bad boat diffusing charges running

Windskiff

Magic Items Forgotten Realms: Heroes of Faerûn

If you want to travel between the Moonshaes, you won't be able to on foot, by horse, or by cart. You'll need to sail. And while you could simply hire a boat, where's the fun in that? This small

piece of jewelry has 3 charges and regains all expended charges daily at dawn. While you are holding it, you can take a Magic action to expend 1 charge, which causes the jewelry to transform into a

Urchin - Baldur's Gate

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

Bands of orphans and runaways band together in the Outer City, running after passersby in ragged throngs to plead for scraps. In the Lower City, urchins are often recruited into the lowest echelons

a pig and have bad manners. 6 I think anyone who’s nice to me is hiding evil intent. 7 I don’t like to bathe. 8 I bluntly say what other people are hinting at or hiding

Orc Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

everywhere in the world around them, and the priests of a tribe are entrusted with the responsibility of identifying these signs and omens — both good and bad — and deciding how the tribe should

ward off diseases if they are worn. Don’t stand inside a ring of stones, mushrooms, or any other kind of circle. Seeing a shooting star before a battle is bad luck. To ward it off, you must

Beasts

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Morte’s Planar Parade

. Outlands Beasts d4 Encounter 1 An awakened giant scorpion owns a custom-made boat and runs a ferry business along a prominent river. It offers its services to characters in need. 2 A triceratops

influenced by Mechanus and composed of simple geometric shapes charges creatures that enter the angular canyons it inhabits. It moves only in straight lines and turns only at right angles. 3 Stirges drawn

By Sea

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

with them. Navigation and propulsion of the craft is handled by two members of the town guard (guards), who are assigned by the council to sail or row the boat. The guards do not disembark when the

characters reach their destination, instead staying with the boat to keep it under their control and guard the party’s return trip. While they are at sea, as their boat approaches the promontory, the

Preparation

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves

Preparation Before running the adventure, prepare as follows: Step 1. If you’re running the adventure for a single adventurer, read the “Running for One Character” section. Step 2. Read “Adventure

Role Stat Block Location Aunt Dellie Human boat pilot Commoner (Medium, Chaotic Good) “Listening Post” Gleem Happenbolt Dead gnome miner — N14 Hurch Henley Human street magician Performer (Small

Running This Chapter

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle

Running This Chapter Once the characters decide to visit Seagrow Caves, they have two options for reaching the site: By Boat. Dragon’s Rest has a rowboat the characters can take around the western

Running This Chapter

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle

Running This Chapter Once the characters decide to visit the Clifftop Observatory, they have three options for reaching the site: By Boat. Dragon’s Rest has a rowboat the characters can take around

Running This Chapter

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle

Running This Chapter Dragon’s Rest has a rowboat the characters can take to visit the wreck of Compass Rose. The trip of 2½ miles takes about 1 hour and 40 minutes to row. When the characters arrive

hole in the hull beneath the water line. If the characters pull the rowboat up to the south (starboard) side of the ship, they can easily tie up the little boat to the derelict’s rigging and climb onto

Caer-Dineval

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

because they have not received deliveries of mead from the town of Good Mead, and the taverns have run dry. As if things weren’t bad enough, the town’s harbor has frozen over, and the town’s speaker

, Crannoc Siever, has taken to his bed and is apparently too sick to make public appearances or press the Council of Speakers to get the ferry from Easthaven running again.

Clientele

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

justice. 3 Magnet for Trouble. Maybe you trust people too easily or it’s just bad luck, but every client who walks into your office has some double deal, hidden agenda, or scam they’re running. 4

Orc Culture and Beliefs

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

around them, and the priests of a tribe are entrusted with the responsibility of identifying these signs and omens — both good and bad — and deciding how the tribe should react to them. As a race, orcs

stones, mushrooms, or any other kind of circle. Seeing a shooting star before a battle is bad luck. To ward it off, you must swallow a stone. A tribute of elf ears brings favor from Gruumsh. If you bury

Teeth of Dahlver-Nar

Magic Items Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

Cats of Uldun-dar (ivory cat molar) 9 cat;cats The tooth has 8 charges. As an action, you can expend 1 charge to cast the revivify spell from the tooth. If you are dead at the start of your turn, the

(rainbow-colored donkey molar) 1 unicorn The tooth has 3 charges. As an action, you can expend 1 charge to touch a creature. The target regains 2d8 + 2 hit points, and all diseases and poisons affecting

Battle Begins

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

, a reenactor hoots and yells, “Let’s send those Istarian rats running!” A moment later, a trumpet blast signals the start of the battle. “For Istar!” yells the mercenaries’ leader, a tall half-ogre

among several mounted soldiers. The mock Istarian troops assault the hill. Around you, the Vogler militia charges to meet them. As the two groups charge, have each character make a Wisdom

Exploring Glorium

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel

characters reach the gate, but getting close enough to update their mimir is a damp, miserable experience that attracts the attention of whirlwyrms (see the “Whirlwyrm Attack” section). Hiring a boat to

sail to the portal is less treacherous. If the characters ask locals about hiring a boat or wander the docks, they’ll meet Bkol Steelbane, captain of the Courier. Courier Bkol Steelbane (chaotic good

2E. Rotted Floor

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

2E. Rotted Floor The second level of the northwest tower is in bad shape. There are large holes where the floorboards have completely rotted away or fallen into the muck below, and the floorboards

ago after running afoul of the specters in area 3E. Treasure Across the tower, up against the south wall, is a single, locked trunk. The lock can be opened with a set of thieves’ tools and a

Commerce

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

. Smuggling has also long been a profitable business here. The dwarven mining operation promises to bring about a rapid growth in Saltmarsh’s fortunes. Whether that’s a good or a bad thing depends on

boats, while less well-to-do folk hire out to work as deckhands. The work is difficult and dangerous, but a smart deckhand can save money for several years and eventually buy their own boat. That

2E. Rotted Floor

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

2E. Rotted Floor The second level of the northwest tower is in bad shape. There are large holes where the floorboards have completely rotted away or fallen into the muck below, and the floorboards

ago after running afoul of the specters in area 3E. Treasure Across the tower, up against the south wall, is a single, locked trunk. The lock can be opened with a set of thieves’ tools and a

Feywild Guides

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Domains of Delight: A Feywild Accessory

on themselves, a capable guide can see the road through the road and the trail beneath the trail. In doing so, the guide sidesteps the confusion and leads charges safely to their intended destination

. Conversely, a bad guide can easily get an adventuring party into trouble. Use the Feywild Guide Names, Feywild Guide Identities, and Feywild Guide Quirks tables to create Fey guides on the fly

Adventures in Bluetspur

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

on other domains. Taking inspiration from sci-fi horror and tales of alien abduction, adventures involving Bluetspur’s mind flayers might begin anywhere with bad dreams or a stranger’s impossible

Bluetspur” for details on running adventures featuring lost memories, or consider developing other plots using the Bluetspur Adventures table. Bluetspur Adventures d8 Adventure 1 Characters awake

Keep Locations

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

edge of the castle yard leads down to the boat basin and landing. Carved into the bluff is a 20-foot-long staircase. Random Encounters. Characters lingering in the castle yard are likely to encounter

here. K5. Ruined Stable This old stable is in bad shape. Most of the roof has caved in, and rotting debris fills the interior. Six horse stalls line the back wall. The cultists haven’t bothered to

Sharn Watch

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

community. For instance, those officers who take gold from the Boromar Clan believe that the Boromars help keep the city running and give the people what they want. But if some strangers in town break the

thieves target only tourists and foreigners, the Watch will dismiss any charges brought against them. Why should an officer of the Sharn Watch care if some Aundarian with more gold than sense gets

Blackmailed Lords

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

any charges leveled against these Watch members. Corylus refuses to be indebted to anyone, so any attempt by the characters to curry favor with him is met with suspicion, if not outright hostility

to get out of debt. Several bad investments ruined her money-lending business, and most of her reliable customers have turned to other providers such as the Cassalanters. Jelenn could have borrowed

Matriculating from the Schools of Magic

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

nightmare of franchise-branded zombies running amok. Still, if things get bad, there’s nothing like a general marketing campaign reminding local folk that necromancy means raise dead. Even if you can’t cast

creatures for scouting or guard duty, or using dimension door to slip away from a deal gone bad. The hard part of that last one is always figuring out which of your franchise mates you’ll bring with you

Simple Traps

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

sown with too many traps, and if the characters are victimized over and over again as a result, they are likely to take steps to prevent further bad things from happening. Because of their recent

. Traps are most effective when their presence comes as a surprise, not when they appear so often that the characters spend all their effort watching out for the next one. Running a Simple Trap To prepare

What You Need

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook

Guide and Monster Manual. The first of these books guides the DM through creating and running adventures, and the second holds hundreds of monsters to fill those adventures. Dice. You need a set of

useful: DM Screen. Many DMs like to use a screen to shield their notes and dice rolls from players. It’s bad manners to peek over the screen! Miniatures and Battle Grid. Some DMs use a battle grid and

The Tortured Tortle Mutiny

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

Sailors in Need Whether they’re traveling by land, arriving by boat, or teleporting in, the characters witness a disturbing scene as they first catch sight of the lighthouse. Silent Sound lighthouse

, panicked shouts can be heard. Along the shore next to the beach, tentacles rising from the sea thrash out against a longboat. Three people in the boat are fighting off the tentacles, and are faring

Example Observatory

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

through small holes in the floor to a subterranean waterwheel. Since this observatory is on a hilltop with no access to running water, attendants use a Decanter of Endless Water to fill an elevated basin

day but also the times for sunrise and sundown, the phase of the moon, and the position of the zodiac. The observatory charges visitors a fee to see the clock and have a scholar interpret it for them

The Grand Dame

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

to deal 20 psychic damage to Lord Drylund. This damage is enough to kill Lord Drylund instantly. From dawn until dusk, the flat-bottomed wooden boat is moored at the city docks. Dockworkers come and

oars into the water and use them to push the boat away from the dock and out into the river, while two of Captain Storn’s deckhands walk up and down the hallway, barking instructions. When the ship is

Sample Guild Representatives

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

establishment, she keeps her criticisms to herself. The characters can hire her to cast glyphs of warding on the place, for which she charges 300 gp apiece. TAVERN KEEPING EXPENSES This sidebar summarizes

the one-time payments and continuing expenses associated with running the tavern in Trollskull Alley, as well as providing rules for determining how much coin the business makes or loses. One-Time

Tall Tales in Ten-Towns

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

the Sea of Moving Ice. There’s a mighty strange whale with a boat on its back that swims in those frigid waters. I bet it knows where the island is! You can catch the whale at Angajuk’s Bell, an old

folks got a bad feeling about it. Some say it’s haunted, but there’s a gnome in Bryn Shander who claims that magical experiments are being performed there. The gnome’s name is Copper, and you’ll find

Castle Ward

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

parted ways. Mirt kept on with a life of adventure, while Durnan built the tavern called the Yawning Portal over the Well and now, almost two centuries later, charges coin to descend into it. Not a bad

Horror Characteristics

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

. 4 Escape. I believe there is something beyond the world I know, and I need to find it. 5 Legacy. I must do something great so that I’m remembered, and my time is running out. 6

face a tragic end. 2 I’m convinced something is after me, appearing in mirrors, dreams, and places where no one could. 3 I’m especially superstitious and live life seeking to avoid bad luck

Festivities

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

. Running the Contest. The contest plays out in three 10-minute rounds. After a character spends 10 minutes fishing, roll on the Fish to Catch table to determine whether a fish tugs on their line and

Contests. Characters can participate in the fish catch as many times as they like. On future rounds, the best villager catches fish totaling 1d4 + 3 feet. Mayor Raven doesn’t participate again. Bad

Complications and Rivals

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

philanthropic enterprise (one of the new activities in this section) could draw the attention of a noble who begins to question the reputation and honesty of the characters running the franchise. Or the

campaign story unfolds. Perhaps the characters were forced to slay an evil guard in a raid gone bad. Later, their majordomo engages in a little gambling as part of a franchise task … and finds the

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