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—knowledge of the people who constructed the monument and the mythic saga it depicts. A stern human warrior bangs his sword rhythmically against his scale mail, setting the tempo for his war chant
of song, speech, and the magic they contain. Bards say that the multiverse was spoken into existence, that the words of the gods gave it shape, and that echoes of these primordial Words of Creation
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
moors are dotted with sparse trees and flowers, and settlements are few and far between. Map 3.1 depicts the stretch of the Tegefed Mountains where the adventure occurs. Any hex on the map that doesn’t
contain a river is difficult terrain for overland travel. Marco Bernardini Map 3.1: Tegefed Mountains View Player Version
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
depicts the Yatil Mountains. Obstacles along the mountain’s main roads are rare, but once off the roads it’s a different story. Any hex on the map that doesn’t contain a road is difficult terrain for overland travel. Marc Moureau Map 6.1: Yatil Mountains View Player Version
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
yore, and they contain handwritten margin notes and graffiti from previous owners. The fresco on the east wall depicts a wizard’s tower floating above a city being pulverized by meteor swarms. The
fresco on the west wall depicts Halaster riding triumphantly on the back of a blue dracolich. The walls and their frescoes are illusions without substance. Creatures can pass right through them, and an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
ordning and reverence for one’s ancestors. Most of the cave is above the sea’s reach. Map 4.2 depicts the Ashen Grotto’s chambers and burial sites, including the following features: Caskets. Stone and
scavengers thrive. Urns. Brass and iron urns contain fire giant ashes. Scattered among all these urns, caskets, and burial niches are the remains of other creatures who were loyal allies or loved ones of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
center of this shrine depicts a cobalt-blue biped with a humanlike body, avian features, and vestments decorated with phoenix iconography. Embedded in the statue’s sternum is a blue phoenix feather
emblazoned with the glowing symbol of Vecna.
The statue reflects Habbakuk, a god of animals and druids revered widely on the world of Krynn.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
X30. Preserved Library This stone library has twenty-foot-high walls and a thirty-foot-high vaulted ceiling. Covering the ceiling is a fresco that depicts angels being set ablaze in a hell. A black
memory is restored. A true seeing spell also allows one to see the magically obfuscated text. The tomes mostly contain vile, forbidden lore. Many spellbooks are hidden here, collectively holding every
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
other vials that contain mundane liquids. 16c. Clean Room Antimagic. All magic is suppressed here, as if by an antimagic field spell.
Tapestry. A tapestry on the south wall depicts a landscape of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Gond The Wonderbringer, the Inspiration Divine, the Holy Maker of All Things Gond is the god of artifice, craft, and construction. He is revered by blacksmiths, woodworkers, engineers, and inventors
North dressed in saffron vestments, adorned with sashes that contain within their folds gears, locks, hooks, and bits of steel, tin, and wood that might prove useful in a pinch. They also wear belts of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
, as its descriptions contain no mocking observations. Naga Lair. The journal’s author describes a swamp-covered nodule inhabited by skulking nagas who lure travelers to their doom with subterfuge and
ball of toxic fog. If there’s anything at its hidden center, it must be very small and thus of no consequence. Toppled Statue. One of the floating islands is a toppled statue that depicts a mind flayer
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Cair Ophidian Locations Map 22.1 depicts the buildings and gardens of Cair Ophidian. Mike Schley Map 22.1: Cair OphidianView Player Version Flower Garden Euryale’s pride and joy, the flower garden
Many Things gathered from around the multiverse. Some of these decks are incomplete or contain unusual cards; a few take alternative forms, such as a die with twenty-two sides or a collection of twenty-two runestones.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
. If intruders flee, the mummies pursue. If the mummies awaken, so too does Gorka Tharn. 6c. Mummy Lord’s Crypt Niches. Niches carved into the walls of this damp 20-foot-high cavern contain hundreds of
sarcophagus and its slumber. At the bottom of the stalagmite’s hollow cavity, four 1-foot-tall clay urns contain Gorka Tharn’s preserved internal organs, including the mummy lord’s shriveled heart
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Adventure Atlas: The Mortuary
Heralds of Dust oppose the party’s interference. The factorylike assembly spans multiple floors; map 1.1 depicts a portion of it. When the characters arrive, read or paraphrase the following text
examinations in offshoot rooms within the facility, such as the autopsy room. The contents of these rooms are yours to choose; otherwise, they contain nothing of value. Spirit Sump For Characters of 5th–7th
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
of this stone treasury. Several jars rest inside the boat, whose bow features an empty, fist-sized indent.
A mural on the east wall depicts the boat sailing on the clouds with a glittering gemstone
damage and has the prone condition at the base of the pyramid. Treasure. The star-gem of Mo-Pelar lodged into the floating boat is a Gem of Seeing. The ten ornate vases in the boat each contain 200 pp
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
wooden holy symbol that depicts the sun hangs from a chain around his neck. He moves with the grace of a saint. The Abbot is a deva in disguise (see appendix D, as well as “Something Old” in the “Special
mongrelfolk, and he considers their imprisonment to be necessary, to contain their madness. With regard to Strahd’s bride, he believes that she is the key to freeing the land from its curse. The insane Abbot
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
shelves contain books of Feywild lore, all written in Elvish, each of which has a withered frog’s body stitched into its spine. Kissing the frog or stroking it with a moistened finger causes the frog to
Ourglas, who travels the Feywild and befriends dangerous creatures in surprising ways. The Queen’s Gowns depicts and describes famous gowns worn by the Summer Queen, with asides written by the gowns
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
portrait in a gilded frame. The picture depicts a strikingly handsome and impeccably dressed bearded man with small horns protruding from his forehead. He carries a ruby-tipped cane. Any character who
sarcophagi contain nothing but dust and bones. The spirits of several dead members of the Cassalanter family are bound to this crypt. They manifest as three dark, vaporous specters plus a ghost that looks
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
small gold locket on a fine chain (50 gp); if the locket is opened, it is seen to contain a miniature portrait of a human girl and a lock of blonde hair, which floats away into the surrounding water A
contain a total of 300 gp and twenty leather harnesses with silver buckles (10 gp each). 28. Wave Shaper’s Quarters This room is adorned with a colorful mosaic of a sahuagin with a twisted body creating a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
northeast corner of the room has a painting mounted to it. The painting depicts two tiefling children playing in the snow, and the painting’s frame is made of gray wood carved with snowflakes. Pressing the
bedchamber.
Magic Painting. One of the paintings depicts a reindeer-shaped creature made of dark woven branches and emerald-green leaves. If a creature moves within 5 feet of the painting, the image
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
possible. Treasure. The chests are unlocked and contain personal effects. A thorough search turns up the following items: 100 sp, a dagger in a bone scabbard, a wooden mallet, a crude reed flute, and
stacked in wooden racks against the north wall. Three large wooden chests, all closed, line the east wall.
The unlocked chests contain the following weapons: 10 clubs 10 longswords 10 morningstars 7
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
make a DC 15 Intelligence (History) check. On a success, the character recognizes that the statue depicts Gith, the legendary warrior who helped liberate her people—the githyanki and the githzerai—from
quadrones attack. They are otherwise Indifferent toward intruders and fight only in self-defense. They know Modron and Common Sign Language. Treasure. The four real crates contain goods the githyanki left
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
archway is 40 feet wide and 40 feet tall. Six different runes are carved into it, each one inlaid with mithral, and a glowing mist fills the arch. Niches in the walls on either side of it contain empty
taken from its niche, it loses its magic forever. Statues The big statue in the middle of the temple depicts Annam the All-Father. The statue’s face is a mask of bare rock, bereft of facial features
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
the golem. M3: Flooded Passage This chamber transitions from natural stone to walls and a floor of worked marble blocks. The passage tilts down to the southwest, where a carving depicts a dragon in
M9) uses this chamber as a laboratory. Many of the books contain rare lore predating the Cataclysm. If a character spends 1 hour investigating the books here, they find references to a flying city
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
whom has had her face scratched over with ink.
The portrait depicts a younger Quill standing next to a second figure that has been defaced. A character who examines this figure closely and succeeds
, silently watching.
The library is a replica of one of the Harper libraries that Quill frequented. The books contain well-known stories and plays, research on monsters, and information about the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
, intact stone door leads out to the east.
The fresco on the west wall depicts an enormous red dragon exhaling fire over a forested landscape. Several burning villages appear in distinct scenes
their remains. These warnings are empty threats. The sarcophagi contain only the mummified corpses of the githyanki. G3: Passage of Stars The floor of this hall curves upward to become the walls and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
west, a large statue depicts a human woman wielding a bow and arrow. To the east, two comfortable chairs accompany a small table. A double door leads outside to the north, and two doors on the south
T1), who arrive 2 rounds later to investigate. Treasure. The shelves contain twenty-six vials of acid, a potion of animal friendship, two potions of healing (greater), two potions of resistance (one
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
chairs. The stained-glass windows have all been smashed, though one remains mostly intact where it’s fallen whole to the floor. It depicts a representation of the god Torm placing a golden helm on
Torm’s Sight to Lannish Fogel, a revered hero of Elturel’s past and a dedicated paladin of Torm. The helm pictured in the stained glass is the relic Grand Duke Ravengard came to the chapel in search of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
the nightstand depicts a pillar of flame, weighs 12 pounds, and is worth 250 gp. Naevys would not approve of its theft. S11: Regine’s Bedroom This room has been torched. Soot blackens every surface
or to feel one last thing. S13: Royal Gallery Glass cases on tables arranged about this room contain dragon scales, manticore tails, and other hunting trophies, as well as weapons, regal gifts, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
spider with a woman’s head. The mounds of webbing contain a few corpses of people and driders, savagely torn apart by spyder-fiends and tossed here. If the characters want to disguise themselves to
entrance has a glowing red dot outside, and the upper bunker has a green dot outside. The central chamber depicts Kas’s throne, which has a unique golden dot on it, representing the vampire warrior
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
duke, her three dead husbands, her three sons, and the family’s winged cat, Slobberchops. Treasure. A tapestry hanging on the north wall depicts burning angels falling from the sky into a pit of fire
each) and sixteen bottles of wine. Fifteen of the bottles contain fine wine (10 gp each). The last bottle is laced with midnight tears, a tasteless poison (see “Poisons” in chapter 8 of the Dungeon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
Quarters These cells, set aside for visitors, each contain a wooden bed, a chamber pot, and hooks on the walls for hanging clothes. Under each bed is a shelf for storing personal effects. The
Raphael M15: Hierarch’s Office This airy room contains a desk and high-backed chair situated in front of a carving that spans the entire east wall. The carving depicts a family of goats climbing a majestic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
Theater to take their shot at interplanar fame. Map 2.1 depicts Elloweth Theater and its promenade. Sensoriums. The most popular offerings in the Civic Festhall are the Sensoriums, semiprivate rooms
Sensation pays well for sensations not contained in its extensive collection. Sensates reward adventurers for delivering sensory stones that contain coveted yet dangerous experiences, such as the thrill
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
secret door to swing inward, revealing a dusty room with several shelves. Lining the shelves are jars, most of which contain harmless liquids. Among these are six specimen jars, each containing one
. Characters who examine the maps closely find one that depicts a constellation called the Great Snake. This is the map sought by the nothic Zala Morphus (see area D8c). D22: Storage Rooms Each of these
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
investors and confuse would-be plunderers. Only the doors themselves matter, for the true vaults lie beyond the portals they contain. Accessible only by account owners, authorized bank personnel, or
them to act without thinking. Map 2.5 depicts the Great Gymnasium and its training grounds. CoupleOfKooks “Achieve understanding of self. Play music or dance. Paint or fight. Find your own way. And
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
the “Pyramid Features” section). P34: Gazelle-Headed Statue A nine-foot-tall statue of a gazelle-headed woman stands in this alcove. She raises a finger to her mouth.
This statue depicts a god of
stands in this alcove. He holds a hand up to his ear.
This statue depicts a god of art unique to the people of Bakar. A character who inspects the statue and succeeds on a DC 15 Intelligence