should stealing adventurers

Firbolg Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

an unappealing place to explore by temporarily diverting springs, driving away game, stealing critical tools, and altering trails to leave hunting or lumber parties hopelessly lost. The firbolgs

overwhelming attack. Outcast Adventurers As guardians of the wood, few firbolgs would dream of leaving their homes or attempting to fit into human society. An exiled firbolg, or one whose clan has been

Tabaxi Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

for passage on a ship or a week’s lodging after stealing it. The tabaxi might take extensive notes or memorize every facet of the gem before passing it on, but the gem holds no more allure once

its secrets and nature have been laid bare. Tinkers and Minstrels Curiosity drives most of the tabaxi found outside their homeland, but not all of them become adventurers. Tabaxi who seek a safer

Treasure

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

, whether NPCs stealing from spoils not yet divided, stealing from the adventurers, or stealing from each other. Such theft might be driven by sheer greed, or it could be a manifestation of madness. A

NPCs all accompany the adventurers out of loyalty to their factions — and on orders from their superiors in Gauntlgrym — the characters’ treatment of the NPCs influences the loyalty of those

Wyvern Tor

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

vicinity of Conyberry catch glimpses of Wyvern Tor to the south as they go. The tor was formerly the home of a large and dangerous nest of wyverns, but a band of bold adventurers dealt with the monsters

, these raiders noticed the Triboar Trail’s increase in traffic and have been ambushing travelers and stealing their wares. Recently, strange goblins with elongated skulls have occasionally joined the

The Hunt for Food

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

husbands and their followers began plundering livestock from riverside farms, stealing trees from orchards, knocking down cottages, and snatching up folk who didn’t run fast enough. So far, most of the hill

have taken to the hills. They crave the return of their husbands, but they are neither strong enough nor shrewd enough to unseat Guh. They might be convinced to help adventurers overthrow her if it means

Lower Dura

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

ward are often protected from violence by their criminal connections or by virtue of having nothing worth stealing, but adventurers ought to tread lightly here, especially those who display the

Ugly, Unpredictable, and Old

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

Ugly, Unpredictable, and Old Hags are mysterious, unfathomable, and dangerous, especially from the viewpoint of mortals. One day a hag might be stealing and eating children that wander into the woods

, on another day she might be making lewd jokes to adventurers asking her for advice, and the next she might be uprooting saplings to make a fence around her home for impaling intruders. It is nearly

Goblinoid NPCs

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

studying at Arcanix or Morgrave is actually a Khesh’dar spy identifying tomes of arcane knowledge worth stealing. 3 A Dhakaani strike force assaults a museum or a noble’s private holdings, reclaiming

test the mettle of the adventurers, engages them in a series of guerrilla attacks as they are traveling through the wilderness. 8 A hobgoblin warlock seeks to harness the power of the daelkyr or the fiendish overlords to win the imperial crown for her kech.

Dragon as Monster

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

to achieve some other goal. Slaying the dragon might be one option, but sneaking into the lair and stealing what the characters seek is another. The characters could even bargain with the dragon to

acquire the needed item. Alternatively, a dragon might seek adventurers to recover items stolen from the dragon’s hoard—with a threat that local folk will suffer if the characters fail. Sometimes the

Giant Patrons

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

fill. If you want to use a giant as a patron for a group of adventurers, you can use the perks, contacts, and roles described in the “Group Patrons” chapter of Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything alongside

size and strength as tools to extract wealth and power from communities of smaller folk. The boss might threaten to harm adventurers or those they care about if they refuse to do the giant’s bidding. Or

Greyhawk Conflicts

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

years, adventurers have kept these evil dragons at bay, sometimes with the help of benevolent metallic dragons. Lately, the chromatic dragons have grown restless, their dreams invaded by the whispers of

, raiding poorly defended settlements and stealing cattle; demand tribute in the form of food or treasure; and destroy territorial rivals (draconic or otherwise). A Chromatic Dragon Arc. The conflict

Meeting with Vizeran

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

Meeting with Vizeran Assuming the adventurers arrive as Vizeran’s guests, they find the door to the tower open to them. If they arrive under other circumstances, see “Stealing into Araj” at the end

open shaft activates a magical levitation effect imbued into the shaft (see the “Vizeran’s Tower: General Features” sidebar). If the adventurers arrive in Vizeran’s company, he informs them of the

The Quest Board

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sleeping Dragon’s Wake

The Quest Board The job board outside the fishery is where the adventurers can learn about quests. Let the players choose the order in which they tackle them. If the players don’t like a quest, they

.” If the characters undertake this quest, see “Bronze Shrine.” Iniarv’s Tower Quest “A band of brigands calling themselves the Chimera Crew has been attacking merchants on the road, stealing supplies

Underworld Crossing

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

risk of being eternally pursued by Athreos’s servants. Alternatively, it might be souls rather than riches that tempt adventurers to the Tartyx’s banks. A spirit who died without payment for Athreos

might linger at the river’s edge. Perhaps adventurers seek to help such a lost soul pass on to the Underworld, or they might offer to pay for passage if a spirit shares valuable information with them. In

Welcome to the City of Blades

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

and how the other adventurers behave during the questioning, you might allow the character to make the check with advantage or impose disadvantage. The guard grudgingly lets the characters pass if the

are so blatantly corrupt as Gorglak seems to be. A successful DC 12 Wisdom (Insight) check lets a character notice that Gorglak is eying the adventurers’ weapons (especially any drow weapons or magic

Side Quests

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

Executioner’s Run (see area 2), asks the adventurers to come with her as she collects a debt. The pay is 10 percent of whatever is collected on the 500 gp debt, which is owed by a man named Taban (N male

commander. He asks the adventurers to escort him safely to the fort and create a distraction so that he can ransack the commander’s quarters. As a reward, Rokah offers to cover the cost of a charter

N6. Coffin Maker's Shop

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

business” in exchange for his help. Since then, Henrik’s workshop has become the lair of a pack of vampire spawn—former adventurers who were turned by Strahd. These vampires are lying low for the

away!” without opening the door. If the characters accuse Henrik of stealing the bones of St. Andral, he shouts again, “Go away! Leave me alone!” If the characters break into the store, Henrik offers no

M2. Amphitheater

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

. Goblins dressed as bullywugs cavort around a wicker effigy of Bavlorna Blightstraw. Adventurers stumble upon the scene and trick the “bullywugs” into betraying and killing the toadish hag. 8 An

Specklenose and Zolt, are also Feenia’s parents (see the “Evil Kite” random encounter). After Feenia was caught stealing props, her parents were forced to surrender their shadows to Endelyn as

The Knucklebones Gang

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

reflect that. One might offer a character a severed finger as a token of friendship, then accuse the character of stealing it afterward. Only their love and fear of Mad Maggie keeps the creatures under a

several infernal war machines in drivable condition that are undergoing regular maintenance and upgrades in her garage under the hill. These vehicles are not for sale or trade, though brazen adventurers

College of Swords

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

entertainers have often run into trouble that makes maintaining their secret activities impossible. A blade caught stealing or engaging in vigilante justice is too great a liability for most troupes

. With their weapon skills and magic, these blades either take up work as enforcers for thieves’ guilds or strike out on their own as adventurers. College of Swords Features Bard Level Feature 3rd Bonus

Werewolves in the Mist

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

factions featured in the Adventurers League. “Werewolves in the mist!” You’ve heard these dreaded words spoken again and again by farmers, merchants, and adventurers alike. The hamlets east of Daggerford

mayhem, slaughtering adults and stealing children before retreating back into the woods. Others have tried to combat the werewolf menace, with little success. The Misty Forest lies thirty miles east

Settlers, Squatters, and Invaders

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

Blingdenstone, paying adventurers to scout and keep an eye on the territory while they organized their people across the dwarven holds and surface-world cities that had received them. After a decade of

his penchant for stealing and hoarding food until it rotted … and then talking to it. The shunned deep gnome eventually struck out on his own. He spent years living among the oozes of the region

Life in the Domains of Dread

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

others perceive her as a soul-stealing embodiment of the Mists. Ultimately, though, her true nature is a mystery. Whether she’s a manifestation of the Dark Powers, an aspect of the Plane of Shadow’s

between domains are essentially impossible. Rare individuals do travel between the domains, such as adventurers or roving Vistani families (detailed at the end of this chapter). Others who wish to travel

Renown

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

punish evildoers, you might increase each character’s renown within the order by 1. Conversely, if killing the dragon was a mission given to the adventurers by a senior member of the order, completing

the task might instead increase each character’s renown by 2, showing the adventurers as effective allies. Meanwhile, the party’s rogue might have looted a box of rare poisons from the dragon’s hoard

Tier 2 Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves

and regroup in the menagerie (area G21), where they can call on the creatures there to aid them. Each hag carries an iron key that opens all the pens in the menagerie (area G21). If the adventurers

powerful adventurers in combat. As soon as a hag takes damage, the hag flees, hoping to interfere with the characters’ activities elsewhere on this tier. G15: Bog of the Green Hags A murky grove grows

Locations in Bryn Shander

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

, stealing food and drink mainly. The Order of the Gauntlet captured most of his gang, but Worvil disappeared into the mountains. Interrogation of the captives led Baric to discover the Weevil’s craving for

Blades This small shop and smithy stands just north of the town square and is well known as a one-stop shop for adventurers and other travelers in the region. Rather than attempting to compete with

Clerks' Ward

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands

regularly hires adventurers as debt collectors. Incanterium. Long thought to have been banished to the Mazes by the Lady of Pain along with their base of operations, members of the Incanterium are slowly

Sensation pays well for sensations not contained in its extensive collection. Sensates reward adventurers for delivering sensory stones that contain coveted yet dangerous experiences, such as the thrill

Cove Reef

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

merfolk named Talnad and Valas were kicked out of their tribe for stealing. Together with their pet giant octopus Allero, the merfolk plan to set a trap in the cove to attract adventurers and steal

adventurers to the area for him to kidnap. Saltmarsh Story Hook. Fishers in the area report seeing tendrils made of water rise out of the sea and crash onto their boats. So far only minor damage has

Island Locations

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

Icewind Dale. After stealing Vellynne Harpell’s professor orb, Nass fled to the coast to make her rendezvous with the pirate captain’s galleon, the Wicked Eddy. The ship found Auril’s island the hard way

creature is encased in a thick coat of ice, preserving its remains. Amid scores of humanoid cadavers—pirates, hunters, adventurers, worshipers, and others who fell prey to Auril’s cold embrace—are

Encounter Locations

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

toward characters who are friendly toward her. Thunderwing Thunderwing looks mournfully at the adventurers and snuffles loudly, bubbles of snot forming beneath her tiny nose. If someone is kind to her

into a dry husk. Stealing the life force of the boy enables her to cast antilife shell immediately and without visibly doing so. She continues to concentrate on the spell as she resumes her grisly work

Geode Locations

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

believes the specters killed him for stealing the helmet. His soul is bound to the relic by the thought that he must return it to its rightful owner before going to his eternal rest. If the adventurers

hangs from the ceiling above the debris. It ate several cultists before the others started avoiding the area. Eager for more humanoid flesh, the roper attempts to subdue as many of the adventurers as

21. Azrok's Hold

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

visiting Skullport, claiming that it’s not safe for adventurers. It also tells them an Undermountain secret, hoping they’ll be lured away by the mystery. Draw a card from the Secrets Deck (see

loyalty to Azrok. Worgs. Gnawing on humanoid bones in the southwest part of the room are two worgs loyal to Azrok and Lurkana. Adventurers brought before Azrok are expected to offer tribute. He is

Web's Edge Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

cultists created a false front in this foyer. The skeletal remains and rusted gear belong to five long-dead adventurers whom the characters can identify as two dwarves, an elf, a gnome, and a

). Stealing Maaltok’s key ring without his knowledge requires a successful DC 16 Dexterity (Sleight of Hand) check. W6: Holding Cells Four jail cells are arrayed along the south wall of this cavern. The

Lair Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves

respect, assuming only brave adventurers would venture into a dragon’s lair. Ralvald provides the same information as Heldalf (area D3), plus the following points: Aerstigga’s Plan. Ralvald considers his

named Deena Finkleton who came in hopes of stealing the dragon’s treasure. Gelida was left here to count the coins her conjurer pilfered, but the halfling never returned. Hiding from the Dragon. Gelida

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