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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
made here and there. Map 6.4: Frost Giant Stronghold - Lower Level View Player Version Boulders. Some passageways on this level are blocked by huge boulders (at the places adjacent to boulders that are
25 feet high. Ceilings of small caverns are 30 to 40 feet high, and those of the large caves 45 to 60 feet. Illumination. Light in this area comes from torches and from cressets that are actually
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
colleges, with a campus that features buildings of stately elegance. Map 1.5: silverquill campus View Player Version Grandloft Hall The main Silverquill building is Grandloft Hall, a vast space with
facility where Silverquill students train in fitness, dance, martial arts, and other acts of physical performance. Students can avail themselves of the preparation space called the Gray Room (actually
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
above the Skodkong, posing no threat to intruders. The stone slab is actually the Skodkong’s reshaped body, which has giant hand-shaped indentations all over it. Any creature that presses its hands to
character’s player aside if you wish, because the other characters can’t overhear what’s being said.) Once it has answered three questions, the Skodkong releases the character, who is pushed out of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
ancient blue dragon known as the “Doom of the Desert.” She is also called the “Dragon of Statues” because she creates living statues (actually gargoyles) to guard her lair. Her lair is a ruined
among the players in your group. If your group includes more than four players, not every player will receive a storm giant NPC to play, and that’s okay. Accompanying the giants’ stat blocks are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
expects the character to actually inherit. Older siblings are being trained for that role, giving the character opportunity to gallivant around Faerûn on adventure. To reflect the character’s past, the
player selects the Noble background for their character during character creation. By level 4, however, something has changed and the character is now expected to inherit the throne. Perhaps their older
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
power could somehow be harnessed and controlled? Beyond this, player characters are remarkable people. Perhaps you were caught in the Mourning and survived the experience… but its effects remain with you
approach, do you feel that by using your warlock powers you are serving the Mourning? Or could it be that you’re siphoning your powers from it and believe that you are actually weakening it with your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
Master’s Guide). The third elixir, a greenish milky liquid labeled “Mother’s Milk,” is actually a dose of pale tincture (see “Poisons” in chapter 8 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide). The chicken coop
contains three chickens, a rooster, and a few laid eggs. The wooden trunk has tiny holes bored into its lid and contains a hundred croaking toads. Several toads escape if the lid is lifted, but they are harmless. Map 6.1: Old Bonegrinder (Area O)View Player Version
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
Pulp Adventure Eberron is a world of swashbuckling adventure and two-fisted action. Whether you’re a DM developing an adventure in the world or a player preparing to explore it, here are a few things
behind a bar? Now you notice the drunk ogre sleeping in the corner… if he wakes up, this could get ugly. Player Characters Are Remarkable. Eberron is a world in need of heroes. Lingering tensions of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Areas of the Old Tower The following locations are keyed to map 4.5. View Player Version O1. Vestibule The outer door has a tiny peephole with a closed iron shutter on the inside. Rotting tapestries
containing two blank sheets of paper that are actually paper birds (see appendix A) O4. Cellar This room contains the following features: A small, circular wooden table is surrounded by four stools made
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
is depicted on map 5.6. Mike Schley Map 5.6: Indigo Sanctum View Player Version Ruxithid the Chosen stands on the mezzanine behind the statue. When the characters confront Ruxithid, read the
in an unnaturally calm, sing-song voice. At first, he attempts to be cordial to the characters. Unaware that his “mighty gods” are actually mind flayers, Ruxithid explains that he is a divine
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
beyond the city walls, no goods arrive from beyond, and Chateaufaux doesn’t actually exist. The Mists creep close to Port-a-Lucine, occasionally exposing patches of forests and meadows but nothing
more. Nevertheless, Chateaufaux remains a convenient explanation for whatever mysteriously appears or disappears.
Francesca Baerald Map 2.8: Dementlieu View Player Version Dementlieu Locations
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Tall Tales in Ten-Towns By the time the characters reach 3rd level, they have garnered enough of a reputation that NPCs in Ten-Towns will share tall tales with them. When the player characters are
ready to explore more of Icewind Dale, use the Tall Tales in Ten-Towns table to entice them. You can either choose which tales to share with the players, or you can ask each player to roll once on the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
lanterns hang from iron brackets or the rafters, dimly lighting all interior locations. Map 1.11: easthaven town hall View Player Version The following locations are keyed to map 1.11. T1. Reception
lanterns cast a gentle glow upon a tall, black object in the center of this room. Although one could easily mistake it for a statue, this object is actually the figurehead of a ship and is carved in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Tepui Locations The following locations are keyed to map 14.1. Map 14.1: ghost orchid tepuiView Player Version A1: Waterfall Pool As the characters approach the base of the tepui, read or paraphrase
spirit actually does linger in the statue. Once the cloakers are defeated, the statue glows faintly. The first injured creature to touch the statue regains 45 (10d8) hit points. Once the statue heals
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
enough to erase an unpaid gambling loss. Racing Player characters might get involved in a dinosaur race, either through their own interest or because they’re approached by a racing team. In this case
race hard, even if it’s in the group’s best interest for a particular dinosaur to win. A race runs a length of 300 feet; this is abstract, as a race actually covers a lot more ground. Every round
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
marching order, and read the following text to that character’s player: You feel a gentle tap on your shoulder but see nothing behind you. If the character who is touched by Ezmerelda reacts in an
K57) 5 Wine cellar (area K63) 6 Torture chamber (area K76) Strahd isn’t actually at that location unless the card reading (see chapter 1) indicates that he is. If the characters ask Rahadin to lead
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
the construction of the Soulmonger. Any character who spends 10 minutes flipping through the journals finds an entry that stands out. Give that character’s player a copy of handout 22 in appendix E. To
: Khomara Blackfire. “Khomara” and “Blackfire” are actually the command words for the mirror of life trapping in area 50. The desk drawer contains a translucent, fist-sized gray stone that radiates an aura
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
receives an equal share of XP. However, the guide doesn’t gain levels as player characters do.
You can use the optional loyalty rule in chapter 4 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide to track the loyalty of a
guide who isn’t beholden to a secret master. Disloyal guides won’t risk their lives to save player characters and might abandon the party entirely to preserve themselves. The guides described in this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
seen the earthmote believe it’s actually the petrified heart of the god Ubtao, and they consider it sacred. Priests of Ubtao used to travel here on the backs of flying dinosaurs to seek visions
(cast from a scroll) and invites the player characters to come up. If they have many porters or NPC warriors, she asks that only the “key figures” come up, explaining that her home doesn’t have room for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Gardens of Decay Locations The following locations appear on map 19.1. Mike Schley Map 19.1: Gardens of Decay View Player Version Glass Arboretum A strangely vibrant beacon of colors and iridescent
actually falls here, and the air is supernaturally stagnant. In addition to the demiplane’s standard features, Mothwing Grove has the following feature: Consuming Emptiness. Whenever a creature that isn’t
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
upper-class section of the city. The majority of the city’s merchants and traders actually live and work in the Market Ward. 4. Goldenthrone This palace serves as the meeting place for the merchant
fountains, fans, and kinetic sculptures. None of the merchant princes is likely to meet player characters who show up unannounced at their doors unless the characters did something noteworthy (such as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
to another and begin a specific event. If an NPC has a secret, it activates during the appropriate event. Take the player of an NPC aside and inform them of their secret goal, and explain that the
as sharing it would not contradict that goal. For example, the player running Gwendolyn should not share their goal with the player running Tannus, because the whole point is for Gwendolyn to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
is described in area S13. “Starglass Waypoint Features” offers information about the sconces and elevator. Dyson Logos Map: Starglass Waypoint Lower LevelView Player Version S3: Fountain Court An
on Map: Starglass Waypoint Lower Level. Four crates (marked 1 through 4) are real. The crates marked with a Q are actually four Modron Quadrones with their legs retracted and weapons hidden from view
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
-elf scout). Map 2.4: Camp Vengeance View Player Version 1. Boats Although the camp gets much of its food by hunting, it depends entirely on rowboats and canoes coming up the River Soshenstar to
stripped of all gear, tied to trees in the forest, and left for the carnivores or the undead. Sufficiently powerful characters might actually win a fight against the entire camp, but even if they do
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sleeping Dragon’s Wake
3: Caverns with Bahamut Shrine View Player Version SCALY EYE MEMBERS
Members of the Scaly Eye in the shrine are loyal to and worried for Lhammaruntosz, or Mother Wyrm, as they call her. Most of the
as she stares at the ocean.
The barnacles on the window are actually a disguised alkilith whose False Appearance feature makes it appear to be barnacles instead of a fungus (see appendix A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
, the DM tells the player the secret and informs them that their character is compelled to fulfill that secret goal. For maximum entertainment value, wait until the triggering scene to tell the players
’ tools and mason’s tools. Rala’s secret is that she isn’t actually Rala. The dwarf was recently kidnapped and is currently held by agents of the Zhentarim. This version of Rala is a doppelganger on a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
otherwise. The following locations are keyed to the map of the manor. Map 13.2: the manor View Player Version M1. Lounge This lounge is warm and smells of wood smoke. The furniture is plush and inviting
books on the desk cover research about the Underdark and beholders, with notes written by Quill scribbled in the margins. The statue is actually a stone golem. If a character attempts to take Quill’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
Seagrow Caves Locations The following locations are keyed to map 3, which shows the layout of the Seagrow Caves. Map 3: Seagrow Caves View Player Version B1: Entrance Tunnel Multicolored fungus
Elemental Plane of Fire—another dimension of reality that is the cosmic source of fiery energy. The Plane of Fire is the origin of both the orange crystal blocking the vent (which is actually an egg case
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
sinks into the floor, creating an open passage to the tomb (area 35B). The “medallion” worn by the jackal-headed painting is actually a 6-inch-diameter gold disk engraved with the face of a horned devil
in! We must stop Acererak!”
If the spirit successfully inhabits the character, give the player I’jin’s card (see appendix F). If the attempt fails, the spirit returns to the horn and waits for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Court of Orestes Locations The area around the Court of Orestes and its interior locations are identified on map 4.16. Map 4.16: Court of Orestes View Player Version 1. Khystonos Riverbank When the
within, crypts A and D each hold only a mundane clay burial mask. The skeleton in crypt B wears an eyepatch that is actually a two-birds sling (see chapter 5). Crypt C contains a small body wearing a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
Three banshees The following locations are keyed to map 5.3. Stacey Allan & William Doyle Map 5.3: Halls of the Upper Priesthood View Player Version P29: Waterway If the party enters this area from
Amun Sa ran out of food. Marc Moureau Diagram 5.2: Dome of Flight View Player Version P42: East Kitchen A dwarf skeleton with a cleaver lodged in its chest lies on a wooden table in this dusty, long
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
house’s sullen countenance, you hear the edifice actually groan. Only then do you realize the extent to which the house hates what it has become. The Wachter family, once an influential noble line in
: Wachterhaus (Area N4)View Player Version Roleplaying Use the following information to roleplay Lady Wachter, her family, and her associates. Lady of the House. Lady Fiona Wachter (LE female human
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Yun Dynasty Ruins Locations The following locations are keyed to map 13.1. Map 13.1: yun dynasty ruinsView Player Version Y1: Servants’ Quarters Crumbling plaster walls, rotted bedding, and broken
were actually searching for a magical substance called Dragon’s Blessing, which is of great importance to Secretary Wei. Zhong Yin doesn’t know more than that and urges the characters to question the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
hundred chanting, swaying, convulsing zealots can add a large dose of eerie atmosphere to the characters’ investigations. Map 8.3: Temple of Tharizdun View Player Version T1. Milden Span A tangled wall of
characters detects the illusion, pretend to use the statistics of a giant shark for the creature, but its attacks always hit and deal 3 (1d6) psychic damage. Even though the illusory shark doesn’t actually
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
item, roll on Magic Item Table B in chapter 7 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide, or allow each player to choose one item from that table. Duvessa Shane’s Quest After dispatching scouts to check on the other
armor, and Naeremos is missing his left arm (which was torn off by a troll). Although they claim to work for the government of Mirabar, Sorelisa and Naeremos are actually working for the Zhentarim. They