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Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
Caerys held her double blade in the falcon guard, level with her shoulders and spreading out like wings. “I came in search of legends. Ten thousand years ago Daealyth of Taeri stood this
his flail flashed in the firelight. The chain wrapped around Caerys’ blade but she twisted away. The flail flew into the darkness. She spun forward, her double blade weaving a circle of fire as
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Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
Caerys held her double blade in the falcon guard, level with her shoulders and spreading out like wings. “I came in search of legends. Ten thousand years ago Daealyth of Taeri stood this
his flail flashed in the firelight. The chain wrapped around Caerys’ blade but she twisted away. The flail flew into the darkness. She spun forward, her double blade weaving a circle of fire as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Eberron spin by connecting them to the magic of dragonshards. The four elemental weapons wielded by the prophets, for example, might be powered by Khyber dragonshards. Connect the economy of the Dessarin
delegation that kicks off the adventure in chapter 3 might be organized by House Kundarak. Include some NPCs of Eberron-specific races. Grund in Red Larch (described in chapter 6) can be a warforged
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
other subterranean and surface-dwelling races. Gracklstugh’s Blade Bazaar might be the ideal place to find traders or explorers heading to the surface world. If Buppido or Hemeth isn’t with the party
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
curse that prevents its wielder from dropping it. If the blade is pried from its wielder’s grasp, it instantly teleports back into the wielder’s hand. The curse can be ended by casting a remove curse
the ceiling connect to shop cellars in the city above. These passages carry voices from Waterdeep, but the sound is distorted so badly that words at one end can’t be discerned by creatures at the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
and weapons among the Underdark races. Those who do business here refer to Gracklstugh as “the City of Blades.” As merciless as it can be, Gracklstugh is a major bastion of civilization in the
an open shore along the Darklake, while several caverns and passages connect Gracklstugh to other parts of the Underdark to facilitate travel and trade. The characters have a chance to witness and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
here, as you spy drow, svirfneblin, derro, orcs, and other races in the crowds. The shouting of people blends with the sound of distant hammering to create a constant, distracting din.
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restricted to the Darklake District, and the characters have better luck asking other outsiders for directions rather than trying to engage the duergar locals. They are directed to the Blade Bazaar if
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
crawl to make progress. In places where a tunnel opens into a chasm and continues on the other side, the kobolds might connect the two passages with a rope bridge or some other rickety structure
races have little good to say about kobolds, but they do admit that the little reptilians do respectable tunnel work using simple tools. If a band of kobolds is enslaved by more powerful creatures
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Torm’s Bridges Two bridges that once spanned a ravine in the city are now all that connect the east and west sections of Elturel over the great rift that has fallen away beneath them. The north
bridge is called Torm’s Reach, while the south bridge is named Torm’s Blade. Unless the characters can fly or teleport, they must use one of the bridges on their trek toward the High Hall. When the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
opens into a chasm and continues on the other side, the kobolds might connect the two passages with a rope bridge or some other rickety structure, designed to collapse under the weight of any creature
falling off the edge — high enough to protect a kobold but low enough to serve as a tripping hazard for a larger creature. Those of other humanoid races have little good to say about kobolds, but they do
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
. Chapter 1 introduces draconic-themed options for adventurers, including three variant dragonborn races, two dragon-oriented subclasses (the Drakewarden ranger and the Way of the Ascendant Dragon monk
), feats, and roleplaying suggestions that can connect characters of any class to a draconic theme. Chapter 2 discusses magic related to dragons, including new spells, magic items, and draconic gifts
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
sewers. Stop the spread of a deadly drug or strange disease flowing from a well tied to Khyber. Khyber is an ever-present threat. Any deep passage could connect to a realm of fiends or spew out an army
as a sword of life stealing from the Abyssal Forest of Khar made of jagged, blackened steel. Shadows trail the blade, and it issues a hungry moan any time it draws blood. Trinkets from Khyber d10
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
masterminds that harvest entire races for their own twisted ends. Four tentacles snake from their octopus-like heads, flexing in hungry anticipation when sentient creatures come near. In eons past, illithids
controlled empires that spanned many worlds. They subjugated and consequently warped whole races of humanoid slaves, including the githyanki and githzerai, the grimlocks, and the kuo-toa. Conjoined by a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
lich-queen, Vlaakith. Githyanki Warrior Astral Raiders. The githyanki despise all other races, undertaking devastating raids that take them from their strongholds in the Astral Plane to the far-flung
their view of inferior races.
Silver Swords. In ancient times, gith knights created special weapons to combat their mind flayer masters. These silver swords channel the force of the wielder’s will
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
word, and multiple tir’su connect to form phrases and sentences.
Githyanki and githzerai both speak Gith, but each race has a distinct dialect and accent. Similarly, the two races of gith
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
with other creatures. When they do connect with others, it is most often for intellectual and philosophical pursuits or to fulfill some arcane purpose involving the dragons’ echoes across the worlds
Blades.” Obsessed with observing the world and its creatures, Eldenser developed magic that allows his mind to inhabit the blade of a weapon after his death. He exists now as a draconic shard (described
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Thri-kreen Thri-kreen wander the deserts and savannas of the world, avoiding all other races. Thri-Kreen Communication. Thri-kreen employ a language without words. To show emotion and reaction, a
-handed polearm with a blade at each end. A chatkcha is a flat, triangular wedge with three serrated blades (a light thrown weapon).
A thri-kreen armed with a gythka and chatkchas gains the following
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
connect the different levels of the mesa up to the height of its two topmost tiers, which are linked by a sturdy bridge. Atop one of those tiers sits a large red egg. Atop the other stands a 50-foot
the egg to Themberchaud. XP Awards Taking the coin and the notebook to Ylsa Henstak in the Blade Bazaar fulfills her quest and earns the characters 100 XP each. If the characters describe the obelisk
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
above the middle of the floor. 17a. Temple of Ghaunadaur Ghaunadaur, a god of subterranean horrors, is respected and feared by many Underdark races, including drow. This temple contains the following
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Altar. A wrought iron altar has a bloody indentation of a right hand atop it. A nonmagical shortsword floats a foot above, its bloodstained blade pointed downward.
Secret Door. A secret door hidden in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
of the guards are human, with a sprinkling of shield dwarves, half-orcs, and other races. A sheriff’s deputy named Augrek Brighthelm (see appendix D) often stands watch at the southwest gate. She
town’s veteran sellswords disdain Garn’s smithcraft, and jokes told about hapless newcomers to Icewind Dale often end with the line “... an’ ’e was carryin’ a Blackiron blade, to boot!” B11. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
, showing no signs of vegetation or other life, and highlighting the glimmering glass statuary that stands everywhere. Even at a distance, many of the statues appear to be humanoids of different races
races have also been trapped forever in glass. Creature. When any intruder climbs the upper towers or moves along the bridges created where towers have fallen, the vibration of their movement alerts the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
races coming and going around the castle, so when they see strangers, their first assumption is that the newcomers are more cultists. This assumption is reinforced if Snapjaw or other lizardfolk
the bullywugs, the lizardfolk intend for every bullywug throat and belly to be slit open with a new, razor-sharp steel blade. Like the bullywugs, the lizardfolk’s first assumption on seeing strangers
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Strength check. A living blade of disaster is a powerful, annihilating spell given a will of its own. Y19k. Dome The following boxed text assumes that the characters arrive by moving up the shaft from
-radius dome of translucent ice encloses the area around the shaft from which you emerge. At the far end of the hall, two blade-shaped patches of pitch darkness hover in the air to either side of a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
seeing cultists of many races coming and going around the castle, so when they see strangers, their first assumption is that the newcomers are more cultists. This assumption is reinforced if Snapjaw
comes to move against the bullywugs, the lizardfolk intend for every bullywug throat and belly to be slit open with a new, razor-sharp steel blade. Like the bullywugs, the lizardfolk’s first
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
three items in Dagdra’s cart as the dwarf races around the warehouse. The items are found and collected regardless of the success or failure of the checks. But if the characters fail three or more of
your vantage point forty feet above the deck, you can see dozens of crew members below. All wear the livery of Dran Enterprises, and most carry swords and crossbows. Rigging and rope ladders connect
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
fail in some high-profile venture, they might just find caricatures of themselves and stories of their exploits in the Mouth’s latest edition. Blade and Stars This comfortable inn was named for its
, starlike motes of light to sparkle along the saber’s blade. The former innkeeper of the Blade and Stars, a chaotic neutral half-orc bandit named Aurayaun, used to insist that the illusory effect was
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
bonus action on its first turn in combat, each helmed horror drops its glass lance (which shatters on the floor) and conjures a longsword-sized blade of fire, which appears in its free hand. The helmed
behind a bookshelf, and any character who searches the wall for secret doors finds it automatically. The secret door can be pulled open to reveal part of a stone bridge that used to connect to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
fail in some high-profile venture, they might just find caricatures of themselves and stories of their exploits in the Mouth’s latest edition. Blade and Stars This comfortable inn was named for its
, starlike motes of light to sparkle along the saber’s blade. The former innkeeper of the Blade and Stars, a chaotic neutral half-orc bandit named Aurayaun, used to insist that the illusory effect was
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
companion nearby to hold culpable for your crimes. Gossip can be as deadly as the venom on an assassin’s blade. Use the poison of words to destroy your rivals, that you may claim for yourself all they
expressing reverence for Selvetarm, though such an individual might still beg his aid privately. Vhaeraun Vhaeraun stands for the dark elves’ superiority over other races and for the primacy of individual
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
battle that unfolds in the cavern, eager for its fair share of meat. Black Road Long ago, the Zhentarim built this trade route to connect its established footholds in the east with its lucrative
amuse her. She employs nine deputies (N male and female veterans of various races) who live in the village proper to help keep the peace. Tamalin also gives free room and board to adventurers who
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
before plunging into the cavernous darkness beyond. Tall, slime-covered columns ascend from the foul water. Each one is decorated with a mosaic depicting elves, dwarves, humans, and other races descending
tunnels connect this cave to areas P12 and area P18. Characters swimming underwater spot them automatically. Secret Passage. A one-way secret door blocks access to a submerged tunnel that ends at another
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
. Inspecting the small room behind the door reveals the full extent of the trap’s counterweight mechanism, as well as a system of pipes that connect the spouts to two 20-gallon copper drums (containing
. (The ogre would never stoop to wielding the delicate blade like some prancing bard.) 13. Dwarven Statue At the end of the passage stands a statue of a fierce-looking dwarf in heavy mail armor. The stone
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
its slam attack is a blade attack that deals slashing damage. When all other business is done, Rizwin addresses the wedding party one last time. “Your vault awaits, ready for the gifts each family has
chaos dies down.
Amara’s Secret. If an item has been stolen, Amara’s secret triggers and she races to get her battleaxe from the gift table. She then begins searching for the culprit and screaming
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a1
is trapped with a tripwire that the kobolds connect after shutting the door. Hitting this tripwire, 2 inches off the ground stretched between opposite door frames and running up the frame, causes the
ghostly blue and swings open silently. Scythe Trap. If someone tries to open the door without first deactivating the lock, a scythe blade springs forth, targeting the area immediately in front of the door






