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Monsters
Curse of Strahd
phantom warrior isn't bound by a yearning to complete some unresolved goal. It can choose to end its undead existence at any time. Its spirit lingers willingly, either out of loyalty to its former
master or because it believes it must perform a task to satisfy its honor or sense of duty. For example, a guard who dies defending a wall might return as a phantom warrior and continue guarding the
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
day when it can complete its mission, return to Gehenna, and serve the General directly in his yugoloth legions, but it doesn’t kill goblinoids indiscriminately. By devouring the souls of
Firbolg
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complete their quests and return home as quickly as possible.
The Firbolg Adventurers table can serve as inspiration for determining why a firbolg character leaves home.
Firbolg Adventurers
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destroyed, might not have a choice in the matter. Most adventuring firbolgs fall into this latter category.
Outcast firbolgs can never return home. They committed some unforgivable deed, usually
Yeenoghu
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Monsters
Out of the Abyss
, decorated by the flayed skins of his foes. He wields a triple-headed flail called the Butcher, which he can summon into his hand at will, although he is as likely to tear his prey apart with his bare
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41–60
“I rail against the laws and customs of civilization, attempting to return to a more primitive time.”
61–80
“I hunger for the deaths of others, and am
Triton
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foes when they found them and drove the rest into hiding.
With their foes banished to the deepest reaches of the sea, tritons settled in to watch for any sign of their return. Over time, the tritons
arrogant. They see themselves as caretakers of the sea, and they expect other creatures to pay them deep respect, if not complete deference.
This attitude might grate on others, but it arises from a seed
Tabaxi
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stories, artifacts, and lore. Those who survive this period of wanderlust return home in their elder years to share news of the outside world. In this manner, the tabaxi remain isolated but never ignorant
its secrets and nature have been laid bare.
Tinkers and Minstrels
Curiosity drives most of the tabaxi found outside their homeland, but not all of them become adventurers. Tabaxi who seek a safer
Wizard
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Basic Rules (2014)
circle in chalk on the bare stone floor, then sprinkles powdered iron along every line and graceful curve. When the circle is complete, he drones a long incantation. A hole opens in space inside the
Magic Items
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
within 1 mile of you. Any fiend with a challenge rating of 19 or higher is unaffected. Each banished fiend is sent back to its home plane and can’t return to the plane the Crook of Rao banished it
years to complete, at the end of which the gate becomes a permanent portal to Pazunia, the first layer of the Abyss.
Destroying or Repairing the Crook. The Crook of Rao can either be destroyed or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
Quest Goals To complete the Butterskull Ranch Quest (“Follow-Up Quests”), adventurers must rescue Alfonse Kalazorn and either convince him to return to Phandalin or rid his ranch of orcs. Alfonse also wants help finding his prized cow, promising a splendid reward in exchange.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sleeping Dragon’s Wake
Quest Goals To complete the Death Knight-Dreadnaught Quest (see “The Quest Board”), the adventurers must rescue Tarbin Tul from the dreadnaught’s hold or otherwise stop him from singing to the vessel. Doing so causes the dreadnaught to cast off from the rocks and return to sea.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
they return to their original time, Lynx and Sir Ursas both make a play for the components, desiring to use them to complete and control the Infernal Machine of Lum the Mad.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
Quest Goals Adabra declines to return to Phandalin, but the characters can complete the Umbrage Hill Quest by asking her for a note for Harbin Wester confirming her safety. Adabra also gives her saviors one potion of healing for dealing with the manticore (see below).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Conclusion With the events of this episode complete, the characters attain 6th level! Leaving Lottie’s Palace behind, they can return safely to their borrowed battle balloon or mobile headquarters, ready to try to figure out where the Six might be conducting their ritual — and how to stop it.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
magic circle in chalk on the bare stone floor, then sprinkles powdered iron along every line and graceful curve. When the circle is complete, he drones a long incantation. A hole opens in space inside
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
dragons killed during Onyari’s fall reshaped the land. The dragonnels avoid the characters unless Clystran is with them. Clystran respectfully lays out the dried meat he brought for the dragonnels and watches them from a distance. After an hour, he’s ready to return home, his errand complete.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
magic circle in chalk on the bare stone floor, then sprinkles powdered iron along every line and graceful curve. When the circle is complete, he drones a long incantation. A hole opens in space inside
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
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Hanging Rods. Iron rods designed to hold tapestries are bolted to the walls near the ceiling. The tapestries have long since turned to dust, leaving the rods bare.
19a. Servants’ Feast Hall This room
dwarf adventurer wearing tattered leather armor and a matching leather skullcap. In one skeletal hand, she clutches a dagger; in the other, an empty tin flagon. On a bench in the room is her burglar’s pack, complete except for the lantern and the flasks of oil.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
pieces remained in Sigil, the rod knits itself into one artifact when all the pieces are within a few inches of each other. The rod becomes complete, but no character is likely yet attuned to it, and
the Wizards Three in Sigil asked the characters to return to the sanctum once all the rod pieces were found. If the characters hesitate after retrieving the final rod piece, encourage them to quickly
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
over all waters and coasts is complete, and maritime commerce is at their mercy. The sahuagin have renovated the fortress to conform with their plans. The two lower levels of the fortress have been
completed, with work on the uppermost level still in process. A further lowering of the seabed and a final internal reorganization will complete the preparations. Twenty or thirty days after the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sleeping Dragon’s Wake
are under no obligation to complete it. However, completing quests helps the characters become more powerful (see “Leveling Up”). Most of the notices on the job board are written by members of the
town council. The council members are unable to provide context beyond what is written on the board. When the characters return to the fishery after completing a quest, the council pays the reward
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
with workshops where he engages in crafting. Guest Quarters The guest quarters appear bare until a visitor chooses a room. The next time that room is entered, it is fully furnished according to the
character’s taste and needs. Characters don’t need to make any check to find their guest rooms after exploring the library: they need only wish to return, and the next set of stairs they come to leads them to the appropriate level.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes’ Feast: Saving the Children’s Menu
now. Indeed, a grateful tear runs down her cheek. She speaks with them freely in Giant and gladly tells her story. She has resolved to return home and reclaim control from Invido. But first, she must
, if the characters survive and haven’t retrieved all the ingredients, they are now free to complete their mission.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Giants of the Star Forge
Conclusion Once the characters free Theldin and return the smith to his home, they’ve completed their quest and earned their reward. If the characters didn’t already coax such a promise from Evin at
doesn’t return home safely, Evin and other members of the city’s royalty build a funerary pyre to honor the smith and mourn his loss. Evin thanks the characters for their efforts but cannot give them
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
not have a choice in the matter. Most adventuring firbolgs fall into this latter category. Outcast firbolgs can never return home. They committed some unforgivable deed, usually something that put
firbolgs are entrusted by their clan with an important mission that takes them beyond their homes. These firbolgs feel like pilgrims in a strange land, and usually they wish only to complete their quests
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Optional Rules: Feywild Magic Tales speak of children kidnapped by fey creatures and spirited away to the Feywild, only to return to their parents years later without having aged a day, and with no
memories of their captors or the realm they came from. Likewise, adventurers who return from an excursion to the Feywild are often alarmed to discover upon their return that time flows differently on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
Anthradusk’s Return When Anthradusk returns to Haskasori, read or paraphrase the following text: A mighty boom shakes the ruins and unleashes a rain of settling sand. Heavy steps echo through the
halls. Something huge draws near.
Anthradusk has returned with the final items necessary to complete his ritual. The dragon enters the city via the sinkhole in the catacombs (area H11) and heads to his
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
, they are under no obligation to complete it. However, completing quests helps the characters become more powerful (see “Leveling Up”). Most of the notices on the job board are written by members of
the town council. The council members are unable to provide context beyond what is written on the board. When the characters return to the fishery after completing a quest, the council pays the reward
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
Quests” and “Follow-Up Quests” below). Let the players choose which quest to complete first, second, third, and so on. If the players don’t like a particular quest, they are under no obligation to complete
complaints receive similar treatment. If the characters ask him about a quest, Harbin sets them on the right track, offering payment upon their return. When the time comes to pay up, he slips the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Sacrifices to Auril The desperate people of Ten-Towns, hoping to appease Auril so that summer can return to Icewind Dale, make sacrifices to the Frostmaiden on nights of the new moon. This is a new
drawn is sacrificed at nightfall. The ill-fated soul is stripped bare and either tied to a post or sent into the tundra to die. Accusations of rigged lotteries are common but usually not acted upon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
other than Undercommon, Noolgaloop casts the tongues spell so they can converse. It demands that the characters help it complete the statue by retrieving the following items: The legs and fur of a giant
archpriest deems them agents of the aboleth and tries to kill them with the help of its bodyguards and the kuo-toa in area 21b. If the characters gather what it needs to complete the statue, Noolgaloop thanks
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
Quest Goals To complete the Foul Weather at Wayside quest (see “Leilon Quests”), the adventurers must defeat the cultists of Talos at the Wayside Inn, destroy the shrine of Talos before it is fully
case, the characters return to the location of the first encounter in this adventure: the Wayside Inn. Some of the descriptions, details, and actions in this encounter are meant to echo that first
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
storerooms (area F4). The kagu-svirfneblin announce their purpose here is complete, and they’re about to return to the Underdark, sealing off their tunnel to protect themselves from dragons and other
After the Exchange With the trade complete, the kagu-svirfneblin thank the characters and escort them back to the inner hall (area F5). They invite the characters to take whatever they want from the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
Chapter 17: Tiamat’s Return Tyranny of Dragons reaches its conclusion at the Well of Dragons, where dragons, giants, spellcasters, and armies clash spectacularly around the risen Temple of Tiamat
The Rise of Tiamat should be played only after all the other episodes of the adventure are complete and the characters have reached 14th or 15th level. In the episodes leading up to this one, both the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
crystals in specific places to complete her ritual. If the characters find and sabotage the special crystals, they’ll disrupt Teremini’s ritual. Get the Rod Piece Teremini is using a piece of the Rod of
Seven Parts as part of a ritual that would permanently shroud the vault and a 1-mile radius around it in magical crimson moonlight. The characters need to disrupt Teremini’s ritual before they can retrieve the rod piece. They can then return to Sigil.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Uni and the Hunt for the Lost Horn
forests around Windkeep in Kharolis on the world of Krynn. Fizban needs to ask the unicorn to travel back to Windkeep with the characters to help him complete some beneficent magical research
return to Phandalin and cure his ailing cousins, who fell under a strange curse after venturing into the old mines. Greyhawk. Queen Yolande of the elven nation of Celene hires the characters to invite a