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Monsters
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
rival and an equal. The Zlan Liches table gives a brief description of each component.
Zlan Liches
Name
History
Argent Black
Emerged from the Negative Plane, fed on hate and
black crystal called chardalyn, fragments of the shattered Crystal Shard.
Zlan has leveraged its connection with the shattered Artifact to psychically infest chardalyn, using the crystalline material to
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
by Vellynne’s rival, Nass Lantomir), but Vellynne animated their corpses, turning them into zombies.
If she is wounded, Vellynne can cast vampiric touch and use the spell to regain hit points
of a beast.
Spellbook. Vellynne’s spellbook has black leather covers around pages of ragged parchment, all wrapped in a crimson sash. The necromancer’s personal sigil is written in goat
Monsters
Storm King's Thunder
contain numerous caves, two of them large enough for Klauth to shelter in. He keeps his legendary hoard in tunnels beneath one cavern, which can be entered only by lifting or pushing aside a massive slab of
might rival him in power, in a fighting style marked by sudden attacks and just as sudden disappearances.
Klauth spends many waking hours scrying Faerûn with his spells, and he probably knows more
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
The Black Geode The Black Geode is a natural cavern distinguished by the seams of luminous violet crystal. Marlos Urnrayle used Ironfang to transform these caverns into an earth node. In the Black
Geode’s largest cavern lies a portal that leads to Ogrémoch’s domain on the Elemental Plane of Earth. Bizarre creatures from that place have crossed through the gate and now inhabit the caverns, while
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
complimented me on my work.
Non-Azorius Contacts
d10
Contact
1
Roll an additional Azorius contact; you can decide if the contact is an ally or a rival.
2
The person who
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
;m alone.
2
I see everything in clear-cut black and white.
3
I’m just a little fascinated by the ways of the Gruul.
4
I trust the chain of command more than anything &mdash
Boros emphasis on order and community, or bitter enemies among the guilds that represent chaos and destruction.
Roll twice on the Boros Contacts table (for an ally and a rival) and once on the Non
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
black at the spot), and I cherish it.
5
I want to be better at my chosen form of performance than any other member of my troupe.
6
I am devoted to Rakdos and live to impress him
in different troupes, which allows for the possibility of a widespread network of contacts.
Roll twice on the Rakdos Contacts table (for an ally and a rival) and once on the Non-Rakdos Contacts table
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
of an arcanaloth seeking a powerful Feywild artifact.
5
An adult moonstone dragon attempts to help a beholder worried that its dreams will soon give birth to a rival beholder.
6
Members of
look to other maps in this chapter as inspiration for the scattered parts of a moonstone dragon’s lair. For example, a well maintained and above-water version of the black dragon lair’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
sideways to squeeze. It takes about an hour to navigate its pitch-black darkness, and the journey is filled with a constant echo of distant sounds. The passage then widens, opening out into a cavern whose
find the cavern where the tower stands without getting lost. Use random encounters from chapter 13, “The Wormwrithings,” on the way to the tower. The final stretch to reach the tower is through a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
(area M24) descends about 250 feet, leading to a quarter-mile passage in a natural cavern. This passage in turn leads to area B1 in the Temple of Black Earth (see chapter 4).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
18. Collapsed Cavern Nezznar’s servants occupy this cavern, guarding against undead incursions and carefully sifting through the rubble. The Black Spider’s divinations suggest that some valuable
treasure is hidden at the bottom of the rift that was created when this area was destroyed. A wide rift fills the eastern half of this cavern. A stream pours out of the west wall, then tumbles down into
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
travelers into the chasm’s mouth. After several treacherous miles, the stairway terminates on a broad, flat landing that juts out over the immense black chasm. In the gloom, a lost dwarven city lays in
ruins beneath the glittering cavern vault. Broken statues stand in the midst of empty plazas, staring sightlessly into the darkness. A huge step pyramid rises at the edge of the precipice, and from the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
Background More than five hundred years ago, clans of dwarves and gnomes made an agreement known as the Phandelver’s Pact, by which they would share a rich mine in a wondrous cavern known as Wave
wizards fought alongside their dwarf and gnome allies to defend the Forge of Spells, and the ensuing spell battle destroyed much of the cavern. Few survived the cave-ins and tremors, and the location of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
within the Sword Mountain foothills. The entrance tunnel leads into a large cavern supported by a natural pillar of rock and containing three stalagmites. In the western part of the cave, behind the
supplies, you see the body of a dwarf miner, dead for at least a week.
The northeastern section of the cavern has collapsed, forming a ten-foot-wide, twenty-foot-deep pit. A sturdy hemp rope is tied off
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
familiar
Darkon Rivals d6 Rival
1 Alcio Metus and the Kargat
2 Darcalus Rex and the Eternal Order
3 Madame Talisveri Eris and the Family
4 Ebbasheyth, Azalin’s black
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
1. Auvryndar Watch Post Ceiling. The concave ceiling of this cavern rises to a height of 20 feet.
Sentries. A female drow elite warrior named Ventrid Xil’talan leads six drow (two females and four
obsidian scarab engraved with the insignia of House Auvryndar (25 gp) and a spider-shaped crystal ring set with a black pearl (750 gp).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Black Dragon Treasures Black dragons appreciate objects of cultural, magical, or scientific significance that originated from lost cultures. Knowing a relic they possess is coveted by others because
it presents a link to a lost past is what gives that relic its value. Black dragons also love conventional treasures such as gems (particularly opals), precious metals that don’t corrode easily, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
in which it’s encountered. Psychic Hauntings d12 Haunting
1 A man wanders around in the cavern. His fingers are black with frostbite, and his mouth is agape in a silent scream. Although he
General Features The following features are common throughout the Caves of Hunger: Ceilings. Most cavern ceilings are 30 feet high and made of smooth ice. Tunnel ceilings range from 10 to 15 feet
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
(see the “Whorlstone Tunnels: General Features” sidebar). The tunnel slopes down to the edge of a large pool that fills the cavern ahead. The opposite shore is nearly one hundred feet away, but nothing
can be seen beneath the surface of the black water.
The water is heated by a thermal spring and pleasantly warm. However, the pool is disease-ridden. Any creature that starts its turn in the water
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
Wizards’ dark ooze experiments are found here. 64. White Maw This area is unlit. The cavern walls here are dry white stone, as is the clean floor. Toward the center, a massive, cracked black pillar rises
pillar of thick red liquid stretches from floor to ceiling in this cavern. Embedded within the pillar is a whispering, crimson-robed humanoid form.
To the northeast is a black gate. East of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
west wall. Dozens of ooze creatures — black puddings, gray oozes, and ochre jellies — inhabit this cavern. However, they don’t attack intruders unless they are harmed or commanded to do so by the
29. Ruined Stockade This cavern was once a shrine for Baervan Wildwanderer, the gnomish deity known as the Father of Fish and Fungus. Now it belongs to the Pudding King. The sound of dripping water
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
crystal approaches the characters and requests their aid. The minions of a rival dragon (creatures from the Giant Kin Encounters table in chapter 3) seek to destroy the crystal. The rival, a young black
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
effect on itself on a successful save. 49. Gate Cavern Trees crowd the walls of this turfed cavern. To the southwest the turf gives way to a stone floor, where shadows curl up like smoke from a black
of Renewal A pool in this cavern glows with pale yellow light. Northeast of the pool, the turf gives way to a stone floor with a black gate set into it. East of the gate is a contact stone.
Pool
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
her two gargoyles, her raven familiar, twenty cult fanatics (members of the Knights of the Black Sword), and ten roped mountain goats (see appendix C) that the cultists use for food and to set off
traps. If Huarwar Mulphoon and Fel Suparra are alive, they are among the cult fanatics (see area C6 for more information about these NPCs). The Knights of the Black Sword speak Common and Infernal, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
Mountain Door. The Mountain Door comprises the uppermost level of the cavern complex. It is currently inhabited by a tribe of fierce orcs, led by a brutal ogre known as Great Ulfe. The Glitterhame. The
folk. A small band of duergar (gray dwarves) currently hold Durgeddin’s hall, working to uncover the secrets of the smith’s ancient forge. A great crevasse drops to the Black Lake. The Black Lake. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
in a vast cavern beneath the dilapidated city resides Chronepsis, the dragon deity of time and fate. Chronepsis typically manifests as an ancient time dragon (see Morte’s Planar Parade), though he
sometimes takes the form of a black dragon with iridescent scales. Each hourglass within the dragon god’s realm is said to represent the life of a dragon somewhere in the multiverse. Chronepsis prefers to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Black Dragon Adventures The Black Dragon Adventure Hooks table offers suggestions for stories and adventures involving black dragons. Black Dragon Adventure Hooks d8 Adventure Hook
1 A
black dragon recently took control of a band of pirates and their backwater hideout. Emboldened, the pirates have started raiding nearby shipping lanes.
2 A conflict-averse black dragon is secretly
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Cavern Ledges within this cavern overlook a pool of black liquid twenty feet below. At the center of the cave, an island supports an ancient, bare tree. Rope bridges connect this island to the ledge at the
Ghost Orchid Tepui before opening into a larger chamber. Read the following description when the characters enter the cavern: Glowing crystals speckle this cavern’s walls like stars in the night sky
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
3. Main Cavern Githyanki twins named Arbez and Surlock are contained within crystal stalactites in this cavern. 3a. Arbez’s Watch The creatures in area 3b investigate any disturbance in this portion
of the cavern, which contains the following: Crystal Stalactite. A 10-foot-long crystal stalactite hangs above a pit filled with silvery mist. Encased in the stalactite is Arbez, a male githyanki gish
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
28. House Center This cavern was once the heart of Blingdenstone’s government — a large space with a rocky sphere in its center. The sphere is hollowed out and contains the royal chambers from which
the old kings and queens ruled. All of it has been transformed by the presence of the Pudding King. The walls of this great cavern are covered in slime — dripping, sickening green slime. Echoes of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
Sir Ursas’s courier. After delivering the invitation, the courier warns them against Ursas’s courier (who is dressed entirely in black), and asks for help setting traps against the courier’s arrival
.
25–37 Lynx’s courier arrives and Ursas’s never shows. Lynx’s courier has already murdered their rival and hastily stashed the body, which is easily and eventually found in the area by the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Talking to Mordenkainen Mordenkainen is a stern, bald man with a neatly trimmed black goatee beard and a penetrating stare. When his tower arrives in Avernus, Mordenkainen steps out onto the balcony
renown” who haunts the site of an obelisk. The yugoloths recently told Mordenkainen about this stranger and his guidance has an ulterior motive: if the characters end up slaying the mysterious mage, Mordenkainen has one less rival to contend with in Avernus.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
met Halaster several times over the years and carved his visage after many of those occasions. Though the giants’ memories of him never last, the faces in this cavern remain. The giants have begun
using the cavern to store the bodies of creatures they’re forced to kill. With the duergar and the drow returning to Undermountain in force and the bullywugs on level 8 becoming more aggressive, such
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Descent into the Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth
crushing ceiling trap +1 Recovered the treasure +1 L5: Grotto Attacked the pechs −1 Improved the pechs’ mood +2 Refused to douse any bright lights −1 L6: Fungal Cavern Disturbed the crickets −1 L7
: Slimy Cavern Gathered or ate contaminated mushrooms −1 Recovered the elf corpse’s equipment +1 L8: Stinking Cave Defeated the trolls +3 Found the trolls’ loot +1 L9: Bat Corridor Disturbed the bats
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Morte’s Planar Parade
hundred gray oozes and seeks to sell them in the gate-town of Rigus as a weapon capable of destroying Acheron’s floating cubes. A rival hires the characters to steal and dispose of the oozes. 2 Within a
destroying the cube. 3 A bog in a region influenced by Carceri is swamped with countless black puddings. The characters are hired to recover a lost relic from the bottom of the bog. 4 A chef in the






