before bridge driven continues red

Wight Lifedrinker

Monsters Heroes of the Borderlands

continues its villainous ways, but it is now driven by a hunger for life. A wight drains living essence through its attacks.PoisonNecrotic

Hobgoblin

Species Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Hobgoblins trace their origins to the ancient courts of the Feywild, where they first appeared with their goblin and bugbear kin. Many of them were driven from the Feywild by the conquering god

, pointed ears and noses that turn bright red or blue during displays of emotion. Creating Your Character At 1st level, you choose whether your character is a member of the human race or of a

Dwarf Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

friend. In spite of the added discomfort, the dwarf’s long, pointed, often-broken nose and gray-streaked though still-fiery red beard came as a welcome sight to Drizzt. “Knew I’d find

human standing nearly two feet taller. Their courage and endurance are also easily a match for any of the larger folk. Dwarven skin ranges from deep brown to a paler hue tinged with red, but the most

Shifter Legacy

Species Eberron: Rising from the Last War

personality: a feline shifter may be cool and distant, driven by predatory instincts, while a shifter with a lupine spirit might be drawn to find and protect a pack. When a shifter fully embraces this beast

names” with strangers. These are usually tied to a physical or personality trait. Shifter Names: Badger, Bear, Cat, Fang, Grace, Grim, Moon, Rain, Red, Scar, Stripe, Swift, Talon, Wolf

Half-Elf Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

the dwarf could see of the man’s face beneath a green hood was tan skin and a brownish-red beard. A longbow was slung over one shoulder and a sword hung at his left side. He was dressed in soft

, wandering the wilds as trappers, foresters, hunters, or adventurers and visiting civilization only rarely. Like elves, they are driven by the wanderlust that comes of their longevity. Others, in

T9. Eastern Arch

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd

T9. Eastern Arch One of the statues atop this arch has crumbled, leaving only the hindquarters of the horse intact. The mountain pass continues beyond. This arch contains 10-foot-square guard posts

, one on each side of the bridge. Both rooms are empty. Beyond this arch, Tsolenka Pass hugs the mountainside for three miles before branching north and south. The northern branch leads to the Amber

Orc Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

created the orcs and continues to direct their destiny. He is aided and abetted by the other warrior deities, Bahgtru and Ilneval, who bring strength and cunning to the battlefield. The followers of all

, injury, or age) often join these cults instead of facing daily humiliation, exile, or death. Serving as the bridge between the two parts of the tribe are the priestesses of Luthic, the orc goddess who

Purphoros as Campaign Villain

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

Purphoros as Campaign Villain As a campaign villain, Purphoros is more likely to be driven by his impulses rather than by any coherent plan. He might begin by encouraging his champions to create

appreciate his creations, Purphoros breaks the Nyx-infused chains that bind the ancient red dragon Thraxes, allowing it to go on a far-ranging rampage. 3 Gripped by sudden inspiration, Purphoros begins

Zargon the Returner

Monsters Quests from the Infinite Staircase

save, it takes half as much damage.Zargon the Returner is an elder evil—an undying abomination from eons past with an insatiable appetite. A tentacled, slime-covered horror with a cyclopic red

Hells in disgust, banishing the elder evil to the Material Plane. The horn was driven deep into the earth where it fell, entombing Zargon below. Eventually a civilization arose above Zargon’s

The Shape of the District

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron

The Shape of the District The heart of Callestan is the plaza called the Bridge. This central square serves as an open market and speaker’s corner. It’s not on a bridge; rather, the center of the

plaza contains the wreckage of a bridge that fell from one of the higher wards. More recently, the Bridge has taken on another meaning: it’s the line between Boromar territory and the wilds. Everything

5. Overpass

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

5. Overpass Where a high tunnel passes through the larger tunnel cavern below, the goblins have set up a bridge guard post. The stream passage continues up beyond another set of uneven steps ahead

, bending eastward as it goes. A waterfall sounds out from a larger cavern somewhere ahead of you. If the characters didn’t spot the bridge while navigating area 4, they spot it now. Add: A rickety

Kobold Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

crawl to make progress. In places where a tunnel opens into a chasm and continues on the other side, the kobolds might connect the two passages with a rope bridge or some other rickety structure

; animosity, gnomes tend to avoid or abandon settlements that have a severe infestation of kobolds, and conversely kobolds are usually driven out of communities that have a large gnome population

V8: Forbidden Vale

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

red dragons flank both ends of the bridge. Wisps of steam rising from the lake sometimes create the impression that the dragons are moving, but they are ordinary statues.

V8: Forbidden Vale Your ascent ends at a broad caldera filled with a steaming lake. An ancient ziggurat stands on an island in the lake’s center, connected to the south shore by a long stone bridge

The Long Road (p. 167)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata

The Long Road (p. 167) In the “Setup” subsection, the last paragraph now reads as follows: “The caravan travels from Womford to Red Larch along the Cairn Road, then heads north along the Long Road

through Westbridge to its final destination of Triboar.” In “The Caravan” subsection, the fourth paragraph no longer contains the following sentence: “The route is over the Stone Bridge.”

Boareskyr Bridge

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

caravans camping at the bridge and pilgrims visiting it continues, but now people stay in a caravan ground around a small village that has grown up outside the fort. Activity around the area is overseen

Boareskyr Bridge Boareskyr Bridge stands on the Trade Way and is the only consistently safe crossing over the Winding Water for more than a hundred miles in either direction. This alone makes it

Travel

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

Travel It can take a full tenday for a slow-moving group — say, a merchant caravan — to trudge from Red Larch to Triboar. The Dessarin River is an obstacle to any group without a boat, since no

crossing can be found between Ironford and the Stone Bridge. When the player characters set out to travel to another location, they either know how to get there or they don’t. All settlements are known

Gnolls

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron

soldiers and trackers. Most of the Pact currently serves the Daughters of Sora Kell in Droaam, but some fought in the Last War as agents of House Tharashk, and Tharashk continues to broker their services

pack. You might be driven by curiosity, eager to explore the world beyond Droaam. You could be driven by visions of a demonic power rising in the Five Nations or working on behalf of the Daughters of

K77. Observation Balcony

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd

K77. Observation Balcony Two large, wooden thrones rest on this balcony. Behind the thrones hangs a red velvet curtain thirty feet long. The ceiling here is ten feet high. The room continues behind the curtain an additional 10 feet to a wall that has a door in its center.

T1. Entry Cavern (p. 155)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata

T1. Entry Cavern (p. 155) In the “North Tunnel” subsection, the first sentence now reads as follows: “This tunnel leads to the Mellikho Stoneworks quarry (Red Larch, area 18).” The paragraph that

follows the boxed text now reads, “Beyond the wooden door, the tunnel continues ten feet before opening into the quarry behind Albaeri Mellikho’s house.”

Fallen Clock Tower

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild

that formerly operated the tower’s time mechanism. The characters can attempt to cross over using the fallen tower as a bridge, or they might discover the controls within the foundation that allow the

bridge to be stabilized. Manual Crossing A character can attempt to cross the chasm using the exterior of the fallen clock tower as a bridge, or using its interior as a tunnel. Either way, the

Lance Rock

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

Lance Rock Characters who confront troublesome situations in the wilderness attract the attention of Kaylessa Irkell, proprietor of the Swinging Sword (Red Larch, area 2). Kaylessa believes an evil

influence emanating from Lance Rock is the source of Red Larch’s troubles. She asks the characters, who should still be 1st level, to find out what’s going on. The characters discover that a

Wight Lifedrinker

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands

continues its villainous ways, but it is now driven by a hunger for life. A wight drains living essence through its attacks. Wight Lifedrinker Medium Undead, Neutral Evil AC 14 Initiative +4 (14) HP

6. Upper Hall

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd

reveals that the youths aren’t really dancing but fighting off swarms of bats. The red marble staircase that started on the first floor continues its upward spiral to area 11. A cold draft can be felt coming down the steps.

The Black Lake

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2

south bank of the river. On the north side of the bridge, a ledge continues to the east. If the characters go north and cross the bridge, read: After a short distance, the ledge leading east bends to

above the ground in the area south of the western bridge. If the characters reached this area by using the chain ladder or otherwise descending through the chasm, read or paraphrase the following text

Cragmaw Hideout Locations

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

stench of animals. Three chained wolves snarl and rattle their chains as you approach the cave mouth. Each wolf’s chain leads to an iron rod driven into the base of a stalagmite. The Cragmaws keep a

. Development. A goblin in this area can use an action to release one wolf from its chain. If the wolves are goaded by enemies beyond their reach, they are driven into a frenzy. Each round that any

Tomb of Moving Stones

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

decisions “for the good of all.” People causing trouble in Red Larch were driven out of business, intimidated, or even murdered. Several months ago, agents of the Cult of the Black Earth stumbled across

Tomb of Moving Stones Shortly after the characters return to Red Larch from Lance Rock, this scenario intended for 2nd-level characters begins. Beneath the town are tunnels and chambers carved by

Locations in the City

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

Locations in the City Shown in map 1.1, Port Nyanzaru is a city of walls within walls. Burgeoning wealth has driven the city’s richest residents to raise defenses against the jungle’s dangers, and

because it’s home to the temple of Savras, is completely walled off from lower ground. A wide stone bridge crosses on arched columns from Temple Hill to Throne Hill, site of Goldenthrone. A second bridge

Beshaba

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

rickety bridge would ask Beshaba to keep the bridge intact. Folk make the symbol of Beshaba by folding in their thumbs and extending their fingers on one or both hands (mimicking the horns of her holy

stones painted red with blackened antlers attached to them, or a red, triangular wall-mounted plaque with attached antlers. Both types have a stone or bronze bowl where coins can be tossed or burnt

Hobgoblin

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse

Hobgoblin Hobgoblins trace their origins to the ancient courts of the Feywild, where they first appeared with their goblin and bugbear kin. Many of them were driven from the Feywild by the conquering

, vast hobgoblin legions have emerged, with ranks of devoted soldiers famed for their unity. Hobgoblins are generally taller than their goblin cousins but not quite as big as bugbears. They have curved, pointed ears and noses that turn bright red or blue during displays of emotion.

Genasi Legacy

Species Elemental Evil Player's Companion

Genasi inherit something from both sides of their dual nature. They resemble humans but have unusual skin color (red, green, blue, or gray), and there is something odd about them. The elemental blood

, seeing them as accidents. Many feel nothing for their genasi children at all. Some genasi live as outcasts, driven into exile for their unsettling appearance and strange magic, or assuming leadership

Red Dragon Adventures

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

protect the wyrmling. 3 A band of kobolds was driven out of its warren by a red dragon wyrmling; they now raid to survive—and to gather offerings to propitiate “the winged god.” 4 A tiefling

Red Dragon Adventures The Red Dragon Adventure Hooks table offers suggestions for stories and adventures involving red dragons. Red Dragon Adventure Hooks d8 Adventure Hook 1 A red dragon

Chapter 4: Gracklstugh

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

Chapter 4: Gracklstugh Visitors to the duergar city of Gracklstugh are greeted by its hot and acrid air, followed by the angry red glare of the eternally burning smelters fueling the city’s metal

works, its clanging heart, and the forges kept alive by the flames of Themberchaud, the red dragon that holds the title of Wyrmsmith. Gracklstugh toils endlessly, its smiths churning out the best armor

Safe by Day

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

after sunrise, on its normal schedule, but the craft carries no new passengers and departs again quickly unless the characters hail it. (If Raserhill stuck around the island and was driven off or killed

returned to its home. It continues to watch the party despite any attempts to shoo it away. Having observed the characters’ actions against the drowned ones, the ex-familiar believes that they might be the sort of heroes who could finish Archais’s work and end the undead menace.

Slaadi

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

Slaadi Chaos-Spawned Hordes of Limbo Habitat: Planar (Limbo); Treasure: Any Néstor Ossandón leal A red slaad and blue slaad, along with several slaad tadpoles, burst from a portal on the plane

. While slaadi aren’t inherently evil, their impulses are wild and often destructive. Many are driven to propagate through supernatural processes. Unfortunately, these processes typically are fatal for

Westbridge

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

Westbridge A village strung out along the Long Road between Red Larch and Triboar, Westbridge is home to the Harvest Inn, which stands on the west side of the Long Road facing the wagon road from the

Stone Bridge. The inn is run by the affable Herivin Dardragon (male halfling commoner), a curly-haired collector and reseller of paintings and statuettes of questionable taste. The town is full of

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