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Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
False Appearance. While the ice piercer remains motionless on the ceiling, it is indistinguishable from a normal stalactite.
Spider Climb. The ice piercer can climb difficult surfaces, including
resemble piercer;piercers.
Clinging to the ceilings of caverns and large subterranean passages, piercers blend in perfectly with natural rock, dropping in silence to impale unsuspecting foes on the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Stirges Notorious, Clinging Bloodsuckers Habitat: Desert, Forest, Grassland, Hill, Mountain, Swamp, Underdark, Urban; Treasure: None Stirges are bat-size vermin with dagger-length proboscises that
result from the Stirge Roosts table to inspire where stirges might lurk. Stirge Roosts 1d4 Between Hunts, the Stirge Lurks In... 1 The attic or furniture of a ruined building. 2 A cave or narrow crevice. 3 A hollow tree or thicket. 4 The remains of a gigantic, dead creature.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
Approaching the Tower The Svalich Woods have swallowed up the road that once led to the tower. Now only a wide dirt trail remains. You come to a cold mountain lake enclosed by misty woods and rocky
tower is old and decrepit, with collapsing scaffolds clinging to one side where a large gash has split the wall. Timeworn griffon statues, their wings and flanks covered with moss, perch atop
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
miners hard at work. Below them, nearly two dozen skeletons in rusted scraps of armor are scattered across the cavern floor. Some are dwarf skeletons, while others are orc remains. Half a dozen large
brass lanterns stand in niches or on ledges around the cavern, but none are lit.
Clinging to the ceiling like bats are ten stirges. The monsters find scant living prey in the mines, and they are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation Supplement
advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks made to hide under the gazebo’s roof. Treasure. The floor of the gazebo is littered with the remains of past meals, including lizard bones, blood hawk feathers, and two
the ring on. The nightmare is vivid: the wearer is engulfed by a sperm whale while clinging to a floating barrel on a stormy sea. After being swallowed whole in the nightmare, the ring wearer awakens, no worse for wear.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
mirror with an engraved stone frame. This mirror is one of Halaster’s magic gates (see “Gates”).
Dwarf Remains. The badly rotted corpses of four dwarves lie in a semicircle in front of the mirror
it. Characters who search the remains find some treasure (see “Treasure”). Mirror Gate to Level 1 Worked into the mirror’s stone frame is an image of a wizard pointing a wand. This gate’s rules are as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
view only gets worse. All of the Styes appears to have one foot in the grave. This is the Styes, the decaying remains of a once-notable port district. Under bent gables, the carcasses of its houses lean
broken limbs, disappearing into the thick, rancid water of the harbor below. In numerous places, sections of the boardwalks have fallen away completely, leaving broad holes that expose polluted water.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
, many are captured and kept by unscrupulous folk seeking guardians for their treasures. The remains of Petrified creatures litter the area where a basilisk hunts. These might be mundane creatures or
Animals like bats, bears, deer, or goats. 3 A climber clinging to a stalactite. 4 Itself using a large mirror or shiny surface. 5 A mimic disguised as a chest full of treasure. 6 A monster such as an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
labor. Some argue that any effort to give a demonic cult a respectable role in society was doomed to failure, but the cult remains part of Ravnica’s social fabric nevertheless. The Guildpact prohibits
the cult’s extermination, and its entertainments — even as dark and destructive as they are — hold broad appeal. From rowdy mobs who love to see the Rakdos skewer the powerful elites to decadent
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation Supplement
20. Haunted Cage Hanging by a chain from the ceiling of this dark, rectangular room is an old diver’s cage with barnacles clinging to it. The cage is eight feet tall, five feet in diameter, and
it. The ghost is all that remains of Siburrath, a male merfolk who was captured and tortured by the ***** Queen’s captain over a century ago. Siburrath’s ghost can’t leave the cage unless it possesses
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
lacquered leather, feathers, and copper wire jewelry, he faces the western entrance to this chamber. The centaur holds a bronze-hafted pike tipped with a broad, blue-gray, flame-shaped spearhead
trod underfoot. Two tall urns shaped like wicker baskets stand along the north wall, each one filled with river stones.
Creature. The centaur figure is the mummified remains of a sacred offspring
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Piercer Clinging to the ceilings of caverns and large subterranean passages, piercers blend in perfectly with natural rock, dropping in silence to impale unsuspecting foes on the ground below. A
Appearance. While the piercer remains motionless on the ceiling, it is indistinguishable from a normal stalactite.
Spider Climb. The piercer can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
Wilderness Encounters Reaching the foothills of the Barrier Peaks takes the characters through a broad range of wild lands — including woods infused with the power of the Feywild. Wilderness
creature has the undead type and cannot use its Animate Trees feature). The treant collects all such fallen branches to take to a hidden graveyard of treant remains, and it angrily attacks any characters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
for the one he had killed. The second offered wealth from his family coffers, so she turned him into a tree clinging to a cliff face by one root. The third, remorseful, threw himself on a bed of moss
retreated and has terrorized the gods’ servants ever since. To this day, Nylea remains deeply pained by Arasta’s loss. Knowing that only Phenax can undo the curse he laid upon the dryad, Nylea often sends her champions to learn the secret of what might restore her friend.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
riders toward the fires raging in Precinct Three. Soldiers on the ground will put out the flames, while it’s her job to deal with their source: the dragon she can just make out, clinging to the spire of
. The important precincts and neighborhoods of the district are described in broad overview, allowing you, as DM, plenty of leeway for developing the specifics of places and NPCs. Chapter 4 is all about
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
skeleton embedded in the opposite wall holds an iron sconce with a burning red candle in it.
The skeleton is all that remains of a dead Omuan engineer. As long as the candle remains in this cell, it
causes the secret door in the south wall to slide shut and lock. No keyhole or visible opening mechanism can be found on the secret door. The secret door remains sealed until the characters escape from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
kobolds (see appendix C) that are clinging to the underside of the walkway. These kobolds, named Scorp and Thwip, are using saws to weaken the wooden struts so that the walkway will collapse if a creature
underneath the planks, they can see the kobolds working away cheerily. If a kobold takes damage while clinging to the underside of the walkway, it loses its grip and falls down the shaft to its death
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
risen to power in the region. This power-hungry religion controls the city of Haven and surrounding settlements in the name of vague, fickle deities who condemn the use of magic. The broad plains of the
of ogres and giants. Solamnia Once a mighty empire, Solamnia has fallen from the glory it knew. Though Solamnia remains one of the largest and most prosperous nations on the continent, its provinces
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
reach the deck of the shattered vessel. Vines cover the ship’s shattered hull. Little more than a moldy deck and toppled masts remains. Bits of frayed rope and broad scraps of patchwork fabric litter
(Investigation) check surmises that the scraps of fabric and rope are all that remains of a blimp-like balloon the ship was once suspended from. Below Decks. The ship’s lower decks are crushed, creating a narrow
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
use subterranean heat and riches to craft wonders, from titanic weapons of war to delicate works of art. Fire giants have broad frames, skin tones in a variety of rocklike shades, and hair like flame
fire and the half-remembered arcana of dead spellcasters. They rise from the remains of dead magic-users who were reanimated by sinister necromancers or whose magical pursuits drive them beyond death
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
middle of the room lead up to area P3 and down to area P11. P7. Upside-Down Apprentices’ Study An upside-down table sits in the middle of this room, and books are scattered around it. Clinging to the
Room This room contains the shattered remains of a desk and some chairs. You quickly discover that all sound is muted here.
A permanent silence spell encompasses this room, which apprentices used for quiet study. The effect can be dispelled (DC 18).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
between adventurers and chromatic dragons might follow this broad outline: Levels 1–4. Consider introducing this conflict as the adventurers reach level 3 or 4, with the adventurers confronting an
for lost Artifacts and other magic items, secure such items, and use magic and monsters to conquer rival nations. An Iuz Arc. The conflict between adventurers and Iuz might follow this broad outline
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
room has collapsed, burying much of the area. At its center, a broken marble bier stands atop a short dais.
This room once served as a place to view the remains of those who died in Phenax’s service
Constitution saving throw for each niche or urn they search or contract sewer plague (see chapter 8 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide). Treasure. Amid the rotted remains on each of the six stacked burial
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy
Simulation Chambers Each simulation chamber is a broad circular space with a domed ceiling, its stone walls carved with arcane runes that fill the area with bright light. Each chamber is equipped
creates. Damage. Any character who is reduced to 0 hit points by the simulation falls unconscious but isn’t dying. The character remains unconscious until the simulation ends, at which point the character
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
them. Largely untouched during Demogorgon’s rampage, the so-called “Broad Streets” district remains the bright center of Menzoberranzan, as the lesser houses vie to outdo each other in shows of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
. Those who investigate see the following: This broad cave is humid and covered in thick mold. At the center sprawls a greasy, gray, wart-covered giant. He stares hopelessly into the darkness above
decays into a heap of mold. From the remains grow 2d4 magical, neon-green toadstools. A creature that consumes one of these 3-inch toadstools is affected as if by a potion of water breathing. Frog
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal
of the Forgotten Realms. Halaster eventually disappeared, as have all his apprentices, but the massive complex he built remains to this day. For untold years, the secrets of Undermountain remained
sat the deep, broad well that was the only known entrance to the dungeon. Around this well he built a tavern and inn that caters to adventurers and those who seek their services, and he called it the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
, dwarf, and elf adventurers. From the western wall emerge formations of the same glassy crystal.
A ramp and a pair of stairways descend to the northeast, while a broad passage opens to the east.
The
six mostly broken statues are the remains of a band of adventurers who sought shade in this cave and ran afoul of the basilisks in the promenade (area H3). All six were transformed into lightning
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
here are broad, but in combat it’s simplest to allow them the opportunity to “rewind” one action and take it again, or to reroll a failed saving throw (if it can still take actions). . Each use of
remains of a different noble family of Uthtower. Their bones are interred inside niches in the walls, which are 3 feet wide, 3 feet high, 9 feet deep, and stacked three high along the walls. When
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
any attack, spell, or other effect except those that turn Undead. The host remains in control of their actions, but they can hear Demetrius in their mind. The host also inherits the following flaw: “I
mimic. Characters who have a passive Wisdom (Perception) score of 14 or higher notice that despite the breeze, the tapestry remains unnaturally still. As an action, a character can open the padlocked
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
by weapons and claws, separate this area from the heart of the cathedral. H3. Central Altar Read the following as the characters enter this area: An altar rests on a raised dais in this broad hall
remains consecrated to Torm. A creature that touches the altar and succeeds on a DC 15 Charisma (Religion) check regains all its hit points. This check can be attempted only once for any creature. Though
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
battle against the dragonmarked houses. Thora remains the Son of Khyber’s second-in-command and the public face of the gang. A House Tarkanan Arc The conflict between adventurers and House Tarkanan
might follow this broad outline. Levels 1–4. A patron asks the characters to get involved in a criminal investigation into a rash of murders in Sharn because all the victims have dragonmarks. Both the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
visions of Sora Teraza wherever they lead. Regardless of Daask’s larger purpose, however, one immediate goal remains: to eliminate the Boromar Clan, or at least break its hold on Sharn’s criminal underworld
inquisitives and Daask might follow this broad outline. Levels 1–4. The characters investigate crimes perpetrated by Daask against businesses they eventually discover are affiliated with the Boromar Clan. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
in Rigus. Seasoned tacticians with centuries of battlefield experience between them, they command the armies of nations. Among them is General Braahg (lawful neutral hobgoblin warlord), a broad
grown stale with their desiccation, General Nagaro remains as sharp and ruthless as ever. Final Procession A monument of reflection amid a hungry machine of death, the Final Procession is dedicated to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
and sinks toward a fifteen-foot-diameter hole in the floor that seems to be the upper end of a tunnel.
The ice slide descends to area H36. H27. West Observation Platform Clinging to the thirty-foot
. Pulling it free requires an action and a successful DC 23 Strength (Athletics) check. Treasure. The spear belonged to a frost giant named Vlagomir, whose remains can be found in area H21. The giant was a






