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Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
gain access to the records and inner workings of any noble court or government you encounter. You know who the movers and shakers are, whom to go to for the favors you seek, and what the current
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Ideal
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Community. It is the duty of all civilized people to strengthen the bonds of community and the security of civilization. (Lawful)
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Generosity. My talents were
Magic Items
Storm King's Thunder
the ground and is a massive thing made of polished obsidian with oversized feet — the impaled skulls of four ancient blue dragons. Runes glisten in the carved obsidian, winking to life with blue
breaking at least five Ruling Scepters of Shanatar simultaneously on it. This fact has never been recorded or sung of among the dwarves or any bards or storytellers, and it can’t be discovered
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Netheril’s Fall: Tales of Terror, Treasure, and Time Travel
. Family and Magic Out of sight of the mages, Low Netherese honored complex and rich customs marked by a profound storytelling tradition and unbreakable family bonds. Tattoos kept records of every parent, spouse, and child in a family.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
carved into the stone. These records contain only what the librarians were able to write down. Even with their network of messengers and informants, and the visions they receive using the powers of
they must find an appropriate archive to query events in the past, present, or future. Archives of the Past Every room devoted to the records of the past has the same inscription carved above the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
contains a four-poster bed, its headboard carved in the likeness of a giant raven. A soft black rug covers the floor between the bed and the door. In the corners of the south wall stand two slender
wardrobes with a tapestry of a church hanging on the wall between them. Beneath the tapestry sits a handsomely carved rocking cradle. To the north, under a window, is a plain desk and chair. Other furnishings
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
the bards, each of which is named after one of the colleges. See chapter 7 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide for the game statistics of these magic instruments. Long ago, bards who sought the rank of
tradition fell when the colleges went into decline, but some bards dream of restoring it. College of Fochlucan The original College of Fochlucan once stood on the northeastern edge of Silverymoon. Many years
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
shout an alarm, calling the characters “trespassers” as they move to attack. This alerts the two cogwork archivists in the nearby Records Room (area L4), which remain in that area, and causes the
invisible stalker that guards the wing to arrive in 1d4 rounds. L4. Records Room Bound volumes of Lorehold records cram this room’s tall bookshelves and round tables. A double door and numerous plain
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
18. Office This office is decorated with sturdy shelves and a desk carved with reclining satyrs. The desk’s high-backed chair is turned away, obscuring any occupant.
Loren Halvhrest managed his
Mara Silvra, Dalk Dranzorg, Lord Cordon Silvra; dates unknown.” Treasure. In addition to dull business records, the desk holds a key to the lockbox in area 22, a 4-foot-long silver chain necklace
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
attract. She is the patron of rangers in the same way that Milil is the patron of bards, but even rangers rarely pray to her directly. They instead pray to Gwaeron Windstrom, who they believe will
wilds. She has many shrines, particularly in the Savage Frontier. Most consist of a dead tree trunk into which has been carved a likeness of her holy symbol, a unicorn’s head. Alternatively, the likeness
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
rarely keep records or write down their thoughts. When orcs need to communicate in writing, they use crude symbols to convey basic information, such as “food stored here,” “danger close
goals of the tribe don’t concern me. Personal glory is what I crave. (Chaotic)
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Savagery. I will not be controlled. (Chaotic)
Orc Bonds
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I will defend my
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Monsters as NPCs Named monsters that play a significant role in an adventure deserve the same attention you would give to a humanoid NPC, with mannerisms as well as ideals, bonds, flaws, and secrets
. It craves powerful magic items and surrounds itself with gold, platinum, and precious gems. Its bond is to its lair — an elaborate cavern complex carved out between the twisting sewers of Waterdeep
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
townsfolk. Chaotic Neutral. (CN) creatures follow their whims, holding their personal freedom above all else. Many rogues and bards are chaotic neutral. Lawful Evil. (LE) creatures methodically take
help you bring him or her to life as you play the game. Four categories of characteristics are presented here: personality traits, ideals, bonds, and flaws. Beyond those categories, think about your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
flickering light across hieroglyphs carved into the tiled floor. At the center of the room, a gold-inlaid funeral barge stands atop a three-foot-tall stone dais. Resting on the deck of the barge is a small
the east, and a dwarf wearing a turban and chain mail creeps into the tomb. He brandishes a shield in front of him as he treads cautiously across the floor.
The magic here records the last moments of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
security for lodgers and their possessions than you’d find at an inn. An adventurer’s guild is an excellent source of information. By studying records and working with other guild members, you can
city of Sharn, which is both the cultural heart of Breland and a nexus for intrigue and diplomacy. Bards have much to gain from the company of other bards, as they exchange news, stories, and songs
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
bookish frost giant, trips before the characters as she hurries to the Hall of Records, sending a stack of titanic papers into the air. 8 An obnoxious equinal guardinal (see Morte’s Planar Parade) brays
to serve their insatiable greed. Takers record financial agreements in the Hall of Records and revel in seizing properties at bargain-basement prices when owners default on payments. The Fated
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
, including their possible connections to modern bloodlines, from an exhaustive study of the records carved in the crypt’s stones. Unlike the rest of the Iron Tabernacle, the tombs are unmarred
the absent dwarves. They defaced statues, tore down altars, and carved obscenities into the sacred tablets. Anything of value, such as silver or mithral trim, gold icons, and hallowed weapons, has
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Monastery and, to a lesser extent, Miraj Vizann, the “mud sorcerer” in the Temple of the Black Earth. Journals, letters, and transaction records in Wiggan’s study link him to the earth cult, revealing
sword is worth 100 gp. In addition, Javor has four animal figurines the size of a human fist — a bear carved of lapis lazuli, a tiger carved of red obsidian, and an elk carved of banded agate (each worth
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
Rumors and Legends Countless legends have arisen regarding the mysterious Barrier Peaks, and those tales circulate constantly among adventurers, explorers, and bards. Rumors specific to Kwalish and
, they are, using the peaks as a secure hideout. It’s said that markings carved into the mountains have been left by these criminals to help point the way to their lair. 66–70 The Barrier Peaks are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
, weighs close to 300 pounds, and is fashioned of dark, stained wood carved with images of harts and roses. Its taut strings are made of gut. A character who plays the harp and succeeds on a DC 15
doesn’t appear again. If the characters attack the ghost, it attacks them in turn. Treasure The lute, though old and covered in dust, has survived the passage of time. It is a magic instrument of the bards called a Doss lute.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
are carved with grooves that represent where the energy of ki flows along their surfaces. Characters who are monks or who succeed on a DC 13 Wisdom (Medicine) check understand the purpose of the dummies
bonds. As you draw closer, you see dark, painful bruises on their body in a pattern that matches the grooves on the wooden dummies.
They look up at you with tears streaming from their eyes and rasp
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
lanterns cast a gentle glow upon a tall, black object in the center of this room. Although one could easily mistake it for a statue, this object is actually the figurehead of a ship and is carved in
demonic figurehead is a haunting figure, but not all is what it seems T7. Chair Storage Stacked neatly against the walls of this room are dozens of wooden chairs used for town meetings. T8. Records Room
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
wooden covers and yellow pages held together with copper wire. The image of an hourglass is burned into the front cover of each book, and carved into the wood above it is a smaller symbol that resembles a
herself as rhymes in the Elvish script. Throughout these records, Endelyn acknowledges that not every future she glimpses comes to pass, for any possible future can be negated by another. The black books
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
along the Sword Coast, then fell quickly and mysteriously some fifteen hundred years later. Some records suggest that many of the citizens, driven mad by the sea, sailed westward and never returned. Mark
humanoids and giants. Mark: a wheel over a plow.
Delzoun. The great Northkingdom of the dwarves, Delzoun was carved out of the rock beneath the area known until recently as the Silver Marches
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
brought to him in the dead of night, most often delivered by Sidra Romeir (see chapter 8, area K2) in a covered cart pulled by a draft horse. Butchery A red wooden sign carved to look like a butcher’s
? Thrakkus hid the Stone of Golorr in a recent meat delivery to an alley in the Trades Ward. Thrakkus doesn’t keep records of his illegal transactions, so the characters must interrogate him or one of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
chaise longues carved from dark wood and padded with spider silk cushions are spread around the edges of the room.
Tunnel. A natural tunnel splits the middle of the south wall, and howling winds
corner are Pellanonia’s armor and weapons.
Pellanonia and Ghirith are lovers. If she must, Pellanonia can slip free of her bonds with a successful DC 15 Dexterity (Sleight of Hand) check. Once free, she
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
during the gala, they can find a copy of the guards’ after-hours patrol routes on the desk under some other loose paperwork (see the “Curator Alda Arkin” section). V6: Records Room Filing cabinets stand
in this records room.
Alarm. An alarm spell has been cast on the door that connects this room to area V1. Records. This room contains records about past and current exhibits as well as the museum’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
throughout the region. From the surface, Citadel Adbar looks less like a castle or a human city than a mountain carved to suit the purposes of the dwarves who live there. The two great towers that stand
known written copies have ever been reported. Only a privileged few non-dwarves have ever heard the Dirge in its entirety, and dwarf bards who want to perform this epic must demonstrate great skill in
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->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
later claimed the plateau’s harbor as their own, but it was one known as Nimoar who is best remembered. A History of Waterdeep: Age One, The Rise of the Warlord records how Nimoar raised a wooden
Waterdeep: Age Two, The Lords’ Rule Begins records that in the year 1032 DR, Ahghairon (then in his 112th winter) argued with Raurlor, who was then Warlord of Waterdeep. Raurlor wanted to use
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
arcane lock spell. 3. Guest Room The furniture in this room is scaled for giant-sized guests and includes two soft beds, a handsomely carved wooden table, and an empty wooden chest. A spacious closet
useful on creatures of other shapes and sizes. The bonds are strengthened by magic, and as such they can’t be broken by physical force. The magic on Felgolos’s collar prevents him from using his Change
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Skytower Shelter Locations Skytower Shelter is a cave complex carved into the northwest face of a 15,000-foot-high mountain. Tunnels are 10 feet high throughout, and the caves are lit by torches. The
this ten-foot-high cave. Nearby, a chute with carved footholds leads down.
The chute is 5 feet in diameter and leads to area S6. Runestone. This engraved stone is one of two sacred stones in Skytower
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
in the room takes 3 (1d6) fire damage as long as the elemental is present. The runes on the wall are a set of arcane bonds that keep the elemental confined here. A character who makes a successful DC
bonds are suppressed long enough for the elemental to leave the room. A dispel magic spell cast on the runes suppresses the bonds for 1 minute. The elemental follows its rescuer, fighting alongside
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
patriars, traveling nobles, famed bards, and socially ambitious Lower City residents hoping to rub shoulders with the elite. The inn is unfussy, but conducts its service with flawless technique and the
laws and ordinances, summaries of judicial decisions and trial outcomes, deed records, guild charters, census tallies, and family genealogies for all the noble houses and sufficiently important
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
. Two magic items are displayed here as well. Anstruth Harp. An exquisitely crafted harp sized for a human rests on a shelf. This instrument of the bards was acquired from a human bard who counseled
, with metal covers that are 5 feet tall, 4 feet wide, and 1 inch thick. Each book weighs 150 pounds. A large wooden table, its legs carved to look like rearing pegasi, dominates the room. An ornate
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
, with two entrances carved into the cliff face and secured with heavy iron portcullises.
Eighty prisoners (commoners) labor here under the watchful eyes of ten duergar. The duergar pay little mind
Darkness, the prisoners start another riot and overcome their captors. B5: Inner Yard This empty yard is hemmed in by a rocky cliff on its eastern edge. A flight of stairs has been carved into the cliff face