before borders defusing crushing rivers

Setting the Adventure

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

Setting the Adventure This adventure takes place in a region with a moderate climate, rolling hills, and winding rivers. The Tower of the Heavens lies far enough from major settlements that it sees

Mountains near the Crystalmist Mountains, where the Kingdom of Keoland borders the Yeomanry. About the Original Produced by the UK branch of TSR in 1984, When a Star Falls was written by

Athreos's Influence

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

Guide. Bridges and borders are also places where Athreos is commonly remembered, with many such sites being marked by motifs of rivers or spirits. Additionally, phenomena that are neither one thing nor

borders, boundaries, and that which is “neither.” Those who undertake journeys, especially dangerous ones, often drop a coin into a fountain or a body of water in apotropaic acknowledgment of the River

Cult of the Crushing Wave

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

Cult of the Crushing Wave Cultists of the Crushing Wave worship the awesome power of water, from the surging tides and deadly maelstroms of the sea to the raging torrents of rivers in flood and the

rock crushing power of ice and glaciers. Crushing Wave cultists see all living creatures as nothing more than trapped water that could one day be free to return to the seas or skies in a new form. The

Appendix C: Score Sheet

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Descent into the Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth

crushing ceiling trap +1 Recovered the treasure +1 L5: Grotto Attacked the pechs −1 Improved the pechs’ mood +2 Refused to douse any bright lights −1 L6: Fungal Cavern Disturbed the crickets −1 L7

: River Ledge Learned the boat’s command word +1 L13: Underground Lake Defeated the chuuls +2 Failed a Strength saving throw in any of the rivers −1 Cast Control Water, Water Breathing, or Water Walk

Living Descent

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

. These paths lie beyond lands controlled by the poleis and other civilized beings. Dark caves with tunnels leading down into darkness and rivers quietly lapping at fog-shrouded gravel shores give way

to the Underworld’s borders. Though Athreos ferries the dead across the Tartyx, he’s not above accepting a one-way fare from those who still breathe. Even the other fearsome Underworld guardians that

Dwarfholds of the North

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

, every fine blade or crushing warhammer forged, every kingdom and battle — won or lost — in defense of their people and the folk around them. The name is as much a battle cry and a badge of honor as

and their borders remains graven on cavern walls, trail markings, and scattered coins. Some of these realms, and the marks that bear testimony to their presence, are detailed below. Haungdannar

Factions

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

. Trade along rivers and roads links the cities of the Lords’ Alliance, so its operatives eliminate threats to that trade as soon as they appear. Located at the confluence of the Dessarin and Surbrin

rivers, Yartar is a prosperous center of commerce. Various groups vie to control its wealth and influence its trade. The Waterbaron of Yartar, Nestra Ruthiol, is a member of the Lords’ Alliance, and

Olhydra

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

Olhydra Olhydra is the Princess of Evil Water. Sometimes known as the Crushing Wave, the Dark Tide, or the Well of Endless Anguish, she takes the form of a great wave, 20 feet high and 15 feet wide

, with opalescent eyes. She prefers to remain in or near large bodies of water — seas, lakes, rivers, or sometimes great subterranean pools. When she needs to, she can surge onto dry land, moving much

Lesser Caverns Locations

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

false nature. Crushing Ceiling Trap. A 20-foot-wide section of the ceiling over the skeleton contains a crushing deadfall. A character who examines the ceiling and succeeds on a DC 17 Wisdom

ceiling rapidly drops, crushing anything in its path. Creatures in that area must make a DC 17 Dexterity saving throw. On a failed save, a creature takes 55 (10d10) bludgeoning damage and has the

Lesser Cavern Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Descent into the Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth

on a DC 18 Intelligence (Investigation) check or who makes physical contact with one of them discerns their false nature. Crushing Ceiling Trap. A 20-foot-wide section of the ceiling over the skeleton

contains a crushing deadfall. A character who examines the ceiling and succeeds on a DC 17 Wisdom (Perception) check notices bits of decayed flesh stuck to the ceiling, which is flat and made of

Elturgard

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

of Two Suns, Elturgard encompasses Elturel, Triel, Scornubel, Soubar, and Berdusk. It also claims and protects many small villages and farms strung along the roads and rivers in the Western

note are located within the borders of Elturgard. I describe three of them briefly here. Berdusk. A large population of artisans drives the activity in the city of Berdusk. Its native nobility, the so

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