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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
history and tactics, and magic items that protect against psychic damage or mental intrusion. The centerpiece of a sapphire dragon’s hoard is usually a cataloged, orderly collection of war gear
by amassing powerful arms and armor.
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I secretly look forward to adventurers trying to infiltrate my lair. How else could I try out new defenses?
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Give me a storied helmet or scimitar
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
hoard is usually a cataloged, orderly collection of war gear, which can contain ancient relics of immense power.
Creating a Sapphire Dragon
Use the Sapphire Dragon Personality Traits and Sapphire
call from beyond this world. I must prepare to answer that call by amassing powerful arms and armor.
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I secretly look forward to adventurers trying to infiltrate my lair. How else could I try
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
protect against psychic damage or mental intrusion. The centerpiece of a sapphire dragon’s hoard is usually a cataloged, orderly collection of war gear, which can contain ancient relics of
.
3
I secretly look forward to adventurers trying to infiltrate my lair. How else could I try out new defenses?
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Give me a storied helmet or scimitar over a pile of gold any day.
5
No
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
great thinkers, and spur adventurers to heroic deeds. They sometimes give guidance to those in need or request help from adventurers to encourage them to greatness.
As a rule, moonstone dragons are
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Adventure Hook
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A wealthy and well-known artist’s muse—a moonstone dragon—has stopped appearing in their dreams. The artist is desperate to hire adventurers to
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
artists and poets, encourage great thinkers, and spur adventurers to heroic deeds. They sometimes give guidance to those in need or request help from adventurers to encourage them to greatness.
As a rule
to hire adventurers to find the dragon.
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A clutch of moonstone dragons has discovered a portal to the Material Plane and is wreaking havoc on nearby villages, pilfering every bit of silver the
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
intrusion. The centerpiece of a sapphire dragon’s hoard is usually a cataloged, orderly collection of war gear, which can contain ancient relics of immense power.
Creating a Sapphire Dragon
Use
adventurers trying to infiltrate my lair. How else could I try out new defenses?
4
Give me a storied helmet or scimitar over a pile of gold any day.
5
No creature can outsmart my defenses—if
Magic Items
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
amid shuffling cards, waiting for fate to turn foul—as it inevitably will.
Like all tarokka decks, the Tarokka of Souls is a lavishly illustrated collection of fifty-four cards, comprising the
Beast
Wraith
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Broken One
Banshee
4
Darklord
Vampire
5
Donjon
Mummy
6
Executioner
Death knight
7
Ghost
Ghost
8
Horseman
Mummy lord
9
Innocent
Ghost
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
version of the Darklord before they became irredeemable.
Darklord Interactions d8 Encounter
1 The Darklord promises to give the adventurers what they want if they join the Darklord for
dinner.
2 The Darklord contacts the adventurers via letters or dreams.
3 The Darklord meets the adventurers disguised as a nonthreatening inhabitant or animal.
4 The Darklord meets
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
circumstances might they return? What happens to their domain? Does a new Darklord rise? Does the domain permanently dissolve? Can the adventurers escape the domain? Do the adventurers return home or travel to another domain?
The Domain’s Downfall Once you know what your domain and Darklord are, think ahead to the climax of your adventures. A Darklord likely can’t be defeated by combat alone, so what is their weakness? In
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Asteria’s collection of magical cards. These patrons are agents of the Grim Harrow, who expect the adventurers to attract the ire of Asteria and Euryale, giving the Grim Harrow a chance to destroy the
collection in the chaos. To complicate matters, rifflers (see chapter 21) have learned of the heist and are trying to beat the characters to the score. Extraplanar Eviction. The marids who constructed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
provide torturous twists that the Dark Powers might employ to torment the Darklord and reflect their evil. Finishing Touches The story of a Darklord entwines with those of the adventurers and the domain
Birth of a Darklord Now trapped in a domain tailor-made to be their prison, the Darklord is immortal, and their greatest desire is just out of reach. At this point, you should have an idea of who the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
lurk within these lands, yet the collection of the Dark Powers is far from complete. This chapter provides information for the DM and explores the misty truths of the Domains of Dread, along with a
sampling of the terrifying domains, dreaded Darklords, and daring wanderers trapped in the Dark Powers’ clutches. Dr. Viktra Mordenheim, Darklord of Lamordia, crafts the perfect
body for her newest band of golem-hunting mercenaries
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
and motivate the Darklords’ conflicts with adventurers in their domains. Choose or randomly generate such a goal from the Wicked Ambitions table. Wicked Ambitions 1d10 The Darklord … 1 Seeks an
Darklord’s Past Every Darklord has committed irredeemable acts that attract the attention of the Dark Powers. Yet Darklords are still individuals who, at one point, had a home, childhood, and family
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
City of the Dead The Sun’s Throne Mountains are a massive monument to the dead, their cliffs dotted with the cavern-tombs of forgotten heroes and nobles. The densest collection of these crypts lines
called Pharaoh’s Rest, the massive pyramid of Pharaoh Ankhtepot. From here, the Darklord can see across much of the domain as he sends agents to hunt the missing piece of his soul.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Dread in Darkon While the Shroud poses a domain-spanning threat, other dooms threaten adventurers in Darkon. Consider the grim omens and lurking terrors on the Dread in Darkon table as recurring
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2 The characters were involved in the Hour of Ascension and share a Dark Gift (see chapter 1).
3 One of the characters is the perfect vessel for a new Darklord or Azalin’s rebirth.
4
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
gained a reputation as a skilled monster hunter and foe of evil. She often allies herself with other adventurers to put an end to evils. Firan Zal’honan Scholar of Sinister Secrets The arrogant scholar
or to ferry him through the Mists—which he claims want to disrupt his efforts. Secretly Firan has ties to Azalin Rex, the missing Darklord of Darkon, or might be the Darklord in disguise (see chapter 2
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Legendary Magic Items
Legendary Magic Items Adventurers and villains often need legendary magic items to accomplish their goals. Such items aren’t easy to acquire. They might be found in the hands of dangerous
adversaries or locked away and guarded by traps in hidden places. The items in this collection were created for the film Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves. Each one can tilt the balance of power in any D
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
Darklord a reflection of one or more of the adventurers? What does the Darklord want more than anything? When would the Darklord be gracious or heroic? Record your answers to these questions, then
the following sections to develop Darklords into infamous villains your players will be excited to learn about and oppose. Roleplaying a Darklord Most Darklords are irredeemably evil villains, obsessed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
About This Book This book is your guide to life at Strixhaven in Dungeons & Dragons—an introduction to the university, a guide to creating student characters there, a campaign, and a collection of
student character. It introduces the owlin race and five backgrounds—one for each college—as well as a collection of feats, spells, and magic items. Chapters 3–6 provide a campaign meant to advance
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Trap Rooms Traps can be as puzzling as any riddle or maze, but they’re far deadlier! This section includes a collection of trap rooms: dungeon chambers loaded with hazards to test adventurers’ wits
truly valuable treasures and to punish overcurious adventurers. Each of the trap rooms described below includes a range of suggested character levels to match that room’s difficulty. Each entry also
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
exchange for the characters ridding the temple of evil and returning as many of the stolen items as possible, Oriann will take up a collection from the townsfolk to pay the adventurers 200 GP each.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
. Cyrus has been salvaging equipment from dead adventurers for years. He looks forward to adding to his collection after Strahd gets through with the characters.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
Overview A D&D adventure is a collection of locations, quests, and challenges that inspires you to tell a story. The outcome of that story is determined by the actions and decisions of the
adventurers — and, of course, the luck of the dice. You can run Dragon of Icespire Peak for as few as one player or as many as five players. Each player starts with a 1st-level character. The adventure is set a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
Chapter 4 Creating Domains of Dread Sean A. Murray A hexblood witch in the domain of Tepest conjures visions of adventurers’ fatal fates Any fear might find terrible life amid the Domains of Dread
monstrosities, and grim settings into your own horrifying creations. This chapter explores how to create a Domain of Dread, starting with defining its Darklord, the villain at the domain’s heart
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
below). These treasure hunters are also the kind of people who make interesting villains, teaming up with adventurers one day and betraying them the next. In addition to these salvagers, the Lord of
arise in connection with the Mournland. Mournland Villains d6 Villain 1 The Lord of Blades maintains a detention center where experiments are performed on adventurers and scavengers that his forces
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
The Cartophile Anaxi Zephries is a wealthy gnome merchant and sage. He is well known for his vast collection of maps, which cover the known world, pocket dimensions, routes across the planes, and
more. In this role, the Cartophile has served as patron for numerous expeditions of exploration, sending adventurers to all corners of the world — both to draw new maps and to verify the authenticity of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lorwyn: First Light
Dundoolin A tall bell tower rises above a collection of thatched-roof homes. Nestled among them are amphitheaters that echo with the clamor of discussion and debate.
The small clachan of Dundoolin
well as Dundoolin’s common folk, Ern ensures excavators work with the care the ancient documents require. When it’s in Shadowmoor, Dundoolin is called Dundaeron. Reasons to Visit Adventurers might visit
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Strahd” section to determine the incarnation’s relationship to Barovia’s Darklord. Alternatively, if you wish Tatyana’s incarnation to appear outside Barovia and potentially lead adventurers to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Ravenloft don’t need to be members of a species or society. You can have a vicious merrow living under a bridge or a yuan-ti abomination Darklord without having to explain merrows as a species or the
completely different paths for adventurers to follow when investigating the creature and ensuring nothing like it ever returns to be a menace again.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
-present threat. Incarnations of the Past The subject of Strahd’s obsession, Tatyana, perpetually reincarnates among the people of Barovia. No matter what form she takes, the Darklord unceasingly seeks
another Darklord desires—such as Ankhtepot’s ka or Mordenheim’s Unbreakable Heart (both detailed later in this book). 2 Ez d’Avenir (see chapter 5), a monster hunter. 3 Ireena Kolyana, adopted
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
seconds to activate, so characters standing in the circle won’t be able to move away unless they have the ability to move as a reaction. The cultists select the shrine level as the adventurers
see signs that the cultists do their cooking here, finding a collection of simple dishware stacked along the north wall, along with sacks containing potatoes, turnips, jerky, and flour. Aside from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
enslave whatever creatures are left. It’s easy to think of a dungeon as a collection of encounters, with the adventurers kicking down door after door and killing whatever lies beyond. But the ebb and
monsters in a dungeon are more than a collection of random creatures that happen to live near one another. Fungi, vermin, scavengers, and predators can coexist in a complex ecology, alongside intelligent
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Gilean; and the elven deity Labelas Enorath. The chapter begins with two backgrounds representing adventurers whose lives have gone through sudden reversals of fortune—falling from a great height or rising
character. Finally, this chapter presents a collection of magic items and supernatural gifts: charms bestowed by the gods or other great powers, inspired by the Deck of Many Things and the concept of fate.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
organ—along with a hidden, parallel collection of remarkable poisons. Noble Families and Estates Noble Family Estate Name
Boritsi Misericordia
Dilisnya Degravo
Eris
adventures might focus on either Darklord, Borca presents the opportunity to explore multiple facets of arrogance, selfishness, and obsession. The characters might become the objects of both Darklords
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
seconds to activate, so characters standing in the circle won’t be able to move away unless they have the ability to move as a reaction. The cultists select area 10 as the adventurers’ destination
signs that the cultists do their cooking here, finding a collection of simple dishware stacked along the north wall, along with sacks containing potatoes, turnips, jerky, and flour. Aside from the