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Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
The Blackstaff is a sentient, rune-carved staff set with thin silver veins. It is the symbol of office for the Blackstaff, the highest-ranking wizard in Waterdeep. As the rightful owner of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Ancient Seal This curse protects the resting place of a long-dead ruler and punishes any who disturb the ruler’s remains or plunder the treasures. Pronouncement. Carved into the stone of the crypt
door are the words “Relentless death follows those who disturb the sovereign’s rest.” Burden. Each character that gains the curse is hunted by a wraith that appears at sunset and vanishes at dawn
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Components of a Curse Most curses have three distinct components: pronouncement, burden, and resolution. Whatever form these take, at least one of them, especially the burden or resolution, should
of a deadly battle, assuring dire consequences for the victorious A poem, rhyme, or song foretelling doom A carved epitaph on a gravestone discouraging robbers The last words of a dying person—either
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
ornate tapestry depicting a high-ranking family of giants 2 The expertly stuffed and mounted remains of a Large Monstrosity native to the area 3 An abstract spiral sculpture carved from a fulgurite 4
handsomely carved stonework, often adorned with tactile writing systems to accommodate visitors who aren't accustomed to the lightless depths such giants call home. Meanwhile, storm giant artwork
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
ensuring the legions of devils are full of diabolic soldiers for the Blood War. Yoke of Evil Under constant pressure from both the Abyss and her infernal peers, Zariel and her high-ranking vassals work to
— to fight face-to-face against the demon hordes in the Blood War. But the burden is a heavy one, and if given the chance, Zariel could be convinced to set it aside, release Elturel, and return to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
18. Abandoned Priory This long, windowless stone building contains several apartments formerly occupied by high-ranking priests of Malar, god of the hunt. Stone doors throughout are fitted with locks
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Bathrooms. Abutting the larger chamber are two small rooms, each one equipped with a working sink, toilet, and bathtub, all carved from stone and fitted with rusty iron fixtures.
18c. Vacant
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
, intending to leave through the double door in the west wall. The mind flayer expects Grum’shar and the intellect devourer to cover its escape. Nihiloor carries a 3-inch-diameter stone orb carved to
shows his affection by hugging them. He stays close to them, trusting in their ability to protect him. If Renaer is with the party, he can shoulder the burden of protecting Floon. Treasure In a satchel
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
depending on need. The Burden of Leadership Your natural charisma makes you the obvious choice to be the leader of your franchise. Others look to you constantly for inspiration, even if they’re afraid to
8 A polo mallet carved in the shape of the tarrasque
9 A flask of liquid that changes color each time you cast
10 The antler stub of a peryton, decorated with nymph hair and pixie dust
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
carrying tomes or mysterious-looking magic devices, bustle about the immense compound. The largest building is patterned with inscribed eyes. A larger, more detailed eye is carved above the building’s
elaborately carved and decorated staffs. Some are at work sweeping or scrubbing the temple’s floors, while others gaze into scrying bowls or scrutinize tea leaves.
The priest who sits at the largest table has
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Blackstaff Staff, legendary (requires attunement by the Blackstaff heir, who must be a wizard) The Blackstaff is a sentient, rune-carved staff set with thin silver veins. It is the symbol of office
for the Blackstaff, the highest-ranking wizard in Waterdeep. As the rightful owner of the Blackstaff, Vajra Safahr is the only one who can become attuned to it. The staff can, however, choose a new
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
allies. Rizzeryl works for two groups: House Auvryndar, a low-ranking drow house from Menzoberranzan that is slowly and secretly consolidating its power in Undermountain, and the Zhentarim, which is
) carved at one end. Rizzeryl uses this nonmagical wand to slip past the guardian in area 20a and to move through Skullport unmolested. The stone key weighs 10 pounds and bears the following inscription in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy
Nimbral. Graduates from the academy join the Spelljammer Fleet, a magical navy sworn to protect Toril and explore worlds far beyond.
The academy is carved into a two-thousand-foot-high column of rock
—also known as “the Old Wolf”—is Spelljammer Academy’s founder and chief financial officer. He manages the institution’s operations alongside a small group of powerful high-ranking officers, known
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
’ territory. Adventurers trying to eradicate a kobold infestation often find themselves stuck in low passages too narrow to turn around in, forcing them to move in single file and putting the burden of combat
protected by an insulating layer of dung and decomposing matter around the eggs. Throne Room A warren’s throne room is always protected by traps and features a shrine to Kurtulmak in the form of a carved
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
criminal territory as possible. The Xanathar’s bond is its lair, an elaborate cavern complex created by its predecessors, carved out between the twisting sewers of Waterdeep. It almost never leaves its home
guild is run by a beholder. Most of the guild’s low-ranking members have an idea that the boss isn’t human, especially given how long the Xanathar has been in power (they aren’t aware that several
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
incorporate runic letterforms, for example). Stone giants also make extensive use of the carved word through “speaking stones.” A speaking stone is an upright stone cylinder into which writing is carved
giant’s waking hours are taken up with meeting its responsibilities, whether that is a low-ranking pursuit or an artistic one. A tribe’s chieftain or another leader such as a shaman determines when the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
he relinquish his weapons in order to accompany them, the Zhent assassin laughs at them and attacks. E6. Binding Chamber A circle inscribed with runes is carved into the alabaster floor of this room
into the room through small vents in the floor. In the middle of the room is an open sarcophagus carved from ice, which contains a humanoid figure made of snow. The back wall is made of 5-inch-thick
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
arcane lock spell. 3. Guest Room The furniture in this room is scaled for giant-sized guests and includes two soft beds, a handsomely carved wooden table, and an empty wooden chest. A spacious closet
, with a successful DC 10 Intelligence (History) check, recall tales of a dragon that matches Felgolos’s description attacking Zhentarim caravans and snatching their wagons, beasts of burden and all
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
companions and beasts of burden—perhaps using deinonychus as hunting hounds or herding triceratops like cattle.
Domesticated dinosaurs might have a variety of trappings—markings, brands, harnesses, collars
) searching for its master
5 1 stone golem (attitude: 1d6) crudely carved to resemble a hill giant
6 1d4 + 1 helmed horrors (attitude: 1d8) in a partially dormant state, as if asleep
7 2
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
. Sensates sequester these and other restricted sensations in a demiplanar sanctum accessible only to trusted members. Calder Moore Intricately carved fountains and crystal pools decorate the grounds
and one or two other high-ranking members. However, speakers sometimes delegate their time behind the podium to an eloquent representative whom they trust to represent the faction’s interests. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy
chambers are home to the Bridge—the high-ranking officers who run Spelljammer Academy. In addition to the officers’ quarters, this level contains a private banqueting chamber, a library of spellbooks
circular main hall leading to three magical simulation chambers. Each simulation chamber is a large circular space with a domed ceiling and arcane runes carved into its stonework. Using preset command
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
beasts of burden. Shovels, pitchforks, hoes, wooden buckets, yokes, and plows hang from the walls. Shelves hold sacks of seeds waiting to be planted the following spring. During the day, a yakfolk
carved from wood and decorated with semiprecious gemstones. The masks are worth 250 gp each. 5D. Family Hut This hut contains two yakfolk warriors (see appendix C), day and night. One moon elf (commoner
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
the wine. Map 5.2: Blue Water Inn (Area N2)View Player Version Keepers of the Feather Urwin Martikov (LG male human) is a wereraven (see appendix D) and a high-ranking member of the Keepers of the
N2j) that overlooks the taproom. N2j. Great Balcony A wooden balcony stretches the full length of the taproom, enclosed by a wooden railing carved with raven motifs. The taproom’s many lanterns
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
-ranking wizard) to send messages and aid to Rassalantar. Rauvin Mountains This purple-hued mountain range has peaks rising to heights of seven and eight thousand feet. Orcs live here in seemingly
name from a 100-foot-tall stone carved in the likeness of a perching raven, sitting in the center of the highest plateau of the mound and facing west. The Black Ravens leave carcasses by the stone
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
terrain thereafter. Regular doors are made of soft, rotting wood. Each door is a Medium object with AC 15, 5 hit points, and immunity to poison and psychic damage. Secret doors are carved to look like
bereft of decor. Carved into each of its three doors is a full-figure depiction of one of the Dead Three. A character recognizes all the figures with a successful DC 10 Intelligence (Religion) check. East
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
several high-ranking visitors: a cloud giant count named Vaal (neutral evil), a fire giant duchess named Tartha (lawful evil), a frost giant jarl named Hellenhild (neutral evil), and a stone giant thane
middle one is carved from a solid chunk of obsidian, has four blue dragon skulls affixed to its base, and floats 1 foot above the floor. Characters who succeed on a DC 18 Intelligence (Arcana) or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
song coming from the eastern passage. Dwellings carved in the walls of this cavern have been torn asunder by some intense force. Ruins of several dwellings resemble gaps in the walls and piles of rubble
humans are kept here, the symbol of air cut into each one’s forehead. One is Nerise Gladham, a farmer (an unarmed commoner with 2 hit points remaining). The other is Deseyna Norvael, a high-ranking
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
these benches to work the oars. Ten spare oars hang on the walls of the ship. 9. Privy Benches line the walls of this room. Four holes carved in them house chamber pots. 10. Medical Cabin Hooks and
guests and visiting high-ranking officials along for the journey. Since warships often have a greater need to house prisoners rather than guests, each bed aboard such a vessel also has a set of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
of the Inner Planes. Within these citadels, the four doom lords—high-ranking faction lieutenants with powers of entropy and destruction—observe the multiverse and its beauteous decay. From these
historic Dragon Bar, a modest tavern named for the carved dragon head that watches over it. Beyond this reception area and its alert bouncers lies the casino proper. Casino. Games of chance line the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
a circular, windowless room that contains a permanent teleportation circle, which high-ranking Harpers use to enter and leave the tower unseen (see the “Inner Circles” section at the end of this
likely to burden him or the Zoar family. Examples of what he might provide include a meeting with one or more members of the Council of Elders, an arranged meeting with a Lords’ Alliance
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
of Lolth’s radical ideas, and their creator rewarded them with a vast increase in their divine power. When Lolth lured some of the primal elves away from Corellon with her promises, this high-ranking
where carved or painted stars cover the ceiling of a cave. On the planes that have hosted one of these rare events, elf priests consecrate and maintain temples devoted to the Mysteries. Often these
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
edge of the castle yard leads down to the boat basin and landing. Carved into the bluff is a 20-foot-long staircase. Random Encounters. Characters lingering in the castle yard are likely to encounter
, which is accessed by a hatch and a short ladder. Shoalar is a high-ranking Crushing Wave cultist, and he is well informed about events in the towns throughout the area. Unless the characters come to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Citadel Adbar has stood in the bitter cold of the Ice Mountains for almost eighteen centuries, impregnable and defiant. The fortress, carved out of a mountain spur, consists of two great towers ringed
Icespear family have proven fruitless. The town has survived for several seasons without a governor — no one in town wants the power or the burden. Visitors who would rather not endure the bland food and