โCarvings and pictograms line the walls of the massive chamber. They are painted in vibrant earthy pigments and surrounded by gold script.โ The writing throughout the temple is Celestial, and details the Couatlโs tenets of courage, respect, generosity and kindness. The carvings show the Couatl as a guardian and often give clues about the best course of action.
Chapter 05 Adventure Genre: Renaissance Schemes and Struggles Pop Culture: The Sopranos, Succession Members of different dragonmarked houses set aside their differences to investigate a murder in Sharn, the City of Towers. The prosperity of Khorvaire is built on magic, with the dragonmarked houses as the mortar that holds this magical economy together. The cornerstones of Khorvaireโsโฆ
KarrโAashta, a human investigator affiliated with the Finders Guild, runs a small agency in the Deathsgate district whose inquisitives can find out just about anything a client wants to know. KarrโAashta takes on cases that other Finders Guild inquisitives wonโt touch; he specializes in jobs involving the Cogs far below the towers of Sharn. This willingness to venture into the depths of the earthโฆ
Ketgrinn are catlike Fey spirits who delight in puzzles, riddles, and bargains. They have large, bright eyes and too-wide grins that gleam starkly even in shadows. Ketgrinn are tricksters and spies, often sent by those they serve to steal the voices of a rivalโs minions to sow chaos and confusion. Secret. Ketgrinn canโt resist a puzzle or riddle, and a difficult one can send a ketgrinnโs mindโฆ
You helped a notorious Leukish thief escape certain death, and that means they owe you a favor. Given how shifty they are, though, it may be difficult to collect.
Players can support and strengthen the epic feel of Forgotten Realms adventures by creating characters that are larger than life. As the DM, you can help give those characters a career thatโs truly momentous by working with each player to sketch out a story arc that plays out as the character advances in level. Perhaps the character is fated to wield an Artifact (such as the Calimemnon Crystal ,โฆ
For the duration, you sense the presence of curses within 30 feet of yourself. If you sense a curse, you can take the Magic action to see a faint aura around any visible creature or object in the area that bears the curse, and if a curse was bestowed by an item or spell, you learn what item or spell caused it and its rarity or spell level. This spell is blocked by 1 foot of stone, dirt, or wood;โฆ
One year ago, a mysterious patron hired the siblings Caset and Chase to breach the Iron Vault of the Great Library of Greyhawk and recover a forbidden tome titled The Liminal Seal: Manipulations of the Imprisoned Soul. Their heist was thwarted, and the siblings avoided prison. Soon after, Caset and Chase became entangled in the investigation into the murder of Anton Palmirian, a member of theโฆ
You curse a creature within range, filling its mind with creeping paranoia and despair. When the target takes the Attack or Magic action, it must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or waste its action. Once the target succeeds on three saving throws against this spell, the spell ends. Available For: Bard (Legacy), Sorcerer (Legacy), Warlock (Legacy), Wizard (Legacy), Bard, Sorcerer, Warlock,โฆ
You touch another willing creature and bind your fates together until the spell ends. For the duration, if the target is within 60 feet of you and makes an ability check, attack roll, or saving throw, you may use your Reaction to allow the target to reroll and use the new result. The target can do the same to you. Each time you do this, your, and only your Hit Point maximum is reduced by 1d4, andโฆ
โA red rock formation rests in front of you, where the sparse scrub refuses to grow. The dirt shifts beneath you strangely, even though there is no breeze.โ The templeโs entrance is in a crack in the rock face marked by a symbol of a flying serpent. It is guarded by two Earth Elementals (hiding within the stone) who will fight the party in a Trial of Courage. Sofia was let through without issue.
In nearly all cases, the power that is proposing a Dark Bargain is uninterested in negotiating the duration or eventual cost of this gift. However, there may be extenuating circumstances. There could be roleplaying scenarios or simply the current events in the adventureโs narrative that could cause the power to brieflyโbriefly!โconsider negotiating. The GM has the final say on whether a givenโฆ
Thuranne dโVelderan, a human investigator, operates an inquisitive agency in the Warden Towers district as part of her houseโs Finders Guild. Her greatest asset is an extensive network of contacts within the Watch garrison that keeps order throughout the entire Menthis Plateau. Thuranne specializes in criminal investigation and frequently consults for the Watch to repay the many favors herโฆ
Unbearably warm. Brimstone and wood odor. This room, meticulously maintained by its inhabitantโs servants, features an enormous, well-appointed bed over which hangs a massive painting of a mountain scene. An open jar sits atop a small chest resting against the wall. This richly decorated chamber feels unnaturally warm and has an odor mixing brimstone and sandalwood. The bed and furnishings areโฆ
Chaseโs sibling, Caset, has been accepted into arcane studies at the University of Magical Arts, but Onaivu and the Thievesโ Guild refuse to release Caset from their indenture and have an urgent job that needs handling.
The red rock formation is sacred to the village, but no one knows about the temple within. The Couatl has lain dormant without a worthy, mortal Priest Acolyte and thus faded from local lore. In the first chamber, Celestial script reads, โThose seeking peace are welcome. You only need to ask.โ In the second chamber, wall art depicts healing actions. Sofia โs hair ribbon can also be found. In theโฆ
The Drunken Treasure is a seedy hole in the wall where the rules are enforced by the pirate with the sharpest sword, and the grog is as fresh as the most recently pilfered barrel. The tavern is built around a sand pit in the center of the floor, which serves as both a main stage and a refuse bin. Banners and signs proclaim that the eveningโs entertainment is the โBear Knuckle Brawl," and anโฆ
You create chains of ice around a creature you can see within range. The target makes a Dexterity saving throw. On a failed save, the target takes 1d10 Cold damage, and its Speed is halved until the end of its next turn. On a successful save, the target takes half as much damage only. Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. The damage increases by 1d10 for each spell slot level above 1. Available For:โฆ
Anyone can be seduced into the service of the Dreaming Dark, and a normal person possessed by a quori (see the quori stat blocks in Eberron: Rising from the Last War) uses their normal stat block. The two agents presented here are Inspired agents of the Dark who wield terrifying psionic power. Dreaming Dark Infiltrator. Dreaming Dark infiltrators are spies sent to gather intelligence. Theyโฆ
Become One with a Cosmic Being Your patron is a cosmic parasite, draining the vitality of entire peoples and worlds. Upon forging a pact with such a patron, you become host to one of its nascent offspring. As you grow in power, the boundary between your identity and the parasitic larva within blurs. Level 3: Spell Siphon Your patron has taught you to siphon magic from your enemies and make itโฆ
Potion, uncommon Vitae, blood from within a Kindred, has powerful properties that are passed on when imbibed by a non-Kindred. A single Blood Point can be stored in a drinkable vessel for up to 48 hours without alchemical treatment. When you drink this potion, you gain the following effects. Increased Strength and Speed: Your Strength score increases by 2, and your Speed increases by 5 feet for 1โฆ
You touch a corpse and leave a magical mark. You can choose to make it a visible mark that appears as a rune or word written on the flesh, or you can choose to make the mark Invisible. A creature that takes the Study action to specifically examine a corpse automatically detects it, whether visible or Invisible. Available For: Bard (Legacy), Sorcerer (Legacy), Warlock (Legacy), Wizard (Legacy),โฆ
The cosmos-shaking magic of Karsusโs Folly drives a caldron magen into a violent frenzy Experimentation with temporal magic was rife before Netherilโs fall. At key points in Netherese history, the fabric of time and space frequently thinned and warped. You can use this warped fabric to pull your characters from any period in the Forgotten Realms or beyond into ancient Netheril, where they canโฆ
On His Graceโs Secret Service is designed for level 5-10 characters and optimized for five 8th level characters. This adventure should be completed in 4 hours or less. The first three adventures in the series, including this one, may be played in any order and culminate in Night Falls on Leukish. Once the Duchyโs spymaster hires adventurers to resolve a matter of overambitious larceny, ourโฆ
Infiltrators can pass as human, their serpentine features limited to scaly skin, forked tongues, and other minor or internal transformations. These spies insinuate themselves among their rivals, manipulating others and making foes vulnerable to the plots of more powerful yuan-ti. Yuan-ti Exploiting pacts with sinister supernatural forces, yuan-ti bargain away their humanity for the lethality andโฆ
No one is born intent on bringing evil into this world, yet many lives are transformed by the suffering inflicted upon them. Warriors of Regret are haunted by the shadows of evil deeds done. Through training and reflection, Warriors of Regret accept their past canโt be erased. Instead, they focus on forging remorse and grief into a weapon against their foes Though their misdeeds follow theirโฆ
At the end of the adventure, all characters receive rewards based on their accomplishments. For more information on advancement and other rewards, see the Legends of Greyhawk page on D&D; Beyond.
Assassin Heir to a Sinister Legacy After the death of patriarch Fzoul Chembryl, House Chembryl and its descendants were scattered across Faerรปn. Some members have dutifully continued the familyโs dedication to Bane, while others have sought to free themselves from that godโs malignant shadow. However, none have embraced the Chembrylsโ tyrannical legacy more than Karas Chembryl, a ruthlessโฆ
Slaad lords create death slaadi by infusing gray slaadi with a portion of their chaotic energy. When groups of slaadi act deliberately, death slaadi are often behind their designs. Slaadi Unpredictable slaadi devour and multiply across the Ever-Changing Chaos of Limbo. These toad-like, extraplanar beings embody the endless potentiality of their home plane of existence. While slaadi arenโtโฆ
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