The being appears humanoid in shape, but much taller and more slender than would seem natural, with long spindly arms and elongated fingers. Their heads are large for their lank bodies, coming to a point where their chin would be, and round and bulbous at the top. They have no features upon their face but as their head tilts and shutters, there is a seemingly vast perception. The creature moves…
Medium Aberration AC 16 Initiative +7 (17) HP 113 (15d8 + 45) Speed 30 ft., Fly 30 ft. (Hover)
The party moves a number of squares based on its set pace, reduced by any failed Navigate action from the previous stage. If the party enters a new sector, the DM will reveal that sector’s obstacles and encounters upon entry.
At the end of each stage, each character makes an Intelligence saving throw against the dark whispers.
Each character can take one action during the stage as they move through their squares. No more than two characters can choose the same action, though others can use the Help action to assist.
Draped in ancient robes and carrying a staff made of otherworldly material, the creature observes you with cold disregard. It holds out a hand, bending the very fabric of time and space around it. It hovers above the ground, its head a mass of writhing tentacles, and its gangly pale body pulsing with octarine energy. Especially ancient and terrible, these powerful Far Dwellers have wandered…
Wondrous Item, uncommon (requires attunement) This cloak can hold up to 3 charges. While wearing it, you can use a Bonus Action to expend 1 of its charges to cast Misty Step. The cloak regains 1d3 expended charges daily at dawn. (Everybody Dies in a Dungeon)
The Far Realm is the home of entities so far beyond comprehension that mortals can’t fathom their motivations. To see these beings is to become lost in their magnitude and the evidence that mortals have never, will never, and could never matter to the cosmos at large. Adventures involving travel to the Far Realm or its influence seeping into the Material Plane might touch on fundamental questions…
Briefly surrounded by silvery mist, you teleport up to 30 feet to an unoccupied space you can see. Spell Tags: Teleportation Available For: Sorcerer (Legacy), Warlock (Legacy), Wizard (Legacy), Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard, Magus, Paladin - Oath of the Ancients, Paladin - Oath of Vengeance, Ranger - Fey Wanderer, Sorcerer - Frost Sorcery, Warlock - Archfey Patron, Warlock - Exalted Assembly of the…
Level 2 Conjuration (Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard) Casting Time: Bonus Action Range: Self Components: V Duration: Instantaneous Briefly surrounded by silvery mist, you teleport up to 30 feet to an unoccupied space you can see.
When the Dragon’s Tear comet appears above Firestorm Peak, the Vast Gate forms a bridge to the Far Realm The Far Realm is outside the known multiverse. In fact, it might be an entirely separate universe with its own physical and magical laws. Where stray energies from the Far Realm leak onto another plane, matter is warped into alien shapes that defy understandable geometry and biology.…
You teleport up to five feet to an unoccupied space you can see. You cannot teleport through solid objects or out of manacles and similar restraints. Spell Tags: Dragonmark Available For: Sorcerer (Legacy), Artificer (Legacy), Sorcerer, Artificer
Transmutation Cantrip (Mark of Passage) Casting Time: Bonus Action Range: Self Components: S Duration: Instantaneous You teleport up to five feet to an unoccupied space you can see. You cannot teleport through solid objects or out of manacles and similar restraints.
Harness Shadow Power for Stealth and Subterfuge Warriors of Shadow practice stealth and subterfuge, harnessing the power of the Shadowfell. They are at home in darkness, able to draw gloom around themselves to hide, leap from shadow to shadow, and take on a wraithlike form. Level 3: Shadow Arts You have learned to draw on the power of the Shadowfell, gaining the following benefits. Darkness. You…
Once the spellguards are defeated, the characters can climb the rest of the way to the top. Proceed to “Encounter 2: Breathtaking View.”
To feral druids, nature is an eternal dance between predator and prey, with death an integral part of the cycle that sustains life. These druids seek deeper understanding of this truth by pursuing a visceral connection to the wild. Their favored shape-shifted form is a deadly feline predator—a ferocious, agile stalker that rips, bites, and bleeds enemies dry. The following choices will help you…
When the characters arrive, read or paraphrase the following text: The steep path gives way to a series of switchback trails connected by steep staircases. The wind whistles loudly along the mountainside. Rubble from higher up the mountain litters the trails. Three Spellguards (S) were hired by the Thayans to protect the area from intruders. As professional mercenaries with a strict code, they…
Razed by the Red Moons a century ago, Farview has become a factory for Norlanders embraced by the Rusting. The Rusted chop down the Shannyth Forest, dredge the Breasal Marsh for treasures, and reopen old dwarven mines in the Trollclaws. These raw materials are converted into tools for further resource collection. The high king longs to dislodge these Rusted, but the settlement is protected by…
Each switchback trail is 20 feet higher than the one below. Creatures take full falling damage if pushed off a ledge, landing on the previous trail. Climbing a ledge without using the stairs requires a successful DC 15 Strength (Athletics) check. Climbing the stairs counts as Difficult Terrain. A creature staying close to the ledge base has Half Cover from creatures on other ledges unless the…
Kosktup Farleap—the group’s ally and broker of missions from his patron, Loki—finds the characters and asks for their help urgently (see the Appendix for his NPC description). Explaining the information from the Adventure Background section, he begs them to return with him to Hvalfell (if they are not already there together) and lead the village’s defense against the waves of approaching cultists…
*In the Special column, C means the spell requires Concentration, R means it’s a Ritual, and M means it requires a specific Material component.
Guardian druids commune with the wild to better understand how life perseveres through adversity. These druids deeply value steadfastness and meet danger with fierce resistance. They prefer the shapeshifted form of a great bear—a massive wall of fur, claws, teeth, and rage aided by the magic of nature to protect their allies from danger. The following choices will help you focus on this…
Your patron grants you the ability to move between the boundaries of the planes. You can cast Misty Step without expending a spell slot a number of times equal to your Charisma modifier (minimum of once), and you regain all expended uses when you finish a Long Rest. In addition, whenever you cast that spell, you can choose one of the following additional effects. Refreshing Step. Immediately…
You can cast Misty Step as a Reaction in response to taking damage. In addition, the following effects are now among your Steps of the Fey options. Disappearing Step. You have the Invisible condition until the start of your next turn or until immediately after you make an attack roll, deal damage, or cast a spell. Dreadful Step. Creatures within 5 feet of the space you left or the space you…
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