before bad diffusing cower region

Orc Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

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

Continuing the Adventure

compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->One-Shot Wonders: Holiday Adventure Pack

Regions The citizens of Mirabilis share much, including a common language, but different regions also have their own unique identities. Villages in the Jabali Tundra are often cut off due to bad

weather, giving locals a resilient, independent outlook. Ties to spirits and the divine typically have a strong hold in this region, particularly Himaya, the jovial god of hearth-and-home and his

Concluding the Campaign

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

Evil, for now. Over the next few months, the region returns to its tranquil state. It’s still a frontier, but monster predations and banditry decline. The weather returns to normal, even if the people

of Red Larch point out that “normal weather means bad weather around here, and unpredictable besides.” Some tavern talk can be overheard about occupying the Haunted Keeps to scare away unwanted

Factions in Athas

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

references for Athas. The Harpers The Veiled Alliance The Veiled Alliance is a secret society dedicated to the overthrow of the evil sorcerer-kings who dominate the Tyr Region. Like the Harpers, its

another of the city-states. The Free is a tenuous, disorganized society or fellowship of the slave tribes of the Tyr Region. Even though the tribes do not cooperate with each other, they share

Reflections of Lolth

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

defy their parents when they’re not around but cower in the corner when their parents return, terrified of having their bad behavior found out. Reverence for Lolth touches every aspect of drow life

Droaam

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

whole creature and still be hungry. If you’re bad, she’ll come in the night and carry you away. She’ll make a lantern of your skull and torment you until the end of time. And she’s the least

region. Gnolls, orcs, and goblins commonly sought haven here, as well as ogres, trolls, harpies, minotaurs, medusas, tieflings, changelings, lycanthropes, and other races unwelcome in civilized lands. In

Crime

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

Crime Sometimes it pays to be bad. This activity gives a character the chance to make some extra cash, at the risk of arrest. Resources. A character must spend one week and at least 25 gp gathering

this region. 6 You robbed someone who was under a local crime lord’s protection, and who now wants revenge. 7 Your victim calls in a favor from a guard, doubling the efforts to solve the case. 8 Your victim asks one of your adventuring companions to solve the crime. *Might involve a rival

Caer-Konig

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

Caer-Konig The white, snow-covered slopes of Kelvin’s Cairn loom large behind this quiet lakeside town. Caer-Konig started as a camp for a group of mountaineers from the northern Moonsea region. As

that keeps the townsfolk from leaving is the beer at the local tavern, which never seems to run out. As if things weren’t bad enough, the town has suffered several mysterious break-ins recently, with

Eastern Flanaess

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

Aerdi tribe of humans that conquered the region and established the Great Kingdom almost 800 years ago. The Aerdi valued common sense, hard work, and knowing one’s place in a strict social order

. Having claimed their position of power through conquest, they put great emphasis on military power and martial skill. These values persist throughout the region, reinforced in the Great Kingdom by strict

Woods Encounters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands

Woods Encounters Each time the characters explore this region, roll once on the Woods Encounters table to determine what the characters encounter. Woods Encounters 1d4 Encounter 1 Hermit’s Hut 2

Stat Block: Commoner One of the Borderlands’ oldest and wisest residents was banished from the keep for crimes she didn’t commit. Bad Reputation. Xanthe was wrongfully exiled for using occult magic

Mountain Encounters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

, swooping lower with each pass. A vain dragon, Berythrach expects the characters to cower before her grandeur or offer her treasure in exchange for safe passage. If the characters don’t attack Berythrach, she

, but they’re wrong. Location of the Lost Caverns. The hermit believes the caverns lie to the south. Long ago, when the hermit was young and Iggwilv controlled the region, he witnessed much activity in

Solitary but Social

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

remaining coven members. Adventurers who slay only one member of a coven might deal a blow to it in the short term, but later on the surrounding region is wracked with plagues, curses, and other disasters

on rare magic to the hag’s daughter. THE RULE OF THREE They say that things come in threes. Good things. Bad things. Strange things. Hags and purveyors of witchcraft embrace the Rule of Three, as it

Curst

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands

gate-towns come knocking on their doors, residents feign ignorance or offer up false clues to throw off the nose of justice. Residents remain smugly aloof, fending off bounty hunters like bad suitors

or otherwise unforgivable acts, and the burgomaster alone decides which transgressions warrant the sentence. Regional Effects The region containing Curst’s planar gate is influenced by the magic of

Mournland Environment

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

navigation weren’t bad enough, explorers must bring their own provisions into the Mournland, unless they want to risk the danger of ingesting tainted food and water. Terrain Features The Day of

and forms a canopy that hides the ruined realm even from above. The area covered by the mist is a shadowy, muffled region devoid of life, sunlight, and sound. The wall of mist ranges in thickness from

Locations in Vogler

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

of bad storytellers and inept musicians. One wall of the circular common room features a faded mural of two enormous crabs locked in combat, inlaid with brass details. The mural’s origins are lost to

the region and sought anonymity in Vogler. They’ve been in the village for over a year, throwing their wealth around and treating the people of Vogler as backward yokels. Wharf Local fishers crowd

Luskan

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

Gharraghaur, reminding travelers of whose wealth sustains the region. North of the city, the Northern Means heads up toward Icewind Dale. Not many take this route without purpose, but scrimshaw from the

located. South of the Run are the slums, the “bad” area of town. Near the slums is the Captain’s Close, where the residences of High Captains Taerl and Suljack stand, but the area is otherwise quite poor

Locations I - L

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

at all but the lowest elevations, and monster infestations. White dragons commonly vie for dominion in this region. Iceshield Lands Where a branch of the Dessarin Valley meets the western High Forest

shelter behind its walls. Random Encounters When in this region, use the Random Encounters in Icewind Dale table instead of the Random Wilderness Encounters table earlier in this chapter. Random

Villa Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

valuable art objects, but all are knockoffs acquired from dubious sources. The haphazardly assembled collection is a testament to bad taste. Wax Statue. A 6-foot-tall wax statue in one corner depicts

most uncivil fashion — by casting sacred flame at the nearest one. On the same turn, he casts sanctuary on himself as a bonus action and uses his movement to cower behind the bed while the imp defends

Giants

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

Giants The giants presented here are more powerful than others of their kind, either because their gods have shown them favor or because fate has dealt them a bad hand and forced them to seek out

storm some have seen a face: a giant scowling visage. — Elminster A Quintessent’s Lair A storm giant quintessent has no need for castles or dungeon lairs. Its lair is usually a secluded region or

Red Larch Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

such as wheels and axles, and the third houses a dozen finished wagons for sale. The foremost wagonmaker in this region, Thelorn’s is now run by two grandsons of the founder. It is a busy, always

-bustling place that works day and night (three shifts of workers) because making wagons of top quality takes time. The quality of Thelorn’s wagons is well known throughout the region, with the result that

Briny Maze Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

they risk a bad performance taking on malevolent life. A character who succeeds on a DC 13 Charisma (Performance) check causes any existing shadows to wink out and new shadows to replace them and

and floor of this nook. An enormous creature shaped like a brain sits in a puddle of goo while four fleshy nuggets bounce nearby. The encephalon cluster that hunts this region of the Briny Maze

Locations on the Fortress Level

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a1

). Those who can’t be ransomed are bound for the kobold cook pot. The goblins whine and cower pathetically if any characters enter the room. A character who succeeds on a DC 15 Dexterity check using

? “Months past, I was on my way to seek my fortune and took the Old Road. My bad luck that the goblin bandits caught me; I’ve been here ever since. My deity’s blessings have kept me healthy; otherwise I’m

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