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Cult Reprisals

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

Cult Reprisals The cults of Elemental Evil don’t wait passively for a band of heroes to systematically eliminate each cult’s surface outpost. Even if the characters destroy one of the Haunted Keep

lower-level Haunted Keeps (Feathergale Spire and Rivergard Keep, respectively). Choose a second reprisal to run after the characters visit the first of the Haunted Keeps. This is a good opportunity to

By Land

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

close to the temporary lair of a band of bullywugs. Bullywug scouts patrol the area and, unless spotted, return to the larger group after identifying the adventurers to organize an ambush. Bullywug

Transients. The bullywugs are a roving band but they have set up a defensive camp here because they have happened upon a considerable treasure. Rather than risk traveling through the swamp with their

Nightstone

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

miles, you hear the ringing of a bell. The sound grows louder as Nightstone comes into view. A river flows around the settlement, forming a moat. The village itself is contained within a wooden palisade

, and sent a band of goblins to plunder the abandoned village. Characters who capture and interrogate these goblins can learn where the villagers are located. The following warning signs indicate that

Using Survivors

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

provide information to players in the form of a self-contained adventure. Even if it doesn’t make sense for a campaign’s characters to be present for an event, survivors can provide players with

group of Sneaks might all be detectives while a band of Disciples might face a terror unleashed upon a monastery. You can also allow players to choose their own survivors, as any survivor might fill a

Character Advancement

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

negative circumstances, respectively. See the D&D Beyond Basic Rules for more on Advantage and Disadvantage. In the “Bandit Ambush” encounter, Pral is Hostile, so characters have Disadvantage on checks to

Hit Points by Pral or his cohorts has the Unconscious condition but is Stable. If all the characters are defeated by Pral’s band, they wake up 1 hour later on the trail with 1 Hit Point—and 10 fewer

Karkolohk Locations (K1-K7)

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

(Acrobatics) check. K3. Courtyard Two rickety wooden bridges loom over this area at heights of thirty feet and fifty feet, respectively. The higher bridge is missing a large section of its middle, and

, a band of goblins dug it out and hauled it back to Karkolohk. Unfortunately for them, the guardian could not be reactivated. After some thought, Chief Yarb-Gnock decided to dangle it from this

Hazards

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

in the group check is a success or a failure, respectively. Determining Hazards Traveling by sea is an innately dangerous proposition. When running an ocean adventure, you can select hazards based on

consult the Fire Check Results table. Fire DCs DC Description 10 Small, contained fire, equivalent to an oil lantern 15 Dangerous flame, equivalent to a large campfire, or multiple, smaller fires

Court of Air

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries

, by Scriers Phink. This book follows the exploits of a band of adventurers searching for a storm giant king named Hekaton, whose sudden disappearance caused great upheaval up and down the Sword Coast

book or pay an additional price to have it delivered. Spellbooks. A copy of a spellbook costs 50 gp per level of spells contained within it. For example, a spellbook that contains two 3rd-level spells

Areas of the Water Temple

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

-gnawed carcasses heaped beside the brazier attest to an indifferent effort to cook them over the coals. There are two doors: one north and one south. This is the den of a band of lizardfolk who

water weirds are cold and clammy to the touch, and sound half-full if rapped on. A weird can attack only if someone opens the hatch at the top of the vat in which it is contained. Any commotion in

Haskasori Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves

six mostly broken statues are the remains of a band of adventurers who sought shade in this cave and ran afoul of the basilisks in the promenade (area H3). All six were transformed into lightning

), respectively. H5: Sinkhole Massive crystal formations line the walls of this small cave network. Where the caves end, a sinkhole in the rock floor plunges fifty feet. At the bottom of the pit is a sandy grotto

Faerûn

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

xenophobic elves that claim this area don’t hesitate to discourage uninvited guests by any means necessary. A simple group of pilgrims might be scared off with some arrows, while a band of hunters or

), Khelliara (the Forest Maiden), and the Hidden One. Over the centuries, scholars in other lands have speculated that these deities might be faces of Chauntea, Mielikki, and Mystra, respectively. The

Lair Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

incense burner are silver, worth 10 gp, 3 gp, and 5 gp respectively. The chest contains 20 gp and a potion of water breathing. 19. Senior Shaman’s Sleeping Quarters A single cot rests by the south wall, an

of plate armor it once belonged to. Beneath the breastplate, buried in mud, is a longsword. These items were the property of a member of a band of inexperienced adventurers who tried to penetrate the

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