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he hates orcs and giants—hates them with a fiery passion. He considers it the solemn duty of all dwarves to cave in their skulls!
Ideal: “It is incumbent upon every dwarf to forge a
legacy.”
Bond: “I stand for Clan Foehammer and all dwarvenkind.”
Flaw: “I never run from a fight, especially if it involves killing orcs or giants.”Poison
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other useful items, but if they are at risk of discovery, they run away rather than attack anyone in the house. By fleeing before they can be seen or identified, they avoid getting into a situation
, giving each individual and every generation a reason to feel pride and self-respect. The kobolds prefer to run away than fight, to live off the scraps of others, and they are often dominated by larger
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
The Middle Path Many DMs find that using a combination of the two approaches works best. By balancing the use of dice against deciding on success, you can encourage your players to strike a balance
between relying on their bonuses and abilities and paying attention to the game and immersing themselves in its world. Remember that dice don’t run your game — you do. Dice are like rules. They’re
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
14. Cave Bear Den These caves smell like an animal den — not surprising, given that Qurrok keeps his cave bears here. 14a. Adult Cave Bears Two adult cave bears (use the polar bear statistics) rest
here. These mates attack anyone they don’t recognize, defending their young in area 14b. Gnawed bones cover the den’s floor. 14b. Young Cave Bears Two cave bear cubs (use the black bear statistics
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
3. Depleted Mine This area was once a mithral mine, but picks and hammers no longer ring out here. 3a. Large Chamber Iron tracks run through this 20-foot-high cave. A few abandoned mining tools lie
scattered on the floor. 3b. Discarded Mining Gear The floor of this 10-foot-high cave is strewn with rusty mining gear, including helmets, picks, shovels, and an iron sled for dragging ore.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Keepers of the Flame leaves the characters in a position where they can at least avoid arrest in the city. Deciding the next step for the characters depends on what information or quests the characters
, or Stonespeaker Hgraam for a meeting with the Deepking, use the following section to run an encounter in the Deepking’s palace.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Scandal and Rebuilding If you run the “Tomb of Moving Stones” adventure in chapter 6, the exposure of the Believers leads to some big changes. Even if the Believers can avoid a murder investigation
, but he’s too busy as constable. After a month, Jalessa Ornra becomes Red Larch’s mayor. She’s liked and known for common sense, so the townsfolk rally around her. The townsfolk pitch in to cover the sinkhole and shore up walls and ceilings against future cave-ins.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
1a. Pool Bypass A relatively small cave branches off the main tunnel. If the characters are shadowing Droki, read the following boxed text aloud to the players. Droki stands before a tall yet narrow
, you see him shrink down to a doll’s size, then run into the crack.
The far side of the small cavern has a narrow crack in the wall surrounded by patches of pygmywort and bigwig mushrooms (1d10 + 10 of each). The crack forms the entrance of a narrow, naturally-formed tunnel.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
Elakdras’s remains, but they’ve had a falling-out in Challidax’s lair, splitting their followers into rival factions. Into the Ice Caves. The adventurers enter the frosty cave complex where the
dragon lairs. There they run afoul of the feuding frost giants and other denizens as they try to retrieve the magical ritual.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Domains of Delight: A Feywild Accessory
might be unaware they’ve left one plane of existence and entered another. For example, if one stumbles upon a fey crossing in a cave, a similar cave might lie on the other side of that fey crossing, as
if the caves were near-perfect reflections of each other. Fey Crossings d8 Fey Crossing 1 Altar. This stone altar might be found atop a lonely plateau, behind a waterfall, inside a cave, or in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
detect intruders, one tries to run to area 5 to sound the alarm while the remaining two attack. On the second round of combat, the clamor attracts the spiders in area 4b. 4b. Phase Spider Lair Four phase
spiders lurk in this 20-foot-high cave. If they hear the characters approaching, they shift to the Ethereal Plane and try to ambush the characters. 4c. Gobbled Goblins Webs. This cave is filled with
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
9. Fountain of Evil Foul water from the Darklake spills into this cave, forming a pool. See the “Whorlstone Tunnels: General Features” sidebar for the effects of drinking foul water. The ceiling in
this cave is 80 feet high. The chamber splits into two paths surrounding a large pool, filled by water trickling from stalactites along the ceiling. The western path forms a ramp above the pool’s
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
power manifests visibly in the gem-like spines that run in a ridge from the crown of the head to the tip of the tail. These spines hover above a living topaz dragon’s back, dancing and shifting with
gold-chased shelves.
Clifftop Path. A second exit from the cave allows the dragon quick access to the lair and leads to a narrow path bordered on the right by a sheer 50-foot drop and on the left by
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Franchise Downtime During the break between episode 4 and episode 5, the characters are likely to be focused on deciding their next move. The urgency of seeking out the final orrery component at Horn
franchise, they can assign two franchise tasks to be run by staff in addition to any personal downtime activities they wish to engage in. If those downtime activities or franchise tasks involve
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Luthic. He predicts that the war will end with Luthic the only deity standing, as the cave mother ascends to rule her warrior children.
Life in the Tribe
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everywhere in the world around them, and the priests of a tribe are entrusted with the responsibility of identifying these signs and omens — both good and bad — and deciding how the tribe should
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
3. East Caves After a few unfortunate run-ins with the monster in area 3a, the goblins avoid this tunnel. The goblins refer to the monster as the Blob. 3a. The Blob Stalactites and stalagmites crowd
this 20-foot-high, 15-foot-wide cave. Rising up from the middle of the floor is a particularly large (10-foot-tall) stalagmite riddled with 4-inch-wide, 12-inch-deep naturally formed holes that bore
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Affairs of the Heart As the characters exit the verbeeg lair, read: A verbeeg strides through the snow, approaching the mouth of the cave. Her misshapen face bears a too-wide smile. She clutches a
run away, Gahg checks on Duhg to make sure he is unharmed, allowing the party a head start back to Good Mead. If the characters run back into the verbeeg lair and try to hide, Gahg searches for them
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
only if they are subsequently threatened. 2b. Arch Gate to Level 6 A stone arch is embedded in the west wall of this 10-foot-high cave, just around the corner from the entrance tunnel. The arch is one of
identical gate located there. 2c. Amoral Dilemma Monsters. At the north end of the cave, five male drow elite warriors are holding eleven troglodyte young (Small noncombatants) at sword point. A male
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
the characters release them, the dogs run back to the nearest town to seek shelter. Under the sled are two small crates. One is empty, and it appears that the dogs broke into it and ate the provisions
avalanche is 200 feet wide, 100 feet long, and 30 feet deep. To run this event, first determine the marching order of the party and how far apart the characters are. Assume that the rearmost party member
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
characters’ path. Ideally, you should run all three encounters in the following order before the characters arrive at Loomlurch or travel to Yon: Nib’s Cave. The characters meet an old man who offers them
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
barrier to many characters but easily navigated by water-breathing creatures. Obstacles can affect more than one room. A chasm might run through several passages and chambers, or send cracks through
Blade barrier blocks passage 4–8 Cave-in 9–12 Chasm 1d4 × 10 ft. wide and 2d6 × 10 ft. deep, possibly connected to other levels of the dungeon 13–14 Flooding leaves 2d10 ft. of water in the area; create
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dragon’s psionic power manifests visibly in the gem-like spines that run in a ridge from the crown of the head to the tip of the tail. These spines hover above a living topaz dragon’s back
tucked into chests stacked on gold-chased shelves.
Clifftop Path. A second exit from the cave allows the dragon quick access to the lair and leads to a narrow path bordered on the right by a sheer 50
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Skytower Shelter Locations Skytower Shelter is a cave complex carved into the northwest face of a 15,000-foot-high mountain. Tunnels are 10 feet high throughout, and the caves are lit by torches. The
few bones (the remains of mountain goats) but nothing of value. S4. Chieftain’s Cave This twelve-foot-high cave has a crackling fire in its center and walls lined with hunting trophies, including the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Stranger Things
same time as a returning hunting party of 8 troglodytes. They must defeat the hunting party before they can enter the caves. Area 1: Cave Entrance. A successful DC 15 Intelligence (Investigation) or
Wisdom (Survival) check reveals that the cave’s mouth has recently been visited by about 25 troglodytes, the thessalhydra, and an owlbear. Area 2: Empty Cave. Nothing of interest here. The floor
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
instead choose to ask Agatha about something else—for example, the location of Cragmaw Castle, the location of Wave Echo Cave, the identity of the Black Spider, or Hamun Kost’s question about Old Owl
, and you don’t need maps to run the encounters effectively. If you feel the need for a map, create your own using the adventure text as a guide.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
9. Alarm System Sloped Roof. The ceiling is 30 feet high at the northwest end of the cave and gradually slopes down to 20 feet high as the cavern narrows into a passage that leads to area 10
.
Tripwires. The uneven rock floor is dotted with small stalagmites, between which run nearly invisible trip wires made of webbing. These web strands set off hidden rockfall traps.
The driders in area 10
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
the chapter. Shortly after arriving in Thither, the characters come upon a cave that is the home of a miser who spins gold into magic items. The miser, Nib, can provide directions to other locations
Yon and back to Thither. Squirt resides at Little Oak (see “Locations in Thither”). If you choose not to run the Little Oak encounter, you can place Squirt in another location that the characters are likely to visit.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
6. Goblin Den The Cragmaw raiders stationed in the hideout use this area as a common room and barracks. This large cave is divided in half by a ten-foot-high escarpment. A steep natural staircase
, and one of them is a leader with 12 hit points. The five ordinary goblins tend the cooking fire in the lower (northern) part of the cave near the entrance passage, while the leader rests in the upper
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Example of Play These pages present a short example of play, similar to the ones in the Player’s Handbook, to illustrate how everything outlined in the “How to Run a Session” section works in
pointed us to a cave that was the source of the polluted stream.
Amy: Before he wandered off, he gave us a magic acorn, and that’s where we ended last week.
Jared: So now you’re in this gloomy
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
the entrance (area A1).
A1: Entrance A twenty-foot-long tunnel leads into the cave.
This tunnel contains a hidden pit trap, as detailed below.
Pit Trap. This 10-foot-deep pit is covered
example of how the pit trap in area A1 might play out:
Describe the Scene. Read the boxed text aloud.
Ask the Players, “What Do You Do?” You might ask how the player characters enter the cave. If
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
wall at this junction.
The arrow slit is linked to area B2. If the characters enter the cave carrying a source of Bright Light or talking loudly, the slit begins to vent harmless steam as the Steam
entrance through a thin vertical slit.
Defenders can watch the cave entrance from this alcove. A Steam Mephit flits about the area. It ostensibly watches for intruders coming from area B1, but it is bored
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
Angels in the Outlands CoupleOfKooks “If you think you’re prepared for the ultimate struggle between good and evil, the deciding contest between all that is righteous and all that is foul, then to
, and the next batter steps up to home plate. Home Run. A batter who rolls a 20 on the die hits a home run. The defending team doesn’t get a chance to catch the ball, and the batter and every other team
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
Scholar of Impossibilities Run this encounter when you’re ready to bring the hunt for R04M to an end. The tunnel ends in a ledge overlooking a vast, empty crevasse. No path clearly proceeds above or
was meant to know with one interested character (see the “Secrets of Eternity” section below). If the characters ignore the baernaloth, leave its cave, or refuse its offers, it lets them go. If the
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, is best.”
If the characters haven’t run into any cult leaders yet, Nighthill takes them onto the parapet and points out what he means. This is an ideal time for everyone to catch a glimpse of
Dragon and that they are collecting loot “for the great hoard that will usher in the reign of the Queen of Dragons.” They know that the cult has a clutch of dragon eggs under heavy guard in a cave at
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
, is best.” If the characters haven’t run into any cult leaders yet, Nighthill takes them onto the parapet and points out what he means. This is an ideal time for everyone to catch a glimpse of Frulam
cave at the camp. Rewards If characters capture a prisoner, award each of them 25 XP. To collect that award, the prisoner must be brought to the governor. Interrogating the prisoner independently and