before building diffusing chasing reality

Knight of the Order

Backgrounds Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide

. The reality of the dangers they faced eventually sank in, as did Lurue’s tenets. Over time the small group grew and spread, gaining a following in places as far as Cormyr. The Knights of the

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

The Inner Planes

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook

The Inner Planes Elemental forces and the building blocks of reality originate from these Inner Planes: Elemental Plane of Air. Winds blow clouds and floating islands across this boundless sky

Chasing the Children

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath

Chasing the Children During the town meeting, two servants of the Morninglord are tasked with keeping an eye on a group of about twenty children between the ages of four and twelve. These kids belong

finished stone building in the town. These children, some of them terrified and missing their parents, others mischievous and too young to understand consequences (much like adventurers), decide to run

Quandrix Campus

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

: quandrix campus View Player Version Torus Hall The central hall of Quandrix campus lies at the end of a geometric series of walkways, terminating at ascending ramps to the towering building. Inside, Torus

Arithmodrome looks like a large cube of water, ten feet on each side. The inside is an apparently boundless theory-space that suspends the rules of reality. Mages use this space to explore theoretical

Welcome to the Far North

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

, further isolating the region. Icewind Dale has thus been trapped in a different reality from the rest of the world, for though the sun never rises over the dale, it continues to rise everywhere else

blizzards and other deterrents, visitors still come and go. Among the recent arrivals are four wizards of the Arcane Brotherhood, a powerful society of spellcasters based in Luskan. They’ve come chasing

Cults of the Dragon Below

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

, and you will see reality through new eyes. The Korranberg Chronicle Raid Reveals Cult Chaos The people of Fairhaven were shocked by the revelation of bizarre cult activity in the center of one of

discovered a beating heart that filled an entire room, pumping blood through veins in the walls of the building. According to Allis, the staff claimed to be “creating the heart of Galifar,” apparently

Quentin Togglepocket

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault

stunning humiliation and vowed to take his revenge. He spent the next several years building up a false friendship with her, traveling the gambling circuit with her and cultivating a mutual dream: owning

couldn’t have accomplished his goals alone. To make his casino a reality, he sold his soul to Mammon, the archdevil of Minauros (the third layer of the Nine Hells). In turn, one of Mammon’s

Genies

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

coalesce into a manifest form and create a genie. A genie usually retains no connection to the soul that gave it form. That life force is a building block that determines the genie’s form and apparent

objects of their desire. This constant indulgence has made them decadent, while their supreme power over reality makes them haughty and arrogant. Their vast palaces overflow with wonders and sensory

Suggested Characteristics

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

Baldur’s Gate. On a lark, they took the unicorn goddess Lurue as their mascot and went on various adventures for fun. The reality of the dangers they faced eventually sank in, as did Lurue’s tenets

building alliances and friendship between the civilized races of the world and goodly people in order to combat evil. The Knights of Myth Drannor once again ride the roads of the Dalelands, and they’ve

Reality Dawns

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

Reality Dawns When Kas reveals himself, a cacophony erupts downstairs. Sleeping characters are awakened, and otherwise occupied characters hear the following: Violent slamming and terrible crashes

wanted anything more than to stop Vecna’s ritual. Chasing Kas Before Kas fled the sanctum, he muttered a phrase both Alustriel and Tasha overheard: “Finally, it ends in Pandesmos.” The women repeat

Magical Effects

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

Magical Effects The following magical effects are present throughout the necropolis: Continual flame spells illuminate street lamps as well as building interiors and exteriors. A powerful enchantment

conflicting flaw, is fed by delusions that are difficult for the character to distinguish from reality. Common delusions include the belief that that allies are conspiring to steal the victim’s riches or

Trades Ward

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

, many guilds have their halls in this ward. Of particular note is the House of Light, the hall of the Guild of Chandlers and Lamplighters. Outside the building, a wagon-sized mound of wax with hundreds

, such that Azuth, god of wizards, was forced to appear and set things right. He is said to have stitched reality and the Weave back together, but a wrinkle in the fabric remains. To this day, magic

Ruins Locations

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

by the 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. Six

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

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

Thalivar's Beacon Locations

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

Thalivar’s Beacon Locations The following locations are keyed to the map of the House of Thalivar. B1. Tower Exterior The tower rests on a rocky plateau. A grand portico once abutted the building to

, 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

Horror Pacing

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

of calm. The best horror adventures are like roller coasters, ratcheting up suspense and releasing it before building toward the next harrowing moment. Also, mix up social interaction, exploration

. Undermine Reality Dread and uncertainty are keys to engaging horror adventures. Horrific experiences or supernatural settings undermine assumptions about what can or can’t happen. Have a character

Doomspace in a Nutshell

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis

, an alternate reality, or another Wildspace system. Valt Valt was one of Fyreen’s moons until it was ripped from the planet’s orbit by the Eye of Doom. It is days away from disappearing into the vortex

Menagerie) that abides no solicitors. Yort. This cold, swampy moon is strewn with the petrified skeletons of kindori (see Boo’s Astral Menagerie). Humanoid evacuees from Fyreen have taken to building

Cult of the Black Earth

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

war pick of iron. When the medusa claimed Ironfang, his purpose finally became clear to him. He established his lair in the dungeon nearby and began building the Cult of the Black Earth. Traits. Unlike

suspicious of the Cult of Howling Hatred. They believe that the air cultists are mercurial, unreliable, and generally out of touch with reality. The earth cultists respect the strength and ferocity of the

Quandrix Student

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

student magically gazes into the intricate patterns of nature Building a Quandrix Character Any spellcasting class or subclass can work well for a Quandrix character. Both the scholarly focus of wizards

person in the room. And I’ll prove it, even if no one asks me to. 5 If these classes have taught me anything, it’s that reality is a lie, and nothing matters. So why bother? 6 Before I graduate, I want

Mintarn

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

with coin. Dagult Neverember invested heavily in the island, creating a ship-building company, combat-training facilities, and even lending his coin to the yearly tribute to Hoondarrh when other means

fell short. The White Sails company in which he invested grew to become Mintarn’s preminent supplier of mercenary ships and soldiers. Things only improved when Waterdeep wasted its navy chasing

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

Sleeping Giant

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

piece of the petrified giant that gave the tavern its name. In reality, this is an obelisk shard. During the night, a band of goblins broke into the Sleeping Giant, smashed the bar to extract the obelisk

, read or paraphrase the following: A shrill shriek echoes from the roof of the Sleeping Giant. You see three goblin figures standing atop the building, muscles tensed in surprise. Green energy crackles

Jahaka Anchorage

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

fewer prizes and incur more risk. The other captains see the disadvantages clearly, but Jaharwon is building a following among the rank-and-file pirates of all three crews. The Dragonfang’s crew

Laskilar (NE male Tethyrian human bandit captain wearing a cape of the mountebank) is a flamboyant, rakish pirate who’s grown tired of chasing merchant ships and hearing their captains whine and plead

Death Tyrant

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

Death Tyrant On rare occasions, a beholder’s sleeping mind imagines a reality in which it exists beyond death. When such dreams take hold, a beholder can transform, its flesh sloughing away to leave

rays to destroy every creature it encounters, then building an army of undead. If left unchecked, a death tyrant might wipe out the population of a city in weeks, then set its undead eye on wider

Warforged Colossus

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

the warforged were, though, House Cannith never lost interest in building a better titan. Cyre didn’t lose its desire for deadly weapons that could give it an edge over its enemies, and tremendous

upon a reality the world isn’t ready to face: an operational colossus (see the stat block in chapter 6). Entering a Colossus Map 4.8 shows a fallen colossus. The mostly hollow interior of a colossus

Sigil Encounters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel

weapons and come quietly. The officers have been ordered to bring the characters before the High Courts of Sigil, where the characters must stand trial for supposed crimes against reality. Parisa

characters accept Farrow’s guidance, Farrow leads them to the closest entrance to Undersigil, a boarded-up archway in the basement of a nearby building. If the characters decline, Farrow tells them

Eileanar Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Netheril’s Fall: Tales of Terror, Treasure, and Time Travel

by mages are frigid cracks in reality leading to the Plane of Ice, Stygia (the frozen fifth layer of the Nine Hells), Limbo, and other distant planes. Adventurers might be asked to deal with monsters

. Adventurers might evade capture amid the hubbub or be led here by those they’re chasing. Investigation. Adventurers might be hired to investigate a crime perpetrated at one of the shops or investigate a shop’s sabotage at the hands of a competitor.

The Infernal Machine of Lum the Mad

Magic Items Infernal Machine Rebuild

Lum. By experimenting with its many controls, he was able to achieve astounding and destructive magical effects in the building of his empire, and so the artifact came to be known as the Infernal

, conjure fey Wish. The Infernal Machine has the ability to bend the nature of reality, with the proper combination of controls recreating the effect of a wish spell (including all side effects). Due to

Necropolis Locations (Y1-Y9)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

portcullis sits askew in the 40-foot-wide, 30-foot-tall archway that serves as the only entrance to this square building. Characters who pass beneath the portcullis find themselves in a mostly abandoned

, and 5 feet away from the pedestal. If a character steps through the doorway, the fabric of reality warps and bends around them as they arrive in the demiplane: a cluttered den 40 feet long and 20

Stone Giants

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

to be in reality. A world of all-encompassing stone is a realm of permanence and solidity, one where a lifetime of laborious carving can last through countless eons. The surface world, with its

would rather not do or that they’re unable to perform, such as chasing kobolds out of a narrow cave or retrieving something from deep within a lake. (Stone giants are poor swimmers; they dislike

N2. Blue Water Inn

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

N2. Blue Water Inn Gray smoke issues from the chimney of this large, two-story wooden building with a stone foundation and sagging tile roof, upon which several ravens have perched. A painted wooden

wooden clown masks, one displaying a mean scowl and the other a frightened expression A wooden top painted with images of scarecrows chasing children through the forest A stuffed (real) bat on puppet

Supernatural Regions

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

the Outer Planes to dwell in the Far Realm. There they transform over eons into abominations or elder evils, seething in a reality with its own laws. All who stay in the Far Realm are eventually twisted

into alien shapes by the realm’s eldritch forces. The Far Realm’s pernicious influence is often subtle, leaking into the Material Plane through thin places in reality or as invasive thoughts that

Necropolis Locations (Y20-Y29)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

Annihilation and Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage. The first group of these magical obelisks was crafted by a secret society of spellcasters called the Weavers. These obelisks could alter reality on

urge is easily resisted. Prolonged custody of the wand might have a more detrimental effect, at your discretion. Y29. Museum A palatial hexagonal building rises before you, crowned with a glittering

Locations R - U

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

Waterdhavians and adventurers remain — and in recent years have become homes to bandits and monsters. Those who excavate the Sumber Hills for building stone and gravel often talk of finding gemstones and rich

barn for treasure, chasing chickens and swine in the field, or dancing around 1d4 tied-up prisoners (commoners). The goblins have covered their captives’ heads with old buckets, flowerpots, and

Areas of the Lair

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

a magically lit chamber containing the following: Thorvin Twinbeard (see appendix B), Xanathar’s engineer, is building a large contraption in the middle of the room. Floating nearby is an albino gazer

appendix B) dreamed into reality by Xanathar oversee the kobolds and use their telekinesis rays to hoist and deliver food platters. Two iron stoves stand against the east wall, with a slender spice rack

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