before boat device continual random

Wand of Orcus Legacy

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

The ghastly Wand of Orcus rarely leaves Orcus’s side. The device, as evil as its creator, shares the demon lord’s aims to snuff out the lives of all living things and bind the Material

as a magic mace that grants a +3 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with it. The wand deals an extra 2d12 necrotic damage on a hit. Random Properties. The Wand of Orcus has the following random

Mighty Servant of Leuk-o

Magic Items Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

conjecture than fact, often referring to otherworldly beings, the mysterious Barrier Peaks in Oerth, and the supposedly related device known as the Machine of Lum the Mad. The best details on the device

’s origins and operation can be found in the Mind of Metal, a tome of artificer’s secrets that connects the device to the traditions of the lost Olman people, and which was written by Lum the

Orrery of the Wanderer

Magic Items Acquisitions Incorporated

feet high, the orrery housing is a wondrous device imbued with magic of its own, but the power of its six clockwork components makes the artifact even more potent. The Orrery of the Wanderer was

decades or centuries, found by treasure hunters, stolen by monsters, found and stolen again — and moving closer to each other all the time. Random Properties. The orrery has the following randomly

Into the Underdark

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault

Into the Underdark Little Lockford is situated in the Underdark, but the tunnels leading to the settlement are well traveled and relatively easy to navigate. Stone signs illuminated by continual

flame spells can be found at every junction, pointing the way to the settlement. If you want to make the journey to Little Lockford more interesting, you can insert a random encounter or two as the

Oh, Momma!

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis

, which is 50 feet from the end of Topolah’s dock and the same distance away from the Second Wind. On its first turn, the void scavver swims up to the jolly boat and attacks a random character. Characters

aboard their jolly boat and return to the Second Wind. Have Krux and each character make a DC 21 Wisdom (Perception) check. Those who fail the check are surprised when Big Momma attacks: As the jolly boat

Rock Gnome

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

feet across the ground on each of your turns in a random direction. It makes noises as appropriate to the creature it represents. Fire Starter. The device produces a miniature flame, which you can use

can spend 1 hour and 10 gp worth of materials to construct a Tiny clockwork device (AC 5, 1 hp). The device ceases to function after 24 hours (unless you spend 1 hour repairing it to keep the device

The Dark Stream

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

through tunnels and caverns for about 2 miles before passing under Rivergard Keep and emptying into the Dessarin River. The stream is sluggish, and it isn’t hard to row or pole a boat against the current

. Random Encounters. Each time the characters travel the Dark Stream to or from the Temple of the Crushing Wave, roll a d20 for a random encounter at some point during the underground voyage. d20

Rock Gnome

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

feet across the ground on each of your turns in a random direction. It makes noises as appropriate to the creature it represents. Fire Starter. The device produces a miniature flame, which you can use

can spend 1 hour and 10 gp worth of materials to construct a Tiny clockwork device (AC 5, 1 hp). The device ceases to function after 24 hours (unless you spend 1 hour repairing it to keep the device

Scouting the Lake

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

lake, makes a tail attack against one random character in the boat, and dives back into the frigid water. A character with a passive Wisdom (Perception) score of 13 or higher is not surprised by the

lake in a boat, roll on the Lake Events table at the end of each hour to determine what occurs next. Lake Events d20 Lake Event 1–10 The lake is still and quiet for the next hour. A fine

Reaching Deadstone Cleft

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

without horses. They can also take a boat up the Loagrann River. Use the Random Wilderness Encounters table in chapter 3 to generate encounters, as desired. The characters can also reach Deadstone

. Airship If the characters have an airship (see the “Airship of a Cult” section in chapter 4), they can use it to reach Deadstone Cleft and avoid both the rugged terrain and any land-based random

M2. Amphitheater

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

stage is an intricate wooden device operated by four unarmed goblins (neutral noncombatants) in theater masks. Mounted to the rig are a dozen shuttered cylinders, each one with a continual flame spell

Specklenose and Zolt, are also Feenia’s parents (see the “Evil Kite” random encounter). After Feenia was caught stealing props, her parents were forced to surrender their shadows to Endelyn as

Darklake Creature Encounters

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

adventurers approach, cloaking themselves in darkness as they unfurl and attack. A creature in a boat or on a raft that tries and fails to detach a darkmantle from itself or another creature must

their boat is abandoned so as to lure the adventurers on board before they attack. Roll a d20 and consult the Duergar Keelboat Cargo table to determine what, if anything, the duergar are transporting in

Resistance

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

and sneak up on them. Taking a boat downriver, landing, and sneaking back is also a viable option. The area atop the cliffs is wooded, but an open field lies below and behind the soldiers’ position

Keep sits the creation of the tinker gnome Than: a people-launching device called a gnomeflinger (described in appendix A). If using the gnomeflinger comes up, Becklin or Darrett suggests consulting with

Boarding the Sea Ghost

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

have seen the ship, row ashore and pick the characters up (say in the cave below the haunted house), that takes 15 or 20 minutes. The characters then board the fishing boat, which is rowed out toward the

ship. The journey to the ship takes 30 minutes (20 minutes with more than two rowing), but if the boat is to approach the Sea Ghost from the seaward side, another 5 minutes should be added. The ship

The Sea

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

The Sea Characters can row a boat for 8 hours per day, or can row longer at the risk of exhaustion (as per the rules for a forced march in chapter 8 of the Player’s Handbook). A fully crewed sailing

and the stars. Use the Wilderness Navigation table earlier in this chapter to determine whether a ship veers off course. Random Encounters at Sea You can check for random encounters at sea as often

Casino Features

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault

dancing lights spells that create flames of a hellish hue. These lights float and bob at varying heights. The employee tunnels contain continual flame spells cast on sconces. The music that plays throughout

hit points, and immunity to poison and psychic damage. In addition to functioning as a normal mirror, each security mirror acts as a magical scrying device, allowing guards in the security office

Keep Locations

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

edge of the castle yard leads down to the boat basin and landing. Carved into the bluff is a 20-foot-long staircase. Random Encounters. Characters lingering in the castle yard are likely to encounter

various denizens of Rivergard going about their business. Check for random encounters once per 5 minutes during the day or once per 15 minutes at night. Roll a d20; if the result is 18 or higher, a

Traxigor's Tower

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

various objects upon which continual flame spells have been cast. Scurrying around the room is an otter dressed in a tiny red cassock. The otter mumbles to itself in Common, mentioning something about a

Traxigor search for his missing tuning fork, which is keyed to the Nine Hells. Whoever rolls the highest on a Wisdom (Perception) check finds the tuning fork. Whoever rolls the lowest finds a random

Delphi Mansion Features

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault

text states otherwise. Lighting. The mansion is illuminated by continual flame spells cast on candles that are mounted to the walls. Windows. Each window is under the effect of an arcane lock spell. The

spell on its turn, the shadow makes a melee spell attack (+4 to hit) against a random creature within 5 feet of it, dealing 5 (2d4) necrotic damage on a hit.

Spaceship Trinkets

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

to determine what random trinkets the characters find in certain locations on the spaceship. None of the trinkets requires an energy cell. Spaceship Trinkets d100 Trinket 01–02 Disembodied robot

arm with a mind of its own 03–04 Wearable blanket with sleeves and a hood 05–06 Small, rectangular device that can record and play back audio of up to 1 minute in length 07–08 Glow-in-the-dark ink

Escape from Vogler

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

who come within 5 feet of the boilerdrak recognize it isn’t a dragon, but a mechanical device. After the baaz draconians are defeated, proceed with the “Fewmaster Gholcag” encounter. Vogler

nearest a random character. 2 A blinded bozak draconian (see appendix B) with 1 hit point staggers from the Fray and across the battlefield. It doesn’t attack, but it explodes in its Death Throes if killed

Orrery of the Wanderer

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

represent the complex interplay of planar and magical realms. Standing two feet high, the orrery housing is a wondrous device imbued with magic of its own, but the power of its six clockwork components makes

components have a way of inexorably coming together over decades or centuries, found by treasure hunters, stolen by monsters, found and stolen again — and moving closer to each other all the time. Random

Topolah's Tower

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis

and fears the Second Wind might accidentally smash it to flinders or rip it off its moorings. For this reason, he orders Flinch to deploy a jolly boat while the Second Wind remains 100 feet away, its

the Second Wind. Characters can use the six oars aboard the jolly boat to propel it to the docks while Krux stands proudly in the bow, pointing to the dock as if the destination were not obvious

Tresendar Manor

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

magic might act in unpredictable ways, not recharge as often as normal, or add random effects to keep the characters on their toes. One aspect of this unpredictability comes into play in the

impossible to understand her. Oddly, that something is a complex clockwork device, which Gildha stuck in her mouth to keep out of enemy hands during the attack. If the device is removed, the characters

Geographic Features

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

beside their mistress. Random Encounters. The Dreadwood Random Encounters table provides ideas for the sort of encounters that can take place here. Check for an encounter once per day by rolling a d20. On

located in. Dreadwood Random Encounters d20 Outer Fringe Middle Reaches Dreaded Deeps 1–3 2d6 goblins 2d6 skeletons 4d6 skeletons 4–5 2d6 elf veterans 1d10 zombies 3d10 zombies 6–7 3d6 bandits 2d6

6. Captive Balor

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild

black sphere holds the demon in place, and appears to be slowly draining away its essence. The balor Tarnhem is bound here by the magic of Acererak, who has fashioned a device from a sphere of

and is unmoored. It travels throughout the tomb at random, though is confined by the tomb’s magic to stay within its rooms and corridors rather than boring through the walls. This sphere can be

Mysterious Magic

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

Mysterious Magic Many of the strange events that occur in this chapter are a result of Murgaxor Grenshel manipulating Dean Tullus using a mysterious orb. This device, Murgaxor’s orb (see below

creature. If the cursed creature has multiple possible targets, it attacks one at random. This effect ends if the cursed creature is incapacitated. After either of these effects ends, the affected

Smoldertown (Areas L7–L9)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault

-stained lanterns with continual flame spells cast inside them. Half-drunk flagons of flat mushroom beer rest on the bar and on the tables, abandoned by patrons in their haste to evacuate Little Lockford

turn there, that creature becomes the target of a crown of madness spell (save DC 15) that has a duration of 1 minute. Fail-Safe Device. If Tockworth’s security key is inserted into the metal box

The Infernal Machine of Lum the Mad

Magic Items Infernal Machine Rebuild

This strange device was once thought to have been built by gods long forgotten and to have survived the eons since their passing, for it is incredibly ancient and crafted by means unlike anything

Machine of Lum the Mad. Yet with Lum’s eventual defeat, his great machine was destroyed. The Infernal Machine is a delicate, intricate, bulky, and heavy device, weighing some 5,500 pounds. It can

Azure Sea

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

. Located in just 15 feet of water, this small fishing boat is named for the exquisite, silvered fishing pole its prior owner once possessed. The fishing pole, worth 200 gp, rests with the wreck

lays a hand on it. The ship sits approximately 100 feet below the waves. Random Encounters The Coast Random Encounters table and the Azure Sea Random Encounters table provide ideas for the sort of

Areas of the Water Temple

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

link their city’s mercantile district with the world above. The water is 15 feet deep. A character can pole a boat through a canal at a speed of 10 feet. Random Encounters. Aquatic creatures wander the

canals. Check for a random encounter once every per hour while the party is swimming or moving by boat anywhere on a canal. Roll a d20 and consult the following table: d20 Encounter 1 1d4 + 1 ghouls

Spellcasting

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

create the specialized items you’ll use to produce your effects. If you replace cure wounds with heat metal, you might be altering the device you use to heal — perhaps modifying a tool so that it

drink sanctuary snare * 2nd Level aid alter self arcane lock blur continual flame darkvision enhance ability enlarge/reduce heat metal invisibility lesser restoration

Spellcasting

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron

specialized items you’ll use to produce your effects. If you replace cure wounds with heat metal, you might be altering the device you use to heal—perhaps modifying a tool so that it channels heat instead

snare * 2nd Level aid alter self arcane lock blur continual flame darkvision enhance ability enlarge/reduce heat metal invisibility lesser restoration levitate magic mouth

Mighty Servant of Leuk-o

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

device known as the Machine of Lum the Mad. The best details on the device’s origins and operation can be found in the Mind of Metal, a tome of artificer’s secrets that connects the device to the

the sky in random places within 1,000 miles of the explosion. If brought within 5 feet of one another, the pieces reconnect and reform the servant. Destroying the Servant. The servant can be destroyed

Revel's End Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Prisoner 13

contains a bed, a desk with matching chair, a claw-footed chest, and wall hooks for hanging clothes. The continual flame spell that illuminates each room can be suppressed or returned to its normal light

cooks sleep in the largest of the three rooms west of the kitchen. This side room is lit by continual flame spells that can be suppressed or activated by uttering the command word, “lights.” The middle

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