before bronze diffusing concept reality

Tiefling Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

reflect their fiendish heritage. And some younger tieflings, striving to find a place in the world, adopt a name that signifies a virtue or other concept and then try to embody that concept. For some

tieflings, assuming that their infernal heritage has left its mark on their personality and morality, not just their appearance. The reality is that a tiefling’s bloodline doesn’t affect their personality. They are gifted with magic from the infernal realms but chart their own course in life.

Feral Tiefling

Species Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide

reflect their fiendish heritage. And some younger tieflings, striving to find a place in the world, adopt a name that signifies a virtue or other concept and then try to embody that concept. For some

watch might follow a tiefling around for a while, and demagogues blame tieflings for strange happenings. The reality, though, is that a tiefling’s bloodline doesn’t affect his or her

Tiefling Names

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

concept and then try to embody that concept. For some, the chosen name is a noble quest. For others, it’s a grim destiny. Male Infernal Names: Akmenos, Amnon, Barakas, Damakos, Ekemon, Iados, Kairon

tend to be suspicious of tieflings, assuming that their infernal heritage has left its mark on their personality and morality, not just their appearance. The reality is that a tiefling’s bloodline

Treasured Item

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

connects the druid’s mind and heart to a profound concept or spiritual outlook. When you decide what your character’s treasured item is, think about giving it an origin story: how did you come by the item

tied together in a bundle 4 A small bronze bowl engraved with animal images 5 A rattle made from a dried gourd and holly berries 6 A miniature golden sickle handed down to you by your mentor

The Maze Engine

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

The Maze Engine Deep within the Labyrinth lies the Maze Engine — a mechanical, magically powered device capable of altering reality. Modrons refer to the device as an Orderer because it was designed

chapter 2, “Creating a Multiverse,” in the Dungeon Master’s Guide). It’s a 20-foot-diameter sphere built of 1-foot-wide bands of magically hardened and shaped bronze, engraved with arcane symbols. Gaps

Helvenblade House

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

put to ruin; the servants ascribe this to its protection by the “family ghost.” In reality, a secretive dragon named Umsheryoth (adult male bronze dragon) guards the house and has been a friend to the

History of Eberron

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

embodying a concept. Their final work was the Material Plane, where all ideas would become manifest: a realm that could know war and peace, life and death, order and chaos. But cruel Khyber sought ultimate

dominion over this new reality. She struck Siberys without warning and tore him apart. Eberron wrestled with Khyber and bound the traitor in her coils but could not defeat her. So Eberron became a

15. The Great Hall

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3

. Double bronze doors stand in the eastern end of the south wall. Down the hall to the west is an archway carved in the form of twining serpents. Beyond it, the corridor continues on into shadow

. The hallway extends only 5 feet beyond the arch. The western wall is a cleverly painted mural designed to give the illusion of depth and reality, and the obscuring effect of the poison gas contributes

Outer Planes

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

concept on the Outer Planes. A perceptible region of a plane might seem quite small on one visit, and on another trip it can stretch on to what seems like infinity. Adventurers could take a guided tour

but one attempt to make sense of the distorted geography of a place that isn’t even a place in the ordinary sense of the word, but an alternate state of reality. Most portals from elsewhere reach the

Lady of Masks

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

Lady of Masks Countess Sansuri is a greedy and vainglorious giant who lives in the clouds, untethered from reality, convinced that she is the victim of a great injustice and surrounded by jealous

reflects her current mood and switches masks as her mood changes. Her inability to pry useful information out of the bronze dragon has made her very unhappy, so she’s wearing her sad mask when the

Thalivar's Beacon Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention

geode mounted on a rotating bronze pedestal and enclosed within a crystal cylinder. A large silver bell is mounted to a wall bracket near the room’s entrance. Dimensional Cells. Eight barred cells

, altering reality so that any consequences of that action are erased. For example, a creature could undo the killing blow that they dealt to an enemy, causing that enemy to return to life in the position

Divine Relationships

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

-dwelling Thassa, bleak-hearted Erebos, bronze-blooded Purphoros, and keen-eyed Nylea. These gods are known to refer to each other as “brother” and “sister,” though they never speak of parents and

almost certainly don’t imagine Kruphix and Klothys in that role. The other eight deities, the fourth generation, represent the application of abstract principles to the reality of mortal life. For

19. Gravity Ring

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

-goat creature in robes sprawls ten feet to the north. It grips a staff tipped with a bronze goat’s head. The curving corridor forms a perfect circle, imbued with magical gravity that keeps creatures

parallel reality. Characters who walk the length of the circular corridor notice that Devlin’s body is no longer present — nor are any companions who waited behind for them. If they step back through the

14. Psipod Nexus I

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

ceiling here is 10 feet high. The room contains the following features: Psipods. Resting in iron brackets along the curved walls are fifteen coffin-sized bronze cylinders with lids of transparent crystal

psipod is a byproduct of this connection. The residue is sticky and foul-smelling, but harmless. It dissolves after a few hours. Any creature that enters a psipod’s bronze cylinder must succeed on a DC

Tour of the Planes

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

draws merchants and travelers from across reality. Syrania is home to a host of angels that devote their immortal lives to serene contemplation. Each angel seeks to achieve mastery of one pure concept

reality. New arrivals are subject to forced conscription when encountered (whether by angel, demon, or devil), if they aren’t summarily dispatched. Amid the constant strife, windstorms of blades scour

Azure Sea

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

perytons 7 1d3 water elementals 8–10 2d4 reef sharks 11–12 2d8 sahuagin 13 1d4+1 merrow 14–15 2d6 pteranodons 16 1 adult bronze dragon 17 Pirate ship, Gnasher 18 Pirate ship, Pale Prow 19 Pirate ship

spells unhindered. He is known to mingle in the seaside communities, where he pretends to be a kind-hearted merchant in need of a few crew members. In reality, the captain is looking for suitable

Locations on the Entrance Level

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

bronze horn to warn the hall (see area 2). The giant has four rocks for throwing. If the characters are returning after severely defeating the giants, a ballista (from the arsenal at 10A) will be set up

drawers, four small coffers of copper on the table, and two bronze caskets. Each bronze casket has a poisonous snake inside, which must be dealt with before the contents can be accessed (see “Treasure

Areas of the Lair

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

circle on the floor. Their eyes are scrunched shut, but they are aware of their surroundings. Protruding from the ceiling, directly above the circle, is a large, flaring bronze “bell” similar in shape

altered the dwarves so that they sleep with one eye open and half their brains asleep at any time. Amplification Bell. The bronze bell is connected to a tube that runs through the stone and into the

Nangalore

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

dome appears intact: it has no obvious holes in the roof, and the bronze double door hangs squarely in its frame. The doors are closed but not locked. Unless characters have been uncommonly stealthy (or

the city has fallen and she’s in exile. Both situations coexist in her hallucinatory reality.) Black Orchid. Characters in search of a black orchid for Asharra’s ritual (see “Kir Sabal”) find one here

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