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Monsters Curse of Strahd

spawn. Erasmus begged his father to end his suffering, which van Richten did by pounding a wooden stake through his son’s chest. Baron Metus avenged that deed by killing van Richten’s wife

, he will do so. Van Richten works alone. A curse placed on him long ago by a Vistani seer brings doom to those he befriends. Furthermore, he believes too much is at stake to risk exposure. Consequently

Rhythm of Play

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook

treasure chest while a second examines a mysterious symbol engraved on a wall and a third keeps watch for monsters. Outside combat, the DM ensures that every character has a chance to act and decides how to

adventurer to complete a task. In those cases, the DM might ask the player to roll a die to help determine what happens. Describing the results often leads to another decision point, which brings the

How to Play

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

. Sometimes one player speaks for the whole party, saying, “We’ll take the east door,” for example. Other times, different adventurers do different things: one adventurer might search a treasure chest

relying on the roll of a die to determine the results of an action. The DM narrates the results of the adventurers’ actions. Describing the results often leads to another decision point, which brings

Rhythm of Play

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules

treasure chest while a second examines a mysterious symbol engraved on a wall and a third keeps watch for monsters. Outside combat, the DM ensures that every character has a chance to act and decides how to

adventurer to complete a task. In those cases, the DM might ask the player to roll a die to help determine what happens. Describing the results often leads to another decision point, which brings the

Exploration Example

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook

relevant skill. In the example, Phillip gets a 20 without proficiency. The d20 brings many surprises to the game—surprises that the DM then interprets. Phillip: So maybe an ancestor of Ireena’s

pile of coins heaped near a chest. 5 Amy: Anybody have a quick way to put out a fire? Phillip: And you laughed at me for preparing Create or Destroy Water! I clutch my Holy Symbol and cast the

11. Drow Outpost

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

reinforcements from areas 11b and 11c. If the battle is not going their way, a second whistle brings the quaggoths from area 12b. Treasure. Balryn wears an obsidian scarab bearing the insignia of House

Lolth while her consort, the drow mage Thirza, sits at a zurkhwood desk reading her spellbook. Furnishings. The cave contains two sleeping pallets and a zurkhwood chest. A skewered darkmantle cooks

Upper Floor

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

light in the fireplace from a small, highly reflective object. Two swarms of insects (spiders) infest this room. One swarm descends on anyone who approaches the fireplace, and the other descends

stuffing protrudes. Under the window sits a large wooden chest, the timbers split and its lid closed. The chest is not locked and opens easily. Inside is a pile of moldy, ragged clothing in styles that

Revel's End Locations (R1-R8)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

medical supplies to assemble twenty healer’s kits. R5. Stables Visitors who brings mounts, sled dogs, pack animals, and pets to Revel’s End can keep their animals here. They must provide their own food

’ Quarters These ten rooms are furnished identically. Each contains a bed, a desk with matching chair, a claw-footed chest, and wall hooks for hanging clothes. The continual flame spell that

15. Mecha-Halaster

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

fire giant has 221 hit points and the innate magical ability to hurl fire at will (as the fire giant’s Rock attack option, except it deals fire damage). She stands on the construct’s chest, 20 feet

mephits taunt the new arrivals mercilessly. A battle here brings reinforcements rapidly from areas 16 and 18. The construct is made of recast bits of scrap iron plundered from Trobriand’s Graveyard

The Bedine

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries

it brings destruction and ruin. Bedine are dark-haired and olive-skinned, with brown eyes. They wear a loose-fitting, linen robe called an aba, covered by a dark cloak called a jellaba. They carry

once lush and verdant land. Shamir is cautious and superstitious, but he’s also intelligent and curious. The blue circle painted on the golem’s chest and the symbols on its body make him think it’s the

Event-Based Adventures

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

have a chest of jewels stolen from the vampire centuries ago, and the characters can use the chest as bait to trap the villain. 4. Identify Important NPCs Many event-based adventures require a well

, or a friend or relative hoping to find the knight’s murderer. This NPC brings the vampire’s crimes to the characters’ attention. Looking over the Adventure Climax table, you might decide to have the

Locations on the Dungeon Level

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6

table and chair, two wooden boxes, several crates and barrels, a chest, and odds and ends of armor, weapons, furniture, tableware, and so forth. Residing here is the Keeper, a ghastly hill giant (use

spine, and touching a pillar brings on nausea—a creature that does so must make a DC 15 Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, the creature becomes poisoned for 1 hour. At the far west end of the

Rictavio

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

chest. Baron Metus avenged that deed by killing van Richten’s wife, and van Richten has lived with the horror of his family’s destruction ever since. After destroying Baron Metus in turn, van Richten

. Van Richten works alone. A curse placed on him long ago by a Vistani seer brings doom to those he befriends. Furthermore, he believes too much is at stake to risk exposure. Consequently, if he thinks

Wizard

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

collateral damage” thing. Now let’s get down to business. The utility that a wizard brings to an Acquisitions Incorporated operation is obvious to franchise members, staff, clients, and rivals alike

preening on your chest. 6 All your pockets have been torn open, but you can’t stop placing valuable objects in them. Each time an object falls out of a pocket, you pick it up, then put it in a

Cottage Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

dealing damage to the target or enveloping its head. Magic Mirror. A detect magic spell reveals an aura of conjuration magic around the freestanding mirror, which acts as a portal. Touching the reflective

the room has a pile of straw in place of a mattress. In the opposite corner stands a squat chest of drawers with a watering can resting atop it. The only other furnishing of note is a stocky wooden

Areas of the Sanctum

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

’ tools, but it triggers accidentally if the check fails by 5 or more. The alarm brings the following defenders, who attack all intruders in the room: Kaevja Cynavern (see area E3) The Manshoon’s

walls of this room are five wooden beds (three sized for humans, two for halflings). Next to each bed is a wooden chest. An alabaster staircase descends to area E12. Kaevja Cynavern, Vevette Blackwater

Maelstrom Level 2

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

and the new arrivals, but Mirran orders the guards to stand down so that she and Nym can learn “what brings these puny creatures to court.” If the characters make demands, Mirran is enraged by their

Neri is returned to life, she replaces Iymrith as Serissa’s advisor, and Serissa rewards the characters by giving them the magic items in the sea chest in the royal treasury (area 16). Queen Neri, like

Idyllglen Events

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

haze. A powerful angel streaks down from above, followed by a gold-furred mammoth with feathered wings. The angel slashes her sword across Yeenoghu’s chest and utters a spell. A portal opens behind the

question receive nothing. Once Zariel bestows her supernatural charms, Lulu’s Idyllglen memory ends. A flash of light brings all the characters (including dead ones) back to the Bleeding Citadel so that

How to Play

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

chest while a second examines an esoteric symbol engraved on a wall and a third keeps watch for monsters. The players don’t need to take turns, but the DM listens to every player and decides how to

, which brings the flow of the game right back to step 1. This pattern holds whether the adventurers are cautiously exploring a ruin, talking to a devious prince, or locked in mortal combat against a

Areas of the Lair

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

anyone while trapped inside. Treasure. Hidden under a pile of rusty weapons is a wooden chest containing Noska’s personal hoard: 37 gp, 151 sp, 360 cp, and four bloodstones (worth 50 gp each). X11

them here as grisly decorations.) The maze fills the entire room but for a 10-foot-square area in the southwest corner, where Ahmaergo keeps a wooden chest and a bed made from the skulls, bones, hide

Firefinger

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

. However, the chamber in the northeast corner is the lair of nine stirges, which cling to the 10-foot-high ceiling. They don’t react unless multiple characters enter their lair or someone brings in a torch

, who has 40 hit points. Nrak is a hate-filled creature with a scar that begins at the top of its head and cuts down the right side of its face and chest to below its right wing. If Azaka Stormfang (see

Colossus Locations

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

floor, while a sumptuous feast is laid out on an obsidian table along the far wall. Under it is an ornate chest. A divan with finely woven cloth coverlets and pillows sits along the north side. Small

chest contains 750 gp, a potion of speed, and a tin tube containing a scroll of immolation (see appendix B). W10. Vanifer’s Chamber Beyond the privacy screen is a comfortable bedchamber. Several

Tower of the Heavens Locations

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

, gnome guards) stand watch in this outpost at all hours. Unless treated poorly, the cheery gnomes are friendly toward the characters, asking what brings them to the tower. It’s the gnomes’ job to greet

noise awakens the three guards in the barrack (area T7), who join the fight after 2 rounds. Treasure. Captain Mainwaring wears a gold brooch worth 60 gp, and she carries a key to her chest in the barrack

Torrents Locations

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

the narwhal horn in this cave feels it tug toward the reflective water. P16. Hut of the Dark Tide The waterfall at the southern end of this cave is audible from the northern approach. A crude stone hut

of vertical terrain, hanging sails, and tilting masts, which the characters can climb or use as walkways. Treasure The Calishite pirate ship carries a chest laden with treasure. Characters searching

Goldenfields Locations

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

of all three shifts, and any attack on the gates brings the full force of the gatehouse staff to bear. Merchants and other visitors who come seeking food are rarely turned away, but their wagons and

attraction — dubbed “the Yeti” during his heyday because of his barrel-shaped body and the thick, white hair covering his arms, chest, back, and head. Miros is a staunch supporter of the Emerald

Locations on the Fortress Level

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a1

outmatched. The kobolds here answer all questions with a quick “Yusdrayl knows.” An attack on these kobolds brings reinforcements, as described in area 19, though each group arrives 1 round later because

to lose their lives. Noncombatants are worth no XP. These goblinoids know the same information, in cruder form, that Erky in area 34 knows. Development. An attack on the goblins brings reinforcements

Vault Locations

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

steel +1 Longsword and a steel shield bearing the stylized floral emblem of the Order of the Rose. An armor stand bears a black breastplate. A small, unlocked chest holds a Potion of Vitality. V3

fifteen-foot-diameter sphere made of shimmering silver floats above a hexagonal dais on the west side of this thirty-foot-high chamber. The sphere is as reflective as a mirror, and it appears smooth

Guildhouse Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault

casks of exquisite elven wine (250 gp each) Wooden chest containing six poisoner’s kits Wooden crate containing eight sets of thieves’ tools Wooden crate containing two spyglasses (1,000 gp each

of the chests has a secret compartment, which a character searching the chest can find with a successful DC 13 Wisdom (Perception) check. The secret compartment contains six pieces of costume jewelry

Nangalore

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

across the domed ceiling. When it was intact, the second floor was actually a mezzanine that wrapped around three sides of the dome. The head, chest, and shoulders of the warrior statue rose above the

Zalkoré’s veil, makes a grab for the black orchid, or brings out a mirror, their fate is sealed. If someone asks why she wears a veil, Zalkoré replies that she no longer desires to show her face to anyone but

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