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Sildar Hallwinter

Monsters Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

’ Alliance, a group of allied political powers along the Sword Coast concerned with mutual security and prosperity. The order ensures the safety of the cities and other settlements of Faerû

Annis Hag

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

at the edges of forests and other areas they claim to provoke fear and distrust in nearby villages and settlements. To an annis hag, nothing is sweeter than making a once-vibrant community paralyzed

child. Much as annis hags befriend children in order to corrupt them, they may adopt a group of ogres, trolls, or other creatures (ogre;ogres and troll;trolls appear in the Monster Manual), ruling them

Deep Dragon Wyrmling Legacy

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

adventurers to investigate. 7 Two Underdark settlements are about to go to war, having been carefully manipulated by a deep dragon. A desperate ruler offers a reward to anyone who can uncover the true

it to the surface world. Lost and confused, the wyrmling has been captured by a group of cruel adventurers. 3 A deep dragon wyrmling whimsically rules over a worshipful group of kobolds, sending

Tromokratis

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

settlements. Whether it acts at the command of the god Thassa or to sate its own hunger, Tromokratis numbers among the most feared threats in the sea, having no fixed lair and wandering where it will

buried it under a stone near the palace of Erebos. Tromokratis as a Mythic Encounter Tromokratis numbers among the most powerful creatures a group of adventurers might face. If you wish to make an

Adult Deep Dragon Legacy

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

Underdark settlements are about to go to war, having been carefully manipulated by a deep dragon. A desperate ruler offers a reward to anyone who can uncover the true cause of the hostility. 8 A

accidentally insulted a deep dragon is tormented by the dragon’s servants in ways that can’t be tied to the dragon conclusively. 3 A group of cyclops;cyclopes wants a deep dragon to protect

Kobold Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

undetected and don’t give their targets reason to harm them. For example, a group of city kobolds might sneak into a cobbler’s house at night to loot it of knives, leather bits, nails, and

; animosity, gnomes tend to avoid or abandon settlements that have a severe infestation of kobolds, and conversely kobolds are usually driven out of communities that have a large gnome population

Orc Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

the world. For no matter how thick its walls, skilled its archers, or brave its knights, few settlements have ever withstood a full-scale onslaught of orcs. Every soldier who lives through a fight

warriors are commanded to scour the surrounding landscape for any opportunity to spill blood and bring glory to their gods. Often, bands of warriors work on a rotation, with one group heading out on a

Creating a Sidekick

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

to a character’s backstory or to events that have transpired in play. For example, a sidekick could be a childhood friend or pet, or it might be a creature the adventurers saved. As DM, you determine

whether there is sufficient trust established for the creature to join the group. You decide who plays the sidekick. Here are some options: A player plays the sidekick as their second character—ideal

Yuan-ti Pureblood Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

serpent gods began to demand more and more sacrifices, the yuan-ti stepped up their raids on bordering settlements to meet this need. Calm long-view schemers, innate deceivers, and immune to poison

implement better tactics. Any enemy who chases a group of fleeing yuan-ti might be on the victorious side of a rout or could be heading into a trap; if the enemy has been encountered before, it is likely

Stone Giants

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

Stone Giants A group of 1d3 + 1 stone giants is searching for settlements to destroy and ruins to dismantle. The giants might already be in the midst of dismantling a ruin, intent on wiping its

Verdan

Species Acquisitions Incorporated

enclaves, and others near the widespread human settlements of Faerûn. Without a cultural identity or memory of their own, the verdan quickly adopted the cultural practices of the areas into which they

the character of the different cultures these folk have encountered since coming out into the sunlight. When a group of verdan live near dwarves, they might take on more dwarven-sounding names, only

Homeland

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

backstory and decide what terrain feels most like home, whether or not you were born there. What does that terrain say about your personality? Does it influence which spells you choose to learn? Have

group of nomads, you acquired the skills for surviving in the desert. 3 Your early life in the Underdark prepared you for the challenges of combating its denizens. 4 You dwelled on the edge of a swamp

Using This Book

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

a new class, the artificer, that reflect the flavor of the world. It also presents group patrons, a new concept that adds a shared purpose to your party of adventurers. You can use this material in

character’s backstory or a DM looking for an intriguing place to set an adventure. Chapter 3 focuses on Sharn, the City of Towers. Sharn is one of the wonders of Khorvaire, and a source of endless

Noteworthy Sites

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

. Map 8.2: tletepecView Player Version Xoxotla Tletepec’s capital city, Xoxotla, is a refuge for those forced to evacuate settlements elsewhere in the region. Its founder, Meztli, sought a safe place for

her family and made a significant offering to the gods. In return, the gods created a stable plain where she built her new home. A group of guides and explorers called the Trail Keepers base their

Travel

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

Travel It can take a full tenday for a slow-moving group — say, a merchant caravan — to trudge from Red Larch to Triboar. The Dessarin River is an obstacle to any group without a boat, since no

crossing can be found between Ironford and the Stone Bridge. When the player characters set out to travel to another location, they either know how to get there or they don’t. All settlements are known

Adventure Hooks

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

Adventure Hooks If you’re not using Nafas as a group patron, consider the following ways to involve the characters in this adventure: Mysterious Raids. Over the past few months, a walled town and

four outposts at the foot of the Barrier Peaks were destroyed by unusual attacks. The grand duke of the Duchy of Geoff, which encompasses these and other settlements, issues an urgent plea for aid. He

Crime Syndicate

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

Crime Syndicate Your group is a team of crooks that’s part of an organized crime syndicate. You’re more talented and have a wider range of skills than most thugs and burglars, so your crew might be

Khorvaire. As a result, most settlements have some organized criminal element, ranging from small local thieves’ guilds to international organizations with dozens of interconnected branches.

Character and Party Creation

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

campaign. If there are multiple players in the group, you should encourage them to choose different classes so that the adventuring party has a range of abilities. It’s less important that the party

as a party? What does each character like most about every other member of the adventuring party? Does the group have a patron? See chapter 2, “Group Patrons” for patron examples. If the players are

Campaign Characters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

from a character’s backstory. As characters continue to adventure, they’ll find different goals to pursue, such as finding a lost relic, honoring an ancestor, avenging a fallen mentor, or defeating a

amount of backstory, suggesting the character’s family and what the character did before becoming an adventurer. Take note of specific background characters—friends, foes, family members, and others—who

Chapter 13: Star

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things

might inspire your character’s backstory, starting from the moment that character was born. If you’re a DM, this zodiac can inspire countless adventures themed around prophecy and fate, or it could be a

pockets of vacuum called Wildspace. A group of associated celestial and planetary objects is called a Wildspace system. Wildspace systems exist on the Astral Plane—an infinite void that surrounds all

The Lords' Alliance

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

The Lords’ Alliance For a century and a half, and more, the Lords’ Alliance has stood as the most important and influential group in the North. Its power has kept towns safe from the predations of

Northlander pirates. It is a loose confederation of those settlements and their agents, all of whom owe allegiance first to their homelands, and second to the Lords’ Alliance. In the harsh lands of the

Staff

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

creating nonplayer characters in chapter 4 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide to detail the majordomo, giving this individual a vibrant personality and backstory. The majordomo’s goals should be aligned

backstory that complements a franchise’s evolution over time. A sage might research how the franchise gains new capabilities. Or perhaps the majordomo was the pilot of a vessel capable of planar travel

Rumors on the Road

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Stranger Things

distractions. But make sure the scenes are fun, or the group might ignore them (especially Lucas — he’ll want to be all business). A merchant offers them one apple each. He says that local apples

twisting tunnels and never escape.” An elderly farmer doesn’t believe there is a thessalhydra. He thinks it’s just a big owlbear that is raiding settlements for its supper. “I ain’t never seen no

Meletis's Surroundings

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

Meletis’s Surroundings Meletis sits on the coast of the Siren Sea, surrounded by rivers, sparse woodlands, and vast, stepped grasslands. Fields of barley provide sustenance to Meletians and their

be Meletian, but the polis’s lands also includes numerous other settlements and wildernesses. The people who live in these holdings are no less Meletians than the inhabitants of the city, and they

Respect for the Players

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules

, point out that the player’s behavior is spoiling the fun for others, and ask the player to tone it down. If the player refuses to change this behavior, ask the player to leave the group. Some problems

(perhaps away from the table) that you have a group to please, not just one player. Tragic Limits Some players resist getting invested in the world of the game because they don’t want to endure the pain of

Conclusion

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

return to normal on Firewatch Island and the communities of the nearby coast. The surviving hermits abandon the island, but a new group settles there before long. Or, Feldrin Kane, the Uskarn bailiff

place to protect and defend the settlements of the nearby coast. If the characters depart Firewatch Island before nightfall and the drowned ones’ second attack, the undead become a greater threat. Now

Finding the Book

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries

Finding the Book Characters receive a contract from a mining and exploration group to find out what happened to Vermeillon. Through divination magic, the speculators learned that a book in Candlekeep

specifically investigating the village can discover A Deep and Creeping Darkness while researching one of the following topics: Local history, legends, and lore The mining industry Unexplained disappearances of individuals and entire settlements

Respect for the Players

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

, point out that the player’s behavior is spoiling the fun for others, and ask the player to tone it down. If the player refuses to change this behavior, ask the player to leave the group. Some problems

(perhaps away from the table) that you have a group to please, not just one player. Tragic Limits Some players resist getting invested in the world of the game because they don’t want to endure the pain of

Deep Dragon Adventures

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

dragon wants to know if rumors of a sea monster in an Underdark lake are true, so the dragon hires adventurers to investigate. 7 Two Underdark settlements are about to go to war, having been

has made it to the surface world. Lost and confused, the wyrmling has been captured by a group of cruel adventurers. 3 A deep dragon wyrmling whimsically rules over a worshipful group of

Ancient Emerald Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

dragon’s mood. Clever Concealment The shyest of the gem dragons, emerald dragons are also the most curious. They love to observe local settlements and peoples, using their psionic abilities to

pit fiend to buy back the soul of a legendary hero. 2 A group of adult red dragon;adult red and adult silver dragon;silver dragons set aside their differences to learn wisdom from an ancient

Singing Sands Adventures

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

that emerge from the sand come from a lost city that holds an intact crystal like the one the Singing Sands once was, and the magical connection between the crystals endures. Living Sands Settlements

Encounters tables (see chapter 3) appear, but the creatures are made of sand. Searching for the Key A lost group of hill giants spotted the Singing Sands and followed them into the desert. The giants know

Death

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

defeated, a former captive might join the group. Characters might meet up with new party members in any of the Underdark settlements they visit during the adventure, particularly visitors or locals with a strong reason to leave in a hurry.

a player character. Drow, dwarf, and deep gnome characters are all easily playable. You can even allow a player to take control of a more unusual NPC until a new character can join the group. This is

Getting the Quest

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

one up close. For the characters’ services, Dannika is offering the group 25 gp as well as a lantern of tracking (elementals) that can help locate chwingas. She says she’ll be at the local tavern each

. She then tells them she’s been looking all over town and hasn’t found any chwingas. She suggests the characters might have better luck in one of the other settlements. She could continue the search

Setting

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

introduce the player characters to the region and its people. Combine the settlements of Womford and nearby Bargewright Inn into the corrupt town of Nulb. The small river known as Imeryds Run serves as

. Instead, the huge underground stronghold the player characters explore in chapter 4 is the subterranean fortress constructed by an older incarnation of the Cult of Elemental Evil, which has now been reoccupied by the current group of elemental prophets and their followers.

Running the Adventures

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6

Running the Adventures This is a series of three linked adventures. It is designed for a group of four or five player characters of 11th level. If the characters persevere, they are likely to advance

characters should have magic items to help them overcome the challenges they face. For a small party, the most important qualities are experience and caution. A group of four well-played characters can expect

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