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Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
by dealing 15 or more slashing damage to it on one attack. Cutting the root doesn’t hurt the cradle but ends the grapple.
Rolling Hills (Recharge 6);{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"recharge
", "rollAction":"Rolling Hills"}. The cradle magically creates a wave of dirt that extends from a point on the ground within 120 feet of itself. The wave is up to 30 feet long, up to 30 feet tall, and
Teleport
Legacy
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Spells
Basic Rules (2014)
determines the direction off target randomly by rolling a d8 and designating 1 as north, 2 as northeast, 3 as east, and so on around the points of the compass. If you were teleporting to a coastal city
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
guildless masses of the city.
Consider why you’re embedded in the secondary guild. Create a story with your DM, inspired by rolling on the following table or choosing a reason that suits you
motivation behind another strike performed in a different part of the city, or simply to spread fear.
As part of your covert work for House Dimir, you maintain a false identity as a member of another guild
Species
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
psionic powers and built a great city called Tu’narath. They have since spread throughout the multiverse, starting in outposts outside the Astral Plane, called creches, where time passes and their
by 2 and increase a different score by 1, or increase three different scores by 1. Follow this rule regardless of the method you use to determine the scores, such as rolling or point buy. The &ldquo
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
from other D&D worlds include the Free City of Greyhawk on Oerth, the city of Specularum on Mystara, and the city of Sharn on Eberron. To get things rolling, read or paraphrase the following
Starting the Adventure The adventure’s default starting location is the city of Baldur’s Gate on the Sword Coast, in the Forgotten Realms setting. However, any large settlement will do. Possibilities
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
setting is appropriate for this adventure, as long as they aren’t higher than 11th level. The beginning of this adventure takes place in the city of Neverwinter on the world of Toril (in the Forgotten
Lord Neverember’s call for help in solving the disappearance of several nobles. The reason might range from the magical (an unexpected magical backlash transports them to the city) to the mundane (a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
deliver orders from General Drakov (likely related to the siege’s climax). As the battle reaches what you determine to be the halfway point, start rolling 2d6 on the Zombie Siege Encounters table and
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4 A panicked Talon mage recklessly casts destructive spells, catching zombies and soldiers in the effects.
5 A group of commoners attempts to flee the city, revealing a hidden gap in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
or gain by doing so will also readily set you on the right course if you’re simply polite.
Undercliff This area of rolling grassland and small wooded areas east of the city is a rural community
Outside the City Proper There’s more to the city of Waterdeep than just the wards within its walls. If you have need to visit the environs of the city, here’s what you’ll need to know. Field Ward
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Details Did they kill for justice or just for the thrill? Define the particulars of the murder, either by letting the players craft their own or by rolling on the Murder Details table. Murder Details d6
. Fate gave you the opportunity. You’re a hero, but no one cheered.
Roles in the Murder Each character plays a role in the murder, determined by rolling on the Murder: Character Roles table or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
nearby land. Giant Trinket. While exploring your home, you discovered some trivial remnant of the ancient inhabitants, as determined by rolling on the Giant Trinkets table. The items in parentheses are the
your formative years traversing the Elemental Planes as a merchant or scholar, visiting fantastic locations such as the City of Brass on the Plane of Fire or the Labyrinth Winds of the Plane of Air
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
didn’t want someone else to have it? Theft Details Define the particulars of the party’s theft, either by having the players craft their own or by rolling on the Theft Details table. Theft Details
crypts less so. Now a priceless treasure of the city, the spyglass of Balduran himself, is yours.
2 With the help of an inside man, you purloined money from the Counting House, the most secure bank
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
didn’t want someone else to have it? Theft Details Define the particulars of the party’s theft, either by having the players craft their own or by rolling on the Theft Details table. Theft Details d6
less so. Now a priceless treasure of the city, the spyglass of Balduran himself, is yours. 2 With the help of an inside man, you purloined money from the Counting House, the most secure bank in Baldur’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
conspiracy, either by having the players craft their own or by rolling on the Conspiracy Details table. Conspiracy Details d4 Conspiracy Details
1 Working amid the High Hall’s records, you came
to realize just how little separated commoners from patriars. Slowly you worked to upend the old families’ control over the city — but then someone noticed.
2 You knew something powerful lurked
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
conspiracy, either by having the players craft their own or by rolling on the Conspiracy Details table. Conspiracy Details d4 Conspiracy Details 1 Working amid the High Hall’s records, you came to
realize just how little separated commoners from patriars. Slowly you worked to upend the old families’ control over the city — but then someone noticed. 2 You knew something powerful lurked within
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
Details Did they kill for justice or just for the thrill? Define the particulars of the murder, either by letting the players craft their own or by rolling on the Murder Details table. Murder Details d6
a hero, but no one cheered. Beth Trott Roles in the Murder Each character plays a role in the murder, determined by rolling on the Murder: Character Roles table or choosing an appropriate entry
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Random Urban Encounters The Random Urban Encounters table is useful for city- and town-based adventures. Check for a random encounter at least once per day, and once at night if the characters are
factions, families, or gangs in the city; or a struggle between city guards and criminals. The characters could be witnesses, hit by stray arrow fire, or mistaken for members of one group and attacked
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Arrival Syndra Silvane teleports herself and the characters to Port Nyanzaru’s Harbor Ward, not far from the harbormaster’s office (area 13). Read: You appear in a tropical city under the blazing sun
. The familiar sounds of a harbor — creaking ropes, slapping waves, heavy barrels rolling across cobblestones — mingle with voices shouting and cursing in an unfamiliar language filled with clicks
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Navigation The city basin is densely packed with ruined villas and overgrown courtyards. Buildings in Omu are shaped from limestone. Thick, broad-leaved vines engulf most structures, while ferns and
thorny bushes choke the streets. Statues representing the trickster gods leer from many junctions. Cautious characters can move through the city at a rate of 200 feet every 5 minutes. Even if they
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
the Upper City. Their inquiries also inform the characters that Machil died ten years ago (not long after gifting The Scrivener’s Tale to Candlekeep), having built up a fortune as an adventurer but
seasoned adventurers means they have no difficulty entering the Upper City, finding Rillyn House, and arranging an audience with Yvandre Rillyn. Taresson the butler (a human commoner) meets them at the gate
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
The Iron Tabernacle The Iron Tabernacle is Gauntlgrym’s spiritual and cultural heart as well as its physical center. More than a temple, the tabernacle is an entire section of the city larger than
some surface towns, devoted to the faith of the former Delzoun Empire and of the dwarves who answered Bruenor’s call to reclaim the city. Vast cathedrals of stone once echoed with the paeans of a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
rolling on Magic Item Table C in chapter 7 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide. The goblinoids have no treasure. Yartar The fortified city of Yartar stands on the east bank of the Dessarin River. On the west
incorporeal types such as wraiths, specters, and ghosts. These restless spirits seem content to remain in the forest and rarely trouble travelers who stay away from their territory. Waterdeep The City
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
the rolling ladder in front of the door and pushing on the shelf 15 feet above the floor. If anyone but Xonthal opens either secret door, the papers piled throughout the room begin to ruffle as though
the region of the Elemental Plane of Fire surrounding the fabled City of Brass. The map cannot be harmed by fire, and is worth 500 gp to a planar scholar or explorer.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
succeeds on a DC 20 Intelligence (Investigation) check finds some hidden treasure determined by rolling on the Treasure Hoard: Challenge 5–10 table in the Dungeon Master’s Guide. Up to four such hoards
can be found before the city is picked clean. To keep the characters on their toes, you can use one of the following encounters. Hands of the Dead A 20-foot-square area underneath the characters erupts
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
. The DM determines the direction off target randomly by rolling a d8 and designating 1 as north, 2 as northeast, 3 as east, and so on around the points of the compass. If you were teleporting to a
coastal city and wound up 18 miles out at sea, you could be in trouble. Similar Area. You and your group (or the target object) wind up in a different area that’s visually or thematically similar to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
. The DM determines the direction off target randomly by rolling a d8 and designating 1 as north, 2 as northeast, 3 as east, and so on around the points of the compass. If you were teleporting to a
coastal city and wound up 18 miles out at sea, you could be in trouble. Similar Area. You and your group (or the target object) wind up in a different area that’s visually or thematically similar to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
the rolling ladder in front of the door and pushing on the shelf 15 feet above the floor. If anyone but Xonthal opens either secret door, the papers piled throughout the room begin to ruffle as though
the region of the Elemental Plane of Fire surrounding the fabled City of Brass. The map cannot be harmed by fire, and is worth 500 gp to a planar scholar or explorer.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
taverns without a weapon or an armed escort. Anyone who has lived in the city for more than a tenday knows this from experience. Taverns might appear safe at a glance, but they are among the most
rolling additional dice until they either stand or break. After everyone has had a turn, the highest point total (excluding players who busted) wins the game and takes the pot.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
other players’ adventurers. Working together, the group might explore a dark dungeon, a ruined city, a haunted castle, a lost temple, a lava-filled mountain, or another location described by the DM. The
polyhedral dice (shown in chapter 1). You can find dice like these in game stores and from online retailers. Dice-rolling apps are also available. Character Sheet. To keep track of important
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
NPC shares. Roll again if the characters have already been told the resulting rumor, and stop rolling once the characters have been told all of them. Village Green Rumors 1d6
Rumor
1 “Three
to patrons. She was once a merchant in a nearby city, but her soft spot for those in need meant she couldn’t compete with more cutthroat merchants. As an Influence action, a character can ask Sunny
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
flying from Emad’s shop measures 4 feet by 6 feet, has a capacity of 400 pounds, and has a flying speed of 60 feet. It can accommodate two Medium or Small creatures. After rolling initiative, each
can avoid rolling on the table again if you don’t move this turn. 7–10 No complication Ending the Chase The chase ends when either side gives up the chase, when the Ashen Heirs escape, or when the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
direction, rolling downhill. Riding on the cart is a tiefling boy with an eye patch, screaming at the top of his lungs. “Look out!” he shouts. A character in the path of the apple cart must succeed on a
Waterdeep and joined the Guild of Chandlers and Lamplighters. Until recently, Fenerus supplemented his income by spying for the city of Luskan and providing his contacts with information on the political
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
on a successful one. Whether the save succeeds or fails, a creature subjected to the hour-long probe also gains a randomly determined form of long-term madness, determined by rolling on the Long-Term
gp) is a Netherese art object. H34. City Debris This cave might contain a psychic haunting (see “Psychic Hauntings”). Large pieces of stone jut from the twenty-foot-high ceiling of this empty cavern
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
sidebar outlines several possible goals for Halaster. Choose one you like, or randomly determine Halaster’s goal by rolling a d6. His goal can change at any time without explanation; he is the Mad
to return them to power in the city above and use them as puppets to rule Waterdeep from below as its Shadow Lord. Adventurers can thwart Halaster’s scheme by destroying the leaders of the Shadowdusk
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
on a DC 16 Intelligence (History) check knows that a great city once spread around the sacred tree; the crumbled structures are that city’s ruins and the remnants of a destroyed skybridge called
there and are about to attack. Unless the characters have previously convinced Paolo to hold back, the dragon hunters immediately attack. Rather than rolling for the dragon hunters’ attacks, assume any of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
merchant princes who rule the city.” Syndra has misgivings about sending inexperienced adventurers on so dangerous a quest, but she isn’t taking any chances. She fails to mention that other, more
interest of time, Syndra is prepared to use a teleport spell to transport herself and the heroes to Port Nyanzaru. If the characters agree, don’t bother rolling to determine the spell’s accuracy