before buildings defusing caste revealing

Yuan-ti Pureblood Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

with that of snakes, producing a caste-based society of hybrids in which the most snakelike are the leaders and the most humanlike are spies and agents in foreign lands. Humans Transformed The

caste system based on how complete a person’s transformation was. The vast majority of yuan-ti fall into three categories — abominations, malisons, and purebloods — while the mutated

Running Exploration

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

. Settlement Maps. A map of a settlement often shows terrain (cliffs, trees, streams, and so forth) in addition to buildings, bridges, and other important features. Wilderness Maps. A wilderness map shows

all sorts of unusual environments Maps designed for use with miniatures (see “Miniatures” in this chapter) tend to be player facing, revealing nothing that would spoil the adventure.

Mezro

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

she would return to Chult when the city was no longer in peril. Artus won’t endanger the Mezroans by revealing the truth about their city. Although the Ring of Winter makes him immortal, he has grown

, vine-covered buildings rise above the flooded streets that are now more like canals than roadways. The site is eerily quiet. The ruins have been thoroughly ransacked by the Flaming Fist in the name of

The Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3

overgrown “valleys” between the debris of the crumbled buildings. The largest of these valleys all lead to the central clearing where a great pyramid stands. In the south side of that clearing is a

newly collapsed area, revealing a jagged hole with a debris-covered slide, leading down into darkness. PLACING THE ADVENTURE In the original adventure, set in the world of Greyhawk, the Hidden Shrine is

Chaos in the Streets

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

, which shows the alleys where the encounters take place. The buildings surrounding the alleys are locked, and accessing them is outside the scope of this adventure. There’s Been a Murder! An explosion

—named Jolm, Brea, Derk, and Terra—start combat as soon as they see the characters. These corrupt guard officers are also Swampclaws helping Yorg. Once one officer dies, the others surrender, revealing

Ribcage

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

Nine Hells and its rigid hierarchy of backstabbing Fiends, Ribcage obeys a strict but mobile caste system. Stratified by morality, residents climb the rungs of society through guile, treachery, and

Noteworthy Sites Ribcage consists of five districts clustered around the Citadel of Cinders. Buildings are constructed from iron or hewn from sharp stones, with size and ornamentation varying by wealth and

Girallon

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

Girallon A girallon looks like an oversized, four-armed ape with gray skin and white fur. Its fangs and claws set it apart from a normal ape, revealing it to be a monstrous predator. Girallon

jungles, seem to attract girallons. They move effortlessly along stairs and balconies, as well as on the sloped rooftops and buttresses of such formations. To a girallon, a city’s buildings are just

Turbine Heights (Areas L4–L6)

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

at Turbine Heights, read the following text: The streets of this district are filled with steam. Through the haze, you can see bright streetlamps and abandoned buildings. Every fifteen seconds, a bolt

for 1 minute. L4. Infirmary A stone sign depicting a crutch hangs above the entrance to this one-story building. The double door below the sign is ajar, revealing a hallway beyond. Beyond the double

Smoldertown (Areas L7–L9)

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

Smoldertown (Areas L7–L9) When the characters first enter this district, describe it as follows: The acrid stench of hot metal hangs over this district. Buildings here have no decoration, and nearly

, overlooking the magma lake far below. Its huge sliding doors stand open, revealing dark furnaces and silent machinery. A raised loading dock allows access to the dangling buckets of the Slagline, which

Merchants' Ward

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

listeners want to hear it. His symbol is a monstrous eye, or a crystal ball filled with eyes. Savras’s temple is one of the oldest, grandest buildings in the city. The tiled roof of its great dome

resembles an unblinking eye, staring skyward. A deity devoted to revealing the truth might seem to have a weak draw in a city of merchants, but Savras was widely worshiped in Chult long before the

Temple of Paladine Locations

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

the following: Ahead, the water deepens into a broad pond broken by the rooflines of submerged buildings. An embankment rising just above the water is covered in a cluster of violet-leafed trees. The

negotiate by succeeding on a DC 20 Charisma (Persuasion) check as an action or by revealing a symbol of a god of nature. If convinced to talk, Duskwalker reveals the following information: Duskwalker is the

Areas of the Air Temple

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

from the lantern, revealing ruined shops around the plaza, their inner chambers extending into the rock. Two Howling Hatred initiates, one hurricane, one skyweaver, and two kenku are stationed here

brightly lights this plaza. A8. Ruined Villa The freestanding buildings in this part of the city are little more than crumbling shells and heaps of rubble. Deep holes split the cobblestone streets and

Vault Locations

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

who examines the secret door immediately realizes they can trace the runes to cause that circular section of wall to disappear, revealing the remainder of the tunnel on the other side. The wall re

rock tiles. From this courtyard, individuals can access the ground floors of the three moon towers, most of the keep’s other buildings, and staircases to the curtain wall walkways. A hundred feet

Guildhouse Locations

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

store their riding gear here. A search of the room yields nothing of great value. G8: Courtyard A cobblestone courtyard is wedged between the two main buildings of the guildhouse. Situated in the

footlocker. An oil-filled lantern rests atop each nightstand. Beneath each bed is a copper chamber pot. Treasure. One of the lanterns is a lantern of revealing. No one in the guild is aware the lantern is

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