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Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
Candy Trail When the characters enter the forest, read or paraphrase the following text: Beyond Hubbleton spreads a dense forest. Giant trees tower above. Woodland critters nest in these ancient
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
arrive, read or paraphrase the following text: For the past two days, you have been ascending the steep crags of the Barrier Peaks. Finally, through a dense stand of trees in a hidden dell, you spot a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
Approaching the Village When the characters first approach the village, read: Tall shapes loom out of the dense fog that surrounds everything. The muddy ground underfoot gives way to slick, wet
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
’ corruption begins to take hold, the plants have become living traps. Read or paraphrase the following to set the scene: Your path through the woods descends along a ridgeline, with the trees crowding together
under a dense canopy above. The ground is littered with fallen nuts. Tree trunks are coated in thick patches of fungus, and a musty smell fills the air. Yet despite the rising gloom, vivid sunbeams
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Ghost Orchid Tepui When a character enters the giant termite mound in the Llanos, read the following description: The Llanos vanishes, replaced by the earthy scent of jungle. As you emerge through a
, colorful flora, and curious insects. Creatures that wander into the rain forest find it increasingly dense and difficult to traverse. After an hour of travel, creatures emerge near the Ghost Orchid
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
Into the Forest Neronvain’s stronghold lies thirty miles from Altand through dense, fog-filled forest. As they seek the wyrmspeaker and his dragon, the characters meet an old druid and must deal with
characters help the druid without reservation, read the following. It takes all your effort to lift the tree, knowing that you put yourselves at risk if it shifts against you. But then even as you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
dissolves into a dense puddle of goo. Read the following boxed text as he expires: “You haven’t won! No! We will rise from our children! We will be reborn from the Faceless Lord! Juiblex will consume
The Pudding King The mad svirfneblin waits for the characters in his disgusting throne room. If the characters haven’t seen the throne room before, read the boxed text description of the room (see
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
Into the Forest Neronvain’s stronghold lies thirty miles from Altand through dense, fog-filled forest. As they seek the wyrmspeaker and his dragon, the characters meet an old druid and must deal with
help others. If the characters help the druid without reservation, read the following. It takes all your effort to lift the tree, knowing that you put yourselves at risk if it shifts against you. But
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
mouths and their respective elements. Share that map with your players. To begin, read the following boxed text aloud: You pass through a dense forest of gnarled trees with grasping roots, the woods
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
Version Read the boxed text below to start the encounter: You’ve been on the Triboar Trail for about half a day and are nearing a side road leading south toward Phandalin. As you come around a bend
, you stumble upon the scene of a recent battle. The woods press close to the trail here, with a steep embankment and dense thickets on either side. Two horses wander the road, sniffing at ransacked
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Locathah Rising
, conical shell. When startled, she can tuck in her head and pull her tentacles up into the shell protectively, like a strange hermit crab. When the characters peer into these chambers, read or paraphrase
the following boxed text: Past a dense curtain of sea shells that have been strung up to act as a kind of doorway, the area has been modified to provide comfortable accommodations.
Two hammocks are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
The Weeping Paths When the characters leave the Final Steps of Courage for the Weeping Paths, read the following: Beyond the camp, the ash-heavy air closes in. Decay and ruin are everywhere, from the
Voices of Flame (see below) Miasma The haze surrounding the characters coalesces into a dense, gray miasma. A minute before this occurs, characters who succeed on a DC 12 Wisdom (Perception) or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
Goblin Ambush Read the following boxed text to start the encounter: You’ve been on the Triboar Trail for about half a day. As you come around a bend, you spot two dead horses sprawled about fifty
feet ahead of you, blocking the path. Each has several black-feathered arrows sticking out of it. The woods press close to the trail here, with a steep embankment and dense thickets on either side.
If
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
floating nodule resembles an open maw. A structure akin to a small tent but made of bone or pale stone stands in the back of the cave.
The tent is an aperture made of bone as dense as solid rock. It
protects the Nematode’s throat. When a creature approaches this structure, read or paraphrase the following: The tent walls open like a flower to reveal a gaping throat that expels tangled knots of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Uni and the Hunt for the Lost Horn
features: STACEY ALLAN, WILL DOYLE Map 1.1: Woodland Pool View Without Tokens View Player Version Bushes. The dense foliage around the pool is Difficult Terrain. Magic Portal. Any creature that moves
mushrooms and succeeds on a DC 10 Intelligence (Nature) check knows what the mushrooms are and what they can do. Pool Confrontation Read or paraphrase the following when the characters approach the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
rules such as Bright Light.
Getting Started
To begin, read the following boxed text aloud:
You travel along a well-kept trail east of the Keep on the Borderlands. Gnarled tree roots and
big rocks mark the edges of the ten-foot-wide path.
Boxed Text. Text that appears in a box like the one in this section is meant to be read aloud or paraphrased when the characters first arrive
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Tepui Locations The following locations are keyed to map 14.1. Map 14.1: ghost orchid tepuiView Player Version A1: Waterfall Pool As the characters approach the base of the tepui, read or paraphrase
the following: The path ends at a clearing before an immense waterfall. It cascades down the tepui’s cliffs into a pool coated with oily, gray slime. Dense mist hangs above the pool.
The water of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
feeling of jolting awake from a dream, then emerge into the Drought Elder standing up. Read the following description: The air is dense and humid. Slick, chitinous walls rise around you, forming a space
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
location while exploring. The tower tilts severely to one side, kept from falling over by magic. When the characters arrive, read: A crumbling stone tower rises out of the swamp, leaning at such an angle
the crenellated roof. Black brambles cover the ground within 30 feet of the tower, clustering in a dense patch around the open doorway. These brambles are difficult terrain. Each 5-foot-square section
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
mounds of dense vegetation, accompanied by muffled rumbling.
Two brackish trudges (see chapter 7) were drawn to this crate, attracted by the euphoria-inducing herbal concoction within. They are
, conclude that a big creature with powerful jaws and sharp teeth tore the crate open. Enter the Hydra. When the characters reach the broken crate, read or paraphrase the following: You hear the sound
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
ancient structure. The first flights of steps are choked with creepers, tree roots, and flowering vines. It might have been surrounded by a city long ago, but the jungle is so dense that it would take
same room, but as it was centuries ago. They can enter the naga’s presence once. Someone who leaves and comes back in sees only the bare room. Read the following to players whose characters find
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
dense chunk of coal at its core. The Summer Star has lost its luster but not its magic. A detect magic spell or similar magic reveals a weak, residual aura of transmutation magic surrounding it. The
retrieve it can read Copper’s message, which is written in Common: Macreadus,
I’ve had enough of this damned, relentless cold. I feel it creep into my bones, my head, my heart. I’m heading back to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
that apprentice who accompanied me out of the High Moor. To everyone of any influence who might read this, heed my words: do not be misled. The serpents do not intend to coexist peacefully — they merely
dragon apparently not aligned with the yuan-ti, makes this forest her lair. It is good terrain for her; tall redwoods and coarse pines create a dense, dark canopy. Dhosun warned me that the ruins of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
characters near the ruined tower, read the following text: Ahead, a pale stone tower juts from the rust-colored landscape. Carved with the likenesses of a thousand elven warriors, the tower has
the platform stands a stone archway sculpted with sharp runes and the heads of five dragons. Within the arch swirls dense gray mist.
The darkness beyond this room’s broken walls is only an illusion
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
pair. The contract is written on parchment made of halfling skin. If any character interrupts the signing and asks to read the contract, the imp tells them this is none of their business. Pilster
dense and convoluted text of the contract — which will give the imp the souls of Pilster’s entire family if Pilster signs it. If the characters attack the imp, it turns invisible and attempts to escape as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
damage the character. Read or paraphrase the following to describe the vision: As if through the eyes of a soaring bird, you see a titanic stone statue standing amid a circle of glowing sigils. A dozen
has the incapacitated condition for 1 minute. On a successful save, the creature experiences a vision of what happened to Landro on the Day of Mourning (use the read-aloud text of the vision in area
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
ruin looks as if it might once have been a farmhouse. It is now half swallowed by a dense thicket, with trees growing through its foundations. The lane continues south a short distance past the ruin
approach the dragon; they’ve been spying on the dragon from afar, trying to gauge Venomfang’s demeanor and needs. When the characters approach this area, read the following aloud: Debris is strewn about the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
miles from the scene of the ambush. A shallow stream flows from the cave mouth, which is screened by dense briar thickets. A narrow, dry path leads into the cave on the right side of the stream.
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wall supports of one pool in the next round. In the following round on the goblins’ initiative count, water surges from area H7 to area H1. When the flood happens, read or paraphrase the following
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
thick patches of gorse and briars. This ruin looks as if it might once have been a farmhouse.
It is now half swallowed by a dense thicket, with trees growing up through its ruined foundations. The lane
manufacture. Runes in Dwarvish on the axe head read, “Hew,” and the rust is misleading. Hew is a +1 battleaxe that deals maximum damage when the wielder hits a plant creature or an object made of wood
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
and structures in this region writhe to spell out words and form strange symbols. Any creature that tries to read the messages must make a DC 20 Intelligence (Arcana) check. On a success, the
experiences strange dreams. 96–00 A mysterious mist rises from the shadows. This dense fog heavily obscures everything in a 50-foot-radius sphere around one random creature in the region. Any creature