along with a dwarf master smith Rhundorth — one of the delegates from Mirabar (see below). If Miraj Vizann (see chapter 7) survives
him, and four gargoyles cling to the four nearest columns. Marlos continues incantations until he becomes aware of the characters. Then, he pulls back his hood and attacks. Marlos taunts the characters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sleeping Dragon’s Wake
sticks out of the cave floor. When an intruder crosses the bridge, the wood woad pulls the lever. As an action, a creature that can reach the lever can pull it, causing the bridge to suddenly part in
and believes she might be able to put them to work finding answers for her, especially since they bested her lair’s defenses to reach her. Claigiyliamatar is jealous of powerful female humanoids who get
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
through P40e) tug on the bell pulls in their rooms. Butler. Zybilna’s butler, Thinnings (neutral), lurks in this room. Thinnings was away on an errand when the palace was frozen in time. Since his return
roots stretch across the floor and coil around the large table, but not around a smaller, rectangular wheeled table that has three trussed-up giant rats on it.
The eight pixies work for Zybilna as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
black robe looks up from her work, her face twisted in an expression of rage.
Creatures. Burdug the shaman, an orc Eye of Gruumsh, has commandeered a chamber as her private domain. She lives here with
action quenches the flames around the creature entirely. After the door is opened, the counterweight pulls it shut again in 2 rounds, resetting the trap. The characters can prevent this from happening
compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Legends of Greyhawk: Secrets of the Free City
must work hard. He loves hearing stories about faraway places, though he is less appreciative of embellishment. He is confident he always has just the right map for just the right person.
Getting a
mystery or explicitly include Geld in their search, he becomes excited and quickly pulls out two maps: a brand-new map and an older one, its edges crumbling as he holds it. He begins to ramble about how
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
another family.) Ahmaergo has put him to work as a cook but threatens to give him over to the mind flayer Nihiloor every so often. Bepis is a strongheart halfling commoner, with these changes: Bepis is
beholder, I must try to destroy it.” Secret Door. The secret door can be found with a successful DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check. It pulls open to reveal area X6 beyond. Wall Carvings. Any character who
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
. Clearing a Path. The trail leads to an area where a cave-in occurred sometime after Teeshe and Boot passed through. To clear the cave-in, the characters work together to move the debris and secure
attack. A creature grappled by the tentacle is pulled immediately into the 3-foot-deep section of the cesspool. On the next round, if the creature is still grappled, the tentacle pulls it into the 10-foot
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
despite his current situation, believing everything will work out and he’ll have quite a story to tell afterward. If the characters release him, he searches the kitchen (area B13) for something to wear
blights by standing them upright and watering them, one of them pulls a black-enameled iron key out of the dirt in its pot and gives it to the characters. This key unlocks the wooden chest in this room
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a1
a needle trap. The needle extends 3 inches out of the opening, dealing 1 piercing damage to whoever pulled the lever. Someone who carefully and slowly pulls the lever open can easily see the needle
. Spits, tanning racks, and other implements are visible through the haze. Several small figures busily work and play within the chamber.
Twenty-four kobolds occupy the room, but only three kobolds are