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Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures
);{"diceNotation":"2d8", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Longsword", "rollDamageType":"radiant"} radiant damage.
Heavy Crossbow. Ranged Weapon Attack: +3;{"diceNotation":"1d20+3", "rollType":"to hit
", "rollAction":"Heavy Crossbow"} to hit, range 100/400 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d10 + 1);{"diceNotation":"1d10+1", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Heavy Crossbow", "rollDamageType":"piercing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
his hand crossbow.
Hooked Dagger. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d4 + 3) piercing damage.
Hand Crossbow. Ranged Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, range 30/120 ft., one
target. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3) piercing damage.
Reactions
Return the Favor (3/day). When Oak takes damage from a melee weapon attack, he can make a hooked dagger attack.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
from the constructs’ tail stingers.
Arbalests. A dozen arbalests (use quadrone statistics) flit around the arch. Each arbalest resembles an oversized repeating crossbow with mechanical wings and
overlooking the trench. The hobgoblins aim to draw out Zox Clammersham, defeat him, seize the ring he uses to control the scaladar, and return the ring to Doomcrown, the hobgoblin warlord on level 14
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
, Ilvara tries to cut off the party’s escape by casting web across the tunnel ahead. In addition to giving chase, the drow in the pursuit party pepper the characters with poisoned crossbow bolts, hoping to
, although she and others from Velkynvelve might reappear when the adventurers return to the Underdark (see chapter 15, “The City of Spiders”). If you want to extend the chase, the drow could pursue the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
light crossbow. If the adventurers leave this area, there’s a 50 percent chance that 1d4 of the other tomb dwarves prowling the dungeon are present when they return. Any character who searches the
Yellow Banner found the lantern and began questing for a way to return the Starfallen to life. The fabled Eye of Zaltec was said to possess the power to raise the ancient dead. The company tracked
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
hearing or sight. The poison effect on his shortsword and light crossbow attacks is replaced with the following: If the target is a humanoid, it must succeed on a DC 11 Constitution saving throw or be
form, it insists that it is the real Big Gadai, as does the real Big Gadai. Francache bargains with the characters for his freedom, promising anything he can in return—including knowledge of the Tomb
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
, two chasmes fight a hezrou. All three demons are glowing.
Drow. Two opposing groups of drow are peppering one another with spells and crossbow bolts, ignoring the demons. Ten drow spread out north
house’s wrath. If the characters side with the house that wins, the leader of the victorious drow parleys with them to find out what they expect in return (see below). If the characters end up on the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
dozen crossbow bolts. Behind you, a metallic din announces a group of six heavily armored dwarves appearing out of thin air, their swords leveled at you from behind sturdy metal shields.
When the
gate are escorted to the Darklake District by four duergar guards, two of whom are invisible. Once the party reaches the edge of the district, the guards leave and return to the posts. BUPPIDO'S
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
remains reveals that he was killed by wounds from axes and crossbow bolts. Devlin’s ink-stained robes contain a journal that hints at the tomb’s mysteries (see “Devlin’s Journal” below). A search of the
gate, they return to their own world. To test his traps, Acererak crafted a "mirror tomb" and hid it inside a demiplane. This mirror tomb is identical to the real tomb as it stood exactly one year ago
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Prisoner 13
(area R8), where they report to Chef Tiny Toulaine, a hulking, jovial man who carries an enormous saucepan instead of a heavy crossbow. Small characters who stowed away in supply crates are taken to
check with thieves’ tools. If the characters are caught attempting either of these tasks, the guards return them to the meeting room and wait with them for the warden, who throws them out unless they
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
(area R8), where they report to Chef Tiny Toulaine, a hulking, jovial man who carries an enormous saucepan instead of a heavy crossbow. Small characters who stowed away in supply crates are taken to
check with thieves’ tools. If the characters are caught attempting either of these tasks, the guards return them to the meeting room and wait with them for the warden, who throws them out unless they
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume Four
shattered realm, but a return to its former glory seems far off. Even in the shattered remnants of the realm, knighthood is among the highest honors one can receive. Knights of the realm, who are all
, plus 9 (2d8) radiant damage.
Heavy Crossbow. Ranged Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, range 100/400 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d10 + 1) piercing damage plus 9 (2d8) radiant damage.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
large chamber. The light of campfires shows a natural platform where five derro are droning a cacophonous chant. A two-headed dog stirs inside a cage, while another derro nearby plays with a crossbow and
fails its Dexterity saving throw to avoid the slime. Treasure If the characters return the broken statue (or, at the very least, its second head) to Stonespeaker Hgraam, he gives them an emerald
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
: letters from Neverwinter, tobacco, hipflasks of rum, and other personal effects. B7. Armory The armory contains racks of longswords, spears, light crossbows, and crossbow bolts: enough to arm a levy
, altering reality so that any consequences of that action are erased. For example, a creature could undo the killing blow that they dealt to an enemy, causing that enemy to return to life in the position
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
stands open, its stone slab held ajar by the decaying body of a hobgoblin. A crossbow bolt protrudes from the corpse’s chest.
The corpse is that of an explorer who reached the ziggurat several weeks ago
. After he triggered a deadly crossbow trap in the corridor, his fellow expeditioners stripped him of equipment and proceeded into the monument. A character who examines the area and succeeds on a DC
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
THE YAKFOLK
Most of the prisoners in the yakfolk village aren’t given identities. You can assign names and genders to them as needed. Prisoners of the yakfolk who are set free try to return to their
, including three daggers, a sling, a pouch containing thirteen sling stones, a hand crossbow, and four hand crossbow bolts. Another basket contains three small leather pouches, each containing 2d6 gemstones
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
utter a prayer to Graz’zt; doing so has a 10 percent chance of annoying the demon lord, who causes four shadow demons to appear in the room and attack. These demons return to the Abyss after 10
.
Sythian Skalderang (see the end of the adventure) is here with his students from 9 a.m. to noon. The students often return to this room between the hours of 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. to play music without
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
profuse thanks the next time they return to Redwood Watch. R5: Muddy Bog A pale redwood rises from the middle of a muddy bog. To the southwest, a trickling stream separates the mud from the solid ground
in area R4. Treasure. Characters who search the bodies find the following items: 11 GP 240 SP 400 CP Three Light Crossbows Three Scimitars Thirty Crossbow Bolts Healer’s Kit Hooded Lantern Two flasks
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
and all three suits of armor attack. They don’t attack anyone who clearly surrenders and leaves the room, though they’ll attack if the characters who surrender return. The suits don’t leave this room
anyone using the greataxe as a weapon. T7: Armory Other than a few broken shields and warped crossbow bolts on battered shelves and hooks, nothing remains in this room.
Six dust mephits lair here with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
least one character has a passive Wisdom (Perception) score of 16 or higher, read: You see a dark figure crouched low and perfectly still, aiming a crossbow in your direction. If more than one scout
to him.
Every day and night that the characters remain in Barovia, one or more of the vampire’s spies check on them and attempt to return to Strahd with a report. When a spy appears, characters who
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
door. That creature must make a successful DC 14 Dexterity saving throw or take 36 (8d8) bludgeoning damage. E. Door with Crossbow A loaded ballista is trained on the doorway, and it fires on anyone
killed or driven back through the door of the room, the undead return to their original positions. The specters hang back from the fight, and if the characters appear on the verge of victory, they move
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
use it like a heavy crossbow. The ballista gains the heavy, loading, and two-weapon properties when used in this way (see the “Weapon Properties” section in chapter 5 of the Player’s Handbook). The
developments. Regardless of what he is told, the king remains skeptical until he has had a chance to speak with his daughter, Serissa, and his brother, Uthor. He urges the characters to return to Maelstrom
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
in the sky, playfully jousting and breathing lightning as they zoom around. They are flying over Ascore when the characters first lay eyes on the ruined city. After an hour of fun, the dragons return
ventures along the Sword Coast. For some time it was lost to the Zhentarim when the Netherese reappeared and reclaimed Anauroch, but with the second fall of Netheril and the magical return of the desert
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
the open tundra, the raiding giants fan out, allowing characters to take on two or three of them at a time. Dasharra provides aerial support, attacking giants at range with her heavy crossbow while
the town. Townsfolk who fled into the tundra rather than hide in the mines return 2d6 hours later to find their homes reduced to rubble and their supplies gone. The giants pay no mind to Dasharra’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
alert, then shoots a crossbow bolt into the ground near the character’s feet as a final warning. Drop Box. The staircase in front of the double door to area G10 has a loose plank near the top. This plank
out what’s happening. Meanwhile, Dartinal smokes a pipe in bed and waits for Dusk to return.
Fireplace. Resting on the fireplace mantel are a wedge of soap, a brush, a clay pipe, and an ivory tobacco
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
’ tools. It contains 200 sp, a spear, a dagger, and the remains of a crossbow. The weapons belong to Oceanus, the sea elf who is imprisoned in area 14. The crossbow is damaged beyond repair. 13. First
undertakings (he will, of course, expect a normal portion of treasure). Afterward, he reluctantly leaves them to return home. A PRISONER FROM THE DEEP
Assuming that the characters befriend Oceanus
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
gang was then going to kill his family, but Mirna promised that wealthy relatives in Neverwinter would pay a substantial sum for her and her children’s safe return. The Redbrands have kept the Dendrars
the place. Her family had an herb and alchemy shop, inside which is an emerald necklace in a case hidden beneath a section of storage shelves. She never dared return to retrieve it. The shop was in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
) slashing damage if used with two hands.
Heavy Crossbow. Ranged Weapon Attack: +2 to hit, range 100/400 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d10) piercing damage.
Reactions
Parry. When an attacker Sildar
wagon to transport them. If they return the supplies to the Lionshield Coster in Phandalin (see chapter 2), they earn a reward of 50 gp and the friendship of Linene and her company. In addition to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
safe. Developments Any loud noises here attract the attention of the goblins in area 7. One goblin comes to investigate the disturbance. If it doesn’t return, or if it spots trouble and sounds the
crossbow, and an unsheathed longsword with the emblem of Neverwinter worked into its hilt.
Though the stores here are not edible by human standards, the goblins can tolerate them when fresher food
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
twisting passage to investigate the disturbance. If he doesn’t return in a round or two, or if he spots trouble and sounds the alarm, the other goblins in area C7 investigate. C5: Storeroom Old casks
condition for 1 hour. Sildar’s Gear. The equipment piled among the supplies includes a bloody suit of chain mail, a shortsword in a leather scabbard, a heavy crossbow, and an unsheathed longsword with the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
the crystals’ magic. Valendar needs to return to his fellow wardens. After he’s spoken to the characters, he departs, sneaking through the vault’s secret escape tunnel to meet Riffel outside
. V27: Armory Weapon racks and armor stands line the walls of this cramped storage room.
Treasure. The equipment here includes the following: Three longswords Two halberds Two crossbow bolt cases, each
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
the Upper City to alert Thurstwell Vanthampur, the oldest of Duke Thalamra Vanthampur’s sons. Thurstwell instructs the imp to return to its post but takes no further action, hoping that the
weaponless. He speaks Common and Elvish, but has no useful information to share. Klim guarantees that his family will pay a generous reward for his safe return to their estate in the Upper City — but the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
straw and canvas, with a multitude of crossbow bolts sticking in them. Noska keeps the rust monster as a pet and feeds it items from the piles of discarded helms, shields, and armaments. He uses the
can’t telepathically communicate with Xanathar, but he thinks he can. He closes his eyes and frantically asks for Xanathar to return to its sanctum and disintegrate the intruders. Fishbowls. Xanathar’s






