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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
High Hall Overview The High Hall is a grand alabaster castle dedicated to Torm, the god of courage and self-sacrifice. It houses many of Elturel’s religious and political leaders — or at least it did
when the city was in the mortal realm. Shortly after Elturel was pulled into Avernus, a meteor hurled through the High Hall, collapsing the offices and residences of those who could best organize a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
High Hall Although the forces of Avernus are occupied driving back the demonic attack from the River Styx, a few teams of devils have been ordered to infiltrate Elturel, sow chaos among the surviving
citizenry, reap the souls of any mortals they find, and test the city’s defenses. The members of some of those advance teams have noted that the High Hall appears to be the center of the city’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Approaching the High Hall When the characters approach the High Hall, read the following boxed text to describe the scene: This clifftop castle was once the crowning architectural jewel of Elturel
west side of the castle has been reduced to a pile of smashed brick and broken wood. The surviving buildings are blackened by soot. At the center of the castle grounds, the High Hall cathedral stands
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
High Hall Cathedral Three levels make up the High Hall cathedral: the cathedral level (areas H1 through H6), the choir level (areas H7 through H9), and the catacombs level (areas H10 through H17
provided in the “Cathedral Assault” section above, you can adjust the text to describe what is happening in an area and what it looks like during or after a devil attack. HIGH HALL CATHEDRAL FEATURES
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
Baldur’s Gate has a modest academic community centered around the libraries of the High Hall and the various temples dedicated to gods of learning and innovation. Lecturers, researchers, and
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
communication with Watch officers and officials. Your word carries considerable weight in the High Hall, and most establishments in the Citadel Streets neighborhood are happy to give you and your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
overview of life and studies on the university’s campus, as well as a look at each of the five colleges where students explore different modes of magical study. During a duel in the Hall of Oracles, a student transforms
her opponent into a goat, who is held back by a friend
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Adventure Overview This adventure begins when the characters read the story of the lost golem in Alkazaar’s Appendix and discover the magic picture in the book. The picture-portal can teleport the
known as the Hall of Rainbows that could contain clues to the golem’s origin. But the Bedine also warn that the cave complex is in the territory of a deadly purple worm. The adventurers travel to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
Quest Overview Ularan Mortus, high priest of the death god Myrkul, has mustered an undead army to invade Leilon and seize the mystical ruinstone from the House of Thalivar. As he makes his move
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
Location Overview Lady Tanamere Alagondar was a royal scion of Neverwinter more than a century ago. Along with two parties of adventurers, she fought and killed Azdraka, a green dragon that had long
terrorized the High Road. Lady Alagondar died in the battle and was laid to rest beneath a barrow near where the dragon fell. The remains of her fallen compatriots and the corpse of Azdraka were sealed in the barrow with her, in accordance with Lady Alagondar’s dying wishes.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
Location Overview The town of Phandalin rests along the Triboar Trail between the High Road and town of Triboar. Nestled into the hills of the Sword Mountains, it has become a bustling area of trade and mining since brave heroes vanquished some of the threats to the area.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
of the city, where the immediate danger is greatest. With or without Reya Mantlemorn to guide them, the characters make their way toward the High Hall cathedral. Once they rid the cathedral and its
catacombs of fiends, the adventurers should be 6th level. NPC survivors cowering in the crypts under the High Hall cathedral urge the characters to locate Grand Duke Ulder Ravengard of Baldur’s Gate
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
Location Overview The Tower of Storms is more than just a lighthouse — it’s a temple dedicated to Talos, the evil god of storms. Moesko, the half-orc anchorite who guards the lighthouse, uses its
, which was torn from his chest in a ritual. If the heart is destroyed, the beacon’s light goes out. The lighthouse is built atop a barren, 80-foot-high outcropping of rock. At low tide, a narrow
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
35. Rallying Hall This wide hall has a 50-foot-high ceiling that angles down to 20 feet high as it travels north and east. Shouts echo from area 36, the door to which is slightly open.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
becoming members of the Mages of High Sorcery (see chapter 1). “Scales of War” reveals the mysterious draconians. Before starting the adventure in chapter 3, review the encounters here and choose one or
more to run that are relevant to characters in your group. The Prelude Overview table notes what types of characters are likely to be interested in which encounters. Prelude Overview Encounter Focal
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Step 1: Choose a Class Choose a class, and write it on your character sheet. The Class Overview table summarizes the classes. See chapter 3 for the classes’ details. Class Overview Class Likes
... Primary Ability Complexity Barbarian Battle Strength Average Bard Performing Charisma High Cleric Gods Wisdom Average Druid Nature Wisdom High Fighter Weapons Strength or Dexterity Low Monk Unarmed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Overview Gralhund Villa sits in the middle of an upper-class residential neighborhood in the North Ward. Here are some general facts to keep in mind: The streets around the villa have pedestrians and
coaches traveling along them at all hours, though traffic is heavier during the day. The estate is enclosed by 12-foot-high stone walls that require a successful DC 15 Strength (Athletics) check to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
A4. Mustering Hall This great hall has a 40-foot-high ceiling supported by four thick stone pillars. A thick layer of dust covers the flagstone floor. In the middle of each wall past the entrance is
a double door. Arrow slits are set high up in the north and south walls, and a small stone balcony protrudes from the wall above the east exit, 20 feet above the floor. (See areas A22, A24, and A25 for details of these features.)
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Step 1: Choose a Class Choose a class, and write it on your character sheet. The Class Overview table summarizes the classes. See “Character Classes” for the classes’ details. Class Overview Class
Likes... Primary Ability Complexity Barbarian Battle Strength Average Bard Performing Charisma High Cleric Gods Wisdom Average Druid Nature Wisdom High Fighter Weapons Strength or Dexterity Low
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
X14a. Collapsed Lower Hall The stairs descend to a collapsed hall with a high ceiling and amber-glazed walls glazed. Rubble covers most of the floor, and a path through the rubble leads to an open
doorway. A deathly stench seems to come from there. This ruined area once connected to area X32, but an earth tremor caused the ceiling and walls to collapse. The ceiling here is 25 feet high. Unless
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
3. Boulderfall Hall The ceiling in this hall is 60 feet high, sloping down to 40 feet as it moves toward area 2. Although the ceiling remains level heading eastward, its distance from the floor
decreases to 40 feet on the landing in front of area 4 because of the staircase leading up to that location. Overlooking the hall to the north and south are unguarded 20-foot-high ledges that have no
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
hall is 20 feet high, arched, and lightly obscured by thick webs.
Dead Spiders. Three giant spiders lie dead at various points in the hallway, riddled with crossbow bolts. (Members of the Undertakers
12. Hall of Heroes Statues. Life-size granite statues of human warriors, facing inward, stand atop two rows of pedestals that run through the hall.
Web-Covered Ceiling. The ceiling of this long
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
Location Overview The Mere of Dead Men is an expansive marsh that has been a bane to travelers along the High Road for centuries. All attempts to tame the wild swamp have failed, as countless threats
call the area home: young dragons, trolls, lizardfolk tribes, swamp beasts, and even more aberrant monsters. At best, the forces of civilization hope to keep the High Road safely passable to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Mad Mage. 23b. Hall of Dead Dragons Ceiling. The 30-foot-high vaulted ceiling of this room is supported every 20 feet or so by thick stone arches.
Skeletal Displays. Standing in the hall are the
original contents. 23a. Defaced Dwarves Light. The walls climb 15 feet, then angle inward to create a peaked, 30-foot-high ceiling. The sloped upper walls have red glowing crystals set into them. These
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
Location Overview Falcon the Hunter maintains this hunting lodge to cater to nobles from Neverwinter. He offers his services as a guide to those nobles, most of whom wouldn’t last long in the forest
trophy hall. Corwin has advised Falcon not to do this for fear of retaliation, but Falcon has a long history of killing orcs and can’t abide them as neighbors. Visitors are free to stay in the guest
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
23. Decrepit Dining Hall Two rusty iron chandeliers hang like giant spiders from the 20-foot-high ceiling, their chains attached to winches mounted to the east wall. Beneath the chandeliers stretches
a long wooden table surrounded by twelve high-backed wooden chairs. The furnishings are decrepit and draped in cobwebs.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
29. Foggy Hall The floor of this room is heavily obscured by a 2-foot-high blanket of thick fog. It swirls lazily around the base of a 20-foot-diameter, cylindrical stone column that supports the 20-foot-high ceiling. Rusty iron torch sconces mounted to this central column stand empty.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
Ceilings. Passageways in the hall have vaulted ceilings 30 feet high. Caves, chambers, and rooms are 40 to 60 feet high. Doors. All doors are made of iron plates. A Medium or smaller creature must succeed
gray, and dull brown rock. In some places the stone has been hewn, but in others it appears to have been fused by heat. Map 6.5: Hall of the Fire Giant King - Entrance Level View Player Version
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Lost Spire Overview In addition to showing the four levels of the spire, map 2.10 depicts a side view of the spire in its original state and a cross-section showing its current state: broken, mostly
and passageways are 12 feet high, with flat ceilings and floors unless the text says otherwise. All doorways are 8 feet high and arched; being upside down turns them into concave, 4-foot-high barriers
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Karkolohk Overview The goblins of Karkolohk often haunt the trail that connects Ten-Towns to other settlements farther south, though it sees little traffic nowadays. Prisoners are kept in dangling
characters are within the foothills and travel high enough to breach the clouds, the fortress becomes visible about from a mile away. The fortress is worked into the spur of a mountain slope in a way that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
Location Overview Many enterprising hostellers have tried to maintain an inn where the Triboar Trail meets the High Road. Some have succeeded for many years before falling victim to monsters or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
F11. Dining and Trophy Hall A second-floor trophy gallery opens up above an oak dining table surrounded by tall-backed chairs on the main floor. Two iron chandeliers hang from the high rafters.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
13. Grand Vestibule Blood. Blood leaks down the walls and across the decor of this once grand hall.
Pillars. Four stone pillars buttress the 30-foot-high vaulted ceiling. The middle third of each
in the east wall stand 18 feet high, a carving of a mighty waterfall spanning their surfaces. Mithral inlays make the carved falls look like they are running with molten metal.
Curtain. A 40-foot
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Return to the Cathedral The characters can make their way back to the relative safety of the cathedral in the High Hall. If they helped defeat the devils that attempted to take the cathedral earlier
, the trip should be uneventful. Alternatively, to keep the tension high, you can roll for random encounters in the western portion of the city (see “More Encounters in Elturel”). An encounter or two while the characters protect Duke Ravengard could make for memorable play.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sleeping Dragon’s Wake
Location Overview Leilon Point is a small community of farmers and fishers, originally formed centuries ago to supply the town of Leilon with food. When Leilon fell, the village remained, but it has
the farms. Gahza, the sahuagin’s high priestess leader, brought the raiders to the cave after they investigated the disappearance of the knight-dreadnaught near the Tower of Storms. Fheralai had