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Earth Genasi Legacy

Species Elemental Evil Player's Companion

As an earth genasi, you are descended from the cruel and greedy dao, though you aren’t necessarily evil. You have inherited some measure of control over earth, reveling in superior strength and

tones of deep brown or black, eyes sparkling like agates. Earth genasi can also have smooth metallic flesh, dull iron skin spotted with rust, a pebbled and rough hide, or even a coating of tiny embedded crystals. The most arresting have fissures in their flesh, from which faint light shines.

2. Main Hall

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

follows the staircase as it circles upward to the second floor. A cloakroom (area 2B) has several black cloaks hanging from hooks on the walls. A top hat sits on a high shelf.

2. Main Hall A wide hall (area 2A) runs the width of the house, with a black marble fireplace at one end and a sweeping, red marble staircase at the other. Mounted on the wall above the fireplace is

Earth Genasi

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

Earth Genasi As an earth genasi, you are descended from the cruel and greedy dao, though you are not necessarily evil. You have inherited some measure of control over earth, reveling in superior

, with skin tones of deep brown or black, eyes sparkling like agates. Earth genasi can also have smooth metallic flesh, dull iron skin spotted with rust, a pebbled and rough hide, or even a coating of tiny

2. Foyer

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

holds several moth-eaten black cloaks and, on a high shelf, a heavy but empty leather hat box. Awakened Haunt. When a creature enters this room, the eagle statue shudders and cracks. A round later, a wet, red peryton hatches from the sculpture and attacks.

Shadowfell

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

Shadowfell Riven stood in the uppermost room of the central tower of his citadel — a fortress of shadows and dark stone carved in relief into the sheer face of a jagged peak. . . . The starless black

vault of the plane’s sky hung over a landscape of gray and black, where lived the dark simulacra of actual things. Shadows and wraiths and specters and ghosts and other undead hung in the air around

3N. Rezmir's Sleeping Chamber

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

. The other, whose doors are painted with a depiction of a five-headed dragon, contains Rezmir’s Cult of the Dragon regalia—purple robes, cloaks, mantles, and many items of rank, but not the Black

is a 2-foot-tall statuette of a black dragon, made from actual black dragon scales and claws, with ruby eyes and diamond teeth. It is perched atop a heap of treasure consisting of actual gold and gems

3N. Rezmir's Sleeping Chamber

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

. The other, whose doors are painted with a depiction of a five-headed dragon, contains Rezmir’s Cult of the Dragon regalia — purple robes, cloaks, mantles, and many items of rank, but not the Black

room is a 2-foot-tall statuette of a black dragon, made from actual black dragon scales and claws, with ruby eyes and diamond teeth. It is perched atop a heap of treasure consisting of actual gold and

35. Cloakroom

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

35. Cloakroom Apparel. Coats, cloaks, robes, wizard hats, and other apparel hang from hooks on the walls. Mind Flayer. Standing north of the door is what appears to be a mind flayer. Most of the

, complete with black robe, cowl, and rubber mask. A Medium character who wears the costume can make Charisma (Deception) checks to impersonate a mind flayer. Such checks are made with advantage if the

Surprise! Dragon Cultists!

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

paraphrase the following boxed text to set the scene: As you emerge from the bathhouse, five figures leap down from the top of the courtyard wall to confront you. In addition to their black leather armor

, they wear strange masks and cloaks that give each of them a vaguely dragon-like appearance. All five brandish curved steel blades reminiscent of dragon claws. The figures are four human cultists

General Features

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

cloaks of the Redbrands and claim to be emissaries sent by Iarno “Glasstaff” Albrek, the Redbrand leader, to meet with King Grol. A good DM rewards this kind of clever thinking by giving the

characters a chance to succeed. It’s okay if the characters circumvent combat and talk their way past castle defenders. Both the Cragmaw tribe and the Redbrands work for the Black Spider, so the goblinoids

Episode 1: Right Place, Wrong Heroes

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

performance several days ago. Her adoring fans fear she is dead. Towering forms in black cloaks have been seen around the City of the Dead at night. A number of witnesses swear that those cloaks and

9. Guard Barracks

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

action to wake him. Otherwise, Droop remains unconscious for 1d10 minutes. The bugbears work for the Black Spider and were sent here to help Iarno keep the Redbrands and the citizens of Phandalin in

. If the characters are wearing scarlet cloaks taken from elsewhere, the bugbears assume that they serve Iarno. Clever characters might even persuade the bugbears to help deal with “traitors” or

Counsel of Despair

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

clearing. They each wear a brown patch on their cloaks or tunics as they stand listening to a trio of hooded priests who are leading them in strange prayer to “the Black Earth.” The three hooded priests

would do. Clandestine Arrival. If the characters try to slip into town without being spotted, they quickly meet a bowyer named Reetha (a human commoner). She wants nothing to do with the Black Earth

Cloaker

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

Cloaker Cloakers earned their names for the resemblance they bear to dark leathery cloaks. Lurking in remote dungeons and caves, these stealthy predators wait to slay lone or injured prey stumbling

of caverns the same way a stingray glides through water and hides on the ocean floor. Parallel rows of round, black eyespots run along its back like buttons, and the ivory-colored claws on its cowl

Lyn Armaal, Level 1

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

it can fly. Treasure Seventy-two gemstones decorate Sansuri’s throne. There are thirty 50 gp gemstones, twenty 100 gp gemstones, fifteen 500 gp gemstones, and six 1,000 gp gemstones, plus a black

sapphire (worth 5,000 gp) set into the top of the throne, in the middle of a sun-shaped marble fitting engraved with runes. A character can use an action to pry loose a gemstone. Removing the black

Mistshore: Winter

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

has adopted the Zhentarim credo that power comes to those who deserve it and has come to see the Black Network as a new family of sorts. Agorn has come to Mistshore to visit a member of his actual

underneath the docks are three street urchins wearing frayed cloaks and gloves. They dart in and out of view, hurling snowballs at each other and laughing as the blizzard batters the structures above

Occupied Mansion Locations

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

with ornate coat hooks under a row of shelves. Stained rain cloaks currently overload the hooks, and several spears lean against the wall. Doors lead to the north and south. When worn with the hood up

, the cloaks here grant advantage on Charisma (Deception) checks made to pass as a Dragon Army soldier while in the mansion. There are also six spears here. O3: Carriage House Two sets of metal sliding

Shadowfell

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

Shadowfell The Shadowfell, also called the Plane of Shadow, is a gloomy dimension whose sky is a black vault with neither sun nor stars. The Shadowfell overlaps the Material Plane in much the same

-great castle. The forests of the Shadowfell hold sinister-looking trees, their branches reaching out to snare travelers’ cloaks, and their roots coiling to trip those who pass by. Shadow dragons and

Old Keoland

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

toward loose-fitting shirts and wide-legged pants, voluminous cloaks for cold or wet weather, and sturdy boots. This region’s cuisine represents a fusion of Central Flan dishes of rice, potato, and

harboring terrible evil. Jotens. Hill giants, manticores, and wyverns from the Jotens regularly threaten the tranquility of both Sterich and the Yeomanry. Rushmoors. Hungry black dragons, otyughs, and other monsters haunt the Rushmoors.

Locations on the Second Level

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6

of strange black metal, that he is doing some repair work on. If he is attacked and the fight goes against him, there is a 33 percent chance per round that he uses his action to toss the mace into

going badly for them, survivors flee down the northeast passageway to area 15 on the third level (map 6.7) and warn the drow. Aside from stolen cloaks piled here and there like nests, the chief features

Death House Locations

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

black marble fireplace at one end and a sweeping red marble staircase at the other. The door to a cloakroom on the east wall is slightly ajar; the black cloaks inside are damp. The hall is bare of

to disarm the trap. Failing this check triggers the trap. Treasure. The chest contains three blank books with black leather covers (worth 25 gp each) and three Spell Scrolls (Bless, Protection from

Redbrand Hideout Locations

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

second holds 12 sp and 5 gp; and the third holds 20 cp, 11 ep, and two garnets worth 10 gp each. Additionally, three dirty scarlet cloaks that are the Redbrands’ uniform hang from the bunks. R3

door is a secret door that leads to area R7. Racks of weapons line the walls of this chamber, including spears, swords, crossbows, and bolts. A dozen dirty red cloaks hang from hooks by the door. The

Areas of the Villa

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

. CG1. Mud Room. Guests can remove and store dirty cloaks and boots here. CG2. Storage. Guests can store their traveling gear here. CG3. Dining Room. This room is furnished with two dining tables, each

the outside door. The floor is caked with mud. Several rows of muddy boots and gardening gloves are strewn about the floor. Founders’ Day. Esvele Rosznar, the Black Viper (see appendix B), is hiding in

Locations on the Entrance Level

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6

floor of the grand hall is of reddish-black, highly polished stone. The pillars are carved into the shapes of dwarves, each straining to hold up the figure atop it. Light flickers weirdly from burning

gases that spurt from the walls. One of the tapestries on the south wall screens the entrance to the royal apartment (areas 4–7). 3. Throne Room and Audience Chamber Two steps of white-veined black

Scab Locations

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

this dark cyst is strewn with bones and dotted with weeping sores. Shallow niches gouged into the scabby walls hold an assortment of stoppered flasks, polished black orbs, humanoid skulls, and other

curios. Yiggleblight the night hag used this chamber as a lair until she was rudely disposed of (see area S3). Treasure. A detect magic spell reveals six magic items in the niches, including a black

Thundertree Areas

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

knows that dangerous spiders lurk in the ruins at the base of the hill, and he suspects that someone is hiding out on the eastern side of town—he’s seen “folk in black masks and cloaks” (the cultists

cultists wear black cloaks cut to resemble dragon wings, and black leather masks with stylized dragon horns. In addition to the Common tongue, these cultists speak Draconic. The interior of the house is

Ruins Locations

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

the base of the hill, and she suspects that miscreants have a hideout on the eastern side of town—she’s seen “people in black masks and cloaks” (the cultists) skulking around. However, she is most

the larger chamber. The cultists wear black cloaks cut to resemble dragon wings and black leather masks with stylized dragon horns. In addition to Common, the cultists speak Draconic. The interior of

1. Jarl's Lodge

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

, and a crate filled with packing straw. Standing against the north wall is a cabinet without doors, in which hang three cloaks made of walrus hide. Also present is a fur-clad Zhentarim wizard, Nilraun

Black Network, he reveals his allegiance to the faction but advises the characters to leave Svardborg before the Krigvind returns. Nilraun isn’t looking out for anyone’s interests but his own; he wants

Fane Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

benefit from this effect only once per day. F11. Foot of the Obelisk This cavern is a vertical shaft. Rising up the shaft is a black stone obelisk, twenty feet on a side, with a stone staircase

wrapping around its sides, ascending into darkness. The stairs ascend to area B17 in the Temple of Black Earth (see chapter 4). F12. Abandoned Mine A natural passage enters this rubble-strewn chamber from

Cave of Echoes Locations

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

, forty-foot-wide chamber. The walls and floor are glassy smooth and black, refracting light into rainbows beneath the stone. The ceiling vanishes into darkness high overhead. In the center of the floor

place of beauty where the Material Plane and the Feywild converge. Its walls are carved with a triptych woodland scene depicting forest animals and reveling satyrs, pixies, and sprites. The alcove

N3. Burgomaster's Mansion

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

some of the people portrayed look very much alike. Tucked in the northeast corner of the foyer is a vestibule packed with fine cloaks, coats, and boots. N3b. Parlor This parlor contains a fine array of

). The trunks contain the staff’s clothing and uniforms. N3g. Kitchen A cook wearing a white apron over a black smock busies himself in this warm, well-appointed kitchen. A staircase in one corner

Greater Caverns Locations

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

: Abyssal Labyrinth A flash of sickly green light fades to reveal rough-hewn tunnels bored into black stone. The air reeks of animal stench. Chuffing growls echo from the darkness. Two muscular

etched with leering demon faces. A sinister tome bound with black demon hide rests atop the altar. Iggwilv once conjured demons and bound them to her service in this soaring cavern. Before she vanished

Stage 1: The Dran & Courtier?

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

disagree as to how many days they’ve been here). They have seen a number of strange, shady people coming and going, including some who wore cloaks to conceal their features. The doors seemed to work

nearly to the breaking point. K’thriss Drow’b has a neat room decorated in black and purple, a crystal ball that displays only a haze of smoke, and a collection of strange purple rocks. Walnut Dankgrass’s

The Foundry

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2

of the master smith’s work. If the characters come to this part of the complex from the Black Lake (see the “Dark Mere” subsection of “Scout the Area”), they begin in area 38. Map 2.5: The Foundry

42 (12d6) bludgeoning damage and ends up in area 50 of the Black Lake level. Climbing down the slippery stone next to the waterfall requires several successful DC 15 Strength (Athletics) checks, or DC

Red Larch Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

and outrageous rumors, the denizens of Mother Yalantha’s boarding house are perfect.) Trouble in Red Larch. Six of the guests staying here are watchers for the Cult of the Black Earth (equivalent to

Long Road. After all, cloaks and boots wear out just like wagon wheels, and anyone trudging for tendays on the road in raw spring weather or bitter winter cold soon comes to value warm garments very

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