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Dungeon Master’s Guide
general chapters remain, ever revealing demonic secrets. Caged behind lines of script roils a secret piece of the Abyss itself, which keeps the book up-to-date, no matter how many pages are removed, and
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Ghosts of Saltmarsh
succeed on a DC 12 Constitution saving throw or contract bluerot (see the “Bluerot” sidebar).
Reveal (1/Day). The drowned assassin removes its mask, revealing its rotting face. Each
deadly precision. Hidden behind a simple driftwood mask, this creature’s face causes terror in mortal hearts when exposed.Poison
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Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
traveled in Waterdeep’s baroque and sometimes cutthroat conglomeration of guilds, nobles, adventurers, and secret societies. You might have been one of the behind-the-scenes law-keepers or
organization that gave you your start in life. In any event, the abilities that you honed while serving as a courtier will stand you in good stead as an adventurer.
Skill Proficiencies:
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Keys from the Golden Vault
This painting by famed artist Dkesii Kwan depicts Constantori, a beautiful courtier, who was paid a staggering sum to be Dkesii’s model. Whether Constantori’s actual appearance matches
of 120 feet and has darkvision within a range of 60 feet, but it can’t see anything behind itself.
The painting can converse in Common, Draconic, and Elvish as if it were a living person
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Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
chosen. Even so, that doesn’t stop you. You’ve left your old face behind, taking on a new persona, becoming something more.
Characters with the faceless background don a disguise &mdash
focuses on detailing the hero behind the mask.
Skill Proficiencies: Deception, IntimidationTool Proficiencies: Disguise kitEquipment: Disguise kit, a Clothes, Costume;costume, a pouch
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Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
journals or hidden away in someone’s mind. Even you might not be aware of all the reasons behind the missions you carry out. Sometimes a mission’s sole purpose is to conceal the
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
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Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
: Founded more than a millennium ago, disbanded and reorganized several times, the Harpers remain a powerful, behind-the-scenes agency, which acts to thwart evil and promote fairness through
provide you with access to a hidden safe house, free room and board, or assistance in finding information. These agents never risk their lives for you or risk revealing their true identities.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Stage 1: The Dran & Courtier? The Dran & Courtier is normally a fine inn run by Prophetess “Propha” Dran, who happens to be Omin Dran’s mother, and her wife, Audra Courtier. The inn is a favorite of
versions. The multifaceted extradimensional nature of the Dran & Courtier makes it an ideal location for the Orrery of the Wanderer to channel the extraplanar magic of the Six’s ritual. A convenient number
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Courtier In your earlier days, you were a personage of some significance in a noble court or a bureaucratic organization. You might or might not come from an upper-class family; your talents, rather
you traveled in Waterdeep’s baroque and sometimes cutthroat conglomeration of guilds, nobles, adventurers, and secret societies. You might have been one of the behind-the-scenes law-keepers or
Demonomicon of Iggwilv
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Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
chapters remain, ever revealing demonic secrets. And the book holds more than blasphemies. Caged behind lines of script roils a secret piece of the Abyss itself, which keeps the book up-to-date, no matter
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
from Red Larch in seven days, and the town of Phandalin is six days away on foot. Red Larch is also the hometown of Omin Dran and the location of the Dran family business — the Dran & Courtier inn and
. But however they first enter the town, the characters quickly confirm that the Six’s ritual is already underway. Something is seriously wrong in Red Larch. The Dran & Courtier inn can be seen at the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
10-foot-high walls are lined with stone bricks veined with gold. A few of the bricks have come loose, revealing thin sheets of lead behind them. These lead sheets are designed to prevent magical
can fit. Like area 36b, this vault was plundered long ago. The 10-foot-high walls are lined with obsidian bricks, behind which are thin sheets of lead designed to keep magical senses from peering
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
the party in combat and attempting to help the threats of that stage finish them off. The Keymaster bargains for its life if reduced to 35 hit points or fewer, revealing the following if the characters
agree to spare it: All the versions of the Dran & Courtier — even the “normal” version — are part of the Test Market. Jim Darkmagic foolishly created the Test Market as a way to test (or, you know
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
, revealing a sullen mountain burg surrounded by a wooden palisade. Thick fog presses up against this wall, as though looking for a way inside, hoping to catch the town aslumber.
The dirt road ends at
a set of sturdy iron gates with a pair of shadowy figures standing behind them. Planted in the ground and flanking the road outside the gates are a half-dozen pikes with wolves’ heads impaled on them
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Scions of Elemental Evil
you don them, ask me your questions.”
The queen snaps her fingers, and an elven man in green-and-gold courtier attire emerges from behind a nearby curtain. In his arms are enough sets of black
the characters have asked all their questions, read or paraphrase the following: Queen Yolande snaps her fingers. The courtier ducks behind the curtain again and emerges carrying a beautiful pair of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
behind them and never revealing their shameful retreat and betrayal. The Hellriders, as they were called, would wear this badge of shame to the grave.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
of the secret compartment open, revealing a brass lever inside. If the lever is pulled, the octagon seal on the skeleton gate in area 71 rolls aside, revealing an octagonal keyhole behind it. The
rests open atop a wooden lectern bolted to the floor. Set into the wall behind the lectern are eight human skeletons, arranged so that they appear to be falling and screaming.
The skeletons are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
& Courtier, but a number of inanimate objects are sitting in chairs where people once were. Written on a chalkboard that would otherwise announce the inn’s meal of the day is the phrase: “The names of things
. When the battle is over — one way or the other — the stage ends. Too Many Prophas The tavern appears normal, but it holds three people who look exactly like Propha Dran and none of them are behind the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation Supplement
. Characters who approach the statue see a creature clinging to the ceiling behind it: Clinging to the ceiling behind the statue is a nine-foot-long slug with glistening black skin and tentacles sprouting
from its head. It opens its mouth, revealing sharp teeth.
The giant slug used to be the cleric of Umberlee for whom the Typhoon Palace was built. The sea goddess transformed the cleric as a punishment
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
— used their god-given magic to transport the entire city to a paradise (a magically constructed demiplane, far from prying eyes). Empty ruins were left behind to create the impression that Mezro had
she would return to Chult when the city was no longer in peril. Artus won’t endanger the Mezroans by revealing the truth about their city. Although the Ring of Winter makes him immortal, he has grown
Kobold
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
sent Kurtulmak to retrieve it. Garl lured his pursuer into a maze-like cavern, then collapsed the exits behind him, trapping Kurtulmak for all eternity. Kurtulmak is a hateful deity, one who despises
owner, they are often willing to take the chance of revealing themselves because the potential reward is worth the risk.
Dragon Servitors
Kobolds believe that they were created by Tiamat from the blood
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
engraved on a recessed circular seal.
The geometric symbols are 6 inches across, 1 foot apart, and set into stone disks 8 inches in diameter. Hidden behind the seals are five keyholes that conform in
, exposing the keyhole behind it. When a skeleton key is inserted into its corresponding keyhole and turned clockwise, a tumbler inside the door unlocks. When all five tumblers unlock, the skeleton gate can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
you now!” Have the characters roll initiative. Any attack or spell that hits “Strahd” passes through, revealing that he is an illusion. On initiative count 0, the illusory vampire chuckles and melts away like a wax doll in a bonfire, leaving no trace behind, and the glyph disappears.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
, revealing a triangular keyhole behind it. The cylinder is 5 feet in diameter, shaped of glass 2 inches thick. The triangular hole in the glass is 1 inch wide. The cylinder is normally impervious to damage and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
flank a stone double door engraved with a giant letter H.
If their handles are tugged, the double doors fly open, revealing a stone wall with a giant elder rune carved into it (see “Elder Runes”). Draw
doors close, the trap resets so that the next time the doors open, another randomly determined elder rune appears on the wall behind them.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
heirloom she left behind. But she warns that the Avanc, a dangerous lake monster, swims nearby.
3 A shepherd’s youngest child went missing after a sinkhole opened in a nearby pasture, revealing a
glowing cavern that leads into the tunnels of Arak.
4 The Parrish family fled Viktal in fear of Mother. They seek help revealing her malice to their former neighbors before she finds them.
5
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
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Golden Sphere. Only one of the spheres has special significance: a golden sphere located in the northwest corner that covers the entrance to area 11. The entrance can be noticed behind the sphere
section of the east wall has not yet been plastered or painted over, revealing the passageway to the chapel (area 14). The rhythmic chanting magically carried into area 3 grows louder still at the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
effect of the gas, the witches do not appear. The armored skeleton on the floor is all that remains of an adventurer. His corpse has nothing of value. Secret Doors This room is concealed behind two
the northern end of the east wall is sealed shut. If the torch is taken from the skeleton’s hand and placed back in the empty sconce, the secret door swings inward, revealing area K39 beyond. Removing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
the path you’ve chosen. Even so, that doesn’t stop you. You’ve left your old face behind, taking on a new persona, becoming something more. Characters with the faceless background don a disguise
on detailing the hero behind the mask. Skill Proficiencies: Deception, Intimidation Tool Proficiencies: Disguise kit Languages: One of your choice Equipment: A disguise kit, a costume, a pouch
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
’ surface, a harsh voice hisses from a slit on the cavern wall that was not therebefore.
“State your names and business!” the voice orders in Dwarvish. Other similar slits open, revealing the tips of a
dozen crossbow bolts. Behind you, a metallic din announces a group of six heavily armored dwarves appearing out of thin air, their swords leveled at you from behind sturdy metal shields.
When the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
its barnacle-encrusted hand crossbow with deadly precision. Hidden behind a simple driftwood mask, this creature’s face causes terror in mortal hearts when exposed. Drowned Assassin
Medium undead
or contract bluerot (see the “Bluerot” sidebar).
Reveal (1/Day). The drowned assassin removes its mask, revealing its rotting face. Each creature of the assassin’s choice within 30 feet of it that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
the path you’ve chosen. Even so, that doesn’t stop you. You’ve left your old face behind, taking on a new persona, becoming something more. Characters with the faceless background don a disguise
on detailing the hero behind the mask. Skill Proficiencies: Deception, Intimidation Tool Proficiencies: Disguise kit Languages: One of your choice Equipment: A disguise kit, a costume, a pouch
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
unseen servant, lasso the lever with a rope, or undertake any suitably clever solution. True Lever. If the north lever is pulled, the hexagon seal on the skeleton gate in area 71 rolls aside, revealing
a hexagonal keyhole behind it. False Lever. If the south lever is pulled, three frenzied wereboars in hybrid form magically spring from the mirror, land in the middle of the room, and fight to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
defeated or befriended Raah, they can continue beyond the ancient deep crow’s cavern toward the ritual site. The ancient deep crow’s cavernous lair begins to taper down again, revealing another canyon passage ahead. The light of volcanic vents fades behind you as you continue into darkness.
Dimensional Caverns When the basement door is opened, read: Instead of a basement stairway, a rough stone tunnel stretches away from the Dran & Courtier, quickly widening to a cavernous space studded
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Stage 3: Feeling Small You are standing just inside the front door to the Dran & Courtier. The inn is seemingly deserted — or not. No one is in sight, but you see food and drink moving on several
them), or when his deal is refused. The goblin whistles loudly a moment before he teleports away, followed by the heavy footsteps of something enormous and furry approaching from behind the bar. Onyx