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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
never been tested. The dragon spreads rumors of the treasures within to attract adventurers who can put the traps to the test.
Connected Creatures
Sapphire dragons are generally solitary
Connections
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Connected Creatures
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An ancient sapphire dragon has called a conclave of ancient gem dragons to
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
their tunnels toward the surface.
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A sea god has sent a dragon turtle to unleash devastation along a populated coast.
Connected Creatures
Dragon turtles are stolid and slow to anger
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An ancient dragon turtle and an ancient gold dragon meet once a year to trade moves
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
between the realm of the holy and the mortal world, performing sacred rites and offering sacrifices in order to conduct worshipers into the presence of the divine. You are not necessarily a cleric&mdash
;performing sacred rites is not the same thing as channeling divine power.
Choose a god, a pantheon of gods, or some other quasi-divine being, and work with your DM to detail the nature of your
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
treasures within to attract adventurers who can put the traps to the test.
Connected Creatures
Sapphire dragons are generally solitary creatures. On the rare occasion that one forms nonhostile
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An adult sapphire dragon lives adjacent to active purple worm tunnels, hoping the threat of the worm will deter treasure hunters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
in exchange for food and news. 31–40 2d10 elephants 41–46 2d4 weretigers 47–56 1d8 + 1 cyclopes 57–61 1d3 chimeras 62–66 5 triceratops 67–69 A giant hole 50 feet across that descends nearly 500 feet
such circles connected by lines can be seen from overhead. 91–96 2d4 tyrannosaurus rexes 97–99 1 adult gold dragon 00 1 ancient gold dragon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Circle of the Land The Circle of the Land is made up of mystics and sages who safeguard ancient knowledge and rites through a vast oral tradition. These druids meet within sacred circles of trees or
folk. As a member of this circle, your magic is influenced by the land where you were initiated into the circle’s mysterious rites. Bonus Cantrip When you choose this circle at 2nd level, you learn one
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Sanctums of the Heralds Most meetings of the Heralds of the Comet involve broods of initiates gathering in private homes to read divinatory cards and look for signs of impending cataclysm. Rites of
bitter waters are said to make them more receptive to the vision that awaits them in the final chamber. The path through the cave descends steadily as it winds away from the entrance; the final
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
, and at work. Her followers generally pray at midday, with the sounds of the city forming an appropriate backdrop to their rites, as industry itself is sacred to Ephara. Many aspects of city life and
culture fall under Ephara’s influence. Scholarship is closely connected to Ephara, as is art—particularly poetry, sculpture, and architecture. Ephara is also highly concerned with civic wisdom and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Circle of the Land The Circle of the Land is made up of mystics and sages who safeguard ancient knowledge and rites through a vast oral tradition. These druids meet within sacred circles of trees or
folk. As a member of this circle, your magic is influenced by the land where you were initiated into the circle’s mysterious rites. Bonus Cantrip When you choose this circle at 2nd level, you learn one
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
. In the ancient past, bonesingers oversaw the final rites when great bakunawa died, then infused the creatures’ bones into the magical bridges that unite Dayawlongon as one land. During the days of
. Personal names are varied and often reflect a characteristic that a ninuno connected to an individual or their family found desirable. However, some personal names are relics of colonization and have
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
(Medium Noble Prodigy) descends directly from Lareth ir’Morgrave, founder of the university, and serves as its current master. Though his job involves more administration than scholarship, he
nevertheless finds time to publish more papers on giant-made pottery than any other scholar, past or present. If you use rival explorers in your campaign who are connected to Morgrave University, they work
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
is no longer connected to the ship’s rudder, and it can’t be used to steer the ship until the vessel undergoes extensive repairs. The deck is marred in places by bloodstains, noticeable to someone
, torn sacks, shattered crates, and small piles of dried palm fronds. A staircase descends from the southeast corner, and an acrid odor fills the air.
This chamber was once the captain’s cabin. Now it’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
51–54 In a gorge 55–58 In a jungle 59–62 In a mountain pass 63–66 In a swamp 67–70 Beneath or on top of a mesa 71–74 In sea caves 75–78 In several connected mesas 79–82 On a mountain peak 83–86 On a
control the dungeon and conduct their rites there. Tomb. Tombs are magnets for treasure hunters, as well as monsters that hunger for the bones of the dead. Treasure Vault. Built to protect powerful
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
of a wrecked ship stands in the middle of the room. An alcove in the northwest corner contains a stone rack that holds three quarterstaffs carved from wood. 10. Sleeping Guard A staircase descends
. If a character throws it a dead fish or something else it can eat, the whale remembers the gift and won’t attack that individual unless the character attacks it first. The pool is connected to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
landing and a narrow ledge with the following features: The landing is 10 feet square and is met by two staircases. One descends 20 feet to area K5, and one ascends 20 feet to area K20. The narrow
succeed on a DC 10 Dexterity saving throw or take 22 (4d10) bludgeoning damage. K11. Laboratory This room consists of a ledge connected to the levels above and below by invisible staircases (see “Kolat
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Adventure Atlas: The Mortuary
another sorting facility. The chute at the end of the tracks in the south wall descends to a crematorium. Oppressive heat radiates from the south chute’s opening. Other Areas. Dusters perform deeper
chamber. Below the catwalks sloshes a faintly glowing reservoir of wispy liquid, an incorporeal soup of howling souls. A frenetic assembly of complex, sputtering tubes and pumps descends from the ceiling
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Areas of the Temple The following areas correspond to the labels on map 6.2. The temple is connected to Cassalanter Villa by a staircase that connects with area A1. Also, an underground stream (area
” sections. View Player Version A1. Hall of the Damned The features of this hall are readily apparent: In the middle of the hall, a spiral staircase descends 20 feet to the lower level (area A3). The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
well; only creatures who venture deep into the room can see it. The hole is 6 feet across. A rope tied to one of the worktable legs descends into the hole. B17: Dragon’s Den The rope looped around
the worktable in the junk room (area B16) descends 20 feet to this room’s floor. The rope is tied with several knots to make climbing easy. This vaulted chamber is coated with slick mucus and smells of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
or raised. The true monster of the mine reveals itself M7. Bucket Lift Landing The mechanism creaks as the bucket lift descends to the floor of a small cave where two dusty tunnels lead in opposite
earlier dangles from a taut rope that stretches southward across the shaft and is connected to another wooden platform 15 feet away.
Looking down, the characters see nothing but darkness. Characters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
. A set of slick stone steps descends into the spray-filled bowl to the north, while a passage to the west holds steps leading upward.
A creature swept over the falls lands in a water-filled basin
end of the room.
The eastern passage descends to area G1 of the Black Geode (described later in this chapter). To protect their sanctum, earth cultists stationed two hill giants here. Each giant
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
, including one in the attic leading to a spiral staircase (area D21) that descends below the house. Encounter. Roll on the Death House Encounters table the first time a character enters this room
mortared stone. The staircase descends 50 feet from the house’s attic to area D22 in the dungeon level. D22: Dungeon Level Access The wooden spiral staircase from the attic (area D21) ends here. A narrow
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
water makes the floor difficult terrain in this area. The sloping rubble descends to area V13. V15: Lunar Shrine A larger-than-life alabaster statue of a humanoid in flowing robes watches over this
staircase descends 30 feet to area V10. Secret Door. A section of this chamber’s western wall is hollow and set onto hinges that allow it to swing out toward the courtyard. The secret door can be detected
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
bas-relief images of sleeping dwarves. An unlit brazier sits in each corner, and a brass censer hangs from a chain connected to the ceiling in the chamber’s center.
No one in the fire cult knows of
east. It is a set of steel pulleys and thick iron chains connected to a hanging barricade of black stone. The wall appears to be some sort of a canal lock.
This mechanism controls the flow of lava into
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
bolted to the wall across from some sort of large glass device hints at the horrid rites that must once have taken place here.
The wall murals can be deciphered with a successful DC 12 Wisdom
type of creature. With a successful DC 15 Intelligence (Nature) check, a character recognizes the hearts of three humanoids, a troll, and a dragon. Each canister is connected by a thin silver wire to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
the ocean deity Eadro, killed Ogrorlo and freed the merfolk, but the influence of the aberration still lingers around the reef and in a nearby gorge that descends into darkness. Cove Reef Features
) check reveals marks in the mud on the ground — some of the bones were recently dug up by webbed humanoid hands. Worshipers of Koolooshidoop The middle of the gorge (area C7) is connected to a lake in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
strewn across the floor. Murals showing humans laboring in the gardens decorate the walls of these three connected chambers.
Four Yuan-ti Malisons (Type 3) lair in these chambers, which once belonged
gardens for resources the merchant might exploit. But the naga in area G6 captured them and transformed them into their current forms through sinister rites and excruciating torture. The yuan-ti have no
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Areas of the Lair The following areas correspond to the labels on map 5.1. This lair has two levels connected by staircases and secret doors. View Player Version X1. Staircase of Eyes Characters are
dimly lit staircase descends for hundreds of feet, ending before a circular stone door that swings open into area X2. X2. Watched Hall This magically lit hall has the following features: The walls are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
with etchings of funerary rites in honor of Moradin (150 gp), and an immovable rod. A9. Tombs Gigantic stone doors covered in twin reliefs of dwarven gods in profile loom fifteen feet high. The dwarven
-square vertical shaft of smooth stone that descends to the Howling Caves (see chapter 5). The updraft slows the descent of any creature that leaps or falls into the pit, as if a feather fall spell had been
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
headbands and silver bracelets are performing a ritual over the eggs.
Two sahuagin priestesses are conducting rites to Sekolah over the unhatched eggs. If the priestesses notice the party, they
chanting only if they are attacked. They know the ritual must be maintained, or their lives are forfeit. If the characters cause any of the three priestesses to stop chanting, the Maw of Sekolah descends
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
. Pulling open the trapdoor reveals a wooden ladder that descends 15 feet to area G37. Treasure. The coins on the table amount to 65 cp, 35 sp, and 11 gp. G13: Tower Rotunda A lit fireplace warms this
days and quickly angers if disturbed. Characters who threaten Thyval or use magic to coerce him can pry the following information out of him: Guildmaster Dusk is hosting an unscrupulous, well-connected
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
dangles down into the darkness. The tear in the earth descends at an angle, making it impossible to see how far down it goes or what waits at the bottom.
Descending into the fissure is easily done by
back out. Development. If a character tries to identify the runes on the altar, a successful DC 15 Intelligence (Arcana or Religion) check determines only that they are connected to no known deity, but