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Paladin Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

an orc war band celebrating its recent victory. Silently, he stalks into their midst and whispers an oath, and two orcs are dead before they even realize he is there. Silver hair shining in a shaft

. Although the class features related to your oath don’t appear until you reach 3rd level, plan ahead for that choice by reading the oath descriptions at the end of the class. Are you a devoted

Shadow of Soth

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

. Foreshadow that threat after characters decide where they’re headed by reading the following description: To the southwest, the crack of shearing stone sounds from a distant temple whose grounds teem with

troops. On the temple’s roof, a figure holds aloft a scepter crackling with familiar violet flame. A moment later, a skeletal dragon scales the temple and unleashes a screech that echoes across the city

Manor Locations (C11-C20)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

who searches the secondary storage area spots a ring of mind shielding seemingly lost by someone while working in the room. The inscription “V. Lang” inside the band hints that the ring belongs to

bottle with a sweet-smelling liquid inside. The bottle holds a potion of mind reading. C19. Student Storage This storeroom is filled with loose parchment, books, and misfiled paperwork. In the center of

Haayon the Punisher

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

robes and black-feathered cowls of air cultists, while others are dressed in the green of the water cultists. Each person bears a placard around his or her neck, reading “I am punished.” The refugees

with placards and sent away. Only the rejected cultists know where Haayon’s camp is. Haayon’s Camp The giant’s band has gathered at a hilltop ruin in the hills overlooking Jundar’s Pass, where the road

Biblioplex Locations (B10-B19)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

, the Intramural Silkball Club, the Intramural Water-Dancing Club, the Mage Tower Cheer Squad, the Strixhaven Iron-Lifters Society, the Strixhaven Show Band Association, the Strixhaven Star, and

. Large tables are set up for gaming and shelves are filled with recreational reading material. The area can be accessed only through the advanced student stacks (area B17). B19. The Compendium This

Mysterious Visitors

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd

tell that the duchess seems more out of sorts than usual. Then a pall comes over the occasion as she voices her concern about a band of wayward travelers camped outside the town’s walls. They seemed

see a dozen men and women gathered around a crackling bonfire. The folk are in good spirits. A few of them sing and dance around the fire while others find happiness in their flasks and wineskins. Three

Undersigil

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

characters. 6 A warm sponge cake cools on a dusty stone ledge. Its sweet, strawberry aroma wafts through the otherwise dingy passage. A note reading “DO NOT EAT” rests below its porcelain serving dish

beneath the streets of Sigil The following are just a few of the non-ascendant factions headquartered in Nowhere: The Coterie of Cakes (Cakers) is a destitute band of rosy-cheeked bullies who assert the

Court of Air

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

in a corner of the Hearth’s taproom, reading a book. A few years ago, the ogre was like many others of his kind—brutish and cruel. He met a halfling adventurer wearing the shiny gold headband and

much as he could. He’s a quiet but popular fixture in the keep, and the Avowed are always saying hello to him and recommending new books for him to read. He is currently reading Storm King’s Thunder

Abyssal Prisons

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5

heat and hears a crackling roar. A blast of heat escapes as the door opens. A howling creature of flame roils at the center of a soot-streaked stone chamber whose walls are lined with glowing runes

Tam in which Var begs for another chance to bring the Sword Coast under Thayan domination. Inside the desk’s several drawers are a potion of mind reading and a duplicate of the steel key that Var

Battlefield Events

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention

Talos. A towering female half-orc stands on the hilltop. Under her boar-skin hood, you see eyes crackling with lightning. “You people defy me,” she snarls. “Get out of my way, or I’ll smash your town to

of Leilon! Mysteriously, Aubrey the shopkeeper is fighting alongside them. Before reading further, count any victories scored so far: The party achieved three or more victories. Read the following

Dungeon Locations

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

her tireless effort to win the Blood War. When the characters enter the room, set the scene by reading aloud the following boxed text: Two rows of tall wrought-iron candlesticks light this vaulted

feet. Across from the crackling stove is a modest desk with a matching chair. Other furnishings include a small table and chair for dining, a bed, an iron chest resting at the foot of the bed, and two

Connected Creatures

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

) with blue and gray coloring soaring 10 1 lightning hulk* (attitude: 1d8) crackling in a jagged path 11 1d3 air elemental myrmidons† (attitude: 1d6) on high alert 12 1 elder tempest

machinations. These giant kin might be drawn to runes and sites of giant power, even long after the creators of those sites are gone. Giant Kin Encounters d10† Encounter 1 A band of 2d6

Lair Locations

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

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

chair sits empty. In the northwest corner, a brass tripod supports a brass bowl filled with hot coals. The room is warm and smoky. Seated in the armchair, reading a papyrus scroll, is the queen’s

Keep Locations

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

, traveler near W.” The abbreviations stand for towns in the area, Beliard and Womford. One of these reports details caravan traffic in Red Larch. It makes note of the arrival of “a band of troublemakers

end of the room, near a small desk, a wooden chair, and a chest. The floor looks wet. This room was once the library and parlor of the keep’s lord, but Grimjaw has no particular interest in reading

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