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Monstrous Compendium Vol. 1: Spelljammer Creatures
creature trapped in its demiplane, that creature is released when the fractine splits, reappearing in an unoccupied space as close to the new fractines as possible.A fractine is a bizarre, two
surfaces substituting for the mirror needed to cast certain divination spells. While being used in this way, the fractine siphons magical energy from the spellcaster—not enough to cause harm
Species
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
alongside complex designs for clockwork organs.
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You were released after being petrified for generations. Your memories have faded, though, and your body isn’t what it once was.
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Your
of Dread (detailed in chapter 3):
Har’Akir. You died and endured the burial rites of this desert realm, yet somehow a soul—yours or another’s—has taken refuge in your
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
, providing protection or advice.A Matron Mother’s Lair
The palace of a drow matron mother is her home and fortress. Sigils throughout the building allow the matron mother to use the following
into a solid object takes 1d6;{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Telekinetic Throw","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage for every 10 feet moved. If released in midair, the creature takes falling damage as normal.
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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Underdark armies arrayed against the followers of Lolth.
A Matron Mother’s Lair
The palace of a drow matron mother is her home and fortress. Sigils throughout the building allow the matron
","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage for every 10 feet moved. If released in midair, the creature takes falling damage as normal.Lolth’s Fickle Favor. The drow bestows the Spider
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
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It takes true artistry to maintain a warm, desert-like dwelling under the water.
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I soothe myself to sleep by imagining the perfect insults for bronze dragons; while I wait to meet one, I
, but the dragon is too proud to ask for help getting home.
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A topaz dragon is building a tableau of desiccated creatures and has grown obsessed with catching one treasure hunter who escaped the
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
artistry to maintain a warm, desert-like dwelling under the water.
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I soothe myself to sleep by imagining the perfect insults for bronze dragons; while I wait to meet one, I hone them on other
to ask for help getting home.
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A topaz dragon is building a tableau of desiccated creatures and has grown obsessed with catching one treasure hunter who escaped the dragon’s clutches
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
remnant of celestial matter imbued with life-giving magic. The collision released a storm of chaotic energy and sent countless islands spinning away into the void. Within some of them, bits of the god&rsquo
ocean to the void of the Astral Plane. Anything on or within a certain distance of a morkoth’s isle is drawn with it in its journey through the planes. Thus, people from lost civilizations and
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
You belong to an order of knights who have sworn oaths to achieve a certain goal. The nature of this goal depends on the order you serve, but in your eyes it is without question a vital and honorable
again in ruins, Dove Falconhand decided to reform the group with the primary goal of building alliances and friendship between the civilized races of the world and goodly people in order to combat evil
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.
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SACRED PLANTS AND WOOD
A druid holds certain plants to be sacred, particularly alder, ash
used for thrown weapons, such as darts or javelins.
Druids from regions that lack the plants described here have chosen other plants to take on similar uses. For instance, a druid of a desert region
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
uneven ground. Valleys and ridges channel travel in certain directions. Mountain ranges present forbidding barriers traversed only by remote passes. Even the most trackless desert reveals favored
Mapping a Wilderness In contrast to a dungeon, an outdoor setting presents seemingly limitless options. The adventurers can move in any direction over a trackless desert or an open grassland, so how
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
spellcasting, forming spirals that reflect the mathematical perfection of nature.
Suggested Characteristics
The bizarre science of the Simic Combine attracts a certain type of personality and encompasses
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I helped create a krasis that I love like a pet and would carry with me everywhere … except it’s the size of a building, and it might eat me.
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In my laboratory, I
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
accompany the Dungeons & Dragons Basic Set. Lost in a desert, the characters stumble on the ruins of Cynidicea and its peculiar factions. Released in 1982, the adventure marks the first appearance of Zargon
for 6th-level characters. Pharaoh Pharaoh is the first adventure in the three-part Desert of Desolation series and was published in 1982. In this adventure, the ghost of a long-dead pharaoh beseeches
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
unpredictability.
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It takes true artistry to maintain a warm, desert-like dwelling under the water.
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I soothe myself to sleep by imagining the perfect insults for bronze dragons; while I wait
from the sea, but the dragon is too proud to ask for help getting home.
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A topaz dragon is building a tableau of desiccated creatures and has grown obsessed with catching one treasure hunter
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
the town, and the monsters lurking within the tower were released. A local adventuring party, the Swords of Leilon, died trying to stop them from spilling out into the town below. Since then, the
tower has been haunted by the ghosts of those who died within. Led by the wizard Gallio Elibro, forces from Neverwinter have recently rebuilt the tower for use as a garrison building. Gallio has repaired
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
predictable only in my unpredictability.
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It takes true artistry to maintain a warm, desert-like dwelling under the water.
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I soothe myself to sleep by imagining the perfect insults for
injured and stranded far from the sea, but the dragon is too proud to ask for help getting home.
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A topaz dragon is building a tableau of desiccated creatures and has grown obsessed with catching
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
ceilings, the third floor has 8-foot-high ceilings, and the attic has 13-foot-high ceilings. Haunted Doors When Strahd enters the house later in this chapter, certain doors marked on the map become
the characters arrive. The cultists take oil lamps into the ritual chamber (area D38) when they gather there. The Mists When the characters enter Death House, the Mists surround the building and prevent
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
direction, but not through total cover. Your aura has an effect that activates when you enter your rage, and you can activate the effect again on each of your turns as a bonus action. Choose desert
a saving throw, the DC equals 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Constitution modifier. Desert. When this effect is activated, all other creatures in your aura take 2 fire damage each. The damage
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
Members Only Difficulty: Medium A secret club, cultist meeting, or thieves’ guild requires a password to enter. In this puzzle, those who guard a certain door are so secretive that they change the
, “Six.” The figure replies, “Three.” The guard then opens the door, allowing the figure to enter.
This building seems to have only one entrance: the oak door with a small slide window. A guard opens the window and speaks a seemingly random number to anyone who knocks on the door.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
associate with different houses but have a common purpose. (See the “Building a Party” section below for suggestions on bringing together a party from different houses.) If the characters work for a single
Agent and various house heir backgrounds in chapter 2 suit characters in this campaign, giving them benefits and capabilities related to their house affiliation. Certain other backgrounds can reflect
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
favor desert surroundings, and it doesn’t take much research for them to discover that Iymrith has a reputation in the North. The storm giants learn the following facts about their nemesis: Iymrith is an
ancient blue dragon known as the “Doom of the Desert.” She is also called the “Dragon of Statues” because she creates living statues (actually gargoyles) to guard her lair. Her lair is a ruined
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
with certain weapons or tools, proficiency in one or more skills, or the ability to use minor spells. These traits sometimes dovetail with the capabilities of certain classes (see step 2). For example
them later.
Record the traits granted by your race on your character sheet. Be sure to note your starting languages and your base speed as well.
BUILDING BRUENOR, STEP 1
Bob is sitting down to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
businesses that the gnolls have set ablaze. The buildings’ supplies were taken by fleeing townsfolk or ransacked by Yeenoghu’s horde. Each building is one or two stories tall (DM’s choice) and 10 feet
high per story. The interior rooms of the buildings have 9-foot-high ceilings with 8-foot-high doorways connecting them. A character can climb the walls of a building without equipment by succeeding on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
character’s race grants particular racial traits, such as special senses, proficiency with certain weapons or tools, proficiency in one or more skills, or the ability to use minor spells. These traits
sometimes dovetail with the capabilities of certain classes (see step 2). For example, the racial traits of lightfoot halflings make them exceptional rogues, and high elves tend to be powerful
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
from the desert heat. Water of Athis. The River Athis still flows in certain areas of the pyramid. The water ends the poisoned condition on any creature that drinks it and removes all levels of
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
agreement with a clan of surly dwarves, or successfully navigate the Chasm of Doom, you might decide that they deserve an XP reward.
As a starting point, use the rules for building combat encounters in
failure.
Milestones You can also award XP when characters complete significant milestones. When preparing your adventure, designate certain events or challenges as milestones, as with the following
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
source of crucial information about how to stop an extraplanar incursion that coincides with a certain comet’s arrival.
4 A caravan is being held captive by a brass dragon who is delighted to have
traffic, starts leading caravans away from safe water sources and stranding them in the desert.
Connected Creatures Brass dragons seek out the company of other creatures that can carry on an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
adventurers called the Swords of Leilon. When the House of Thalivar released its monsters, the Swords fought to cover the escape of the townsfolk. They died, becoming ghosts bound to Leilon’s ruins
House of Thalivar, a wizard tower, rises like a beacon, four times the height of every other building. The town lies in ruin, but the settlers from Neverwinter work quickly, clearing and reconstructing.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
point, use the rules for building combat encounters in chapter 4 to gauge the difficulty of the challenge. Then award the characters XP as if it had been a combat encounter of the same difficulty
. Milestones You can also award XP when characters complete significant milestones. When preparing your adventure, designate certain events or challenges as milestones, as with the following examples
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
dragon family demands tribute from desert communities in exchange for protection.
2 Enraged at the loss of a wyrmling, a blue dragon is causing lightning storms to destroy coastal settlements and
refuses to stop until someone delivers the adventurer responsible.
3 A prosperous-looking city appears among the desert dunes, drawing explorers and treasure hunters aplenty, but it’s an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
first noticed; within an hour, they grow six inches tall, and a foot tall an hour later. Their growth slows down after that, but by then, most people in the caravan are certain that all is doomed
inhaling mildly toxic spores released by the immature fungi. Affected characters break down after 1d20 minutes and simply can’t face those sounds anymore. They have nightmares for days to come, until the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
first noticed; within an hour, they grow six inches tall, and a foot tall an hour later. Their growth slows down after that, but by then, most people in the caravan are certain that all is doomed
inhaling mildly toxic spores released by the immature fungi. Affected characters break down after 1d20 minutes and simply can’t face those sounds anymore. They have nightmares for days to come, until the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Wight Life-Leeching Corpse Warrior Habitat: Desert, Planar (Shadowfell), Swamp, Underdark, Urban; Treasure: Armaments Wights are the withered corpses of relentless warriors whose wickedness sustains
Motives 1d8 The Wight Returned from the Dead To...
1 Challenge anyone who passes near its grave on a certain cursed night.
2 Conquer the land it believes it should rule.
3 Continue
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
2. Northern Terraces The terraces lining the northern walls are suffused with faerzress, and the myconids reserve these areas for cultivating certain fungi. Water trickling from the walls of this
seldom seen in myconids. It asks for exasperatingly minor details such as the precise dimensions of bricks or the density of lumber. Gasbide reveals through the rapport that it dreams of building a