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Rak Tulkhesh

Monsters Eberron: Rising from the Last War

roll.Overlords In the first days of the world, the children of Khyber rose from the darkness to reign over Eberron. The greatest among them were the overlords, who held dominion over a world of fear, war, and

death until the children of Eberron and Siberys rose up against them. Armies of dragons fought against the fiends of Khyber. And though the overlords couldn't be destroyed, the couatl sacrificed

Sul Khatesh

Monsters Eberron: Rising from the Last War

rose up against them. Armies of dragons fought against the fiends of Khyber. And though the overlords couldn't be destroyed, the couatl sacrificed their lives to build a prison of celestial light: a

children of Khyber rose from the darkness to reign over Eberron. The greatest among them were the overlords, who held dominion over a world of fear, war, and death until the children of Eberron and Siberys

Halfling Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

the opportunities presented themselves. The crooked stick that served as his fishing pole rose up above him, clenched between two of his toes, and hung out over the quiet lake, mirrored perfectly in

communities are threatened. Pastoral Pleasantries Most halflings live in small, peaceful communities with large farms and well-kept groves. They rarely build kingdoms of their own or even hold much

Bard Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

of song, speech, and the magic they contain. Bards say that the multiverse was spoken into existence, that the words of the gods gave it shape, and that echoes of these primordial Words of Creation

, making a bargain for a musical gift in addition to your life and freedom, but at what cost? QUICK BUILD You can make a bard quickly by following these suggestions. First, Charisma should be your

3: Engineer's Quarters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things

, describes how the sphere’s creators employed the slaad control gems in area 32 to contain the power of the elemental portal in area 33. Treasure. Scattered among the equipment are a blue key card, a set of tinker’s tools, and five star rose quartzes worth 50 gp each.

3: Engineer’s Quarters The sphere’s chief engineer used this chamber as an office, a workshop, and living quarters. The metal drawers along the south wall contain books inscribed with complex

Shifter Legacy

Species Eberron: Rising from the Last War

Geth’s ancient heritage rose up from deep within him, spreading out from the core of his being. Some shifters manifested terrible claws, others massive fangs, still others astounding speed or

different in personality. With any shifter, identifying the beast within is a crucial part of understanding the character. Similar and Diverse Shifters are similar to humans in height and build but are

Tortle Legacy

Species The Tortle Package

dozen) in a fortified compound enclosed by stone walls that are easily defensible. If no such compound exists, they build one. The parents spend the remainder of their lives guarding the compound

put to use when building forts to contain their offspring. Although they spend a considerable portion of their lives in isolation, tortles are social creatures that like to form meaningful

Bastion Map

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

free. Corridors, Ramps, and Staircases. A facility can contain one or more corridors, ramps, or staircases leading to other facilities in the Bastion. These features are free. Defensive Walls. A

of defensive wall takes 10 days to build and costs 250 GP. If a character’s Bastion is completely enclosed by defensive walls and it comes under attack (see “Bastion Events” at the end of this chapter

Encounters in the Crypt

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

. Olanthius keeps quarters here in the catacombs. His rooms may contain evidence of his humanity that the characters can use to appeal to him. Once summoned, the ghosts remain by their urns until the

characters approach one of these areas, read: Recesses in the walls hold iron burial caskets. Each casket has a single, healthy red rose resting on its lid. Each of these corridors contains six

History of Eberron

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

living prison, a world that would forever contain Khyber’s evil. Almost every culture in the world shares this story as a myth that explains the world. Shattered Siberys became the ring of golden

, this much is true: if the Overlords ever break their bonds, the consequences would be catastrophic. Over the course of millennia, numerous civilizations rose only to fall. Giants built mighty kingdoms

Expert Tunnelers

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

or are safe to excavate, or are likely to contain minerals or offer access to water. This ability enables them to fashion secure homes in places where other creatures wouldn’t feel safe. Kobolds take

have access to on their own. If they are treated well and left alone to do the job, the kobolds work industriously and build a network of passages beneath the streets, connecting them to a nearby

Using This Source

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

area, the Sumber Hills, has become the stronghold where the elemental cults build their bases of power. Chapter 3 begins the adventure in earnest. In this chapter, the characters learn that trouble

-level characters. Chapter 7 details NPCs, new monsters, and new magic items. Appendix A and appendix B contain new material for players to use in creating their characters for the campaign. Appendix C provides advice for adapting this adventure to other D&D campaign settings.

Gond

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

North dressed in saffron vestments, adorned with sashes that contain within their folds gears, locks, hooks, and bits of steel, tin, and wood that might prove useful in a pinch. They also wear belts of

large, linked metal medallions and enormous sun hats. A traveling priest of Gond offers services to distant villages as a tinker, a carpenter, and a civil engineer rolled into one, ready to help build

Fields of the Dead

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

grass or build burrows in the sides of the hills, the fields represent an opportunity for shepherds and free folk to claim a plot that no one else has yet occupied. Small, stout farmhouses and even a

few walled enclosures that contain several such dwellings can occasionally be found a short distance away from the roads and rivers that run through or near the Fields. The folk of this land are kind

Council Massacre

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

serves him still. When Soth rose as an Undead, Caradoc was similarly cursed, returning to life as an incorporeal spirit. Caradoc can’t leave the grounds of Dargaard Keep except within a body he has

bother with these days.” He gestures at the corpses about the room, “Do try to contain yourselves better than this lot did.” Caradoc delights in mocking the characters and disrespecting the dead. As

Kobold Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

earth are strong or weak, are bearing a load or are safe to excavate, or are likely to contain minerals or offer access to water. This ability enables them to fashion secure homes in places where other

sewer tunnels, paying them with food and tools the kobolds wouldn’t have access to on their own. If they are treated well and left alone to do the job, the kobolds work industriously and build a

Shunned Cave Locations

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

characters beyond the ledge. G6: Cult Barrack These cult quarters contain beds, a table, and several chairs. Tapestries on the walls depict evil creatures and obscene rituals. Four humans in hooded red

in both parties’ interests not to fight. On a successful check, the cultists’ attitudes improve to Indifferent. Otherwise, the cultists fight. Treasure. Footlockers under four of the beds contain the

Empty Bridge

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

journal’s author didn’t build the bridge or the tower. The bridge bears a magical ward, but the writer is far too clever to be taken in by a mere magical trap and hasn’t studied it in detail. Godlet’s

, as its descriptions contain no mocking observations. Naga Lair. The journal’s author describes a swamp-covered nodule inhabited by skulking nagas who lure travelers to their doom with subterfuge and

Graveyard Temple

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

level of the temple contains a chapel with benches and a raised dais, which holds an altar and a viewing table for bodies of the deceased. The other chambers of the temple’s first floor contain the

sealed with iron doors connect the cellar to all of the graveyard’s tombs. One of the graveyard’s individual plots is marked with a nameless marker. This grave plot doesn’t contain a body. The most

S12. Courtyard

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

shallow alcoves that contain wooden troughs. Two wooden posts pounded into the rocky earth have iron rings bolted to them, and chained to one of them is a short humanoid with bat wings and spider

shaft and scuttles up to attack anyone who shines a light down on him. Mishka Belview. Mishka stands 5 feet tall and has a wiry, spindly build. He has three red spider eyes on the right side of his face

Warlords of Droaam

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

distinct cultures; they have always been blended. Although enclaves made up of a single kind of creature do exist, most communities contain a mix of creatures. In bygone days, many of these groups of

creatures lived in transient communities, ruled by the most powerful among them and constantly in conflict with neighboring forces. When the Daughters of Sora Kell rose to power, they used force and

Way of the Open Hand

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

of this feature at a time. You can choose to end the vibrations harmlessly without using an action. MONASTIC ORDERS The worlds of D&D contain a multitude of monasteries and monastic traditions. In

; the Disciples of Saint Sollars the Twice-Martyred reside in the Monastery of the Yellow Rose near Damara. The monasteries of Eberron combine the study of martial arts with a life of scholarship. Most

Blue Dragon Lairs

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

find ways to adapt. Instead of seeking out lofty domiciles, blue dragons build their lairs underground, burrowing beneath sand or using magic to hew rock into an intricate warren of rooms and tunnels

swallowed by desert sands. Some of the lair’s chambers still contain the remnants of temples and other structures. The traces of this metropolis suggest that it was of significant size, but very little of

Centaur

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

, most Pheres herds contain a caller and a tromper. Pheres callers are typically druids or rangers who can draw animal assistance to their herd. Callers often have one or more animal allies at their

restlessness in their soul that nothing else can soothe. Though renegades build their own life away from the band, most retain some connection with their past. Some stories tell of renegades returning to

Rillyn House

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

. Taresson stays with the characters and watches while they search the boxes. They contain the following pieces of information relevant to The Scrivener’s Tale and Machil’s expedition to the ruins of

the many kingdoms of old in the North. When the Realm of Three Crowns fell, the kingdom of Delimbiyran rose after it. Tucked into the folio is a sheaf of notes written by Machil. The notes talk of the

Halls of the Upper Priesthood

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

with the water of Athis (see the “Pyramid Features” section). P30: North Entry A compass rose is carved into the floor of this arched corridor. The compass rose is accurate and can help reorient

This long corridor has a wooden door at each end. Ancient, rotting black drapes hang loosely over the entrances to four small rooms on each side of the hall. The cells contain only dirt and broken cots

Battle Balloon

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

the Dragon has been seen with flying ships of its own. Still, among the small number of factions and organizations known to possess or build airships, Acquisitions Incorporated might be the best known

vessel’s exploits, rumors abound regarding the wondrous vehicle. Is it powered by a bound efreeti, as some have said? Does the hold contain clones of every high-ranking member of Acquisitions

Greyhawk Conflicts

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

elemental prince, or an elder god trapped in a dungeon; build a stronghold above or near the dungeon; drive other inhabitants out of the region; and use a special magic item or ritual to free

attention. Levels 11–16. Finally, the characters discover an ancient Temple of the Elder Elemental Eye deep beneath the cults’ separate temples, and they strive to contain the damage wrought by the cults

Tier 1 Locations

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

their remains. These warnings are empty threats. The sarcophagi contain only the mummified corpses of the githyanki. G3: Passage of Stars The floor of this hall curves upward to become the walls and

to humans conscripted to help the githyanki build and maintain the gardens. The yuan-ti were humans themselves only a few years ago, when Ginder Nanik in Arborean Springs hired them to scout the

Overlords

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

Overlords In the first days of the world, the children of Khyber rose from the darkness to reign over Eberron. The greatest among them were the overlords, who held dominion over a world of fear, war

, and death until the children of Eberron and Siberys rose up against them. Armies of dragons fought against the fiends of Khyber. And though the overlords couldn’t be destroyed, the couatl sacrificed

Ziggurat Locations, Tier 4

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

clouded eyes shuffle about the room. This burial room was looted during Cynidicea’s fall. In the years following, trespassers fell prey to the dangers of the tomb complex. They rose again as five

corpses. The jars on the tables contain various chemicals for preserving bodies. When the characters enter, two shadows rise from the floor and attack. Treasure. One of the jars is a flask of

Chitines

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

seeds of a rebellion took root and grew. The chitines and choldriths rose up against their would-be masters; soon afterward most of the creatures were free, and a number of the drow who helped breed and

build floors, walls, structures, objects, and traps that benefit and protect the colony. A warrior might be responsible for crafting web armor (which is as tough as hide or leather), while a group of

Dwarves of the Multiverse

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

relaxed and open attitude toward the outside world. Because they dwell in regions that lack the towering peaks that their mountain kin favor, they build stone fortresses that start above ground and end in

together. But when the anger of the gods struck the world, mountains fell and seas rose. Although many settlements of dwarves were wiped out, Thorbardin survived. When the famine and plagues caused by the

The Cellar

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

on a DC 12 Dexterity check using thieves’ tools. A locker can also be pried open by a character who uses a crowbar and makes a successful DC 12 Strength check. The lockers contain personal effects

used only infrequently. Treasure. The three books are worth 10 gp each. A fancy floor-length oilskin coat (5 gp) hangs in the wardrobe. Its sleeves contain numerous pockets (empty), and it is trimmed

7. Clammersham Palace

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

furnishings include an unmade bed, a drafting table, and an iron safe (see “Iron Safe” below). Alcoves. Alcoves to the south contain a poorly draining privy and a modest kitchenette where food molders in

successful DC 15 Dexterity check, whereupon the music resumes playing. Zox plans to use the Simulacrux (see area 2a) to create enough scaladar to build new things and comfortably control what he now

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