before building diffusing crossing realize

Adult Topaz Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

from the sea, but the dragon is too proud to ask for help getting home. 6 A topaz dragon is building a tableau of desiccated creatures and has grown obsessed with catching one treasure hunter

realize they enjoy hunting together. 5 A tempestuous marid continually floods the carefully dried-out lair of a topaz dragon. 6 A sahuagin baron attempts to gain the support of other sahuagin

Campaign Conflicts

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

replace conflicts that don’t resonate with your players as well as conflicts you’re having trouble building adventures around. Conflict Arcs In the same way you think about character arcs over the

has a broader reach and represents a greater threat. The threshold of a new tier can also be an opportunity for characters to realize the scale of a conflict they’ve been dealing with—to realize, for

Something Fishy in Town

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

. At the center of the ruins, a tall tower, mostly collapsed, rests atop a bluff. The only intact stone building sits at the bottom of the bluff, its white façade bearing the mark of Lathander

. There is an intact wooden building closer to the water marsh at the southwest side of town, smoke rising from two chimneys. In front of this building stands a tiefling dressed in blue robes. She raises

Returning to the Garden

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

realize the truth—whatever it may be—in their own time. When asked directly if the young lovers are Caerwyn and Porphura reborn, the Gardener is slyly evasive with a twinkle in their eye. After

, depositing the characters unceremoniously outside the Cave of Echoes. The fey crossing to the Eternal Garden never functions for them again. Should the characters return to the garden by other means, the

Fortified Outpost

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

adventure, virtually anything can happen in or around it. Fortified Outpost Features This outpost, as shown on map 4.5, is a simple building holding barracks, officers’ quarters, and storage areas encased

within multiple rings of fortification. A normal approach to the inner compound involves passing through one of two gate houses (protected by arrow slits and murder holes), crossing an open courtyard

5. Village Well and Square

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons

spends an hour or more in the village asking questions, getting a meal or rest, or otherwise not getting aboard the castle might miss the boat. The castle leaves one hour after the cultists realize the

his retinue arrive, suggesting that the characters rush to the stables, mount the wyverns, and take flight at once. The characters have a few rounds to reach the stables before Othelstan has the building surrounded and demands their surrender.

DM Tips

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

something, correct yourself and move on. No one expects you to memorize every rule or detail. Even if you don’t realize your mistake until after a game session is over, it’s OK to acknowledge the mistake

game and keep track of your campaign. These sheets are also available for download in appendix C. Encounter-Building Assistance. The rules for estimating the difficulty of combat encounters have

5. Village Well and Square

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen

, or otherwise not getting aboard the castle might miss the boat. The castle leaves one hour after the cultists realize the village has been infiltrated. After the castle is gone, the villagers drop all

the stables, mount the wyverns, and take flight at once. The characters have a few rounds to reach the stables before Othelstan has the building surrounded and demands their surrender.

Survival Skills

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

food. Building traps deters intruders. Training guard animals helps protect the lair. Mining provides gems and ore for bribing enemies to leave them alone. Carving tunnels and rooms creates spaces for

thing to do, but they are smart enough to realize that the strategic death of an individual can buy valuable time for the rest of the tribe, and each individual reluctantly accepts this need for

Feywild

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

mystery and beauty on the Material Plane that have a near-perfect mirror in the Feywild, creating a portal where the two planes touch. A traveler passes through a fey crossing by entering a clearing, wading

and gone the next. Like other portals between planes, most fey crossings open infrequently. A crossing might open only during a full moon, on the dawn of a particular day, or for someone carrying a

More Encounters in Elturel

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

characters travel within the city. For example, as the characters travel to a bridge, make an encounter check. Then after crossing the bridge and moving toward the High Hall, make another check. Also make

. Encounters in Elturel d10 Encounter 1 Collapsed building 2 Cry for help 3 Ghastly meal 4 Ghoul pack 5 Hateful patrol 6 Imp sales pitch 7 Narzugon cavalier

Getting About

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

roads are flanked by paved sidewalks that give pedestrians plenty of space, and most of the widest roads have raised dividers that allow an individual crossing a street a safe space to step out of the

, roughly a dozen feet above ground. The name of the road you travel on will be on the wall nearest, while the name of the crossing road will be around the corner. Simply ingenious! Landmarks Proud

Dragon's Flight Path

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

building unharmed. The Eastside is only partially damaged and remains open for business after the dragon’s attack. The Blue Clam is destroyed, as are most of Termalaine’s docks and boats. Casualties

, its residents having retreated to the woods or sailed to Targos. The dragon takes 2 hours to lay waste to the empty town, leveling every building and destroying every dock. Casualties. None as a

Attack on Triboar

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

, splintering it. As a cloud of dust erupts from the wreckage, a second rock hits the ground, tumbles through a fence, and slams against the wall of a building, startling a pair of mules tethered to a post

frighten most of them away. The magmins run alongside the giants, eager to please. Whenever a fire giant points to a building or other flammable structure, a gang of magmins runs toward the target and tries

Portal Encounters

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

Pirates versus zombies 6 River barge crossing 7–8 The Maverick Just Cut to the End If the players are particularly clever, they might come up with novel ways to shortcut the search for

reaching the crow’s nest, then continuing on to the aft platform and the exit portal. At different points during the crossing of the rigging, the characters might attract the attention of crew members

Outer City Gazetteer

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

the street. The device is a mobile piece of art crafted at Whitkeep Hostel and titled “The Patriars.” 10 A group of obviously drunk Flaming Fist officers stumble away from a Wyrm’s Crossing bar

a cylindrical stone building, its open doorway revealing stairs leading down into the forest floor. Atop the building, a smaller statue of Balduran stared back the way he had come. Prevented from

Topaz Dragon Adventures

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

dragon is building a tableau of desiccated creatures and has grown obsessed with catching one treasure hunter who escaped the dragon’s clutches. 7 A topaz dragon has developed a taste for merfolk

dragon to tolerate the djinni’s presence by driving off a clan of cyclopes harassing the dragon. 4 Reunited after years apart, an adult topaz dragon parent and young dragon child realize they

Wailing Battlefield

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

to have survived its interminable stasis. If the characters realize what’s going on and share that they killed Nellik, the mezzoloths scatter, visibly relieved. Otherwise, the mezzoloths attack. The

feet from the building. Talking to Nellik. Nellik welcomes a conversation with outsiders who might be able to help her. Given the chance, she lays out her problem: Former Bodyguard. Until recently

Outer City Gazetteer

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer

titled “The Patriars.” 10 A group of obviously drunk Flaming Fist officers stumble away from a Wyrm’s Crossing bar. They ineffectually try to start a fight with the party, then apologize and wander off

. In a wood just a few miles west of the city, he came upon a cylindrical stone building, its open doorway revealing stairs leading down into the forest floor. Atop the building, a smaller statue of

19. Obo'laka's Shrine

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

19. Obo’laka’s Shrine A pair of needlelike columns mark the entrance to a walled ruin. In the courtyard beyond, banyan roots envelop a squat building. The stone doors that seal the entrance are

has one hand on the cube. It takes a moment to realize that the figure is a statue. The floor mosaic shows Obo’laka (a zorbo) fighting I’jin (an almiraj). Inscriptions in Old Omuan underneath the

Infected Townspeople

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

building. “And you know there was a fourth stone in Grista’s bar. Wheel-of-Fortune worked right next to it every day. Could you come with us to the Sleeping Giant and make sure the tiefling is alright

. At your discretion, throughout this conversation, Wheel-of-Fortune might make observations about the characters such as, “I can sense you are greater trouble to others than you realize,” or “you have

Hill Giant

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

target. Hit: 21 (3d10 + 5) bludgeoning damage. Hill giants don’t realize they follow an ordning. They know only that other giants are larger and stronger than they are, which means they are to be

topple entire forests by trying to live in trees. Others attempting to take over humanoid towns or villages get only as far as the doors and windows of a building, taking out its walls and roof as they

Patrons in the Realms

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

through a fey crossing by entering a clearing, passing through the surface of a pool, stepping into a circle of mushrooms, or crawling under the trunk of a tree. A few warlocks seek out such places to

of Dendar’s hiss and the dry rasp of her scales when they first realize their potential. Ghaunadaur, That Which Lurks, Underdark god of aberrations, also known as the Elder Eye. It is worshiped (if

Rival Houses

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer

underestimate the subtle influence of House Ghallanda. The House of Hospitality has spent centuries building connections in all the cities of the Five Nations. A Ghallanda concierge knows ways to get

whatever a client needs. But the house also knows about the other houses’ rivalries and schemes. It tugs on these strings more than other houses realize. Kundarak and Thuranni. The enmity between House

Easthaven Town Hall (T1-T10)

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

Hall is a two-story, wattle-and-daub building where townsfolk come to renew licenses, pay fines, settle petty claims, file complaints, and gather to discuss important issues. The flag of Easthaven

Intelligence (History) check realize that the figurehead depicts Errtu, a balor demon that terrorized Icewind Dale over a century ago. Characters who grew up in Icewind Dale have advantage on this

Temple Locations T10-T18

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

scouted the grounds, any character in the baths (area T5) who has a passive Wisdom (Perception) score of 13 or higher spots the ruined stone building behind the trees. Characters who travel from the

bathhouse to the tower can easily see the shrine. This crumbling stone building must once have been a beautiful shrine. Engraved images of Sune are still visible on the moss-covered stones, her face gazing

1. Goblin Bazaar

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

cartoonish goblin heads drawn in charcoal. Noise. Banging noises can be heard to the north. (The goblins in area 1b are building a wooden stage there.) 1b. Auction Hall The goblins are erecting a

he claims is an authentic map of the Sargauth Level (level 3). Copper folded the map into a tiny package and tucked it between his butt cheeks to hide it from his captors. He doesn’t realize the map

Court of Air

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

either side of the front door. Upon entering the establishment, visitors quickly realize that it’s three times more spacious on the inside. The Hearth gained its larger dimensions courtesy of

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

Lower City Gazetteer

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

House of Mastery Part school and part alehouse, this wide three-story building leans precariously over the street in Eastway. Run by an old, agender martial artist named Garmult (neutral good human

patriars might still be able to afford house calls and personal priests and physicians, commoners funded the building of a single large facility where everyone could come for treatment. Eager to no longer

Lower City Gazetteer

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer

-elf proprietor’s special blend. Jopalin includes sable moonflower leaves in his tea, creating a subtle, slow-building addiction among those who drink it. Many never realize what’s happening, knowing

building leans precariously over the street in Eastway. Run by an old, agender martial artist named Garmult (neutral good human gladiator), the House of Mastery offers both martial training of all sorts

Eternal Garden Locations

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

delighted anticipation. When the characters pass through the fey crossing in the Cave of Echoes (see area C7), they vanish and reappear in the center of this fairy ring. The characters all appear at the

once provided an exit from the garden, the fey crossing is now one-way, allowing exit only with a special key (see the “Returning to the Garden” section of this adventure’s conclusion for more on exiting

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

Lower Ward

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands

d8 Encounter 1 A thunder-voiced Mind’s Eye matter smith (see Morte’s Planar Parade) admonishes passersby to realize the power inside themselves. As a demonstration, the matter smith reshapes

(detailed below), a fire-gutted building conceals a gaping hole into the ground with a single ladder leading down into darkness. Here lies the Bones of the Night, a cavern complex home to the Master of

Talhundereth Locations

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

and smoothed rock edges. The passage leads to area G11 in Gibbet Crossing. T2: Deepening Hall Elaborate carvings of mountain landscapes and treasure piles line the walls of this broad staircase as it

dial the correct combination and realize they need to insert a gem into the indentation. An Alternate Solution. The mind flayers who attacked Talhundereth long ago found a different solution to the

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

bank is a walled citadel under the city’s control. Between them stretches a wide stone bridge. Travelers must move through the citadel and pass inspection before continuing west to Triboar or crossing

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