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Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
room’s furnishings are rotted and fragile. They fall apart if touched. Ambient Haunt. The smell in the room has no source, a subtle haunt that recalls the medicines that filled Loren Halvhrest’s last
days of life. Awakened Haunt. Anyone in this room or an adjacent area hears wracking coughing fits. Those who enters the bedroom see a wheezing form huddled under the bed’s heavy comforter. If the bed’s sheets are pulled back or attacked, a zombie plague spreader (see chapter 5) emerges and attacks.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Escaping the Siege When the characters arrive back at the High Hall cathedral with Grand Duke Ravengard in tow, they can consult with Pherria to find a way to remove the Helm of Torm’s Sight without
killing Ravengard. Doing so involves a ritual that the characters can help carry out. If the ritual is successful, the stunned condition ends on Ravengard, and he recalls the visions he experienced
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Age of Trax Human history vaguely recalls an era just before the birth of modern human civilization, called the Age of Trax. This semi-mythical era, nestled several centuries back in the fog of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
legs, a sculpted copper seat, and a wooden writing surface gouged with graffiti in various languages.
Hooks. The back wall has a row of stone hooks for hanging cloaks.
21b. South Classroom This
!” Any character who succeeds on a DC 20 Intelligence (History) check recalls that 1071 DR, the Year of Lion’s Roars, was the year in which the archmage Ahghairon, first Lord of Waterdeep, created magic wards to protect his city against marauding dragons.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
one afternoon. The speaker was brought back safe and sound, but Huarwar got separated from the others and didn’t find his way home until the following morning. He had frostbite and could barely walk
possession. Cora misses her son terribly and she hopes he is still alive. She recalls that one of the tieflings mentioned a castle, and she knows that there are only two castles in Ten-Towns: an intact one in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hold Back The Dead
back away while we work.”
“Corlie” is actually a Doppelganger, and the three human squires (Medium, Neutral Evil Scouts) are loyal to the Red Wizards. Characters suspicious of this unexpected change
can take a Search action to make a DC 19 Wisdom (Insight) check. A character who recalls Corlie telling them that she doesn’t have any squires makes this check with Advantage. On a success, a character
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium
contingency. If the rules tried to do so, the game would become unplayable. An alternative would be for the rules to severely limit what characters can do, which would be counter to the open-endedness of
but not with another. When I write about the RAI interpretation of a rule, I’ll be pulling back the curtain and letting you know what the D&D team meant when we wrote a certain rule. RAF. Regardless of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
is holding a shortsword hidden behind his back. The statue wears a mask over its eyes. The statue represents Vhaeraun, drow god of thieves. A character who succeeds on a DC 15 Intelligence (Religion
) check recalls that Vhaeraun is worshiped primarily by male drow. The statue can’t be transformed, damaged, or knocked off its base. When a creature moves within reach of the statue, the statue
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
players to bring them to life and a DM to guide their use. The DM is key. Many unexpected things can happen in a D&D campaign, and no set of rules could reasonably account for every contingency. If
with another. When we write about the RAI interpretation of a rule, we pull back the curtain and let you know what the D&D team meant when writing that rule. RAF Regardless of what’s on the page or what
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
cauldron through the snow behind it as the Zhents lead it back to Targos. The Zhents don’t stop until the cauldron is delivered to Speaker Naerth Maxildanarr at the Luskan Arms (see "the Luskan Arms
worked closely with him for nearly three years. He had no idea she worked for the Zhentarim. If the characters don’t know where the Zhents took the cauldron, Waylen recalls that Prudence offhandedly
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
for every contingency. Leave nothing to chance!
2 Every copper wants to be a silver. Each bet is an opportunity.
3 I’m one of Lady Luck’s favored. Anything I try is destined to succeed
I’ll be back at the card table.
d6 Ideal
1 Knowledge. Knowledge is power, and knowing which horse to back is the key to success. (Any)
2 Fate. Whatever happens is fated, regardless
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
fellows and trapped here. Unable to find their way back to Mechanus, the modrons have been pressing on (and on), knowing that they must find their way back or be destroyed in the process. The
DC 20 Intelligence (Arcana) check. Success indicates that the character recalls stories about the Great Modron March, which occurs every 289 years and sees a vast army of modrons marching across the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Stage 2: Little Inn of Horrors The Test Market warps reality the moment any character opens a door within the Dran & Courtier. The first time this happens, all the characters find themselves back in
mouths the words, “Be careful.” She then goes back to absentmindedly cleaning the bar.
This is a version of the Test Market where everything has gone wrong. Not What They Seem The figure swinging from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
, a gleaming longsword piercing his chest.
Next to the governor’s body, a man in Solamnic armor rocks back in a chair. He props his booted feet on the table as he balances a scroll on one finger
his lord, and his lord serves a higher power. His lord was here, but he had to go attend to business with a musty old friend. A character who succeeds on a DC 18 Intelligence (History) check recalls
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
Longteeth’s wagon, drops whatever it was holding, and then flies back to the cage. Questioning Locals The characters might question Excelsior locals, witnesses Varrel knows were near a disappearance
pressed about the sunflies’ travels, the local recalls they’ve seen the sunflies follow a regular path spireward.) A character who mentions strange lights or succeeds on a DC 14 Intelligence
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
the ship’s name and succeeds on a DC 20 Intelligence (History) check recalls that the Blue Opal sank in Waterdeep’s harbor a few years ago under mysterious circumstances, and that the crew was
Ichthyglug’s quest and give Ezzat’s phylactery to the marid, the pool in this cavern turns into a vortex that draws Ichthyglug, the water, the quippers, and the lich’s phylactery back to the Elemental
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
without the undercroft. This slouching, centuries-old stone church has a bulging steeple in the back and walls lined with cracked, stained glass windows depicting pious saints. A fence of wrought iron
a few nights ago and stole the bones. Until recently, Father Lucian was the only person in Vallaki who knew about the bones, but he recalls mentioning them to Yeska over a month ago to put the fearful
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Harpers by making a DC 13 Charisma (Persuasion) check. If the check succeeds, the horse recalls giving a ride to a sun elf and his half-orc bodyguard two days ago; she picked them up at an intersection
they’re up against. Uza lends them the keys to the front and back doors of her shop. Characters find the interior in shambles and hear a cat meowing on the third floor. The sounds are coming from the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
laid-back, law-abiding halfling with mutton chops and bushy eyebrows. Inns and taverns are few and far between in the North Ward, so he makes frequent visits to the characters’ place to see how it’s
cooking and eating the children,” Ulkoria recalls. The estate passed through several more hands in the years that followed. Ulkoria hopes the new owners make something good of it. Anytime she passes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
a hairpiece. The statues on the right depict a drow wearing a scarf, a burly human in a tuxedo, and a high elf in a cowl.
With successful DC 15 Intelligence (History) check, a character recalls that
dinner, this space is occupied at night by a clockwork butler nicknamed the Earl, which paces back and forth. The Earl wears a silver waistcoat, a black jacket with tails, and a cravat, and it uses
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
of snow into this open room, set into the back of which is an alcove that holds a 25-foot-tall statue of Thrym carved from glacial ice. The image looks like a powerfully built male frost giant with
bell is Isendraug, a female adult white dragon. She is tormented by the theft of her eggs (which the giants keep in area 1G) and is wracking her brain for a plan to get them back and make the giants
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
characters, but if the players want to tie Madryck more closely to their characters’ back stories, allow it. Madryck is a mage (neutral good) who speaks Common, Sylvan, and two other languages of your choice
it will take for the characters to complete their quest; they might come back in a matter of days, or years could pass on the Material Plane before they return. Not wanting to alarm the characters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
: “What have you done?
What have you done!
Back to the darkness,
Into the void.”
After Aphelion dies, any robots still aboard the ship default to their core programming and continue their
staying aboard the ship to assess the damage and salvage what’s left of the servers. The scientist instinctively recalls how to use the technology aboard the ship and can teach the characters how to use
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
won’t sell weapons to anyone she thinks might be a threat to the town. If the characters talk to her, she recalls a tale told to her by one of her neighbors. Roll a d6 and consult the Phandalin Tales
tower at the back. The job board next to the front door features a sparse number of notices, all written in Common and in the same hand.
If the characters inspect the notices on the job board, proceed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
gift in exchange. House Thann is one of Waterdeep’s leading vintners, and although Cauldar is elderly and forgetful, he recalls with perfect clarity that the Thann family and Zi’s family are allies. He
performed together in a traveling carnival troupe many years ago. If the characters make the effort to get to know Arleosa and reveal that they’re adventurers, Arleosa playfully recalls that she
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
described as “roiling heaps of tentacles,” Marthungrim returned here. His last entry describes his wounds getting worse. If the characters share the journal’s information with Gwyn, she recalls heroic tales
captivity. While trying to excavate an escape route in the back of the cave, they discovered a lucrative vein of silver. If the characters dispatch the shambling mound, the miners offer a share of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
from the cold. Mooring ropes and fishing nets hang from hooks along the back wall.
Nonperishable goods were stored in this cabin. The crew took a lot of supplies when they abandoned ship, but some
great opportunity to allow the player of that character to make up a credible story; if the player accepts the challenge, award inspiration to that player’s character. The character also recalls that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
simple stone rooms at the back of the temple. They bring their own vestments and holy items and take them away again when their duties end. Key NPCs. Right now, Imdarr Relvaunder (male Damaran human priest
annex at the back of the inn, currently out of commission, was initially built with poorly drawing chimneys. Right now, cooking is rudimentary and done out in the yard, on grills flanking the bread
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Valin’s service, but she recalls no details of the transfer. The ritual likewise leaves no physical signs behind.
Personality Trait. “I serve my masters in faith willingly, and I let fate and faith
if the substitution isn’t made before the character finishes another long rest. Treasure. A small cabinet that stands against the back wall of the room can’t be spotted through the fog until a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
(Religion) check, a character recalls that a crystal ball filled with eyes is the symbol of Savras, god of divination. Orb of Divination. The stone plinth upon which the orb rests is engraved with
create the robe, spin any illusory design or effect into the garment. On completion, they drape the robe over the creature’s shoulders and ascend back to their lair. Each guest can gain this benefit only
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
sea god. Books. A few of the works on the shelves deal with the worship of the sea god and date back to the original garrison, but most are later acquisitions brought by the hermits. By and large
succeeds on a DC 18 Intelligence (History) check recognizes “Tammeraut” as a family name, and recalls that it was a noble clan that faded from history years ago. Treasure. Lying atop the bookshelf are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
Intelligence (History) check recalls that the knights belong to an order of paladins that battles extraplanar threats. D3: Dining Room Chairs and candelabras accompany a large dining table. The heads of
might be a way to bring her and her friends back from the dead. Treasure. Four small crates rest in the northwest corner. One contains a set of gold-plated cups and plates worth 200 gp total. Another
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
before it starts biting. If reduced to 10 hit points or fewer, the spider retreats into a nearby narrow fissure. However, it attacks again when the characters come back through this area. Treasure. If the
Gorkoh (N male goblin) came with him. Caerhan and the other members of his adventuring party had spared Gorkoh’s life a few months back when they cleared out a temple to Maglubiyet, the chief of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
. However, Thoman and Gorat now each have a key to the vault that allows them to act on their secrets later. 11:30 AM — The Tavern Rizwin leads the caravan party back through the barracks, then north
effortless, but the security chief is a cagey and suspicious sort. Once she has at least one key, a DC 10 Dexterity (Stealth) check allows Rala to exit the tavern without being drawn back into the general
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
, Keeper of Stars.
Sit on my throne, disciple, and unravel.
Any character who succeeds on a DC 20 Intelligence (Arcana or History) check recalls that Mazikoth was an elf and a celebrated astronomer who
landscapes and carries a puppet theater with black velvet curtains drawn across it. The wagon stops near the characters, and the curtains pull back to reveal a painted backdrop that matches the