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Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
tapestries and curtains, intermixed with humanoid bones and broken bits of stone, serve as beds for the manticores.
Scrying Eye. If the characters leave after killing the manticores and later return
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
Golgari Swarm MILIVOJ CERAN A small crowd of pale elves and humans stepped into the light. Bits of bone and detritus woven into their matted hair clicked lightly. Their chitinous armor swarmed with
their bugs, Ral could not be sure.
— Doug Beyer, Return to Ravnica: The Secretist
The teeming masses that compose the Golgari Swarm see themselves as pragmatic above all else, uncowed by the simple
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
overstuffed leather chair with a matching ottoman, a stone shelf holding a wooden cask of ale, a handsomely carved stone table strewn with mason’s tools and bits of stone, and a heavy wooden seafarer’s
flumph’s home — the Underdark — out of building blocks. The flumph knows that its longing to return home is affecting the hobgoblin’s behavior, but it relies on Doomcrown for protection. If the two
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
time, which could complicate things, but also provide some memorable moments. Sword Wraith Platoon. When an adventurer enters the circle of moon runes, the bits of bone, armor, and weapons fly together
incapacitated the undead here, but the life force of the adventurers brings them back. They immediately return to their mission: kill everything in the area and recover the Gnomengarde grenade for their master
Kobold
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undetected and don’t give their targets reason to harm them. For example, a group of city kobolds might sneak into a cobbler’s house at night to loot it of knives, leather bits, nails, and
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
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
return the few Lantanese merchants seen in Sword Coast ports have said little about the present state of their homeland.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
queen, the shadar-kai use their shadow magic. If a target is living, they magically infiltrate the person’s mind and excise the desired bits of emotion, or if the target is close to death, the shadar-kai
might also bring a bit of the sediment as a gift to the Raven Queen. What she would give in return is never known ahead of time, but her boons come in many wondrous forms: the restoration of a lost soul, the rediscovery of a missing memory, or a glimpse into the forgotten knowledge of the ancients.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
those who try to control the slaad. If the characters obtain the gem and return it to the Alchemist, it cheers, turns invisible, and flees with the gem. If the characters seem interested in knowing
comprehend languages spell for 1 hour. This liquid is a clear concoction with bits of salt and soot swirling in it. Potion of Watchful Rest. When you drink this potion, you gain the following benefits for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
and turns ethereal to escape the party, only to return once she rounds up the students and forms a posse. If the characters attack her here, the night hag turns ethereal and flees. Doll Collection
Karstis. The doll on the floor represents Yarek, the student recently killed by the bone devil in area 48. Each doll incorporates bits of the student’s hair or some other sample from its body (foul
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
denied admittance to Dweomercore (level 9), and Halaster robbed him of his spellbook. The Mad Mage has promised to return the book once Kavil completes his work. (In fact, Halaster has misplaced the
together bits of Netherskull’s history and, with a successful DC 10 Wisdom (Insight) check, separate out Kavil’s gibberish to learn the following truths: The beholder’s true name is unknown. It changed its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
in the gully in front of you. Snow covers some of the gory bits, but the headless torso and severed limbs are visible. You see tracks in the snow all around the corpse, and the telltale grooves in
for food and treasure, as well as creatures to enslave, but they are cold and eager to return home. Izobai fights only in self-defense. If defeat seems inevitable, she uses her torch to set fire to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
and is 7 feet long, 3 feet wide, and 3 feet tall. The contents of the sarcophagi are as follows: The northern sarcophagus contains the moldy bones of a dwarf with corroded bits of armor clinging to it
brother wasn’t so fortunate (see area 11). Lorlynn doesn’t know he’s dead and is expecting him to return any moment, but news of his death doesn’t upset her. So gloomy a creature was he that if
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
deck is slick with algae and seawater. Amid the tangle of rigging, splintered railings, and stray seaweed, you spot boots, bones, and bits of gore that seem considerably more recent than the wreck of
now serves as a nest for the harpy that has made Compass Rose its lair. The basket-shaped area is stuffed with wood shavings, dry grass, and shredded canvas from ships’ sails. Bits of bones, tufts of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
also return the child to its grieving parents, only to watch from the shadows as the child grows up to become a horror. Dark Bargains. Arrogant to a fault, hags believe themselves to be the most
Foul Nature. Hags love the macabre and festoon their garb with dead things and accentuate their appearance with bones, bits of flesh, and filth. They nurture blemishes and pick at wounds to produce
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
persuaded to return to Targos if the characters restore all his lost hit points and vow to search for the three missing members on his behalf. Garret describes the missing explorers as follows: Mokingo
was dragged here. Bits of flesh still cling to the bones. The head has been ripped from its shoulders, gnawed, and stuffed in a niche dug out of the wall. Amid the goliath’s bones are torn bits of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
climate in Waterdeep, as well as juicy bits of news overheard on his nightly rounds through the Trades Ward. He has no clue that his contacts are drow members of Bregan D’aerthe, since they wear cloaks
the stone. After searching Fenerus’s home and finding nothing, they were waiting for Fenerus to return when the drow showed up. The drow barely got away with their lives. THE THREE URCHINS
Three
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes’ Feast: Saving the Children’s Menu
him and gives him the bottle. Ignis then sits on the table by the fire and, heating bits of spare metal, goes about crafting what appears to be a homemade sword. Unless drawn by strange noises or her
successful DC 10 Wisdom (Animal Handling) check. The buckets and cans can be used to store the milk for the short trip back to Daggerford. 5: Nursery Ignis has used old boards and bits of fence and metal to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
killed or driven back through the door of the room, the undead return to their original positions. The specters hang back from the fight, and if the characters appear on the verge of victory, they move
must make a DC 14 Dexterity saving throw or take 18 (4d8) poison damage. The strongbox contains nothing but old rags, bits of metal, and a small piece of paper with the message: “Dear thief: A lot of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
to hurl enormous, 200-pound rocks to land as close as possible to a target on the ground. If the characters refuse to play, the galeb duhr are disappointed and return to their rest. Development. The
characters, they lift their heads and begin singing more loudly, shaking the ground and making bits of gravel fall from the ceiling as they try to entertain their unexpected audience. When the characters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
niches lie small bits of jewelry, gold teeth, or ancient coins, with each haul worth 2d4 gp. 4. Flooded Catacomb The stairs descend into a burial chamber partially flooded with muddy water. Ancient stone
lies there.
These crypts hold the bodies of Phenax worshipers who were expected to return from the afterlife. None did. Brazier. The brazier that once lit this hall is sculpted with faces
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
mostly, with a few orc and dwarf bones). The staircase resumes on the opposite side of the ledge, climbing another 150 feet to area 2. In the back of its lair, the chimera has a nest of bones, bits of
THE YAKFOLK
Most of the prisoners in the yakfolk village aren’t given identities. You can assign names and genders to them as needed. Prisoners of the yakfolk who are set free try to return to their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
meeting is not optional, since tribute must be paid to the hobgoblin warlord in return for his hospitality. Afterward, characters can move freely about Azrok’s Hold, coming and going as they please
with tiny gemstones sewn into it (2 gp). The characters can trade for this item like any other and return it to its proper owner (see area 21b). 21b. Sad Huggybug Huggybug, a goblin child, cries alone
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
set of smith’s tools and a set of tinker’s tools spread across a wooden table along with some twisted bits of metal. A bookcase against the north wall has a family of harmless squirrels living in it
Copper, but the two had a falling out. One morning, after a bitter argument the night before, Copper decided to return to Ten-Towns. He snuck out while Macreadus was still asleep, leaving behind a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
had begun it. Tsarra Chaadren, the Blackstaff at the time, couldn’t command them to return to their former hiding places on the Ethereal Plane. Consequently, the city repaired itself and built up
and dismayed reaction to its rampage into dismantling the statue, parts of which can now be found all over the North Ward, either incorporated into buildings or as bits of freestanding sculpture. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
defends the modrons. Civil but unhelpful, Qaara wants to find out why the alarm was triggered, then return to the Astral Plane. She has no interest in the characters’ quest or the dragon’s claim to the
, chisel, or similar tool to remove the gold inlay from the geometric engravings. Only a few worthless bits of gold remain. A thorough search of the furnishings in the eastern room yields nothing of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
guards in areas 16, area 17, area 18, and area 24. Relieved guards return here to rest. When an alarm sounds, the sleeping giants awaken, grab their morningstars, and move to area 6. If there are no
floor around them is littered with bits of broken wood. The griffons can’t attack creatures outside of their cages, but they make a ruckus when intruders enter — so loud that Countess Sansuri can hear
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
cracks form along its surface, and the alien entity withdraws into its distant demiplane, never to return. As it withdraws, its dominate monster spells end. H32. Mirrored Cavern Every surface of this
memory of their lost humanity, and any information they might provide is garbled with bits of nonsense. Characters who succeed on a DC 12 Wisdom (Insight) check can glean the following information from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
skull, some bones, and a few bits of rusted armor lie atop a marble slab with a leering stone gargoyle squatting at each end. The epitaph on the door reads “Endorovich (Endorovich the Terrible): What the
vanishes, never to return. Crypt 16 Elsa Fallona von Twitterberg (Beloved Actor): She had many followers A skeleton draped in rags lies atop a marble slab in the center of the crypt. Nine shallow
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a1
ceiling across the pit. If Jot escapes, the characters might see it again. It knows that death on the Material Plane means a return to the Abyss, so it prefers to harass the characters while they are
scales as those of a white dragon wyrmling. The firepit, if its ashes are sifted, is found to hold charred bits of kobold bones and armor. Treasure. The bench serves as a sort of tiny altar. Resting on it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
potion cabinet that stands against the wall in area B10. Development. Shrunken creatures that pass through the tiny door have 1 minute to move out from under the cabinet into area B10 before they return to
hangs agape when it isn’t speaking. Two tiny versions of the creature cling to it like pets.
The room is filthy. Dirty dishes and bits of discarded food lie everywhere. The furniture was perhaps once
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
investigate any sounds of intruders. G6: Prison Two spiked cages are jammed with old bones and bits of decaying flesh. A woman with red skin wrapped in loose chains sits on the floor.
Duergar
survived, however, as did the magic that binds her here. She can leave this area for only 1 minute at a time before the binding magic compels her to return. Vakketar used to demonstrate the efficacy
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
believes the specters killed him for stealing the helmet. His soul is bound to the relic by the thought that he must return it to its rightful owner before going to his eternal rest. If the adventurers
death may have had nothing to do with the relic. He knows that the remains of the last king of Besilmer are beneath the Halls of the Hunting Axe. He asks the characters to help him return the crowned
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
terrible foe would never return. Then they entombed a fierce orc warrior to defend it forever in undeath. The door leading from area 36 bears an inscription in Orc: “Beyond this door the Maker of Death
hall. When the orcs came through, they cut down all the dwarves they found and stripped the treasure out of the place. The door opens into a large chamber with a dark pool in the center. Bits of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
right and drops away precipitously on your left. Debris and rubbish lie scattered over the last hundred yards or so—discarded water skins, bits of charred bone, and splintered casks or kegs. Up ahead
arrive at the Stone Tooth), they take up residence here. Add four orcs to this room after their return. 6. Prisoner Cave The orcs occasionally capture miners, settlers, and merchants traveling through