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everywhere in the world around them, and the priests of a tribe are entrusted with the responsibility of identifying these signs and omens — both good and bad — and deciding how the tribe should
ward off diseases if they are worn.
Don’t stand inside a ring of stones, mushrooms, or any other kind of circle.
Seeing a shooting star before a battle is bad luck. To ward it off, you must
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
The Middle Path Many DMs find that using a combination of the two approaches works best. By balancing the use of dice against deciding on success, you can encourage your players to strike a balance
bad die roll foiling the character’s plans. By the same token, a bad plan or unfortunate circumstances can transform the easiest task into an impossibility, or at least impose disadvantage.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
knowledge, but the dragon is cagey on that point. Seeing good and bad in equal measure among the lesser races, Ileuthra recognizes that helping the humanoids is less a case of deciding whether they are worthy
of aid, and more about deciding whether these adventurer ambassadors can be trusted to properly lead the factions. Desire. Ileuthra has no preconceived sense of what might be the best course, and he
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
knowledge, but the dragon is cagey on that point. Seeing good and bad in equal measure among the lesser races, Ileuthra recognizes that helping the humanoids is less a case of deciding whether they are worthy
of aid, and more about deciding whether these adventurer ambassadors can be trusted to properly lead the factions. Desire. Ileuthra has no preconceived sense of what might be the best course, and he
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
, describes how the sphere’s creators employed the slaad control gems in area 32 to contain the power of the elemental portal in area 33. Treasure. Scattered among the equipment are a blue key card, a set of tinker’s tools, and five star rose quartzes worth 50 gp each.
3: Engineer’s Quarters The sphere’s chief engineer used this chamber as an office, a workshop, and living quarters. The metal drawers along the south wall contain books inscribed with complex
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Luck couldn’t pluck the rose from its bush no matter how hard she tried. Frustrated, she cursed the rose with bad luck, and the flower’s stem broke in her hands. Tyche put the plucked rose behind her
might say words to Tymora before any endeavor in which a little good luck would help, but not when an incidence of bad luck might occur. (On such occasions folk pray to Beshaba to spare them from bad
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
and evil are blurred. Choices involve deciding which outcome is least bad. Corruption and suspicion flourish among organizations and individuals. Magic and magic items might be rarer or require a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
Setting the Adventure Lost to time and sand, Cynidicea is barely a memory to the lands where it once prospered. When deciding where to place Cynidicea, consider the following suggestions: Dragonlance
. On the world of Ansalon, Southern Ergoth and the Northern Wastesboth contain arid stretches where Cynidicea might have existed. Forgotten Realms. The ruins of Cynidicea might lie among the dunes of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
around them, and the priests of a tribe are entrusted with the responsibility of identifying these signs and omens — both good and bad — and deciding how the tribe should react to them. As a race, orcs
stones, mushrooms, or any other kind of circle. Seeing a shooting star before a battle is bad luck. To ward it off, you must swallow a stone. A tribute of elf ears brings favor from Gruumsh. If you bury
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
creature’s efforts. In a contest, the ability checks are compared to each other, rather than to a target number. When you call for a contest, you pick the ability that each side must use, deciding
crowd, lie to someone convincingly INTELLIGENCE CHECK VS. WISDOM CHECK
If you have trouble deciding whether to call for an Intelligence or a Wisdom check to determine whether a character notices
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
living prison, a world that would forever contain Khyber’s evil. Almost every culture in the world shares this story as a myth that explains the world. Shattered Siberys became the ring of golden
, this much is true: if the Overlords ever break their bonds, the consequences would be catastrophic. Over the course of millennia, numerous civilizations rose only to fall. Giants built mighty kingdoms
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
serves him still. When Soth rose as an Undead, Caradoc was similarly cursed, returning to life as an incorporeal spirit. Caradoc can’t leave the grounds of Dargaard Keep except within a body he has
bother with these days.” He gestures at the corpses about the room, “Do try to contain yourselves better than this lot did.”
Caradoc delights in mocking the characters and disrespecting the dead. As
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
. Olanthius keeps quarters here in the catacombs. His rooms may contain evidence of his humanity that the characters can use to appeal to him. Once summoned, the ghosts remain by their urns until the
characters approach one of these areas, read: Recesses in the walls hold iron burial caskets. Each casket has a single, healthy red rose resting on its lid.
Each of these corridors contains six
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
characters beyond the ledge. G6: Cult Barrack These cult quarters contain beds, a table, and several chairs. Tapestries on the walls depict evil creatures and obscene rituals. Four humans in hooded red
in both parties’ interests not to fight. On a successful check, the cultists’ attitudes improve to Indifferent. Otherwise, the cultists fight. Treasure. Footlockers under four of the beds contain the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
in the crate’s sides. These devils burst forth and attack intruders on sight. The other crates in the middle of the cellar contain dried meat, loaves of bread, wheels of cheese, and other assorted
foodstuffs — enough to sustain the Vanthampurs and the cultists in the dungeon for a month. The crates by the south wall contain candles, oil flasks, incense, and rat traps. Six of the barrels contain
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
distinct cultures; they have always been blended. Although enclaves made up of a single kind of creature do exist, most communities contain a mix of creatures. In bygone days, many of these groups of
creatures lived in transient communities, ruled by the most powerful among them and constantly in conflict with neighboring forces. When the Daughters of Sora Kell rose to power, they used force and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
of this feature at a time. You can choose to end the vibrations harmlessly without using an action. MONASTIC ORDERS
The worlds of D&D contain a multitude of monasteries and monastic traditions. In
; the Disciples of Saint Sollars the Twice-Martyred reside in the Monastery of the Yellow Rose near Damara. The monasteries of Eberron combine the study of martial arts with a life of scholarship. Most
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
. Taresson stays with the characters and watches while they search the boxes. They contain the following pieces of information relevant to The Scrivener’s Tale and Machil’s expedition to the ruins of
the many kingdoms of old in the North. When the Realm of Three Crowns fell, the kingdom of Delimbiyran rose after it. Tucked into the folio is a sheaf of notes written by Machil. The notes talk of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
with the water of Athis (see the “Pyramid Features” section). P30: North Entry A compass rose is carved into the floor of this arched corridor. The compass rose is accurate and can help reorient
This long corridor has a wooden door at each end. Ancient, rotting black drapes hang loosely over the entrances to four small rooms on each side of the hall.
The cells contain only dirt and broken cots
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
vessel’s exploits, rumors abound regarding the wondrous vehicle. Is it powered by a bound efreeti, as some have said? Does the hold contain clones of every high-ranking member of Acquisitions
franchises. The versatility of an airship allows for the rapid shipping of goods, mercenaries, and loot. Such a vessel also allows a quick escape from sticky developments and deals gone bad. Battle
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
out that my avocados went bad. What a mess.”
–Digny Vots, Market Ward shopper
Market Ward Encounters d8 Encounter 1 A Transcendent Order instinct (see Morte’s Planar Parade) asks to spar with
investors and confuse would-be plunderers. Only the doors themselves matter, for the true vaults lie beyond the portals they contain. Accessible only by account owners, authorized bank personnel, or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
swaying reeds, There rose a hairy villain, A troll called Snobble Sweed.
He came to gobble children, To line his lair with bones, And pick his teeth with talons, And grind their flesh with stones
. Halfling settlements survive wars because halflings are so irritating. Why conquer something you want nothing to do with?
Bad Apples Although most halflings are energetic and jovial, as with any
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
clouded eyes shuffle about the room.
This burial room was looted during Cynidicea’s fall. In the years following, trespassers fell prey to the dangers of the tomb complex. They rose again as five
corpses. The jars on the tables contain various chemicals for preserving bodies. When the characters enter, two shadows rise from the floor and attack. Treasure. One of the jars is a flask of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
on a DC 12 Dexterity check using thieves’ tools. A locker can also be pried open by a character who uses a crowbar and makes a successful DC 12 Strength check. The lockers contain personal effects
used only infrequently. Treasure. The three books are worth 10 gp each. A fancy floor-length oilskin coat (5 gp) hangs in the wardrobe. Its sleeves contain numerous pockets (empty), and it is trimmed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
resembling clipboards are inspecting the capsules, nine of which contain unconscious humanoids.
The mind flayers are tasked with ensuring that the equipment in this room is functioning properly
city limits, Extremiton creates situations to dissuade them: bad weather, a city-wide lockdown, a festival — whatever it takes. The ulitharid hasn’t researched areas outlying the city. Consequently
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
their remains. These warnings are empty threats. The sarcophagi contain only the mummified corpses of the githyanki. G3: Passage of Stars The floor of this hall curves upward to become the walls and
. Ozzadraz wears a suit of black Plate Armor fashioned to look like the night sky and inlaid with topaz and blue spinel gems, worth 6,000 GP total. He also carries a Horn of Blasting. G13: Rose Garden
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
spider with a woman’s head. The mounds of webbing contain a few corpses of people and driders, savagely torn apart by spyder-fiends and tossed here. If the characters want to disguise themselves to
troops fighting elsewhere, and Jallizanx is deciding how to give directions the dim-witted kakkuus can be reasonably expected to convey. When they see the characters, the kakkuus rush into melee while
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
survived Ythryn’s crash, only to face starvation. Driven mad by trauma and hunger, the group of survivors resorted to cannibalism. These victims rose as shadows to take vengeance upon the last surviving
conflicting personality trait: “I like to give orders and expect to be obeyed.” This flaw lasts until the attunement ends. H16. Ice Cave Although this cave is empty, it might contain a psychic haunting (see
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
boggy marsh. The garden has multiple levels. Map 2.12 uses elevation markers to indicate how high the levels are relative to the ground. Some keyed locations contain multiple levels; for example, area 4
roofs fell. The roofs that remain intact have vines and roots hanging down from them. The covered tunnels are only 4 feet high and contain a foot of water. Stone Faces. The four stone visages staring
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
mention that his cantankerous father, Davian Martikov, owns the local winery and vineyard, the Wizard of Wines (chapter 12). There’s bad blood between Urwin and his father (whom Urwin and Danika refer
can be barred shut from within. Mounted on braces and tucked into alcoves behind the bar are three wine barrels, each one three-quarters empty. Two of the barrels contain Purple Grapemash No. 3 (a cheap
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
). In addition to his weapons, Izek carries an iron ring of keys that unlock the stocks in the town square (area N8). If the characters get on his bad side, the baron accuses them of being “spies of the
). The trunks contain the staff’s clothing and uniforms. N3g. Kitchen A cook wearing a white apron over a black smock busies himself in this warm, well-appointed kitchen. A staircase in one corner
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
Wheel might contain other table games of your own creation. The buy-in for a table game is 1 razorleaf per game unless anyone is feeling lucky and wants to up the ante. The dealers at each table game
Bounty. Named after a god of revelry, this game is played on a long table embroidered with a flat pattern of an unfolded, twenty-sided die. The game’s dealer is also its deciding piece: a spectator
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
rose red and bearing fire-stitched patterns decorate the chamber.
A red-skinned man paces in the middle of the room. This is the lair and study of a fire genasi named Bastian Thermandar (see chapter
while the other is sitting at a desk, consulting a tome and writing. Treasure One of the priests carries a potion of fire breath. The footlockers contain a total of 36 sp and 19 gp. E9. Ogre Den Two
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Mist. The glass bottles on the southwest shelf contain magically captured sounds, including songs, operas, and recorded lectures. Uncorking a bottle temporarily releases its auditory contents into the
holds crates filled with winter blankets, mops, and other household necessities. C16b. Powder Rooms These rooms are locked. They contain mirrors and are largely unused except during social functions
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
carcass of a basilisk. Worktable. Along with the tools and specimens, the table has a small box with drawers that contain glass eyes. One of the eyes is made of wood, and it belongs to Bavlorna’s sister
comes from a shadowed corner above the door at the top of the stairs.
This outdoor stairway connects area B1 on the first floor with area B13 on the second floor, but the steps are in bad shape. A