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Lorwyn: First Light
spectral existence in material reality. Each incarnation resembles a saurian behemoth with an axolotl face, a many-frilled tail, and a hulking back covered in bright-orange pustules. In Lorwyn
through an empty village.
Incarnations of Nature
Incarnations of nature embody abstract ideas such as curiosity, relief, or terror. Incarnations of nature are beyond the ken of most mortal beings
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of steel, cutting down one enemy after another. After tumbling away from a cone of freezing air, an elf finds her feet and draws back her bow to loose an arrow at the white dragon. Shrugging off the
whistles to the hawk that circles high above him, calling the bird back to his side. Whispering instructions in Elvish, he points to the owlbear he’s been tracking and sends the hawk to distract
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
3. Arch Gate to Level 6 A three-forked passageway rises out of the swamp. The center passage has an arch embedded in its back wall. This arch is one of Halaster’s magic gates (see “Gates”). The space
inside it bears a bas-relief of a female dwarf standing with her eyes closed. A keyhole is carved into the head of a stone hammer she clutches to her chest. The rules of this gate are as follows: If
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
27. Hidden Demiplane Bas-Relief. Carved into the back wall of this alcove is a shallow niche containing a bas-relief sculpture of a nude, heavyset man playing a harp (see below).
Half a Pole. Lying
on the floor of the alcove is a broken half of a 10-foot pole.
Close inspection of the bas-relief reveals the following inscription carved into the harp, in Common: Gaze upon me with bronzed visage
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Tracking the Party The drow must track the party through the Underdark on foot, as there are no mounts available at Velkynvelve and Ilvara doesn’t wait for an already-late relief detachment from
Menzoberranzan to arrive. This limits how quickly the dark elves can move to catch up, since they must seek out signs of their quarry’s passage, occasionally doubling back to pick up their trail again.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Borderlands Quest: Goblin Trouble
Bowl Bandits The passage continues onwards, taking the characters north for a while, and then switching back to the south. The caves here are empty, save for some old cobwebs on the ceiling
around this area are damp with moisture from the nearby stream. Read or paraphrase the following text as the characters near the curving passage, but before they reach the steps leading into the cavern
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
32. Far and Gone The curving west wall of this room is a seething mass of color and sickly light — a partially breached portal to the Far Realm. Creatures can’t physically pass through the portal
creature that comes into contact with the back wall must succeed on a DC 20 Wisdom saving throw or become charmed by the wall for 1 minute. While charmed in this way, the creature is stunned and stares at
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
7. Gorgon Maze As they follow the path, the characters are drawn into a maze within the larger maze of the magical garden. The curving path you follow suddenly twists to reveal a proper maze cut out
up, it dissipates to mist. When a character picks up the diamond, a pathway opens up in the middle of each of the four sides of this area, any of which lead the characters back to the sundial. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
7. Gorgon Maze As they follow the path, the characters are drawn into a maze within the larger maze of the magical garden. The curving path you follow suddenly twists to reveal a proper maze cut out
up, it dissipates to mist. When a character picks up the diamond, a pathway opens up in the middle of each of the four sides of this area, any of which lead the characters back to the sundial. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
sarcophagus and tries to repel humanoids with its antipathy effect.
Mural. A 20-foot-square bas-relief mural dominates the east wall and covers a secret door.
Amethyst Sarcophagus The sarcophagus
. For every point of damage the sarcophagus takes, a piece of it breaks off. Each piece weighs 13 pounds and is worth 100 gp. Eighty pieces can be gathered if the sarcophagus is destroyed. Bas-Relief
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
relief carvings of grinning skulls. Four lines engraved at the center of the slab cross one another to form a star, with both ends of each line marking the location of a cube-shaped cavity cut into the
are trapped when the stone block seals off the tunnel. Once the tunnel is sealed, caustic gas billows out from the mouths of the relief-carved skulls. Any creature trapped in the tunnel must succeed on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
16. Secret Door This description assumes an approach from the north. The south side of the secret door is described in area 15. The wall at the end of this corridor has a bas relief sculpture of a
script.
The message on the shield reads, “Turn back!” Instead of being part of a solid carving, the shield has a seam that a character can discover with a successful DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
dome, which is in no danger of collapse, even if the pillars were to be toppled. Each pillar is carved with a wraparound bas-relief. From north to south, the pillars depict the following scenes: A hill
mountain A fire giant with chained dwarf prisoners in a cavern At the back of the dome, a 40-foot-wide, 40-foot-high hallway heads into the mountain. Wind has blown the snow far into the hallway. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
near the weather vane, and if the characters return Pierre to the village, Vatri gives them her Stone of Good Luck as promised. With the mayor’s help, the missing gems easily slot back into the weather
as the storm passes. Some weep with relief. Mayor Gale regards you with a warm smile. “You saved us,” she says. “All hail the heroes of Respite!”
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
kamadans (see appendix D) use a cart at the back of the shrine as their lair. If they hear intruders approaching the shrine, the kamadans try to ambush them. The kamadans fight tooth and claw to
weapon is missing. On the far side of the chamber, a stone pedestal stands conspicuously bare. A relief on the wall behind it shows a monstrous jaguar with six snakes protruding from its shoulders
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
by a thick canopy of spiderwebs. Strung between the pillars and bas-relief carvings of towering dwarves protruding from the walls are humanoid corpses cocooned in spider silk.
Sacrifice. The back
Auvryndar, a drow priestess of Lolth, stands atop a raised dais at the back of the hall, presiding over a group of four drow (two females named Ardulace and Dhessril, and two males named Izzatlab and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
is safe again. How the Casques Silencieux know is a mystery, but their judgment always proves correct. And so the cycle goes, from ruin to relief and back again, with de facto ruler Mademoiselle
Jacqueline Renier ever above it all, tirelessly working to pull her realm back from the brink of total collapse.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
d6 Mission 1 Heroic Stand. You knew if you took one step back from the line, all would be lost. When relief arrived days later, you had not budged. 2 Telling Blow. The enemy general never knew what
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
81. Ebon Pool A pool of jet-black ooze glistens inside this silent chamber, whose walls are decorated with relief carvings depicting black stars.
The pool radiates an aura of conjuration magic to a
not subject to the magical wards that prevent teleportation spells from functioning within the tomb. The ooze obelisk sinks back into the pool and disappears after 1 minute. Tossing another black marble into the pool causes the obelisk to reform.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Crawlway. Hidden behind a bas-relief depicting a crocodile-headed humanoid holding up a trapezoidal chest, a crawlway leads to area 62D. Close inspection of the relief reveals that the chest’s
keyhole is real. The jade key found in area 53 can be used to unlock the relief and swing it open, revealing the crawlway. The lock can also be picked with a successful DC 21 Dexterity check made by a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
survive. You want to create tension and make it seem like the outcome teeters on the brink of disaster. Near the end of the battle, the elves show up as described in the “Relief Arrives” section
repeat this pattern several times, perhaps breaching a spot here or there before the defenders push them back. Then they start trying different tactics. Smoke Screen Late in the day, the orcs start a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
them are hidden within the features of relief carvings along the walls, including inside the jaws of many graven skulls. A secret door can be spotted by any character within 5 feet of it who has a
broken into the tomb recently, and Withers and his tomb dwarves make frequent patrols. Their trails crisscross back and forth, making other creatures in the tomb difficult to track. The freshest tracks
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
. Relief carvings on the walls depict crowds of humanoids fleeing a black star in the sky, with rays of light extending from it to turn those they strike to dust.
If the stone slabs are raised up to seal
inside the maze, a character can make both slabs sink back down into the floor by standing in front of either slab while holding up his or her right arm — as long as that arm has been severed at the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
longer a threat, the leader of the archaeologists approaches the characters. A stout human woman with bronze skin and curly dark hair held back with a colorful scarf runs toward you. Her expression is a
mixture of relief and excitement.
Laysa is a chaotic good, human, pirate-turned-archaeologist (use the assassin stat block). Descended from the island’s original inhabitants, Laysa seeks to reclaim
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
. This key opens the locked gate at area 3B. 3B. Locked Gate Carved into the lintel above this locked gate is an inscription written in Old Omuan: “Kubazan urges us to tread without fear and to give back
froghemoth pool (area 3A). 3C. Chamber of Bravery Steps descend to a ledge overlooking a pit of sharpened stakes. An alcove on the far wall holds a pedestal with a stone cube resting on it. A relief
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
other areas of the maze (your choice). There is no turning back from a wrong path. Once the last character has gone out of sight of the sundial (15 feet along the curving path), reversing direction
or leave items in this area, the marks and items are gone the next time they arrive here. The adventurers shouldn’t know whether they’re coming back to the same spot each time or whether more than one
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
the other areas of the maze (your choice). There is no turning back from a wrong path. Once the last character has gone out of sight of the sundial (15 feet along the curving path), reversing direction
ground or leave items in this area, the marks and items are gone the next time they arrive here. The adventurers shouldn’t know whether they’re coming back to the same spot each time or whether more than
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
, passages lead to the left and right, sloping upward and curving back toward each other. Where they meet, a tough membrane holds back the Nematode’s rudimentary liquid brain matter. Read or paraphrase
floating nodule resembles an open maw. A structure akin to a small tent but made of bone or pale stone stands in the back of the cave.
The tent is an aperture made of bone as dense as solid rock. It
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
the end of time.”
Adorning the wall across from the steles is a carved relief showing a solemn, blindfolded angel on the back of a mammoth with feathered wings. The mammoth is reared up on its hind
feet tall and hewn from solid rock. C1. Sealed Gates When the characters descend into the catacombs, read: A pair of basalt doors block the passage ahead, their surfaces engraved with a relief of a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
room. On the north wall hangs a long stone slab that features a bas-relief depicting dragons bowing respectfully over a large dragon corpse. A dragon skull is mounted on the east wall.
This room was
once a lounge in an Istarian home. Characters with the Stonecunning trait or proficiency with mason’s tools can tell that after the bas-relief was carved, a less skilled hand excavated it from its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
the sconces illuminate the hall.
Giant Construct. In the middle of the room, lying on its back on the stone-tiled floor, is a 100-foot-tall figure made of molded iron, its feet pointing toward the
construct. Pit and Sarcophagus A character needs climbing gear or magic to scale the walls of the pit, which are made of smooth stone. The sarcophagus at the bottom of the pit has a bas-relief of a laughing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
buildings, stone walls, and similar surfaces usually feature a sculpture or relief of her visage. People often swear oaths or engage in verbal disputes in front of these images, believing she won’t
once part of the archon Agnomakhos’s empire. The archon ruled his territory with absolute cruelty. Ephara bestowed her magic on the subjugated populace to enable them to fight back and overthrow
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
the Fall of Agnomakhos
From the back of his flying bull, the archon Agnomakhos led armies across the face of Theros, carving out an empire that stood for generations. While numerous rebellions
defeating his armies and striking the archon down. From their victory rose the polis of Meletis and the use of magic among mortals.
Agnomakhos’s fall remains a point of honor in the minds of Meletis’s people, a moment immortalized in relief upon countless civic buildings throughout the polis.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
-goat creature in robes sprawls ten feet to the north. It grips a staff tipped with a bronze goat’s head.
The curving corridor forms a perfect circle, imbued with magical gravity that keeps creatures
parallel reality. Characters who walk the length of the circular corridor notice that Devlin’s body is no longer present — nor are any companions who waited behind for them. If they step back through the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Nest of the Eldritch Eye
tomb. Bookshelves carrying various tomes and scholarly implements stand against the walls. At the center is a stone, gold-painted sarcophagus, the sides of which bear a beautiful relief carving of two
, next to which is the inscription, “My dearest Chanelle.” Relief Details. One of the figures depicted in the sarcophagus’s relief carving wears armor that matches the armor of the ghost in area N4