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Aarakocra
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Elemental Evil Player's Companion
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Beak and Feather
From below, aarakocra look much like large birds. Only when they descend to roost on a branch or walk across the ground does their humanoid appearance reveal itself. Standing
distinct tribal variations.
Sky Wardens
Nowhere are the aarakocra more comfortable than in the sky. They can spend hours in the air, and some go as long as days, locking their wings in place and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
lair, and a former shrine to Sune has become a prison for the cursed elf. The main bathhouse looks exactly as Sylvarie built it, and it continues to provide services to visitors. Most of the staff of
the bathhouse are the coven’s wicked minions in disguise, but also here are an undercover Harper agent, a water spirit, and a cursed kobold—all potential allies who can reveal the coven’s malicious machinations. Azirssa, Greensong, and Morganna
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
bottom of the bubble. It then reappears at the top directly above that point and continues plummeting until something arrests its fall. Entering Horizon’s Edge
The lost giant empire left puzzle cubes
cube is fitted into it.
Without a puzzle cube, the plane shift spell can reach the demiplane, but the specifications for the tuning fork necessary for the spell to access the plane are lost. A trek through the Deep Ethereal might reveal the single ethereal curtain that reaches the demiplane.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
heist—quietly. I can pay you a lump sum of twenty gold pieces for your services. What do you say?”
If the characters accept, Quink continues: “I’d like you to stake out the bank tonight. If you see
usual guard! On a failed check, she flees before they can get a good look at her. Reward Quink pays the characters 20 GP for stopping the heist as promised. If they also reveal the thief’s identity
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Locathah Rising
vessel to a larger breach in the front of its hull. Beyond, another sandy passage lined with barnacled walls continues to slope up and out of sight. Unlike other sunken ships embedded in the coral nearby
away, a detect magic spell will reveal that this area has a strong aura of both abjuration and evocation magic. Trap. When a character crosses the threshold of the bulkhead between the back and the
Kobold
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
crawl to make progress. In places where a tunnel opens into a chasm and continues on the other side, the kobolds might connect the two passages with a rope bridge or some other rickety structure
use for healing magic, and a sorcerer can meet most of the tribe’s other magic-related needs. Kobold shamans are very rare; priests of Kurtulmak, when they reveal themselves, are easily recognized
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Horror Characteristics Characters in a horror-focused campaign might have distinct motivations and characteristics. Use the following tables to supplement your background’s suggested characteristics
creature or event.
2 A signature piece of clothing or distinct weapon serves as an emblem of who I am.
3 I never accept that I’m out of my depth.
4 I must know the answer to every secret
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
those presented in the Player’s Handbook. Alternatively, you can create an entirely new code to replace the letters, requiring the characters to find a cipher to reveal the tiles’ meanings before they
every trapped tile, each word can have a distinct trap associated with it, as described below: Magic. The trap triggers normally, as described in this puzzle’s “Traps” section. Abjuration. The trap
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a7
3. Entrance to the Tomb of Horrors Even a bit of light entering through a crawl space or provided by a torch will reveal that an unusual tunnel lies ahead. If the characters clear the passage near
stone, with a distinct, winding path of red tiles about two feet wide snaking its way south down the corridor. No stonework can be seen on the walls or the ceiling twenty feet above, for some sort of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
and a successful DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check, a character notes irregularities in the floor’s tile patterns that reveal the pressure plates. Wedging an iron spike or similar object under a plate
normally in the magical darkness. If any creature reaches into the mouth, the demon makes an attack against it with advantage, then continues attacking if any creature enters its abode. A successful
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
purpose of the obelisk. If the party includes no evil characters, Tezca-Zyanya offers to accompany its rescuers and assist them until its services are no longer required. It continues to pass itself
off as a frog until circumstances force it to reveal its true form. Trapped in the obelisk for millennia, it knows nothing about Undermountain or Waterdeep.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
the absence of any breeze. Purple light continues to seep out through roof tiles, shuttered windows, and the closed front door.
Even in daylight, the building is shrouded by shadows, as if every part
, illusions, or other clever strategies. Once the gnolls have been dealt with, the characters are free to enter the Dran & Courtier. The incursion of the inn and restaurant plays out as four distinct stages
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
tracks they make in the snow. Characters who search for tracks on the snow-covered dock and succeed on a DC 10 Wisdom (Survival) check can discern 1d4 distinct sets of dwarven boot prints leading to
to reveal the following additional information: Xardorok has a fortress hidden in the mountains. (The route to this fortress is marked on Durth’s map aboard the ferry.) Xardorok’s fortress has a forge
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Components of a Curse Most curses have three distinct components: pronouncement, burden, and resolution. Whatever form these take, at least one of them, especially the burden or resolution, should
pronouncement, or it may be left to those who suffer the curse to make amends on their own. Research and divination can offer clues or even reveal the exact steps needed to resolve the curse. While more
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
. Hanging above the mantelpiece is a wood-framed portrait of a family: a man and a woman with two smiling children—the same children you saw outside. The marble staircase continues upward.
The red
marble staircase that started on the first floor continues its upward spiral to area D11. A cold draft flows down the steps. D7a–D7b: Servants’ Room and Closet An undecorated bedroom contains a pair of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
otherwise help them. Fortunes of Ravenloft If your card reading reveals that a treasure is hidden at the inn, the Keepers of the Feather don’t reveal where the treasure is until they know the characters
can be pushed open to reveal a wooden staircase that leads up to area N2i. N2f. Stable The sliding wooden doors on the west wall of this room are held shut by an iron lock and chain. Urwin carries the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
a failed save, the creature takes 21 (6d6) psychic damage and telepathically hears dozens of drowning cries. Characters who inspect the hole in the ship determine it continues through the bottom of
what brought the characters here so it can better understand the value of the site and the magical relics it has discovered. If the characters reveal what they seek, Ylch realizes the value of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
ironclad commitment to Maglubiyet’s will. A candidate for admission undergoes a series of tests designed to reveal any potential for treachery. Those who fail are slain, while those who pass receive secret
ready to wield a deadly combination of unarmed fighting techniques and shadow magic to deceive and defeat her foes. She continues to spy on other hobgoblins, but is now also empowered to conduct
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
alliance between the cult and Thay. This encounter can be used to reveal to the characters the divisions already present among the evil factions. The devils who are aligned against Tiamat send a
might use commune to discover the spy. The succubus has gained another victim by that point—a knight of the Order of the Gauntlet who regularly goes to meet her at her slum dwelling in the Field Ward of Waterdeep. This pattern of murder and suicide continues unless the spy’s true identity is discovered.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
check is greater than the highest passive Wisdom (Perception) score, the Ashen Heirs escape. If not, the chase continues for another round. Questioning the Ashen Heirs If the characters catch the Ashen
a carpet of flying as a reward—particularly if the characters don’t reveal his illegal operations. If the mages escape, Emad promises to give the characters a carpet of flying if they retrieve and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
alliance between the cult and Thay. This encounter can be used to reveal to the characters the divisions already present among the evil factions. The devils who are aligned against Tiamat send a
in the Field Ward of Waterdeep. This pattern of murder and suicide continues unless the spy’s true identity is discovered.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
alliance between the cult and Thay. This encounter can be used to reveal to the characters the divisions already present among the evil factions. The devils who are aligned against Tiamat send a
in the Field Ward of Waterdeep. This pattern of murder and suicide continues unless the spy’s true identity is discovered.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
Sense and detect evil and good reveal that this zone is thoroughly desecrated. 26. Temple of Light Glowing pillars brightly light this chamber of white marble. Each pillar is carved in the likeness of a
. Another four-armed gargoyle animates whenever another such door is opened. This process continues for as long as any gargoyles remain in the alcoves. The gargoyles don’t leave the room. Pillars of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Guide, Athreos. All the mosaics are ruined now, but they can be repaired enough to reveal the gist of what they depicted if a creature spends an hour searching through the mud to find the missing pieces
room difficult terrain. Obscured by water and debris, a mosaic covers the floor between the statues. Only a great effort would reveal the ancient artwork. Any Phenax worshiper who enters the room
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
world through treachery. Their leader, Jelayne, was similar … until she was killed a year before. Jelayne wasn’t one to let death keep her down, however, and she continues to lead the group as an
pulled away to reveal a skeletal face, the figure unexpectedly speaks. “Your money or your life!”
The other members of the crew hide in adjacent alleyways or on the rooftop of a nearby building. They
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
creatures larger than Tiny. They grant three-quarters cover to the orcs stationed behind them. The secret doors in area 3 provide access to these locations. The door slides aside to reveal a narrow passage
center of this room. Battered pots and kettles are stacked all over; clearly, this space serves as a crude kitchen. You feel a distinct draft drawing the smoke up through a rough hole in the ceiling
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
champion. That said, the gods are tremendously knowledgeable, with perfect recall of their past experiences and a reliable ability to predict the short-term future. The gods don’t like to reveal their
stands alone in a forest clearing.
5 45 A fierce wind blows in a particular direction.
6 46 A character sees distinct figures or patterns in the sky when lightning flashes.
Omens of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a1
that of the corridor. No phosphorescent fungus grows in the rift. The corridor continues past the rift, though the opening of the rift has caused it to shift 10 feet to the west. A number of two-foot
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Investigating. Viewed in white light, the circular tile is red. A detect magic spell can reveal that the tile and statue give off an aura of transmutation. The runes on the tile’s inner edge read, in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
the characters don’t know they’re coming. If the bandits fight in this area and two are defeated, the last bandit might reveal the secret door by fleeing in that direction. Treasure. The waterproof
defeated, the third tries to flee and warn the rest of the complex. He might reveal the secret door leading into area R7 in his effort to escape. Captives. The three human commoners imprisoned here are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
presumes they have come seeking an audience with Jarazoun. The arcanaloth languidly informs the characters that the efreeti is too busy to meet with them. If the characters reveal their true purpose
magic item, 10,000 gp worth of treasure, or a successful DC 25 Charisma (Persuasion) check suffices. If the characters insult Jarazoun or reveal their true purpose, the efreeti becomes hostile and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
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
above are spread across the floor. An underground passage is blocked to the south, but it continues into darkness to the north. Two pairs of human-sized boot prints, easily spotted in the dust, head
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
. 2. Guard Post This bare, spartan room has a stone bench along the south wall that continues around the angle to the west wall. A chain-and-pulley mechanism is mounted on the north wall, next to the
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Elmo’s mind is as clouded in death as it was in life, and any attempts to communicate with him magically reveal nothing new. SLAVES OF THE SAHUAGIN
The slaves are all unarmed and in a weakened state
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
Gallery If the characters arrive here from the entrance hall (area N3a), read: The staircase climbs twenty feet to a beautifully appointed gallery that continues toward the west, running almost the length
of value is kept here. The trapdoor in the ceiling can be pulled down to reveal an attic room (area N3r). An unfolding wooden ladder allows easy access. N3p. Bridal Gown and Spirit Mirror This room
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
, frightened, paralyzed, petrified, and poisoned conditions, and to exhaustion. The clockwork behir does its best to destroy the characters, and continues fighting even after Lottie’s illusion departs (see
its lightning breath. Illusory Lottie. Lottie, her couch, and her dog are all a projected illusion. The lich nonetheless behaves like a classic villain, and is keen to reveal secrets during the battle
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
, giving off violet light. On the east side, these crystals form a distinct doorway or gate, beyond which the floor slopes downward. Two huge bedrolls and barrels full of provisions are in the southern
below this level. The shaft continues upward into darkness.
Three passages lead away from the shaft. A small brass gong and a striking hammer are near the ledge.
The floating disk is made to move by






