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Monsters
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
use of (A) Time-Warping Breath or (B) Spellcasting to cast Thunderwave (level 2 version).
Rend. Melee Attack Roll: +15;{"diceNotation":"1d20+15", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Rend"}, reach 15
Spellcasting to cast Thunderwave (level 2 version).
Unearth Ruins. The dragon magically raises broken, ancient ruins in a 20-foot-radius, 60-foot-high Cylinder centered on a point it can see within 120 feet
Monsters
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
three attacks, using Eldritch Burst or Paralyzing Touch in any combination. She can replace two attacks with a use of Spellcasting to cast Lightning Bolt (level 5 version).
Eldritch Burst. Melee or
or regret, but to hide the powers she has since gained as an Undead creature.Valindra Shadowmantle’s Lair
Valindra lairs within a sprawling, ruined library in the Shadowfell. After several
Monsters
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
use of (A) Time-Warping Breath or (B) Spellcasting to cast Thunderwave.
Rend. Melee Attack Roll: +11;{"diceNotation":"1d20+11", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Rend"}, reach 10 ft. Hit: 15 (2d8
start of each of its turns.
Pounce. The dragon moves up to half its Speed, and it makes one Rend attack.
Shattering Wave. The dragon uses Spellcasting to cast Thunderwave.
Unearth Ruins. The dragon
Magic Items
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
A wizard named Damara created this orb while devising a way to become a dragon. Aided by a mysterious magician (actually an aspect of Tiamat in disguise), Damara eventually created an Artifact that
and regains 1d4 + 2;{"diceNotation":"1d4 + 2", "rollType":"roll", "rollAction":"Spellcasting"} expended charges daily at dawn. While attuned to the orb, you can cast one of the spells on the following
Monsters
Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
spells, requiring no material components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 19):
At will: command (cast at 3rd level)
2/day each: dispel magic, hold person (cast at 3rd
level)
1/day: banishment (cast at 6th level)
Word of Death (1/Day). Soth points at a creature he can see within 60 feet of himself and magically commands it to die. The target must make a DC 19
Magic Items
Infernal Machine Rebuild
version of the green devil face of the Tomb of Horrors is fashioned into the hilt of the weapon, with the blade extending from its open mouth. The blade always appears ruined and rusting, and causes its
deals an extra 1d8 force damage.
In addition, the weapon has the following properties:
Blighted Ruin. You can cast the blight spell from the weapon (DC 15). Once used, this property of the weapon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
numerical possibilities. ESIX, FRACTAL BLOOM
Tasked with devising an infinite equation, a group of Quandrix students accidentally created Esix, a living theorem obsessed with infinity. Over the years
growth spells in this part of campus, and over the centuries, the area has come to intensify any growth magic cast within it.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
or cliff 5–6 Intact obelisk etched with a warning, historical lore, dedication, or religious iconography 7–8 Ruined or toppled obelisk 9–10 Intact statue of a person or deity 11–13 Ruined or toppled
standing stones 19 Ruined or toppled circle of standing stones 20 Totem pole Ruins Crumbling towers, ancient temples, and razed cities are perfect sites for adventures. Additionally, noting the existence of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
15. Ruined Bazaar A derelict market hall stands on the street corner ahead. Frayed cloth awnings hang in tatters above a broad alley lined with stalls.
Kobolds live in hidden cellars underneath the
ruined market hall and have set six traps throughout the bazaar. A character has a cumulative 20 percent chance of finding a trap for each minute spent searching the bazaar. When a trap is found
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
the unignorable, burning eye called Klorr. Thirteen stars orbit this sun-like sphere, one winking out every hour. Each time one of the stars dies, one of the domain’s ruined islands is drawn into Klorr
lost and failed domains—among them, a tower like a blackened rose and a city of skulls—as well as timeless echoes of domains that yet exist. Those cast away amid this orderly apocalypse grow ever more desperate to defy the doomsday clock and the will of a hidden Darklord, the obsessed clockmaker named Klorr.
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
languages it knew in life
Challenge 8 (3,900 XP)
Innate Spellcasting. The deathlock’s innate spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 14). It can innately cast the following spells
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
blade always appears ruined and rusting, and causes its surroundings to appear reflected in the blade as if in a state of decay. You gain a +2 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with this magic
weapon. When you hit an undead creature with it, the attack deals an extra 1d8 force damage. In addition, the weapon has the following properties: Blighted Ruin. You can cast the blight spell from the
Magic Items
Infernal Machine Rebuild
150 feet but lose all other movement.
You are blinded.
02
You can cast the speak with animals spell at will, but can use it to speak with only one animal of your choice.
All animals despise
feels unnaturally tight. Unless you go naked, roll a d4 each time you are attacked and subtract the number rolled from your AC.
04
You can cast the legend lore spell three times.
Whenever you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
13. Amphitheater A ruined amphitheater looms over the surrounding buildings. Vines cling to its steps, and animal statues line its stands. The muddy ground outside is stripped clean of vegetation. An
in scarlet, orange, and green hues, and heaps of dung large enough to bury a dwarf. The amphitheater is an open-air, semicircular structure with tiered seats overlooking a ruined stage. The Omuans
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
of the spectrum, even a hag without lofty status is likely to have strange, single-use items that don’t emulate common spells or even follow the normal rules of magic. For inspiration in devising the
wounds with their stingers, healing her as cure wounds (cast as a 2nd-level spell). Or she could take a mummified toad from her pocket and throw it into her cauldron, which immediately spews out inky
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Slaadi In the Ever-Changing Chaos of Limbo, bits of forest and meadow, ruined castles, and isolated islands drift through a tumult of fire, water, earth, and wind. The foremost inhabitants of this
, Primus, overlord of the modrons, created a gigantic, geometrically complex stone imbued with the power of law. He then cast it adrift in Limbo, believing that the stone would bring order to the chaos
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a1
Citadel is a ruined Baklunish stronghold that was cast into the bowels of the earth when the Suel Imperium unleashed the Invoked Devastation. It is located in northwestern Bissel, in the foothills west of Thornward.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
devising, or having NPCs conveniently turn out to be a source of some components. The Splintfig sisters from episode 2 are good candidates, as is Hoobur Gran’Shoop if the party stayed on good terms
defend their own magically slumbering bodies and get them out of the enclave safely. And possessing the token also puts the characters in a position where the ritual might be cast accidentally if they don’t use it to enter the enclave, strictly for your amusement.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
allowed the Cataclysm to devastate Krynn. Soth perished during the Cataclysm but then rose from the ashes as an Undead horror. In his cursed castle, Dargaard Keep, Soth long ignored the ruined world, but
(cast at 3rd level)
2/day each: dispel magic, hold person (cast at 3rd level)
1/day: banishment (cast at 6th level)
Word of Death (1/Day). Soth points at a creature he can see within 60 feet of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
to get lost in the temple’s twisting, never-finished halls, minor eruptions pose a constant threat, and former temples ruined by eruptions now connect to dark places that monsters call home. Despite
.
Volcano Temple Adventures d10 Adventure Goal
1 Acquire an item that wasn’t up to Purphoros’s standards before it’s cast into the lava.
2 Defend the temple from fiery zombies
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
animals. A group of druids wants the wyrmling captured and relocated, rather than killed.
4 A ruined manor house being reclaimed by a newly titled noble is the lair of a copper dragon wyrmling
haven.
5 A dryad dwelling in the woods near a young copper dragon’s lair helps to ward off intruders.
6 A child’s imaginary friend is a very real young copper dragon who can cast
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->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
17. Spellcasting Hall This room has a vaulted ceiling 30 feet high. It is lit by continual flame spells cast on stone wall sconces shaped like fiendish claws. The walls, floor, and ceiling are
an aura of transmutation magic around each one: East Statue. This statue depicts a young Shou woman whose face is half ruined by acid. She clutches an orb in one hand.
South Statue. This statue
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
seeping from the rift has suffused a 300-foot-radius hemisphere with magic similar to that of a hallow spell. The effect acts as a spell cast at 9th level, and it requires a successful DC 19 check to be
Numerous breaches in the hull and openings on the rowing decks allow entry into the ruined ship. Alternatively, characters can swim down into the stern’s interior from the top of the ship, where the bow is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
year. Although some were rebuilt, others were ruined beyond repair and are now used as roofless dens by homeless children and rats. The following locations are keyed to map 4.2. View Player Version
sea chest with a glyph of warding spell cast on it. Grinda carries the key, and the glyph triggers an explosive runes effect (see the spell description in the Player’s Handbook) if anyone other than
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Lamia Ruined desert cities and the tombs of forgotten monarchs make perfect lairs for the wicked lamias. These decadent monsters take what has been forgotten and make it the seat of their hedonistic
Perception 12
Languages Abyssal, Common
Challenge 4 (1,100 XP)
Innate Spellcasting. The lamia’s innate spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 13). It can innately cast the following spells
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
and forms a canopy that hides the ruined realm even from above. The area covered by the mist is a shadowy, muffled region devoid of life, sunlight, and sound. The wall of mist ranges in thickness from
Mournland and sought to slake their thirst with a drink from the lake. At the lake bottom is the ruined town of Eastwood Springs, which once served as a resort for the leisure classes of Cyre. As yet, no one
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
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
ice to enter the city. As the characters approach the end of the causeway, read: Green and purple lights cast an otherworldly glow upon the frost draping the silent city. Clawing spires, broken domes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
. These spirits might be malevolent or benign. 2 Any necromancy spell of 1st level or higher cast within the zone is treated as if it were cast at a level one higher than the spell slot that was
. 4 In order to cast a spell of 1st level or higher in the zone, the caster must succeed on a Constitution check with a DC equal to 10 + the level of the spell. On a failed check, the spell is not
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
your coin of decisionry and cast two votes. Absentee Ballot Starting at rank 2, if a member of your franchise party is absent, you gain their vote and can decide quite confidently how they would have
use the voting kit to cast charm person (save DC 15). This property of the kit can’t be used again until the next dawn. Decisionists work best when a verdict is unilateral and in direct contradiction
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
) check to spot it. Each secret door has an arcane lock spell cast on it. Speaking the proper password within 5 feet of a secret door opens it. Opening a secret door by any means other than the
. He can cast the prestidigitation cantrip at will and uses it to make his dirt-stained garments look clean. Sladis Vadir has always felt a strange attraction to the Underdark, but the demonic incursion
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
the ruined city depicted in mural F. He is willing to guide the party there. If the golem sees the murals, it looks confused or reacts with vague recognition as it tries to recall images from its
sarcophagus along with a golden cylinder inscribed with symbols. Three wizards with unique hats cast a spell on the young man, whose eyes are closed. Mourners crowd all around. Small labels identify the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
together, the group might explore a dark dungeon, a ruined city, a haunted castle, a lost temple deep in a jungle, or a lava-filled cavern beneath a mysterious mountain. The adventurers can solve puzzles
gives way? Or cast a spell to carry them over the chasm? Then the DM determines the results of the adventurers’ actions and narrates what they experience. Because the DM can improvise to react to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
in cities such as Silverymoon and Evereska, adventurers are most likely to encounter damaged or failing mythals in ruined locations where magic once had great influence. Although an identify spell
might reveal some of the simplest effects of a mythal, active restrictions on spellcasting can be discovered only by trying (and failing) to cast a prohibited spell. A powerful spellcaster might learn
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
, the group might explore a dark dungeon, a ruined city, a haunted castle, a lost temple deep in a jungle, or a lava-filled cavern beneath a mysterious mountain. The adventurers can solve puzzles, talk
way? Or cast a spell to carry them over the chasm? Then the DM determines the results of the adventurers’ actions and narrates what they experience. Because the DM can improvise to react to anything






