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- 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
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Carnival Events This section describes special events that occur during the characters’ visit to the carnival.
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- 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
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
present, a fiendish madness that comes on suddenly and departs just as quickly, leaving gore in its wake. The carnival, in fact, has a life of its own — and when adventurers face the Cult of Rakdos in
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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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.
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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.
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demiplane takes. It could be a tranquil garden, a cheery tavern, an immense palace, a tropical island, a fantastic carnival, or whatever else you can imagine. Regardless of its nature, the demiplane
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following spells, using Charisma as the spellcasting ability:
At will: dancing lights, message, prestidigitationWitchlight hands are the backbone of the Witchlight Carnival, a motley collection of
few also work part-time as performers and attractions. Although they travel to many worlds throughout the Material Plane, Witchlight hands rarely leave the carnival grounds. The carnival is the only
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, without informing the rest of his family, Urmius bought a run-down carnival and persuaded Naeryx to help him operate it. Naeryx and Urmius—now calling themselves Mister Witch and Mister Light
accoutrements are a top hat and a cane, and he is never without his Witchlight watch, which was gifted to him by the carnival’s previous owner.
Roleplaying Notes
Mister Witch is businesslike and humorless
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following spells, using Charisma as the spellcasting ability:
At will: dancing lights, message, prestidigitationWitchlight hands are the backbone of the Witchlight Carnival, a motley collection of
few also work part-time as performers and attractions. Although they travel to many worlds throughout the Material Plane, Witchlight hands rarely leave the carnival grounds. The carnival is the only
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Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
help her forget her terrible losses. Isolde became the master of a traveling fey carnival that served as a gateway to Zybilna’s domain. The carnival did what Zybilna hoped it would do: it brought
. Eladrin crave change, yet Isolde felt like she was frozen in time. She wished to leave the fey carnival and pursue other dreams, but Zybilna wouldn’t hear of it and secretly used wish spells to make
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get to know Naeryx better, though it took a while for Naeryx to trust him. After getting his hands on some money, Urmius bought a sad little carnival that was camped on the outskirts of
Gloomwrought and asked Naeryx to help him run it. For Urmius, the carnival was a chance to emerge from under his family’s shadow and become the master of his own fate, but it also meant forsaking his
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. The face of the watch shows a miniature painting of the Witchlight Carnival ringed by a tiny henge, orbited at night by a mote of light small enough to slip through the eye of a needle. This light
causes the henge to cast shadows, and these shadows allow the watch’s owner to track the passage of time.
Carnival Setup and Takedown. The creature attuned to the watch can use an action to
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perimeter of the Witchlight Carnival, it can sense the mood of every creature in the carnival that has an Intelligence of 4 or higher. As an action, a creature attuned to the vane can use it to pinpoint
the location of the happiest creature in the carnival.
The butterfly shape at the top of the vane spins slowly clockwise when spirits in the carnival are generally high; if the general mood in the
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You crept into the Witchlight Carnival as a child or youth and never looked back, earning a place among those who work behind the scenes to keep the carnival in business. As a hand, you work hard and
party hard. The carnival has borne you to many fantastic worlds, circling back around to your home world once every eight years, but you know almost nothing about these worlds because you spend all
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carnival wagon, with a pet monkey on his shoulder. He took over an abandoned tower on Lake Baratok before rolling into the town of Vallaki several months later. Claiming to be a carnival ringmaster
Richten becomes aware of Ezmerelda’s presence, he does his utmost to protect her without putting his own plans in jeopardy. If he can manipulate a party of adventurers into keeping an eye on her
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Miros is a retired carnival attraction, dubbed “the Yeti” because of his barrel-shaped body and the thick, white hair covering his arms, chest, back, and head. When Goldenfields suffers
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until recently performed amazing acts of balance and agility at the Witchlight Carnival. Together, they are known as the Selenelion twins. (A selenelion is a celestial event during a lunar eclipse in
Witchlight Carnival, where they belong.
Alignment. Chaotic good.
Personality Trait. “I’m shy except when I’m on stage or under the Big Top.”
Ideal. “Everyone should be free to
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, 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.
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. You choose the form that the paradise takes. It could be a tranquil garden, lovely glade, cheery tavern, immense palace, tropical island, fantastic carnival, or whatever else you can imagine
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Isolde’s Torment Isolde is both protector and prisoner of the Carnival. The following truths endlessly weigh upon her: The Carnival constantly grows, bringing additional souls dependent on Isolde’s
, the Caller. But the small concerns of the Carnival nag at her ceaselessly, exacerbated by the fey interlopers drawn to her presence. Her burdens drive her to seek seclusion to keep her legendary
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Noteworthy Features Those familiar with the Carnival know the following facts: Fliers advertising the Carnival’s impending arrival appear mysteriously in communities before it appears. The Carnival
doesn’t contribute to their production or distribution. Two silver pieces buy a ticket to the Carnival, while the Big Top’s shows, the Hall of Horrors, and sideshows have their own entry fees. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Running This Chapter Before running the Witchlight Carnival, follow the steps below to help make the experience smoother: Familiarize yourself with the layout of the Witchlight Carnival. The map that
appears in this chapter is a smaller version of the carnival poster map. Read the chapter and familiarize yourself with the carnival’s attractions. The characters can go anywhere at any time, so you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Freedom of the Mists The Carnival travels through the Mists and between other Domains of Dread as Isolde pleases—though the Dark Powers occasionally send it off course. The Carnival provides one of
the few means of escaping from another Darklord’s domain, since it ignores the closed borders of other domains. Other Darklords cannot travel with the Carnival to escape their own domains, however.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Carnival in the hands of a retired half-ogre who moonlighted as a sword-swallower. When the half-ogre died of old age, the sword was deemed the property of the Carnival. It was given to Isolde by the
Carnival’s previous owners, who claimed that the sword would help her protect the Carnival against any threat. In Isolde, the sword found a partner who shared its blind malice toward the guilty. Isolde uses
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space in garishly decorated ships and sometimes take up residence on populated worlds, where they set up carnival tents to lure curious onlookers into their clutches. They are armed with colorfully
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
. Witch and Light are eager to learn the characters’ reasons for visiting the carnival; if the characters are motivated by the “Lost Things” adventure hook, Witch and Light dimly remember the characters
, ignoring the clown, opens the wagon’s door and ushers you inside.
The clown is Thaco, a human Witchlight hand (chaotic neutral; see the stat block earlier in the chapter) and over-the-hill carnival