before border diffusing constantly realizes

Rime Hulk

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

who withdrew from the world and succumbed to their elemental nature. Most rime hulks dwell in the Frostfell, the “plane of ice” that forms the border between the Elemental Planes of Air and

forms are unstable, constantly breaking apart and reforming as clouds of frost billow off them. As a rime hulk moves, it leaves a trail of ice that can freeze enemies in place. When it dies, a rime hulk explodes in a burst of frost.Cold, Poison

Aftermath of the Last War

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

bandits and fugitives, and outlanders have to watch their step. Tensions remain high on the border with Breland, resulting in constant skirmishes and raids. Deeper within the nation, the Daughters of

Sora Kell build their power. Graywall and the Great Crag are constantly expanding, with goblins and ogres laboring through the night. Warlords drill their troops, forcing all manner of monsters to work

Rime Hulk

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

the Frostfell, the “plane of ice” that forms the border between the Elemental Planes of Air and Water. Others lurk in isolated rifts in enormous polar glaciers. Smaller and weaker than their

ancestors, rime hulks are roughly formed masses of frost and ice. Their vaguely giant-shaped physical forms are unstable, constantly breaking apart and reforming as clouds of frost billow off them. As a rime

Plane of Earth

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

process their ores and shape their precious metals. The border region between the planes of Water and Earth is a horrid swamp where twisted, gnarled trees and thick, stinging vines grow from the dense

these treasures. The region of the plane nearest the Swamp of Oblivion is called the Mud Hills. Landslides constantly wear away the slopes of the hills, sending cascades of earth and stone into the

Xanathar

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

constantly, but even their ministrations can’t keep such a creature alive forever. Whenever the fish dies, panic spreads through the occupants of the lair as minions try to replace the fish before Xanathar

realizes what has happened. Luckily for them, the beholder can’t tell one fish from another. Xanathar is extremely fond of gold. A few years ago, its spies stole the Stone of Golorr, which contained

Magic and Metaphysics

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

supernatural means, it realizes that its spirit is trapped within the Mists, likely forever. Using the rules for “Fear and Stress” from chapter 4, the creature gains a new Seed of Fear. If a being with a soul

another plane. These restrictions apply to all other effects, including magic items and artifacts that transport or banish creatures to other planes. Magic that allows transit to the Border Ethereal, such

Kobold Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

;Kurtulmak: God of Kobolds” sidebar). In the world they occupy, kobolds are often bullied and enslaved by larger creatures — or, when they live on their own, they are constantly fearful of

neighboring tribes that want exclusive claim to a flock of mountain goats might skirmish with each other every few days. Eventually the leader of one warring tribe realizes it is losing due to attrition and

Navigating the Drought Elder

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

. They’re written in Deep Speech and change constantly. A creature who reads them realizes they recount terrifying ends for Atagua and Chimagua, and that creature must make a DC 20 Wisdom saving throw. On a

leads back to Atagua. A character who investigates the walls and succeeds on a DC 16 Intelligence (Investigation or Nature) check realizes they’re inside some gigantic creature, though it doesn’t seem

The Peg and Hook

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

whips out a bone saw and asks which of the characters she can help first. When she realizes the characters aren’t customers, Arla is disappointed, but she’s open to their questions. She despises Dran

Enterprises’ true headquarters is an expensive and well-appointed flagship called The Maverick. The ship sails constantly, rarely putting into port for security reasons. But the organization has a much

Last Stop

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

commoner) is an old man with a stocky build and an easy smile. He walks at an amble and speaks with a drawl—but his mind is constantly working, developing solutions to any problem he faces. Polder has

Encounter Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries

contain the clan’s history—four scrolls per case. The scrolls are in Dwarvish, the written language of giants. A character who can speak Dwarvish or Giant realizes that these writings tell the history of

from the Material Plane, or vice versa. It is visible on the Material Plane while it is in the Border Ethereal, and vice versa, yet it can’t affect or be affected by anything on the other plane

Elturgard

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

Elturgard. The knights can’t afford to be anything but vigilant, and fortunately for the folk of Elturgard, they are just that. I regard crossing the border into Elturgard as a relief, for it usually

citizenry. Elturel Elturel is a city on a hill. It stands overlooking the River Chionthar, constantly illuminated by the Companion. A major location along the trade route through the Western Heartlands

Palace of Spires Locations

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

on a DC 14 Intelligence (Arcana) check realizes they have fallen under the enchantment of the Fountain All Heal (area G9). Characters who visited the fountain earlier make this check with advantage

or destroyed. P9: Roof Gardens Crenelated parapets border the palace’s open, flat roof. Four beds of subtly colored flowers are divided by gravel paths. In the center of the beds where the paths cross

Lower Ward

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands

golem that answers to his command. The Ditch The Ditch is Sigil’s only body of water, a reeking morass where locals cast their refuse. Its corrosive waters lie along the rough border between the Lower

be shaped into a portal to Limbo but that the key constantly changes. Ezmerath, a chaotic good githzerai uniter (see Morte’s Planar Parade), owns and runs the Face of Gith. They have a good

Locations V - Z

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

sometimes called the Ghostwood for two reasons. First, its proximity to the Ice Mountains leaves it constantly shrouded in cold mists. Second, undead are known to haunt the Vordrorn Forest, particularly

succeeds on a DC 20 Wisdom (Insight) check realizes that the siege is a ruse to draw attention away from the village’s east gate, where the real attack is taking place. A while back, Worvil Forkbeard told

Monastery Locations

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

attack her at once, she realizes at once that this is no longer a practice session and tries her best to kill or incapacitate as many of her foes as possible. Her battered Sacred Stone monks join in as

, powerful claws, and four eye sockets — but two of its eyes have been put out, and its claws are bronze blades. The creature bellows and thrashes in rage, constantly testing the bars and clawing at the

Chromatic Dragons

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

subtle creature, a green dragon bends other creatures to its will by assessing and playing off their deepest desires. Any creature foolish enough to attempt to subdue a green dragon eventually realizes

creatures as informants, messengers, and spies. They are most interested in news about other red dragons, with which they compete constantly for status. When it requires servants, a red dragon demands

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