before building during concerns refuge

Alustriel Silverhand

Monsters Vecna: Eve of Ruin

gives no hint of her supernaturally extended life span. She typically wears long robes and wields a unicorn-headed staff, her Staff of Silverymoon. Personality Alustriel’s primary concerns

are to spread kindness, reward virtue, and promote a culture of compassion throughout the multiverse. She is good at building alliances and quick to intervene when she senses a threat to the forces of

Triton Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

and worse, so you know you can count on them in a fight. — Brego Stoneheart, sea captain Tritons guard the ocean depths, building small settlements beside deep trenches, portals to the

. The tritons’ limited view of the world leaves them ignorant of the kingdoms, wars, and other struggles of the surface world. Tritons readily see such concerns as minor events, a sideshow to

Personality

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

Personality Alustriel’s primary concerns are to spread kindness, reward virtue, and promote a culture of compassion throughout the multiverse. She is good at building alliances and quick to intervene

Fortress Services

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

fortress also provides refuge during incursions. Seat of Government. During the day, the castellan and his two assistants conduct business in the main building, where they hold audience with citizens and visitors of the keep.

Horizon's Edge

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

Horizon’s Edge Horizon’s Edge is a demiplane refuge that drifts in the roiling fog of the Deep Ethereal plane, beyond a shimmering, golden ethereal curtain. The demiplane is a serene bubble of air

and planes, building cyclopean monuments and intricate art, and wielding magic of almost unimaginable power. As this mighty empire neared its collapse, its greatest mages created Horizon’s Edge to

Back in Vogler

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

Festival’s levity is abandoned as worried locals seek refuge or mill about the village circle, uncertain how to help. The Brass Crab’s owner, Yalme, had prepared the tavern’s common room for a night of

danger. Let the characters pose their own concerns and plans, but ultimately the mayor urges everyone—except Cudgel—to stay in the village tonight as they try to learn more. In the meantime, Raven encourages the characters to join Cudgel in interrogating the surviving mercenary.

Elves

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

Elves Skilled in both magic and warfare, the Tel’Quessir — “the People,” as they call themselves — came to Faerûn ages ago, building vast and powerful empires long before the rise of humans. The days

long, slow decline, and many of their kind took part in the great Retreat to their refuge on Evermeet. As the elves increasingly withdrew from the world, other races and civilizations rose to prominence

Campaign Theme

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

creatures of unknown realms far removed from mortal concerns. As heroes confront this evil, they must face the selfish, cold tendencies of their own kind as well. A campaign featuring troubled heroes who

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.

3. Entrance to the Tomb

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild

identifies the ingredients as including impossibly bright-red blood. If questioned, the muralists talk of working in the tomb in the service of its art, which transcends all other concerns. They direct the

. Certain of the frescoes show the rooms of some building: a library filled with many books and scrolls, a torture chamber, a wizard’s workroom. Chairs, windows, boxes, bales, doors, chests, birds, bats

Avarice's Arrival

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

to reach it, while the cult fanatics encamp around the base of the tower. Avarice’s goal is simple: conquer Ythryn and claim its treasures for herself. From her refuge, Avarice divides her expedition

building, there is a 20 percent chance that one of Avarice’s hunting parties is already inside or arrives while the party is searching its interior. Old Rivalries Die Hard If she becomes aware of

Helm's Hold

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

, providing refuge to any who came in peace. This outlook was recently sorely tested, and I’m uncertain if Helm’s Hold passed or failed the test. Even though the Watcher was destroyed just prior to the

building where the Speakers of Helm’s Hold meet. The Speakers are the duly elected representatives of the hold, numbering eight in all, plus the Chief Speaker. The current Chief Speaker is Amarandine

Automata

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

train station. To use the portal, a creature must first be cleared for gate travel by an authorized modron. CoupleOfKooks “I’ve been trying to find a bakery for the past three hours. Every building

her workers. The café has a high staff turnover. Hall of Order The Hall of Order is a three-story government building that features three twisting pillars of intricately arranged gears. Inside the

Dragon's Flight Path

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

, the dragon takes no damage. Target 6: Termalaine Termalaine’s residents take refuge in the nearby mines while the militia defends the town. The dragon takes 6 hours to destroy the town, leaving no

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

Donigarten

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

took refuge here. The characters find them hiding in the fields or a nearby building. The slaves can provide the characters with a detailed description of the attack, confirming that Demogorgon was

Secret of the Black Cabin

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

Secret of the Black Cabin The Black Cabin was built by a ranger of the Far North long before the founding of Ten-Towns. When he moved on, the lodge became a refuge for others seeking sanctuary from

himself for his failure. He welcomes the company of others, but anyone who questions his motives or mocks his invention quickly loses his favor. He spent months locked away in the cabin, building the

Princes of the Apocalypse

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

, isolated homesteads, and wilderness. Four evil elemental cults have taken refuge there and are building secret temples in the ruins of a dungeon complex beneath the hills. By the time the characters reach

Evereska

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

Halfway Inn should stand where it does. Perhaps it is there because, as humans put it, “It is halfway to everywhere.” A small village surrounds the titular inn, which is itself not a single building, but a

may gaze upon our homes without invitation from the eldest among us. If strangers need to meet with any of us, that is the purpose the Halfway Inn fulfills. The Refuge in the Hills When I rest at the

Astral Blights

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

the “Trouble at the Docks” encounter when they arrive. Hole Up. If the characters try to barricade themselves in a building or find somewhere else in the settlement to hide, the increasingly violent

earth tremors cause their shelter to partially collapse, making it apparent that there’s no safe refuge in the settlement. The characters will need to choose another option. Investigate the

Red Larch Locations

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

carved wooden scimitar emblazoned with the inn’s name in red paint on both sides. An inn yard with stables and outbuildings lies behind the building. The Swinging Sword is welcoming and luxurious by the

human commoner). She is the fortyish matriarch of her family and a pleasant, sturdy woman. She is increasingly worried about “what’s gathering in the dark” in Red Larch and brings up her concerns with

The Ordning

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

into hierarchical ranks. Only storm giants, largely solitary and imagining themselves above such petty concerns, have no interest in ranking themselves. Regardless of a giant’s ranking within its kind

looking for the sword. 4 When the characters’ enemies take refuge in a giant-built ruin, an ambitious fire giant offers to help the characters get inside in return for a share of the treasure. 5 A fire

Life as a Halfling

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

value has little if anything to do with monetary concerns. A typical halfling’s most prized possessions are those that have the most interesting stories attached to them. Indeed, entering an elderly

its community behind for a number of reasons. A clan that is forced to relocate (perhaps because of invading creatures or a natural disaster) might decide to seek refuge or opportunity in a city or

Dhargun Ironworks

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

crotchety old dwarf with serious doubts regarding Tannus Thunderwind. However, Amara loves her daughter and is willing to trust her judgment. She carries no weapons at the wedding. Amara’s secret concerns

guests carry weapons, for the safety of all attending. Character-Building Exercise If the characters use an alternative plan to gain access to Horn Enclave, they might not play out the NPCs’ secret

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

Sigil Encounters

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

Cabal void soother, and an uplifting Mind’s Eye matter smith (see Morte’s Planar Parade for these stat blocks). Their dispute concerns the legitimacy of gods in the grand scheme of the multiverse. Their

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

Other Villains

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

, Grumink is a vile outlaw who stops at nothing to get what he wants. Most thieves don’t bother to take on heavily-armed opponents, preferring to avoid unnecessary fights. Grumink delights in building his

decent town after another, he finally sought refuge in an old outlaw’s lair he discovered near Lance Rock. There he commenced his newest round of experiments, avoiding all other living souls. What few

Hive Ward

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

1 A Hands of Havoc fire starter (see Morte’s Planar Parade), flame in hand and a wild look in their eyes, stands outside an abandoned building. “Care to help?” they ask the characters. 2 A kelubar

from a desperate human commoner and flees into a nearby alley. The victim cries for help from the characters. 8 Two ettercaps hiss at the characters from an abandoned tenement building cocooned in thick

Villa Locations

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

Dexterity (Stealth) check. This check is made with advantage at night or in fog. V2. Stable House This stone building contains stables for four draft horses, plus a fully equipped smithy with an anvil and a

of the cage and stings the prisoner to death, turning visible as it does so. On its next turn, the imp turns invisible and takes refuge above the rafters. Prisoners. The prisoner in the northern cage

Fort Beluarian

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

claim south to Refuge Bay. No one (including the merchant princes of Port Nyanzaru) has the force in Chult to dispute this claim. So within its territory, the Flaming Fist does as it pleases, including

; their chief duty is rowing the boats back and forth. In case of danger, they can barricade themselves inside the stoutest log building or row out to sea until whatever threatens them loses interest

Locations E - H

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

present to defend the town, the frost giant raiders force hundreds of townsfolk to take refuge in the mines. The giants pile boulders in front of the mine entrances to trap the townsfolk inside, then loot

tribe dwell here. Perched atop the rocky crest of Griffon’s Nest is the longhouse of the great chief, Halric Bonesnapper. This building is where Halric meets with the other tribal chieftains to settle

Faerûn

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

, along the southern shore of the lake, explorers and fortune seekers squander their amassed wealth building castles, founding communities, and drawing loyal vassals to them — only to have all those

untroubled by the concerns of larger nations. They take great pride in their peaceful coexistence with the elves of Cormanthor, and in their ability to remain largely self-sufficient and autonomous even when

Island Approach and First Floor

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

barrels of water, and a few crates of other supplies before he casts off and returns to Uskarn. If he has any concerns about not being met by folk from the hermitage, he makes no sign that he cares. Unless

balcony to connect the upper floor of the watchtower with the inside of the main building. The balcony’s construction is shabby, and the wooden poles that precariously support it look unsafe. It can

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

tell the party that the village has fallen to hill giants and goblins and that many villagers have taken refuge in the nearby forest. Characters can give the village a wide berth, or they can deal with

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