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Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
(roll a d6): (1–2) detect evil and good or (3–6) detect magic. The docent decides when to cast the spell.
Personality. A docent is designed to advise and assist the warforged it’s
attached to. One of the simple functions of a docent is to serve as a translator. The docent’s properties are under its control, and if you have a bad relationship with your docent, it might refuse to assist you.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
and can cast it at will, requiring no components (roll a d6): (1–2) detect evil and good or (3–6) detect magic. The docent decides when to cast the spell. Personality. A docent is designed to advise and
assist the warforged it’s attached to. One of the simple functions of a docent is to serve as a translator. The docent’s properties are under its control, and if you have a bad relationship with your docent, it might refuse to assist you.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
and can cast it at will, requiring no components (roll a d6): (1–2) detect evil and good or (3–6) detect magic. The docent decides when to cast the spell. Personality. A docent is designed to advise
and assist the warforged it’s attached to. One of the simple functions of a docent is to serve as a translator. The docent’s properties are under its control, and if you have a bad relationship with your docent, it might refuse to assist you.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
aspirations. As before, the charms are designed to bring the characters fortune and woe in equal measure. This time, Hulgaz doesn’t take no for an answer. If the characters refuse to take the infernal
Hulgaz in your campaign. You can run the following encounters to introduce Hulgaz to the party. These encounters are designed to occur in the order presented over the course of several game sessions, as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
. Personality. A Docent is designed to advise and assist the warforged it’s attached to, including acting as a translator. The Docent’s properties are under its control, and if you have a bad relationship with your Docent, it might refuse to assist you.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
have bars only on the outside—as if they’re designed to keep people inside. Those who question the guards here are told to move along (see the “Curst’s Walls” section for details). Inside, the
successful DC 14 Charisma (Intimidation or Persuasion) check. CoupleOfKooks “We’re the refuse of the Outlands, the debris of shattered dreams, the waste of every failed vengeance. We’re the scum of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
another creature to a different plane (such as casting Astral Projection, Banishment, Etherealness, or Plane Shift), the spell slot and components, item charges, or other resources are expended as normal
, but nothing happens. The Rod Piece and Its Guardian The sixth piece of the rod can be found in area T27. The piece is guarded by Rerak, an empowered simulacrum of Acererak designed to harvest souls
Magic Items
The Book of Many Things
bargained with; it keeps its side of any bargain it makes, though it might twist the wording of any agreement to suit its purposes. If attacked, or if negotiations fail and you refuse the Fiend’s
they are alive and any conditions they have. If you named an object, you know if it is broken or not. If you named a magic item that has charges, you know how many charges it has remaining.
Maze. You
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
transport the chest to Droaam from Wroat. If the characters refuse, Garra attacks. Garra is willing to die for Daask and fights accordingly. Garra doesn’t know what is in books or schemas, as these
is another adventure. Treasure In addition to the books and schemas, the chest contains gem of brightness with 32 charges, a feather token, and 600 gp.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
day but also the times for sunrise and sundown, the phase of the moon, and the position of the zodiac. The observatory charges visitors a fee to see the clock and have a scholar interpret it for them
tale of how it was designed, financed, and finally constructed—at great cost. This story always ends with a suggestion that visitors should help address the observatory’s perpetual financial woes with a modest donation.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
designed to allow archers to fire at intruders who come through the door at area B4. The arrow slits provide three-quarters cover. B6. Storage Room An unlocked wooden door closes off this empty room. B7
. Rubble-Filled Cellar A wall has collapsed, creating a larger space out of two smaller rooms. The air is heavy with dust, and the floor is strewn with rubble, refuse, and rat droppings. Secret Door
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
healing touch. If they decline to help or behave rudely, he orders them to leave the abbey at once, attacking them if they refuse and doing his utmost to keep Vasilka safe. The music comes from
, but he turns hostile if they threaten him or his charges. Treasure The golden sun disk hanging above the fireplace is worth 750 gp. Taking the disk off the wall reveals a niche that contains a potion
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
lack a vehicle, Nykaia offers them a deal: if the characters help her with a job, she and her crew will give them a ride to wherever they’d like. If the characters refuse, skip to the “Stop for
instantly, expending all the coin’s remaining charges at once and destroying the coin in the process. The soul trapped in the coin becomes trapped in the furnace instead, giving the vehicle 24 hours of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
the silhouette of Omin Dran
5 You always have twigs, leaves, and other refuse tangled in your fur or hair.
6 When you switch back to your normal form, one hand always manages to retain its
A ruined section of the city that has been reclaimed by nature
7 A zoo overseen by a strange but powerful fellow druid
8 A private park that charges a fee for entrance, ensuring that only
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
criminal charges are resolved here. The Diabolical Court is an independent institution, answering only to Asmodeus. That fact doesn’t discourage devils from constantly plotting to introduce new laws or
devils that are in line for promotion or demotion. At the culmination of the process, the candidates are made vulnerable to the fires of Phlegethos through a special ritual designed for this purpose
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
crafts while others sleep. The creatures’ sanitary needs, such as they are, are served by a deep pit near each sleeping area where refuse is deposited. Most of the sleeping areas in the lair also double
look flimsy or poorly designed, but a creature that gets hit with a bent sapling adorned with sharpened butter knives is liable to come away with a newfound respect for the little creatures. The
compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
½ feet on a side.
The chest has 20 charges. A creature can use an action to touch the closed lid of the chest and expend 1 of the chest’s charges while naming one or more nonmagical objects (including
, and they spoil if not consumed after 24 hours. Gems and precious metals created by the chest disappear after 1 minute.
The chest regains 1d20 expended charges daily at dawn. If the item’s last charge
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
you refuse the Fiend’s offer, it returns to its home plane. Giant. You immediately grow 2d10 inches in height, and your hit point maximum and current hit points both increase by 20. Humanoid. You can
individual, you know if they are alive and any conditions they have. If you named an object, you know if it is broken or not. If you named a magic item that has charges, you know how many charges it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
can develop into violent, centuries-long feuds between planar entities. Some vendors stubbornly refuse traditional currencies, guffawing at the notion that gold, of all things, has any value at all
hoards too large to defend, they can store excess treasure in secure vaults beneath the Bank of Abbathor. The guarded rows of armored doors are pure theater, empty repositories designed to comfort
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
recognizable), the githyanki tear the debris from its resting place and throw it into a refuse pile or cast it adrift into the astral sea, to be eventually replaced by a new specimen. Nonetheless, the city does
becomes a labyrinthine maze designed to prevent attackers or visitors from gaining access to the queen. Vlaakith’s throne room, a gargantuan hall supported by obsidian pillars, sits at the center of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving throw or have the poisoned condition for 1 hour. If the characters refuse to eat the food, one of the robots scoops up a chunk of it and makes realistic
southeast corner of the room. Amid the remains are a blue key card, a red key card, and a needler pistol with 0 charges remaining, as well as three gem-encrusted bracelets worth 600 gp each. S38: Invasive
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Dragonshard Pool Effects table to determine what happens to the item. An item can be affected by the pool only once; subsequent exposures have no effect. The pool has 4 charges. It expends 1 charge each time an
item is dipped into it. The pool regains all expended charges daily at dawn. Dragonshard Pool Effects d6 Effect 1–2 The item is destroyed. 3–4 The item gains a cosmetic defect such as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
dwarf), Goat Beet (the second half-orc), and Horse Egg (the half-elf). Despite their helplessness, the cultists are uncooperative. They refuse to talk about why they’re here, divulge Stonky’s
designed for shorter people and two chairs built for human-sized folk. Lying on the table is a small piece of paper.
The paper is Stonky’s task list, which reads as follows in Gnomish: Seven Steps
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
charges at you from an alcove in the northeast, growling. The hilt of a pristine sword protrudes from the creature’s chest.
The figure is a clay golem created by Iggwilv to destroy intruders. The golem
designed to lure greedy intruders to their doom. A character who inspects the sacks and succeeds on a DC 18 Intelligence (Investigation) check or who makes physical contact with one of them discerns their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
along the way. If the combat robot was destroyed, Aphelion sends a friendly worker robot to accomplish the same task. If the characters refuse, Aphelion’s visage appears on a nearby screen, and the
doors to the tubes for them. Characters who refuse to assist Aphelion and access the tube by their own means are greeted by an unlit metal shaft without functioning antigravity. Deck Map. A screen
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Descent into the Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth
. Rusted weapons lie scattered on the ground.
A hulking, crudely formed figure made of gray clay charges at you from an alcove in the northeast, growling. The hilt of a pristine sword protrudes from
a minotaur thief who fell prey to the trap in this cave. The two leather sacks beside it are illusions designed to lure greedy intruders to their doom. A character who inspects the sacks and succeeds
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
adventuring abroad and purchased this small portion of the hillside. Too steep to build on, the area had long been an illegal junkyard, with locals standing atop a rocky promontory and dumping their refuse
creating soft lawns and thickets shot through with small recesses and tunnels where the old refuse had piled high. This revamped space he dedicated as a public park, arguing that the poor need to feel
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
. They refuse to leave their woods, guarding relics and ruins of ages past, and they want nothing to do with the world beyond their borders. Arn Forest This stretch of pine trees and muskeg bogs lies on
dwarven enclave except patrols and honored guests. Cleverly hidden traps await those who storm the halls uninvited, and beneath the citadel is an expansive network of tunnels and caverns designed to confuse
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
, with locals standing atop a rocky promontory and dumping their refuse over the edge of the embankment. Instead of clearing the debris away, Torimesh used magic to nurture the local plants, causing a
forest of green to grow up over the garbage, rusting away debris and creating soft lawns and thickets shot through with small recesses and tunnels where the old refuse had piled high. This revamped
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
is still alive, it comes running if it hears this sound. Treasure. Ringlerun carries a staff of power with 15 charges remaining. (The staff has 20 charges when fully charged. Five charges were expended
, but Shon doesn’t trust visitors not to steal the books. If necessary, he uses suggestion spells to force intruders to “get out and stay out!” If the characters stubbornly refuse to leave, Shon tells
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
cobwebs blanketing the trolleys. The ground is littered with ancient refuse, and open crates filled with dust-covered tools line the cavern walls. Propped against these crates are three skeletons, their
roaring alight with blazing red fire, charges toward you with a piercing screech.
The iron drill is a fiendish auger (see appendix A), a remnant of the ancient duergar mining operation. It attacks
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
) is designed to serve as an escape route. At the far end of the passageway is a lowered portcullis that bars access to the sinkhole. Facing the pool and the doors are three enormous thrones. The
divination magic. The basin has 3 charges. As long as the water in the basin is unpolluted, a creature can touch the basin and expend 1 charge to cast a scrying spell from the basin. The subject of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
reeks of garbage and has the following features: Ankle-deep refuse fills the chamber. Black scorch marks stretch from floor to ceiling along the walls and the stairs, which lead up to area K10
, cutting off access to the stairs down to area K15 but leaving characters free to climb up the collapsed staircase to area K17. (The magical floor was designed to prevent a berserk golem from reaching the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
the arrow slits. They torment the characters by replicating the screams and pleas of the tormented victims of the kenku torturer (area A12). Arrow Slit Corners. The gatehouse was designed in a zigzag
. If disguised, the characters must provide a halfway compelling story to convince Kaz to let them pass. If they fail to convince Kaz, he and his wyvern refuse to let them pass. The ceiling of the vault
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
leave the ship at once, sounding an alarm if they refuse. Fastened to each captain’s belt is a ring holding a number of keys. One key unlocks the trunk in this cabin; other keys unlock any locked
, the mechanical gold dragon is designed to breathe fire when a lever is pulled. Pulling the lever cracks the canister and sets the dragon on fire. If the fire breaks out here and isn’t extinguished