In addition to the other magic items found, roll 1d4 to determine which Shrieker item it has left behind:

When searching the Shrieker’s nest characters find 4 Magic Items from Magic Item Table B in the Dungeon Master’s Guide. The Shrieker’s high AC is inspired by its infamously high dodge, and a similar shock for players with the high damage on the Shrieker’s Peck attack. The Shrieker’s stats were based on its in-game attacks, with general rules compared to other bird-like creatures like the Roc (which specifically gave me a guideline for the Shrieker’s high flying speed). At its nest, the Shrieker will still quickly give up a fight that it cannot win, but will leave it its wake whatever magic items it has hoarded it its nest. Those seeking to fight the Shrieker typically find it at its nest, where the tragic horror hoards its stolen trinkets and baubles, for hunting the Shrieker on the wing is all but impossible, the creature’s immense speed making it far harder to hit than it is to track. Size, the Shrieker is capable of unexpected feats of stealth, allowing it to rob sleeping travellers of their magic items before fleeing into the night with their hard-earned bounties. While this may make it steal simple coins and jewellery, it is magic items in particular that draws the creature’s attention. Trinket Thief. The Shrieker’s many eyes are drawn to all that shines, and it jealously hoards whatever glistening trinkets that catch its attentive gaze. Not a dreadful predator like other horrors, the Shrieker has become a grotesque scavenger, a creature far more suited to a nightmare than to a noble house’s heraldry. Took their course, the sublime avian giant grew tragically twisted and malformed. The Shrieker was once a majestic corvid that inspired family crests for noble houses, illusive but magnificent. Translated to D&D, the Shrieker should present an interesting encounter where players make camp on a moonless night, waking to find a feathered horror stealing their magic items, which flees, leaving only misshapen feathers as a clue for the search.Ī Horror in the Night. The Shrieker is one of my favourite enemies from Darkest Dungeon, particularly as it doesn’t present combat in the same way as most enemies in the game, dealing surprising amounts of damage before suddenly fleeing.

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