before blazing defusing consult resting

Where Is Xardorok?

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

Where Is Xardorok? To determine Xardorok’s whereabouts when the characters arrive at the fortress, roll a d20 and consult the Xardorok’s Location table or simply choose one of the suggested locations

. Xardorok’s Location d20 Location 1–5 Resting on his throne in area X19 6–10 Barking orders in area X24 11–15 Praying before the statue in area X29 16–20 Torturing a duergar accused of treason in area X34 Map 3.1: Sunblight (Xardorok’s Fortress)View Player Version

K37. Study

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

K37. Study A blazing hearth fire fills this room with rolling waves of red and amber light. The walls are lined with ancient books and tomes, their leather covers well oiled and preserved through

its stand next to the blazing fireplace is polished. Large, overstuffed divans and couches are arranged about the room. Two chairs of burgundy-colored wood with padded leather seats and back cushions

Random Encounters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

Random Encounters Each day of travel through the Underdark, check twice to see if the characters encounter anything unusual: once while they are traveling, and again while they are camped or resting

. Roll a d20 and consult the Random Encounters table to determine what, if anything, they encounter. Characters might encounter special terrain, one or more creatures, or a combination of the two. Any

Random Encounters

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

spend resting in the castle. In most circumstances, a random encounter occurs on a roll of 18 or higher on a d20. To determine what the characters encounter, consult the table below. Random Encounters in

Random Encounters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

: once while they are traveling, and again while they are camped or resting. Creature Encounters d20 Encounter 1 Death tyrant 2–6 Demons 7–8 Gnoll pack 9–10 Gricks 11–14 Myconid parade 15–18 Oozes 19–20

more demons encounter the party and attack. Roll a d12 and consult the Demons table to determine what the characters meet. d20 Demons 1–2 2d4 barlguras 3–4 2d4 chasmes 5–6 1d4 hezrous 7–8 1d100 manes

13. Riverside Caves

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

walls are two 10-foot-square rafts made of zurkhwood logs lashed together with thick spiderwebs. Resting nearby are six 10-foot poles that the drow use to guide the rafts up and down the river. 13b

commandeer the gondola — but without its proper pilot, the ship is attacked whenever it enters a section of the river marked with a wavy arrow. Roll a d6 and consult the following table to determine the

Creature Encounters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

if the characters are resting 3 Carrion crawler 4–5 Escaped slaves 6–7 Fungi 8–9 Giant fire beetles 10–11 Giant “rocktopus” 12 Mad creature 13 Ochre jelly 14–15 Raiders 16 Scouts 17 Society of

Brilliance 18 Spore servants 19–20 Traders Ambushers One or more creatures attempt to ambush the party as it makes its way through the Underdark. Roll a d20 and consult the table to determine what the

Encounter Pace and Tension

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

characters are resting. You can influence the pace and tension of your adventure by determining where and when the characters can rest. If the characters are exploring a vast dungeon, consider scattering a

few small rooms with only one door, where the characters can bar the door and reasonably expect to spend an hour or even a night resting in safety. On the flip side, cautious characters might try to

Random Encounters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

resting, treat this encounter as “no encounter.” Otherwise, the characters stumble upon a large fungi patch growing in a damp cave or tunnel. The fungi patch is difficult terrain and consists of many

common but inedible species of giant fungi. Roll a d10 and consult the Fungi Patch Discoveries table to determine what else the characters find here. See “Fungi of the Underdark” in chapter 2 for more

Random Encounters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

Random Encounters Twice each day that the party spends in the Labyrinth (whether traveling or resting), roll a d20 and consult the Labyrinth Encounters table to determine what, if anything, they

monodrone 19 2d6 quaggoths 20 1d4 shriekers Behir This long-bodied reptile is either prowling a tunnel or resting in a cave when the characters encounter it. The behir retreats if reduced to 80 or fewer

Terrain Encounters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

the former lair of a fearsome predator, the characters can potentially gather useful material for crafting among the bones. When the party enters a boneyard, roll a d20 and consult the table to

. Shelter The party stumbles upon a cave that is sheltered and easily defended. If the characters camp here, they can finish a long rest without any chance of an encounter while they are resting. Sinkhole One

Nonhuman Deities

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

Tymora, goddess of good fortune CG Trickery Face-up coin Tyr, god of justice LG War Balanced scales resting on a warhammer Umberlee, goddess of the sea CE Tempest Wave curling left and right Waukeen

choose it. A number of other deities, mostly evil ones, suggest the Death domain, which is detailed in the Dungeon Master’s Guide. Most clerics who choose this domain are evil NPCs, but if you want to worship a god of death, consult your Dungeon Master.

Geographic Features

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

carries with it the risk of drawing Granny Nightshade’s attention. Each resting character must roll a d20. On a roll of 1, the character suffers horrible dreams that leave them marked by the forest

chance of each); roll a d20 again and consult the table. Drowned Forest Random Encounters d20 Encounter 1–3 1d4 awakened trees 4–5 2d6 zombies 6–7 1d3 shambling mounds 8–9 2d4 myconid adults and

N3. Burgomaster's Mansion

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

carrying bundles of twigs, which are piled about the mansion’s grand foyer (area N3a) until the construction of the wicker sun for the Festival of the Blazing Sun gets under way. If the characters knock

of the sun (for the Festival of the Blazing Sun). The stairs climb to the upstairs gallery (area N3i). The portraits depict the baron, his family, and their ancestors. Close inspection reveals that

N4. Wachterhaus

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

greets her guests here, under the watchful eyes of her dead husband. Here three elegant couches surround an oval table made of black glass. All are set in front of a blazing hearth, above which hangs

oppose the burgomaster, Lady Wachter offers them a warm meal in the dining room as a token of her support and allegiance. N4k. Den Wood paneling, embroidered rugs, colorful furnishings, and a blazing

Necropolis Locations (Y1-Y9)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

the center of a thirty-foot-diameter, thirty-foot high circular chamber. Resting atop it is a hammer adorned with matching runes. Six armored figures stand guard around the anvil. At the rear of the

“Supernatural Gifts” in the Dungeon Master’s Guide). Roll a d8 and consult the Magic Goblet Charms table to determine which charm is bestowed. Each charm grants its recipient the power to cast a

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