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Classes
Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Bards of the College of Swords are called blades, and they entertain through daring feats of weapon prowess. Blades perform stunts such as sword swallowing, knife throwing and juggling, and mock
have often run into trouble that makes maintaining their secret activities impossible. A blade caught stealing or engaging in vigilante justice is too great a liability for most troupes. With their
Classes
Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Bards of the College of Swords are called blades, and they entertain through daring feats of weapon prowess. Blades perform stunts such as sword swallowing, knife throwing and juggling, and mock
have often run into trouble that makes maintaining their secret activities impossible. A blade caught stealing or engaging in vigilante justice is too great a liability for most troupes. With their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
the middle of this room. It has shackles bolted to its top and niches carved into its sides. Housed in each niche is a human skull. Grooves run down the altar to gutters on the floor, allowing spilled
character who insults or otherwise annoys Fenthaza might end up here, shackled to the altar. Chanting Skulls The altar has six niches (one at each end and two on each long side). The human skull in
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
percentile dice and consult the table below to determine what the character learns. False rumors are in italics. Also see appendix F for even more potential rumors of the Barrier Peaks. Barrier Peaks
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Setting the Adventure When preparing to run this adventure, use the following suggestions to help contextualize Atagua in a wider world: Through the Radiant Citadel. Characters who visit Atagua from
. Greyhawk. Atagua could occupy a region of the Plains of the Paynims east of Ket and the Barrier Peaks. Alternatively, the plains of the Great Kingdom might include or border Atagua, with the land’s culture holding connections to the sky-worshiping Aerdi people.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
barrier to many characters but easily navigated by water-breathing creatures. Obstacles can affect more than one room. A chasm might run through several passages and chambers, or send cracks through
Blade barrier blocks passage 4–8 Cave-in 9–12 Chasm 1d4 × 10 ft. wide and 2d6 × 10 ft. deep, possibly connected to other levels of the dungeon 13–14 Flooding leaves 2d10 ft. of water in the area; create
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Halflings of the Five Nations Quick and charming, many halflings put their natural talents to use as bards, barristers, merchants, and politicians throughout Khorvaire. Of course, these same talents
prove equally useful for burglars, grifters, and other criminals. Of particular note is the halfling-run criminal enterprise of the Boromar Clan, the most powerful crime syndicate in Breland. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
Halflings of the Five Nations Halflings can be found in every city in Khorvaire. Quick and charming, halflings are often found as merchants, politicians, barristers, and bards. Of course, these same
, who occasionally pulls you into their problems. Or you could even be the reluctant heir of a powerful Boromar leader; you’ve gone on the run rather than taking your place in this criminal empire, but someday your past may catch up with you.
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
traps, snares, and nets to catch the unwary, and when their hunting patrols encounter other beings, they always look for ways to capture their foes instead of killing them. Goblins that run up against
; means “magic” in the Goblin tongue. Should ye happen upon goblins chanting “booyahg booyahg booyahg,” be warned! There might be a powerful sorcerer lurking in their midst
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
Running the Adventure To run this adventure, you need the D&D fifth edition core rulebooks (Player’s Handbook, Dungeon Master’s Guide, and Monster Manual). Text that appears in a box like this is
and challenges that should keep a group entertained for multiple sessions. However, you can easily run a shorter version of the adventure, or even an exciting one-shot, by making the following
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
. The strange technologies in the Barrier Peaks of the World of Greyhawk have inspired some folk to walk the path of the artificer, and in Mystara, various nations employ artificers to keep airships
and other wondrous devices operational. In the City of Sigil, artificers share discoveries from throughout the cosmos, and one in particular — the gnome inventor Vi — has run a multiverse-spanning
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
a failed check, the crowd counts as 10 feet of difficult terrain. 3 A large stained-glass window or similar barrier blocks your path. Make a DC 10 Strength saving throw to smash through the barrier
and keep going. On a failed save, you bounce off the barrier and fall prone. 4 A maze of barrels, crates, or similar obstacles stands in your way. Make a DC 10 Dexterity (Acrobatics) or Intelligence
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
. Some of these items might be experiments that Kwalish is working on, which can be made available to the characters if they return to the Barrier Peaks. Alternatively, if you’d like to make full use of
. When an item’s charges run dry, its magic drains away — or the item might malfunction or explode, with effects determined by you. The “Alien Technology” section in chapter 9 of the Dungeon Master’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
are chanting in unison. Each one stands next to a black stone pillar and is focused on a roiling fog cloud, 8 feet in diameter, that floats at the center of the room 10 feet above the floor. Lines of
black energy run between the pillars and the cloud.
The cult fanatics are named Abberoch, Belora, Liana, Shanzo, Torfiana, and Uzalyn. They are performing a ritual designed to anchor one of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Giants of the Star Forge
Fireside Contests The Fireside contests are described below. They can be run in any order. The rules of the Fireside contests are as follows. Competitors. Any number of characters can partake in each
protective barrier as hard as stone. However, a single movement causes the mud barrier to crack, ruining its protection. After the paste is applied but before it hardens, each competitor can take a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
sideways, sometimes innocents get unwillingly caught in the action. The common artisan who hired the party to find her missing partner might find herself and her hired inquisitives on the run when
in both Persuasion and Intimidation prove helpful in this role. Bards, paladins, and sorcerers have both the requisite talents and the ability to supplement their interrogations with magic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
Barrier Peaks if left to their own devices. Immured Ones. These three unfortunate prisoners have been driven mad by their incarceration and abuse. If freed, each attacks the nearest target unless a
character succeeds on a DC 12 Charisma (Persuasion) check. A successful check causes the immured ones to run off and attempt to escape. Treat each immured one as a berserker with these changes: Its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
a lively debate on the current state of the Race of Eight Winds. Detention is run by a halfling who calls herself Brandy. She claims to be a excoriate, driven from House Ghallanda after refusing to
large meeting rooms, and a small concert hall. Rumors say that this is an outpost of the secret Circle of Song, a society of bards and entertainers spread across Khorvaire; others swear that House
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Battalion. This elite unit fought at the forefront of the Last War, and Brelish bards still sing of the exploits of Khandan the Hammer and Meira the Huntress. At the end of the war, the battalion was split
run both ways. Among the Redcloaks, tensions still run hot regarding their former rivals, particularly those from the following nations: Darguun. The hobgoblins of Darguun fought alongside Brelish
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
. The strange technologies in the Barrier Peaks of the World of Greyhawk have inspired some folk to walk the path of the artificer, and in Mystara, various nations employ artificers to keep airships
and other wondrous devices operational. In the City of Sigil, artificers share discoveries from throughout the cosmos, and one in particular—the gnome inventor Vi—has run a multiverse-spanning business
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
College of Swords Bards of the College of Swords are called blades, and they entertain through daring feats of weapon prowess. Blades perform stunts such as sword swallowing, knife throwing and
entertainers have often run into trouble that makes maintaining their secret activities impossible. A blade caught stealing or engaging in vigilante justice is too great a liability for most troupes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
easier to run. In the safety of its lair, outside the view of any would-be enemies, a beholder can use any of its eye rays whenever it wants to. Many of them serve as tools. Antimagic Cone The magic
to the number of zombies a death tyrant can animate and control, it can pack its lair so full of undead that there is little space for anyone to walk, creating a shambling barrier of cadaverous
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
.
Unfettered. The living spell can move through any barrier, even a wall of magical force.
Unusual Nature. The living spell doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep.
Actions
Force Blade. Melee
succeeds on the saving throw automatically. Creatures in the chamber never run out of breathable air. Magic that enables transit between planes, such as plane shift, can be used to escape the chamber
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
) and the overlook (area O3) run down to release the ogre zombie from its cage and attack intruders who breach this hall. The zombie sides with the duergar in any fight. Duergar that fall below half
on a DC 12 Dexterity saving throw or take 7 (2d6) piercing damage from the spikes and be restrained until the spikes are retracted or the barrier is destroyed. The spikes can be retracted only by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
leading to this room hears a half dozen humanoid voices chanting in Infernal. Characters who listen to the chants and understand that language can discern praise heaped upon the archdevil Zariel for
the Nine Hells adorn the walls.
The spined fiend is a barbed devil named Odious. Sent by Zariel to serve Duke Vanthampur, the devil answers only to those two. The chanting figures are four lawful
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
step. The maelephants (see Morte’s Planar Parade) of the Wall Watch patrol Curst’s perimeter: a high, corroded barrier lined with saw-toothed barbs and search towers. The elephantine warders turn their
secrets about Sigil’s enigmatic ruler to those who aid it. Traitor’s Gate Outcasts wet their tongues at the Traitor’s Gate, a lamentable roadhouse inn that looks like a giant overturned bucket. It’s run
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
. Although some of the dancing is wanton and performed for show, large-scale ring dances in the street for all ages are also popular. All the dancing ends at dusk, after which bards and minstrels perform at
sense of shared activities of plowing fields and moving (or “running”) livestock. But within the city, the holiday is celebrated with a series of races. Foot, horse, and chariot races are run through
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
creature is either disguised in plain sight as a cloak or hiding on the ceiling. The cloaker uses hit-and-run tactics against the characters, rather than risking itself in a drawn-out fight. Treasure The
uses the hall as a meditation area. At any time, five Howling Hatred initiates, one hurricane, and one skyweaver can be found here, levitating above the ground and chanting. See chapter 7 for the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
hundred chanting, swaying, convulsing zealots can add a large dose of eerie atmosphere to the characters’ investigations. Map 8.3: Temple of Tharizdun View Player Version T1. Milden Span A tangled wall of
a tightly sewn oilcloth — an instrument of the bards (Cli lyre) found by a cultist years before. The lyre is the cult’s greatest treasure, and has been kept as a gift for the leader that the cultists
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
overlooking the stream, about halfway down the passage. Fissures at the back of the cave run 150 feet to the surface, but nothing larger than a stirge can fit through. Six stirges are sleeping in the
. Characters can break through this barrier with some effort; it has AC 16 and 50 hit points per 5-foot segment. 18. Troglodyte Warren Most of the troglodytes dwell in a group of dismal caverns
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
of the early knights achieved renown for their heroics. Today, the Knights of the Unicorn continue to call the Helm and Cloak their informal headquarters. The establishment is even run by two retired
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
pearls (200 gp) 37. Temple This large room features walls and floor covered in gray tiles, the ceiling covered in white. Tiled pillars support the ceiling and run down the length of the area on either
engraved into the walls of this place, casting an eerie light throughout the chamber. Three chanting sahuagin dressed in ceremonial robes float near the altar, their arms raised toward the ceiling, which
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
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
of the early knights achieved renown for their heroics. Today, the Knights of the Unicorn continue to call the Helm and Cloak their informal headquarters. The establishment is even run by two retired
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
(Persuasion) check to fight the naga if it is lured into this chamber. Chains. Magic infuses the chains, which are long enough to allow the dragon turtle free run of the chamber. When the dragon turtle
between this area and the Stone Golem Quarries. 84. Altar Pool If the sahuagin occupy this area, those approaching can hear chanting. An octagonal pool fills this chamber. A slick of blood darkens the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
judges, lawyers, and legislators, the Fraternity of Order abides by the letter of the law—and exploits it to further their interests. Dispassionate and impartial, Guvners run the city courts, ruling on
Wheel Luck abounds at Fortune’s Wheel, an extravagant casino and favored hotspot in the Lady’s Ward. It’s run by Shemeshka (see Morte’s Planar Parade), a vain and ambitious yugoloth crime lord of






