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Brain Breaker

Monsters Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

Creature Sense. The brain breaker is aware of creatures within 1 mile of itself that have an Intelligence score of 4 or higher. It knows the distance and direction to each creature, as well as each

one’s Intelligence score, but can’t sense anything else about it. A creature protected by a mind blank spell, a nondetection spell, or similar magic can’t be perceived in this manner

Olhydra

Monsters Princes of the Apocalypse

, currents and tides are exceptionally strong and treacherous. Any ability checks made to safely navigate or control a vessel moving through these waters has disadvantage. Aquatic creatures that have

an Intelligence score of 2 or lower within 1 mile of the lair must succeed on a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw when they enter the area. If the saving throw succeeds, the creature is frightened and

Bard

classes Basic Rules (2014)

. Perhaps you had a secure and mundane childhood. There’s no good story to be told about that, so you might paint yourself as an orphan raised by a hag in a dismal swamp. Or your childhood might be

highest ability score, followed by Dexterity. Second, choose the entertainer background. Third, choose the dancing lights and vicious mockery cantrips, along with the following 1st-level spells: charm

Star Forge Features

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

central vessel, channeling the radiance of the forge into a vent so bright it’s painful to look at. Giant runes etched on the iron flare with white light. The Star Forge sheds bright light for 100 feet and

Currents

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

1d4 - 1 miles per hour that changes daily. Currents and Travel When a vessel or creature travels in the same direction as a current, that current’s speed is added to the vessel or creature’s travel

pace. A creature or vessel traveling against a current has that current’s speed subtracted from the vessel or creature’s travel pace. If this results in a negative travel pace, the vessel or creature

Basic Statistics

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

, it crashes, as described in the “Crashing a Ship” section. Capacity A ship’s stat block indicates how many creatures and how much cargo it can carry. Creatures include both the crew of the vessel and

menaces from the deep both count as passengers. Cargo capacity notes the maximum amount of cargo a ship can carry. A vessel can’t move — or might even start taking on water — if its cargo exceeds this

Star Forge Features

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Giants of the Star Forge

high. Light. The forge itself is a great housing of iron. Pipes extend from a central vessel, channeling the radiance of the forge into a vent so bright it’s painful to look at. Giant runes etched on

Young Black Dragon

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

Young Black Dragon Most young black dragons claim a hidden lair—typically a dismal place accessible through deadly ruins or a treacherous bog. They delight in exploiting fearful servants and might

and kuo-toa. Young Black Dragon Large Dragon (Chromatic), Chaotic Evil AC 18 Initiative +5 (15) HP 127 (15d10 + 45) Speed 40 ft., Fly 80 ft., Swim 40 ft. Ability Score Mod Save Str

Whirlpools

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

“Whirlpool Destinations” below) or plunges a number of feet underwater equal to the whirlpool’s velocity. Vessels in Whirlpools If a vessel starts its turn in a whirlpool with a diameter greater than

Checks table. If no one makes the check for a particular officer, a failure is contributed toward the group check. Also, roll a d20 for the crew, using its quality score as a modifier to the roll, and

Merrow

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

waters, hoping to snare unsuspecting prey by bursting from the water and grabbing their quarry or by skewering victims with deadly harpoons. These hunters then drag land dwellers back to dismal

+2 (12) HP 45 (6d10 + 12) Speed 10 ft., Swim 40 ft. Ability Score Mod Save Str 18 +4 +4 Dex 15 +2 +2 Con 15 +2 +2 Ability Score Mod Save Int 8 −1 −1

Ogres

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

supernatural forces. From dismal ruins and bleak hinterlands, they raid vulnerable communities and ambush travelers. Ogres covet food and treasure, and they spitefully destroy art, books, clockwork

for food, riches, and promises of battle. Hinchel Or Ogres Ogre Large Giant, Chaotic Evil AC 11 Initiative −1 (9) HP 68 (8d10 + 24) Speed 40 ft. Ability Score Mod Save Str

K6. Overlook

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd

-facing gargoyle carvings. If a character peers over the balcony, read: A flash of lightning illuminates the dismal village of Barovia, its rooftops visible above a smothering blanket of fog one

thousand feet below. If a character who has a passive Wisdom (Perception) score of 15 or higher peers over the wall, add: Underneath the platform on which you stand, about one hundred feet down, a stone

Creating a Bard

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

. Perhaps you had a secure and mundane childhood. There’s no good story to be told about that, so you might paint yourself as an orphan raised by a hag in a dismal swamp. Or your childhood might be worthy of

ability score, followed by Dexterity. Second, choose the entertainer background. Third, choose the dancing lights and vicious mockery cantrips, along with the following 1st-level spells: charm person

Gargoyle Ambushes

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

ceiling. 8 Statuary on a castle, mansion, or temple. Gargoyle Medium Elemental, Chaotic Evil AC 15 Initiative +2 (12) HP 67 (9d8 + 27) Speed 30 ft., Fly 60 ft. Ability Score Mod Save

Str 15 +2 +2 Dex 11 +0 +0 Con 16 +3 +3 Ability Score Mod Save Int 6 −2 −2 Wis 11 +0 +0 Cha 7 −2 −2 Skills Stealth +4 Immunities Poison

Harpy

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

their deaths on harpies’ vicious claws or amid natural perils. Harpies dwell in remote, dismal places tainted by tragedy and despair. Some tales claim harpies offended the gods and were transformed as

squawking and compel only the magically enthralled. Harpy Medium Monstrosity, Chaotic Evil AC 11 Initiative +1 (11) HP 38 (7d8 + 7) Speed 20 ft., Fly 40 ft. Ability Score Mod Save Str 12

Darklake Terrain Encounters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

teeth 9 Tight passage 10 Whirlpool Collision This terrain encounter occurs only if one or more party members are traveling by raft or boat, and there’s a strong current. Have everyone aboard the vessel

make a DC 13 group Dexterity check to avoid hitting a wall or other large obstacle directly ahead. If the group check succeeds, the collision is avoided. Otherwise, the vessel takes 2d10 bludgeoning

Eldritch Mist

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

-haunted miasma, its crew and passengers feel despair. Each hour a vessel is immersed in the fog, the crew must make a quality score check by rolling a d20 and adding their quality score to the number. The

Material Plane at thin points in the boundary between the two planes. A DC 15 Intelligence (Arcana) check reveals that this mist is Shadowfell fog. When a vessel travels through this oppressive, shadow

Archmage

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

and collect magic items and occult lore. Have you gazed on the Runes of Chaos, held the Death Moon Orb in your trembling hands, entered the Devouring Portal and walked the Paths of the Doomed, or sat

), Neutral AC 17 Initiative +7 (17) HP 170 (31d8 + 31) Speed 30 ft. Ability Score Mod Save Str 10 +0 +0 Dex 14 +2 +2 Con 12 +1 +1 Ability Score Mod Save

NPCs as Party Members

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

life debt to the characters or shares their goals might fight to the death for them. You can simply decide on an NPC’s loyalty, or you can track a Loyalty Score using the following rules. Loyalty

Score. An NPC’s loyalty is measured on a numerical scale from 0 to 20. The NPC’s maximum Loyalty Score is equal to the highest Charisma score among all adventurers in the party, and its starting Loyalty

Exploring Curst

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel

Exploring Curst As the characters approach Curst, read the following text: The odor of rusty metal stings every breath. Ahead lies the gate-town of Curst, a dismal-looking community surrounded by an

maelephants (see Morte’s Planar Parade) allow the characters to enter the gate-town. As they enter, characters who have a passive Wisdom (Perception) score of 16 or higher notice that the community’s gates

Great Chasm

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within

with strange runes and weeping tar-like sap. Stone giant hermits tend these groves and set deadly traps against trespassers. Har-Thelen Har-Thelen is largely abandoned. Its gates stand open, and only a

domains are imprisoned here. Veldrava A dismal work camp stands at the entrance to a maze of unfathomably deep salt mines. Caustic minerals burn explorers who seek the source of whispers from the depths.

Perils at Sea

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel

Perils at Sea Use the following encounters to add peril to the characters’ journey. Lost Dingy Characters who have a passive Wisdom (Perception) score of 14 or higher see the following scene: In the

distance, you can see a dingy being tossed by the bay’s choppy waters. The vessel seems to be taking on water, sinking into the waves. You can make out one small occupant on the craft. The sailor in

Sea Hag

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

Sea Hag Hag of Despair and the Dismal Deep Habitat: Coastal, Underwater; Treasure: Arcana Lorenzo Mastroianni Sea hags loathe peace and beauty. Bitter, jealous creatures, they spread chaos

) HP 52 (7d8 + 21) Speed 30 ft., Swim 40 ft. Ability Score Mod Save Str 16 +3 +3 Dex 13 +1 +1 Con 16 +3 +3 Ability Score Mod Save Int 12 +1 +1 Wis 12

Adventure Hooks

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things

collection in the chaos. To complicate matters, rifflers (see chapter 21) have learned of the heist and are trying to beat the characters to the score. Extraplanar Eviction. The marids who constructed

campaign. For example, perhaps the traveler is an astral elf, and the characters must secure a spelljamming vessel to learn more. Or the wayward guest might be a refugee from Ravenloft— perhaps even a Darklord in disguise!

Cloaker

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

Underdark enclaves, but they rarely build settlements or form social structures. Most operate as solitary predators, lurking in dismal subterranean reaches or abandoned dungeons—sometimes for months at a

. Ability Score Mod Save Str 17 +3 +3 Dex 15 +2 +2 Con 12 +1 +1 Ability Score Mod Save Int 13 +1 +1 Wis 14 +2 +2 Cha 7 −2 −2 Skills Stealth +5

Death Knight

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

them to their fates. Others, like the infamous death knight Lord Soth, brood in dismal ruins for centuries, rousing themselves to action only when something reignites their deathless evil. Death

Knight Medium or Small Undead, Chaotic Evil AC 20 Initiative +12 (22) HP 199 (21d8 + 105) Speed 30 ft. Ability Score Mod Save Str 20 +5 +5 Dex 11 +0 +6 Con 20 +5 +5

Adult Black Dragon

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

terrors in the lands they claim. Wretched swamps and monster-haunted ruins grow more dismal and spread under an adult black dragon’s influence. Morbid cultists and doomsayers frequently gather in the

), Chaotic Evil AC 19 Initiative +12 (22) HP 195 (17d12 + 85) Speed 40 ft., Fly 80 ft., Swim 40 ft. Ability Score Mod Save Str 23 +6 +6 Dex 14 +2 +7 Con 21 +5 +5

Dao

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

create cities that glitter with treasure. Among these realms is the labyrinthine expanse called the Great Dismal Delve or the Sevenfold Mazework, which protects the City of Jewels, the Iron Crucible

, and the Strait of Magnets. Dao Large Elemental (Genie), Neutral AC 18 Initiative +1 (11) HP 200 (16d10 + 112) Speed 30 ft., Burrow 30 ft., Fly 30 ft. (hover) Ability Score Mod Save

Goldwarren Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

wounds. As the party approaches the turntable, characters who have a passive Wisdom (Perception) score of 14 or higher hear skittering emanating from a nearby tunnel. Characters who have lower scores

given way. Openings into rough-hewn caves line the northern wall. Characters who have a passive Wisdom (Perception) score of 14 or higher notice signs of combat and bloodstains along the tunnel

26. Clean Tunnels

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

. 26c. Ooze Your Janitor? Just around this corner is a gelatinous cube. The first character to walk around the corner is surprised by the cube unless that character has a passive Wisdom (Perception) score

. Characters must be 11th level or higher to pass through this gate (see “Jhesiyra Kestellharp”). The first creature to pass through the gate triggers an elder rune (see “Elder Runes”). A creature that

Lower Level (M17-M19)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries

, stone-walled room contains only a few objects. A five-foot-diameter circle of intricate runes covers the floor. There’s an empty wooden bookstand opposite the door and bronze braziers at the other

. Inside each vessel is the body of a creature floating in clear liquid. One four-foot-tall container is missing its lid and has no occupant. Fistandia considered herself to be a knowledgeable natural

Colossus

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

Colossus Titanic Vessel of Divine Might Habitat: Any; Treasure: Relics Colossi are massive Constructs created by the devout to reflect the nature of a deity, which could be benevolent or wicked

. Maxime Minard Colossus Gargantuan Construct (Titan), Unaligned AC 23 Initiative +16 (26) HP 553 (27d20 + 270) Speed 60 ft. Ability Score Mod Save Str 30 +10 +10 Dex 11

D1. Switchbacks

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

steps before tumbling on toward the Dessarin River. The trail continues upriver to other parts of the vale, so unless the characters know about the runes, it’s easy to miss the beginning of the steps

above, but it’s also dangerous. A character who has a passive Wisdom (Perception) score of 15 or higher notices a steel tripwire fastened between boulders about two inches from the ground. A

Traversing the Astral Sea

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Astral Adventurer’s Guide

most of their time on the Astral Plane. For this reason, astral travelers avoid using years as a measurement of time. Travel by Thought Alone A creature doesn’t need a vessel to travel through the

can move in any direction at a flying speed in feet equal to 5 × its Intelligence score. Astral Sea Navigation One doesn’t need a map to navigate the Astral Sea. Here, all creatures are blessed with

Battle Balloon

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

. The standard design of an Acquisitions Incorporated-grade airship features an enormous balloon covered in a rope net. Trailing lines connect the balloon to the vessel of metal and wood suspended

size and weight. Dexterity represents its ease of handling. A vehicle’s Constitution covers its durability and the quality of its construction. Vehicles usually have a score of 0 in Intelligence

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