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Returning 35 results for 'adventure in the carnival carnival adventure'.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
Carnival Darklords: Isolde and Nepenthe
Hallmarks: Bargains, misfits, wandering exiles
The Carnival is a wandering domain that appears within other Domains of Dread. Before the Carnival appears
, mysterious fliers blow into communities near where it’s about to arrive. When it arrives, the Carnival sets up a surreal wonderland of entertainment and oddities staffed by performers, outcasts, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Carnival Events This section describes special events that occur during the characters’ visit to the carnival.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Carnival Etiquette There’s no handbook for how guests of the Witchlight Carnival are expected to behave; certain actions are tolerated, while others cause offense. Politeness goes a long way: paying
party is consistently polite to carnival staff and fellow attendees. Conversely, acts such as interrupting someone, being rude, or grumpily refusing to dance are unfavorable. Lower the carnival’s mood by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
The Carnival Wandering Domain of Wonders Darklord: Nepenthe Genres: Body horror and dark fantasy Hallmarks: Entertainment, fey bargains, misfits, wandering exiles Mist Talismans: Carnival flier
, colorful ticket, strange prize from a Carnival game Resplendent with bright banners, calliope music, and the smells of rich food, the Carnival promises visitors a surreal wonderland where any dream is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
Rakdos Carnival As lumbering giants put up makeshift stages and cackling devils ignite the footlights, the first performers begin to gather the crowds. Exuberant music with erratic rhythms draws
caught up in a frenzy of violence. Only when it is over does the horror of the event sink in. A Rakdos carnival is more than the sum of its performers and its audience. It is a frenzy that grips those
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Carnival Map On the poster map of the carnival, use a miniature figure or some other token to mark where each character is located at any given time. If the characters split up, the tokens will make
it easier to keep track of everyone. The poster map has places to track two crucial elements: the passage of time and the carnival’s mood. Tracking Time The Witchlight Carnival opens at dusk and runs
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Carnival Owners The owners of the Witchlight Carnival are a pair of shadar-kai (elves native to the Shadowfell) named Mister Witch and Mister Light. Witch is matter-of-fact and devoid of pretense
, while Light is flamboyant and coy. How Witch and Light came to possess the carnival is a story worth telling. Under different names, they owned another carnival that prowled the edges of the Shadowfell
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Carnival Overview Use the following boxed text to describe the carnival to new arrivals: The first stars of night twinkle above the apricot sunset. Giant dragonflies whir overhead, trailing streamers
, pixie dust, bubbles, and the wistful tune of a whistling calliope.
The Witchlight Carnival travels as a convoy of wagons, each one pulled by horses or foxes depending on its size. When they need to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Carnival Locations The following locations are keyed to the map of the Witchlight Carnival. The ticket booth is described first, since it stands near the entrance. All other locations are presented alphabetically.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Chapter 1: Witchlight Carnival The Witchlight Carnival is a fairground of kaleidoscopic tents and wagons crewed by wondrous beings, including many denizens of the Feywild. This is no ordinary
carnival; it uses magic to travel from world to world across the Material Plane, visiting each world once every eight years and setting up business on the outskirts of populated areas. The carnival spends a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
The Cog Carnival The Cog Carnival is a dilapidated warforged dive bar. The bar has a crumbling stone outside marred with graffiti that says things like, “Forged Are Scrap!” and “Leave, Metalheads
free, but other humanoids must pay 5 cp each. When the characters enter the Cog Carnival, read or paraphrase the following boxed text to the players: Smoky, low flames in a fireplace barely illuminate
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Adventure An adventure is a series of encounters. A story emerges through playing them. See also “Encounter.”
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Bringing the Carnival to Life Roll on the Carnival Scenes table to bring the carnival to life as the players explore. Carnival Scenes d8 Occurrence 1 Two girls in face paint (a lion and a hart
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Adventure An adventure is a series of encounters. A story emerges through playing them. See also “Encounter.”
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
Rictavio’s Carnival Wagon (p. 115) In the second paragraph after the boxed text, “hunt evil Vistani” has been changed to “hunt Strahd’s Vistani servants.” The sentence that starts “The tiger recognizes …” has also been deleted.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Adventure Summary The main antagonists of this story are three hags who collectively form the Hourglass Coven, which is described in appendix B. These hags are the adoptive sisters of Iggwilv, a
carved up her fey domain among them. This domain is called Prismeer. To enter it, the characters must first visit the Witchlight Carnival, which travels across the Material Plane and appears on the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rrakkma
Adventure Primer Welcome to Rrakkma, an Introductory Adventure for Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes™. This adventure uses ninth level pregnerated characters. These characters must be used for D&D
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
Adventure Maps The maps in this adventure are for the DM’s eyes only. These maps show secret doors and other elements the players aren’t meant to see. Map 1: Stormwreck Isle View Player Version When
omitting secret details. It’s not important that your hand-drawn map perfectly match what’s in the adventure. Try to get the basic shape and dimensions correct and leave the rest to the players’ imaginations.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Adventure Structure The characters are drawn into the adventure by one of two adventure hooks. You choose which hook to use. Both hooks are described in “Beginning the Adventure,” later in this
introduction. Chapter 1 describes the Witchlight Carnival. Hidden somewhere in the carnival is a fey crossing to the domain of Prismeer, but the trick to opening this portal is known only to the carnival’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
Adventure Outline In Dragons of Stormwreck Isle, the characters experience the magical scars left behind by the death of dragons. Faced with the evil schemes of one living dragon and the righteous
anger of another, they’ll have the chance to explore whether peace between the feuding dragon families is possible—or if they must resort to violence to resolve the conflict on this isle. This adventure
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
Adventure Background According to legend, two families of dragons came into being in the very first days of the world’s creation. Bahamut, the noble Platinum Dragon, made the metallic dragons—gold
of hermits and ascetics. But the ageless conflict between chromatic and metallic dragons threatens to disrupt the serenity of Dragon’s Rest—and this is where the adventure begins!
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
Adventure Primer The legendary inventor Kwalish disappeared eons ago… as it turns out, finding a crashed planar ship and studying its technology to fuel his own experiments. Only now, Kwalish’s lost
adventure scenario, built around a new expedition to the legendary Barrier Peaks. This adventure is suitable for characters of 5th to 10th level.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
Adventure Summary The characters are charged with locating Kwalish’s long-lost laboratory and the magical technology that might be found there. As they start their search, they’re first directed to
to complete their quest — and they might even have the chance to help Kwalish deal with one of a number of problems of his own. PLACING THE ADVENTURE
The original Expedition to the Barrier Peaks
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
Adventure Hooks In the course of previous adventures, the characters might have come up against a special magical-mechanical dilemma too challenging to overcome. Perhaps a secret door in a dungeon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Adventure Summary The adventure begins one evening in Upper Central Plateau, where the characters meet Sergeant Germaine Vilroy, who hires them to meet with a warforged named Coal, hear her out, and
bring her back to Vilroy for further questioning. Coal has already been told to wait for the characters at the Cog Carnival, a warforged bar in the High Walls district of Lower’s Tavick’s Landing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Adventure Premise One way to start brainstorming an adventure is to imagine a situation that might pique the characters’ interest. For some D&D players, a rumor of a dungeon filled with treasure is
enough of a premise to launch an adventure. A brewing war between two small nations, the death of a leader and the accession of a new one, a migration of dangerous monsters, the appearance of a comet
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Adventure Summary A duergar despot forging a dragon out of chardalyn. A lost city of magic entombed in a glacier. A frozen wilderness trapped in Auril’s grip. These three plot elements, woven together, form this adventure.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
Adventure Hooks For characters who have not played Hoard of the Dragon Queen, the adventure can also begin by playing out another chapter before the first session of the Council of Waterdeep. The
. Change the names, factions, and locations present in the adventure to suit your own campaign. Recurring Villains
The Rise of Tiamat makes use of certain NPCs from Hoard of the Dragon Queen, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy
Adventure Hooks Spelljammer Academy: Realmspace Sortie! follows directly after the events of Spelljammer Academy: Trial by Fire. In this adventure, the characters are given their first assignment
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a1
Adventure Synopsis During their trip through the Sunless Citadel, characters deal with monstrous threats and ancient traps, as well as warring tribes of kobolds and goblins. The adventure is designed
for four 1st-level player characters. They should advance through 2nd level to 3rd level before the finale. The adventure has four basic parts: Oakhurst. Although it isn’t part of the adventure per
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
First Adventure If you’re using a published adventure to launch your campaign, use the character hooks in that adventure to bring the characters from their starting location to the adventure’s action
. Many campaigns begin with a published adventure and then develop organically as the characters explore beyond the scope of the adventure. If you’re creating your own adventure for the start of your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Adventure Summary Salvage Operation starts as an investigation adventure, in which the characters board Emperor of the Waves and explore its upper decks. As they venture into the ship’s lower decks
monstrosities. The climax of the adventure is a race against time as the octopus returns for a final onslaught, with decks flooding, the ship sinking, and characters scrambling through the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
Adventure Hooks If you’re using the Golden Vault as the hook for the adventure, skip ahead to the “Using the Golden Vault” section. Otherwise, choose one of the following adventure hooks.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Adventure Hooks This adventure assumes that the characters have recently arrived in the Styes or the city it’s a part of. If the characters aren’t based locally, they might be traveling to the city
day, yet another citizen was found dead from foul play when the sun rose today. The adventure hooks described below represent three different ways of getting the characters involved in the story. All
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Adventure Overview The holy city of Elturel has disappeared from the Forgotten Realms and descended into Avernus, the first layer of the Nine Hells. This event came about as the result of an infernal
themselves and Elturel from Avernus. Will they use the Sword of Zariel or strike an infernal bargain to free the planetar trapped in the Companion? Will they coax a demon into breaking Elturel’s chains? Or will they cut a deal with the archdevil Zariel?
Diagram 0.1: Adventure Flowchart