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Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
Chapter 7: Expedition to the Barrier Peaks Hidden within the rugged crags of the Barrier Peaks lies the last remnant of a futuristic society from a far-flung world: a crashed spaceship that once
launch an expedition into the mountains to determine the source of the violence. “Expedition to the Barrier Peaks” is designed for four to six 11th-level characters. Michele Giorgi Aphelion 3000, an evil supercomputer, commands a
fleet of cold-hearted robots on a crashed spaceship
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
sludge in the crypts of failed liches. Despite the loss of a solid physical form, these foul creatures retain their terrible intellects and aspire to megalomaniacal goals—the first of which
extinguish their horrific unlife, virtuous faiths and vigilant organizations (like the Order of the Guardians detailed in chapter 3) seal these viscous horrors in magically warded prisons. As ages pass
Species
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Poised between the worlds of the living and the dead, dhampirs retain their grip on life yet are endlessly tested by vicious hungers. Their ties to the undead grant dhampirs a taste of a vampire
one of the following Domains of Dread (detailed in chapter 3):
Barovia. In the shadow of Castle Ravenloft, tales flourish of those who love or descend from vampires. You might have such a connection
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
Chapter 1: The Unicorn and the Hags Whichever hook you choose, the adventure begins while the characters are traveling through a remote fey wood. If Infernal Machine Rebuild is played in combination
with Lost Laboratory of Kwalish, this could be part of the thick band of woods surrounding the pass leading into the Barrier Peaks, known to be infused with the power of the Feywild. The High Forest
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
tiles end if Landro’s shutdown sequence is activated (see the “Shutdown Sequence” section later in this chapter). Ceilings The height of the ceilings varies considerably in Landro; see individual area
. Psychic Damage. For each ounce of graymatter fluid consumed, the creature takes 11 (2d10) psychic damage. A creature killed by this damage rises as a zombie 1d4 hours after dying. Invisible Barrier The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
uses the Oriq blood mage stat block in chapter 7 and has access to lair actions (see “Murgaxor’s Lair Actions” below), which he can use anywhere in the Ruins of Caerdoon. Whirling around him are five
, he can take lair actions. Barrier. Murgaxor is surrounded by a barrier of arcane energy resembling a cocoon of writhing mud. While surrounded by this barrier, Murgaxor and the stones encircling him
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
separated from their memories, which become wandering eidolons (see chapter 6). They retain their personalities and skills, but each Returned tends to be a very different being from who they once were
might once have held meaning. Other Returned visit anographers and describe what scraps of memory they retain. Some believe hidden wisdom lies upon these scrolls, clues to ancient mysteries, or hints
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
. Some of these items might be experiments that Kwalish is working on, which can be made available to the characters if they return to the Barrier Peaks. Alternatively, if you’d like to make full use of
. When an item’s charges run dry, its magic drains away — or the item might malfunction or explode, with effects determined by you. The “Alien Technology” section in chapter 9 of the Dungeon Master’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Reunion in Sigil At the end of chapter 10, the characters learned that Vecna is performing his ritual at a site in Pandesmos called the Cave of Shattered Reflection. At some point after this
of Seven Parts or a high-level spell. (See the “Dismantling an Unreality” section for more information.) Teleportation Ward. A crystalline barrier surrounding the Cave of Shattered Reflection wards
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
chapter). The most dangerous places include those described below. Barrier Peaks. These forbidding highlands are home to strange monsters. “Expedition to the Barrier Peaks,” an adventure in Quests from the
meat with some spices and seasonings brought from the west, creating unique flavors. Old Keoland and Its Neighbors The long chain of the Lortmil Mountains forms a natural barrier between Old Keoland and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
Wilderness Encounters Reaching the foothills of the Barrier Peaks takes the characters through a broad range of wild lands — including woods infused with the power of the Feywild. Wilderness
supernatural gift (see chapter 7 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide) — a charm that allows a character to cast the Galder’s tower spell (see appendix E) once as an action. 3 A treant and a stone golem were
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
class are also available here. And some of the items in this section represent a new type of wondrous item: magic tattoos. The Magic Items table lists all the magic items in this chapter and notes the
Grimoire Yes Uncommon+ Barrier Tattoo Yes Uncommon+ Bloodwell Vial Yes Uncommon Coiling Grasp Tattoo Yes Uncommon Eldritch Claw Tattoo Yes Uncommon Feywild Shard Yes Uncommon Guardian Emblem Yes Uncommon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
a failed check, the crowd counts as 10 feet of difficult terrain. 3 A large stained-glass window or similar barrier blocks your path. Make a DC 10 Strength saving throw to smash through the barrier
and keep going. On a failed save, you bounce off the barrier and fall prone. 4 A maze of barrels, crates, or similar obstacles stands in your way. Make a DC 10 Dexterity (Acrobatics) or Intelligence
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
village of Mbala. A powerful witch is rumored to dwell there. According to local legends, the witch forged a pact with the Lord of Bones, a god who granted her the power to create zombies that retain
their former personalities. For more information on the so-called witch, see “Mbala” later in this chapter.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
Exploring Sigil Chapter 2 of Sigil and the Outlands describes life in Sigil and the locations on the poster map. Use this information, along with the random encounter table in each ward’s section, to
adventure surrounds the characters’ identities and the nature of their deaths. While the characters retain vague, surface-level details about themselves, they’re likely to seek more information in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
characters try to leave, the ghost-children attempt to possess them. If one of the ghosts possesses a character, allow the player to retain control of the character, but assign the character one of the
the children’s spirits to rest, each character gains inspiration (see “Inspiration” in chapter 4, “Personality and Background,” of the Player’s Handbook).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
retain their terrible intellects and aspire to megalomaniacal goals—the first of which involves regaining a body. To do this, they seek servants to exact their will, coercing even the most stubborn
controlled and can regenerate themselves from those creatures’ blood. Unable to extinguish their horrific unlife, virtuous faiths and vigilant organizations (like the Order of the Guardians detailed in chapter
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
3 2 1 1 1 20 +6 Archdruid 4 4 22 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 Level 1: Spellcasting You have learned to cast spells through studying the mystical forces of nature. See chapter 7 for the rules on spellcasting
you to do so. Beast Shapes Druid Level Known Forms Max CR Fly Speed 2 4 1/4 No 4 6 1/2 No 8 8 1 Yes Rules While Shape-Shifted. While in a form, you retain your personality, memories, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
fully as NPCs on separate sheets (perhaps using the NPC Tracker in chapter 3). Similarly, the Bastion Tracker provides space to indicate the space of each special facility, but encourage players to draw
maps of their Bastions (see “Bastion Map” earlier in this chapter).
Attack A hostile force attacks your Bastion but is defeated. Roll 6d6; for each die that rolls a 1, one Bastion Defender dies
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
finest inn. You dine at the best restaurants, retain the most skilled and fashionable tailor, and have servants attending to your every need. You receive invitations to the social gatherings of the
are, the greater the chance you will be drawn into political intrigue as a pawn or participant. SELF SUFFICIENCY
The expenses and lifestyles described in this chapter assume that you are spending
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
puts the ruins on alert and activates the necromantic barrier described in area N2. A character who wants to sneak past the watchtower or climb its ladder undetected must succeed on a DC 13 Dexterity
. Supply Train The pulverized remains of a military supply train are heaped alongside the trail leading to the fortress.
The wreckage of a supply train forms a 5-foot-high, 25-foot-long barrier
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
on a DC 12 Dexterity saving throw or take 7 (2d6) piercing damage from the spikes and be restrained until the spikes are retracted or the barrier is destroyed. The spikes can be retracted only by
the spikes, but the gaps aren’t big enough for a character to slip through. The barriers of spikes grant three-quarters cover to creatures behind them. Each barrier has AC 15, 18 hit points, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
killed by drow invaders less than a tenday ago. The tomb tapper chased the drow to this point before they finally killed it. (The characters might have encountered the drow already in chapter 6.) The
chapter 2), and the other is buried elsewhere in the glacier (see chapter 6). The remaining twelve spires are intact, though two are almost buried in ice. There is a 20 percent chance per tower that 1d3
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
“Jolly Boats” sidebar). See chapter 2 of the Astral Adventurer’s Guide for the living ship’s deck plans and weaponry. Living Ship Deck PlansView Unlabeled Version The living ship’s spelljamming helm
, and further attempts by that character to sway her fall on deaf ears. If the party doesn’t have any spellcasters, Krux points out that they will need to hire a spelljammer. If the party tries to retain
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
Daoine Gloine The city of Daoine Gloine has long been thought of as mere legend — just another strange tale from the already-strange Barrier Peaks. Occasionally, travelers would return from the
, resembling an almost-transparent barrier some thirty feet above the ground, visible only where it catches the light.
Below that strange barrier, the buildings of the city are unnaturally clean
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
obsidian columns with fiery cracks in them. The air is oppressively warm.
Two razerblasts (see chapter 7) keep to the sides of the chamber. How these guards react depends on how the characters arrive
rose red and bearing fire-stitched patterns decorate the chamber.
A red-skinned man paces in the middle of the room. This is the lair and study of a fire genasi named Bastian Thermandar (see chapter
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
. Daveras tried to talk to him, but Figaro used a magical device to erect an impenetrable barrier around the room.
Personal History. Daveras wasn’t part of the Lambent Zenith’s crew. When his
barrier if he feels he can trust the characters. The barrier allows sound to pass through, meaning that the characters can talk with Figaro. A character talking with Figaro can make a DC 25 Charisma
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
receives an equal share of XP. However, the guide doesn’t gain levels as player characters do.
You can use the optional loyalty rule in chapter 4 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide to track the loyalty of a
chapter have goals beyond helping the characters survive. Helping guides fulfill their personal goals increases their loyalty.
A particularly loyal guide (loyalty score of 10 or higher) will follow
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
. Although both deities are ultimately beholden to Maglubiyet, the greater god allows them to retain a measure of their influence over the hobgoblins because their philosophies are in line with his own
. They serve as a secret police force and a spy network in hobgoblin society. Statistics for a typical hobgoblin Iron Shadow can be found in chapter 3. The Iron Shadows recruit from all ranks of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Mourning looking for their best friend, the warforged Mercy (see the “Warforged Pilgrims” section earlier in this chapter). The stress of the situation caused Filch’s comatose state. Mercy and Filch would
“Antigravity Wells” section earlier in this chapter). The well connects to Landro’s right hip (see area L8). L6: Left Foot The stone door at the toe end of this hollow foot has broken in several parts and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
” earlier in the chapter). The walls of this hall are illustrated with painted panels depicting a starry sky. The paintings show what a viewer would see while looking out through a set of windows into
chapter). The balcony doors that adjoin areas area P11, P12, area P15, and area P29 are not locked. This rectangular courtyard is open to the twilit sky. It has no visible floor; instead, a vortex of
compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Ythryn mythallar from a group of treasure hunters Books Two books are described in this section. Characters can find The Codicil of White in Auril’s abode (see chapter 5) and The Incantations of
Iriolarthas in the Netherese necropolis hidden under the Reghed Glacier (see chapter 7).
The Codicil of White The Codicil of White is a tall, thin volume bound in white ermine fur over seasoned boards
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
a giant raven, attack the characters. Rules for mounted combat appear in chapter 9 of the Player’s Handbook. Suggested Encounter (Night) Characters who explore Raven Rock in the dead of night
(see the “Icewind Dale” section). Characters who explore the Sea of Moving Ice in wintertime are subject to extreme cold temperatures (see the “Wilderness Survival” section in chapter 5 of the Dungeon
Magic Items
Infernal Machine Rebuild
known today. However, its true origins derive from a planar craft that crashed in the Barrier Peaks, for the Infernal Machine once functioned as this craft’s central command console.
Explorers who
bonus action to activate, roll on the Wild Magic Surge table (see the sorcerer section in chapter 3 of the Player’s Handbook) to see what happens.
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Whenever you roll a 20 on a d20, you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Candlekeep (see “Knights of the Shield”). V30. Barrier of Iron Bars This sewer tunnel slopes down gradually toward the south, channeling water and sewage into the city’s sewer system. The tunnel is blocked by
a 10-foot-square barrier composed of vertical iron bars with 6-inch gaps between them — enough room for a rat to saunter through, but too narrow for normal-sized characters to squeeze through. The