bad binding diffusing contained realms

Arcana Domain

classes Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide

of this domain are often associated with knowledge, as learning and arcane power tend to go hand-in-hand. In the Realms, deities of this domain include Azuth and Mystra, as well as Corellon Larethian

Greyhawk. Arcana Domain Spells Cleric Level Spells 1st detect magic, magic missile 3rd magic weapon, Nystul's magic aura 5th dispel magic, magic circle 7th arcane eye, Leomund's secret chest 9th planar binding, teleportation circle

Arcana Domain (SCAG)

Classes Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide

of this domain are often associated with knowledge, as learning and arcane power tend to go hand-in-hand. In the Realms, deities of this domain include Azuth and Mystra, as well as Corellon Larethian

Greyhawk. Arcana Domain Spells Cleric Level Spells 3rd detect magic, magic missile, magic weapon, Nystul's magic aura 5th dispel magic, magic circle 7th arcane eye, Leomund's secret chest 9th planar binding, teleportation circle

Aarakocra Legacy

Species Elemental Evil Player's Companion

changes in the prevailing winds that they regarded as a bad omen. Unlike the aarakocra of other worlds on the Material Plane, the aarakocra of the Realms rarely travel to the Elemental Plane of Air

. The eldest acts as leader with the support of a shaman. AARAKOCRA IN THE FORGOTTEN REALMS Never well established in Faerûn, aarakocra have only four major colonies: in the Star Mounts

Khyber

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer

fiendish overlords, daelkyr, and other powerful evils. These coils also harbor sealed portals connecting to these creatures’ native realms. Expeditions into the depths of Khyber often incorporate elements of

supernatural horror, given the pervasive evil of the creatures in these subterranean realms. Thanks to the strange demiplanes embedded within Khyber, these adventures also might cross the streams

Valley of Dread

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

Valley of Dread Explorers entering Chult from the east are likely to trek through this passage, which is contained by the windworn Sky Lizard Mountains to the north and the jagged Sanrach Mountains

to the south. The valley of dense jungle is well named; it’s a stomping ground for dinosaurs of all kinds. It’s also home to lizardfolk realms ruled by heartless kings and queens.

Overview

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak

, untamed wilderness. You don’t need to be a Forgotten Realms expert to run the adventure, as everything you need to know about the setting is contained in this book. If this is your first time running a D&D adventure, read the “Role of the Dungeon Master” section.

short distance from the city of Neverwinter in the Sword Coast region of the Forgotten Realms setting. The Sword Coast is part of the North — a vast realm of free settlements surrounded by lawless

Running the Adventure

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver

wilderness and adventure. You don’t need to be a Forgotten Realms expert to run the adventure; everything you need to know about the setting is contained in this content. If this is your first time

set a short distance from the city of Neverwinter in the Sword Coast region of the Forgotten Realms setting. The Sword Coast is part of the North — a vast realm of free settlements surrounded by

About This Book

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

the villains and monsters the heroes must overcome and the locations they must explore to bring the adventure to a successful conclusion. This book presents Icewind Dale as a self-contained campaign

DALERECKONING In the Forgotten Realms setting, a week is ten days long and is referred to as a tenday. There are three tendays per month and twelve months in a year. For more information on the calendar of

Wizards

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

casting then sent his considerable power out to surround the overmatched wizard, binding it to himself. Argent energy flew from the human’s outstretched hand only to fizzle into nothingness as the

in the Forgotten Realms. They need to be, as their powers come from years of careful study and practice. Some wizards apprentice and study with an experienced master, while others attend formal

Campaign Overview

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat

Campaign Overview Tyranny of Dragons tells an epic story spanning two adventures, Hoard of the Dragon Queen and The Rise of Tiamat—the two tales contained within this collection. Both adventures are

overview provides useful information, applicable to the wider campaign and helpful for foreshadowing the threats unleashed by the Cult of the Dragon. Tyranny of Dragons is set in the Forgotten Realms on

Campaign Overview

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen

Campaign Overview Tyranny of Dragons tells an epic story spanning two adventures, Hoard of the Dragon Queen and The Rise of Tiamat—the two tales contained within this collection. Both adventures are

overview provides useful information, applicable to the wider campaign and helpful for foreshadowing the threats unleashed by the Cult of the Dragon. Tyranny of Dragons is set in the Forgotten Realms on

Campaign Overview

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons

Campaign Overview Tyranny of Dragons tells an epic story spanning two adventures, Hoard of the Dragon Queen and The Rise of Tiamat—the two tales contained within this collection. Both adventures are

overview provides useful information, applicable to the wider campaign and helpful for foreshadowing the threats unleashed by the Cult of the Dragon. Tyranny of Dragons is set in the Forgotten Realms on

Vistani Lore

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

for the group’s travels, and preserving the Vistani way of life. The Vistani have the power—some say gift—to travel through the mists that lead to forlorn realms within the Shadowfell known as the

believe that ravens carry lost souls within them. Hence, killing a raven is considered bad luck in Vistani culture.

Foreword

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

. We’ve visited Waterdeep before, but not like this. Clever heroes will respect the city’s rules. Those who get on the city’s bad side are in for a rough time, as the City of Splendors is home to some of

the most powerful figures in the Forgotten Realms. Charlie Sanders, a lifelong D&D player, brought his experience writing for television to the project by helping flesh out the story bible months

Credits

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Benham, Siera Bruggeman, Rob Hawkey, Vanessa Hoskins Special thanks to Ed Greenwood, Jeff Grubb, and all the many people who have created and contributed to the Forgotten Realms over its fantastic

, Wizards of the Coast, the dragon ampersand, Player’s Handbook, Monster Manual, Dungeon Master’s Guide, Forgotten Realms, all other Wizards of the Coast product names, their respective logos, and The

Candlekeep

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

gain entry discover a cloistered community of scholars milling around inside Candlekeep’s walls, a place of enlightened conversation and friendly debate. No better place in the Realms exists for those

prophecies of an ancient sage named Alaundo the Seer. Those compiled divinations make up a tiny fraction of the accumulated knowledge and secrets contained in the library’s vast collection. Not all

Credits

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

Laboratory of Kwalish. 2018. Greenwood, Ed and Tim Beach. Pages from the Mages. 1995. James, Brian R. and Ed Greenwood. The Grand History of the Realms. 2007. Perkins, Christopher. Storm King’s

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Neighbors, Rivals, and Allies

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer

great library of Candlekeep, one must furnish the library’s monks with a book not already contained in the library’s archives. Travelers on the way to Candlekeep often stop in Baldur’s Gate

religious viewpoints has created bad blood between the two cities, though neither city has been eager to test the military might of the other. Port Nyanzaru Baldur’s Gate serves as one of the main ports

Neighbors, Rivals, and Allies

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

great library of Candlekeep, one must furnish the library’s monks with a book not already contained in the library’s archives. Travelers on the way to Candlekeep often stop in Baldur’s Gate

created bad blood between the two cities, though neither city has been eager to test the military might of the other. Port Nyanzaru Baldur’s Gate serves as one of the main ports from which ships depart

Arcana Domain

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

fit. The gods of this domain are often associated with knowledge, as learning and arcane power tend to go hand-in-hand. In the Realms, deities of this domain include Azuth and Mystra, as well as

chest 9th planar binding, teleportation circle Arcane Initiate When you choose this domain at 1st level, you gain proficiency in the Arcana skill, and you gain two cantrips of your choice from the wizard

Documancer

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

Proficiency: In addition to the proficiencies noted below, you can add your proficiency bonus to an ability check to organize lore, analyze official or arcane documents, or convey a legally binding

papers, several quills, seals and sealing wax, gold and silver leaf, and small tools to sculpt melted wax to mimic a seal) is always contained within the extradimensional space of your documancy satchel

Peace Domain

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

Peace Domain Have these peaceful clerics even considered that they’re subverting a most holy system, one where bad decisions coincide with the teaching power of pain? Tasha The balm of peace

those who are driven to fight for the way of peace. Peace Deities Example Deity Pantheon Angharradh Elven Berronar Truesilver Dwarven Boldrei Eberron Cyrrollalee Halfling Eldath Forgotten Realms

Demons

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

Demons Spawned in the Infinite Layers of the Abyss, demons are the embodiment of chaos and evil — engines of destruction barely contained in monstrous form. Possessing no compassion, empathy, or

that host is in danger of being dragged to the Abyss with the demon if it is exorcised from the flesh, or if the host dies. If a demon possesses a creature and the object binding the demon is destroyed

Plaintiff

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

a sword? They promised to teach you! Think you have what it takes to sling spells? They’ve got masters who’ll have you throwing fire in no time! With the promise of untold treasures and realms of

bad situation. 4 The law doesn’t protect the honest and the hard working. I’m going to do whatever needs to be done to make things right. 5 I’m always in the wrong place at the wrong time

Carousel

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

home in their carnival. Diana greets patrons with good humor, but there’s a sadness behind her eyes. She’s quick to correct anyone who calls her a centaur, saying that she’s “a human who made a bad

among them. Together, these hags form the Hourglass Coven. The hags’ names are Bavlorna Blightstraw, Skabatha Nightshade, and Endelyn Moongrave, and their splinter-realms are called Hither, Thither

Starting Quests

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

spell contained in it: 5 pp for 1st level, 25 pp for 2nd or 3rd level, 100 pp for 4th or 5th level, 250 pp for 6th or 7th level, and 500 pp for 8th or 9th level. Once she has paid for 7,500 pp worth of

to regain its integrity and standing, several bad apples threaten to impede that progress with their sinister ventures. Esvele’s brother, Kressando, was sent to Skullport to conduct secret meetings

Solitary but Social

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

on rare magic to the hag’s daughter. THE RULE OF THREE They say that things come in threes. Good things. Bad things. Strange things. Hags and purveyors of witchcraft embrace the Rule of Three, as it

, planar travelers came to recognize that many of the realms and layers of the multiverse are configured in multiples of three. It is possible that plane-traveling hags learned of this planar-based

Mirabar

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

mines near the River Mirar and finding great, near-endless veins of gems. Like many of the dwarven realms, Gharraghaur fell to marauding orcs, which destroyed the kingdom and its capital city but

, since no one in Mirabar wishes to see the surface city wiped out. It would simply be bad for business. Mirabar spares no expense in defending its wealth, and hires as many mages and adventurers as

Secondary Tables

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

contained. 6 You were affected by teleportation magic. 7 You turned invisible for a time. 8 You identified an illusion for what it was. 9 You saw a creature being conjured by magic. 10 Your fortune was read

promptly found a new place to live. 11 A romantic relationship ended. Roll a d6. An odd number means it ended with bad feelings, while an even number means it ended amicably. 12 A current or

Mortuary Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Adventure Atlas: The Mortuary

destroyed. Nevervault For Characters of 8th–10th Level Robson Michel The crypts of the Nevervault imprison deathless threats with a tenacious grip on the realms of the living In this encounter

contained in the crypts (detailed below). Containment Crypts. Eight cylindrical glass crypts span the height of the vault. A permanent magic circle spell (save DC 15) in each tube prevents the

Dimensional Caverns

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

Intelligence (Arcana) check made while investigating the tunnel confirms that it is wholly contained within a pocket dimension. Because the characters have been in possession of the orrery housing and some

Intelligence (Investigation) or Wisdom (Perception) check to quickly assess Raah’s reading material determines that the ancient deep crow is highlighting everything, no matter how good or bad the

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