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Elf Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

“I have never imagined such beauty existed,” Goldmoon said softly. The day’s march had been difficult, but the reward at the end was beyond their dreams. The companions stood on a

ethereal beauty, in the midst of ancient forests or in silvery spires glittering with faerie light, where soft music drifts through the air and gentle fragrances waft on the breeze. Elves love nature and

Worshiping Nylea

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

for the one he had killed. The second offered wealth from his family coffers, so she turned him into a tree clinging to a cliff face by one root. The third, remorseful, threw himself on a bed of moss

Arasta into a terrible monster to prove that the goddess’s love was based on beauty, not true kinship. Seeing the unfamiliar creature, Nylea was horrified and drove her away. Shattered, Arasta

Mausoleum: Winter

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

embezzled gold to his dead wife’s family. Renaer Neverember would be horrified but not surprised to learn the truth. The cemetery is buried in snow, and though some visitors are drawn to its scenic beauty

treant animates two nearby trees and then attacks. The treant and its animated allies are too big to enter the mausoleum. The characters can kill the treant, try to slip past it, or retreat until

Evermeet

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

perfect homeland for their people. (That was the problem there, of course. You’ll miss out on a wealth of beauty it you’re always looking for the perfect gem.) Not finding it in the world, some elves (sun

mighty beasts, mighty magic, and the might of the Seldarine themselves. Elves of all types from all over the world journeyed to Evermeet seeking solace. And when the elves declared their Retreat from the

Tomb Inhabitants

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

the surface world. Withers and his crew use the staircase at area 26 to roam unseen through the tomb’s many levels. When their work is done, they retreat to their secret headquarters on level 2 of the

enter an area containing a skeleton key, it might be standing in the middle of the room, standing in a corner, walking across the ceiling, or clinging to a wall. A skeleton key’s primary goal is to avoid

Evereska

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

end of the day and retreat into reverie, I do not revisit the wonders of ancient ruins and majestic creatures I have seen on my wanderings. At those times, I recall the Evereska I wandered as a youth

folk have taken it upon themselves to speak on such topics rather heatedly. I’m hopeful that the coming decades will smooth over these differences and sooth the contentions. Evereska is a beautiful place, and I see no reason to mar that beauty with an argument among friends.

Cult of the Crushing Wave

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

the thumbs to create an X-shape linked by a line across the bottom. It stands for water’s eternal surge and retreat, a cycle of unending change. Tactics and Philosophy Crushing Wave cultists are

when pirates attacked the merchant ship. During the fighting, Gar was knocked overboard. For days he survived by clinging to the ship’s wreckage, until a shark ripped off his left arm. Death seemed

Outpost Locations

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

wall near the cages is a wooden dogsled with ice clinging to it. The two goats were stolen from Caer-Konig, and the duergar plan to eat them. The duergar use the ogre zombie to pull their dogsled

their hit points move behind the chokepoint (area O5), leaving the ogre zombie to cover their retreat if it comes to that. Well. The well descends 10 feet to an underground cistern. The sides of the

Nangalore

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

-Nanji, the Hanging Garden of Dreams. Ka-Nanji was a palatial retreat from the intrigues and pressures of Omu, and the beautiful, tiered garden was praised as a worthy tribute to the queen. Unceasing

flattery festered with poisonous vanity in Zalkoré’s mind until she bargained with an erinyes to retain her youth and beauty forever. The erinyes fulfilled the deal by transforming the queen into a medusa

Creature Encounters

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

Creature Encounters Keep the party’s level in mind when fleshing out these encounters, and allow the characters to retreat from or avoid an encounter that is too great a challenge. Escape should come

characters encounter. d20 Encounter 1–2 1 chuul lurking in a pool of water 3 1d6 giant spiders clinging to the walls or ceiling 4–5 1 grell floating near the high ceiling 6–9 1d4 gricks hiding in a

Climbing Kelvin's Cairn

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

zigzag their way up the mountain, clinging to narrow ledges and scaling icy cliffs. To pass all these obstacles, the party must make three successful DC 10 Strength (Athletics) group checks. If a group

, which contains the following wizard spells: alter self, cloud of daggers, comprehend languages, detect magic, expeditious retreat, scorching ray, shield, suggestion, and Tenser’s floating disk.

Black Earth Cultists

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

* 1st level (4 slots): earth tremor,* expeditious retreat, shield 2nd level (3 slots): shatter, spider climb 3rd level (2 slots): slow Actions Multiattack. The priest makes two melee attacks

retreat, false life, shield 2nd level (3 slots): Maximilian’s earthen grasp,* shatter 3rd level (3 slots): erupting earth,* meld into stone 4th level (1 slot): stoneskin Actions Black Earth

Encounter Locations

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

(use the death knight stat block). White Vines. If one or more characters enter this cave, the white vines clinging to the walls quiver as the purple flowers open wide and spread their sweet scent. Each

resembles that of a humanoid. Four ropy, fibrous antennae grow from her forehead, somehow enhancing her disgusting and compelling beauty. Her lower half is a mass of writhing, pulsing tentacles covered with

The Dark Seldarine

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

moon Ghaunadaur CE Oozes, slimes, outcasts War Purple eye with black sclera Keptolo CE Beauty, hedonism, fertility Nature, Trickery Mushroom Kiaransalee CE Necromancy Arcana,* Death Drow hand wearing

surface on raids to retreat if they can see the moon — practical advice, it would seem. But an equally important reason is that Eilistraee is known to work her wiles under the light of the moon, so that

Geode Locations

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

ceiling cast a lurid purple glow over everything. Issuing from a tunnel that descends toward the east is the loud, constant sound of stone grinding against stone. If the nothics in area G15 retreat

, challenging those who avert their eyes to behold his power and beauty. The medusa is infuriated if anyone manages to meet his gaze and survive, concentrating his attacks on such characters. The

Maelstrom Level 2

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

retreat to the throne room (area 15). The visiting giants join the battle on the side of the storm giants to avoid incurring the royal family’s wrath. A 40-foot-wide hall leading south ends at a guarded

clinging to its damp walls. The area radiates overlapping auras of conjuration, divination, and evocation magic when scrutinized with a detect magic spell. Over the years, the storm giants have

Locations E - H

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

across ice or wading through frigid waist-deep water toward the docks, eager to raid and pillage. The remaining eight frost giants remain aboard the ship. As townsfolk retreat to the mines or flee across

mounted atop her griffon. If six or more frost giants fall in battle, the rest retreat to their ship. Left alone, the surviving frost giants (including those that didn’t participate in the initial

Areas of the Water Temple

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

. If she knows a fight is coming, Thuluna grabs the potions out of her wooden chest. She hates beauty, so she targets the best-looking character. If the fight goes against her, she pleads for mercy and

her actions for 1d4 rounds, during which she ignores characters who retreat. Treasure A large wooden chest lies open on the bottom in the western end of the lake. It contains Bronzefume’s hoard of 700

Locations on the Fortress Level

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a1

stony debris and rubble lie scattered on the floor. An ornate fountain is built into the eastern wall. Though cracked and stained, the fountain’s overarching carving of a diving dragon retains its beauty

, the kobolds are unhelpful and reluctant to be set free. If they are released and shown a clear line of retreat, the kobolds flee. They know very little, but they react positively to Meepo’s presence

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