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College of Glamour Legacy

Classes Xanathar's Guide to Everything

The College of Glamour is the home of bards who mastered their craft in the vibrant realm of the Feywild or under the tutelage of someone who dwelled there. Tutored by satyrs, eladrin, and other fey

are so eloquent that a speech or song that one of them performs can cause captors to release the bard unharmed and can lull a furious dragon into complacency. The same magic that allows them to quell

Rictavio

Monsters Curse of Strahd

);{"diceNotation":"1d6+1","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Silvered Sword","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage (silvered sword).Several months ago, a colorfully dressed half-elf bard came to Barovia in a

. He has good evidence to suggest that Strahd periodically hibernates in his coffin, sometimes for years, when all is quiet in the realm. While he bides his time, van Richten hides in plain sight with

Theran Chimera

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

the realm of Nyx exist, as unrestrained magical energy often causes more chimeras to appear in a region. As such chaotic magic is inherent to a chimera’s being, these monsters often manage to

, such as a giant lizard or spider. The chimera gains a climbing speed equal to its walking speed and it can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceilings, without needing to make an ability

Major Items, Uncommon

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

of missile snaring Wondrous item Yes Gloves of swimming and climbing Wondrous item Yes Gloves of thievery Wondrous item No Hat of disguise Wondrous item Yes Headband of intellect Wondrous item Yes

Helm of telepathy Wondrous item Yes Instrument of the bards (Doss lute) Wondrous item Yes (bard) Instrument of the bards (Fochlucan bandore) Wondrous item Yes (bard) Instrument of the bards (Mac-Fuirmidh

Location Overview

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sleeping Dragon’s Wake

spoke to the grim soul of the ship and hatched a plan to appease it. The spirit inhabiting the vessel hails from the lost city of Anauria, a realm swallowed up long ago by the spread of the Anauroch

Desert. Learning that it longed for its old home, Fheralai kidnapped a local bard, Tarbin Tul, and forced him to regale the ship with songs from its lost homeland. The ruse worked. As long as Tarbin

Burning Sugar

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

opening of the sinkhole is 20 feet wide and descends into a 20-foot-deep pit. Six workers (neutral, human commoners) are at the bottom of the pit, frantically trying to climb out. Climbing the

figures appear within. These are creatures from the Far Realm called whistlers (detailed at the end of this adventure). They’ve teleported into the sinkhole and seek to feed on the trapped workers. If

The End of the World

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

strange mutations. The Far Realm goblins push forward, trying to press through the portal and into your world. Splugoth laughs. “You are too late! The ritual is under my control, and now you must hear

Far Realm As the ritual approaches its end, the magic imbued into the orrery components senses the presence of the characters and works to thwart them. Drawing from the franchise’s collective

The Play's the Thing

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

cells, they gather information throughout Faerûn, analyze the political dynamics in each region or realm, and use what they uncover to help the weak, the poor, and the oppressed from behind the scenes

the pitiless lord and prevent him from hurting anyone ever again. Act II Vargan tracks down Lord Rathmore in a bustling city. Unsure how to proceed, the young bard starts asking around the city for

Area Information

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rrakkma

. Creatures/NPCs Three star spawn manglers were the first creatures to emerge from the portal to the Far Realm when the mind flayers opened it. These shadowy low-slung, creeping horrors each have six arms, and

during combat, and share a language in common with Ven’delen, the bard. If conversation transpires, it is certainly possible for the adventurers to learn that the illithid made a deal with a powerful

Inside the Inn

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath

night. When the cultists began grabbing people, she used disguise self to imitate a cultist, and then snuck away here to hide. She thought about climbing out the window but is afraid the fall might kill

captives taken by cultists were impaled on the doors: the inn’s owner, Martisha Vinetalker, was dragged into the basement, and a local bard, Tarbin Tul, was taken away on horseback. Cray thinks the

Adventure Models

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

when they play out on the stage of a giant’s realm. The Giant-Sized Schemes table offers suggestions, including several inspired by the plots of famous dramas. Giant-Sized Schemes d6 Adventure Hook

settlements near the giants’ realm. 2 Convinced she is the rightful ruler of another giant’s domain, a giant launches an invasion, heedless of the inhabitants of the lands between the giants’ realms. 3

Stage 4: Revenge for the “C” Team

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

creature is an eldritch horror from the Far Realm, using the stat block of an otyugh. The “C” Team Restored If the characters defeat the eldritch horror, a pulse of magic radiates outward as the maw

gifts a pair of slippers of spider climbing to the party. The characters then feel themselves being pulled away, back to the default inn of stage 1. After Stage Four The “C” Team members do not accompany

Feywild

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

. Adventurers climbing a volcano on the Material Plane might suddenly find themselves scaling a Feywild mountain topped with skyscraper-sized crystals that glow with internal fire. Leaving behind a wide and

the animals that occupy his domain. Gloaming Court The Queen of Air and Darkness rules the Gloaming Court, a realm of twilight, fireflies, cobwebs, and autumn leaves accompanied by the music of hooting

Heroes of the Giants

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

motivation, but it also might explain some of your class features or magic. A bard of the College of Lore might focus on the study of giants, a Rune Knight fighter (from Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

wand. Your wizard’s spellbook might be a relic from an ancient realm of giants, perhaps a large and heavy tome mostly written in the Giant language. Or you might wield a weapon that a giant intended

Spawn Hollow Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

Spawn Hollow Locations Many slaadi reproduce by implanting Humanoid hosts with eggs that transform into slaad tadpoles. In the weird dimension of the Far Realm, however, biology takes strange turns

tadpoles cavort in the pit, climbing in and out of the whirlpool. A single red slaad carefully watches over them, giving them a whack when they nip at each other. The slaadi are eager to attack intruders

College of Glamour

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

College of Glamour The College of Glamour is the home of bards who mastered their craft in the vibrant realm of the Feywild or under the tutelage of someone who dwelled there. Tutored by satyrs

legend. These bards are so eloquent that a speech or song that one of them performs can cause captors to release the bard unharmed and can lull a furious dragon into complacency. The same magic that

Random Encounters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5

table) Far Realm Cysts* d4 Encounter 1 1 gibbering mouther 2 1 grell 3 1d4 gricks 4 1 otyugh Forests of Slaughter* d4 Encounter 1 1d2 hook horrors 2 1d4 cockatrices 3 1 displacer beast 4 1

. Each group of Thayans has among them 1d4 - 2 potions (minimum 0), each one determined by rolling on the following table. 2d4 Potion 2 Flying 3–4 Climbing 5–7 Healing (1–3), Greater Healing (4–5

A World of Giants

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

hold ranks based on their position in the ordning. Or several smaller realms might coexist in varying degrees of mutual hostility. Maybe storm giants have their own realm or realms, cloud giants their

underground fortresses where dwarves sheltered against giants’ attacks. If exploring giant-sized dungeons is the norm, characters are likely prepared for climbing huge stairs and navigating other

Asmodeus

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

Asmodeus I literally sit beneath eight tiers of scheming, ambitious entities that represent primal law suffused with evil. The path from this realm leads to an infinite pit of chaos and evil. Now

most epic of all his achievements is chronicled in The Trial of Asmodeus, a play based on purportedly true events as researched by the aasimar bard Anodius. In ancient times, as the Blood War raged

Rictavio

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd

Rictavio Several months ago, a colorfully dressed half-elf bard came to Barovia in a carnival wagon, with a pet monkey on his shoulder. He took over an abandoned tower on Lake Baratok before rolling

confrontation: he must wait for the right moment to strike. He has good evidence to suggest that Strahd periodically hibernates in his coffin, sometimes for years, when all is quiet in the realm. While he bides

Hirelings

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish

. Ctenmiir’s coffin has a speed of 30 feet and a climbing speed of 10 feet, and protects the vampire from sunlight even as it prevents him from escaping his servitude. Though Ctenmiir is able to speak

ignored as he attacks them. Garret Levistusson CN male tiefling bard/rogue The Cartophile’s first choice to join the characters’ expedition, Garret is an untrustworthy bon vivant and magpie. His mapmaking

Briny Maze Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

to the rear wall. B4: Wall of Hubris Craig J Spearing Five wizards sought to siphon power from the realm of Ilvaash, whom they assumed was weak. The wizards were wrong Five human corpses slump

without any real information about it. The site has proven far more dangerous than they expected. Their entry from the Far Realm is now closed, and they don’t know why. The githyanki make short, careful

Magic Paintings

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

extradimensional chamber’s walls, floors, ceilings, and doors are impervious to damage. A creature can leave an extradimensional chamber and return to the manor by climbing through the chamber’s window

is cold and fresh. A hostile roc takes up much of the room and attacks intruders on sight. It’s sustained by magic and is too big to leave the room. If killed, the roc is not replaced. The Bard and the Beholder

Chimera

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

nearly anywhere. This threat grows even more significant in regions where magic runs rampant or where portals to the realm of Nyx exist, as unrestrained magical energy often causes more chimeras to

it flies out of an enemy’s reach. 4 Swamp Creature. The chimera’s body is that of a swamp creature or a cavern-dweller, such as a giant lizard or spider. The chimera gains a climbing speed equal

Island Theme

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

to the Far Realm. 3 The island’s leader knows how to end a planar disease infecting a humanoid settlement. 4 A mage with information the characters need hides among the ranks of the inhabitants

provide what aid they can and might even put themselves in harm’s way for the characters if a friendship is established. Welcoming Island Leader d6 Leader 1 Bard (see appendix C) 2 Druid 3 Guardian

Camp Righteous

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

crash out of the jungle 2 rounds later, ready to fight whatever they meet. 5. Latrines During the attack on the camp, one templar’s courage failed him, and he hid from the undead by climbing down into

reached the far bank, Man asked, “How can I repay you?” Crocodile replied, “I wish to see the realm of Humans, but I fear to go there alone, because it teems with your brethren. You must carry me on your

Tresendar Manor Dungeon

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

) bludgeoning damage from the fall. Climbing the rough walls requires a successful DC 10 Strength (Athletics) check. Development. If the characters defeat the scarecrows and search the constructs, large

success, the character discerns that the runes are connected to a ritual that could open a rift to the Far Realm. The dead humanoids were likely victims sacrificed to power the ritual. Something went

Nangalore

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

. When knowledge of her evil bargain spread through the realm, the army forced Zalkoré to abdicate and exiled her to Ka-Nanji, which became known ever after as Nangalore, the Garden of Lost Dreams

dome can be read only by climbing to the mezzanine, but the decrepit condition of the stairs and balcony makes this venture risky. A character who climbs the steps must make a successful DC 10 Dexterity

Court of Orestes Locations

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

hoped to use it in service to the god Athreos, helping to predict which souls would eventually try to escape the Underworld and reenter the living realm as Returned. Soon after they arrived, though

-eyed shock. The mask functions as slippers of spider climbing. 8. Cave and Tunnel On the crumbling eastern wall of the tomb is a rough-edged hole that leads to an uneven cavity in the earth. Two

Luskan

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

cable-guided ferries at the crossing, and demand tolls based on the size and contents of the goods being ferried across. The Blackford Road still bears the ancient marks of the dwarven realm of

return of the Arcane Brotherhood and its five-spired tower. A few years ago, the ruined Hosttower of the Arcane began regenerating its damaged stone, climbing into the sky once more. Shortly

Stage 1: The Dran & Courtier?

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

of days before the characters discovered the portal site, Splugoth accessed the extradimensional space and began the process of opening the portal. Energy from the Far Realm has infused several

to the fireplace is an unoccupied raised stage where a bard might strike up a tune. The bar is to your left, where a half-elf in a heavy leather duster receives a drink from a tall female elf wearing a

Howling Hatred Cultists

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

sophistication, each has sealed that pact with the murder of a sentient being — deaths the knights have dubbed necessary for the security of the realm. The knights have access to wingwear, as described in the

. Spellcasting. Windharrow is an 8th-level spellcaster. His spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 13, +5 to hit with spell attacks). Windharrow knows the following bard spells: Cantrips

The Mountain Door

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2

chambers that protect the entrance to their realm. The place is still well fortified, even to this day. This former dwarven strongpoint is now occupied by a band of orc raiders, led by a fierce ogre who

that the adventurers might have to deal with later. Treasure. Great Ulfe keeps his hoard in two large wooden chests against the south wall: 440 gp, 1,600 sp, a potion of climbing, and a +1 rapier

Areas of the Sanctum

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

swashbuckler; see appendix B) and Agorn Fuoco (NE male Turami human bard; see appendix B). Vevette is relaxing in a chair, while Agorn strums a lyre. An alabaster staircase ascends 10 feet to area E9

the following features: The area is split into two levels, with alabaster steps climbing 3 feet to a smaller raised platform overlooking the larger area. The platform is bare except for three golden

N2. Blue Water Inn

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd

realm” at night and won’t do so unless their payment is exorbitant (100 gp or more). On rare occasions when he has something to say, Szoldar speaks brusquely, while Yevgeni usually parrots his friend

adventures or hear about how the characters plan to free Vallaki from the burgomaster’s madness. Rictavio. The lone guest of the Blue Water Inn at present is a colorfully dressed half-elf bard who goes

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