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Verdan

Species Acquisitions Incorporated

, the verdan found that they were often mistaken for smaller, green-skinned half-elves. Attracting curiosity but no real questions, they have thus been able to make their way reasonably freely in the

The verdan owe their existence to chaos. Descended and transformed from a large clan of goblins and hobgoblins, those who became the verdan were simply living their lives, doing goblinoid things. But

Ancient Brass Dragon Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

Dice, ability to speak, proficiencies, Legendary Resistance, lair actions, and Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma scores, as well as this action. Its statistics and capabilities are otherwise

. Images of Large or smaller monsters haunt the desert sands within 1 mile of the dragon’s lair. These illusions move and appear real, although they can do no harm. A creature that examines an

Ancient Copper Dragon Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

dragon retains its alignment, hit points, Hit Dice, ability to speak, proficiencies, Legendary Resistance, lair actions, and Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma scores, as well as this action. Its

seekers and distract them from where the real treasure is hidden. Lair Actions On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), the dragon takes a lair action to cause one of the following effects

Created by Chaos

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

Created by Chaos When the power of That-Which-Endures mutated the verdan, their skin was turned the color of jade and their blood began to flow black. Their ears grew pointed, and they gained a

limited form of telepathy — but at the cost of forgetting their history. The underground homes of the goblins were places of terror to the new creatures those goblins became, and the verdan quickly fled to

Background

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons

leader of the cult is a Calishite named Severin Silrajin, who believes that real draconic knowledge and power belongs to living dragons, not undead ones. Severin’s ambition amused Tiamat, so she

the power he needs to overthrow Szass Tam. Cult Organization The Cult of the Dragon is organized in cells, which vary in size from just a handful of members to scores. Leaders in the cult are known

Background

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen

leader of the cult is a Calishite named Severin Silrajin, who believes that real draconic knowledge and power belongs to living dragons, not undead ones. Severin’s ambition amused Tiamat, so she

the power he needs to overthrow Szass Tam. Cult Organization The Cult of the Dragon is organized in cells, which vary in size from just a handful of members to scores. Leaders in the cult are known

Adventures

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

adventure in the form of ability scores and skills, class features, racial traits, equipment, and magic items. Every character is different, with various strengths and weaknesses, so the best party of

sessions to play through, stretching over weeks or months of real time. Usually, the end of an adventure is marked by the adventurers heading back to their home base to rest and enjoy the spoils of

Background

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat

leader of the cult is a Calishite named Severin Silrajin, who believes that real draconic knowledge and power belongs to living dragons, not undead ones. Severin’s ambition amused Tiamat, so she

the power he needs to overthrow Szass Tam. Cult Organization The Cult of the Dragon is organized in cells, which vary in size from just a handful of members to scores. Leaders in the cult are known

Roleplaying

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

your head and chin high conveys confidence. Use Voices. Changing the volume of your voice and borrowing speech patterns from real life, movies, or television can make NPCs distinctive. Engaging the

is less comfortable with roleplaying, you can get them involved by asking them to describe their character’s actions during the conversation. Use Other Ability Scores. Consider the following

8. Made of Stone

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

(7d12 + 7) hit points, and walking and climbing speeds of 10 feet. It can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceilings, without needing to make an ability check. Its ability scores are as

creature. The glowing golden hue of Haungharassk’s shell is augmented by veins of real gold. That gold can be stripped from the shell, but only if the snail is dead (see “Treasure” below). Killing the

Creating a Monster Stat Block

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

monster might be based on a real-world creature or a monster from myth, in which case its name might be obvious. If you need to invent a name, keep in mind that the best names either reflect the

. Ability Scores and Modifiers Monsters, like player characters, have the six ability scores. A monster can’t have a score lower than 1 or higher than 30 in any ability. A monster’s score in any

Caves of Hunger Locations (H1-H10)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

scores of real icicles that festoon the ceiling. The ice mephits are tasked with guarding the cave but do not enter melee combat willingly. An ice mephit’s preferred tactic is to use its action to fly

wings wrapped tightly around their bodies so that they are easily mistaken for icicles. Characters who have passive Wisdom (Perception) scores of 13 or higher can distinguish the mephits from the

Dungrunglung

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

dutiful and dangerous grung warrior, dedicated to his king. Roark thinks all this goddess-summoning nonsense is distracting from the real issue at hand: defending Dungrunglung from the undead. Secretly

, which she hid from the king. She plans to paint an image of Nangnang of such quality that Groak will be fooled into thinking it’s the real goddess. Krr’ook hopes that one of the adventurers will have the

Holrow Homestead

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes’ Feast: Saving the Children’s Menu

within reach of the door. If Ignis feels her child is in real danger, she breaks through the wall or the glass roof to retrieve Flauma and destroy the threat. If Ignis breaks the glass roof, each

each have AC 15, 50 hit points, and immunity to psychic and poison damage. They aren’t heavy, but they are noisy. Opening the door that divides the barn from the house without alerting everyone in both

Vault Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault

the Concordant Express. T10: Pit A ten-foot-wide pit with spikes at the bottom divides this room from east to west. A sturdy-looking stone bridge spans the pit. The room is dimly lit by a flickering

side and another on the west. The illusion on the west side depicts a bridge spanning the pit. The illusion on the east side shows an open pit, hiding a real bridge that can be used to safely cross

6. Wyllow's Tower

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

buried. This is the real Halaster, delivered by his own magic. The Mad Mage entrusted the bulb to Wyllow in case she needed to summon him and is annoyed if someone else uses it. If the characters have

gate appears in area 15b on level 3, in the closest unoccupied space next to the identical gate located there. 6j. Ossuary Wyllow has slain scores of adventurers over the years, and she chooses to

Arcane Brotherhood

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

Dale on the Sword Coast). The brotherhood’s leadership consists of five renowned archmages who handpick the other members, favoring wizards of great accomplishment. Every year, scores of wizards from

. The sunken Netherese tower contains a special room that can transform the simulacrum into a real person—or any magical illusion into the real thing, for that matter. If this change occurs, the

Howling Caves Locations

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

. The symbol of elemental air is cut into each victim’s forehead. The characters can find an intact head and see the symbol in gory relief. N4. Storm Chasm A chasm divides the subterranean passageway

. Scores of small humanoid corpses are scattered among the ruins. This svirfneblin settlement was the test site for Aerisi Kalinoth’s first devastation orb. Four specters of deep gnomes who perished

Metallic Dragons

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

new form, the dragon retains its alignment, hit points, Hit Dice, ability to speak, proficiencies, Legendary Resistance, lair actions, and Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma scores, as well as this

smaller monsters haunt the desert sands within 1 mile of the dragon’s lair. These illusions move and appear real, although they can do no harm. A creature that examines an image from a distance can

Temples of Extraction

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5

deadly adversaries, but the binding ordeal leaves most of them physically and mentally weakened to the point that they pose no real danger. The Chosen have no memory of how they came to be in the

: A creature that rolls a natural 1 on an attack roll takes the damage from its attack. A creature that scores a critical hit can roll the extra damage die twice instead of just once. A creature that

Locations V - Z

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

statistics, with the following changes: The young cloud giants have an Intelligence score of 10 (+0) and Wisdom and Charisma scores of 12 (+1). They have the following skills: Insight +4, Perception +4. They

succeeds on a DC 20 Wisdom (Insight) check realizes that the siege is a ruse to draw attention away from the village’s east gate, where the real attack is taking place. A while back, Worvil Forkbeard told

Spaceship Locations, Level 1

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

rifles. Among the fake weapons attached to the game machines is one real, fully loaded laser rifle. A character who inspects the machines or plays the game and succeeds on a DC 16 Intelligence

(Investigation) check spots the real weapon among the toys. S15: Fungal Corridor Bioluminescent fungi carpet the floor of this damp, dimly lit corridor, which reeks of mold. The vegepygmies cultivate the

Locations on the Entrance Level

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6

tapestries and furs, several dozen bales of valueless cloth, scores of various vessels and containers, and urns and vases of pewter and brass and bronze, plus ten urns of silver (worth 50 gp each) and two

of gold (worth 500 gp each). A chimney in the southeastern part of the cave leads up through the roof. Treasure. The real wealth in the room is held inside nearly twenty different containers—eight

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