You banish a creature that you can see within range into a labyrinthine demiplane. The target remains there for the duration or until it escapes the maze. The target can take a Study action to try to escape. When it does so, it makes a DC 20 Intelligence (Investigation) check. If it succeeds, it escapes, and the spell ends. When the spell ends, the target reappears in the space it left or, if…

Level 8 Conjuration (Wizard) Casting Time: Action Range: 60 feet Components: V, S Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes You banish a creature that you can see within range into a labyrinthine demiplane. The target remains there for the duration or until it escapes the maze. The target can take a Study action to try to escape. When it does so, it makes a DC 20 Intelligence (Investigation)…

This maze has no map. Instead, those lost inside must choose the correct path at three Junctions to reach Raum. Each Junction is a 50-foot-radius clearing with three new paths to choose from: Left, Right, or Center. To discover which path is correct, a Search action and a successful DC 18 Wisdom (Perception) check allows the characters to discern which path has the loudest cawing of crows. On a…

When the characters enter the Fields of the Crow, Raum’s voice rings out upon the wind: “Such strong wills have entered the rows. I can feel your souls struggle to cling to your flesh. Now you scurry like rats in a maze. No more than three creeping hours until you are lost forever. Come to me in the heart of the fields. Feed me your secrets and drift into eternal sleep.” After entering the…

This area is in Darkness. If the characters have a way of seeing in the dark, read or paraphrase the following: Behind the secret door lies a narrow, dusty tunnel festooned with cobwebs. The tunnel has two openings to the west—one close by, the other farther away. Next to the secret door, drawn on the east wall in white chalk, is a stick figure holding what looks like a snake. The monks hide the…

Baphomet, Demon Lord of Beasts, claims to have created minotaurs and demands their worship. While most minotaurs live free of the demon lord’s bonds, those that serve him become minotaurs of Baphomet. These brutes resemble the hulking, horned demon lord more than others of their kind, and they wreak havoc in that foul immortal’s name. Rarely, non-minotaurs cursed by magic-users or spiteful…

Blood Rain. The ground shakes and thunder booms as a storm suddenly arises. Blood rains down in sheets, the thick liquid blinding and stinging eyes. The air becomes heavy and hot, and the stinking smell of copper becomes suffocatingly thick. Each character must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving throw or have the Poisoned condition while in this Junction. Body of Crops. The corpses of people…

The Kingdom of Charneault is nearly impossible to reach on foot. The Grove Maze chokes the pass between the Grey Spine and the Rock-Teeth Mountains, and creeps southward to partially conceal the Thousand Rivers from the east. The forest is ancient. It’s a tangled labyrinth of deeply wooded foothills, misted valleys, cascading rivers, and forested wetlands. The Grove Maze conceals scenic beauties,…

Most of this adventure takes place in the sky. Flying toward Doom. The flying fortress’s trail of carnage is easy to track. As the characters approach, a patrol of four cult Gladiators riding Wyverns intercepts them. One of the gladiators carries a map showing the fortress with a red heart-shaped symbol inside the central hill. Veil of Storms. The fortress is protected by an arcane storm. When…

Legends are told of a mysterious, overgrown maze built into the forest from stone, earth, branch, and bush. Marked by an archway that shimmers with emerald light, the countless miles of labyrinthian, enchanted woodland murmurs with the faint song of beasts, birds, and the old gods of the forest. Alluring song beckons unwary travelers into the Maze of the Dreamers. The lost are doomed to wander…

Thick columns hewn from brick and dirt form tunnels in this labyrinthine cave. A jumble of overlapping hoofprints cover the blood-speckled dirt floor, and scratches mar the walls. A Hostile Minotaur of Baphomet prowls amid the columns, stamping its hooves in the dirt and sharpening its horns on the walls. The minotaur charges the characters on sight and fights to the death. No amount of pleading,…

Har’Akir’s countless trap-laden ruins interconnect beneath the desert in a hidden maze called the Labyrinth. Monstrous Mummies and stranger creatures stalk these sprawling tunnels. Nevertheless, some priests use the few mapped sections to move about the domain unseen.

The Venomous Demesne is a place of arcane wonders. While the Demesne is sending its magewrights and scions out into Droaam, it refuses to allow outsiders in through its gate. Because of this, little is known of the Demesne beyond the stories shared by its wandering denizens. What is known is that the Demesne is governed by four power groups, which act both as political factions and as practical…

Staff, legendary (requires attunement by a Sorcerer, Warlock, or Wizard) This 6-foot-long scepter is carved from a single enormous crystal, with a perfect transparent globe at its head. This staff has 20 charges and can be wielded as a magic Quarterstaff that grants a +3 bonus to attack rolls and damage rolls made with it. Adept. While holding the staff, you have Advantage on Intelligence (…

The earliest human settlers reach Caer Neiada, journeying through the Grove Maze. "Arrival of the First Men" in Chapter 4

The torches along the walls of this maze begin to flicker, and a familiar disembodied voice says, “Many adventurers have met their demise in these corridors. Beware the fearsome minotaur!” A spawn of Demogorgon feeds on its latest victim Until recently, a bloodthirsty minotaur ruled this trap-filled labyrinth. However, an even more vicious creature—the spawn of Demogorgon, a demon lord—escaped…

Many faiths rare to the Five Nations are all but unknown on the frontier. Most of the other faiths are tied to specific cultures that simply aren’t represented in the region. It’s always possible that you’ll discover an unexpected sect or shrine in your adventures—a remote farm maintained by a group of Kalashtar, an Aereni monastery supporting a deathless sage—but that would be a remarkable…

There’s a logic to the structure of the planes. Irian is the beginning, where new seeds are born. Mabar is the end, consuming all things. Time sometimes moves at different rates in different planes, but it always moves forward... except in Xoriat. Imagine time as a maze and the Material Plane as a rat moving through it, with the other planes worn as a crown. This is how the Draconic Prophecy…

You walk down the steps into the labyrinthine catacombs beneath the sepulcher. Rows of skulls line the earthen walls, and a thin layer of mist pools along the ground, streaked with eerie blue-green mist. Each step is uneven, and you feel the floor tremble unsteadily as you navigate the twisting tunnels. These catacombs run like a maze through the sepulcher’s undercroft and are the only passage to…

The demon lord Baphomet, also known as the Horned King and the Prince of Beasts, embodies bestial bloodlust. If he had his way, civilization would crumble and all mortals would embrace their predatory instincts. Baphomet’s layer is a never-ending dungeon with the Horned King’s enormous palace at its center. A confusing jumble of crooked hallways and myriad chambers, the palace is surrounded by a…

Population: 14,000 Overview: Mystically advanced city of tieflings Key NPCs: Lady Faith (female tiefling cleric), Lady Promise (female tiefling warlock), Lord Maker (male tiefling artificer), Lord Mystery (male tiefling wizard) Like Lost, the Venomous Demesne is a mystery even to the people of Droaam. While the location of the Demesne is generally known—it is on the western edge of the Watching…

Medium Humanoid (Elf), Chaotic Evil AC 15 Initiative +2 (12) HP 81 (18d8) Speed 30 ft., Fly 15 ft. (hover)