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Tovag, his Domain of Dread. He can be permanently destroyed only by having a stake driven through his heart and then being beheaded. The stake must be cut from a tree growing in soil from Oerth, Kas&rsquo
against Vecna. He readily lies, breaks promises, betrays allies, and taunts those who fall for his ruses. Kas has little use for those who can’t validate his superiority or help advance his goals
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
, the best known of which is Van Richten’s Guide to Vampires. In fairer days, Rudolph lived with his wife, Ingrid, and son, Erasmus, in their family home outside Rivalis in the domain of Darkon. Brash
mortally ill members, the group’s leader, Irena Radanavich, ordered her band to kidnap Rudolph’s son and then sold the young man to the vampire Baron Metus. Rudolph pursued the Radanaviches, shattered
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
the Plague” section later in this domain explores how to use an ongoing disease as a backdrop to your adventures, while the Richemulot Adventures table suggests other plots that might unfold in the
domain. Richemulot Adventures d6 Adventure
1 At the command of Jacqueline Renier, swarms of rats nightly slip into homes and murder the resident cats. Distraught pet owners entreat the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
inquisitive individuals simply vanish, the Mists delivering them to deadly domains from which they never return. But others manage to band together, learning the ways of the Mists, how to travel through them
. Strangers in the Mists d6 Encounter
1 Someone from another world who’s just been drawn into a domain by the Mists
2 Someone fleeing the Darklord of another domain
3 A raven
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
to keep track of where the characters are in the carnival at any given time. The reverse side of the poster map shows the Feywild domain of Prismeer, now divided into three splinter-realms called
reach the palace, from where they can look out over the whole domain. DM-friendly versions of this map appear in chapters 2, 3, and 4, to help you track the party’s progress through Prismeer’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
, a secret society of wereravens. Not powerful enough to defeat Strahd on their own, the Keepers readily assist adventurers who find themselves drawn into Strahd’s domain. My army settled in the valley
payment. The Vistani claim to possess potions that allow them to leave Strahd’s domain, but the potions are false concoctions with no magical power. Nevertheless, the Vistani are willing to sell them for a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
into Strahd’s domain. In “Mysterious Visitors,” the characters are asked to scare off a band of rowdy travelers who are camped outside the town of Daggerford, on the Sword Coast in the Forgotten
Adventure Hooks In the event that begins the adventure, the fates of Strahd and the adventurers are entwined as the characters are invited or forced into his domain. Different ways to get the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Strahd’s domain, consider the plots in the “Beyond Barovia” section. Tatyana’s Incarnation d8 Who Is Tatyana’s Newest Incarnation?
1 Ireena Kolyana, the adopted daughter of burgomaster Kolyan
6 Petra Rilenovich, a young prodigy who has gained local renown for her remarkable paintings of what she calls her “dream lives”
7 Vanasia, the leader of a far-ranging Vistani band
8 Quentin L’Argent, the dragonborn son of human goat herders living near the ruined manor Argynvostholt.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
serve Strahd are less lively and friendly than normal Vistani, and their hearts are poisoned with dark intentions. Strahd uses them to lure adventurers into his domain and keep him informed about the
master, Strahd’s Vistani pretend to be helpful, but the information they impart is misleading at best and often deceptive. They readily tell adventurers that they have a potion that protects them from the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
. Kartakass also presents a fantastic domain in which to explore surreal twists on nature. The Dark Powers might give animals and plants friendly voices and welcoming aspects, but every being in the
domain has an agenda. The cycle of life, as framed by predators and prey, takes on a grisly cast when a songbird’s aria is cut short by lupine jaws. Consider the plots on the Kartakass Adventures table
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
that has become suffused with demonic magic can warp a creature’s mind, causing madness that usually fades away once the contact is broken.
Chardalyn is cold to the touch and readily accepts
choose to aid or oppose these wizards is up to them, but one thing is certain: the Arcane Brotherhood won’t let a band of adventurers stand between them and the magic that waits to be found in the doomed, sepulchral ruin.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
12. Dragons’ Domain Ashtyrranthor and her six children make their home here. Magic keeps the temperature at 120 degrees Fahrenheit throughout these chambers, making it perfect for the dragons
their breath weapons.
One tapestry depicts Tiamat combating twelve storm giants. The other shows Tiamat battling a bearded and bloodied old man in wizard robes with seven golden canaries circling
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
cottage exudes a warm glow. Smiles come readily but last too long. Wildflowers grow from the carcasses of mutated lambs. The Mists deposit visitors to Tepest near Viktal, whose folk encourage
domain—or beneath it in the realms of Arak. Even whimsical fey take on a malicious tinge in Tepest, whether as thieves, kidnappers, deal-makers, or collectors of eerie trophies. Like the land itself, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Domains of Delight: A Feywild Accessory
Domain Denizens The Feywild Creatures table can help you populate a Domain of Delight. Stat blocks for the listed creatures appear in the Monster Manual or The Wild Beyond the Witchlight (WW). Just
because a creature doesn’t appear on the Feywild Creatures table doesn’t mean that it can’t appear in a Domain of Delight. Any D&D creature can find its way to the Feywild, and sometimes it’s fun to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
House in despair. The cult’s habit of trapping and devouring wayward visitors proved to be its downfall. On one occasion, the cult snared a band of adventurers whom Strahd had lured to his domain to be
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
joined a Vistani band, adopted the name Ez d’Avenir, and traveled far but never found the belonging Erasmus described. Eventually she sought out someone she knew could tell her more: Rudolph van Richten
when featuring Ez in an adventure: Ez discovers an incarnation of the tragic soul Tatyana (detailed in the “Barovia” domain). While investigating ways to keep her safe, she accidentally alerts Strahd’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
black dragon recently took control of a band of pirates and their backwater hideout. Emboldened, the pirates have started raiding nearby shipping lanes.
2 A conflict-averse black dragon is secretly
.
2 A band of troglodytes is cowed into serving a black dragon wyrmling as bodyguards.
3 The recent appearance of a black dragon wyrmling has altered the local ecosystem, allowing various
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
.
2 An area of reputedly haunted hills is the domain of a copper dragon, who takes advantage of local legend and trickery for amusement and to deter intruders.
3 A copper dragon is found half
Dragon Connections d6 Connected Creatures
1 A young copper dragon has enticed a band of kobolds to undertake activities for the dragon’s amusement—and to rein in the band’s more chaotic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
single domain, the Mists, or any terror. Vistani Culture Unlike the denizens of individual domains, Vistani are inhabitants of the Land of the Mist as a whole. Although they trace their origins to the
now are full-fledged members of Vistani culture (see the “Vistani Characters” sidebar for details). As they travel, members of a Vistani band walk, ride on horseback, and drive ledge wagons, stopping
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
territorial, they use camouflaged scouts to guard the perimeter of their domain. When unwelcome visitors are detected, a tribe sends a hunting band to harass or drive the trespassers off, or tricks them into
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
upholding their principles. Consider the plots on the Falkovnia Adventures table when planning adventures in this domain. Falkovnia Adventures d10 Adventure
1 The party discovers a town where
band of survivors in Silbervas, vanish after attempting to pillage Dekovan Palace. Soon after, the palace’s strange lights appear among buildings formerly claimed by the lost survivors.
8 A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
protect the wyrmling.
3 A band of kobolds was driven out of its warren by a red dragon wyrmling; they now raid to survive—and to gather offerings to propitiate “the winged god.”
4 A tiefling
orphaned red dragon wyrmling.
6 A band of hobgoblins is thrown into chaos when a red dragon wyrmling supports a coup by an ambitious war leader, in exchange for tribute.
Young Red Dragon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
spell on the cleric spell list, as well as any domain spell from their domains). They also have broad influence over aspects of the world associated with their portfolios, beyond what can be defined
to lend their aid against a god who has become a threat to the mortal world, hoping to get the gods to band together to restrain or punish the offender. Kruphix or Klothys might be able to force a god
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
. Azrok wisely hid the true source of his “godsight” to perpetuate the myth. Age granted Azrok wisdom and the desire to carve out a domain of his own. He led his forces to Stromkuhldur, and they rid
three decades, is in turmoil. Azrok was recently forced to give up a portion of his domain to encroaching drow, and did so with nary a fight. This has sent shock waves through his legion. What caused
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Personality Kas is cruel, spiteful, and unrelenting in his pursuit of vengeance against Vecna. He readily lies, breaks promises, betrays allies, and taunts those who fall for his ruses. Kas has
, and he drinks blood to sow terror rather than for sustenance. If destroyed, Kas revives in 1d100 nights in an unoccupied space in Tovag, his Domain of Dread. He can be permanently destroyed only by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
intelligent creatures — to govern other regions. Within Droaam, any creature that commands the loyalty of a band and has successfully claimed and held territory can call itself a warlord, but only a small
a skilled alchemist and a scholar of arcane lore. Venom Lords. A group of tieflings called the Venom Lords leads a community of warlocks, some of whom are also tieflings. Their domain, called the
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
in a cloud of smoke and embers.
Stanimir’s face becomes a somber mask. “A curse has befallen our noble prince, turning him into a tyrant. We alone have the power to leave his domain. We’ve traveled
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
bedraggled and grumpy dwarf named Elkhorn (see appendix B), one of the members of the adventuring band known as Valor’s Call. If Rubin Sugarwood was lured through the mirror in the Witchlight Carnival’s
that once stretched from the palace to the edge of the domain. This route has since been shattered. He knows of no other way to reach the palace. Cauldron. The cauldron is nearly full of hot melted
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
the gods come to collect such souls and, if they are worthy, they are taken to their awaited afterlife in the deity’s domain. Occasionally, the faithful are sent back to be reborn into the world to
Knowledge, Nature Golden signet ring with six-pointed star Flandal Steelskin, god of metalwork NG Knowledge Flaming hammer Gaerdal Ironhand, god of protection LG War Iron band Garl Glittergold, god of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
fell. Unlike the Mountain Door or the Glitterhame, which offer exits to the surface world, the Foundry isn’t readily accessible. The area isn’t abandoned, though. Undead horrors wait in its darkest
beyond its domain. If the ghost is turned, it flees to one of the empty rooms labeled as area 44. Development. Arundil’s ghost is tormented by grief and shame over abandoning his kin to die (see area 47
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
the dragon might install dragon or half-dragon offspring in the highest echelons of government. Depending on the size of the domain, the dragon might have thousands or even millions of loyal subjects
. One key to this devotion is the fact that a dragon’s power is more concrete than the power of most gods; the supernatural fear inspired by a dragon’s presence readily translates into reverence among
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
other and against nearby Humanoids. Eliminating the giant will return the volatile situation to an uneasy status quo. 6 A frost giant leads a mixed band of weaker giants in a campaign of bloodlust to
settlements near the giants’ realm. 2 Convinced she is the rightful ruler of another giant’s domain, a giant launches an invasion, heedless of the inhabitants of the lands between the giants’ realms. 3
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
healed. The hands cultivate the sickness of these nurtured ones, turning them into instruments of defense and weapons of war. When orcs go to battle, a band of nurtured ones might charge in first — to
weaklings, all of them unfit for true roles in tribal life. These outsiders live in the most remote, deepest parts of the tribe’s domain. The elite among Shargaas’s followers are the assassins and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
House Rosznar of Waterdeep: a diving white falcon on a field of blue. Inscribed on the inside of the band are the words “To Kres — Fly high and stoop swift.” The ring is worth 25 gp. The finger upon
remains of his life here. Characters who take pity on him earn his trust, and he readily tells them where to find things in Azrok’s Hold. If information is what the characters seek, Salt Nose suggests they
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
cultists stop playing. Frustrated with the mediocre initiates, Windharrow asks if the characters are skilled musicians and if they would like to audition for the band. If a bard character or a character
proves his or her ability to Windharrow, he recruits the characters into the band and offers them the initiates’ robes and flutes. Windharrow doesn’t tell the characters what happens to minstrels who