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Monsters
The Book of Many Things
ceilings, without needing to make an ability check.
Web Sense. While in contact with a web, the spider knows the exact location of any other creature in contact with the same web.
Web Walker. The
remains in one place for a long time.
Ruin spiders arise when the magic of the deck transforms giant spiders into even more dangerous monsters whose acidic venom disintegrates everything it touches
Monsters
Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
. Unlike most, he's not the least bit pretentious or aloof. He keeps a room at the Yawning Portal and does all his business in the establishment's taproom. He negotiates deals with grace and aplomb
, even while drunk, and uses an elven lute as a spellcasting focus.
Davil can put the characters in contact with other leaders of the Black Network's Waterdeep division, namely Istrid Horn (if they need
Backgrounds
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
have camped on the petrified hulks of dead gods and narrowly escaped the psychic winds that sweep across the Astral Sea while also avoiding prolonged contact with the plane’s most dangerous
pouch containing 10 gp
Longevity
You are 20d6 years older than you look, because you have spent that much time in the Astral Sea without aging.
Feature: Divine Contact
You gain the Magic
Monsters
Acquisitions Incorporated
adventure. But adventure of the wrong kind came calling for the trio one day, when an underground ruin they had often explored — actually a creature called the Wandering Crypt — took Auspicia from the
in matters of love, and hopeless in games of chance. Omin is also often accused of being one of the Masked Lords of Waterdeep, though this bit of fancy earns little more than a chuckle in response
Monsters
Vecna: Eve of Ruin
. Tasha went on to create various spells, including Tasha’s Hideous Laughter, and her magic-fueled ambitions brought her into contact with demons and demon lords, which she subjugated and used
sent a version of herself from the past to Alustriel’s side. The Tasha who appears in Vecna: Eve of Ruin is a powerful wizard, though she is not yet a witch queen or an archfey.Abyssal Visage (2
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
; wealth.
Flaws
d6
Flaw
1
I hold a scandalous secret that could ruin my family forever — but could also earn me the favor of the Ghost Council.
2
I’m
.
Orzhov Contacts
d8
Contact
1
The spirit of an ancestor has taken an interest in me.
2
An older cousin has the ear of a powerful oligarch.
3
I know a knight who is
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
the entire city, your place in the Azorius can easily bring you into contact with members of other guilds, for good or ill.
Roll twice on the Azorius Contacts table (for an ally and a rival) and
once on the Non-Azorius Contacts table.
Azorius Contacts
d8
Contact
1
As a teenager, I was a page for a prominent judge.
2
One of my childhood friends is now a precognitive
Magic Items
Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
King of clubs
The Void
Queen of clubs
Flames
Jack of clubs
Skull
Two of clubs
Idiot
Ace of spades
Donjon
King of spades
Ruin
Queen of spades
Euryale
Jack of
or at any other point during the adventure.
Flames. The Grand Master of the Monastery of the Distressed Body becomes your enemy. The bone devil seeks your ruin, savoring your suffering before
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
.
3
I’m eager to explain every detail of my most intricate experiments and theories to anyone who shows the least bit of interest.
4
I assume that everyone needs even the most basic
abundant connections among the Simic. The guild members live in watery sinkholes called zonots, and their isolation shelters them from much contact with outsiders. Nonetheless, a fair number of Simic
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
to hire adventurers to find the dragon.
2
A clutch of moonstone dragons has discovered a portal to the Material Plane and is wreaking havoc on nearby villages, pilfering every bit of silver the
. Whenever a creature that can understand a language sleeps or enters a state of trance or reverie within 6 miles of the dragon’s lair, the dragon can establish telepathic contact with that creature
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Ruin Spider The potent magic of a Deck of Many Things can have unpredictable effects on its environment, especially when the deck remains in one place for a long time. Ruin spiders arise when the
magic of the deck transforms giant spiders into even more dangerous monsters whose acidic venom disintegrates everything it touches. A ruin spider is easily recognizable by anyone familiar with the Deck
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
find the dragon.
2
A clutch of moonstone dragons has discovered a portal to the Material Plane and is wreaking havoc on nearby villages, pilfering every bit of silver the locals own.
3
A
trance or reverie within 6 miles of the dragon’s lair, the dragon can establish telepathic contact with that creature and converse with it in its dreams. The creature remembers its conversation
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Astral Adventurer’s Guide
you arrived here. In your travels, you have camped on the petrified hulks of dead gods and narrowly escaped the psychic winds that sweep across the Astral Sea while also avoiding prolonged contact with
, a bottle of ink, and a pouch containing 10 gp Longevity You are 20d6 years older than you look, because you have spent that much time in the Astral Sea without aging. Feature: Divine Contact You gain
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
.) Ultimately, Kwalish might become a patron of sorts to the party, especially if the powered armor is loaned out. If any character has bestowed a bit of their soul to the inventor, he promises to return it
in exchange for the completion of certain tasks he sets before them (including helping restore his friends). The place of such a valuable and powerful contact in the campaign is yours to determine.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Lord of Blades Adventure Hooks The Lord of Blades Adventure Hooks table sets out some reasons how the characters could come in contact with the Lord of Blades. Lord of Blades Adventure Hooks d6
damaged and raving about the Lord of Blades. 4 Characters strike out into a ruin held by the Lord of Blades and recover a lost relic that has resurfaced in the possession of warforged soldiers. 5 A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
malfunctioning ruin grinders hurled this crate to its current resting place when the hydra that’s now in area D5 attacked. A character who examines the broken bridge and succeeds on a DC 13
Intelligence (Investigation) check identifies large bite marks in the wood. Once this evidence is found, a successful DC 12 Intelligence (Nature) check confirms that a Huge reptile smashed and bit into the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
steel. In the years since, more deposits of chardalyn have been found across Icewind Dale. Like the Crystal Shard, these deposits tend to be suffused with demonic magic. Prolonged contact with chardalyn
that has become suffused with demonic magic can warp a creature’s mind, causing madness that usually fades away once the contact is broken.
Chardalyn is cold to the touch and readily accepts
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
Contact The easiest approach is to have Kwalish in area O7 when the characters arrive — an elderly gnome arcane inventor (use the evoker stat block from Volo’s Guide to Monsters) working on his latest
bit of special material to fuel his experiments and continue his work — a piece of the characters’ souls, extracted by his machinery. With a successful DC 15 Charisma (Persuasion) check made to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
DM’s determination) becomes your enemy. The artificer seeks your ruin, savoring your suffering before attempting to slay you. Gem. One of the 1,000 gp gems shaped by Seodra the gemsmith (see area 18a
remain violently opposed to any servants of the opposing agent. You control this character. Ruin. All forms of wealth that you carry or own, other than magic items, are lost to you. This wealth can be
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
hope. (And maybe, a little bit, to prove my father wrong.)
Knight Destinies Card Heroic Tie Balance Someone—or something—wronged you in your past. You seek revenge. Comet You’ve been promised an
their toes. Rogue Tales of your past heroic deeds might be somewhat exaggerated. Ruin When you lost everything, you realized the only thing you could rely on was your martial skill. Sage Descended
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
trails around town, dreaming of adventure. But adventure of the wrong kind came calling for the trio one day, when an underground ruin they had often explored — actually a creature called the Wandering
matters of business, feckless in matters of love, and hopeless in games of chance. Omin is also often accused of being one of the Masked Lords of Waterdeep, though this bit of fancy earns little more
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
secrets we keep in trust. Click to see the answer! Euryale
Aimless wanderer, nonsense ponderer—I’ve been called it all. Some think my wit is a bit amiss, but if you ask me, ignorance is bliss! Click to
answer! Ruin
I’ll consume anything but contain nothing. Where there’s emptiness, I am there. If you see me, despair. Click to see the answer! Void
Most are well hidden, though adventurers can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
was the caretaker of an ancient ruin or relic. 8 I was a pilgrim in search of a person, place, or relic of spiritual significance. Feature: Discovery The quiet seclusion of your extended hermitage
I could not have. 5 Should my discovery come to light, it could bring ruin to the world. 6 My isolation gave me great insight into a great evil that only I can destroy. d6 Flaw 1 Now that I’ve
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
.
2 You have a mysterious contact who sends you missions via sending; when you follow their instructions, you invariably receive a reward.
3 You’ve acquired a plot of land in Xen’drik. You’ve
financial ruin and they’ve taken out a lucrative life insurance policy on you. It only pays out if you die under unusual circumstances, and they’re encouraging you to seek out ever more dangerous adventures
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Procan, approaches the characters in hopes of recruiting them. He has long maintained ties to the inhabitants of the island hermitage in this adventure. When he loses contact with them, he asks the party
to investigate. The Styes This adventure can be placed in an isolated harbor city located on an island in the Azure Sea. Once a bustling port town, it fell into ruin due to the depredations of the Sea Princes. When the characters visit the port to stock up on supplies, they become involved in the intrigue.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
clubs Flames Jack of clubs Skull Two of clubs Idiot Ace of spades Donjon King of spades Ruin Queen of spades Euryale Jack of spades Rogue Two of spades Balance Joker (with TM) Fool Joker (without TM
ruin, savoring your suffering before attempting to slay you. If the Grand Master has already been defeated, you gain the enmity of Garret Levistusson’s patron — a similarly powerful devil. Fool. For
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Your family is working on a new form of elemental binding, but they need a lot of Khyber dragonshards. 2 You have an anonymous contact who sends you missions via the sending spell. When you do as you’re
to find out! 9 Your family is facing financial ruin, and they’ve taken out a life insurance policy on you. It only pays out if you die under unusual circumstances, and they’re encouraging you to seek
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Goristro Demon of Disaster Habitat: Planar (Abyss); Treasure: Armaments Ben Wootten Terrifying in scale and overwhelming power, goristros are giant demons capable of bringing cities to ruin. These
. Plot and strategize, bait and scheme, but hubris is no armor against ruin incarnate, and greater beings than you have fallen under the onslaught of the Abyss.
—Mellagorus the pit fiend, Deceptions
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
the characters find the Sword of Zariel, but it knows where Bel’s nine adamantine rods are located. The sibriex uses its telepathy to contact the first party member who comes within 120 feet of it
bit of useful information as a show of good faith. If asked about the adamantine rods, the sibriex claims to have seen all nine rods in the wreck of a crashed flying fortress. The sibriex won’t reveal
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
and explain this. They ask the characters to relinquish the rod, acknowledging that Mordenkainen might be a bit eccentric, but his magical theories are sound. Alustriel and Tasha extol the virtues of
contact her, Alustriel tells the characters. When she left, Malaina told Alustriel that she was going to a shop called Velgar’s Vittles in Sigil’s Market Ward. The Wizards Three were busy, so Alustriel
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
starts its turn in contact with them takes 10 (3d6) lightning damage. Instead of taking damage, the flesh golem regains 10 hit points whenever it starts its turn on the electrified floor. If the
. Notably absent is the half-elf’s skull. (The bones and clothing belonged to Trenzia. Halaster fed her body to the ghasts.) 7e. Copper Vein Copper Vein. An exposed bit of stonework has a thick vein of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
. When the contact goes missing, their notes point toward a hidden “library” in the mountains. 3 The planar observatory might offer a way to prevent or at least predict what seems to be an epidemic of
eventual destruction of a humanoid city. A disguised silver dragon, cunning and subtle, works to destabilize the city and bring about its ruin. 3 A local librarian is a disguised gold dragon in the service
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
into contact with the orrery, they discover that two of the artifact’s components have been claimed by Acquisitions Incorporated franchises that have come under recent attack by unknown foes. The rival
of the orrery to destroy Acquisitions Incorporated — and bring ruin to Faerûn. As the adventure unfolds, the characters travel hither and yon across the Sword Coast and the North, checking in on some
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
beautiful weather and abundant fruit—so much so that some might consider never leaving.
7 Lost Ruin. The island is all that survived a calamity that destroyed a legendary city.
8 Gateway
humans—make their home on the island.
2 First Contact. A prosperous civilization, unconnected to the great poleis, thrives on the island.
3 Strangers. A species not usually connected to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
characters. Cultic Isolation. Someone the characters care about cuts off contact with them. When the characters investigate, they learn the person has been initiated into the Heralds of the Comet and now
. Prophetic Research. The characters find an ancient inscription in a long-forgotten ruin foretelling a dire calamity that’s imminent. As they seek information about this prophecy, they are directed to a local






