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Basic Rules (2014)
Bards of the College of Lore know something about most things, collecting bits of knowledge from sources as diverse as scholarly tomes and peasant tales. Whether singing folk ballads in taverns or
elaborate compositions in royal courts, these bards use their gifts to hold audiences spellbound. When the applause dies down, the audience members might find themselves questioning everything they held
Magic Items
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
over someone’s body, either to impersonate that person for a brief time or to extract secrets from their mind. When the mission is complete, the creature returns to you, reports its success
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Gruul Keyrune (Rare). This crude keyrune is cobbled together from bits of rubble, broken glass, bone, and animal hair. One end resembles a horned beast. On command, the keyrune transforms into a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
College of Lore Bards of the College of Lore know something about most things, collecting bits of knowledge from sources as diverse as scholarly tomes and peasant tales. Whether singing folk ballads
in taverns or elaborate compositions in royal courts, these bards use their gifts to hold audiences spellbound. When the applause dies down, the audience members might find themselves questioning
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
College of Lore Bards of the College of Lore know something about most things, collecting bits of knowledge from sources as diverse as scholarly tomes and peasant tales. Whether singing folk ballads
in taverns or elaborate compositions in royal courts, these bards use their gifts to hold audiences spellbound. When the applause dies down, the audience members might find themselves questioning
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
their fellows. Not surprisingly, those who follow Oghma oppose those who foster deceit, trickery, and ignorance. Folk of many professions favor the Binder: wizards, cartographers, artists, bards
had an established orthodoxy and a complete network of temples that adhered to that orthodoxy. Schisms during the Time of Troubles shattered that network, and now the structures that house the faith are individual temples or small networks of allied temples, much in the manner of other faiths.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
is far from complete, however. Entire sections of the city still lie in rubble, plagued by brigands and monsters, and sinister factions scheme to take over the place. Neverwinter is part of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Recent Events The pirate attack on the abbey came as a complete surprise to the clerics, since the pirates and clerics were previously in league with each other. The pirates fenced much of their
for the cellars being buried by the burning debris. After the battle, the pirates gathered what loot they could and abandoned the ruins, unaware that they were leaving survivors behind. When the smoldering wreckage cooled, the survivors made their way out through the rubble.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
30-foot-high ceiling of this cave, the walls of which are encrusted with crystals that catch and reflect light.
Boulders. The floor is strewn with boulders and rubble. Six galeb duhr beholden to
Halaster’s magic to make good on this promise (see “Treasure” below). If the characters complete Jarûk’s quest and give Ezzat’s phylactery to the dao, the sandy floor turns into a giant vortex that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
inside it) remains intact but requires 1d8 + 2 hours of digging through rubble to find. The clay golems in area V4 are undamaged but buried under piles of debris. Every hour the characters spend
searching through the rubble, they have a 10 percent chance of accidentally unearthing a berserk clay golem. Opening the Door Each stick figure embossed on the door has differently positioned arms — either
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
and priests’ quarters containing skeletal remains complete this section. The halls are streaked with burn marks. Many of the rooms in this place are rubble-strewn and ruined. A passage leads to an
. The aboveground section is overgrown with vines and includes the ruins of the main sanctuary, which contains mostly rubble except for a cracked altar and a headless statue. A library of rotting books
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Adventure Atlas: The Mortuary
to expel a dybbuk† from a corpse. The exorcist asks the characters to help in dispatch the Fiend. 9 Two bards† in the Heralds of Dust approach the characters and sing a ballad honoring the dead. If the
characters interrupt or otherwise ruin the tune, 1d4 irascible specters emerge from the walls and attack, causing the bards to flee. 10 Three skeleton farmers quietly tend to corpse-white grave
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
others. News and gossip are carried between population centers by caravans and ships that bring in supplies for trade and by traveling bards and minstrels who recount (or invent) stories to inform and
believe that any stalwarts willing to risk their lives on behalf of complete strangers should be lauded and rewarded. But such adventurers, if they become successful, amass wealth and personal status
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Lost Spire Locations (P9-P16) P9. Collapsed Staircase This staircase once connected to area P2 on level 1, but the passage is too choked with rubble and ice to be used. Dead Apprentice. Partially
buried under the rubble is a human skeleton in tattered robes—the remains of an apprentice who died in the crash. Characters who examine the skeleton notice that one of its bony fingers is missing. A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
size or larger that attempt to swim through the tunnel will have to squeeze through the rubble. Creatures that attempt to squeeze through must succeed on a DC 16 Strength (Athletics) check to progress
. If a creature fails this check by 5 or more, it gets stuck, is restrained, and risks drowning. A creature can free itself or a creature within reach by using an action to shift the rubble and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
. Painted stone tiles of dwarf smiths at work once covered the walls, but most have cracked and fallen to the floor, where they lie in small heaps of swept-up rubble.
Scuff Marks. Scuff marks on the
would rather complete the quest by themselves. If Ezria is rescued and reunited with his companions, Yrlakka rewards the characters with the wand in his possession (see “Treasure” below). If the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
side are truncated ramps that lead down to a lower area, still blocked with earth and rubble that needs to be cleared away. Ahead of you, some fifty feet away, is another short staircase that leads to
first priority is to complete the ritual, which opens the lid of the sarcophagus and kills the prisoners. With fast action and accurate attacks, the characters can interrupt the ritual and prevent further
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
from the walls, some of the statues have begun to crumble, and many passages are blocked with rubble. The devilish duergar, once in control of the mines below, took delight in defiling the holy icons of
names, titles, and lineage carved into the stone. A number of scholars have been drawn to Gauntlgrym in response to Bruenor’s call, hoping to record a complete lineage of the great families of Gauntlgrym
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
character who removes a coin from this room becomes cursed as noted above. E2: Second Level Heaps of rubble have fallen from this chamber’s partially collapsed ceiling. The room holds two stone crypts
through the ceiling and out of sight. Stairs and Ceiling. The door here leads to stairs once used to access area E3. However, the stairs are blocked by rubble that would take hours to clear. The hole
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Nest of the Eldritch Eye
the entrance to a cramped tunnel hidden behind some collapsed rubble to the south. A character who spends 1 minute clearing the rubble opens the entrance to a crawlspace (area N7). Making a Skiff
to accommodate Small and smaller creatures; Medium creatures must squeeze to move through it. Disturbed Rubble. When a creature enters the crawlspace for the first time, its movement disturbs some of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Areas of the Air Temple A1. Palace Quarter Entrance The carved reliefs of two dwarves face one another in profile to complete an arch beyond the ledge. Through the arch, the blocky contours of a lost
above the doors indicate the owners’ former professions: tailor, jeweler, smith, baker. All that remains of these places now are small, rubble-strewn rooms.
A cloaker that hunts in the old Tyar
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
goblin hauling a bucket of garbage to area 17e 4 1d4 goblins with shovels, either digging through rubble or heading to a dig site 5 1d3 bugbears who sneer at visitors and make rude comments as they
in a rubble-strewn passageway. Between sobs, she explains that an older goblin stole her princess doll and traded it for a shovel from the “Gob Gobbler.” If the characters ask where the toy was taken
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
area difficult terrain. The aboleth has ordered the cult to keep four skum guards posted here (see appendix C and the “Skum” sidebar). These guards lurk behind mounds of rubble as they watch the
weapons on hand). They have half cover while in the rubble, and they engage in melee only if the characters come to them or attempt to open the doors into the temple. T4. Chuul-Haunted Hallway This
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
first meal. T11: Common Room The long stone table here is broken in two pieces. Several metal chests are stacked against a wall. The largest opening leading from this room is choked with rubble and
entrance in area T20. T17: Defaced Statue Domenico Cava A member of the Cult of the Obelisk named Malinia defaces a statue An alcove at the end of a majestic yet rubble-choked hall contains an enormous
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
gnarly face. The Nether Oak uses the treant stat block but is neutral evil and speaks Common and Primordial. When the characters arrive, the Nether Oak is in deep slumber. To complete the Rite of the
-foot-diameter, rubble-strewn circular chamber. Eyeballs drift inside the orb, like fish in a bowl. Some have cataracts, while others are bloodshot or pus-filled, but all turn and gaze at you as you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
climb 20 feet to area D8b. D8b: Tower Stairs The stairs here descend 20 feet to area D8a and climb 20 feet to area D8c. D8c: Stargazer’s Roost Rubble lies scattered across the floor where part of the
roof has collapsed, revealing the sky. Perched atop the rubble is a hunched figure wrapped in a cloak. It gazes at the sky, unaware of you.
Zala Morphus The cloaked figure is Zala Morphus, a human
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
system’s side passages have been blocked by rubble. The limited zone that is still traversable leads the characters from the fissure to the lost shrine of destruction — and through a number of dangerous
other kind. Directly in front of the missing door, the walls, ceiling, and floor have fallen away to reveal a deep sinkhole fissure. Inside the ruin, a hempen rope anchored firmly in the rubble
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a1
bottom of the subterranean vault is 80 feet below where the characters stand. Creatures. Drawn by the occasional animal that accidentally falls into the ravine, three giant rats lurk in the rubble
) check reveals humanoid footprints, as well as rat tracks of unusually large size. The footprints lead down the stairs. Among the rubble is an old ring of stones that contains (and is covered by) the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Scions of Elemental Evil
consists of four human Cultist Fanatics patrolling the temple grounds. The cultists complete a route around the temple every 20 minutes. They’ll arrive within sight of the vestibule entrance (area T2) in 3
the temple’s southern-facing end and make a DC 12 Wisdom (Perception) check. On a successful check, the character notices black cloth behind the rubble between the western wall of area T3 and the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
around in the rubble) draws the blights’ ire. Each round for 3 rounds, two of the twig blights head for the south doorway while two more head for the north doorway. The needle blights follow on round
.
This former general store isn’t a complete ruin yet; portions of its tile roof remain intact. Two giant spiders lurk in the building, hiding behind the walls. Thin, trailing lines from the webs in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
decorated like a parlor, complete with padded divans and armchairs, a rolling cart topped with crystal goblets and decanters, and a coat rack. The east room contains a comfortable four-poster bed, a
treasure and destroyed several of them in a rage. He then used rubble to seal off the tunnel leading to his hoard and began hunting down the remaining modrons. These tridrones tried and failed to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
example, characters rooting around in the rubble) draws the blights’ ire. Each round for 3 rounds, two twig blights head for the south doorway leading into the farmhouse while two more head for the
is not a complete ruin yet, with portions of its tile roof still intact. At an intersection near the middle of the village, a narrow lane winds up the steep hillside to the north. Directly to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
headless mind flayer skeleton puts the haunt to rest. Treasure. A metal case containing eight beads of force remains amid the rubble. P8: Honored Dead This room has a hallway to the north with two rows of
sarcophagus and rises to slay intruders, while the shield guardian protects it. The mummy has complete knowledge of the crypt, and might, for example, move through the rotating sanctum (area P14) to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
song coming from the eastern passage. Dwellings carved in the walls of this cavern have been torn asunder by some intense force. Ruins of several dwellings resemble gaps in the walls and piles of rubble
-Bin comes forth to destroy them. Although Yan-C-Bin can enter the world only when the proper ritual is complete, the characters can easily flee through the portal. Characters can close the portal
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
, affording an unobstructed view of area U2 as the characters complete their descent. Wall of Stone. When the countdown timer reaches zero, a wall of stone magically appears on the stairs at the point marked
and one opposite it, where stone cornices, molding, and carved panels have collapsed to rubble. Near the foot of the stairs, an iron double door stands closed.
Cylinders. The four metal cylinders
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
have a passive Wisdom (Perception) score of 12 or higher notice the goblin’s movements. Western Passage. This passage is choked with rubble and blocked by steep slopes. Moving up the slope requires 5
, Yeemik tries to force them to pay a rich ransom for Sildar after they complete their part of the bargain. If the characters refuse to parley, Yeemik shoves Sildar over the edge and continues fighting






