before barrier diffusing currently random

Crook of Rao

Magic Items Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

;potentially for the final time. Random Properties. The artifact has the following random properties, which you can determine by rolling on the tables in the "Artifacts" section of the Dungeon Master

conjured as a result of this effect appear in random unoccupied spaces within 60 feet of you and are not under your control. Extraplanar Reversal d100 Effect 1–25 A portal to

Tabaxi Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

result every few days that pass in the campaign to reflect your ever-changing curiosity. Tabaxi Obsessions d8 My curiosity is currently fixed on … 1 A god or planar entity

with, you speak quickly and never pause and others can’t understand you. 9 You are a font of random trivia from the lore and stories you have discovered. 10 You can’t help but pocket interesting objects you come across.

Reaching the Peaks

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

Mighty Servant of Leuk-o

Magic Items 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

Random Obstacles

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

Homesteads

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

appear on the Random Encounters tables earlier in this chapter. Not even lifelong residents of the Dessarin Valley know exactly where all the outlying farms and ranches lie, and characters traveling

cross country might stumble across lonely farmhouses or outlying ranches anywhere. Since homesteads are permanent structures, make a note on the regional map when the characters discover one at random

Part 2: Monastery of the Distressed Body

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

Background

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild

Background Eons ago, a planar craft of unknown origin crashed within the Barrier Peaks. The scholar Kwalish would later find this craft, converting it into his laboratory and studying its technology

Lum the Mad (so named after its last owner). Yet with the defeat of Baron Lum, his Infernal Machine was said to have been destroyed as well. Currently, the archdevils Zariel and Bel both have designs

The Expedition Begins

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

steps: Using the poster map, identify the hex in which the party is currently located. Don’t share this information with the players if the party is lost; otherwise, show the players the party’s

” below). Check for random encounters throughout the day (see appendix B). At the end of the day, check to see if any party members are dehydrated (see “Dehydration” below).

Tabaxi Personality

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

distant land. Tabaxi Obsessions d8 My curiosity is currently fixed on … 1 A god or planar entity 2 A monster 3 A lost civilization 4 A wizard’s secrets 5 A mundane item 6 A magic item 7 A location 8

and never pause and others can’t understand you. 9 You are a font of random trivia from the lore and stories you have discovered. 10 You can’t help but pocket interesting objects you come across.

50. Mirror of Life Trapping

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

50. Mirror of Life Trapping Any creature teleported here from area 48 appears in a random spot near the center of the room and facing west, much to its peril. This dusty room is fifteen feet square

or carrying. Constructs automatically succeed on the saving throw. The mirror currently has three vacant cells. If the mirror traps a creature when its twelve cells are already occupied, it releases

27. Rantantar's Wand

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

spirit inside it. The spirit can do nothing other than animate and discharge the wand, which currently has 7 charges. The animated wand has the statistics of a Tiny animated object (see the animate

objects spell description in the Player’s Handbook). As an action, the animated wand can expend 1 of its charges and target a random creature with one of its randomly determined effects. Any such effect

Crook of Rao

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

threat, few risk using the Crook of Rao—potentially for the final time. Random Properties. The artifact has the following random properties, which you can determine by rolling on the tables in the

Reversal table. Any creatures conjured as a result of this effect appear in random unoccupied spaces within 60 feet of you and are not under your control. Extraplanar Reversal d100 Effect 1–25 A

The Infernal Machine of Lum the Mad

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

Chase Complications

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

10. Prison Cells

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild

them to betray the characters if doing so works to their advantage. 10c. This cell is currently empty. 10d. This cell contains magically created duplicates of the thieves in 10b. They also claim to be

Impersonation trait to create copies of anyone approaching too closely. Manipulating Time Having a mechanical guide spend 1 charge in this area causes one of the cell doors (chosen at random

61. Control Room

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

experimentation. Blue Dial. This dial can be turned to the left or right, and it snaps back to center if released. The blue dial determines which wall crystal is lit. Currently, the crystal under

configuration 3 is illuminated. If the dial is turned, the currently lit crystal goes out and the crystal to the left or right (the direction the dial is turned) lights up. Blue Button. Pushing the blue

Rose Stage Festival

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

possible, and the antics of some festivals are talked about on campus for years. The Show Members of the Playactors Drama Guild hand out lists of random character prompts to anyone who wants to try

performance and “tag out” someone currently on stage. Quentillius keeps the transitions narratively clean, while members of the crowd cheer, jeer, and shout ideas to the improvising actors. Other

Above the Ashen Spires

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

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

reasoned with; its goals, while currently aligned with Cannith South, lie intertwined with the Draconic Prophecy—a complex and enigmatic means by which adherents believe they can shape the course of

Outside Combat

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

Therno Lake Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

. If the characters approach from the south, the giant beavers poke their heads above the barrier for a moment, then begin slapping their tails on the water. This calls the hunters in area L2, who

the characters offer the beavers food, one of the beavers digs through the fish bones and retrieves a random trinket (roll on the Trinkets table in the Player’s Handbook) as a token of appreciation

Crypt Features

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

how to put the haunts to rest. Otherwise, characters who succeed on a DC 12 Wisdom (Perception) check know. If the characters take a long rest in the crypt, you can have a random crypt haunting

elderly dwarf in priestly vestments wanders around as though in shock, gripping a battleaxe stained with purple ichor. 3 Each character gains a nagging suspicion that mind flayers are currently

The Monastery

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish

. Though the vast majority of those recruits have perished or been imprisoned at the hands of the Grand Master, twenty-five monks — all a motley assemblage of evil humanoids — currently occupy various areas

the prisoners are survivors from previous expeditions sent into the Barrier Peaks by the Cartophile. They recognize any of the hirelings with the characters, or any other signs of the Cartophile’s

Crystal Ball Locations

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

. A crystal barrier, its curved surface swirling with light and colors, forms a strange sky overhead. A single path leads away from this area toward the clearing in area C2. Portal. The portal

every few minutes. With each sneeze, he accidentally teleports (see the “Teleportation” section in appendix A) to a random unoccupied space within 40 feet of him that he can see. Having sneezed himself

25. Auvryndar Hall

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

a roof, it has a 5-foot-thick covering of sticky webs. The webs provide an effective barrier, and any creature that enters the webs or starts its turn in them is restrained. A restrained creature can

popped out slightly. If it is pressed, the gear locks in place, causing all the gears to turn and the gate to open for 1 minute. When the gate closes, a different random gear pops out slightly

Locations in Phandalin

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

couple on the road (see the “Random Encounters” table earlier in this episode), they can allay at least some of Daran’s fears for his daughter’s safety. Earning Daran’s full trust is a long-term

. Currently, Sharna at the Miner’s Exchange has their trust (see “People of Phandalin”), mostly for her assurances that the mines will soon be more prosperous than ever. If Sharna discovers that the

Mighty Servant of Leuk-o

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

of unstoppable destruction. Tales of the servant’s origins involve more conjecture than fact, often referring to otherworldly beings, the mysterious Barrier Peaks in Oerth, and the supposedly related

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 destroyed

Gardens of Decay Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things

-shifting fractals that periodically coalesce into scenes from worlds throughout the multiverse. Each window is a planar portal to the world currently visible in the window. Usually these images are random

The Three Packs

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel

their home in Eagles’ Aerie can direct the characters to their leader, Parvaz. Currently, the albatross is at a meeting place called Watcher’s Talon, deep in the forest. The most direct route to the

can, attacking a random creature every round. A character who spends an action and succeeds on a DC 16 Wisdom (Animal Handling) check can direct the dinosaur to flee from the camp toward the south

Bryn Shander Quests

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

to explore other locations throughout the North. Whether the characters travel over land or by sea, use the “Random Wilderness Encounters” section in chapter 3 to stage encounters along the way. Augrek

frost giants continue hunting for Sirac. If the characters allow Sirac to accompany them, assume that any frost giants that appear in a random encounter are searching for him. If they travel to

The Lucent Edict

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis

socket causes the orb to go dark. Interior Doors. Each interior door is a fleshy barrier that opens when a creature that has telepathy approaches within 5 feet of it, then quickly closes after the creature

dead mind flayer as a trophy. Treasure. Lying on the deck near the dead mind flayer is an Ioun stone (reserve). The stone currently holds a single casting of the shield spell. 4: Bridge Floor The

Necropolis Locations (Y1-Y9)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

barrier, which is immune to all damage and can’t be dispelled by dispel magic. The barrier also extends into the Ethereal Plane, blocking ethereal travel. Any creature that touches the barrier for the

first time on a turn takes 40 (9d8) lightning damage. When the barrier appears, read: The shimmering head and shoulders of a woman blink into existence above the arena floor. Electrical currents course

Dungeon Locations

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

the Nine Hells currently based in Candlekeep. When Thavius Kreeg arrived in Baldur’s Gate a few days ago, it didn’t take Falaster long to hear rumors that the Vanthampurs were sheltering him. Falaster

Candlekeep (see “Knights of the Shield”). V30. Barrier of Iron Bars This sewer tunnel slopes down gradually toward the south, channeling water and sewage into the city’s sewer system. The tunnel is blocked by

M3. Central Abbey

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish

escorted the characters here, the Grand Master makes an example of that servitor for allowing weapons to be brought into its holy presence. Otherwise, the Grand Master is making an example of a random

— some lost city farther into the Barrier Peaks. The devil has seen Kwalish’s notes (found in the treasury, area M10), which confirm that the inventor was intent on seeking the legendary city of Daoine

Sample Traps

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

attack with a +8 bonus against a random target within 10 feet of the pressure plate (vision is irrelevant to this attack roll). (If there are no targets in the area, the darts don't hit anything.) A

damage and be knocked prone. The sphere stops when it hits a wall or similar barrier. It can't go around corners, but smart dungeon builders incorporate gentle, curving turns into nearby passages that

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