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Monsters
Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
avoid razorvine, a creeping plant named for its prickly stems and cutting leaves. While razorvine is normally a mere environmental nuisance or deterrent, razorvine that absorbs the blood of a vampiric
dangerous, in Sigil they sometimes mimic the behaviors of the city’s other inhabitants—for better or worse. At least one blight, known as Patch, spreads copies of itself across the city, creating a spy network of copies with mysterious goals.
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
cast ensnaring strike, for example, the vines created by the spell might appear as rune-inscribed glowing bands that wrap around the target and hold it in place.
Suggested Characteristics
best at everything in my legal training, and now I work with the person who was always just a little bit better.
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A good friend was promoted into work they can’t tell me about.
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Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
life of a gnome, whether one is investigating the nature of magic or trying to invent a better back scratcher. Questions about the world fill a gnome’s head: how an insect flies, a fish swims, or a
interest in mechanical devices, the natural world, and magical pursuits; a gnome might seek to invent a new garden tool, collect and categorize every type of butterfly, or develop a new method for cutting gemstones.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
and the Material Plane for souls that might please their divine queen. Most giants know better than to make regular use of the death rune.
—Diancastra
“Know better”? Perhaps, but there’s no
herself. A shrouded one collects the skulls of fallen kin and inscribes the death rune on a prized skull from this grisly collection. Abandoning armor in favor of gloomy robes, the shrouded one uses
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
threads can be cut only by a magic sword. Cutting a thread causes it to disappear but also causes an elder rune (see “Elder Runes”) to momentarily appear between the statue’s hands. This elder rune
specifically targets the creature that cut the thread. To determine which rune appears, draw a card from the Elder Runes Deck (see appendix B). The shadow curtain disappears when both silver threads are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Chapter 5: Spring Madness Xanathar has let its paranoia get the better of it, and the beholder trusts no one. The Stone of Golorr disappeared from its lair while it was brokering a deal that would
, characters will see a recurring symbol that looks like a circle with ten equidistant spokes radiating out from its circumference. This symbol is Xanathar’s personal rune as well as the symbol used to represent the Xanathar Guild.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Morte’s Planar Parade
Razorvine Blight Travelers of Sigil and the Lower Planes take care to avoid razorvine, a creeping plant named for its prickly stems and cutting leaves. While razorvine is normally a mere
vines to feed its bloodlust. While razorvine blights are usually dangerous, in Sigil they sometimes mimic the behaviors of the city’s other inhabitants—for better or worse. At least one blight, known as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy
an illusory exercise conducted in one of the academy’s simulation chambers—large circular spaces whose rune-scribed walls channel potent magical power, and which contain training versions of
has no better person to spearhead the training of raw recruits—and Tarto knows it. Never one to mince words (even when those words are directed toward those who outrank her), this old, grizzled
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
potential for good and wishes to teach her students how to make the world a better place. She and Dean Lu often clash over Silverquill’s curriculum, but the balance found between them is far more
praise and quick with a cutting remark, Dean Lu has seen many mage-students scrub out of Strixhaven and has nothing good to say about those who can’t hack it. A cynic, Embrose believes that most people are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
, holding a knife and cutting carrots and celery. A staircase curves up one wall, leading to area K7. Zhent Cook. The halfling, Manafret Cherryport, is one of Manshoon’s lieutenants. He loves to cook, and
, cutting off access to the stairs down to area K15 but leaving characters free to climb up the collapsed staircase to area K17. (The magical floor was designed to prevent a berserk golem from reaching the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
B: Elven Encampment Dalamar leads the characters to his expedition’s encampment about twelve miles northwest of the hidden cove. The journey takes the better part of the day, during which Dalamar
(Persuasion) check convinces him to converse, though most of Zhelsuel’s responses are cutting and brief: Zhelsuel shares any of the information from the “Silvanesti’s Exiles” or “Zhelsuel” sections. If
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
prestidigitation to blow your hair back, making it look like you have the speed and grace of Corellon themself. Cutting Wit and Wicked Barbs When others pick on you about being a bard, you need only remind
looks that a full-face helmet wouldn’t improve.
19 You’re about as useful as an orc horde at a tea party.
20 I’ve seen better-looking faces on a gibbering mouther.
The Wrong Kind of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
automatic. As the day wears on and the commotion winds down, the camp becomes calmer and better organized. Guards resume their normal routines. If characters haven’t entered the camp before sundown of the
go on the attack and begin cutting their way out of camp, but if they delay or spin tales, a crowd of cultists that outnumbers them five to one surrounds them. If characters try to estimate numbers
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
automatic. As the day wears on and the commotion winds down, the camp becomes calmer and better organized. Guards resume their normal routines. If characters haven’t entered the camp before sundown of the
attack and begin cutting their way out of camp, but if they delay or spin tales, a crowd of cultists that outnumbers them five to one surrounds them. If characters try to estimate numbers in the camp
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
bawdy entertainment and base comedy, not cutting-edge political commentary. Thus, we critics assumed that this dramatic work was a singular event, until a new play titled Fallen Angels exceeded our
you’re looking to forget your troubles, by all means, go see Facade or The Late Count. But if you want to take in a performance that might make you a better person, do whatever it takes to get tickets to Five Lives.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Kestellharp”). The first creature to pass through the gate triggers an elder rune (see “Elder Runes”). A creature that passes through the gate appears in area 10 on level 6, in the closest unoccupied
. It craves gemstones and seeks out better ones with which to adorn itself. Most of all, it longs to return to the forests around Myth Drannor, where it was created. If its wielder’s goals run counter
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
the South Vigil. Far beyond them, the massive Rune Gate stands at the end of the road to give entrance into Felbarr, but visitors rarely pass through it. Like most dwarven cities, Felbarr exists
races other than dwarves moved even the slightest to aid Citadel Felbarr, when more assistance and better coordination might have prevented not only that citadel’s fall, but Sundabar’s as well
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
lost souls to its organization with the promise of a better life. Its agents are evil and grasping. When they are not gathering information for the kraken, they lurk in the shadows and indulge in
1487 DR, the Year of the Rune Lords Triumphant
1488 DR, the Year of Dwarvenkind Reborn
1489 DR, the Year of the Warrior Princess
1490 DR, the Year of the Star Walker’s Return
1491 DR, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Domains of Delight: A Feywild Accessory
companionship and protection.
Alignment. Chaotic good.
Personality Trait. “Jingle Jangle is thorough and fastidious. No cutting corners.”
Ideal. “Revel in your uniqueness, whether you’re a
the worst of Waterdeep’s slumlords: ruthless, miserly, and coldhearted. I suppose I’d better do some good before I die.”
Bond. “My spinning wheel is the key to my redemption.”
Flaw. “Yes, I’m
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
hill’s companionship and protection.
Alignment. Chaotic good.
Personality Trait. “Jingle Jangle is thorough and fastidious. No cutting corners.”
Ideal. “Revel in your uniqueness, whether you’re a
was the worst of Waterdeep’s slumlords: ruthless, miserly, and coldhearted. I suppose I’d better do some good before I die.”
Bond. “My spinning wheel is the key to my redemption.”
Flaw. “Yes, I’m
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
better served by having the franchise change headquarters at different stages. Characters might start out in a ship, then move to a castle, then take possession of a unique magical headquarters in
! Pirates killed the previous owners, and Head Office picked it up for an excellent price. Most of the holes in the hull are repaired, and the sails are only a little bit moldy. Even better, there’s a small
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
answered truthfully or not at all. Rune Tile. The Elvish rune for “winter” is inscribed on the wall opposite the stairs. A character who examines that wall and succeeds on a DC 20 Wisdom (Perception) check
spots the rune, which can also be found with a detect magic spell. Pressing the rune’s tile opens hidden pipes at the bottom of the pool and drains it completely in 1 minute. The pool remains empty
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
is, of course, the fastest way to get around in Sharn, cutting travel time down to one-sixth of the walking pace (5 minutes per ward). It’s also more expensive, at 2 sp per ward. The most common form
home to the few powerful families that have remained in Dura. It’s in better condition than most of Middle Dura, and Deneith mercenaries protect the streets. Middle Dura Tumbledown A poor residential
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
but knows better than to attack a superior force. It tries to rejoin its kin in area H17. H5. Icicle Drop Sparkling icicles as long as longswords cling to the forty-foot-high roof of this cavern, the
versa. A character who has the Cloistered Scholar or Sage background, or a warlock who knows the Eyes of the Rune Keeper invocation, can translate written Loross without an ability check.
H10. Toppled
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
much of the troubles, but she tells Eldras and their children none of it. Life is better undarkened by such matters, she figures. 10. Drouth Fine Poultry This largest of the two Red Larch poultry
wagon). Inside, feathers drift in the air. Cages and casks sit at the street end of the building, followed by two brick cooking-hearths, long and bloodstained cutting tables, and a plucking area in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
, although by the time it reaches Ice Peak, such news is often out of date and wildly exaggerated, little better than idle rumor. Still, the isolated inhabitants of Aurilssbarg eat it up all the same
to attack and set fire to these lodges, but the orcs keep cutting down trees and rebuilding them. Icewind Dale Icewind Dale has snow, ice, and freezing temperatures in abundance. The sun never rises
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
. This can be accomplished by cutting both creatures free of the mycelium or by destroying the mycelium that holds them. Either accomplishment spells their doom. A character with a knife or other small
vivisected deer splayed across a moss-covered table. Ten feet away, a young boy bounces excitedly in an iron cage, swinging it to get a better view of what the robed figure is working on. He is not
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
characters’ travel slows a bit. The High Road is frequently traveled by caravans, and so is better kept and easier to traverse. Triboar Trail, on the other hand, sees less frequent traffic and is less
of a unique necromantic ritual that can turn any creature into an undead creature when it dies. (The characters will see this rune and this magic again later. See the sidebar “The Magic of Convenience
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
. Nevertheless, after all this time, it appears I am, in fact, better than you.—Q.
Desk Drawers. The top drawer of Quentin’s desk holds a red candle, a quill, a jar of ink, a few sheets of parchment, a few
linked to the cashier stations in the casino. The interior of each chest’s lid is scribed with a rune that enables the cashiers to remotely deposit coins into and withdraw coins from the chests. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
in profit than quality. Lacking the carpentry skills of his ancestors, he relies on underpaid apprentices to assemble wagons that are little better than ordinary, yet they cost five times as much. The
Triboar forbids cutting any wood from these trees or hunting any creature in the woods. Many of the trees in Gwaeron’s Slumber are trapped in a perpetual autumnal state, with leaves in dazzling shades
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
. “Hello!” the newcomer says brightly. “You’re uninvited, but if you answer my riddle, or better yet tell me one of your own, you can make yourself at home!”
The gregarious little man is Bindle, a
one willing character to receive the Charm of the Flames (see chapter 8), marking that character’s skin with an infernal rune. If the character whose soul has been lost is adventuring with the party
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
her, so be it, but her tragedy didn’t ennoble Zalkoré or make her a better person; it turned her into a monster. The medusa is not alone in the cursed garden. Eblis serve her as sentinels and spies
Old Omuan. A character with the Cloistered Scholar or Sage background can translate an Old Omuan inscription with a successful DC 10 Intelligence (History) check. A warlock with the Eyes of the Rune