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Dungeon Master’s Guide
’s authors filled the pages with their own visions of true virtue, providing guidance for defeating evil.
The Book of Exalted Deeds rarely lingers in one place. As soon as the book is read, it
addition, Fiends and Undead within the halo’s Bright Light make attack rolls against you with Disadvantage.
Random Properties. The Book of Exalted Deeds has the following random properties:
2
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
Archlich;Vecna authored the Book of Vile Darkness. He recorded in its pages every horrid idea, every corrupt thought, and every example of foul magic he came across or devised.
Other practitioners of
a minimum of 3. The book can’t adjust your ability scores again.
Tireless Form. While the book is on your person, you have Immunity to the Exhaustion condition.
Random Properties. The Book of
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Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
powerful Undead scions. Should a wearer prove unworthy of this honor, the crown teleports away to find a new mortal to corrupt for its master.
Cursed. The crown is cursed. Attuning to the crown extends
can also cast this spell of its own free will. Once the spell has been cast using the crown, it can't be cast again until 7 days have passed.
Random Properties. The Artifact has the following random
Book of Exalted Deeds
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Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
book’s various authors filled the pages with their own vision of true virtue, providing guidance for defeating evil.
The Book of Exalted Deeds rarely lingers in one place. As soon as the book
of kindness or generosity within the span of 10 days, or if you willingly perform an evil act, you lose all the benefits granted by the book.
Random Properties
The Book of Exalted Deeds has
Demogorgon
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Monsters
Out of the Abyss
following effects of Demogorgon’s choice or at random:
1. Beguiling Gaze. The target is stunned until the start of Demogorgon’s next turn or until Demogorgon is no longer within line of sight.
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Spiraling Depths, Demogorgon is the embodiment of chaos, madness, and destruction, seeking to corrupt all that is good and undermine order in the multiverse, to see everything dragged howling into the
Magic Items
Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
metal bosses adorn the armor in seemingly random fashion. On the back of the armor’s left gauntlet is a rectangular metal box, from which projects a short rod tipped with a cone-shaped red
), but doesn’t gain access to the user’s knowledge, features, or proficiencies.
Freeing a creature trapped inside the armor first requires defeating the armor’s automatic defenses
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
, “Random Encounters,” for more information. If you don’t want to incorporate random encounters into the journey to the Barrier Peaks, read the following: The mountains of the Barrier Peaks have grown
Reaching the Peaks The Cartophile’s maps and notes guide the characters from their starting location into the Barrier Peaks, leading them as far as a series of caverns that Kwalish’s original
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
Character Advancement If you want to use story-based level advancement, the characters receive experience points for achieving the following milestones rather than defeating monsters: Entering the
method, the characters should reach 13th level by the adventure’s conclusion.
About the Original
Published in 1980, Expedition to the Barrier Peaks was designed by Gary Gygax to introduce D&D
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
improvements to a city or defeating a major threat. Foes in an Ephara campaign could be deadly monsters, corrupt politicians, or even impending natural disasters. The reappearance of figures from a city’s
Ephara’s Quests table suggests a few adventures the god’s champions might involve themselves in. Ephara’s Quests d6 Adventure Goal
1 Oust the corrupt leader of a town or a city.
2 Reclaim a
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Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
conjecture than fact, often referring to otherworldly beings, the mysterious Barrier Peaks in Oerth, and the supposedly related device known as the Machine of Lum the Mad. The best details on the device
; drop from the sky in random places within 1,000 miles of the explosion. If brought within 5 feet of one another, the pieces reconnect and reform the servant.
Destroying the Servant. The servant can be
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Random Obstacles Obstacles block progress through the dungeon. In some cases, what adventurers consider an obstacle is an easy path for the dungeon’s inhabitants. For example, a flooded chamber is a
barrier to many characters but easily navigated by water-breathing creatures. Obstacles can affect more than one room. A chasm might run through several passages and chambers, or send cracks through
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Character Advancement Characters begin the adventure at 1st level and gain XP by defeating monsters. After each game session, add up all the XP earned and distribute it evenly among the party members
. Any such ad hoc award should be no more than what the characters would earn for defeating a monster with a challenge rating equal to their level. For example, a fair ad hoc award for a party of 2nd
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Sharn Watch Villains Corrupt or extremist members of the Sharn Watch are villains of a special sort: legitimate authority figures who have access to the city’s law-enforcement resources. The
. Examples of Sharn Watch villains appear on the Sharn Watch Villains table. Sharn Watch Villains d6 Villain 1 A dwarf arrests random halflings on the streets in the lower wards and allows Daask
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
Part 2: Monastery of the Distressed Body The known route of Kwalish’s original expedition ends at the series of tunnels leading into the Barrier Peaks, with no sense of how that long-lost company
, and the characters face a greater number of potential random encounters as a prelude to arriving at the monastery. See appendix A for more information. SCALING OPTIONS
This adventure is designed for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Random Settlements The following tables allow you to quickly create a settlement. They assume that you’ve already determined its size and its basic form of government. Race Relations d20 Result
Corrupt officials 8–9 Marauding monsters 10 Powerful wizard has moved into town 11 Economic depression (trade disrupted) 12 Flooding 13 Undead stirring in cemeteries 14 Prophecy of doom 15 Brink of war 16
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
should trigger many encounters with undead creatures from the army of Ularan Mortus, random ogre and giant attacks, and confrontations with other hostile beasts, humanoids, and monsters.
The top of
characters succeed in defeating the group, the rest of the aarakocra pester the party as they try to climb down the 800-foot-high cliffs. And, of course, the invisible stalker and manticores are always ready to attack intruders.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
for defeating evil. Book of Exalted Deeds The Book of Exalted Deeds rarely lingers in one place. As soon as the book is read, it vanishes to some other corner of the multiverse where its moral guidance
all the benefits granted by the book. Random Properties. The Book of Exalted Deeds has the following random properties: 2 minor beneficial properties 2 major beneficial properties Increased Wisdom
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
an evil god, who sent her to corrupt these peaceful woods. Since her arrival, the dark-hearted unicorn has hunted goodly fey into near extinction, with the help of evil creatures that now serve her
.”
The Dryads’ Offer The three mothers offer to serve as guides, leading the characters safely through the woods to their original destination. But in exchange, they ask for assistance in defeating
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
. Rather than being a scripture devoted to a particular faith, the book’s authors filled the pages with their own visions of true virtue, providing guidance for defeating evil. The Book of Exalted Deeds
(Persuasion) checks. In addition, Fiends and Undead within the halo’s Bright Light make attack rolls against you with Disadvantage. Random Properties. The Book of Exalted Deeds has the following random
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
domain’s innumerable evils all ultimately tie back to Strahd. Any corrupt individual, sinister cult, or rampaging monster might have been inspired by the Darklord, their evil ultimately furthering
Castle Ravenloft needn’t be challenged in a single assault, and defeating Strahd might not be the only goal of those who enter. The library, chapel, and catacombs of Castle Ravenloft all hold tempting
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
by a remove curse spell cast by an 18th-level spellcaster, by defeating Kwalish and reversing the process using his machines, or by completing a separate task for the inventor. Just a Bit of Trouble
concerns, and he believes that the secrets of the technology found in the Barrier Peaks hold a vast potential to advance knowledge. If questioned, he proudly details his experiments (including with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
beside their mistress. Random Encounters. The Dreadwood Random Encounters table provides ideas for the sort of encounters that can take place here. Check for an encounter once per day by rolling a d20. On
located in. Dreadwood Random Encounters d20 Outer Fringe Middle Reaches Dreaded Deeps 1–3 2d6 goblins 2d6 skeletons 4d6 skeletons 4–5 2d6 elf veterans 1d10 zombies 3d10 zombies 6–7 3d6 bandits 2d6
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
a failed check, the crowd counts as 10 feet of difficult terrain. 3 A large stained-glass window or similar barrier blocks your path. Make a DC 10 Strength saving throw to smash through the barrier
and keep going. On a failed save, you bounce off the barrier and fall prone. 4 A maze of barrels, crates, or similar obstacles stands in your way. Make a DC 10 Dexterity (Acrobatics) or Intelligence
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
, assassins, and necromancers are murdering city folk at random, and the Flaming Fist is too distracted and disorganized to hunt them down and find their lair. In the course of their investigation, the
pit fiend named Gargauth. Until recently, the shield was sealed in a tomb under the city, but Thalamra’s sons recently stole it and transported it to the dungeon below their villa. So corrupt is the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Black Earth: area B23 Temple of Eternal Flame: area E17 Counterattack It’s dangerous to linger in a stronghold without defeating that dungeon’s prophet. If the characters try to camp in any of the four
simple matter to order one such group to attack the characters at one of the Haunted Keeps. (See the “Random Encounters” section in chapter 2.) To rest in safety, the characters must either hide their camp or return to a nearby settlement.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
scrawled pages invites doom. Most believe the lich-god Vecna authored the Book of Vile Darkness. He recorded in its pages every horrid idea, every corrupt thought, and every example of foul magic he
a minimum of 3. The book can’t adjust your ability scores again. Tireless Form. While the book is on your person, you have Immunity to the Exhaustion condition. Random Properties. The Book of Vile
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
about Decks of Many Things than anyone else alive. She has encountered many factions that concern themselves with the decks, defeating hierophants of the Heralds of the Comet (see chapter 12), dueling
their power doesn’t fall into corrupt hands; however, she’s only one person, and things slip her notice. Asteria might task the characters with locating a wayward deck and—if it’s in the hands of someone
Magic Items
Infernal Machine Rebuild
known today. However, its true origins derive from a planar craft that crashed in the Barrier Peaks, for the Infernal Machine once functioned as this craft’s central command console.
Explorers who
malfunction returns to 10 percent.
Random Properties. There are far more possible combinations for the Infernal Machine’s controls than can ever be known or matrixed—especially as the controls
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
on a DC 12 Dexterity saving throw or take 7 (2d6) piercing damage from the spikes and be restrained until the spikes are retracted or the barrier is destroyed. The spikes can be retracted only by
the spikes, but the gaps aren’t big enough for a character to slip through. The barriers of spikes grant three-quarters cover to creatures behind them. Each barrier has AC 15, 18 hit points, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
dents on her weapons or personally suffering inexplicable minor wounds at random—unknown to Jung-Soon, these are the results of defending her work site from creatures appearing amid the fog. Jung-Soon
and hired guards flee upon seeing the tigers, but Jung-Soon stands her ground. The tigers attack her or any creature that appears to be a greater threat. Defeating the Tigers. The tigers discorporate
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
describes in detail how discovering the conspiracy and purging the corrupt will earn her great favor with the Deepking. Errde swears (truthfully) that she will arrange for the characters to get safe passage
random encounters and the behavior of merchants in the Blade Bazaar. For every three such events they report, the characters can attempt a DC 15 group Charisma (Persuasion) check, but they only need
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Random Encounters in Thither Roll for a random encounter whenever you feel it is appropriate; for example, you might decide to stage a random encounter while the characters are traveling toward a
location marked on the map of Thither or when they first arrive at a particular landmark. To determine what the characters encounter, roll a d8 and consult the Random Encounters in Thither table. Several
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Outside Combat As described in the Monster Manual, a beholder’s use of its eye rays in combat is random, governed by die rolls instead of by choice. This rule is an abstraction, designed to keep the
to the number of zombies a death tyrant can animate and control, it can pack its lair so full of undead that there is little space for anyone to walk, creating a shambling barrier of cadaverous
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
Sparkrender’s Ritual If the characters leave the observatory without defeating Sparkrender, they might return to find the blue wyrmling’s ritual underway. This is most likely to happen if the
of combat (on initiative count 0, after everyone else has acted), a random magical effect occurs, caused by the magical lights that swirl around the rotunda. These lights are manifestations of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
harm. The townspeople promise to keep the infected villagers safe until some cure can be found. (They don’t know that the only cure is defeating the mind flayer fanatics.) Once the chaos from the
random—all three spent time in close proximity to those obelisk shards. Sister Garaele was near her shrine, Ander often fetched water from the general store’s well, and Halia spent all day in that