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Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes
;t above spying on the living to take knowledge from them as well. A berbalang can create a spectral duplicate of itself and send the duplicate out to gather information on other planes by watching
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
published in Baldur’s Mouth, you can surmise a great deal about Baldurians’ secrets — who’s practicing necromancy, who’s involved in spying or smuggling, who would purchase or
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
watch how they respond.
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An emerald dragon has been spying for a villainous cabal, ensuring the villains remain one step ahead of the adventurers.
Connected Creatures
Emerald dragons
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
Villain’s Methods Table (pg. 95) In entry 14 the table, row 2 is now “Confiscating property,” row 3 is now “Conspiracy,” row 4 is now “Espionage or Spying,” and row 5 is now “Oppressive Laws.”
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
4. Deeper Mines Driven out of the Underdark by rampaging demons, two fomorians have taken refuge in this depleted mithral mine. The duergar are spying on the fomorians to determine whether they
boot prints.
Duergar. Three invisible duergar lurk in the cave’s eastern alcove.
The duergar are spying on the fomorians and trying to remain unseen. If a battle erupts between the characters and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
mill and articles published in Baldur’s Mouth, you can surmise a great deal about Baldurians’ secrets — who’s practicing necromancy, who’s involved in spying or smuggling, who would purchase or craft
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
monarch, but various factions oppose the union. Trouble is brewing. Bugbear scouts are making incursions into civilized lands and spying on settlements, as a prelude to a hobgoblin warlord’s invasion. A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
Arrows tribe. These orcs often roam into the more civilized areas of the North, spying out human settlements, waylaying travelers, and looting and plundering as opportunities present themselves. Stories of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
by touching it with a unicorn horn while speaking the creature’s true name. (Nicknames and aliases won’t work.) Zybilna’s faithful butler, Thinnings (see area P15), learned this fact after spying on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
are certain magical effects (including anything made of magical force) and living beings. This makes the Ethereal Plane ideal for reconnaissance, spying on opponents, and moving around without being
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
bugbears have been spying on the bandits and will shortly begin testing their defenses. They are frightened by the flesh golem, though, and will offer to grant safe passage to any adventurers who
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
rats in Richemulot are especially intelligent and eagerly obey Renier’s will. This typically involves spying for her: eavesdropping on conversations, tailing individuals, and reporting back. Closing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
outsiders to be irrelevant, though the kraken is spying on the battle out of curiosity. Vashishax considers any intrusion into the Ruinous Sea to be a personal insult and fights any creature that spends
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
friendly with elves.
Firbolg rogues are typically scouts tasked with spying on neighboring folk to determine their intentions. They are most common among firbolgs whose homes border human settlements
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
laugh, the glowing eyes — nothing makes a clutch negotiation session go quicker. And when negotiations reach an impasse, your connection to the shadow world makes you a valuable tool for spying
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
subjects for spying on one another and uncovering plots against him. The duergar closest to him are aware of the changes in his demeanor, but they lack the courage to stand up to him. A few have learned
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
offspring (whether adopted or birthed). Hags often appear unlooked-for, in moments of great need, because they have been spying and see an opportunity to aid now to set up darker mischief later.
— Elminster
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
doppelgangers. It negated spying magic and teleportation, and every elf within its bounds gained the power to fly and a multitude of magical protections. Similar magic allowed the elves of Krynn to raise
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
abjurers, members of this school are sought when baleful spirits require exorcism, when important locations must be guarded against magical spying, and when portals to other planes of existence must be
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
perfect as I am, I can strive to be even better. (Neutral) 6 Power. I will be secure when I rule over all. (Evil) Beholder Bonds d6 Bond 1 My followers are all spying on me, and I seek motivated
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
“Crime Syndicate”). 2 Dragonmarked Affairs. The job involves some dragonmarked house concern (see “Dragonmarked House”). 3 Espionage. Someone requires some spying or sabotage (see “Espionage Agency
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
actually yochlols in disguise, spying for Lolth. The higher a drow’s standing, the more worrisome this prospect becomes. After all, Lolth has little reason to care about those at the bottom of society
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
’ Alliance, Khalessa has been spying on the drow for years — so long, in fact, that her superiors are beginning to wonder if she’s a defector. Khalessa is a loyal alliance spy with the following
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
, here are a few places where they might be found:
Camp Righteous (exploring the ruins) The Heart of Ubtao (spying on the Red Wizards) Jahaka Anchorage (trying to free prisoners trapped in the pirates
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Imp Imps are found throughout the Lower Planes, either running errands for their infernal masters, spying on rivals, or misleading and waylaying mortals. An imp will proudly serve an evil master of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
proficient in Investigation, enabling them to be adept at snooping and spying. They often seek aid from other Harpers, sympathetic bards and innkeepers, rangers, and the clergy of gods that are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
do. Although they mostly learn their secrets from the dead, they aren’t above spying on the living to take knowledge from them as well. A berbalang can create a spectral duplicate of itself and send
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
to obliterate what it touches). For example, to guard against magical spying, a beholder might use either ray to eliminate all common vermin (bats, rats, spiders, and so on) from its lair
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
composure and tries to kill the illithids with his bare hands. He doesn’t trust anyone who would ally with such creatures. Ezria was caught spying on the githyanki in the Crystal Labyrinth. They have been
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
to Kella Darkhope, who is spying on the room through the gaping hole in her bedroom floor (see area 8f). A character who inspects the corpse and succeeds on a DC 10 Wisdom (Medicine) check can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
respond.
8 An emerald dragon has been spying for a villainous cabal, ensuring the villains remain one step ahead of the adventurers.
Connected Creatures Emerald dragons generally go out of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
of roosting bats or bloodless animal corpses. 8 When spying villagers try to eavesdrop on or steal small things from the characters.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
complete this task, a gargoyle snatched the gemstone from Flink’s grasp. Flink is afraid Yantha will punish him for losing the gemstone. Flink has been spying on the gargoyles to find the one that took his
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
the area aggressively, unaware that the dragon is spying on them—and intends to demand recompense at some point in the future.
2 An ancient crystal dragon is stalked by a villainous ranger who has
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
one of the aspects of guild business, including assassination, blackmail, extortion, mercenaries, slavery, smuggling, spying, and thievery (of these operations, slavery and thievery are the largest