before being digging completely return

6. Rubble-Filled Staircase

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3

out. Any digging, however, will result in further movement of the rubble, dealing 2 (1d4) bludgeoning damage to each digger. Each digger must also succeed on a DC 13 Dexterity saving throw or be

buried by the rubble, taking another 7 (3d4) bludgeoning damage. If the saving throw fails by 5 or more, the rubble engulfs the digger completely, and the trapped character can’t breathe until dug out

Aftermath

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries

to return to normal. When the grippli prisoners realize that the characters have persevered, they waste no time getting the news to the village and the trading post. The refugees return home, and

within a tenday the frogfolk have repaired any damage to the crab pens and are back in business. The benevolent yuan-ti, once they recover from their wounds, might decide to continue digging out the

Roleplaying Vishtai

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

actions. Please, save Caden and return him to his father. House Orien would owe you a great debt, and you see how broken the man is. There is an enclosed lift five buildings north of this estate. Look

bits of information: The kidnapper asked for warforged laborers, preferably immigrants. These laborers are digging for something in a sparsely inhabited area of Old Sharn. The lift the characters must

Environment

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

any sort of terrain that can support tunneling. In a swamp or along a coastline where digging into the soft ground is problematic, kobolds entrench themselves in dense woods, hills, or large rock

invaders and in return providing services such as excavating new living spaces and disposing of trash. If it’s unlucky, the tribe is enslaved by the other humanoids, and the kobolds serve similar roles but under threat of death.

Background

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

served as an important city hub for years. The fall of Cynidicea began when workers digging under the ziggurat discovered a gnarled, jet-black horn jutting from a mysterious obelisk. Unknown to the

their kingdom’s lost glory. I must know whether they are beyond saving. Return to me with their story.” Nafas then teleports the characters to a door along the Infinite Staircase that opens into a

Garden Denizens

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

tolerate any attempt to damage or significantly alter the garden, nor do they accept the killing of any of its residents. Digging a hole, breaking branches, or foraging for food is fine. More intrusive or

amend their behavior. If the characters continue to be a problem, the Gardener forcibly ejects them from the garden, teleporting the characters to the mouth of the Cave of Echoes. If the characters later return to the garden, its residents advise them to tread lightly.

Character Incarnations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel

otherwise be as different or similar as the player wishes. Incarnations might use completely different character options, they might have different physical forms, or they might simply have cosmetic

from the one who just died, but each incarnation doesn’t need to be played before a particular incarnation reappears. Work the incarnation’s return into the adventure, following the guidance in the

Kobold Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

found in any sort of terrain that can support tunneling. In a swamp or along a coastline where digging into the soft ground is problematic, kobolds entrench themselves in dense woods, hills, or large

protection from invaders and in return providing services such as excavating new living spaces and disposing of trash. If it’s unlucky, the tribe is enslaved by the other humanoids, and the kobolds

Following the Tracks

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

and its outbuildings, they discover that the tracks have been completely obscured. If the characters wait until morning to set out, they find a set of fresh footprints left behind by a lone duergar

ogre zombie pulling a dogsled. These new tracks begin where the duergar tracks end, a quarter-mile outside of town. (The ogre zombie waited all night for the duergar to return. The duergar hopped onto

E3: Aquarium Car

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault

fish dart through the ruins and circle an alabaster statue carved in the likeness of an angel clutching a decanter. Nearby fish scatter at the sight of you. This car is completely flooded, and magic

replenish it. If any fish died, the deva uses raise dead spells to revive one fish per day for ten days. Once all is set right, the deva flies from the train and casts plane shift to return to Mount Celestia, taking the decanter with it.

Exploring the Ruins

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things

ignore it completely. Stubborn angels, salamander servitors, and a trio of hags all create further complications. The threats on the hill span a wide range of difficulty; low- and moderate-level

infesting the ruins of Gardmore Abbey won’t pursue characters who retreat from the hill to tend their wounds. Characters have the opportunity to return another day, with a new plan to defeat Mekkalath and obtain the deck. Mike Schley Map 16.1: Ruins of Gardmore Abbey View Player Version

Izzet League

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica

style of research: keep adding energy until something blows up, then observe the results. — Doug Beyer, Return to Ravnica: The Secretist The Izzet are obsessive experimenters, combining a keen

a methodology that relies on unexpected outcomes: all results are informative, even if they completely defy expectations. For example, an experiment that begins as the creation of a “hypermana

General Features

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons

sky notices that the constellations are completely unfamiliar. Area 1 is the heart of the maze, and characters will return there many times as they seek the entrance to the tower. If they do things

. Characters who return to look for a spot previously cut through will never find it. The hedge walls are 8 feet tall, allowing the adventurers to see the tower above them from many locations. This view

3. Entrance to the Tomb

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild

open pits. This area is noisy with the sounds of hammering and stone cutting coming from the west (areas 8 and 10). If the umber hulks are digging, a rumbling can also be heard to the east. But even

periodically climb down into this pit, then later return with vials of bright-red blood (claimed from Nolzur in area 7) to be mixed into new pigments. Manipulating Time Having a mechanical guide spend 1

Archaeologist Camp

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

the shore and the jungle. Armor and digging equipment lie scattered across the sand. To one side, two men—an elf and an orc—tend to wounded colleagues. They each have a symbol of an arc of seven stars

ceremonies (area T27) If the characters uncover any of these items from the complex and return them to Laysa, she is ecstatic. For each item returned, Laysa pays the characters five gemstones worth 500 gp

Old Village and Temple

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries

continue digging the place out, while their masters stay inside the part that has already been opened up. It’s here that preparations are being made for the sacrifice of the yuan-ti’s prisoners. When the

courtyard when the characters arrive will make a hasty but silent retreat to places of safety outside the temple. T2. Upper Court The upper court of the temple has been completely cleared of debris. Six

Briny Maze Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

the githyanki scouts now inhabiting area B7. Returning to Illithinoch. The characters can return to Illithinoch through the gateway for seven days. After that, the gateway becomes unstable. A character

to immediately wink out. They don’t return, even if the silence effect ends. Danger of Making Music. The characters can create their own musical echoes here by playing an instrument or singing, but

Zariel's War

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

— to fight face-to-face against the demon hordes in the Blood War. But the burden is a heavy one, and if given the chance, Zariel could be convinced to set it aside, release Elturel, and return to the

light with a completely transformed perspective. INFERNAL ORDER OF BATTLE Whereas demons attack in disorganized mobs, relying on shock and overwhelming numbers to carry the day, devils organize into

Platinum Mine

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries

the end has odd divots and alcoves within the rock at various heights. This tunnel ends abruptly. The miners intended to keep digging here, but it was abandoned after the collapse occurred. M4

. Meenlocks that flee return the next night to see what they’ve caught in their trap. Old Remains. The remnants of other victims lie on the south side of the room, decades of belongings shed by transformed

3. Serpents of the Sands

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

captured and interrogated tries to win its freedom by offering useful information about the dragon’s hoard. All of the yuan-ti have, at one time or another, seen Iymrith burying or digging up

sarcophagi in her treasure vault (area 4). The cultists suspect that the blue dragon keeps her most precious baubles in these sarcophagi. A yuan-ti shares this information in return for the promise of safe

Peylon Tree Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

connects to a small grotto beneath the tree (area P4). With the boulder atop it, the hole is big enough for a Small or smaller creature to fit through. A creature can spend 1 minute digging to widen

trapped Riffel’s allies. Riffel continues his explanation: “Borthaks love peylon fruit. When we were attacked, I ran here to find a peylon fruit so I could return and distract the borthak so the others can

Places of Interest

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries

space on one of the last merchant carts out. They took what they could fit on their backs, and they left their other possessions behind and hid their valuables in order to return and claim them later

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

Mystical Islands

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

with tempting or treacherous illusions. 5 Nyx Shard. The island is a manifestation of Nyx, a recreation of a land from the distant past or completely from fiction. 6 Idyllic. The island has

forcibly removed, does everything in its power to return. A dispel evil and good spell removes this effect from the creature. Swine Island. Visitors to this island risk being afflicted by the Curse of the

M10. Treasury

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish

energy cells, and the like. The controls that operate the antimagic field are set into a wall and completely hidden behind a pile of junk. More piles of junk hide the monastery’s treasure, including

laboratory’s equipment to return to its original body. Instead of being thankful, however, the devil turns against the characters at the first opportunity. Kwalish’s Journal. The cover of Kwalish’s

D: Sunward Fortress

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

power of the Spawning Stone—the source of the vicious monsters called slaadi. The Dragon Army evacuated the ruin, but not completely. The evil cleric Belephaion, Lohezet’s peer, was fascinated with

of manacles, and a blue pearl worth 150 gp. D3: Lower Chambers The stairs descend into an space surrounded by a series of halls and cramped rooms. A thick, rotten smell permeates the air. Digging

Scab Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

: A circular gaping wound near the top of the scab forms a tunnel that descends into darkness. The tunnel tapers as it descends toward area S2. S2. Angelic Window Demons digging in this tunnel

ceiling, filling a large pool that covers the floor of this chamber. A hunk of scab floats in the blood. Three invisible barlguras cling to the walls of this chamber, their claws digging into the soft

Derro Lair Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

gp. D3: Inner Cave A pool lies at the north end of this natural cavern. On the cavern’s east wall, a rough-hewn tunnel opens five feet above ground level. Sounds of digging emanate from the tunnel

cruel patron god. The star’s impact caused the idol to topple and shatter. The fragments are worthless. D5: Collapsed Tunnel A short distance down the corridor, fallen masonry completely blocks the

Nib's Cave

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

chapter 2) and offer Nib something in return for his gifts. Nib kindly accepts whatever the character offers but isn’t looking for help to end his curse, because as long as Granny Nightshade remains

fast it turns. When she’s happy, the key turns quickly. When she’s upset, the key turns slowly. If she loses her temper, the key stops completely. Many children toil away in Granny Nightshade’s

M8. Control Room

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish

their brains in order to return them to a semblance of life. Kwalish promised to research a means of finding new bodies for his fallen companions, but was driven away by the Grand Master before he

other brains are destroyed or disconnected, the monastery’s systems begin to fail over a 24-hour period. When those systems fail completely after that point, the monastery plunges into the valley to

Nautiloid Down

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

their way toward Ten-Towns with the gnome squidlings in tow. Roleplaying the Gnome Ceremorphs Vorryn and Dredavex want to leave Icewind Dale and return to the stars they call home with their squidling

is keeping the ship’s interior temperature at 50 degrees Fahrenheit (10 degrees Celsius). The system gives out completely 24 hours after the characters arrive (unless they do something about it), at

Orrery Vault

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

to speak even after being smashed. This can allow the characters to question them, and vice versa. If the characters completely miss all the clues in this section, additional downtime or asking Head

, they now know where it and its creator can be found. Once the caravan departs and they return to their bodies, they can plan their next move.

Waterdeep

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

years in the settling. A plague chased most residents out of the Warrens and Downshadow, and living or digging below the city’s surface has been deemed illegal except by those authorized by the lords

was a lass.” Perhaps most surprising of the newest developments is the return of Laeral Silverhand to Waterdeep. Long thought dead, she reemerged only recently, and swiftly rallied the masked lords to

C: Blue Phoenix Shrine

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

C: Blue Phoenix Shrine Carved into a labyrinthine gorge is the Blue Phoenix Shrine, an ancient shrine to Habbakuk—god of the seas and animal life. The entrance to the shrine is completely engulfed by

traditions, but they know little of the deed’s religious ties or the god Habbakuk. If the characters agree, Ishvern leads them to the shrine’s entrance. Yearkal’s Return. If the characters know of

Crystal Ball Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Uni and the Hunt for the Lost Horn

remains open. Characters can use it to return to the woodland pool at any time. C2: Misty Clearing The passage widens to form a larger, misty chamber enclosed by walls of thorns, with three more passages

area C5. Grouch is completely loyal to Kelek and fights to the death. Treasure. King Gurgle wears a powdered white wig that is worth 30 GP once it is washed. He also carries a pouch containing three

Mbala

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

tunnel leads from the hole to a cramped, completely flooded chamber. In the chamber is a tied sack made from human skin. It contains six onyx gemstones (50 gp each), a spell scroll of comprehend languages

time, 2d6 pterafolk (see appendix D) are present in the cave. The rest are out hunting, but they’ll return before nightfall. Treasure. In the back half of the cave are the bodies of two partially

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