Some common ratling traps are listed below. Spiked Pit. A creature who enters the space of a spiked pit must succeed on a DC 10 Dexterity saving throw or fall in the pit, taking 7 (2d6) Piercing damage, and 7 (2d6) Bludgeoning damage. Climbing out of the pit requires an action and a successful DC 12 Strength (Athletics) check. Collapsing Tunnel. All creatures in the area of the collapsing…

Each Dark Bargain is unique, and a character can enter into a given bargain only once. A character could be bound to multiple Dark Bargains at one time, but each one only once.

Example poisons are detailed here in alphabetical order. Each poison’s description includes the suggested price for a single dose of the poison, its type (contact, ingested, inhaled, or injury), and a description of the poison’s debilitating effects.

Ingested Poison A creature that ingests Midnight Tears suffers no effect until the stroke of midnight. Any effect that ends the Poisoned condition neutralizes this poison. If the poison hasn’t been neutralized before midnight, the creature makes a DC 17 Constitution saving throw, taking 31 (9d6) Poison damage on a failed save or half as much damage on a successful one.

Armor (ring mail), rare You have a +1 bonus to AC while wearing this armor. This armor is leather armor with heavy rings sewn into it. The rings help reinforce the armor against blows from swords and axes. Ring mail is inferior to chain mail, and it's usually worn only by those who can't afford better armor.

Injury Poison A creature subjected to Lolth’s Sting must succeed on a DC 13 Constitution saving throw or have the Poisoned condition for 1 hour. If the creature fails the save by 5 or more, the creature also has the Unconscious condition while Poisoned in this way. The creature wakes up if it takes damage or if another creature takes an action to shake it awake.

Empower Yourself with a Fiendish Presence Demonglass holds the essence of a fiend—pure malefic power yearning for release. A painful, and often lethal, ritual can embed a shard of demonglass in a mortal’s body; if the mortal survives, they can draw on the power of the fiend. The warriors of the Carrion Tribes in the Demon Wastes and the champions of Turakbar’s Fist in Droaam are eager to augment…

Type: Vehicle (Water) Cost: -- Weight: -- The smallest of the flat-keel longships, the karvi can traverse shallow waters to transport goods, fish, and even raiders. While a karvi can be used in battle, it is often used as a general-purpose river and coastal ship. Its size and shallow keel make it less ocean-worthy than other longboats. While a knarr is used for transporting livestock, it is…

Upper Central is defined by wealth and prestige and heavily patrolled by both the Sharn Watch and private security agents, so crime there leans more toward elaborate heists than back-alley muggings. Lucrative targets such as the Kundarak Bank of Sharn (with its supposedly impenetrable storage facility called the Vaults) and Aurora Gallery (a magic item auction house) remain far beyond the reach…

Wondrous Item, uncommon Once penned, this special ink can only be seen and read in total darkness. While in Darkness, any written or tattooed words, illustrations, or other marks made with the ink glow with a soft, colored light. One bottle of Shadow Ink provides enough ink to fill 50 pages with writing, illustrations, or other such markings. A Detect Magic spell reveals only that there is…

Boxes of large gems and sacks full of glittering nuggets of precious metals line the available space—a massive treasure hoard. Despite the shiny trove of precious stones and metals, this chamber stinks with the smell of rotten meat. Stonoga stores some of her valuables that have no immediate practical use to her in this tunnel, along with a different type of treasure: rotten flesh and bones she…

You create a shadowy Medium door on a flat solid surface that you can see within range. This door can be opened and closed, and it leads to a demiplane that is an empty room 30 feet in each dimension, made of wood or stone (your choice). When the spell ends, the door vanishes, and any objects inside the demiplane remain there. Any creatures inside also remain unless they opt to be shunted through…

Any bargain offered by an utterly unknowable, unfathomable power such as those that position themselves within the realm of Druskenvald must be carefully considered by you, your character, and the GM. These gifts are not to be offered lightly and should not be accepted lightly; their mere presence should herald significant roleplaying opportunities now and in the future.

Weapon (war pick), legendary (requires attunement) You gain a +3 bonus to attack rolls and damage rolls made with this magic weapon. The first time you attack with the weapon on each of your turns, you can transfer some or all of the weapon’s bonus to your Armor Class. For example, you could reduce the bonus to your attack rolls and damage rolls to +1 and gain a +2 bonus to Armor Class. The…

Wondrous Item, common (requires attunement by a Warlock) This amulet is fashioned from a shard of resilient material originating from an otherworldly realm. While you are wearing it, you gain the following benefits. Spellcasting Focus. You can use the amulet as a Spellcasting Focus for your Warlock spells. Unknown Spell. As a Magic action, you can try to cast a cantrip that you don’t know. The…

Duchess Saidra d’Honaire knows her life isn’t her own—she knows she isn’t alive at all—yet she ignores that for the sparkle of empty celebrations and a parody of her ideal life. The duchess terrorizes Dementlieu, forcing the realm to conform to her desires. Those who expose the flaws in her fantasy and remind her of the desperation she once endured, she slays using her life-sapping power. All…

Amplify Your Magical Power Magic suffuses the multiverse and fuels both destruction and creation. Clerics with the Arcana Domain view magical knowledge not as power to be used in pursuit of personal ends, but as a gift they have the responsibility to share. Gods associated with the Arcana Domain know the secrets and potential of magic intimately. These gods are often connected to knowledge,…

A rusted chain extends from a ramshackle building to a scaffold over a square mineshaft, then descends into the darkness. The hole in the earth belches a foul-smelling gas of a greenish hue. The chain runs from the winch mechanism (area S2c) and suspends a lift platform. The shaft is a 15-foot square tunnel cut straight down into the rock. It drops 100 feet from the surface to the rough bottom…

The Ruinbound are mutants that can be born to any humanoid species that has contact with the Daelkyr or their minions. A Ruinbound is born with a personal symbiont—an unnatural entity bound to the child. Unlike most symbionts, this entity cannot be separated from its host, and the two are permanently fused. Many Ruinbound have additional disturbing mutations; you can roll on the Ruinbound…

Type: Gemstone Cost: 5,000 GP Weight: -- A lustrous black with glowing highlights gemstone worth 5000 gold pieces.

Weapon (longsword), legendary (requires attunement) This blade was forged in khaar’draguus, the lava pits below Sharn, and wielded by an ancient Dhakaani hero who fell in battle against the daelkyr Belashyrra. A sentience lies within the blade; it doesn’t communicate with words, but while attuned, you can feel its emotions and desires. Shaarat’doovol was forged to protect the innocent from the…

Type: Heavy Armor Cost: 350 GP Weight: 65 lbs Armor Class: 17 Strength: 16 Stealth: Disadvantage Also called tvifold brynja, the rings of this chain mail are doubled, so each pair is passed through by four pairs of other rings. It is very heavy and bulky.

In some settings, laws prohibit the possession and use of poison, but an illicit dealer or unscrupulous apothecary might keep a hidden stash. Characters with criminal contacts might be able to acquire poison easily. Other characters might have to make extensive inquiries and pay bribes before they acquire the poison they seek.

You spent your formative years traveling between manors and monasteries, performing various odd jobs and services in exchange for access to their libraries. You whiled away many a long evening studying books and scrolls, learning the lore of the multiverse—even the rudiments of magic—and your mind yearns for more. Ability Scores: Constitution, Intelligence, Wisdom Feat: Magic Initiate (Wizard)…

Deadly Trap (Levels 11–16) or Nuisance Trap (Levels 17–20) Trigger: A creature moves onto a pressure plate Duration: Until the stone stops rolling When a creature moves onto a hidden pressure plate, a 5-foot-radius orb of solid stone is released from a secret compartment and begins to roll. The stone and all creatures nearby roll Initiative; the stone gets a +8 bonus on its Initiative roll. On…

You suggest a course of activity—described in no more than 25 words—to one creature you can see within range that can hear and understand you. The suggestion must sound achievable and not involve anything that would obviously deal damage to the target or its allies. For example, you could say, “Fetch the key to the cult’s treasure vault, and give the key to me.” Or you could say, “Stop fighting,…

Wondrous Item, rare (requires attunement) This hat carries with it the cleverness and knowledge of many previous scholars. While wearing it, you gain a bonus to Intelligence checks and Intelligence saving throws. This bonus is determined by the hat’s rarity. In addition, for every 5 days you spend researching a subject, you gain knowledge as if you had been researching it for an additional 2 days…

Below are the rooms that can be found on the second floor of the Crooked House as shown on The Crooked House (Second Floor) map. This floor is accessible from the stairway in the Foyer (area H2).

A stone double door stands in the east wall of this chamber, and another stands in the west wall. Flanking the path that leads deeper into the temple are two identical statues. Each is seven feet tall and depicts a one-horned, winged man wearing robes and an ominous grin. These statues depict Venger, as any character familiar with the mage easily recognizes. Any character unfamiliar with Venger…

Also known as kytons, chain devils consider themselves morbid artisans who use deception, menace, and vicious metal to coerce prisoners into betraying themselves. Many serve powerful devils, wrenching secrets from imprisoned souls using deadly, animate chains. Left to their own devices, chain devils encourage ruthless individuals to pursue forbidden magic, leading their pupils down paths to the…