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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
, that creature must succeed on a DC 18 Intelligence (Investigation) check to discern that the mimic is animate.Multiattack. The mimic makes one Bite attack and two Pseudopod attacks.
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dragon’s lair to draw unwitting intruders away from the real riches—and into the mimic’s maw. If faced with unexpectedly fierce opposition, though, a hoard mimic might offer information about the true hoard in exchange for its life.
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Understanding. True power comes from the ability to discern other creatures’ motivations better than they can discern yours. (Any)
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Kindred. All dragons are kin to one
appreciate the company of other dragons. Although they view most other species as inferior to dragonkind, having worth only as servants or tools, the rare individuals who impress them can sometimes earn
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Ideal
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Understanding. True power comes from the ability to discern other creatures’ motivations better than they can discern yours
dragons appreciate the company of other dragons. Although they view most other species as inferior to dragonkind, having worth only as servants or tools, the rare individuals who impress them can sometimes
Adult Deep Dragon
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Understanding. True power comes from the ability to discern other creatures’ motivations better than they can discern yours. (Any)
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Kindred. All dragons are kin to one another
. Although they view most other species as inferior to dragonkind, having worth only as servants or tools, the rare individuals who impress them can sometimes earn respect as partners—albeit
Ancient Deep Dragon
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Understanding. True power comes from the ability to discern other creatures’ motivations better than they can discern yours. (Any)
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Kindred. All dragons are kin to one another, and
other dragons. Although they view most other species as inferior to dragonkind, having worth only as servants or tools, the rare individuals who impress them can sometimes earn respect as partners
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Exploring This Level All location descriptions for the Lost Level are keyed to map 6. View Player Version Many of the stone doors on this level have been demolished by the umber hulks. Creatures can
. The quartz pillars aren’t load-bearing, and their destruction won’t trigger a roof collapse. Characters who have the Stonecunning trait can discern this fact by examining the pillars (no check required).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
cautious and manage their resources well, although they should be prepared to flee or hide when they find themselves out of their depth. Characters of 6th level or higher will face few real challenges
, but you can soften them up and deplete their resources by staging random encounters as they travel to and from a given location. Map 2.1: icewind dale View Player Version
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
manage their resources well, although they should be prepared to flee or hide when they find themselves out of their depth. Characters of 6th level or higher will face few real challenges, but you
can soften them up and deplete their resources by staging random encounters as they travel to and from a given location. Map 2.1: icewind dale View Player Version
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Inside the Observatory The interior of Twin Gods Observatory is hollow, with a spiral stone staircase rising to a roof with a commanding view of the region. Carvings along the observatory’s interior
, any of the Watchers identify this creature as a mythical being called a tlexolotl, a spirit said to sleep in volcanoes. Most Watchers don’t believe tlexolotls are real.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
Zorhanna Adulare The real Zorhanna is trapped inside the shard solitaire, where she is under attack by the Far Realm entity trapped in there with her. Using the power of the shard solitaire, the Far
minute can discern its cold indifference with a successful DC 10 Wisdom (Insight) check. Abilities such as truesight and magic that detects illusions reveal the true nature of the simulacrum: an elf made
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
themselves in a hidden enchanted place, strangely alien but serenely beautiful. The access tunnel opens above the grove’s main floor, providing the characters a panoramic view of a mushroom forest that covers
cavern beyond the ravine, a glimpse of a majestic mushroom tower can be seen, although the poor light and a rising mist makes it impossible to discern its details. Drow Pursuit in Neverlight Grove
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
by the spirit-stalked Phantasmal Forest. Many knights of the Circle view themselves as inheritors of a legacy of shame. They aspire to the heroism of their storied ancestors and battle to absolve
themselves of imagined failures. They throw themselves into crusades against foes, real and imagined, sacrificing their lives—and those of their people—for redemption and glory. For all the Circle’s good
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
quick to point out this anomaly, to prove to the characters that the maze is nothing to take lightly. The view from above reveals the maze as it exists in the real world. The view up the path from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
library blocks it off from the real world around it. Though divination magic works normally within the library, no divination effect used outside the library can discern any creature, object, or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Travel-Montage Approach Sometimes the destination is more important than the journey. If the purpose of a wilderness trek is to get the characters to where the real adventure happens, gloss over the
than describe everything down to the last blade of grass. Call attention to unusual terrain features: a waterfall, a rocky outcropping that offers a breathtaking view over the tops of the surrounding
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
are quick to point out this anomaly, to prove to the characters that the maze is nothing to take lightly. The view from above reveals the maze as it exists in the real world. The view up the path from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
. Thurstwell’s real problem is that his mother doesn’t see him as her successor, and is grooming Amrik to fill that role. Despite his jealousy, Thurstwell would never visit harm upon Amrik for fear of incurring
despite his countless imperfections. The last member of the Vanthampur family is Slobberchops, a mean-looking tressym (winged cat) with a bobtail and numerous battle scars. Characters who encounter Slobberchops can try to befriend it (see area V5).
Map 1.5: Vanthampur Villa View Player Version
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
Gnoll Lair Locations The following locations are keyed to map J. Marc Moureau Map J: Gnoll Lair (DM’s Version) View Without Tokens View Player Version J1: Entrance Set into the west wall of this
. Illusory Wall. The laughing devil face is an illusory wall; it looks real to the eye but has no substance. A creature that touches the illusory wall discovers its true nature and can pass right
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
. Characters who return to look for a spot previously cut through will never find it. The hedge walls are 8 feet tall, allowing the adventurers to see the tower above them from many locations. This view
extradimensional maze along the path tries to fly above it once inside, the tower immediately fades from view, and the view becomes endless hedge-lined paths stretching to the horizon in every direction
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
. Characters who return to look for a spot previously cut through will never find it. The hedge walls are 8 feet tall, allowing the adventurers to see the tower above them from many locations. This view
extradimensional maze along the path tries to fly above it once inside, the tower immediately fades from view, and the view becomes endless hedge-lined paths stretching to the horizon in every direction
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
inside descends 120 feet to the catacombs below. Characters who search the surface area and succeed on a DC 18 Intelligence (Nature or Investigation) check discern that a nearby saltwater lake has been
forbiddance spell that is set to damage any fey creatures that enter. When a fey creature enters the mausoleum for the first time on a turn or starts its turn there, the creature takes 5d10 necrotic damage.
Map 4: Ebondeath’s Mausoleum View Player Version
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
syndrome Mist Talismans: Jeweled or feathered mask, article of well-worn fine clothing, shoe made of glass or gold Map 3.4: dementlieu View Player Version Every night brings another glittering affair in
decadent wealth. Everything appears more valuable, more solid, and more wholesome than the actuality, and everyone behaves as if the illusion of grandeur and prosperity were real. Everyone in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
The Long View Elves have a natural life span of seven centuries or longer. Not surprisingly, this trait affects their attitude and outlook toward every aspect of mortal life. Events from centuries
them because the elves are saddened whenever they lose a human friend to death, but that’s only a portion of the truth. From the elven view, humans’ lives are over too soon for elves to forge what they
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
color, and its area is lightly obscured. Anyone can tell that the gas is irritating, but it takes a successful DC 15 Intelligence (Nature) check to discern the gas’s toxicity. Flames in the gas sputter
/Toltec mythology and society. In the original publication, Dungeon Masters were encouraged to research these real-world background elements to add depth and realism to the characters’ experience.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
is in a position where it can view its surroundings. Psychic Hauntings The Caves of Hunger have a way of capturing and holding on to psychic trauma. In certain locations, the text will ask you to check
appears real, the man is no more substantial than a phantom and does not respond to any interaction.
2 One party member (determined randomly) hears a stream of whispers. The character can’t make
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Crimes and Punishment Consistent with their long perspective on the world and their knowledge of its history, elves have a special view of morality. They abide by the traditional definitions of good
and friends of a slain elf as the real victims of the murder. The survivors must carry on in life without a beloved parent, child, partner, sibling, or companion, and might feel that loss for centuries
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Dice Rolling Establish expectations about rolling dice. Rolling in full view of everyone is a good starting point. If you see a player rolling and scooping the dice up before anyone else can see
normal hit, or even a miss. Don’t distort die rolls too often, though, and don’t let on that you’re doing it. Otherwise, your players might think they don’t face any real risks — or worse, that you’re
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
it is littered with yuan-ti bones. 17b. Death of a Naga The phantasmal scene of a spirit naga battling four yuan-ti purebloods plays out for characters who set foot on this island. As characters view
damage is real. A character free of the vision can free another character from it by using an action to shake or slap them. If the characters defeat Hexacali, their last collective memory is of pinning
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Castle Locations The following locations are keyed to map 11.2. Dyson Logos Map 11.2: Torment of Kas View Player Version K1: Ruined Bailey The hulking figures the characters saw from afar are two
(see appendix B). Unlike the real Kas, whom the characters encountered in the previous chapter, this imagined Kas is despondent and has no interest in fighting. Kas doesn’t recognize the characters and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
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Hoard mimics are so named because many enter into partnerships with dragons, each one serving as a false hoard in a dragon’s lair to draw unwitting intruders away from the real riches—and into
creature hasn’t observed the mimic move or act, that creature must succeed on a DC 18 Intelligence (Investigation) check to discern that the mimic is animate.
Actions
Multiattack. The mimic makes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
their tentacles to interpret the writing, which provides technical schematics for the psipods. A comprehend languages spell or similar magic reveals as much, enabling characters to discern what the
it, the creature can repeat the DC 17 Constitution saving throw at the end of each of its turns, waking on a success. The creature also awakens if it takes damage in the real world, but not if it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy
Like the Real Thing. The simulation around the characters affects all their senses. Everything looks, feels, and sounds real, with the illusion able to create the sense that the characters are in
void of Wildspace comes into view.
Mister Blip (Academy Quartermaster)
Autognome Quartermaster
Mister Blip is an odd but well-loved member of Spelljammer Academy. During a ship attack some years
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
while not on the ship. The drow keep their real identities secret from the characters, but do not deny it if they are accused or caught. They’re not willing to die to keep their identities secret
Sunlight Sensitivity feature. It takes one creature 1 minute to unfurl all the cloths on a ship. Multiple creatures working together can reduce the time proportionately.
Map 5: Icingdeath and Twinkle View Player Version
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
to bring down that beast. Its pelt would be worth a fortune, even if it’s not real gold. A few of the more cautious types warn that the creature is clearly a blessed being and that killing it would
them, and then the stag fades from view saying, “Not all will survive . . .” When the characters search the tumbled ruins, they find no sign of the stag but see a thin person who resembles a wood elf
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
to bring down that beast. Its pelt would be worth a fortune, even if it’s not real gold. A few of the more cautious types warn that the creature is clearly a blessed being and that killing it would
them, and then the stag fades from view saying, “Not all will survive ...” When the characters search the tumbled ruins, they find no sign of the stag but see a thin person who resembles a wood elf