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The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
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Personality Trait. “When dealing with outsiders, I present myself as a kindly old grandmother.”
Ideal. “Children are better off working for me than picking up lots of bad habits
adopted daughter, surpassed them in power and carved out a Feywild domain for herself in the guise of an archfey named Zybilna. The hags wormed their way into Iggwilv’s good graces, biding their time
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
carelessly strewn around matted heaps of furs, which would undoubtedly smell as bad as they look if not for the cold.
The chamber holds 12 kobolds when the characters enter. A few are sleeping but
possessions of value are a number of walrus tusks carved with draconic imagery, six of which are of sufficient artistry to fetch 200 gp each from a suitable collector.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
refuses to speak with the party. If the characters become an annoyance, he has eight crooked members of the City Watch (human veterans) crack down on them, then uses his position as Masked Lord to clear
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
carelessly strewn around matted heaps of furs, which would undoubtedly smell as bad as they look if not for the cold.
The chamber holds 12 kobolds when the characters enter. A few are sleeping but
. Treasure Their only possessions of value are a number of walrus tusks carved with draconic imagery, six of which are of sufficient artistry to fetch 200 gp each from a suitable collector.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
18. Guardian Door A mithral door in the stone wall resembles the figure of a flattened tortle, its arms and legs extended to the four corners, and its shell carved with a complete map of the tomb
master of the tomb is he who plans its construction.” With any answer other than that phrase or the name “Moghadam,” the door replies that the speaker is not the master and refuses to open. Soul Gem The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy
toward Wildspace.
“An adamantine meteor has struck the Spire on H’Catha,” says Tarto, “and you lot are going to recover it. The bad news is that H’Catha is populated solely by beholders and their kin
looks like a gigantic, stone-carved beholder floating in orbit above Toril. You’re dropped unceremoniously into the tyrant ship’s Cargo Deck, along with a crate of supplies, an navigational map, and a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
umber hulk under the effect of a polymorph spell made permanent with a wish spell. The umber hulk reverts to its true form and attacks when its scorpion form is reduced to 0 hit points. 23b. Bad
from his Underdark gem mine by Arcturia. He is unfamiliar with Undermountain. Arcturia’s magic has given the gnome an insatiable appetite for carved stone. He uses his war pick to break up the statue
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
and his entrails hanging out like frayed ropes. Despite its intimidating presence, the apparition has a cringing light in its eyes. “Why do you invade my home? Begone, I beseech you!” Strahd refuses
. Garden The garden behind the ruined mansion has run wild. Hidden behind tall weeds and thorny vines are nude sculptures of handsome men and beautiful women, as well as carved stone benches. Four giant
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
wall of the temple is carved with a towering bas-relief of a mountain. Lashed to the mountain with sticky webs is a struggling and gagged male drow with sacks of spider eggs clinging to his body
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T’rissa is as malevolent as the demonic god she worships and refuses to speak to non-drow, let alone negotiate with them. T’rissa stabilizes dying characters so that they can be implanted with spider
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
sisters can interpret their visions. One of the harpies, Jhamp, is a particularly bad liar, snickering and casting obvious glances while her sisters attempt to dupe strangers. If someone drinks from the
investigates finds a considerable amount of feather-encrusted filth, along with the following items: A total of 39 sp Seven turquoise stones carved with the symbols of random deities (25 gp each) A potion of climbing A spell scroll of sleep
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
check succeeds, and refuses them entrance if it fails. If the check fails by 5 or more, the guard gives the order to arrest the characters, announcing that they are now slaves of the duergar (see
didn’t say anything. If Gorglak finds the characters’ bribe appealing, he refuses to accept it then and there, instead directing them to find one Werz Saltbaron in the Darklake Docks and hand the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
Stat Block: Commoner
One of the Borderlands’ oldest and wisest residents was banished from the keep for crimes she didn’t commit.
Bad Reputation. Xanthe was wrongfully exiled for using occult magic
refuses.
Completing the Ritual. If the characters join the ritual—or observe it without drawing attention—the statue’s runes begin to glow with an eerie red light. After 10 minutes, the sky darkens
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
, vaulted ceiling.
Sarcophagus. A black marble sarcophagus flecked with gold stands close to the south wall, its lid carved in the likeness of a dwarf king.
Crystal Panels. Ten glittering panels are
set into the west, south, and east walls. Each panel is a 6-foot-tall, 3-foot-wide, 1-inch-thick rectangle of golden crystal, carved with the bas-relief image of a dwarf warrior clutching a battleaxe
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
balance, but hate the idea that “balance” means good and bad things can both happen to you. Good things happening to you and bad things happening to other people seems perfectly reasonable.
2 You
love drinking tea and hate cleaning up, so pretending that the dregs in those dozens of empty cups are there to show ill omens and portents is a perfect cover.
3 You collected beads carved as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
the south wall requires a blood sacrifice to open (see below).
The altar refuses to budge. A detect magic spell reveals an aura of transmutation magic around and above it. Any object weighing 10
, features the following: Music. A hymn magically plays throughout the temple.
Secret Door. A secret door in the south wall opens only when the name of the hymn is spoken aloud.
Altar. A beautifully carved
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Tiny pumpkin-shaped cauldron carved out of bog oak 45 Bar of soap that smells like something memorable from your childhood 46 Piece of orange parchment folded to look like a knight astride a unicorn 47
labeled “Candy” 62 Tinted glass monocle that makes things look green 63 Black executioner’s hood sized for a pixie or sprite 64 Piano key carved from a satyr’s horn 65 Tiny wooden lute with cat hairs
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
talismans. All the lizardfolk wear necklaces and bracelets made of bone, teeth, feathers, carved soft stone, and leather. On close inspection, characters see mixed in among these things traces of
lizardfolk captives. On an even roll, Snapjaw persuades that lizardfolk to join his little revolt. On an odd roll, that NPC refuses to cooperate under any circumstance.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
character an exceptionally crafted fishing pole carved with kingfishers, worth 50 gp. Additionally, for the rest of the day, the villagers laud the character with congratulations and free drinks. Repeat
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
attention to themselves if things go bad. Focusing with Flair All sorcerers rely on an arcane focus through which they channel their magic, but traditional focuses lack a singular style. Staffs, orbs, wands
8 A polo mallet carved in the shape of the tarrasque
9 A flask of liquid that changes color each time you cast
10 The antler stub of a peryton, decorated with nymph hair and pixie dust
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
M2. Amphitheater An open-air amphitheater is carved from the slope of the mountaintop. Short, cloaked figures sit on tiered stone benches, facing the stage. Enclosing the stage are ten-foot-high
punishment for being “bad parents.” Ever since then, they have been shunned by their peers (see the “Shadowless” sidebar earlier in the chapter). The characters might have encountered the goblins’ detached
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
present, Mytchyl Dwyer lies on his bed with his wheelchair close by. Mounted on the wall above the headboard are three songbirds carved from driftwood. C7d: Spare Room. No one uses this room currently
perimeter. Eight rectangular, stained-glass skylights give the chamber a cathedral-like aspect. The room’s three double doors have built-in, hand-carved panels depicting scenes of dancing and merrymaking
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
lizardfolk wear necklaces and bracelets made of bone, teeth, feathers, carved soft stone, and leather. On close inspection, characters see mixed in among these things traces of civilization: glass beads
bullywugs. Roll a die for each of the other lizardfolk captives. On an even roll, Snapjaw persuades that lizardfolk to join his little revolt. On an odd roll, that NPC refuses to cooperate under any
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
feast on their flesh and gnaw on their bones. If the characters tell Guh a story that explains why they need her conch of teleportation, she wiggles uncomfortably but refuses to give up the item
pipe (worth 25 gp); a battered hat with five carnelians sewn into it (worth 50 gp each); a gold flute (worth 250 gp); a flowerpot carved from jade with images of green dragons (worth 750 gp); and a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
as their strong right hands. Stone giants and fire giants settled on the mountaintops and in the sprawling caverns beneath them, where they carved and forged the greatest works of giant art and craft
rulers of the world. Giants, therefore, don’t pray to Annam, who refuses to hear them. Instead, they revere his divine children, as well as a host of other hero-deities and godly villains that are minor
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
, 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
collections of unusual and rare gems, to use seals made of gems carved into signet rings, and to be investors in ventures (rather than property) up and down the Sword Coast. They are sophisticated and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
of winter scenes. Set into the back wall is a door inscribed with a large snowflake. A single word is carved into the lintel above it.
Characters who succeed on a DC 10 Intelligence (Religion) check
correctly surmise that the snowflake inscribed on the door is the Frostmaiden’s holy symbol. The word carved above the door depends on which area lies on the other side: Door to Area G16. Carved into
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
most sensible, although its Intelligence score of 6 means that it can make bad choices. Sahnar speaks Common and Elvish. The mummy knows how the moon dial functions (see area E5) but knows nothing about
point at the top. The snow around the gnomon has melted away, revealing a circle of symbols carved into the stone around it. The symbols depict phases of the moon, suggesting that the circular
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
above the trip wire is in bad repair, and anyone who can see it can tell that it's in danger of collapse. When the trap is triggered, the unstable ceiling collapses. Any creature in the area beneath the
15 feet. If the sphere's speed drops to 0, it stops moving and is no longer a threat. Sphere of Annihilation Magic trap Magical, impenetrable darkness fills the gaping mouth of a stone face carved into
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
the character refuses the offer, the altar emits smoke that coalesces into a hulking figure. This hostile figure uses the clay golem stat block, but it is an Undead instead of a Construct. If the
dimensions is carved into the ceiling directly above the slab. Scattered about it are skeletal remains intermingled with shards of glass.
Close inspection of the floor reveals the shards of glass are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
of Ten-Towns and its environs. Mounted to the top of a thin iron stand on the table is a 6-inch-tall dragon figurine carved out of chardalyn—a miniature version of Xardorok’s chardalyn dragon, its
wings outstretched. The figurine’s stand is attached by an iron rod to a groove carved into the table, allowing the figurine to move across the map from one settlement to another. If a lever on the west
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
he relinquish his weapons in order to accompany them, the Zhent assassin laughs at them and attacks. E6. Binding Chamber A circle inscribed with runes is carved into the alabaster floor of this room
into the room through small vents in the floor. In the middle of the room is an open sarcophagus carved from ice, which contains a humanoid figure made of snow. The back wall is made of 5-inch-thick
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
of bad storytellers and inept musicians. One wall of the circular common room features a faded mural of two enormous crabs locked in combat, inlaid with brass details. The mural’s origins are lost to
unguarded River Gate, a 15-foot-tall wooden archway carved with two leaping fish on its frame. Over the years, locals have etched the coin-sized scales of these fish with prayers for bountiful fishing. Two
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
suspicions are allayed, and the character is permitted to board. If Storn wins the contest, the character is turned away. A character who refuses to leave is attacked. On any given night, 2d6 × 5 well
to bad taste, with its purple velvet curtains and scented candles in gaudy candelabras. In the middle of the room is a table with a large aquarium tank resting atop it. The aquarium contains a coral
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a1
Stairs The 5-foot-wide stairs that descend from area 1 are roughly carved. They aren’t dangerous to traverse, however, except that combat while on the narrow path can be risky. Three small landings lie
collapsed, filling the southern section with rubble. The western wall is in much better shape than the other walls, and it holds a stone door with a rearing dragon carved in relief on it. The door has
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
can see this area: An iron-wrought chandelier hangs above a black oak dining table surrounded by eight high-backed chairs carved to look like devils. A fireplace dominates one wall, flanked by red
valuable art objects, but all are knockoffs acquired from dubious sources. The haphazardly assembled collection is a testament to bad taste. Wax Statue. A 6-foot-tall wax statue in one corner depicts