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Volo's Guide to Monsters
and worse, so you know you can count on them in a fight.
— Brego Stoneheart, sea captain
Tritons guard the ocean depths, building small settlements beside deep trenches, portals to the
extended their stewardship over the sea floor from their initial settlements and built outposts to create trade with other races. Despite this expansion, few folk know of them. Their settlements are so
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
Knights of the Unicorn freed you and brought you here, but now you’re on your own.
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You were exiled for breaking a trivial-seeming taboo. For this seemingly minor transgression, you lost
, and perhaps learn to create them.
Feature: Wanderer
You have an excellent memory for maps and geography, and you can always recall the general layout of terrain, settlements, and other
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
spellcasting ability (spell save DC 12):
At will: mage hand (the hand is invisible), minor illusionEmerald dragons are the most curious, cunning, and manipulative of the gem dragons, wielding
and tail to mirror the 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
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
hand is invisible), minor illusion
1/day each: detect thoughts, invisibility, silent imageEmerald dragons are the most curious, cunning, and manipulative of the gem dragons, wielding psionic power to
the back and tail to mirror the 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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Settlements and Sites The lands of Mordent are carved into estates passed down through hereditary lines, accompanied by minor titles of nobility. These estates—including Gryphon Hill, Heather House
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
House Orien House Orien caravans are the cheapest and often most dependable means to reach out-of-the-way locales and minor settlements; they’re also the most reliable way to transport heavy loads
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Current Events Minor issues are nothing unusual in the Dessarin Valley. Bands of savage humanoids from the Sword Mountains or the Evermoors occasionally raid here. Human barbarians known as the
. Every now and then reckless or unlucky adventurers manage to stir up some ancient curse in the ruins scattered around the area. Constables of valley settlements are usually up to the task of restoring
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Magic Item Special Features You can add distinctiveness to a magic item by thinking about its backstory. Who made the item? Is anything unusual about its construction? Why was it made, and how was it
used originally? What minor magical quirks set it apart from other items of its kind? Answering these questions can help turn a generic magic item, such as a +1 Longsword, into a more flavorful
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Intelligence as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 17):
At will: mage hand (the hand is invisible), minor illusion
1/day each: detect thoughts, dispel magic, invisibility, major imageThe dragon can
to mirror the 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
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
ability (spell save DC 20):
At will: mage hand (the hand is invisible), minor illusion
1/day each: detect thoughts, dispel magic, etherealness, major image, misleadThe dragon can take 3 legendary
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Special Features You can add distinctiveness to a magic item by thinking about its backstory, in much the same way you would for a location. Who made the item? Is anything unusual about its
construction? Why was it made, and how was it originally used? What minor magical quirks set it apart from other items of its kind? Considering these questions is useful for turning a generic magic item, such
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
portfolio and is responsible for advancing that portfolio. In the Greyhawk setting, Heironeous is a god of valor who calls clerics and paladins to his service and encourages them to spread the ideals
activities their deities favor. Cities and large towns can host several temples dedicated to individual gods important to the community, while smaller settlements might have a single shrine devoted to any
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
elusive displacer beast, or the ghosts haunting a house in Mordent might be desperately trying to keep something worse sealed in the basement. Minor twists help setting elements feel distinct and work
. Each domain is a complete setting that the Mists might isolate from all other lands. Locations within a domain are often isolated by dark, monster-haunted wildernesses. Even settlements and sanctuaries
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
chambers. The Black Network disguises its ownership of the inn to avoid unwanted attention. The organization also has a vested interest in maintaining the prosperity of Yartar. Minor Factions A number of
minor factions also seek influence in the Dessarin Valley: the elves of the High Forest, the Hand of Yartar, the Knights of Samular, and the Uthgardt tribes. Elves of the High Forest. The High Forest
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
components and using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 16):
At Will: Detect Magic, Identify, Mage Hand, Minor Illusion, Prestidigitation
1/Day Each: Dispel Magic, Legend Lore, Locate
appears 3d10 years older. Failure or Success: The sphinx can’t take this action again until the start of its next turn.
Sphinx of Valor Large Celestial, Lawful Neutral
AC 17 Initiative +12 (22)
HP
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
settlements clustered around the twin bays on the southern shore. Caves in the mountain’s peak serve as a lair for Arveiaturace, the white wyrm known to sailors as Iceclaws because of her habit of
diving on hapless vessels and tearing them apart with her talons. Longships crowd the docks of Aurilssbarg, the island’s largest community. Typical of the settlements on Ice Peak, the streets of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
, Everlund, and numerous smaller settlements along the way. Raven Rock On the icy slopes of the Spine of the World stands the spirit mound of the Black Raven and Gray Wolf tribes. Raven Rock gets its
charge to cast conjure minor elementals (summoning either four magma mephits or four magmins, as the wearer wishes) or fire shield (warm shield version only) from the ring. Once all of its charges are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
imbue them with magic when Surtur refused to forge new ones for him. Skoraeus crafted spears for Hiatea so she could complete her ten tasks of valor. Skoraeus tapped with his hammer on the stone under
waking. For one reason or another, about three quarters of a tribe’s members are awake at any given time. When outside their settlements, stone giants travel almost exclusively in darkness or — when
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
representative from another city, and a spell scroll of raise dead. Evermoor Way The Evermoor Way has long been a vital trade route, connecting the settlements of the Dessarin Valley with those of the Silver
great numbers. Settlements that stand on the edge of the Evermoors face constant threats from these and other monsters. Floating a mile above the Evermoors is Lyn Armaal, Countess Sansuri’s cloud
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
civilization, to predict areas where villages or towns might be found, and to avoid becoming lost. You have studied so many maps that common patterns, such as how trade routes evolve and where settlements
location for roads and settlements. Sighting. By taking careful measurements, you can determine your position on a nautical chart and the time of day. Navigator’s Tools Activity DC Plot a course 10
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
of golden wheat painted on their sides. Miros doesn’t sell these minor works of art, but the mugs are occasionally stolen and sold elsewhere. One of the patrons of Northfurrow’s End at present is a
goes into making Goldengulp. The rest of the harvest is shipped out to supply other settlements. G19. Hops Field Hop plants, whose flowers are used in the making of beer, are grown here. The workers who
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
inland sea, its waters tainted by volcanism and undrinkable. Around its perimeter is a conglomeration of city-states and minor baronies typified by the shifting domains known as the Border Kingdoms. Here
coins: the moon and the eclipsed moon. The moon is a crescent-shaped, shining blue coin of electrum, valued at 2 unicorns in Silverymoon and nearby settlements, and 1 unicorn everywhere else. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
, even with constant scrubbing. Additionally, any savvy thief operating in the civilized settlements of the Sword Coast recognizes that a character covered in this dye fell victim to a trap. Those thieves
record them on your balance sheet at the original cost minus depreciation due to the minor dismemberment or occasional consumption of staff.
— Môrgæn
Ahghairon’s Dragonward. Waterdeep is protected by