before bearing diffusing clearing race

To the Coast

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

for details on moving through the region, but play the trek briskly; reporting to Kalaman about the flying citadel should feel like a race against time. If you wish, run one or more random encounters

coast, read the following: Three crimson dragonnels appear in the sky bearing riders in Dragon Army armor. They pursue a fourth dragonnel, but this one has no rider, and its scales are of a coppery

Adventure Hooks

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

that he stays near Aerisi. The character earns inspiration for reaching the air temple and again for defeating Windharrow. Dangerous Information It’s a race against time — the character overheard

have laid waste to several small hamlets and merchant caravans, and the character has sworn to stop them. Clearing the Howling Hatred cultists out of Feathergale Spire earns the character inspiration

Trading Post

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries

softly croaking can be heard as your ship pulls up to the dock, where grippli bearing weapons are waiting to meet its passengers. The central structure of the trading post is a fortified stone and

post’s coffers (200 gp) for clearing out the village and safeguarding the eggs. She points out that the characters are also entitled to keep any items of value that don’t belong to the villagers. The

Monsters' Desires

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

that mimic the monster’s mating dance Oozes d4 Desired Offering 1 A vial of putrid liquids 2 A cloth bearing a noxious odor 3 Bones or metal, which the ooze promptly absorbs 4 A gallon of any

effervescent fluid Plants d4 Desired Offering 1 A pound of mulch 2 Water from a spring infused with Feywild energy 3 Clearing invasive vegetation from the creature’s territory 4 Destroying all axes

House of Thalivar Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath

at area H7. H2. Entry Hall The hall is strewn with rubble. Puddles of muddy rainwater pool over the floor and starlings’ nest in the eaves of the arched ceiling. There is a large banquet table bearing

monsters into the tower. Soapwort’s chamber has long since caved in, and his bed is buried underneath a pile of rubble. Characters who spend at least 30 minutes clearing the wreckage discover humanoid

Kobold Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

earth are strong or weak, are bearing a load or are safe to excavate, or are likely to contain minerals or offer access to water. This ability enables them to fashion secure homes in places where other

at the actions or deeds of other races. They aren’t forgiving of other races, and they enjoy nursing their hatred until they get a chance to wreak revenge on a creature or a race that has wronged

Mind Flayer Thralls

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

washes through its synapses like acid, clearing away its former personality and leaving it a partially empty shell. This step takes 24 hours. Over the next 48 hours, the illithids rebuild the victim’s

creature retains its Hit Dice, hit points, racial traits (but not proficiencies granted by race), and all of its ability scores except for Intelligence. After the first stage of the process, the creature’s

Secret Basement

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

sits next to the first, but this one is most lively and chipper. He wears dark robes and a red fez bearing the Dran Enterprises logo — apparently scrawled in white chalk. “See Wizzy?” the chipper gnome

super-secret basement and clearing out any threats there. See “Secret Door” below. HOOBUR AS A RECURRING NPC Hoobur Gran’Shoop, gnome archmage, is thoroughly evil, and most likely a few phalanges short

Terrain Encounters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

decreases by 1. Ruins The adventurers come across a small ruin hidden in the Underdark. This might be the creation of a subterranean race or a surface ruin that collapsed and sank long ago. If the

extend for hundreds of feet. Unless the characters come up with a plan for clearing the webs quickly, the party’s travel pace for the day is halved as the characters are forced to cut their way through

N9. Vistani Camp

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

N9. Vistani Camp Several footpaths and horse trails lead to this location in the woods southwest of Vallaki. The woods part to reveal an expansive clearing: a small, grass-covered hill with low

, you can smell the odors of wine and horses that emanate from this central area. This natural clearing serves as a permanent campsite for the Vistani and their dusk elf allies. Map 5.6: Vistani Camp

Portal Encounters

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

barges decorated in bright colors move up and down the river, bearing merchants crying out to attract customers. Those customers move from the river bank to the nearest barge, then carefully hop from

human scouts among the Six operatives, two stay behind and fire arrows at the party, while the other two scouts and a human cult fanatic race toward the barges. The intention of the Six operatives is to

Area Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Nest of the Eldritch Eye

the entrance to a cramped tunnel hidden behind some collapsed rubble to the south. A character who spends 1 minute clearing the rubble opens the entrance to a crawlspace (area N7). Making a Skiff

is a dirtied and desecrated shrine bearing the image of a blank scroll. Eight zombies shamble around this crypt. The zombies are hungry and immediately attack upon seeing a creature unless that

Mr. Dory's Warehouse

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

fire from spreading to it. Then they spend the next several days repairing the crane, clearing rubble, and installing rickety ladders to replace the stairs, while Dory devotes himself to plotting revenge

fish from the deep sea, seldom caught by fishers. (Dory has the flesh golem fetch these delicacies.) A careful search of the room also locates a crumpled sheet of soggy parchment bearing a message: The

Lower City Gazetteer

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

, Lupin has received parcels containing pieces of the shattered shield, each bearing a tiny constellation upon it. Lupin is convinced it’s a map, but to where, and whether that destination is terrestrial

enter the baths bearing nothing but the thin robes she provides, leaving all weapons and other possessions with her. Merilyn’s reputation, and that of her highly capable attendants, is formidable enough

The Fissure

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

tunnels beneath the warehouse were dug as smugglers’ byways. Later, worshipers of That-Which-Endures (see the sidebar in the “New Race: Verdan” section in chapter 3) excavated chambers beneath the ground

rats arrive and attack 1 round later. All the rats are dyed a bright green from trap C in area 3. Treasure. When the final rat dies, it coughs up a humanoid finger bearing a platinum ring worth 20 gp

Lower City Gazetteer

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

, Lupin has received parcels containing pieces of the shattered shield, each bearing a tiny constellation upon it. Lupin is convinced it’s a map, but to where, and whether that destination is terrestrial

private meeting place. Its longtime proprietor, a neutral female moon elf spy named Merilyn Allaryr, ensures that clients enter the baths bearing nothing but the thin robes she provides, leaving all

Fortress Level 3

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

damaged, riddled with cracks after crashing into the doorway. The party can spend a few minutes clearing the rubble away to gain access to the exit. Alternatively, a character who makes a successful DC

each) A silver ring bearing the signet of the Prince of Monmurg, a spire rising against a blue ocean sky. 200 pp scattered loosely 53. Arena This area consists of two distinct sections, so the

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