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Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
X1. Temple Facade A snow-swept gravel road climbs the mountainside as it travels north from Tsolenka Pass toward the temple. When the characters reach the end of this road, read: The road fades away
alcoves containing twenty-foot-tall statues. Each statue is carved from a single block of amber and depicts a faceless, hooded figure, its hands pressed together in a gesture of prayer. Between the two
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Starting the Adventure Salamander raiders ambush Ameyali’s caravan on the road near Etizalan The adventure begins as the characters approach the town of Etizalan. Before they reach the community
, they encounter a caravan being raided. Read or paraphrase the following description: The road weaves through a stretch of rain forest that flanks a deep valley, drawing near the town of Etizalan. Past a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Domains of Delight: A Feywild Accessory
on themselves, a capable guide can see the road through the road and the trail beneath the trail. In doing so, the guide sidesteps the confusion and leads charges safely to their intended destination
scout stat block, but change its size to Small) 2 Gloomy wood elf druid (use the druid stat block) 3 Flamboyant pixie 4 Happy-go-lucky satyr 5 Ultra-competitive sprite 6 Overly cautious treant sapling
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
C. Svalich Woods Towering trees, whose tops are lost in heavy gray mist, block out all but a death-gray light. The tree trunks are unnaturally close to one another, and the woods have the silence of
characters are following the road on foot, the party member who has the highest passive Wisdom (Perception) score notices something: You catch the scent of death on the air. The character can follow the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
Approaching the Ruins The following boxed text assumes that the characters approach Berez from the north, along the trail leading from the Old Svalich Road. If they approach from a different
feet away. A few sections of dirt road have survived, and these places are not difficult terrain. The marsh, however, is difficult terrain. Whenever the characters take a short or long rest in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
S6. North Gate The road from the village climbs above the mist to the wide ledge on which the abbey is perched. A light dusting of snow covers the trees and the rocky earth.
The gravel road passes
between two small, stone outbuildings, to either side of which stretches a five-foot-high, three-foot-thick wall of jumbled stones held together with mortar. Blocking the road are iron gates attached
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Travelers The characters encounter one or more travelers (use the commoner stat block) with a tale to tell: Forest: 1d6 hunters or trappers who heard something big moving through the forest and ran
forced to leave behind their mining gear, supplies, and treasure
Road/Trail: Either 3d6 peasants fleeing their homes after a frost giant, hill giant, or stone giant attack; an angry mob of 6d6
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
offer to be the characters’ guide and good luck charm on the road. Even if the characters don’t accept Ollin’s company, the performer is traveling in the same direction and tags along anyway. Ollin
keeps their distance only if threatened or rebuffed in extremely clear terms. Ollin Ollin is a chaotic good tiefling. They use the priest stat block but have Performance +3 rather than Persuasion, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
locker cold (see area B12). Use the scout stat block to represent Octavian, with the following changes: Octavian is a wood elf (chaotic good) who speaks Common and Elvish. He has darkvision out to a
invulnerability. Development. Once Octavian has his true heart and his capacity for feeling emotion restored, he skips merrily into the swamp, eventually crossing paths with the Inn at the End of the Road
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
in the region, they’re not unheard of, and the skeleton is a well-liked member of the community. Rufina is neutral good and uses the commoner stat block, but is Undead and doesn’t require air, food
ran afoul of the law years ago when she was falsely accused of a crime. Paloma and her band were recently attacked by someone or something on the road. Most of the band were killed, but Paloma’s body wasn’t found.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
retreated to their homes while several bounty hunter guards have set an ambush for anyone coming down the road, crouching low and hiding behind the wall near the archway. A character who is looking for
them shouts. “La Paloma pays for her crimes this day!” Without hesitation, they attack.
Seven bounty hunters (use the scout stat block) shoot from behind the waist-high wall, which grants them half
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
. In the southern third of the city, where the land slopes up from the harbor, the High Road and the Way of the Dragon are the two main south–north roads. These converge both at the Waymoot near the
boulevard then splits to the north, continuing as the High Road, and to the west as a boulevard called Waterdeep Way, heading toward the Palace of Waterdeep (not to be confused with Waterdeep Castle
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
noted in the monster’s stat block. See the Rules Glossary for more about Speed as well as about special speeds, such as a Climb Speed, Fly Speed, or Swim Speed. Difficult Terrain Combatants are often
represents 5 feet.
Speed. Rather than moving foot by foot, move square by square on the grid, using your Speed in 5-foot segments. You can translate your Speed into squares by dividing it by 5. For
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
the road.
A character who succeeds on a DC 12 Wisdom (Perception) check realizes two groups are moving through the fields, one in pursuit of the other, though the dense crops block their view
the coyotes. If the characters didn’t enter the fields, a moment later, an old man stumbles from amid the crops and falls into the road. Three massive coyotes are soon upon him. In either case, the old
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
from it until it is used up or until you are done moving, whichever comes first. A character’s Speed is determined during character creation. A monster’s Speed is noted in the monster’s stat block. See
moving foot by foot, move square by square on the grid, using your Speed in 5-foot segments. You can translate your Speed into squares by dividing it by 5. For example, a Speed of 30 feet translates into
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Locations A - D Amphail Amphail lies north of Waterdeep on the Long Road. The town is named after one of Waterdeep’s early warlords, who is said to haunt the surrounding hills in spirit form
Long Road. It’s clear that the giants mean no harm to the townsfolk. If the characters defeat the giants or drive them off before they can grab food, Tylandar Roaringhorn (NG male Chondathan human noble
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
characters come upon the following scene. Ahead on the rough road, a pair of dead horses and an overturned cart block your way. Sacks and barrels spilled from the cart litter the ground. Trees grow close to
Traveling to Phandalin The trek from Waterdeep to Phandalin requires the adventurers to travel north on the High Road, then head east along the Triboar Trail before taking the track south into town
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
soldiers from a nation bordering the mountain range travels the road. A captain (use the gladiator stat block) leads two knights and six guards. All the soldiers are lawful neutral. Their orders are
from a main road toward a narrow canyon. The canyon widens into a small, secluded vale with meadows dotted with spring-fed ponds and stands of trees. The valley is home to a reclusive community of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
leather map case.
Four goblins are hiding in the woods, two on each side of the road. They wait until someone approaches the bodies and then attack. This will likely be the first of many combat
encounters in the adventure. Here are the steps you should follow to run it effectively: Review the goblin stat block in appendix B. Since the goblins are hiding, you’ll need to know their Stealth skill
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
large contingent of its City Guard here, using a nearby barracks as the base for outriders who infrequently patrol the road north as far as Amphail and south to Waterdeep. Yondral Horn (N male shield
infinite numbers, boiling forth every few decades to raid the lands around. Rauvin Road The lightly patrolled Rauvin Road follows the Rauvin River from Rivermoot to Jalanthar, passing through Silverymoon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
use them even away from the colony, as shown in the Juvenile Mimic stat block. Confronting a Colony. A mimic colony’s primary goal is survival. If threatened by a force the mimics can’t overcome, they
magical streams are persistent paths, often known by colloquial names or simply as unearthly roads. An unearthly road acts like a sort of planar portal that stretches from one place to another, be they
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
hostile mercenary guards, each mounted on a warhorse, appear on the road at the southwest edge of the battlefield and focus their attacks on the characters. If Darrett or another well-liked NPC accompanied
of the battlefield adjacent to the Fray, along with four mercenaries (use the guard stat block). As he does, he points at the most formidable-looking character and laughs to his allies, “Look here! We got one who still thinks this is all a game!” Gragonis and the mercenaries then attack.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
on Vogler. She and two baaz draconians (see appendix B) arrive adjacent to the Fray along the northernmost road. Fewmaster Gholcag uses the ogre stat block, but she wears scale mail and has AC 14. She
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
the Giant Snails table. Giant Snails Number Name Team Color 1 Shellymoo Pink 2 Nimblefoot Blue 3 High Road Purple 4 Quickleaf Green 5 Flowerflash Yellow 6 Whizzy Orange 7 Breakneck Red 8 Queen’s
attendees (use the commoner stat block to represent these NPCs). All the snails and their riders begin at the start line; fireworks signal the start of the race, after which the riders race their snails
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Maykapal, and judging by your road, I guess that you’ve come from Kalapang. Tell me, were you there during the attack? Are the rumors true? If Pangil ng Buwan has returned, I swear by all my
conviction that they must slay the bakunawa as vengeance for wrongs done to their clan. All five dragon hunters are lawful neutral humans. They use the veteran stat block with the following adjustments
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
encounters occur simultaneously: Six gnolls surround and attack the characters. Six dretches on Idyll Road (area I1) claw at an overturned cart covering Ella Deepwell, a neutral female human commoner
animals and townsfolk dart through Idyllglen, chased by Garoknul, a unique demon in the service of Yeenoghu. Use the marilith stat block to represent Garoknul. The fleeing beasts and townsfolk
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
standing disc, which lies at the end of Modron Way—a wide, spireward-facing road paved with shimmering metal plates. Constructed around the opposite side of the gate is Concord Terminus, an interplanar
establishments be grouped within the same block. Rows of near-identical shops confound visitors. Concord Terminus This resplendent train station belongs to the Concordant Express, an interplanar train
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
beyond. G34: Cell Block Characters who have darkvision or a light source can see the following: Vertical iron bars stretch from floor to ceiling, dividing this room into six cells. The two
, square loading doors open in the north and south walls, each fitted with block-and-tackle rigs for hoisting hay bales and other supplies into the loft. Hay bales and burlap sacks stuffed with feed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
A Detour to Neverwinter Before the characters leave for the lighthouse, or while they are on the High Road traveling toward Neverwinter, Omin Dran makes contact with a “small favor.” Neverwinter is
located on the High Road on the way to the Silent Sound lighthouse, so is an easy stop for the party to make. Head Office assignments of this sort can become common in an Acquisitions Incorporated
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
back in and acts just as the old Oddlewin did, using Oddlewin’s stat block. Characters who succeed on a DC 12 Intelligence (Investigation) check notice Oddlewin casts multiple shadows on the ground
the road, or a group of zombies made to look like starving travelers by a nefarious necromancer’s Seeming spell. If you’re using Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse, the monster might be
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
the plateau. Through many switchbacks, it winds across the cliff face for 3 miles before reaching the top. The path width varies but averages 5 feet. Tumbled boulders and tangled roots block the path
in many places, but as long as characters aren’t being chased by anything, they can clear the obstructions safely. The first ascent takes 3 hours; once the road is cleared, it can be climbed or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Giants of the Star Forge
toward the characters. Each apparition uses the air elemental stat block with the following changes: The apparition has immunity to acid damage. The apparition’s Slam attack deals acid damage instead of
of the road is a broad-shouldered giant with dusky skin and flaming red hair. She wears intimidating armor made of jagged lava rock and wields a searing scepter.
“None shall pass,” the giant intones
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
but now has only one battered tower near the south road. A wraith—the tormented remnant of a long-dead garrison commander—stands watch. When it detects visitors, the wraith lets out a shriek that
. A creature takes this damage only once per turn. Nothing can physically pass through the dome unless certain conditions are met, as explained below. However, the dome doesn’t block ethereal creatures
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
make out a steep, narrow road or track that runs back and forth across the face of the mountainside.
Refer to map 2.1. The characters have several options: follow the path, scout the area, or wait and
woods block the view upslope, making it difficult to ascertain the origin of the smoke (a natural chimney). Have the party’s guide make a DC 10 Wisdom (Survival) check when the group first enters the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
door of this large building shows the faded image of a workhorse holding a flagon of ale. The building is sagging and dilapidated, but it is more intact than the ruins across the road.
Four ash zombies
years ago. They use the zombie stat block, with the following additional trait.
Ash Puff. The first time the zombie takes damage, any living creature within 5 feet of the zombie must succeed on a DC






