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Sahuagin Priestess
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Monster Manual (2014)
the sahuagin hunting horn — a call to raid and battle. Coastal settlers refer to sahuagin as “sea devils,” for sahuagin have no compassion in them, slaughtering the crews of ships and decimating coastal
massive mutant males that grow second sets of arms. They are terrible foes in battle, and all sahuagin bow down before these powerful barons.
Way of the Shark. Sahuagin worship the shark god Sekolah. Only
Sahuagin Baron
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it. This is the sound of the sahuagin hunting horn — a call to raid and battle. Coastal settlers refer to sahuagin as “sea devils,” for sahuagin have no compassion in them
self-styled rulers of sahuagin ocean domains are massive mutant males that grow second sets of arms. They are terrible foes in battle, and all sahuagin bow down before these powerful barons.
Way of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
Resting The battle is intense, with no real opportunities for rest. If the players insist on taking a short rest, advance to the next box on the Battle Flowchart, taking whichever battlefield result
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
a murder but doesn’t want to be found or identified.
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An emerald dragon seeks heroes to participate in a dramatic reenactment of a legendary battle involving dragon riders.
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An
a constant battle against deep gnome miners, who scour the tunnels of the dragon’s lair in search of emeralds.
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An adult silver dragon tries to befriend and draw out a reclusive adult
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
doesn’t want to be found or identified.
2
An emerald dragon seeks heroes to participate in a dramatic reenactment of a legendary battle involving dragon riders.
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An emerald dragon
to hide the chambers that house their hoards and collected lore, often using illusion magic and subtle construction around the natural features of their lairs to conceal their central hoard chambers
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
. Elves born on this plane have the celestial type and are wild at heart, ready to battle evil in a heartbeat. Otherwise, they look and behave like normal elves. Optional Rule: Intense Yearning Keep track
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
13. Starry Cavern The structural damage and the skeletal remains in this area are evidence of the destructive spell battle fought here centuries ago when the orcs and their mercenary wizards stormed
pretty, but they are neither magical nor valuable. Any character proficient in Arcana can sense a subtle aura of magic in this cavern. (A detect magic spell reveals the same.) The aura becomes stronger as one approaches the northern building (area 15).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
they react to a startling scene before rallying to overcome it? Does your character scream and flee, freeze in place, or jump recklessly into battle? Record a default fear reaction on your character
concerns mid-game, in the event that things become too intense or go in directions you don’t want to explore. If something in the game leads you to consider scaring or otherwise involving another player’s character, ask that player’s permission before acting. Their enjoyment is more important than shock value.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
impart a subtle influence over dragons that cannot be detected. Dragons cannot be controlled by the masks, but they can be swayed by ideas and proposals that they would not normally find persuasive
are evil and merciless, and every battle against these creatures should be a life-or-death struggle. No dragon should ever fall without the heroes suffering during the battle. Chromatic dragons use
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
impart a subtle influence over dragons that cannot be detected. Dragons cannot be controlled by the masks, but they can be swayed by ideas and proposals that they would not normally find persuasive
are evil and merciless, and every battle against these creatures should be a life-or-death struggle. No dragon should ever fall without the heroes suffering during the battle. Chromatic dragons use
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
impart a subtle influence over dragons that cannot be detected. Dragons cannot be controlled by the masks, but they can be swayed by ideas and proposals that they would not normally find persuasive
are evil and merciless, and every battle against these creatures should be a life-or-death struggle. No dragon should ever fall without the heroes suffering during the battle. Chromatic dragons use
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
. In the Feywild, or where that plane touches the world at a fey crossing, if a sentient creature acts on an intense desire for bloodshed, one or more redcaps might appear where the blood of a slain
in its will to survive. As subtle as a flung battleaxe.
— Volo
Bloodthirsty Mercenaries. Redcaps don’t usually operate in groups, but in some circumstances they might be found in the employ of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
raid and battle. Coastal settlers refer to sahuagin as “sea devils,” for sahuagin have no compassion in them, slaughtering the crews of ships and decimating coastal villages.
“The village was
in battle, and all sahuagin bow down before these powerful barons.
Way of the Shark. Sahuagin worship the shark god Sekolah. Only female sahuagin are deemed worthy of channeling the god’s power
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
, arrows appear out of nowhere to stick out of the ground between the feet of the people they’re talking to. Roll that next check to negotiate with advantage! Battle Master As a battle master involved
with an Acquisitions Incorporated franchise, you understand that your maneuvers might not do as much damage as the focused attacks of a less subtle fighter. But the needs of a franchise often call for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
. See “Fight or Flight” later in this chapter for more suggestions. Add a Combatant To add excitement to a battle, consider adding a combatant. Maybe a monstrous predator wanders onto the scene where the
characters are locked in battle with another foe. Or maybe the noise of the ongoing combat attracts the attention of nearby dungeon denizens. The new combatant might attack both the characters and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
the darkest hours of the plane display a deep-red twilight. At noon, the light is intense. Most business in the City of Brass (see below) takes place during the darker hours. The weather on the plane
. Roving bands of salamanders battle each other, raid azer outposts, and avoid patrols from the City of Brass. Obsidian ruins dot the desert—remnants of forgotten civilizations. City of Brass Perhaps the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
unassuming structure seems typical of an abandoned house. Impressions of past events and subtle, ambient haunts transpire during this time (see “Ambient Haunts”). Awakened. In the course of the adventure
spirits of the house drift and sleepwalk through a structure that’s changed radically over generations. Ambient haunts are glimpses of these phantasmal impressions. They’re subtle and reveal themselves to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
1. Office of the Artificer This entrance opens up to a large stone chamber. At the far end, an intense-looking man stands behind a large stone table covered in a dense layer of plans, drawings, and
battle finishes the characters off). If the characters enter into a deal with Moghadam, he writes them a magic pass that allows them to travel the tomb without being attacked by the girallons therein
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
what fills the pauses in the game’s action or other quiet moments. Lulls breed distractions. Subtle music, though, can fill such instances while reinforcing the game’s atmosphere. Search for ambient
boundaries, and complimenting exciting choices. Stand or pace during intense moments. Speak faster or sound anxious when something scary is happening. Raise the volume of your voice during pitched battles
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
have made quick work of the hordes that erupt from the Abyss. In fact, even though demons are quintessentially chaotic, their evilness combines with that outlook to produce a fiendish, subtle
of a yugoloth is meaningless when it occurs in the Abyss or the Nine Hells, and thus these mercenaries freely give their all in any battle even when it means fighting other yugoloths. Demons and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
. They attack anyone other than Sansuri or Thullen who attempts to enter the navigation dome or Sansuri’s tower. They also fight to protect themselves and one another. Two rounds after battle is joined
several, each one a valuable art object and each one’s expression capturing a particular emotion, be it joy, melancholy, sorrow, anger, or something more subtle. Sansuri’s collection of masks is displayed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
audience chamber was so intense that I could barely think. Did that pressure come from Menyar-Ag-Gith, or from the dozens of followers that surrounded his body? Alas, I left with that thought, and my
they did to the gith eons ago. As their means of vengeance against the mind flayers, the githzerai send bands of warriors called rrakkmas — illithid hunting parties — to other planes to do battle with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
secrets Grave,* Knowledge Gemstone in a mountain
Gorm Gulthyn LG Vigilance War Bronze half-mask
Haela Brightaxe CG Combat prowess, luck in battle War Upright sword with blade sheathed
Greed exerts an influence, no matter how subtle, over every dwarven heart. Abbathor teaches that greed isn’t only desirable, but necessary to keep the dwarves in a strong and safe position. Abbathor has
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
condition. 5 Key. A creature can unlock an object in this region simply by touching it, even if the lock is magical. 6 Flames. Emotions in the region become more intense. Whenever a creature in the
initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), the knights deal 9 (2d8) force damage to each of the characters’ enemies. After the battle, the knights bow, then disappear. 8 Euryale. Natural vegetation
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
settlements survived, the Netherese Empire was no more. The remainder of the Netherese forces battle with the Bedine over control of the Memory Spire, thought to be a tomb of the phaerimm, Netheril’s ancient
enemies. The battle awakens what turns out to be a hive of the creatures, and they use the life and magic-draining power of the spire against the lands below. By 1489, many of the wars that began
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
fallen clutches something against their chest. You’re not sure what it is, but you feel the urge to reach for it. Before you can, the object glows and then flashes with intense light.
Kiri-Jolith, God
the vision was an amulet. The amulet bears a design they might not recognize, but is the symbol of the god the character’s player chose during character creation. The echoes of battle don’t mean
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
settles over the land. The characters can battle the giants living there or try to broker a lasting peace. Supernatural Horror If you want to put a horror spin on your campaign, the Monster Manual is
. Horror can be intense and personal, and not everyone is comfortable with such a game. (The advice on discussing limits under “Ensuring Fun for All” in chapter 1 is particularly important for a horror game
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Gruumsh in between.
— Elminster
Orc Blade of Ilneval Ilneval is Gruumsh’s battle captain, a devious strategist who directs Gruumsh’s soldiers with boldness. Among orcs, warriors that venerate Ilneval
healed. The hands cultivate the sickness of these nurtured ones, turning them into instruments of defense and weapons of war. When orcs go to battle, a band of nurtured ones might charge in first — to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
magic spell or similar effect, the Soulmonger radiates an intense aura of necromantic magic. Destroying the Soulmonger not only ends the effects of the death curse (see the introduction to the
, which he controls using a talisman of the sphere worn about his neck. Because the Tomb of the Nine Gods is not Acererak’s home, he has no access to lair actions during this battle. Acererak speaks to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
would be most useful to the supplicant in battle. Only one such weapon can be gained by the characters in this way. G4. Vestment Chamber Read the following as the characters enter this area: Three
the demons. If Gideon is present and the characters refrain from attacking him after the first round or two, they have advantage on checks to parley with him after the battle. Otherwise, they have
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
corpses closely can, with a successful DC 10 Wisdom (Medicine) check, confirm that the two died in their sleep from drowning. It appears they stopped in the cave after an intense battle, fell asleep, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
bandits with it — a pair of guards held back from previous encounters, and who are now the last survivors of the Six’s forces. In battle, Szorrulax uses Mind Blast on as many characters as possible
Incorporated? If there were a cabal of subtle masterminds working the shadows, cunningly plotting the downfall of Acq Inc, they would have definitely recruited me by now.
— Viari
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
the skeletal remains of dwarves and mind flayers.
Long ago, invading mind flayers and temple defenders fought fiercely in this room. Psychic echoes of the battle have drawn an intellect snare (see
Malinia’s work. The cultist is quick to send the gemmules into battle, supporting them from her high perch with Nightmare Blast attacks. T18: Cleansing Chamber Standing in a circle in the middle of this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
in their mind’s eye of a female half-elf in a gossamer cape made of mycelial threads. This brief vision is accompanied by a momentary feeling of intense longing and hunger. This event occurs only once
character who takes the time to study the murals and succeeds on a DC 20 Intelligence (Religion) check uncovers subtle symbology related to the worship of Zuggtmoy. A character who succeeds on this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
the demons fight, the battle can be heard in every chamber in this zone (see “Pit Battle” in area 2 to aid in narrating the noise). 1. Chandelier Chamber Scorched and shattered plaster shows faint
can’t leave the pit until all the demons within it are destroyed. The pit is otherwise easy to climb. Shalendra Floshin Pit Battle. In the pit, a reduced-threat vrock (see “Reduced-Threat Monsters