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Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Vecna, Afterthought is a Dagger, +2;+2 Dagger.
Undying. If Vecna is slain, his soul refuses to accept its fate and lives on as a disembodied spirit that fashions a new body for itself after 1d100
;{"diceNotation":"1d100", "rollType":"roll", "rollAction":"Undying"} years. Vecna’s new body appears within 100 miles of where he was slain. When the new body is complete, Vecna regains all his hit
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
An Infernal War Machine For deeper integration with Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus, an alternative climax could have the characters’ chosen agent complete their version of the Infernal Machine
by their agent and thwart that archdevil’s plans. Alternatively, the Infernal War Machine might be teleported to the Nine Hells, where the characters later encounter it during the course of Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus and are required to stop it.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
18. Guardian Door A mithral door in the stone wall resembles the figure of a flattened tortle, its arms and legs extended to the four corners, and its shell carved with a complete map of the tomb
master of the tomb is he who plans its construction.” With any answer other than that phrase or the name “Moghadam,” the door replies that the speaker is not the master and refuses to open. Soul Gem The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
some passing souls mistake for Athreos. This figure is Solyssia, once an oracle of Meletis. Solyssia refuses to pay Athreos’s price, or to have it paid for her. For untold centuries, she has harassed
mortal to delay their death or temporarily return from the Underworld. These individuals were restored as living beings (not as Returned) to complete particular tasks. As a record of these exceptions
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
buried beneath a flood of gelatinous ooze, with only its tallest stone structures left rising above the surface. The characters must find a safe means of descent into the ooze as they seek the
to complete their quest — and they might even have the chance to help Kwalish deal with one of a number of problems of his own. PLACING THE ADVENTURE
The original Expedition to the Barrier Peaks
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Encounters in the Forge
Map 3.5: Bel’s Forge View Player Version The following descriptions correspond to areas marked on map 3.5. F1. Descent to the Forge Read the following boxed text to the
machine is Bel’s secret weapon in his cold war to overthrow Zariel. When the characters arrive here, the infernal machine is still under construction and far from complete.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Finishing School. This boarding school boasts a flawless graduation rate—for those students who don’t disappear. Nobriskov. Pious and formal, the Nobriskovs claim descent from Borca’s ancient clans
of bizarre sea creatures and a complete megalodon skeleton. Olzanik. This family of metalworkers obsesses over war. To them, every success is a conquest, but no Olzanik has ever seen battle in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
take offense if the character refuses her invitation. A day later, she casts another sending spell and reaches out to a different party member. If she is refused a second time, she doesn’t contact the
out missions designed to tax the characters’ resources and test their loyalty to Waterdeep. Characters who complete these missions won’t gain enough renown to join Force Grey yet, but they will gain
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
minions to do its dirty work. Summary The stone is delivered to Grinda Garloth, a mage who has worked for Xanathar in the past. When she refuses to give up the stone, members of the Xanathar Guild try to
who becomes attuned to the stone learns that the Vault of Dragons lies beneath a theater in the Castle Ward (encounter 6, “Theater”). Weather Effects Until the encounter chain is complete, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Akroan society are the lektoi, the large warrior class of Akros. Members of this class claim descent from the seven warriors who first established the Kolophon after the fall of the archons. Though the
ornamentation, and some lektoi even wear their hair braided into stylized ram horns. Although the lektoi claim descent from heroes, membership in this noble class isn’t strictly hereditary. Anyone can earn
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
Quests” and “Follow-Up Quests” below). Let the players choose which quest to complete first, second, third, and so on. If the players don’t like a particular quest, they are under no obligation to complete
far too thin and bony to make a good meal!” No matter what the adventurers do to allay his fears, Harbin refuses to open the door, preferring to talk through it. Other residents who trouble Harbin with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
androsphinx tests the courage and valor of supplicants, not only by forcing them to complete quests but also with its terrible roar, which echoes for miles as it terrifies and deafens nearby creatures. Those
refuses. Wisdom (Insight) checks made to ascertain the sphinx’s intentions or sincerity have disadvantage.
Magic Weapons. The sphinx’s weapon attacks are magical.
Spellcasting. The sphinx is a 12th
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
focus on the goristro while they take out the soldiers on its back. Nykaia knows about the Red Belvedere but refuses to provide any more information until the characters help with the goristro. If
machine rules found in Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus. Driving. The helm of an infernal war machine is a chair with a wheel, levers, pedals, and other controls. The helm requires a driver to operate
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Tlabbath, Rylvar Tlabbath, and Draknafein Uriss. Their orders are to help the characters complete their mission, whatever the cost. These drow also have secret orders to kill Nar’l Xibrindas, if he’s
, “it’s safer than the route through Undermountain and Skullport.” Yagra will join their descent if the characters promise to pay her at least 1,000 gp. Otherwise, she wishes them well and heads back
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
her former skills and intellect, and bonded to an equally special flesh golem that she wears as a costumed skin. (If you are playing through Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus, this setup was one of
. Lynx’s Goal Lynx states that she seeks the missing components in order to complete her version of the Infernal Machine of Lum the Mad. Her plan is to use the powerful artifact to counteract the forces of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Ghost A ghost is the soul of a once-living creature, bound to haunt a specific location, creature, or object that held significance to it in its life. Unfinished Business. A ghost yearns to complete
routine of its life. Others are driven by wickedness or spite, as with a ghost that refuses to rest until every member of a certain family or organization is dead. The surest way to rid an area of a ghost
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
is complete or interrupted. If disturbed, they fight.
Adjusting the Difficulty. To make this encounter easier, reduce the number of Cultists. Conversely, you can make this encounter more challenging
refuses.
Completing the Ritual. If the characters join the ritual—or observe it without drawing attention—the statue’s runes begin to glow with an eerie red light. After 10 minutes, the sky darkens
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
of her wizards, the destruction of her kingdom, and her failure at attaining godhood all contributed to her descent into an unquenchable sorrow. At the same time, the energy of the corrupted ritual was
— before their stalwart friends paid to have them resurrected. While they were in the afterlife, the Raven Queen enlisted them for a quest to complete a task, acquire a particular item, or perhaps to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
could complete this task. The brains suspect that Kwalish traveled onward to Daoine Gloine, and though they don’t know the route, they do know that Kwalish’s journal from their original expedition can be
it refuses to disconnect. The modron thereafter integrates its consciousness into the monastery’s, running its systems as its new integrated mind. Brains in Jars Brain (Name) Disks Knowledge Area of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
under no obligation to complete them; however, completing a side quest can lead to unexpected rewards and discoveries. Introduce as many or as few of these side quests as you like. The NPCs who
Chultan human gladiator). Taban refuses to pay anything until he’s beaten down to 20 or fewer hit points, whereupon he offers up a pouch containing ten 50 gp gemstones. Ashamed by his defeat and eager to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
the south wall requires a blood sacrifice to open (see below).
The altar refuses to budge. A detect magic spell reveals an aura of transmutation magic around and above it. Any object weighing 10
are complete, he tries to eliminate the characters, choosing a moment when they appear weakest to betray them. Sornnozz (see area 13) and Tazirahc are loyal to Xarann and follow his lead. Xarann is a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
don’t allow anyone to approach the gate without approval. If anyone refuses orders to move along, the guards become hostile. They try to forcibly move dawdlers away, and they attack to subdue and
character fails this check, they miss a field or otherwise err and are provided a new stack of forms to fill out. These take just as long to complete as the first set of forms. If the characters settle
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
alarmed by this, his efforts to complete the spell growing more crazed as he realizes he’s lost control.
And then, madness! Rifts open in the web of energy around him. These cracks stretch and widen
merchant stalls, where the duergar hands the gem to a svirfneblin for appraisal. The gnome refuses to return the gem, instead giving it to one of her svirfneblin apprentices. The young apprentice skulks
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
or more characters are members of the Black Network, in which case he gives them a quest. If they complete the quest, he gives them another until they’ve completed three quests. The three quests are
as follows, and every quest the characters complete earns them a 500 gp gemstone as payment: Urlam suspects that Othovir (see area T11) is hiding a secret, and he wants to know what it is. To complete
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
, and all of “Derendil’s” recollections and personality are an illusion created by the Demon Prince of Deception. The quaggoth refuses to believe the truth, and any incontrovertible evidence as to his
most useless to their immediate goals. The kuo-toa hermit is a complete pacifist. He doesn’t fight or cause harm to any other creature, even refusing to defend himself or others. He gladly accompanies
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
will interfere. She refuses to take orders, and if the characters treat her badly, she tries to frighten them into leaving the outpost—but stops short of fighting them without provocation. Using the
decorated like a parlor, complete with padded divans and armchairs, a rolling cart topped with crystal goblets and decanters, and a coat rack. The east room contains a comfortable four-poster bed, a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
comparison to his siblings. Those giants think he is a selfish boor who has no respect for the ordning, as Grolantor refuses to see why his status should not be equal to that of Stronmaus and his other
treasures, and the secrets of the earth. It is said he gave Surtur the secret of smelting, showed Thrym how to carve magic runes on weapons, and crafted spears for Hiatea so she could complete her tasks of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Areas of the Air Temple A1. Palace Quarter Entrance The carved reliefs of two dwarves face one another in profile to complete an arch beyond the ledge. Through the arch, the blocky contours of a lost
power of the horn, the summoned djinni was obligated to complete a single service or task. Torhild tasked the djinni with the daunting task of keeping the palace quarter in good repair – a task he has
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
, affording an unobstructed view of area U2 as the characters complete their descent. Wall of Stone. When the countdown timer reaches zero, a wall of stone magically appears on the stairs at the point marked
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
stairs has the word “HAVEN” and a crude picture of a quill scratched into it, left by Machil before he made his descent. A narrow spiral staircase descends fifty feet from the ruins on the surface. A
becomes one of the next higher level. Nintra’s End. When Nintra is reduced to 0 hit points, she falls to the ground, unconscious. To complete the process, a character with one or more levels of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
spellcasters. Aerisi refuses to flee at this point, and trying to do so through the air portal with Windvane would be disastrous. When the characters defeat her, she vanishes in a scream of wind, but
-Bin comes forth to destroy them. Although Yan-C-Bin can enter the world only when the proper ritual is complete, the characters can easily flee through the portal. Characters can close the portal
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
, she leads them to area 21a but fearfully refuses to go inside. Treasure. If the characters return the doll to Huggybug, she gives them a turquoise dolphin figurine (25 gp) in gratitude. 21c
characters want to retrieve the ring to complete a quest (see “Search for Kressando Rosznar”), they’ll have to kill Azrok, charm him into relinquishing it, or steal it while he’s incapacitated. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
party, it refuses to enter the crypt. The slab in this crypt is 4 feet long (instead of the usual 6 feet long). The bones atop the slab belong to the fool servant of Duchess Dorfniya Dilisnya (see crypt
descends 1 foot for every 10 feet of horizontal distance covered. At the end of the flight, the wearer lands on its feet and the glider is intact. If the wearer tries to accelerate the rate of descent
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
Insight Park is the Drawing Tree. Planted by Torimesh and grown to full-size in a matter of days, the tree is of a species no one can identify, and Torimesh steadfastly refuses to say anything about its
or force a prophecy reveals only bark and sends Torimesh into a near-murderous rage. For his part, the druid refuses to work for money, peeling off prophecies only according to the unspoken whims of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
helm to the king’s tomb. Characters who agree find that Reulek accompanies them through his connection to the relic, although he manifests only when you wish him to do so. If the party refuses to help
complete. Characters can close the portal only by striking the monolith with Ironfang. When the elemental weapon strikes the monolith, it chips the otherwise indestructible stone, causing the portal to