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Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
as an intricate web of schemes, plots, and counterplots. Assessing the range of possibilities, you use instinct to predict threats to your clients and defend against them well before those threats can
turn into danger. Defending against an assassin’s blade is a job any Deneith sellsword or Tharashk enforcer can do—making sure no one ever draws that blade is the Medani way.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
defend against them well before those threats can turn into danger. Defending against an assassin’s blade is a job any Deneith sellsword or Tharashk enforcer can do—making sure no one ever draws that blade is the Medani way.
from doing so. You see the world around you as an intricate web of schemes, plots, and counterplots. Assessing the range of possibilities, you use instinct to predict threats to your clients and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Chapter 6: Rogue The Rogue card embodies betrayal and hidden threats. This chapter includes magic card decks geared toward resourceful, subtle, and skill-focused characters, as well as character
creation ideas inspired by the Rogue card. Then, this chapter presents tools and advice to adjudicate what happens when a character draws the Rogue card, including advice on how the villain enters the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Chapter 17: Donjon This chapter, intended for DMs, details a dungeon called the Donjon Sphere. You can use this dungeon to describe the fate of a character who draws the Donjon card from a Deck of
attracted the attention of a group of feyrs: Astral Sea monsters that feed on creatures’ nightmares. The feyrs infiltrated the Donjon Sphere and wrought havoc, forcing the sphere’s stewards to abandon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
threats directly. Strahd ever seeks to escape his boredom and draws challenges out for as long as it entertains him. However, if insulted, the Darklord can turn all of Barovia against his foes. The Ancient
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
. Mogis’s Villains d8 Villain
1 A petty tyrant (gladiator) rules his populace through threats and intimidation. His favorite pastime is forcing unwilling subjects to fight in gladiatorial blood
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Empire, there’s no lack of lucrative, respected jobs in the mines, though the work comes with occupational hazards. But the wealth of the empire often draws threats. Banditry is an ongoing problem, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
, this scenario becomes more of a dungeon crawl in cramped, dangerous spaces, with vermin attacking in close quarters. Characters who survive those threats and push on find the lowest holds flooded with
receive their payment from Aubreck, they must bring back a heavy box from the cargo hold — potentially forcing them to choose between making a quick escape and accomplishing their mission. PLACING THE
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
creature mimics the sound of a screaming child — its way of threatening to harm the boy unless the characters leave at once. The kenku doesn’t respond to verbal threats or attempts at persuasion, but
the kenku in the shin, causing it to release him, and hides under some old furniture. This act initiates combat as the kenku draws its sword. If he has a clear path to the stairs, Squiddly runs down
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
nature magic to combat threats on the edges of civilization
d10
Dexterity & Wisdom
Strength & Dexterity
Light and medium armor, shields, simple and martial weapons
Rogue
A scoundrel who
spellcaster who draws on inherent magic from a gift or bloodline
d6
Charisma
Constitution & Charisma
Daggers, darts, slings, quarterstaffs, light crossbows
Warlock
A wielder of magic that is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
wildhunt. Choose a subrace for your shifter. Beasthide Stoic and solid, a beasthide shifter draws strength and stability from the beast within. Beasthide shifters are typically tied to the bear or the
doesn’t provoke opportunity attacks. Wildhunt Wildhunt shifters are sharp and insightful. Many are constantly alert, ever wary for possible threats. Others focus on their intuition, searching within
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
threats. Such a campaign can be flexible, allowing the player characters freedom to explore other opportunities before the next augury draws them back into the main storyline. As they overcome greater
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
the bugbear draws the attention of Haeleeya Hanadroum (NG female human commoner), who is holed up in her bathhouse and dress shop. Haeleeya knocked the bugbear unconscious after winning an unlikely
, each channeling a unique version of the establishment — and forcing the characters to face off against the effects of the dark magic churning within.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Saltmarsh into a trading hub with a higher standard of living and improved security. If the Sea Princes are held in check and the sea lanes cleared of threats, Saltmarsh can grow to become the envy of
clan seeks to establish here. Threats to the livelihood of the dwarves earn her wrath. Flaw. Manistrad has little patience; she tends to push for quick results over a more measured approach. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
Neo-Noir Intrigue While Eberron embraces the swashbuckling action of pulp adventure, it also draws inspiration from neo-noir and hardboiled fiction. It’s a world where stories don’t always end well
gold in their pocket. Another wants to impress their paramour. A leader forcing the Five Nations into war is driven both by fear of their neighbors and the sincere belief that Khorvaire would be
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
approaching with light draws the attention of the drow in the guard towers and the vrocks in area 17. The north end of the fortress grounds is where the drow cultivate food using the labor of
, Rilna releases the prisoners in areas 18g and 18h, forcing them to fight for House Freth. But the moment the fight turns against the drow, the prisoners turn against their captors. In addition to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
, and a talent for hearing a bit about everyone’s business. A trader and skimmer boat pilot, Aunt Dellie has never been afraid to go her own way and knows much about Godsbreath’s lands and threats
style, and this is a scene she draws regularly. As a child, Kianna saw her friend Culley drown in Cradlelace Lake while they were playing. Since Culley’s death, Kianna has used art to work through the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
deadly spells. It is also the source of additional threats. Each battlefield encounter explains the Fray’s effects and presents additional dangers that might occur at the end of each round of combat. A
formidable battleaxe leads a band of mercenaries through the chaos. He cuts through the few remaining members of Vogler’s militia as he draws closer.
The half-ogre Gragonis emerges at the west edge
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
threats sometimes seed the High Moor with traps, but are normally occupied with fighting and killing their prey and each other. There is something of a cycle to the hunts of the High Moor: wolves are killed
such a creature or what binds it to this place. The answers — if any there be — lie within its lair. Misty Forest West of the High Moor but heavily influenced by it, the Misty Forest draws its name from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
adventurers from all over the world, and the activation of the Soulmonger draws even more adventurers than usual to its untamed wilderness. The player characters are among the earliest to arrive, but
overcome, prepare the characters for greater threats awaiting them in Omu. If the characters reach Omu too soon, they probably won’t be high enough level to survive there for long. When the characters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
-affecting powers end, their servants go without orders, and the domains’ borders open. Characters might enter the Mists and find their threats reduced, but this doesn’t mean the Mists allow travel to
developed for the villain (see “Darklord Goals” earlier in this chapter). Take inspiration for additional goals for the characters from the suggestions here: Destruction. Destroy what the Darklord draws
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
line of defense against these varied threats. In recent years, they have mobilized against the rising threats of Iuz and Elemental Evil, forcing them to broaden the scope of their operations into
Furyondy, Veluna, and Highfolk against the threats of bandits and hostile neighbors. These nations have little centralized authority or military power, so the knights have historically served as a first
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
. His charred breastplate bears a black rose emblem.
The throne is the flying citadel helm (see appendix A) that controls the movement of the flying island. It draws its power from the brazier in area
characters until they address him. Soth is a terrifying figure, and his armored corpse crackles with cinders. Once confronted, he speaks little, preferring concise threats like “Submit” or “Die.” If
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
are nearby. Treasure. In addition to the contract, the imp carries a soul coin from a previous interaction that it plans to give to its master. ELTUREL HAZARDS
In addition to the threats they’ll face
from fiendish creatures and undead in Elturel, the characters quickly become aware of the threats presented by the city itself.
Falling. Any creature that falls from Elturel’s location high above
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
the denizens of the deeper forest at bay if they try to encroach here. Owlbears, wolves, and a few bandit gangs that elude the notice of the patrols represent the most common threats to explorers or
of shriekers. Their keening wail draws monsters to the area. Forest Oddities. The Abyssal influence on this region is responsible for a variety of strange effects and weird events. You can use the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
on Greek myth or the Epic of Gilgamesh, and so on. Heroic Fantasy Heroic fantasy features adventurers bringing magic to bear against monstrous threats—the default subgenre presented in the core D&D
well after being lost in time. This foe seeks revenge against the descendants of long-dead enemies. Mythic Fantasy A mythic fantasy campaign draws on the themes and stories of ancient myth and legend
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Threats d10 Threat
1 2d4 giant rats
2 1 bandit captain and 1d6 bandits demand a “street use” tax
3 1d6 Guild pickpockets (spies)
4 1d4 ghouls picking at corpses left in the
Tumbledown — from threats. With so much death concentrated in one spot, undead are a constant problem. Skeletons and revenants regularly claw spontaneously out of their graves, while ghouls and ghasts burrow
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
patrol Table I: Outer City Threats d10 Threat 1 2d4 giant rats 2 1 bandit captain and 1d6 bandits demand a “street use” tax 3 1d6 Guild pickpockets (spies) 4 1d4 ghouls picking at corpses left in the
and laborers, the Gravemakers guard the dead — and Tumbledown — from threats. With so much death concentrated in one spot, undead are a constant problem. Skeletons and revenants regularly claw
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
fireplace, forcing it to heat both this room and the kitchen (area C5). Dealing damage to the fire elemental frees it and causes it to go berserk. C5. Kitchen This kitchen contains a large stove
the dais. The cannon draws power from the crystal in the middle of the room. This crystal sparks with elemental power whenever the cannon is about to fire. If the crystal is destroyed, both Zikran’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
. If a character opens this door, read: As the portal opens, a pulse of magic draws you forward. The door vanishes and you stand within an impossible scene. The deck of a ship opens up around you, but
door, the unstable magic of this portal draws the characters back to the portal nexus, giving them no time to explore the ship. However, a successful DC 12 Intelligence (Arcana) check identifies the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
and her thugs escort them wherever they ask to go. If it becomes clear that the characters don’t belong in the towers, Sidra and her thugs attack. Combat in this area draws the attention of Manafret
Master’s Guide) into the stew before asking them to taste it and give him an honest critique. He then cries out to the guards in area K2 and attacks. Combat in this area draws the attention of the Zhents
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
) skulking around. However, he is currently most concerned by the fact that a green dragon has moved into the tower (area 7) since the last time he was here. He warns the characters of all these threats
Enclave, a widespread group of wilderness survivalists who preserve the natural order while rooting out troublesome threats. The enclave works to restore and preserve the natural order by keeping the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
concerned that a young green dragon has moved into the tower (area U7) since the last time she was here. She warns the characters of all these threats and suggests that they leave Thundertree before
group of wilderness survivalists who preserve the natural order while rooting out unnatural threats. The enclave works to restore and preserve the natural order by keeping the elemental forces of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
” section), and has counter-bribed the militia that Dory has paid off, so that they ignore calls for help from the warehouse. No patrol ever arrives, forcing Mr. Dory to rely solely on his own guards and
, lawless place he has managed to turn his new talents to his advantage. Dory’s Tactics. Any intrusion into this area draws an immediate attack from Mr. Dory (see appendix C), who has likely been
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
, sometimes behave in ways that seem consistent with reverence for That Which Lurks. Those who are faithful to Lolth often oppose Ghaunadaur’s cultists, driving them into hiding or forcing them into
can be described as merciful. Because of his status as a captive, Selvetarm draws little attention from drow of high status. Low-caste drow warriors who are themselves slaves or indentured servants