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Magic Items
Storm King's Thunder
This item is an ordinary, albeit rather large, conch shell that has been inscribed with the uvar rune. The conch measures 2½ feet long and weighs 20 pounds.
As an action, you can cast the
teleport spell by blowing into the shell. The destination is fixed, and there is no chance of either a mishap or the spell being off target. Anyone teleported by the conch appears in a specific location
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
vampire’s but doesn’t use them to draw vital fluids from prey, which vampirates consider an unsavory act. Rather, a vampirate drains life energy from another creature by touching it or by
sleep because they like to, not because they must. They rest in wooden coffins or crates full of grave dirt. In the absence of such containers, they can treat their ship’s hold as one big
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
use them to draw vital fluids from prey, which vampirates consider an unsavory act. Rather, a vampirate drains life energy from another creature by touching it or by siphoning off its energy from a
because they must. They rest in wooden coffins or crates full of grave dirt. In the absence of such containers, they can treat their ship’s hold as one big coffin and sleep amid their cargo. When
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
parchment. A vampirate has fangs like a vampire’s but doesn’t use them to draw vital fluids from prey, which vampirates consider an unsavory act. Rather, a vampirate drains life energy from
alive.
Vampirates eat, drink, and sleep because they like to, not because they must. They rest in wooden coffins or crates full of grave dirt. In the absence of such containers, they can treat their
Monsters
Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
tasty, refined metal their victim carries, they quickly flee—and will flee before that rather than risk death.
Stealthy Couriers. A number of clans among the dwarves, duergar, and azers have trained
, digesting the dust but leaving the message lodged in its digestive tract. Trained over long years and with plentiful treats to learn the direction to different underground strongholds and outposts, the khargra carries its burden to its destination, then coughs up the message on command.
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
rather Auril as she is encountered in this adventure.Lair Actions
Auril dwells on Solstice, a frozen island hidden among the titanic icebergs in the Sea of Moving Ice. Few creatures know of this
destination is already occupied, Auril appears in the closest unoccupied space to it instead.
Auril telepathically communicates with any number of creatures at once, provided they’re all on the island
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
.
A stat block is given for each of Auril’s three forms. These descriptions do not reflect Auril at full power, but rather Auril as she is encountered in this adventure.Lair Actions
Auril
are affecting them currently.
Auril instantly teleports to any location on the island. If the space she chooses as her destination is already occupied, Auril appears in the closest unoccupied space to
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
forms. These descriptions do not reflect Auril at full power, but rather Auril as she is encountered in this adventure.Lair Actions
Auril dwells on Solstice, a frozen island hidden among the titanic
to any location on the island. If the space she chooses as her destination is already occupied, Auril appears in the closest unoccupied space to it instead.
Auril telepathically communicates with any
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
The map we found showed the entrance to the Priest King’s treasure cache right in the middle of the ruined section of the city. We approached our destination without issue, but as we arrived
kenku, constant attempts to mimic noises can come across as confusing or irritating rather than entertaining. You can just as easily describe the sounds your character makes and what they mean. Be clear
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Boo’s Astral Menagerie
use them to draw vital fluids from prey, which vampirates consider an unsavory act. Rather, a vampirate drains life energy from another creature by touching it or by siphoning off its energy from a
because they must. They rest in wooden coffins or crates full of grave dirt. In the absence of such containers, they can treat their ship’s hold as one big coffin and sleep amid their cargo. When they’re
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
rather a sequence of locations that the characters must visit in order. If the characters wander off these paths, use optional encounters to pull them back (see “Other Locations,” and “Roaming
recommended level of their destination, introduce some random encounters or reroute them to another location first to raise their level. Allow characters the opportunity to explore locations on the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
a dream. A character’s death — either in the Astral Plane or on the destination plane — causes no actual harm. Only the severing of a character’s silver cord while on the Astral Plane (or the death
of his or her helpless physical body on the Material Plane) can result in the character’s true death. Thus, high-level characters sometimes travel to the Outer Planes by way of astral projection rather
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
higher than 10 feet.
Conch of Teleportation Wondrous item, very rare (requires attunement)
This item is an ordinary, albeit rather large, conch shell that has been inscribed with the uvar rune
. The conch measures 2½ feet long and weighs 20 pounds.
As an action, you can cast the teleport spell by blowing into the shell. The destination is fixed, and there is no chance of either a mishap or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
, though, a creature has a Fly Speed (in feet) equal to 5 times its Intelligence score and can hover. Just as movement is accomplished by the power of thought, all that is required to find one’s destination
is to think about it. As long as the destination is somewhere in the Astral Plane (or in Wildspace, as described below)—such as “the nearest githyanki outpost,” “the nearest color pool leading to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Chapter 10: Descent into the Depths Having survived Mantol-Derith and obtained Ghazrim DuLoc’s ring, the adventurers and their allies continue on into the Underdark. This time, rather than escaped
, dictated largely by the characters’ decisions and tactics. The adventurers’ immediate destination is the legendary library of Gravenhollow (see chapter 11), where they gain information that likely takes them
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
threatened, a boggle flees rather than stand and fight. Boggle
Small fey, chaotic neutral
Armor Class 14
Hit Points 18 (4d6 + 4)
Speed 30 ft., climb 30 ft.
STR
8 (−1)
DEX
18 (+4
rift, the boggle can see through it and is considered to be next to the destination as well, and anything the boggle puts through the rift (including a portion of its body) emerges at the destination
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Travel-Montage Approach Sometimes the destination is more important than the journey. If the purpose of a wilderness trek is to get the characters to where the real adventure happens, gloss over the
. There, the rogue finds a small rock that looks like a grinning face, but otherwise you encounter nothing out of the ordinary.” The trick is to focus on a few details that reinforce the desired mood rather
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Psychic Wind A psychic wind isn’t a physical wind like that found on the Material Plane, but a storm of thought that batters travelers’ minds rather than their bodies. A psychic wind is made up of
travel time 9–12 Blown off course; add 3d10 hours to travel time 13–16 Lost; at the end of the travel time, characters arrive at a location other than the intended destination 17–20 Sent through color
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
Large giants, such as ogres, deal twice normal weapon damage. When a giant uses the statistics of an ogre, that creature might use throwing rocks for ranged attacks (assuming any are on hand) rather than
containers can be determined randomly by using the following table. Roll 3d4 to determine the number of different items among the contents, then roll d100 for each item and refer to the table to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
rest of the village. Headstones sit at odd angles, some toppled completely. Small cairns, rather than inscribed headstones, mark the graves toward the back.
Characters who take time to read the
closer inspection, the party finds the remains of a horse in the tall grass, still tethered to the front of the cart. Under the tarp are boxes, barrels, and trunks. Many of these containers are broken
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
no such principles exist, how that power might be seized. Most mortals would rather be annihilated than have their souls travel to the Abyss, but some see its chaos as something that can be harnessed
each potential destination. Those who would navigate the Abyss always enter the place in a random location. From there, they must locate a portal and then perform the ritual that enables them to find a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
hiding a baby in an attic. Although a boggle’s antics might cause distress and unintentional harm, mischief—not mayhem—is usually the intent. If threatened, a boggle flees rather than stand and fight
specify by distance and direction (such as “30 feet straight up”). While next to the rift, the boggle can see through it and is considered to be next to the destination as well, and anything the boggle
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
only when driven by hunger and a lack of safer options. After securing a meal of whatever tasty, refined metal their victim carries, they quickly flee—and will flee before that rather than risk death
plentiful treats to learn the direction to different underground strongholds and outposts, the khargra carries its burden to its destination, then coughs up the message on command. khargra
Small
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
portable wealth aboard Emperor of the Waves, the foremost ship in his fleet. Aubreck’s plan was to convert these notes back into cash when the ship reached its destination in the south, but fate introduced
-based forces. In response, rather than staying and fighting it out, the cultists aboard the ship pulled up anchor — and thanks to an offshore wind, they rode the waves and left the island far behind
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
. Zephyros, a friendly cloud giant wizard, offers to transport them to their destination with the aid of his flying tower. En route, the characters fend off a group of evil air cultists as well as a Lords
’ Alliance strike team that mistakes Zephyros for a hostile threat. After delivering the characters to their intended destination, Zephyros bids the party farewell before taking his leave. In chapter 2
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
. Their own investigation corroborates much of what the characters said. Barnibus concludes the meeting by saying, rather brusquely, “Thank you for the information.” Cromley adds, “Rest assured, we’ll
, the nimblewright flees the estate with the Stone of Golorr (see chapter 4 for more information on its destination). If the characters are using Nim’s nimblewright detector to track the nimblewright, the device lets them know that the nimblewright has fled the scene, but not the direction it went.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
threatened, a boggle flees rather than stand and fight. Oily Excretions. A boggle excretes an oil from its pores and can make its oil slippery or sticky. The oil dries up and disappears an hour later
(such as "30 feet straight up"). While next to the rift, the boggle can see through it and is considered to be next to the destination as well, and anything the boggle puts through the rift (including a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
talking, and make sure you check in about what every character is doing, especially during periods of exploration and social interaction, rather than focusing just on one player’s character. Sometimes
the characters are racing toward a goal or destination. (Use this technique with caution, as time pressure can increase players’ anxiety.) Telegraph Encounters. Give players advance warning that an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
talking, and make sure you check in about what every character is doing, especially during periods of exploration and social interaction, rather than focusing just on one player’s character. Sometimes
the characters are racing toward a goal or destination. (Use this technique with caution, as time pressure can increase players’ anxiety.) Telegraph Encounters. Give players advance warning that an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
theoretically working with (and perhaps overseeing) smaller franchises rather than working against them. You can ship your goods to any destination, and can assign staff to a city to which you ship goods
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
old lighthouse along a stretch of coast known locally as Silent Sound. Whatever clues the characters obtain regarding Talanatha’s likely destination, have those hints play out over the full length of
the downtime rather than rushing to advance to the next episode. The players should get used to how big a part downtime and franchise activities play in an Acquisitions Incorporated campaign.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
and consulting the following table: d20 Teleport Destination 1–8 The teleport trap in area 6 9–16 The teleport trap in area 8 17–20 The teleport trap in area 26 Since they can’t avoid the trap, the
would rather complete the quest by themselves. If Ezria is rescued and reunited with his companions, Yrlakka rewards the characters with the wand in his possession (see “Treasure” below). If the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
Glorium Gate Destination: Heroic Domains of Ysgard Primary Citizens: Giants and Humanoids Ruler: Tyrza Bonebreaker Blaring horns rally Glorium’s residents to battle. Warriors are forged in the gate
their treaty shattered, a death tyrant attacks the gate-town. 3 A frost giant jarl learns of the entrance to the World Tree within Serpent’s Rise. Rather than attack Glorium, he sets out to find the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
gain 1d4 Exhaustion levels. Another Condition. The obstacle imposes another condition on the characters. For example, wading through a fetid swamp rather than skirting around it might impose the Poisoned
condition, which lasts until removed by magic. Searches This challenge often comes up in the last stage of a journey: the characters have to find their destination, which might be an island, an old
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
and containers, some of which have been destroyed or pried open, spilling their contents on the floor. Inside are building materials, fertilizers, and other foundational supplies intended for the
ship’s original destination. The holds have 20-foot ceilings. Each set of cargo holds contains a lift: a 20-foot-wide platform used to lower cargo to the level below. Aphelion or a creature that has a






