before barriers diffusing complex realize

Far Traveler

Backgrounds Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide

few miles from where they were born. You aren’t one of those folk. You are from a distant place, one so remote that few of the common folk in the North realize that it exists, and chances are

hundreds of miles of the Great Glacier and the Great Ice Sea. No one from your nation makes the effort to cross such colossal barriers without a convincing reason. You must fear something truly

Running This Chapter

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

archaeologists. The archaeologists are in dire straits, and it’s up to the characters to decide whether to help. Eventually, the characters realize that the sixth piece of the Rod of Seven Parts is located

in the complex the archaeologists were exploring: the Tomb of Wayward Souls. The archaeologists haven’t explored far into the deadly complex, so the characters must face its challenges without much

Lords of Dust Campaign Themes

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

take a while for adventurers to realize that an apparently unconnected series of encounters early in a campaign are actually all part of the complex schemes of the Lords of Dust. These fiends are so

Archaeologist Camp

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

and in Acererak’s entry in appendix B. Marian doesn’t realize exactly how dangerous the complex here is. Magic Items. Marian has a Lantern of Revealing sitting near her and a Gem of Seeing strapped to

hanging from their necks, and their hands glow with divine magic. On the opposite side of camp, a human woman pores over a spellbook. The archaeologists are investigating the ancient complex in

Adult Topaz Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

realize they enjoy hunting together. 5 A tempestuous marid continually floods the carefully dried-out lair of a topaz dragon. 6 A sahuagin baron attempts to gain the support of other sahuagin

Features The topaz dragon lair shown in map 5.14 is situated among the rocky cliffs and beaches of a rugged coastline. The lair is set in a cavern complex near the top of the cliffs, 50 feet above the sandy

Spells

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

Spells Sarya raised her hands and began to declaim the words of a very powerful spell, one of the most dangerous she knew, a spell designed to breach the barriers between the planes and create a

fork must be made of the right material (sometimes a complex alloy) to focus the spell’s magic properly. Crafting the fork is expensive (at least 250 gp), but even the act of researching the correct

Silverymoon

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

lost language, to learn the proper intonation of a complex song, or to better understand the cryptic writings of a long-dead sage, there is no better place to seek aid than Silverymoon. It is an easy

thing to come to Silverymoon seeking knowledge of one subject, and find oneself so enraptured by the study that it takes a lifetime to accomplish — or to realize that it was the study, rather than

Dungeon Characteristics

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5

, Ooze Grottos, Predator Pools, Golem Laboratories, and Temples of Extraction. Zones are also labeled on the map. Areas are identified by numbers. Map 5.1: The Doomvault Dimensional Barriers Magic

or ethereal creature can’t pass between zones. A detect magic spell can’t penetrate the structure of the Doomvault to sense the dimensional barriers. Magic Gates Two types of magic gates, white and

Web's Edge Locations

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

here as a prisoner, hoping she would reveal information about Blingdenstone’s interest in Ched Nasad. Gertrude is a caravan guard and has no information the cultists can use; as soon as they realize this

the lizard doesn’t get the meat after 10 minutes, it attacks that character. If either exit is left open, the lizards meander into the complex. If a lizard wanders into area W12, Ker-arach has

Cobblehook Cove Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves

(DC 20). The Corsairs padlocked this door to keep Pierre from going deeper into the complex. B6: Loot Vault When the characters come within 30 feet of this area, read or paraphrase the following

include four Pirates, two Mages, and one Assassin. Characters who hear the carousing realize the pirates are singing about the death and mayhem the Corsairs caused in Respite this morning. Elemental Gem

Lower Ward

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands

d8 Encounter 1 A thunder-voiced Mind’s Eye matter smith (see Morte’s Planar Parade) admonishes passersby to realize the power inside themselves. As a demonstration, the matter smith reshapes

(detailed below), a fire-gutted building conceals a gaping hole into the ground with a single ladder leading down into darkness. Here lies the Bones of the Night, a cavern complex home to the Master of

Talhundereth Locations

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

of the armory. T8: Vault The door from the armory (area T7) is secured with a complex lock. If the characters examine it, read the following: This ancient vault door has three locks, each housed

dial the correct combination and realize they need to insert a gem into the indentation. An Alternate Solution. The mind flayers who attacked Talhundereth long ago found a different solution to the

Ironslag: Upper Level

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

running through these tunnels end at a pair of wooden barriers. Three pillars of black basalt support the ceiling. The bucket chain passes through gaps in the western and eastern walls, its iron

Zalto and the others have been dealt with. Development When the wheel stops turning unexpectedly, the bucket chain stops moving. The entire forge falls quiet, and all adult fire giants in the complex

Random Encounters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd

is present, the others are spread out over a 100-foot-square area. These scouts are Barovian hunters or trappers searching for a missing villager or townsperson. Once they realize the characters

’ lair is a cave complex that overlooks Lake Baratok (area Z). If you used the “Werewolves in the Mist” adventure hook to lure the characters to Barovia, captured werewolves can be forced to divulge the

Outer City Gazetteer

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

. Hamhocks Slaughterhouse This huge complex of pens, barns, and abattoirs is the largest slaughterhouse and knackery in Baldur’s Gate. Located in the Stonyeyes neighborhood so as to be convenient to the

and each other, speaking through the barriers so as to maintain anonymity. Also popular are schools like the Lamp of Learning and the Verdashir Academy (also known as the Dervish Academy), which train

Outer City Gazetteer

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer

them breaking free and rampaging through the district. Hamhocks Slaughterhouse This huge complex of pens, barns, and abattoirs is the largest slaughterhouse and knackery in Baldur’s Gate. Located in the

people from across the city can buy and sell secrets with Guild agents and each other, speaking through the barriers so as to maintain anonymity. Also popular are schools like the Lamp of Learning and the

Areas of the Air Temple

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

Charisma (Intimidation) check. Stone Wheels. The stone wheels operate an elaborate mechanism beneath the floor in this dungeon complex. The mechanism controls how much water fills the moat (area A11

in miniature before the chasm’s edge. Emaciated figures appear from behind these tombs and fix their hungry eyes upon you. Seven ghouls prowl the grounds and attack as soon as they realize the

Locations E - H

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

burned wood hangs in the air above rows of incinerated trees. Goldenfields Goldenfields is a walled farming complex dedicated to Chauntea, the goddess of agriculture. It also serves as a base for the

contents. Characters who succeed on a DC 10 Intelligence check realize that the giants are erasing all evidence of the cottage and using its stones to create something artistic and timeless in its place

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