before binding defying call return

Rotor of Return

Magic Items Acquisitions Incorporated

nature, so that you might call for a longsword but you cannot borrow a specific creature’s longsword. The item vanishes 10 minutes after it appears. Once you use this feature of the rotor of return

, it cannot be used again until the next dawn. Recall Code. As an action, you can set your current location as a point of return locked to the rotor. Anytime thereafter, you can use a bonus action to

Barovian Witch

Monsters Curse of Strahd

attack. Brothers and Sisters of Strahd. Barovian witches have no scruples. They will deal with anyone in return for power. They will also betray anyone for the same reason. The only thing they fear is

spell component, a ritual object, or a potion ingredient. Barovian witches use the find familiar spell to call forth familiars. They are particularly fond of cats, though snakes and toads are also common. These animals lurk amid the clutter of the witches' lairs, seldom wandering far from their vile masters.

Cadaver Collector

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

wander the Material Plane for centuries, collecting corpses while searching for a way to return home. Cadaver collectors respond to a summons from a mortal only when they are called to the scene of a

can summon the spirits of these cadavers to battle against its enemies. Although these specters are individually weak, a cadaver collector can call up an almost endless supply of them, if given enough

Prophetess Dran

Monsters Acquisitions Incorporated

and unexpected return to the world. Through all that time and currently, Prophetess has maintained a challenging relationship with her faith. Though retired from active service to her deity, Prophetess

can call on her spells and abilities in times of need, and remains in constant practice with Confessor, her maul. At her core, she believes that the gods help those who help themselves, and that

Cadaver Collector Legacy

Monsters Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes

back to Acheron, but if a summoner comes to a bad end, a cadaver collector might wander the Material Plane for centuries, collecting corpses while searching for a way to return home. Sweeping the Dead

creatures for eventual impalement. Although these specters are individually weak, a cadaver collector can call up an almost endless supply of them, if given time. Constructed Nature. A cadaver collector

Firbolg Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

destroyed, might not have a choice in the matter. Most adventuring firbolgs fall into this latter category. Outcast firbolgs can never return home. They committed some unforgivable deed, usually

call home. Orphaned firbolgs are those whose clans or homelands have been destroyed. They become crusaders for nature, seeking to avenge their loss and prevent the further destruction of the natural

Eldritch Lich

Monsters Monstrous Compendium Vol. 1: Spelljammer Creatures

One whispers promises of reality-defying knowledge and world-bending power. When a wizard or a warlock hears that whisper and listens too intently, they might set foot on the twisting path toward

lich against destruction, reviving the lich a few days after death. Canny foes can sabotage an eldritch lich’s revival by slaying the lich in a magic circle, thereby forcing the lich to return in

Arkhan the Cruel

Monsters Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

, Arkhan uses branding smite to channel the radiant power of Tiamat into his weapon attacks. If a fight turns against him, he uses the teleport power of the Hand of Vecna to return to his tower with as

with opposition, he orders the white abishai;abishai to attack. Arkhan can also use a bonus action to call forth Asojano, a chimera lairing in the depths of the colossal dragon skull.Fire, Poison; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks

Monk Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

defensive ability and speed, this energy infuses all that a monk does. The Magic of Ki Monks make careful study of a magical energy that most monastic traditions call ki. This energy is an element of

training. Many entered the monastery as children, sent to live there when their parents died, when food couldn’t be found to support them, or in return for some kindness that the monks had performed

Shifter Legacy

Species Eberron: Rising from the Last War

animal’s tough hide. A sense of invincibility spread through him. For the moment at least, he felt unstoppable! — Don Bassingthwaite, The Binding Stone Shifters are sometimes called the

can’t fully change shape, they can temporarily enhance their animalistic features — a state they call shifting. Each shifter walks on the knife’s edge between the wilds and the

Bugbear Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

. Cunning Grankhul is the younger one, and in the stories bugbears tell, he gifted them with stealth but in return he sapped their vigor, so that bugbears sleep in his stead while he remains eternally alert

in the presence of Skiggaret. Talking about such acts might call him back. Blessings of the Bugbear Gods Bugbears have no use for priests or shamans. No one needs to tell them what their gods want

Orc Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

hatred of the civilized races of the world and their need to satisfy the demands of their deities, the orcs know that if they fight well and bring glory to their tribe, Gruumsh will call them home to

serve as a battering ram if a settlement dares to close its gates, blocking the way to the treasures and tasty food that lie within. A heavily laden wagon that requires the strongest orcs to return it to

Shifters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron

animal’s tough hide. A sense of invincibility spread through him. For the moment at least, he felt unstoppable! —Don Bassingthwaite, The Binding Stone Shifters are sometimes called the weretouched, as

features—a state they call shifting. Whatever their origins, shifters have evolved into a unique race. A shifter walks on the knife’s edge between the wilds and the world around them. Do they embrace their primal instincts or the path of civilization?

Shifters

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

animal’s tough hide. A sense of invincibility spread through him. For the moment at least, he felt unstoppable! - Don Bassingthwaite, The Binding Stone Shifters are sometimes called the weretouched, as

change shape, they can temporarily enhance their animalistic features — a state they call shifting. Each shifter walks on the knife’s edge between the wilds and the world around them. Do they embrace their primal instincts or the path of civilization?

Conclusion

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

Conclusion When the characters return to the study room in Candlekeep, they find Matreous’s body sprawled on the floor and the imp figurine missing. When the imp was taken from the mansion in its

figurine form, the enchantment binding it ended, allowing it to sting and kill Matreous. The imp is now invisible and hiding in a corner of Matreous’s study. It attacks the first creature that exits the

Orcs and Half-Orcs

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

. Three prominent groups of orcs have survived into the present age: The Ghaash’kala are servants of the Silver Flame (which they call Kalok Shash, the “binding flame”), who devote their lives to battling

the fiends of the Demon Wastes. Humans from the Carrion Tribes of the wastes sometimes hear the call of Kalok Shash and join the Ghaash’kala, leading to a significant population of half-orcs there

Breaking the Contract

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

Breaking the Contract Voiding the infernal contract between Zariel and Thavius Kreeg causes the hellish chains binding Elturel to crumble to ash. This can be accomplished by either killing Zariel or

Zariel to call forth the contract takes guile, as the archdevil can’t be charmed. Destroying the original copy of Thavius Kreeg’s contract frees Elturel while leaving Zariel’s other contracts intact. The

Druid Spells

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

Hold Person Lesser Restoration Locate Animals or Plants Locate Object Moonbeam Pass without Trace Protection from Poison Spike Growth 3rd Level Call Lightning Conjure Animals

Insect Plague Mass Cure Wounds Planar Binding Reincarnate Scrying Tree Stride Wall of Stone 6th Level Conjure Fey Find the Path Heal Heroes’ Feast Move Earth Sunbeam

Druid Spells

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

Plants Locate Object Moonbeam Pass without Trace Protection from Poison Spike Growth 3rd Level Call Lightning Conjure Animals Daylight Dispel Magic Meld into Stone Plant Growth

Awaken Commune with Nature Conjure Elemental Contagion Geas Greater Restoration Insect Plague Mass Cure Wounds Planar Binding Reincarnate Scrying Tree Stride Wall of Stone 6th

Planar Glitch

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

) arrives to interview the characters about their strange situation. It seeks information so greater powers in Mechanus can decide whether they want to blame the characters for their reality-defying

situation. 3 The characters reach a gate-town and find the last gate-town they visited in its place. To the inhabitants, everything is normal. After 1d4 days, the gate-towns return to their original

Location Overview

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention

. Ebondeath became a dracolich and was worshiped by the Cult of the Dragon until the death god Myrkul’s influence waned across Faerûn and the dragon’s bones turned to dust. With Myrkul’s return to the

pantheon, his worshipers have quested across the seas to rekindle Ebondeath’s spirit. Led by the death priest Ularan Mortus, they unearthed the dragon’s mausoleum and awakened its slumbering soul, binding

Rotor of Return

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

Rotor of Return Wondrous item, very rare (requires attunement) While attuned to this device, you have a +1 bonus to Constitution saving throws. You periodically receive flashbacks of old memories

in the world, but it is generic in nature, so that you might call for a longsword but you cannot borrow a specific creature’s longsword. The item vanishes 10 minutes after it appears. Once you use this

5. Slave Pens

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver

they hear fighting in area 5, they take up positions against the wall near the door, then try to surprise intruders. The captives are too intimidated to shout warnings or call for help. The heap of

imprisoned here are Mirna Dendrar and her two teenage children, thirteen-year-old Nars and eighteen-year-old Nilsa. A few days ago, the Redbrands murdered Mirna’s husband, Thel, for defying them. (His

Rules Discussions

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

prefer to let the DM make a call and continue with the action. If you gloss over a rules issue in play, make a note of it (a good task to delegate to a player) and return to the issue later.

Key Plot Points

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves

Key Plot Points The following information is key to this adventure’s story: Respite Ablaze. Pirates who call themselves the Cobblehook Corsairs have raided the village of Respite, and the characters

Cove. The characters must foray into Cobblehook Cove, the pirates’ lair, to reclaim the gems. There, they discover that an evil dragon named Sablewing has goaded the pirates toward violence. The characters must contend with the dragon and return the gems before an imminent storm destroys Respite.

Conclusion

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves

Conclusion If the characters defeat Anthradusk and return to Eldemere, she commends them for their bravery—thanking them on both her own behalf and Cozmioko’s. She’s certain the brass dragon is now

number of characters times 1,200 GP. Eldemere tells the characters that if she ever has need of able explorers and dragon slayers, she’ll call on them again. The mysterious scholar vanishes soon after.

Wizards

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

casting then sent his considerable power out to surround the overmatched wizard, binding it to himself. Argent energy flew from the human’s outstretched hand only to fizzle into nothingness as the

bladesinger quenched the spell. — Keith Francis Strohm, Bladesinger Scholars and practitioners of what they call “the Art” (see chapter 1 for details), wizards are the most disciplined spellcasters

Using the Infinite Staircase

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

end an ancient curse upon the land. Seek him out and heed his call.” Nafas then teleports the characters to a door along the staircase that opens into a bleak desert. After the adventure, the characters can return to the staircase through the same portal.

Metallic Dragons

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen

Metallic Dragons The good dragons of Faerûn hear the Draakhorn’s call and know what it portends. With the fate of the world hanging in the balance, the good dragons will take action to oppose the

return of Tiamat. However, it remains to be seen whether they do so in concert with the humanoid factions of the Sword Coast, or whether they strike on their own with no thought or concern for the fate

Thassa as Campaign Villain

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

not only the fleet, but the fishing boats and merchant vessels that keep the polis fed and supplied. Thassa’s oracles announce that “the forest of masts must be felled” before the waters will return

, but Meletis refuses to give up its navy. How can Thassa be appeased? 2 During a divine conflict, one of the gods’ weapons tumbles into the sea. Thassa refuses to return the godly weapon, claiming

Orcs

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron

Marches were the first druids on Khorvaire. The Gatekeepers played a crucial role in defeating the alien daelkyr and binding this evil in Khyber, and their descendants continue to maintain the ancient

Tharashk operations. As an orc, you could be a Ghaash’kala paladin seeking to protect the innocent from evil. You might be a Gatekeeper druid or ranger hunting aberrations working to prevent the return of

Metallic Dragons

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat

Metallic Dragons The good dragons of Faerûn hear the Draakhorn’s call and know what it portends. With the fate of the world hanging in the balance, the good dragons will take action to oppose the

return of Tiamat. However, it remains to be seen whether they do so in concert with the humanoid factions of the Sword Coast, or whether they strike on their own with no thought or concern for the fate

Outcast Adventurers

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

not have a choice in the matter. Most adventuring firbolgs fall into this latter category. Outcast firbolgs can never return home. They committed some unforgivable deed, usually something that put

their homeland at risk, such as starting a forest fire or killing a rare or beautiful wild creature. These firbolgs are loners who wander the world in hope of finding a new place to call home. Orphaned

Kolyan Indirovich's Letter (version 2)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd

. He has become too powerful to conquer. So I say to you, give us up for dead and encircle this land with the symbols of good. Let holy men call upon their power that the devil may be contained within

the walls of weeping Barovia. Leave our sorrows to our graves, and save the world from this evil fate of ours. There is much wealth entrapped in this community. Return for your reward after we are all departed for a better life. Kolyan Indirovich Burgomaster

Metallic Dragons

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

Metallic Dragons The good dragons of Faerûn hear the Draakhorn’s call and know what it portends. With the fate of the world hanging in the balance, the good dragons will take action to oppose the

return of Tiamat. However, it remains to be seen whether they do so in concert with the humanoid factions of the Sword Coast, or whether they strike on their own with no thought or concern for the fate

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