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Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
choose to succeed instead.
Nebulous Thoughts. Magical attempts to read the dragon’s mind or glean its thoughts fail automatically.
Siege Monster. The dragon deals double damage to objects and
gleaming, multicolored scales. It can see clearly even in intensely bright light.
Solar dragons are fond of treasure just as all dragons are, but in the airless void of Wildspace, they value food even more
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
choose to succeed instead.
Nebulous Thoughts. Magical attempts to read the dragon’s mind or glean its thoughts fail automatically.
Siege Monster. The dragon deals double damage to objects and
gleaming, multicolored scales. It can see clearly even in intensely bright light.
Solar dragons are fond of treasure just as all dragons are, but in the airless void of Wildspace, they value food even more
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
clarity that bend and refract light, sometimes making them difficult to see clearly.
The radiant energy of the Positive Plane shimmers in crystal dragons’ scales. It glows like starlight between
. They read these signs as omens, giving them glimpses of what is to come, and they eagerly examine the potential futures of any creatures who come to them in peace.
Crystal dragons’ connection to
Species
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
’s appearance might remind an onlooker of an animal, they remain clearly identifiable as shifters even when at their most feral.
Most shifters resemble a particular kind of lycanthrope. You can
raise any of your scores above 20.
Languages
Your character can speak, read, and write Common and one other language that you and your DM agree is appropriate for the character. The Player’s
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
scales of perfect clarity that bend and refract light, sometimes making them difficult to see clearly.
The radiant energy of the Positive Plane shimmers in crystal dragons’ scales. It glows like
in starlight. They read these signs as omens, giving them glimpses of what is to come, and they eagerly examine the potential futures of any creatures who come to them in peace.
Crystal dragons&rsquo
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
crystal dragons have scales of perfect clarity that bend and refract light, sometimes making them difficult to see clearly.
The radiant energy of the Positive Plane shimmers in crystal dragons&rsquo
the signs written in starlight. They read these signs as omens, giving them glimpses of what is to come, and they eagerly examine the potential futures of any creatures who come to them in peace
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
. The oldest crystal dragons have scales of perfect clarity that bend and refract light, sometimes making them difficult to see clearly.
The radiant energy of the Positive Plane shimmers in crystal
sky and tracking the signs written in starlight. They read these signs as omens, giving them glimpses of what is to come, and they eagerly examine the potential futures of any creatures who come to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation Supplement
2. Statue of Umberlee A 10-foot-tall statue of the sea goddess Umberlee stands to the east of the palace’s portico. The statue, described in the read-aloud text for area 1, is harmless. The ground
slopes up to the south, rising 5 feet until it meets a 5-foot-wide, 8-foot-high crack in the palace wall that provides access to area 7. The crack is clearly visible to anyone who enters this area.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
Approaching Rigus As the characters approach Rigus, read or paraphrase the following description: From a flat, dusty plain rises a seven-tiered hill girded by ring after ring of iron battlements
. When the captain is close enough to be heard, read or paraphrase the following boxed text: A human solider wearing rust-red plate armor flies through the air. He comes to a halt, hovering several dozen
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
Arrival When the characters arrive at the inn, use the following read-aloud text to describe the situation outside the inn: The buffeting winds and violent precipitation grow more intense the closer
you get to the inn. Your vision is hampered to the point you can only see clearly within thirty feet.
Lights coming from the inn reveal a strange scene. Six humanoid creatures stand at the main
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
a cocked die (a die that lands so that its face can’t be clearly read). These topics and more are covered in this chapter.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
Arrival When the characters arrive at the tower, read the following boxed text aloud: A tall, ruined tower thrusts skyward from the summit of the crag. Its uppermost floor is blackened with soot and
has been cracked open like an egg, with a fissure extending down one side of the building. Wooden scaffolds have been recently erected along this flank and work is clearly apace to rebuild the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Strahd’s Presence Strahd has finally deemed Death House worthy of attention. Once the party retrieves the rod piece in the ritual chamber, read the following to describe Strahd’s arrival at Death
nothing. Then, as clearly as if it were happening right next to you, the house’s front door creaks open and slowly closes, latching with a crisp click. Then, once again, nothing.
The characters must now contend with Strahd’s nightmare magic in Death House until they find and face the Darklord directly.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Rival Princes When the characters arrive at the square, read or paraphrase the following: Locals crowd a shaded square, listening to a fervent argument between two well-dressed human men wearing dark
do while we bring our missing family home.”
Voices in the crowd rise as they declare support for one prince or the other. Most of the folk wearing the grimy tunics of miners are impressed when Kirina
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
provisions from Neverwinter to Phandalin. They’re a half-day’s march from Phandalin when they run into trouble with goblin raiders from the Cragmaw band. Read the following text to get the adventure
. Gundren was clearly excited and more than a little secretive about his reasons for the trip, saying only that he and his brothers had found “something big,” and that he’d pay you ten gold pieces each for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Tashalar. The characters can be in Candlekeep already doing research of their own, or they might be summoned there if they are known to the library and its scholars. Read or paraphrase the following when
translucent crystal.
A’lai describes the book as a treatise on dark rituals and tells how it arrived at Candlekeep as a donation from a high priest of Savras. She talks of how Mayastan came to her, clearly
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
characters can’t shake the feeling that they’re being watched (even though the city is clearly abandoned). As the characters enter the necropolis, read the following boxed text: You see before you a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Arriving in Vogler The characters arrive on the day of Ispin Greenshield’s funeral, which is scheduled to take place in the evening. Read or paraphrase the following text when you’re ready for the
out of time—stands an incomplete stone bridge of incredible artisanship. The structure clearly dates to before the Cataclysm, eclipsing its modern peers in size and sturdiness. The bridge crosses less
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
Draakhorn is being used by the cult to summon chromatic dragons to their cause. As the characters are arriving in Waterdeep, read or paraphrase the following. A sudden shift in the wind brings with it a
Silmerhelve—a Waterdhavian noble. Read or paraphrase the following when the characters speak to Dala. “The disturbance that’s been sensed across the Sword Coast is the Draakhorn—an ancient device whose
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
Draakhorn is being used by the cult to summon chromatic dragons to their cause. As the characters are arriving in Waterdeep, read or paraphrase the following. A sudden shift in the wind brings with it a
Silmerhelve — a Waterdhavian noble. Read or paraphrase the following when the characters speak to Dala. “The disturbance that’s been sensed across the Sword Coast is the Draakhorn — an ancient device
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
the stage next to a simple boat, within which rests the body of Ispin Greenshield. Read or paraphrase the following: Those who were closest to Ispin Greenshield gather on the dock overlooking the
gently at those assembled, and her voice carries clearly across the water.
“You all knew Ispin as a friend, and there were none like him. Before he died, he told me this: ‘There should be tales
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
veteran) is loudly trying to pick a fight with three local commoners, who are clearly no match for the lout. If the characters intervene, the grateful locals become a reliable source of information
wrong most of the time. 6 Alarm horns declare that undead are attacking Malar’s Throat. Mercenaries keep the monsters out of the city proper, but people are trapped in the temple of Tymora and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
characters pay Speaker Huddle a visit, read: Nimsy Huddle, the town speaker, tempts you with freshly baked, halfling-shaped cookies. Her house was clearly built for humans, but most of the furniture is sized
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Borderlands Quest: Goblin Trouble
around this area are damp with moisture from the nearby stream. Read or paraphrase the following text as the characters near the curving passage, but before they reach the steps leading into the cavern
to hear clearly and make out the words. But if you get too close without being quiet, they may also hear you. What do you do?
Matias Tapia The two Bandits, Vonnet and Dilly (an orc woman and a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
in. Otherwise, a character can use an action to try to force open the door, doing so with a successful DC 13 Strength (Athletics) check. When the characters peer inside, read: Standing just inside the
. Illig regards Gullop XIX as a witless buffoon unworthy of the crown and plans to declare himself the rightful king. He proudly shows off a drawing on the mud floor that depicts a crude image of Gullop XIX
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
veils of space, time, and consciousness so that you can see clearly. You work to master spells of discernment, remote viewing, supernatural knowledge, and foresight. Divination Savant Beginning when you
described in chapter 8, “Adventuring.” Ethereal Sight. You can see into the Ethereal Plane within 60 feet of you. Greater Comprehension. You can read any language. See Invisibility. You can see invisible
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Commanders’ Retreat After the Dragon Army soldiers are dealt with, read or paraphrase the following text: A dozen mounted soldiers gallop from the tree line, rushing south toward the crossing
characters’ help. Lord Bakaris is clearly in a state of shock and doesn’t speak during the conversation. Safe for Now Darrett leads the characters six miles east of Steel Springs, where Kalaman’s soldiers
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
the magic of the mirror on their own. In that case, see the “Mirror Magic” section later in the adventure for details. Either way, read or paraphrase the following when you’re ready to begin: A nervous
for a missing friend. Falthrax Loderr is a shield dwarf acolyte whom Lorris last saw two days before. Lorris is clearly upset but maintains her composure as she shares the following information
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy
Fight for the Foundling Read the following: As you’re deep in your tasks, a shadow of another ship passes over the deck of the Flighty Foundling. The ship looks like it’s preparing to dock on the
giff concludes, the characters hear an explosion coming from the other side of the academy, in the direction of the cadet quarters. They now have a choice: head toward what is clearly another attack (continue with “Freeing Miken” below) or remain aboard the Flighty Foundling (skip ahead to “Staying Put”).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
characters walk through the flaps into the tent, read or paraphrase the following text: Warm light glows from a single lantern in this otherwise dark tent, illuminating canvas walls decorated with patchwork
!” the goblin says, beckoning you to sit.
This goblin is Oddlewin, a fortune teller. The ivory deck before him is a Deck of Many Things that he uses to read people’s fates. The symbols on the tent’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Sinkhole If the characters don’t find any leads to this scenario, a sinkhole opens in the middle of Red Larch, exposing the hidden chambers. In that eventuality, read the following text when you’re
heap of loose earth has already cascaded into the underlying cavern, so those who fall take no damage. When characters can see within, read the following: A dark chamber is about thirty feet below
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
Each of these sheds is fitted with an iron padlock. Clovin Belview (area S17) carries the keys to these locks. If the characters open a shed, read: This shed holds the shattered remains of several
Belview (see area S12a). If the characters approach Marzena, read: The creature chained to the post flaps its leathery wings and takes to the air, but doesn’t get far before its chains go taut. She
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
district, read or paraphrase the following boxed text to the players: The gates of Unicorn Estate are open, allowing the characters walk onto the property after first presenting themselves to the
home is clearly owned by one of the city’s wealthiest dragonmarked families. Seated on a patio couch are two figures engaged in quiet conversation: a haggard man in his late thirties and an attentive
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a7
fate is clearly stated in glowing letters magically written on the north wall of the place. If someone arrives here, read: “You who dared to violate my tomb now pay the price. Stay here and die slowly
opens the door, read: You see a bare chamber, with a small door on the north wall, and pairs of swords crossed behind shields hung upon the walls. There are three such sets on each of the walls to either
Magic Items
The Book of Many Things
this description. Notably, cards from the Deck of Many More Things are more likely to be beneficial, though about a third of them are still dangerous.
Before you draw a card, you must declare how many
the transformation early. When you revert to your normal form, you return to the same state you were in when you initially transformed.
Book. You gain the ability to speak, read, and write 1d6 + 2