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Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
partly out of chardalyn that has been tainted by demonic magic. Battleaxes, flails, javelins, and spears are favored weapons, though other weapons are possible.
A character who claims one or more of
the effects of madness, the berserker loses its Chardalyn Madness trait but retains its chaotic evil alignment and other qualities. Further exposure to the demonic magic causes the berserker’s madness to return, however.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Giants of the Star Forge
Conclusion Once the characters free Theldin and return the smith to his home, they’ve completed their quest and earned their reward. If the characters didn’t already coax such a promise from Evin at
doesn’t return home safely, Evin and other members of the city’s royalty build a funerary pyre to honor the smith and mourn his loss. Evin thanks the characters for their efforts but cannot give them
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
return to Kalaman with a letter from Raven informing Marshal Vendri of their victory. Any Dragon Army soldier taken captive during the mission makes one of the following claims: Futile Victory. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
this background, the table below gives you some options for the nature of the secret that prompted you to return to civilization. d4 Secret 1 You stumbled across a clandestine meeting outside town
your dreams, insisting that you tear down the standing stones just outside Saltmarsh. The elf claims that dark magic is behind the bountiful fishing in the region. 3 You have been plagued by visions
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
wants to return home to Neverlight Grove, pleading with the characters to take it there. It claims that its people will be grateful and offer the party shelter and aid, and describes its sovereign as
characters to go to Gracklstugh to acquire better equipment, and out of a desire to return to his people. He also intends to murder the characters one by one along the way, believing them to be divine
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
, including crystal orbs, bags of bones, and a large mithral basin. Ulthar lives on a lower level that he claims is “near the bottom of the library,” though such a distinction is meaningless given how
character’s taste and needs. Characters don’t need to make any check to find their guest rooms after exploring the library: they need only wish to return, and the next set of stairs they come to leads them to the appropriate level.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
dwarf who mistakes them for fishers looking for work. Any interaction with the dwarf is interrupted by a half-elf who claims that a monster living in Maer Dualdon has been attacking and sinking fishing
tongue. In return, the druid expects the plesiosaurus to attack fishing boats from Bremen, thus depriving the fishers of their livelihood and ultimately forcing the villagers to leave. The plesiosaurus
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Reciprocity. When a friend, an enemy, or a stranger offers you a gift, you are obliged to accept it and offer something of comparable value (be it a gift or a service) in return. Such reciprocation need not
in force, though the circumstances are different. The hags believe strongly in hospitality and reciprocity, but they have a self-centered view of ownership—each claims ownership of everything in her
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
and travel to the past, where they are tested in a conflict between Zariel and Yeenoghu.
Claiming the Sword
For characters of level 12
After their sojourn to Idyllglen, the adventurers return
to the Bleeding Citadel, where the Sword of Zariel waits for one who is worthy to claim it. Whoever claims the sword is changed forever.
Diagram 4.1: Chapter 4 Flowchart
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
claims that he keeps a watchful eye on all strangers, though he doesn’t mention the name of his employer. If the characters threaten him, he backs off and reports to Lady Wachter after he believes he’s
(see chapter 2, area L), the Vistani return Lady Wachter’s gold to Ernst and do nothing. Otherwise, a Vistana bandit watches the road east of Vallaki and reports back to camp if the characters are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
finish the military campaign he started long ago, letting him return to Avernus and take on the forces of Zariel. Further, he is open about his rivalry with Lynx. He claims that the retired rogue is
, his eyes are bloodshot, and his complexion is consistently ruddy as if from some combination of exercise, exertion, and bellowing at subordinates. Ursas proudly claims to be the very figure depicted in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Hall is a two-story, wattle-and-daub building where townsfolk come to renew licenses, pay fines, settle petty claims, file complaints, and gather to discuss important issues. The flag of Easthaven
Dinneshere, which manifests here as a chaotic evil ghost. If the characters keep their distance, the woman begins sobbing. If the characters leave without confronting the woman and return later, the ghost
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
more information.)
In exchange for the pseudodragon’s safe return, the lich also offers to trade the potions in area 20. If the characters demand more, Ezzat throws in what he claims is a staff of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Claiming the Sword When the characters return to the Bleeding Citadel from Lulu’s memory of Idyllglen, read the following boxed text to the players: You stand before the dais, atop which glows the
inside the Bleeding Citadel are unharmed by the explosion and find themselves suddenly under Avernus’s red sky. Once a character claims the Sword of Zariel, Yael’s work is done. Her ghost bids the party
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
the course of your campaign. World-Shaking Events d8 Event 1 A giant who claims prophetic inspiration from Annam unites scattered bands of giants into a powerful political and militaristic force. 2
prophecy that means they will bring about the return of Annam—and either the downfall or the resurgence of the giants. Thousands and thousands of years we have walked these many worlds. Are we not too old and too wise for ancient grudges?
—Diancastra
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Lolth’s offer of mortality in return for destiny, but then they turned against her in a pathetic effort to win back Corellon’s favor. Drow view the elves of the surface world as cowardly children who
defy their parents when they’re not around but cower in the corner when their parents return, terrified of having their bad behavior found out. Reverence for Lolth touches every aspect of drow life
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
down his devilish incarnation on Avernus after they return. Mercy for the Fallen. If the characters threaten him, Thavius snivels and begs for his life. He also claims to know where the original
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
A Wizard’s Theory The wizard claims that each standing stone is keyed to one of the eight schools of magic (abjuration, conjuration, divination, enchantment, evocation, illusion, necromancy, and
the characters to seek out Mephistopheles and return with an answer to his puzzle. The barlgura then gives them directions to a magic mirror (the Mirror of Mephistar) that can be used to gaze into
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
champion. Unwitting Pawns. The characters are recruited to search for a Deck of Many Things by a wealthy patron, Lord Verin Oakley, who claims descent from a famous knight who once owned this deck
locate it and return it to him, they learn Verin is an agent of the Grim Harrow and hopes to attain vampirism or another form of immortality as a reward for handing over the deck.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
.
Visitors who decline the headmaster’s offer are politely asked to return whence they came and never show their faces in Dweomercore again. Those who refuse to leave are attacked.
Any character who claims
the praises of its excellent students and their devotion to arcane magic. It claims to have a vested interest in all that happens inside Undermountain and bears no ill will toward adventurers who
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
effort to prevent this from happening because it intrigues him to see part of Undermountain pulled away in such a manner. He’s happy to let adventurers kill the dragon and return Umbraxakar’s shadowy
this check; it is made with advantage, however, if the character claims to be an emissary of House Moonstar or refers to the dragon by his true name, Glyster. If the character tries to deceive the dragon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
skills are first rate, though, and the Cartophile trusts him to accurately detail the route to Daoine Gloine and sketch images of things discovered along the way. Garret claims that his infernal
lineage goes back to Levistus (see Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes), and he keeps his horns adorned with rings, coins and other charms, some of which he claims are powerful magic items ready to be called on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Yantha stole a valuable gemstone from a duergar merchant and refused to return it. Peebles. The svirfneblin holding the bag is Peebles. He came to Mantol-Derith to investigate rumors of a beholder living
here. He claims to be fascinated by aberrations, beholders in particular. He has confirmed that there are no beholders in the duergar or svirfneblin enclaves, but he hasn’t yet been able to explore
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
only as “the Alchemist” and claims to have been kidnapped by Halaster from someplace it can’t remember. The Alchemist bargains with creatures for materials it needs, trading potions for fungi and
those who try to control the slaad. If the characters obtain the gem and return it to the Alchemist, it cheers, turns invisible, and flees with the gem. If the characters seem interested in knowing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
what happened to him. If his death seems likely, Toru asks one of the characters to take his City Watch badge and return it to his father in Waterdeep. If this is done, Toru’s mother — a renowned
with orders to keep an eye on the other prisoners. The grimlock speaks Undercommon. Ahpok claims to know this level of Undermountain by sound, smell, and touch, and offers her services as a guide if the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
Townmaster’s Plight Domenico Cava Terrified and angry, the townspeople demand that Townmaster
Harbin Wester take action to stop the recent crimes When the characters return to Phandalin following
scenes, help the victims as much as possible, and find a way to stop the culprits for good. He claims that he’s already tried himself but that he couldn’t keep up with the multitude of incidents. However
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Daehl denies the charge vehemently. He claims that any letter the characters present as evidence is “a clear forgery” until he sees a chance to escape. The cult spy is equivalent to a bandit captain
evening after they return to Red Larch, he arranges to serve them poisoned ale. This has the same effect as a potion of poison, but the characters have advantage on their saving throws because Justran has
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
, and spears are favored weapons, though other weapons are possible. A character who claims one or more of these weapons can be corrupted by them. Each day at dawn, roll a d6 for each such weapon in the
berserker’s madness to return, however. Chardalyn Berserker
Medium fiend, chaotic evil
Armor Class 13 (hide armor)
Hit Points 90 (12d8 + 36)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
16 (+3)
DEX
12 (+1
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
an undead god.
Greyhawk. Perhaps Rary the Traitor found the Doomvault — yet another vestige of ancient Sulm — under the Bright Desert. Rary takes any chance to increase his power, even as he claims
the desire to destroy the accursed Scorpion Crown and return Sulm to its fertile state. Since his betrayal of the Circle of Eight and the subjugation of the people of the Bright Desert, Rary has made
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
for the Night Revelers and is pleased if they are. He tries to get the characters to admit they’re seeking the outdated lore of a foreign land. He claims his faction has ways of learning everything
hours of work. But they pass on their information only if the characters agree to a request. What Zisatta Wants. In return for directions to the wreck of the Girscamen, Zisatta wants the characters to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
help the characters in return. Twelve brigganocks hanging from the beards of three korreds arrive on the outskirts of Motherhorn at an agreed-upon time, ready to spring into action if the characters
. Endelyn accuses her sister, Bavlorna Blightstraw, of stealing her cat, Gloam. Endelyn wants the characters to travel to Bavlorna’s cottage in Downfall (see chapter 2), find her cat, and return it to her
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
the Borderlands and the people under my charge, I humbly ask you to investigate these rumors and, if need be, quash this evil before it reaches the keep.”
Winvarle claims this quest is its own
adviser and scribe, who might have other tasks for them to complete. Heroes’ Return Katerina Ladon Castellan Winvarle and the citizens of the keep celebrate the characters’ heroic deeds If the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
corrupting influences of alien planes. Javen says he was ruminating on this when he received a sign of Helm’s return. In the main chapel, the faithful had erected a new symbol of Helm after the last had
women who had remained ever watchful for Helm’s return, experienced their own divine signs. In response to prayers, some were even rewarded with spells. Javen took those priests and followers from the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
claims he must rest instead to stay sharp when he’s on duty. He pulls the characters aside and asks them to complete quests around the keep for a small reward.
When the characters return to the outer
return to complete it at a later time. Each quest’s reward is stated at the end of its section.
Bartho’s Reward The guards here have orders to help out around the keep between shifts, but Bartho
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
temple lost in the jungle. He offers to pay them a total of 2,000 GP in trade bars—half when they reach the temple and half when they safely return to civilization—and promises to support them with what
he claims to be “limited magical ability.” Encounters You can use the poster map of the world of Greyhawk for this adventure; the temple is located near the southern edge of the map, in the Amedio






