before building defusing calling relate

Tortle Legacy

Species The Tortle Package

Yondalla relate to tortles most of all. Tortles believe that night and day watch over them and other creatures. The moon is the eye of night that watches over them in darkness, and the sun is the

watch a frog croaking on a lily pad, or to stand in a crowded human marketplace. Tortles like to learn new skills. They craft their own tools and weapons, and they are good at building structures and

Testing Phase

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

, green, gray, and death slaadi requires a successful DC 12 Intelligence (Arcana) check. Defusing Slaad Confrontations. Writing short essays about commonly accepted ways to keep slaadi calm during

sometimes assume that “slaad” is a misspelling or mispronunciation. Calling these creatures “salads” is frowned upon. Frogs are common on campus and are often kept as pets

33. The Overflowing Urn

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

33. The Overflowing Urn This store rests atop another structure that is crumbling with age. As a result, the building tilts slightly to the east. Inside, a man calling himself Garryth sells flasks of

What Really Happened

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

years, Viallis has been building a cult to Gaernoo around himself, calling it the Burnt Tongue Cult for the sacrifice that new members must make before being accepted.

Chapter 2: Dungeon Master's Tools

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

. The chapter opens with optional rules meant to help you run certain parts of the game more smoothly. The chapter then goes into greater depth on several topics — encounter building, random encounters

, traps, magic items, and downtime — which largely relate to how you create and stage your adventures. The material in this chapter is meant to make your life easier. Ignore anything you find here that

Into the Wilds

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

place. Relate to the players any information appropriate to the polis and its culture from chapter 3. Additionally, while they make preparations, the characters hear one of the tales from the Polis

that can tear down the walls of the mightiest fortress. They tested it in the Katachthon Mountains and plan to use it against any who don’t pay tribute. (False) 3 A minotaur calling himself King

Fruit Stalls

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

Fruit Stalls Scattered throughout Seelie Market are stalls brimming with ripe apples, apricots, grapes, mangoes, and other delicious fruit. Goblins native to the Feywild run these stalls, calling out

merchants relate this information to anyone who buys a fruit, always downplaying potentially negative side effects. Fey Fruit Effects d10 Effect 1 Every 10 minutes, the creature must eat another fey

Campaign Theme

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

revealed to relate to a larger plot in the campaign. If most of your adventures are dungeon expeditions, shift gears with a tense urban mystery that eventually leads the party into a dungeon crawl in

an abandoned building or tower. If you run horror adventures week after week, try using a villain who turns out to be ordinary, perhaps even silly. Comic relief is a great variation on almost any D&D campaign, though players usually provide it themselves.

Puzzle Features

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

Puzzle Features Even after observing the building from all angles, characters only see members entering through the one door after speaking to the guard. Door The door is made of oak reinforced with

unauthorized people try to open or bypass the door, calling six more guards to help defend the entrance. Members If the characters continue watching the door, they see up to four more visitors approach

Loose Pantheons

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

hunting. Some individuals feel a calling to a particular deity’s service and claim that god as a patron. Particularly devoted individuals become priests by setting up a shrine or helping to staff a holy

site. Much more rarely, those who feel such a calling become clerics or paladins invested with the responsibility of true divine power. Shrines and temples serve as community gathering points for

Old Owl Well

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

Old Owl Well Built thousands of years ago by a long-vanished empire, Old Owl Well is now a ruined watchtower, along with an adjoining building, that consists of little more than a few crumbling walls

tattoo on the head represents a wizard’s school of magic specialty, Hamun’s being necromancy. If any character attempts to talk to Hamun, even by calling out a greeting or answering his questions

Thundertree Areas

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

door of this large building shows the faded image of a workhorse holding a flagon of ale. The building is sagging and dilapidated, but it is more intact than the ruins across the road. Four ash zombies

(see the “Ash Zombies” sidebar) lurk in the shadows in this building, slumped against the walls or under the bar. When living creatures enter, the zombies groan and stir, slowly climbing to their

Karametra's Champions

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

its highest calling when human communities make use of it. (Lawful) 3 Humility. I put the needs of others above my own and strive to lead through service. (Any) 4 Protection. I devote

the world in a concrete way through acts such as these: Turning a wild field into fertile cropland Feeding those who are starving Defending a farm from monsters Building or restoring a temple to

Barbarian

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

Barbarians in the Corporate World For every CEO building up or bringing down businesses, it’s a safe bet that there’s a barbarian standing behind them. Often literally, with a large weapon in hand, and

Items d10 Item 1 A tooth from a previous victim, wrapped in a silk handkerchief 2 A calling card with your name on it 3 A quick charcoal sketch of your victim, done in your own

Heliod's Champions

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

, demonstrating your courage and your respect for this sacred creature. 4 You proved your mettle in a dramatic contest of strength, charisma, or a similar quality. 5 Calling on Heliod to witness you

a significant wrong done to you Defending a polis from attacking monsters Building or restoring a temple to Heliod Your piety score to Heliod decreases if you diminish his influence in the world

Giantkind Encounters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

) anxiously searching for the lost goats it tends for a frost giant tribe 7 1 frost giant (attitude: 1d8 + 1) building a wind shelter from ice blocks 8 1 frost giant ice shaper* (attitude

to reassemble a small stone building it accidentally demolished 6 1d4 otyughs (attitude: 1d10) in a waste pit where hill giants dispose of feast remnants 7 1 hill giant singing

Types of Hauntings

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

third séance (see the following “Séances” section). Use ambient haunts and the atmosphere-building tips from earlier in this chapter to drive the adventure toward a dramatic scene where it feels

during a long rest, one of them experiences a waking vision that plays out like an ambient haunt. These nightmares gradually reveal details from the “Story Overview.” Relate these specifics to the

Lorehold Deans' Wing Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

areas on the rare occasion that social events are held at the Deans’ Wing. The characters can easily hop over the railings here and access the building through one of the side doors. These doors open

shout an alarm, calling the characters “trespassers” as they move to attack. This alerts the two cogwork archivists in the nearby Records Room (area L4), which remain in that area, and causes the

Carousing

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

rumors, and building a bad reputation around town. As a rule of thumb, a character has a 10 percent chance of triggering a complication for each workweek of carousing. Lower-Class Carousing Complications

the streets seemed like a great idea at the time. 8 Everyone is calling you by some weird, embarrassing nickname, like Puddle Drinker or Bench Slayer, and no one will say why.* *Might involve a rival

The Streets of Sharn

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

you and quickly move apart. 45–46 Three shifter children run by you, yelling and chasing each other with wooden swords. They duck into a boarded-up building. 47–48 "Stop her! She stole my necklace

turns changing their forms into the people who enter and exit the building. 65–66 A human woman shouts at a group of Cyran refugees, "Go home! Stop taking our jobs. Let the Mournland have you!" 67–68 A

Tresendar Manor

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

investigate the fallen manor and the dungeons beneath it. Once a small but elegant estate, the ruined building sits upon a hill overlooking Phandalin. Years of neglect had already done considerable

, although she doesn’t know it. If captured, she can relate that a short, cloaked humanoid came to her in Neverwinter Wood two days ago, hiring her to bring her pack of jackals to Phandalin and search

The Thornapple

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

The Thornapple Once things are under control in the market, the characters can continue to the Thornapple. When they enter, read the following description: Although the building is packed with people

Proud Edun to break the bargain. After calling the witch to a secret meeting, they murdered her. Learning about Kala Mabarin When the effects of the poison end, Diva Luma and her fellow entertainers

Path Locations

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

attack or be damaged. In Draconic, they accuse the characters of trespassing, calling them desecraters and betrayers. A character can calm the spirits by assuring them in Draconic of the party’s

building has fallen into the cavern. Inside the collapsed structure are strewn wooden heads and decaying hats. A stone golem hides under a pile of shattered wood and feathery hats. Demelin (see

Court of Air

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

currently enjoying. Bath and Steam House Avowed and seekers alike use this building as a place to relax. Spacious rooms in the building contain heated pools for respite while engaging in casual

when winter comes calling. The stables accommodate a wide range of mounts. Most of the stalls are designed for horses and ponies, but specialized stalls offer secure lodging and care for hippogriffs

Monastery Locations

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

closed monastery doors. The plain doors are made of heavy timber with iron studs. A dusty footpath circles the building. If the characters scout around the other sides of the building, add the

building. Nobody inside the monastery pays much attention to people skulking around outside, although characters who make a commotion might attract the attention of cultists whose windows look out in the

Palace of Spires Locations

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

Garden for only two days, not the two years that have already passed on the island of Sybarate. Juliana and Orlando gladly relate their tragic tale of forbidden love with sincerity—if a touch

painting showing the same couple dancing on the shores of a lake. The art in this room all depicts Caerwyn and Porphura. The pieces are affixed to the building and can’t be moved from their positions

Fortress Level 1

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

Emaciated Elmo is the sole survivor of a party of adventurers that penetrated the lair weeks ago. In a weak and raspy voice, he tells his story. Relate the following details: He is a wizard and the

followed. He was taken prisoner. Since then, he has worked as a slave, laboring on the building efforts. He and his companions had several magic items to aid them with underwater exploration, but these

City Locations

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

Citadel’s prison. Imprisonment. The adventurers are imprisoned in the Citadel for some heinous crime. Great Library The front of this building is a grand sweep of granite walls and tall columns. A wide

spectacles. She dabbled in adventuring before realizing she had little taste for danger and her life’s calling might involve more sedentary pursuits. Few guests know of Erlynn’s magical abilities, as

Mr. Dory's Warehouse

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

characters approach, read: Mr. Dory’s warehouse is a three-story stone building, roofed in slate and dotted with iron-barred windows. Its walls and roof appear to be coated with a bituminous black gruel, an

cross the footbridge to the ship, simultaneously calling out to alert the ship’s occupants. These skum are intimately familiar with the walkway and the precarious bridge, so they can move and act

Locations V - Z

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

remains of an older stone building that caught fire and burned down, stands near the main gates next to the stables. The hulking yet friendly proprietor, Arzastra (LG female half-ogre), recently took pity

recommendation (see the “Calling Horns” section) can present it to a member of the Hand of Yartar and gain the guild’s assistance in any of the following ways: If the characters are looking for an

Locations E - H

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

characters received a letter of recommendation from Tamalin Zoar (see the “Calling Horns” section) and they show it to Dral Thelev, the half-orc tells them that the Zoar family has power in the city and

charms or refuse to leave, calling on the centaurs to aid them (which the centaurs are more than happy to do). Whenever a dryad is killed, one or more conjured animals rise up out of the ground within

Upper Palace Locations

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

naga from the world of Oerth) Thingizzard’s Night Balloon (instructions for building a magic vessel that can float safely through the layers of the Abyss) P39. Roost This 20-foot-square room has an 8

claim to be the true heroes of the situation, since they trapped Iggwilv in time to save Prismeer from her tyranny and debauchery. They relate memories of Iggwilv’s past, portraying her as a demented

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