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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
door, dispel magic, fly, invisibilityThough deathlocks exist to serve their patrons, they retain some freedom when it comes to devising tactics and carrying out plans. Powerful deathlocks recruit
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
for less intelligent monsters, places where they can bring their next meals along with anything those poor souls happened to be carrying. Ruined Dhakaani Fort Features Map 4.3 shows an ancient
Ruined Dhakaani Fort Ruined forts of ancient Dhakaani design are common in Droaam, and in many cases the structures have been remodeled into homes or refitted for defense. They also make ideal lairs
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Deathlock Mastermind Though deathlocks exist to serve their patrons, they retain some freedom when it comes to devising particular tactics and carrying out their plans. Powerful deathlocks recruit
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
18. Nangnang’s Shrine Monoliths adorned with prancing, frog-like figures rise from the swamp. Beyond, a ruined edifice shaped like an arrowhead squats in the muddy water. Bushes and trees grow from
what lies on the other side of the doors. A detect magic spell reveals an aura of divination magic around the doors. The doors swing open if a creature approaches them while carrying one or more of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
wall at this junction.
The arrow slit is linked to area B2. If the characters enter the cave carrying a source of Bright Light or talking loudly, the slit begins to vent harmless steam as the Steam
Eric Belisle Ruined cots are heaped near the corners of this chamber, which features a natural ceiling. Two slimy humanoids with fishlike heads use spears to carve strange symbols on the cave walls
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
. Wizards plunder the ruins of the fallen Netherese empire, delving into secrets too dark for the light of day. Dragons, giants, demons, and unimaginable abominations lurk in dungeons, caverns, ruined
cities, and the vast wild places of the world. On the roads and rivers of the Realms travel minstrels and peddlers, merchants and guards, soldiers, sailors, and steel-hearted adventurers carrying tales
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
adventurers, thereby tricking them into carrying out questionable tasks. The Tyrants can also serve as a group patron for a party of adventurers, as described in chapter 1, especially if the party
. The accused individuals vehemently deny the claims. 4 A shamed Brelish general of the Last War goes on a killing spree against changelings, claiming the Tyrants ruined his life by exposing his
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
hobgoblin warlord, whose infernal stronghold they sacked, carrying away many trophies—including a Deck of Many Things. The legendary magic item was hidden in the vaults and warded with powerful spells to
passed. Refugees from the besieging army settled in the ruined village on the hill’s lower slopes, but in time they returned home. Mekkalath, a young red dragon, claimed the catacombs under the abbey as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
the soldiers claim—because time is short and the dead are coming. Falkovnia is a land besieged. Empty countryside surrounds ruined or crumbling cities. A few desperate pockets of civilization survive
, carrying on not out of hope, but out of fear of the land’s merciless soldiers. Led by General Vladeska Drakov, Falkovnia’s military organizes a desperate and occasionally effective defense against
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
, Elemental Evil cults, and Iuz and his followers. You can replace one or more of these conflicts with ones of your devising or with ones from the “Flavors of Fantasy” section earlier in this chapter. If you
residence in the nearby ruins and are working to rebuild their great temple. The rest of the adventure focuses on exploring the ruined Temple of Elemental Evil and dealing with the varied evil factions
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
devising tactics and carrying out plans. Powerful deathlocks recruit lesser creatures to help them carry out their missions, becoming the masterminds behind vast conspiracies and intrigues that culminate
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
carrying troops and the spoils of their raids. Their wizards’ divination magic seeks out great treasures. Under the guidance of Vlaakith, the supreme leaders organize raiding parties and dispatch them to
leaving behind enough survivors to rebuild the ruined community — so that the githyanki might visit the place years or decades later and lay it low all over again. THE GITH ALPHABET
The gith use a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
forbidden from carrying weapons doesn’t slow you down. Whether you channel your enemies’ impending destruction through mundane equipment, thoughtful gifts, or a packed lunch, you and your improvised
as Gort Jorkle’s Afflicted Finery, openly and proudly selling the most illegal things imaginable.
8 An unnamed hill where a ruined tower appears at midnight, then vanishes again at dawn.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
not carrying light sources, they can try to hide from these Barovians, who carry pitchforks (+2 to hit) instead of clubs, dealing 3 (1d6) piercing damage on a hit. Barovian commoners rarely leave
needles. The woods crawl with needle blights that serve the evil druids of Barovia. If the characters are moving quietly and not carrying light sources, they can try to hide from these blights. Revenant A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
characters enter this room via the pool, read: A full moon is carved on the ceiling here, directly above the pool. The walls are decorated with reliefs of the Omuan people carrying out daily chores
mosaic explain how I’jin ruined Obo’laka’s attempt to placate Ubtao (see “Legend of the Nine Gods”). The statue is a petrified Red Wizard (LE male Thayan human mage) named Voj. He failed to disarm the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
in one of these tents has a 1-in-6 chance of stirring up a poisonous snake. 2. Soldiers’ Tents All the tents are ruined one way or another. Most were slashed by claws or weapons during the fight, and
of scale mail (ruined), a warhammer, and a pouch containing five assorted gemstones (10 gp each). 6. House of the Man and Crocodile This shrine was built centuries ago by Chultans. Carved into a stony
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
belongings, including his leather armor, a Potion of Healing (greater), a Spell Scroll of Stoneskin, and a brilliant-blue cloak emblazoned with the holy symbol of Habbakuk. V13: Ruined Vault Fuzzy brown
. A slope made of rubble connects this room to the white tower’s basement (area V14) 20 feet above. V14: Flooded Basement Several inches of standing water cover the floor of these ruined rooms. Rubble
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
run the Happy Cow tavern. The Alliance officially has no preference, but I find Lady Anteos trustworthy enough to be an alternative to carrying large sums on the road. It’s easier to part with a small
witnessed the fall of the human kingdom of Delimbiyran, the founding of Daggerford, and all the days since. RUINED KINGDOMS OF THE NORTH
Many folk consider the start of civilization in the North to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sleeping Dragon’s Wake
wearing simple clothing. She has her fists raised in an unarmed fighting stance. She was a heroic monk and the lady of the now-ruined Spirit Soaring cathedral in the Snowflake Mountains. Laerel
Baldur’s Gate. Alusair Nacacia Obarskyr is a human wearing plate armor and carrying a shield emblazoned with the image of a dragon. She was a brave knight who served as the regent of Cormyr. Storm
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
carrying. The obelisk disintegrates, as do other obelisks like it throughout the world, but not before hurling the entire planet into the past, to a time prior to the fall of Ythryn (see “Year of Chilled
(5d10) psychic damage to each creature in the music hall. Y28. Skydock Spire A tower more than one hundred feet tall has a rotating glass chamber hovering above its ruined summit. Four pointed pillars
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Encounter Locations The following encounters are keyed to the map of the ruined cloud giant keep. Map 12.2: cloud giants keep View Player Version C1. Front Yard The mountainside splits, leaving a
restore the cloud giants’ keep to its original glory, turning it into a flying fortress that he can ride into battle. If a character is carrying Zikran’s Zephyrean Tome openly, Zikran offers the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
front of a vertical slab of granite measuring ten feet high and thirty feet wide. This slab bears carvings of people carrying offerings to a citadel nestled between two mountains.
Four battle-ready
knock spell or similar magic also opens the trapdoor, which swings upward into area X21. X7: Ruined Shrines Crumbling altars, ruined statues, and idols of forgotten gods litter the floor of this small
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
once every 24 hours. M5. Crew Quarters The crew quarters are a mess of rotted mattresses, broken furniture, and ruined belongings. Treasure. A character who succeeds on a DC 13 Wisdom (Perception) check
while searching the room finds a set of gilded navigator’s tools (100 gp) amid a great deal of ruined paper and deteriorated clothing. M6. Passenger Quarters The furniture in the passenger quarters is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
and can lead the party to each of these towers (areas Y4, Y7, Y11, Y18, Y20, Y22, Y24, and Y26). Y6. Spire Entrance An arching strut of dark stone rises from this ruined district to a junction high up
drifts through its broken doors.
A detect magic spell cast here reveals an aura of conjuration magic. The tower’s interior is ruined but surprisingly clean, thanks to permanent unseen servant
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
him and dangling them from his ship’s mermaid figurehead. A long-ago injury cost him his left eye and incised a scar in the form of a large X across his face. The ruined eye socket now holds a magical
dinghy used mainly for carrying food and water to prisoners in area 5. The other is a small cutter with six oars and a single mast, used for towing ships into and out of the anchorage. Any sailor
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
with anything it was wearing or carrying. Any creature that falls into the vortex has little chance of surviving. If someone throws one end of a rope into its space, the creature can grab hold of it
when Ringlerun used it to cast cone of cold. The staff can’t recharge until Ringlerun is released from temporal stasis.) P24. Ruined Staterooms The jabberwock destroyed the furnishings in these two
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
, and four more skulk in the shadows of the ruined enclosure at the west end of the room. The monsters hide so they can surprise intruders. If the ghouls succeed in paralyzing a character, the nearest
few hints of murals remain, showing dwarves working in fields and tending hop vines. Three new, backpack-sized glass tanks with carrying harnesses are stacked neatly at the end of the row of vats. Doors
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
attention to the walled farms and grazing sheep around the town, and fewer still take notice of the ruined keep hidden among the stand of trees west of the village. Yet Waterdeep has long maintained a
Shadowtop Cathedral. If the awakened plants spot a creature openly wearing or carrying the symbol of the Emerald Enclave, the plants move aside to reveal hidden trails. Other creatures searching the forest
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
. Once they finish, the giants move on to the next ruined homestead they find. The giants are too distracted to notice anyone watching them from a distance. If the characters confront the giants or
return to Hawk’s Nest with the hippogriffs. A hippogriff carrying a knight and one other rider must rest for 1 hour for every 3 hours it flies, and can travel about 54 miles per day. Suggested
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a1
have the same characteristics. Nothing of note can be found in any of them. This ruined chamber stands empty of all but a litter of rocky debris.
14. Enchanted Water Cache The stone relief-carved door
is a sealed scroll case carved of bone, carrying an inscription. Runes in the Dwarvish alphabet spell out the word “Khundrukar.” An old parchment is within the case. Age and water damage have