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Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
fire.
Spellcasting. Kansaldi casts one of the following spells, requiring no material components and using Wisdom as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 16):
At will: light, spare the dying
. This gem smolders and glows red whenever Kansaldi uses her magic, and her followers claim it allows her to see through any lie.
Highlord Verminaard follows visions from the Dragon Queen on a
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the dreams that inspire them. Its horrors don’t feature in their nightmares. Cowardice is more terrible to hobgoblins than dying, for they carry their living acts into the afterlife. A hero in
careful to position themselves and their banners to claim the greatest victories in any conflict, and they portion out opportunities and responsibilities to other banners as politics dictate.
Each
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Hadar Hadar (HAY-dar or ha-DARR), the Dark Hunger, is an ancient stellar entity originating from the Far Realm (see chapter 6). It appears as a cinder-red dying star, barely visible in the night sky
, and it siphons life from its minions to avert its own demise. Two widely used Warlock spells invoke Hadar’s power (see the Arms of Hadar and Hunger of Hadar spells in the Player’s Handbook), and a few Warlocks claim this Elder Evil as their Great Old One patron.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
, von Zarovich family crest, Mark of the Raven talisman In Barovia, the night is a curse. With the dying of the light, wicked souls slip from the darkened spires of Castle Ravenloft to work the will
them the Devil Strahd watches and reaches to claim whatever he desires. Yet none realize their torments have played out over and over again, all part of Strahd’s plot to claim one victim who has eluded him for generations.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Hiatea’s Hearth Adventures Here are sample adventure hooks to bring characters to Hiatea’s Hearth or to give them missions to pursue there. Dying Embers An efreeti who claimed the throne has fought
Necropolis Encounters table (see chapter 3), refuse to rest in peace. Head to Head to Head Two rival factions of giant kin vie to claim the throne. An ettin and a fensir skirmisher (see chapter 6
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
it necromantic energy, hoping to transform it into a deity: one able to claim dominion over death. Unleashed on Toril, the newborn death god would glut itself on life until none but the dead walked
dying from across Toril and feed them to the atropal. Leaving the Sewn Sisters behind as nursemaids, Acererak abandoned his tomb to watch the rise of the death god from afar.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
group. Upon dying at the hands of the avatar, souls appear in the Gardens of Decay, a demiplane detailed later in this chapter. The souls are permanently bound to this demiplane and take on the form of
potential hunters and coerce them into service through temptation or the threat of violence. The ideal candidate for the Grim Harrow is intelligent enough to pursue leads, powerful enough to claim the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
harvested from Xaryxis, our dying star. Once the crystal vines have drained all the energy from your world, they will discharge that energy in a beam of light back to Xaryxis, replenishing it.
“Xeleth
surrender her claim to the imperial throne. Xedalli knows she must be patient to ascend the throne. Over the course of the adventure, the princess feigns empathy and uses some of her abilities to aid the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
followers claim it allows her to see through any lie. Highlord Verminaard follows visions from the Dragon Queen on a campaign south. In his absence, he left a powerful contingent of the Red Dragon Army under
Kansaldi’s command and ordered her to claim the Kalaman region in the Dragon Queen’s name. Kansaldi pursues these orders with a fanatic’s zeal. For her, there is no possibility of defeat—there is only
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
. However, some elves claim owlbears have always existed in the Feywild.
Although they aren’t naturally drawn to cupcakes and muffins, these foods are known to quell an owlbear’s foul temper. Arcano
-biologists believe they quell the creatures’ rumbling acid reflux.
Owlbears respond best to training that mimics exactly what their trainer wishes them to do. Crawling on one’s hands and knees is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
out. Adventurers could find themselves racing through ruins in Xen’drik, trying to destroy a weapon of the ancient giants before the Emerald Claw can claim it for Karrnath and Lady Illmarrow. The
realize that it has a secret magical compartment until enemy spies come looking for whatever is inside it. Or a dying spy presses an amulet into the hand of one of the adventurers, saying, “The fate of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a1
tied to the pillar near the ravine is theirs.)
Though the kobolds (areas 13–24) and the goblins (areas 31–41) claim the Sunless Citadel as their property, they’ve never visited all its chambers. They
. He orders the goblins to distribute the midsummer fruit each year, and the goblins obey him out of fear.
Monsters on Alert. The kobolds and the goblins respond similarly if attacked. Intruders who
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
magnificent gown and fine jewels to attend the masquerade ball that celebrated the coronation of the new duke. Saidra rode to the ball in a stately conjured carriage, determined to kill the duke and claim
marry the poor fool and become the duchess she’d always believed herself to be. But as the clock struck midnight, terror stalked the ball as guests started rapidly sickening and dying. The plague
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation Supplement
nest can be seen above the water. Tortles have tried numerous times to plunder the wreck, to no avail. With her dying breath, the ship’s captain pledged her soul to Orcus and was transformed into a
parchment bearing the following message in Abyssal: “Orcus, claim your prize! The secrets of lichdom remain yours, but my deeds and magic will live on, as will my soul in the Abyss.” Treasure. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
dragons respond to the Draakhorn’s rumbling moan and journey to the Well of Dragons—a migration that inspires alarm and panic in people across Faerûn. Characters and players should seldom be allowed to
be willing to help out. With lifetimes of a thousand years or more to lose, chromatic dragons have no interest in dying in battle against mere humanoids, and they don’t sacrifice themselves nobly for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
dragons respond to the Draakhorn’s rumbling moan and journey to the Well of Dragons—a migration that inspires alarm and panic in people across Faerûn. Characters and players should seldom be allowed to
be willing to help out. With lifetimes of a thousand years or more to lose, chromatic dragons have no interest in dying in battle against mere humanoids, and they don’t sacrifice themselves nobly for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
dragons respond to the Draakhorn’s rumbling moan and journey to the Well of Dragons—a migration that inspires alarm and panic in people across Faerûn. Characters and players should seldom be allowed to
be willing to help out. With lifetimes of a thousand years or more to lose, chromatic dragons have no interest in dying in battle against mere humanoids, and they don’t sacrifice themselves nobly for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
business they have at the house on the far side of the village. However the characters respond, Sarusanda says she is also going to the building. “The locals call it Death House,” she says. “Perhaps we
-prolonging magic. They wish to claim the rod piece for use in their necromantic rituals, and they’ve divined the characters’ arrival and know the characters will try to stop them. To slow the characters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
characters in if the characters claim that they are here to join up or are already working for the Black Earth cult. Asking for Hellenrae, Marlos Urnrayle, or Miraj Vizann by name suffices as proof, as
raise the alarm. However, the cultists do respond aggressively to the sounds of fighting. When a fight begins in an area, check adjacent areas to see if any other monsters or villains are nearby. Then
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
19–20 Impressive structure (such as a keep, temple, circle of standing stones, or ziggurat) Claims to Fame 1d20 Claim to Fame 1 Delicious food 2 Rude people 3 Friendly folk 4 Artists or writers 5
Mysterious, anonymous conspirators 7 Contested leadership (with open fighting) 8 Acrimonious council unable to make decisions 9 Doltish lout 10 Dying leader (with disputed succession) 11 Iron-willed and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
inherit his dying father’s factory in Ludendorf. Instead, Udo Schaller paid assassins to murder his son and had his brain transplanted into Ruprekt’s young body, with the help of Dr. Mordenheim. Udo’s
Unbreakable Heart and claim a monster stole it. The characters and dozens of other hunters are sent to the Isles of Agony to recover the device.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Worshiping Pharika The diseased and the dying alike often make written entreaties to Pharika for a remedy. Prayers are written on scraps of paper or shards of pottery, sealed in small pots, and
exhibiting remarkable resistance to illness and poisons.
Dragon Balm. Some texts of Pharika claim that within the chemical makeup of each individual dragon lies the cure to one specific disease or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
has told them to do otherwise, they deny the characters entry, declaring that “Speaker Crannoc Siever is too sick to entertain guests!” If the characters claim to have one or more healers among them
, the guards respond, “Speaker Crannoc Siever has no need for your heathen rituals!” C2. Snowy Courtyard Footprints in the snow lead to various doors along this courtyard’s perimeter, including a tall
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
mysteries of such a shrine earns Kruphix’s respect. Some scholars claim the temples aren’t stationary and that finding a shrine’s location is the first puzzle that explorers must solve. The priests who care
the help of the temple’s priest, who’s become trapped in stasis due to a malfunctioning trap.
3 Solve the puzzles in a temple to claim a magic item hidden inside.
4 Rescue someone trapped in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
Cardinal’s claim that she was once a mage of a dying world, while others spurn the notion that she’s mortal at all. Still, a glimmer of hope flickers among the townsfolk, who rebel against the high
shingles dangle from its slumping roof. The estate once belonged to the Tomdon twins, a pair of failed entrepreneurs who risked everything to save their dying business, even their souls. When a sudden
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
the room, though they continue to respond to characters engaging them in conversation even during the fight. (If a character attempts to seize the component, see “The Missing Component,” below
ultimately unsuccessful in their attempt to claim the component, because the orrery’s creator is using the vaults of Horn Enclave as a clever ruse. A lich named Lottie created the orrery — and then
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Death House Hauntings Martin Mottet If the characters fall in Death House, Strahd will happily claim the piece of the Rod of Seven Parts therein The characters enter the following haunted zones in
” in this haunted zone is an illusion. The illusion stands still in anticipation of the characters returning its toast, at which point the illusion quaffs its drink; it doesn’t respond to anything else
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Coast Adventurer’s Guide A terrible curse is sweeping across Faerûn, and a dying merchant is gathering adventurers for a bold mission to destroy the source of the curse, which lies deep in the jungles of
source of a curse. Inheritor Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide A horrible curse threatens to claim the life of Syndra Silvane, a retired adventurer. She has blood ties to your family, and you have an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
than you’d hoped. Ridiculous rumors talk about how prospective interns of Acq Inc aren’t always treated with respect, dignity, or care. Even more ridiculous tales of interns dying at an alarming rate
that you can handle the task.”
Before you have any chance to respond, Omin drops a hefty bag of coins onto the table. “The pay is 500 gold dragons for the group, with a 20 percent commission going
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Hags. Three night hags—Lola la Lúgubre, Tia Tóxica, and Ofilia la Odiosa—claim this cavern and the ghost orchids that grow here. The crones are invisible and lurk at the base of the tree. As soon as
a character reaches the island, all three appear, disguised as elf priests in white robes. They claim to be magically bound to the island by the creature that lies on the ledge beyond—pointing to area
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Secretary then hesitates, and the image wavers. “Zhong Yin, I will not be retrieving you as planned,” she says. “I am sorry.”
The image flickers, then vanishes.
Any attempt to respond to
information: Secretary Wei believes the emperor is dying. She has secretly been sending agents to ancient imperial sites across the land to search for something called Dragon’s Blessing (the document
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Sgothgah — or, better yet, that they have killed the rogue aboleth — they can engage these aboleths in diplomacy regarding their desire to kill or enslave the kraken. The aboleths might respond to a
cooperating with anyone. Its only fear is dying before it becomes monarch of the sea, so if it is reduced to 40 hit points or fewer, it stops fighting and focuses on escape. Writhing Sigils. The glowing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
they will respond with quick violence. LOST TRIBES OF THE UTHGARDT
Some Uthgardt tribes are seen by others as lost to the world. They are considered anathema, and even speaking of them outside certain
the Uthgardt. Each is said to have been built over the remains of a tribe’s totem spirit, along with the tribesfolk who died while helping Uthgar to fight the creature. A tribe lays claim to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
. Decades later, more deities began dying off, magic failed, and all manner of catastrophes started altering the very nature of the city. Lord Neverember wasted the city’s navy and then, instead of
century claim she is more reserved than she once was. The new Open Lord doesn’t speak of her family — any mention of her children, her late husband (the fabled Blackstaff, Khelben Arunsun), or any of her
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
aerial creatures worship the elemental prince as a god, and claim to see Yan-C-Bin’s eyes in swirling storms. Yan-C-Bin doesn’t care for their offerings, their sacrifices, or their worship. His only
-Bin steals the air of one breathing creature he can see within 60 feet of him. The target must make a DC 21 Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, the target drops to 0 hit points and is dying. On