before boulder defusing could read

Threshold Evacuation

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

Threshold Evacuation After Belephaion is defeated, read the following: The shaking underfoot continues. Outside the windows, boulder-sized chunks of the city tear free, rising into the air. Beneath

Orc Camp

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver

or DC 10 Wisdom (Survival) check per hour to find the camp, made by the character leading the way. When the characters find the camp, read the following: The faint smell of smoke hangs on the air as

you ascend a rugged ridge on the lower slopes of the hill. Fifty yards away, a cave mouth opens up at the bottom of a ravine. Hunkered down by a boulder twenty yards outside the cave, keeping watch, is

Approaching the Fen

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

Approaching the Fen Once the party arrives at Bittergrass Fen, show your players map 6.2. Read the following to describe the scene: Dyson Logos Map 6.2: Bittergrass Fen View Player Version Rising

from the fen are two rows of standing stones, each one a rough-carved pillar twenty feet high and ten feet thick. Floating inches above each standing stone is a ten-foot-diameter boulder. West of the

Raider Camp

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

characters find the camp, read the following: The faint smell of smoke hangs in the air as you ascend a rugged ridge on the lower slopes of the hill. Fifty yards away, a cave mouth opens up at the

bottom of a ravine. Hunkered down by a boulder twenty yards outside the cave, evidently keeping watch, is a single bugbear. If the characters quietly take out the lone bugbear, they have a chance to

Introducing Characters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Borderlands Quest: Goblin Trouble

Introducing Characters To run this adventure, first present the character sheets in front of the players and read the following text, which covers the basics of a character sheet. You should use the

use it to track how many uses you have left. Let the players ask any questions about the character sheet. When it seems like they’re ready to begin the adventure, read the following. Here is some

Haunted Tomb

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

, they discover a brigand camp hidden in a boulder jumble 150 feet away. A goblin named Mougra and a half-ogre named Geeraugh have been watching the tomb. They attack anyone who invades their camp

. If Geeraugh and Mougra hear the alarm, they sneak up to watch the tomb and ambush anyone who emerges. They prefer robbery to a fight. When the characters enter, read the following: Inside the door

Semuanya's Bog

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel

. Read or paraphrase the following text when a character investigates: A group of a dozen lizardfolk cheer as one among them strains, then hefts a barrel-sized boulder over her head. She holds it for a

Semuanya’s Bog, read the following text: The domain of the deity Semuanya is a pleasant-smelling swamp full of bright flowers and colorful bugs. Through trees draped in vibrant moss come the cheers of

Stone Giants

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

highest levels of artistry, stone giants compete in games of boulder hurling and catching. Their rock-throwing skills suit stone giants well when they have cause to defend their homes or attack enemies

. But even where boulder tossing is concerned, artistry is fundamental to the effort. A stone giant hurling a boulder isn’t only performing a feat of strength but is also striving to display consummate

Lair Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves

N1), except the tunnel slopes down to area N13. N5: Eastern Boulder Cave Several boulders are scattered about this small cave, and three of them raise their heads to look at you as you enter. Crooked

source with them or otherwise don’t mask their approach. When the characters enter the cave, read or paraphrase the following: Seven kobolds with leathery wings are making a statue out of clay in the

Mbala

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

ways that make creative use of the natural shape of the rock. When the characters reach the top of the steps, read: The stone steps emerge onto the top of the plateau beneath a once grand, but now

debris, indicating this was more than just a simple village. Nanny Pu’pu If the characters explore the ruins of Mbala, read: The only structure still intact is a lone hut about a thousand yards

Monsters F - M

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish

XP) False Appearance. While the galeb duhr remains motionless, it is indistinguishable from a normal boulder. Rolling Charge. If the galeb duhr rolls at least 20 feet straight toward a target and

can see within 60 feet of it. A boulder has statistics like those of a galeb duhr, except it has Intelligence 1 and Charisma 1, it can’t be charmed or frightened, and it lacks this action option. A

6. Annam's Temple

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

6. Annam’s Temple When the characters enter or peer into this temple, read: Thick frost clings to every surface of this 100-foot-high vaulted chamber. Seven enormous statues dominate the room. The

giants Stone boulder 750 lb. Stein Thrym Frost giants Steel greataxe (missing) 750 lb. Ise Surtur Fire giants Iron greatsword 800 lb. Ild Memnor Cloud giants Mithral spear 600 lb. Skye Stronmaus Storm

Greater Caverns Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

Intelligence (Investigation) check notices a protruding boulder that, if dislodged, could open a way through to the canyon beyond. A character can knock the boulder loose with a successful DC 25 Strength

(Athletics) check. If the characters fasten ropes to the boulder, the centaurs offer to help haul it down for them (no check required). Freeing the boulder clears a path through the rubble. Climbing Out

Lair Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves

, flowing from the west down a passage to the east. The noise of falling water echoes from the eastern passage. A frost giant sits on an icy boulder on the north side of the room, his right hand to his

slips and falls 20 feet. When the characters reach the cave at the bottom of the cliffs, read or paraphrase the following description: Eerie light suffuses the frigid fog with an orange glow. The sound

Areas of the Air Temple

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

doors without removing the spikes. If the characters open the doors, read the following text: Beyond the doors, the floor declines toward a great chasm. The tombs and crypts of dwarves sprawl like a city

expression as he carves a boulder with stone carving tools. Torhild Flametongue, king of the Besilmer dwarves, possessed a horn that could summon Ahtayir once every one hundred and one years. By the

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