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Acquisitions Incorporated
Also at rank 1, you are the beneficiary of a whisper jar — a common magic item resembling an ether-filled jar with a long tap hose. The jar is used to record others’ stories and your own
observations, like a verbal notebook with unlimited space. The whisper jar records as fast as a creature can speak into it, and whispers back words at the same pace they were recorded. Activating the
Magic Items
Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
’s Helm. This bucket helm covers your head and conceals your face. Screens over the eyes help to shroud your identity without blinding you. While you wear the helm, your voice is magically
. Creatures can communicate telepathically with you only if you allow it.
Lord’s Amulet. This amulet bears the crest of Waterdeep. It functions as an amulet of proof against detection and location
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
that covers the grafted areas of its body. A dragonflesh grafter can belch forth a gout of corrosive acid in a mockery of dragon breath.
As a universal effect of their experimentation, grafters become
obsessed with treasure. Their greed compels them to gather any gold or gems they can. After taking this treasure back to their lairs, they gaze for hours on end at their glittering trinkets and golden
Monsters
Keys from the Golden Vault
in Dwarvish script on her neck and across her shoulder blades reads, “Endless dreams entombed in stone.”
Flames. A roiling storm of brilliant flames covers her back and ribs.
Shroud
tattoo across her back, filling a 20-foot-radius sphere centered on her. Each other creature in that area must make a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw. On a failed save, the creature takes 13 (3d8
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
fantasizes about rising to fame and prominence in record time and hopes that plundering the lost Netherese city of Ythryn will turn her fantasies into reality.
The tiefling has the secret support of the
the Monster Manual but is a fiend instead of a beast.
Spellbook. Avarice’s spellbook has white leather covers and vellum pages. The tiefling’s personal sigil is burned into the front cover
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Reghed Glacier. The orb was recently stolen by Nass Lantomir, one of Vellynne’s rivals in the Arcane Brotherhood. Vellynne intends to get it back before resuming her quest to find Ythryn
of a beast.
Spellbook. Vellynne’s spellbook has black leather covers around pages of ragged parchment, all wrapped in a crimson sash. The necromancer’s personal sigil is written in goat
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
action to scrape or wash off the bile that covers it.
Petrifying Hex (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"recharge","rollAction":"Petrifying Hex"}. The horror expels petrifying gas in a 30
":"Mist Horror"} rounds outside the Mists, they lose cohesion and collapse back into harmless vapor.
Body Composition
d4;{"diceNotation":"1d4","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Body Composition
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
the start of each of its turns until it or another creature uses its action to scrape or wash off the bile that covers it.
Petrifying Hex (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"recharge
Mists: after 1d4;{"diceNotation":"1d4","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Mist Horror"} rounds outside the Mists, they lose cohesion and collapse back into harmless vapor.
Body Composition
d4
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
creature uses its action to scrape or wash off the bile that covers it.
Petrifying Hex (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"recharge","rollAction":"Petrifying Hex"}. The horror expels
":"roll","rollAction":"Mist Horror"} rounds outside the Mists, they lose cohesion and collapse back into harmless vapor.
Body Composition
d4;{"diceNotation":"1d4","rollType":"roll","rollAction
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
","rollDamageType":"acid"} acid damage at the start of each of its turns until it or another creature uses its action to scrape or wash off the bile that covers it.
Petrifying Hex (Recharge 5–6
can’t persist for long outside the Mists: after 1d4;{"diceNotation":"1d4","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Mist Horror"} rounds outside the Mists, they lose cohesion and collapse back into
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
its action to scrape or wash off the bile that covers it.
Petrifying Hex (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"recharge","rollAction":"Petrifying Hex"}. The horror expels petrifying gas in
","rollAction":"Mist Horror"} rounds outside the Mists, they lose cohesion and collapse back into harmless vapor.
Body Composition
d4;{"diceNotation":"1d4","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Body
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
ghost is unable to cast the find familiar spell in order to get it back.
Spellcasting. As a ghost, Nass can cast the spells she prepared prior to her death—except that the ghost can’t
its 2nd-level spell slots to cast upgraded versions of the thunderwave spell.
Spellbook. The wooden covers of Nass’s spellbook are bound in nothic hide, and silver clasps hold the book shut
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
teamsters often have Bog Luck lock their cash and other valuables into the strong room for safekeeping. He keeps a record in a ledger book of all the personal items stored there and has a reputation for being
meticulous about making sure everyone gets their belongings back—all of their belongings and only their belongings. The key for this room is always on Bog Luck’s belt, but the lock can be opened with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
teamsters often have Bog Luck lock their cash and other valuables into the strong room for safekeeping. He keeps a record in a ledger book of all the personal items stored there and has a reputation for being
meticulous about making sure everyone gets their belongings back—all of their belongings and only their belongings. The key for this room is always on Bog Luck’s belt, but the lock can be opened with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
of Waterdeep and its sewers. You become attuned to the ensemble as a single item. Lord’s Helm. This bucket helm covers your head and conceals your face. Screens over the eyes help to shroud your
Waterdeep. It functions as an amulet of proof against detection and location. Lord’s Robe. This elegant robe functions as a ring of free action, and it creates the illusion that you have a nondescript, androgynous humanoid build and stand 6 feet tall.
Magic Items
Princes of the Apocalypse
effect. The wildfire covers a 10-foot-square area initially but expands to fill another 10-foot square each round until the fire is extinguished or burns itself out. A creature that comes within 10
reaches the edge of the area of effect; at that point, the water flows downhill (and possibly recedes back to its origin). Light structures collapse and wash away. Any Large or smaller creature caught in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
.
Part 2 details the rules of how to play the game, beyond the basics described in this introduction. That part covers the kinds of die rolls you make to determine success or failure at the tasks your
character attempts, and describes the three broad categories of activity in the game: exploration, interaction, and combat.
Part 3 is all about magic. It covers the nature of magic in the worlds of D
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
W13. Back Staircase Thick moss covers the walls of this underground staircase. At the foot of the steps is a landing with an arched wooden door set into the north wall. This staircase connects areas W10 and W14.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
5. Yeti Cave This cave was carved out of the ice that covers the wreckage of an old frost giant lodge. Frozen shards of timber jut out of the cave walls and floor. Eight yetis lurking at the back of the cave rush forth and attack intruders, feeding on anything they kill.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Using the Story Tracker This adventure uses a Story Tracker, a copy of which is included at the back of this book. The Story Tracker is a note-keeping tool to help you remember important information
characters an advantage in later chapters. The Story Tracker also allows you to record important details. For example, if a character falls under a curse, noting the specifics of the curse on the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a7
means of detection will not indicate any way out of this place. Levers. The iron levers can be moved horizontally or vertically, singly or in combination. Only the act of moving all three together
leads to a magical one-way door, which opens in the pit side as shown, and players are back to square one.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
good, human acolyte) is small of stature and soft of voice, and their worldly appearance belies their young years. Despite Ward’s relaxed demeanor, their approachability covers a calculating
about the gods than the gods themselves.” Bond. “The Proclaimers of the Covenant know what story needs to be told.” Flaw. “I don’t really care if you believe—I care if you obey.” For the Record
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
wealth and power. A vista of fantastic floating cities covers the wall to the left of the entrance. Staircase and Landing Across from the entrance, empty stone torch sconces flank a dusty staircase
descending 20 feet to a landing. Set into the back wall of the landing is a Netherese calendar stone. Beyond this landing, the staircase resumes its descent, stopping at three more landings of bare stone and descending a total of 100 feet before arriving at area 2.
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
some other convenient way (or, in a cannibalistic tribe, eaten). Kobolds believe that if they die in service to their tribe, Kurtulmak immediately sends each of them back to life as the next egg laid in
.
A kobold’s cautious nature doesn’t mean it can’t get angry. The blood of dragons flows in its veins, and like a raging drake, a kobold that is pushed too far or has its back
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
24. Empty Classroom Chalkboard. A blackboard covers the entire east wall. Written across it in big chalk letters are the words “YOU ALL FAIL!” in Common.
Desks. Whenever a creature enters the room
, seven stone desks magically rise from the floor, facing the blackboard in an arc. (The desks sink back into the floor when all creatures leave the room.)
Secret Door. A secret door in the south wall pushes open to reveal a dusty, web-choked passage between this room and area 25.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
under the covers is an illusion. If the covers are pulled back, the snoring stops as it’s revealed that there’s no one in the bed. Casting dispel magic on the bed also ends the illusion. A detect
decorated with six framed portraits of a fat, smiling wizard clutching a wand. A thick, brown, wall-to-wall carpet covers the floor.
Game. In the southwest corner, two wooden thrones face an impressive
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
. The jar is used to record others’ stories and your own observations, like a verbal notebook with unlimited space. The whisper jar records as fast as a creature can speak into it, and whispers back
important lore gained during the characters’ travels, and reporting on competitors’ goals and methods. Noteworthy Loremongers: Mabannok Kovri Essential Functions: Record names, dates, and vital
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
Q20. South Alcove A red velvet curtain hangs in front of an alcove in the southeast corner of this hall. It ripples ever so slightly. One of the narrow windows in the back of the alcove has a broken
glass pane through which a slight breeze passes, causing the curtain to move. When the characters look behind the curtain, read: A black cloth covers something atop a white marble pedestal. Beneath
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
5. Portrait of a Mad Mage This room is empty except for an enormous red velvet curtain that covers the north wall. A pull-rope on one side of the curtain allows it to be drawn back. Behind the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
sarcophagus and tries to repel humanoids with its antipathy effect.
Mural. A 20-foot-square bas-relief mural dominates the east wall and covers a secret door.
Amethyst Sarcophagus The sarcophagus
Mural The mural depicts Lord Vanrak Moonstar as a skeletal death knight, riding on the back of Umbraxakar, the shadow dragon. Lying at the dragon’s feet are piles of withered corpses with hideous
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
as one approaches the bed. If the characters draw back the shroud covering it, they find the charred skeleton of a human lying on the bed, clad in burned robes and clutching the blackened stub of a
wooden wand. The bed is undamaged, though its covers are stained with ash from the skeletal remains. The skeleton is all that remains of Aggorax Darksworn, a wizard snared and killed by Maddgoth long ago.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
A Decision At some point, the characters must decide which vessel and captain they prefer. The town covers the cost of passage there and back for the characters, and both captains ask the same fare
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
10. Where’s Halaster? This room is empty except for an enormous red velvet curtain that covers the northwest wall. A pull-rope on one side of the curtain allows it to be drawn back. Hanging on the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Book Description The Curious Tale of Wisteria Vale is bound in green leather, with leaves and vines carefully burned into the corners of the front and back covers. The title is embossed in gold on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
players record this gain on their character sheets. What the Goblins Know
If the characters capture or charm any of the goblins here, the goblins can be persuaded to divulge some useful information
messenger told him that someone named the Black Spider was paying the Cragmaws to watch out for the dwarf Gundren Rockseeker, capture him, and send him and anything he was carrying back to King Grol