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Dungeon Master’s Guide
. The DM can use a different stat block to represent the knight, as desired.
Moon. You gain the ability to cast Wish 1d3 times.
Puzzle. Permanently reduce your Intelligence or Wisdom by 1d4 + 1 (to
guard the place. While your soul is trapped in this way, your body is inert, ceases aging, and requires no food, air, or water. A Wish spell can’t return your soul to your body, but the spell reveals the location of the object that holds your soul. You draw no more cards.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
Unity of Rings Systems, cycles, orbits, planes, lives, even the city of Sigil itself—the multiverse is composed of infinite rings. Whether these are physical or philosophical rings, the elements of
the multiverse have no beginning or end, and if you follow any for long enough, you’ll return to where you started.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
Desired Offering 1 A gem worth at least 50 gp, which the creature eats 2 An exceedingly pure sample of a favored element 3 A way to return the elemental to its home plane 4 Performing a dance from the
Monsters’ Desires Aberrations d4 Desired Offering 1 The brain or other organs of a rare creature 2 Flattery and obsequiousness 3 Secrets or lore it doesn’t already know 4 Accepting a strange
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Vladeska’s Torment Vladeska Drakov is close to attaining her desired empire, but circumstances keep it ever out of reach: Vladeska knows it’s only a matter of time until zombies overrun Lekar. She
has no time for rest or deliberation; every moment must be used to the fullest before the hordes return. Every wasted second is a life lost. Vladeska refuses to flee. She knows doing so could save many
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
characters agree to work for both agents, both agents might still send out second redundant expeditions as insurance.) These expeditions are composed of five cultist servants, led either by the
missing components, whether they steal them out from under the characters or take them directly in combat. Any stolen components will be delivered to their respective agents before the characters return from the past.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
Complications During the raid, any number of complications might arise. As desired, you can roll on the Machine Fight Complications table (see the next page) at the end of each round of combat
want to send them back—you can work that into this final showdown. Whichever agent the characters return to is disappointed in their progress, but comes up with an alternative plan. Knowing that the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
glares at a character and bellows, “FREE ME!” or “BRING ME MY HAMMER!” in Giant first and Abyssal second. If that fails to garner the desired reaction, Kostchtchie resorts to using telepathy to contact the nearest character, demanding its immediate release while offering nothing in return.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
prices, specific desired features, and so on. If the characters pay the retainer, roll twice on Magic Item Table F and once each on tables Magic Item Table A, Magic Item Table B, Magic Item Table C
based on the item’s rarity, as given in the table below, but she might also be willing to part with an item in return for a favor. She especially wants to see Keoland’s ambitions for Saltmarsh foiled
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
queen, the shadar-kai use their shadow magic. If a target is living, they magically infiltrate the person’s mind and excise the desired bits of emotion, or if the target is close to death, the shadar-kai
might also bring a bit of the sediment as a gift to the Raven Queen. What she would give in return is never known ahead of time, but her boons come in many wondrous forms: the restoration of a lost soul, the rediscovery of a missing memory, or a glimpse into the forgotten knowledge of the ancients.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
constructed feature: a lonely tower or castle, a bustling tavern, or even a city. Normally, visitors to these places return to the same world they came from when they depart, but it’s also possible to
use a nexus point to travel from one world to another. Depending on the place, shifting worlds might require the use of magic, an object from the desired destination world as a sort of key, or nothing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
would like to return to the surface. They have little hope of reaching Waterdeep on their own and would appreciate an escort. Getting all five band members to the Yawning Portal alive completes this quest
. Durnan is pleased to have the halflings perform for his patrons and rewards the characters with a round of drinks. If the heroes plan to return to Undermountain, Durnan also pulls a few strings to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
hired by Daerismun Aerath, one of the Avowed — the esteemed scholar-monks of Candlekeep — to guide him there. He was writing a treatise on the place and desired firsthand experience of the locale
these creatures kept from being caught in these traps, or if they had simply dwelt here long enough to know how to avoid them. Before I could give the matter any thought, I was forced to flee, and I don’t intend to ever return.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
return with the spoils of war. The githyanki sky ships attack from above in the dead of night, gaining an instant advantage since communities on the surface rarely offer strong defenses against
written language composed of alphabetic symbols arranged in circular clusters called tir’su. Each “spoke” on the wheel corresponds to a letter of the alphabet. Each cluster of characters represents a single
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
, a mummy lord can return to unlife no matter what doom it meets. Mummy lords are usually consumed by ageless plots. Roll on or choose a result from the Mummy Lord Plots table to determine a mummy
hundred years. 3 Reclaim and resurrect a loved one’s corpse. 4 Reconquer the lands that once composed its empire. 5 Recover the pieces of its lost heart. 6 Replace its descendant as the ruler of a realm
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
portrait of the creature over a period of 1 hour. At the end of that time, the magic of the portrait alters the creature in the desired manner. The benefits granted by the bargain normally last for a year
kindly. If the characters agree to help him undo the hags’ curse, Glitter assures them they will gain a powerful ally in Waterdeep, as well as receive 500 gp in gems as soon as he can return to the city
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
the demons and devils battled. The hosts of Mount Celestia, she believed, could descend upon Avernus en masse and wipe both hordes of evil from the cosmos if they so desired. After her repeated requests
, dwarves, elves, and other folk. If Tiamat were to return to the material world, that event could trigger, or be a signal of, the resumption of the war between giants and dragons.
The Warrior’s General
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
populated by the descendants of sailors who never found a way home. Theoretically, travelers who understand the workings of the storm could use it to travel to a desired Material Plane world. Sea of Ice
of Evil Water believe the seas and deep waters are eager to reclaim the water trapped in the bodies of living creatures, and think it’s their duty to return others to the primal waters by drowning them or shedding their blood.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
denied admittance to Dweomercore (level 9), and Halaster robbed him of his spellbook. The Mad Mage has promised to return the book once Kavil completes his work. (In fact, Halaster has misplaced the
property. 30b. Play-by-Play Generator This dusty room has a 10-foot-high ceiling. A 3-foot cube composed of equal parts adamantine and flesh sits atop a 3-foot-tall hexagonal plinth of carved stone
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
turns, ending the effect on itself on a success. Nexus of Dissolution. A sphere the size of a human head and composed of oversized centipede limbs encompasses a foul light. This sphere is a fraction
, they must still return to Atagua. The Drought Elder does nothing to physically impede the characters, but it telepathically urges the creatures inhabiting its massive corpse to attack the intruders
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
their sensory stone (see Sigil and the Outlands). Roll on the Sensory Stone Sensations table and consult the entries below to determine the muse’s desired sensation and how the characters can help
successful DC 15 Charisma (Persuasion) check or the calm emotions spell. On a failed check, the characters record anxiety instead. If the characters record the Sensate’s desired sensation, the muse rewards
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
present, exchange goods with them. Whenever I return home, I make it a point to spend at least a night at the inn to see old friends (often much older since last I saw them) and learn what has passed
. Yet should such approach Evereska, its guardians mounted on giant eagles would ensure no ill befell the vale. Unlike cramped and crowded human cities, Evereska is composed of clusters of buildings
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
elder brain and the rest of the illithids in the colony learn of it immediately. The colony relies on a collective memory, composed from the knowledge, experiences, and skills of all of its members
individual mind flayers. Perhaps at one time each mind flayer was independent, but now the elder brain is the only true power. The illithids know that their continued survival and their eventual return to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
Ancient Being Any time an unfathomably powerful entity sweeps in and offers godlike rewards in return for just a few teensy favors, it’s a scam. Unless it’s me. I’d never lie to you, reader dearest
permanently. No matter the cause of their demise, they return. To all appearances, they are alive and mortal, but they control the amassed resources of an immortal. 6 Primal Manifestation. Its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
character asks Nib to make something specific, Nib honors that request, provided the desired item is a nonmagical item worth no more than 1,000 gp, or a magic item of common or uncommon rarity. Nib can make
chapter 2) and offer Nib something in return for his gifts. Nib kindly accepts whatever the character offers but isn’t looking for help to end his curse, because as long as Granny Nightshade remains
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
around a lonely cobblestone avenue, Hopeless is composed of worn, leaden buildings and crooked towers. Visitors who plod down the main road from the Screaming Gate eventually come to the Wishless Well
to return to their faces, making them prime targets for the high cardinal’s watchful servants. Gallows When townsfolk suspected of crimes aren’t disintegrated on the spot, High Cardinal Thingol
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
and turns ethereal to escape the party, only to return once she rounds up the students and forms a posse. If the characters attack her here, the night hag turns ethereal and flees. Doll Collection
Undermountain. A character who has placed a piece of themselves in a particular doll can use an action to mutilate the doll in one of the following ways to gain a desired result: If the doll’s eyes are pierced
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
utter a prayer to Graz’zt; doing so has a 10 percent chance of annoying the demon lord, who causes four shadow demons to appear in the room and attack. These demons return to the Abyss after 10
.
Sythian Skalderang (see the end of the adventure) is here with his students from 9 a.m. to noon. The students often return to this room between the hours of 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. to play music without
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
for this NPC. The DM can use a different stat block to represent the knight, as desired. Moon You gain the ability to cast Wish 1d3 times. Puzzle Permanently reduce your Intelligence or Wisdom by 1d4
spell can’t return your soul to your body, but the spell reveals the location of the object that holds your soul. You draw no more cards.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
the two of you have been drawn together by fate. Work with your DM to create a name and backstory for this NPC. The DM can use a different stat block to represent the knight, as desired. Moon You
trapped in this way, your body is inert, ceases aging, and requires no food, air, or water. A Wish spell can’t return your soul to your body, but the spell reveals the location of the object that holds your soul. You draw no more cards.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
need only grab hold of the rope and say “up” or “down” to be hoisted or lowered one floor as desired. Illumination. Continual flame spells bathe the interior in bright light. Topolah can suppress or
return.”
The four autognomes (see Boo’s Astral Menagerie) here are named Orwyck 1, Orwyck 3, Orwyck 6, and Orwyck 8. Their rope-and-pulley harnesses enable them to tend to the gardens. Second Floor
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
a cavern that contains a hot spring, in which they drown themselves. U4. Moaning Cavern The cave is empty except for three ice-covered pillars composed of mineral deposits. U5. Icy Bridge A natural
shall leave these caves in the morning and never return.” U7. Waterfall The river used to tumble over a small waterfall in this area, following the current west toward Lac Dinneshere. The waterfall now
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
still transforming her, breaking down her form from a physical one into an entity composed of symbols, images, and perceptions. To keep herself from dissipating entirely into nothingness, the queen
, but much can also be lost. Many adventurers never return from the fortress, forever trapped within a world created from their own experience.
The Raven Queen’s Influence The Raven Queen’s desire to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
knights and nobles. Calder Moore Fortresses on the backs of dragon turtles rise from
the depths, heralding the return of a long-lost dynasty Epic Fantasy Conflicts. Conflicts like these highlight the
in addition to combat prowess. An adventure composed of nothing but puzzles can become frustrating, so be sure to mix up the kinds of encounters you present.
Mystery Conflicts. A mystery might set
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
remain open, so the characters can explore the rooms beyond when they return from whatever stage is triggered by opening the door. Any treasure or other objects claimed in a stage stay with the characters
Whiskey (both N male human guards). The two are complete opposites: Sigil composed and pleasant, Whiskey uncouth and short-tempered. They have been in the inn’s restaurant for a long time. The outside
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
a facsimile takes weeks or even months for large tomes, so those who desire such a work must commission it in writing, provide payment in advance, and then return to the front gates to pick up the
these towers. Seekers at the Pillars must rely on their Avowed guides to retrieve or return specific works from the Great Library to assist with their research. Most seekers never pass through the






