before banks defusing caste read

Storm of Destruction

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

Storm of Destruction As Nisha raises the Riverine’s Shankha above her head and the Shankha Trials conclude, read the following description: Thunder rings out as the sky fills with clouds. From the

formerly calm river, a surge of water rises, forming a towering wave that flings boats onto the banks. The massive wave crests in a mighty swell crashing toward the crowded shore and riverine temple

Event 1: River's Edge

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

Event 1: River’s Edge Lulu guides the characters toward Zariel, finding her on the ground of Avernus beneath Elturel. Read or paraphrase the following to set the scene: Elturel hangs above you and

the River Styx. The iron spikes that anchor the city have dragged it nearly to the river’s banks. Within a few hours, Elturel will sink into the Styx. Hordes of distant demons fly around the city like

Arrival

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

characters sight the vessel, read the following boxed text aloud: An armored dreadnaught made from metal and bones ploughs through the fog, driven by banks of bonelike oars. Flames leap from a brazier

Approaching the Fen

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

Approaching the Fen Once the party arrives at Bittergrass Fen, show your players map 6.2. Read the following to describe the scene: Dyson Logos Map 6.2: Bittergrass Fen View Player Version Rising

fen is a swiftly flowing creek with muddy banks. Slopes to the north and east meet to form a rocky bluff. An enormous, slavering monster attacks the bluff face, where a stone arch marks the entrance

Woodland Pool

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Uni and the Hunt for the Lost Horn

shallower water near the banks is Difficult Terrain. Puffball Mushrooms. Brightly colored puffball mushrooms grow in the locations shown on the map. Each puffball mushroom has AC 5, HP 1, and Immunity to

mushrooms and succeeds on a DC 10 Intelligence (Nature) check knows what the mushrooms are and what they can do. Pool Confrontation Read or paraphrase the following when the characters approach the

Above the Ashen Spires

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fated Flight of the Recluse

Ashen Spire, and to put an end to Kreffik’s blasphemous trade. Read or paraphrase: Without warning, the clouds surrounding the airship swirl and boil. A terrible claw with talons half the size of a

emerges from the clouds and banks to circle around behind the Recluse, arcs of electricity flashing in its wake. Brynshal’duun (Neutral Young Blue Dragon) is currently in the service of Cannith South and

Getting Around

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

that lies at its center, this district is dedicated to wealth and finance. Moneychangers, banks, and grand vaults are found here, in addition to the estates of powerful merchants. Upper Central

district contains an assortment of taverns, shabby inns, and warehouses. On the banks of the Dagger River Ashblack The first foundries of Sharn were built here. The district is devoted to industry, and the

Dungrunglung

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

damage and 7 (2d6) poison damage. 20 An interior secret door. It requires a successful DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check to spot. 2. Main Entrance If the characters exit the maze at this point, read

stout mudchimneys. Each hut is large enough to accommodate six adult grungs plus 2d6 baby grungs (noncombatants). All the occupants of a given hut belong to the same caste, and thus have the same

The Glitterhame

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2

, half filled by water, which serves as an entrance to the troglodytes’ lair (area 17). Anyone who searches the stream’s banks finds the footprints of Medium reptilian creatures and tracks left by tails

, scorching ray If the characters make a lot of noise or tip off their presence in some other way, Kaarghaz begins this encounter invisible (see below). Otherwise, read: Behind the lizard, a hulking

Portal Encounters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

Intelligence (Arcana) check made to read the portal’s magic reveals that the way forward is blocked except to those with experience using the portal network. The characters must pass through three other

. If a character opens this door, read: As the portal opens, a pulse of magic draws you forward. The door vanishes and you stand within an impossible scene. The deck of a ship opens up around you, but

Lottie's Palace

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

go on its dinner break (despite being a skeleton). Slot Machines. One side of the gambling pit features banks of strange clockwork machines, each with a large red lever and a slot for tokens. These

. When the door is opened, read the following: The walls of this room are covered in conduits and glowing panels, many of which leak green fluid that flows toward a grated drain on the floor. In the

Camp Righteous

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

recall the story for the characters. If characters ask a Chultan what the statue signifies, read: In the early days of the world, Man stood by the banks of a river, frightened. Crocodile raised his head

Giants

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

priest of Grolantor or chieftain visits the famished giant daily, trying to read portents in the puddles of bile the hill giant retched up. If the sickness soon passes, the hill giant can rejoin

rivers and streams to fill or overflow their banks; snow, dust, or sand form deep drifts or dunes. Flashes of lightning and peals of thunder are continual, day and night, within 5 miles of the lair

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