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Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
release an overlord, but they help to sustain it. To release an overlord, the Lords of Dust must ensure that the Prophecy unfolds along a specific path. Often, following this path requires specific
that wouldn’t be sufficient to bring about the desired end; somehow, they’ll have to trick the adventurer into doing it. Because the Lords of Dust so often work through pawns and minions, it might
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
5. Overpass Where a high tunnel passes through the larger tunnel cavern below, the goblins have set up a bridge guard post. The stream passage continues up beyond another set of uneven steps ahead
against the goblin’s passive Wisdom (Perception) score to creep by without being noticed. If the goblin spots the adventurers, it signals the goblins in area 7 to release a flood (see the “Flood!” section
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
offer. This process continues until the characters comply or none are left. Those who agree to the beholder’s terms are permitted to leave with their lives. If the characters give Xanathar the stone, it
character makes. On a failure, Xanathar demands that the character release Sylgar at once or be disintegrated (and makes good on its threat).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Disrupting Manshoon’s Operation Characters can hinder Manshoon in the following ways. Release the Barlgura If the characters free the barlgura demon in area K15 and allow it to roam Kolat Towers
is said and done, Manshoon is forced to retreat to his extradimensional sanctum. From there, he continues his search for the Vault of Dragons while fending off attackers. Steal Manshoon’s Spellbook
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
shaft, as desired. On a check result of 6–9, the character neither gains nor loses ground; on a result of 5 or less, the character falls and takes 1d6 bludgeoning damage per 10 feet fallen, landing
yank the rod loose, bending it so that their chains are freed. A goblin or bugbear can use its action to release one wolf from its chain.
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->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
8 miles per hour (80 feet per round) in a direction of the creature’s choice. The iceberg continues this movement until the attuned creature changes the direction and speed or the creature’s
attunement ends. Planar Tunnels. A creature attuned to the shard can navigate the tunnels within the iceberg to reach any desired destination in 1 hour without making an ability check. The creature is also
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
T3. Cage Trap If the party continues east along the tunnel past area T2, they walk into a trap. Read the following text only if a character examines the ceiling: The ceiling consists of square stone
continues down the passage.
Ten iron cages are suspended from chains over the hallway, and the “panels” are the cage bottoms. The true ceiling is 25 feet high, and each cage hangs from 5 feet of heavy
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
them. Development. When the goblin boss is defeated, any remaining goblins attempt to flee to area H3 and release the wolves there. Treasure. The goblin boss has a belt pouch containing 16 sp. H3
successful check, the character moves at half speed up or down the shaft, as desired. On a check result of 6–9, the character struggles with the climb and takes 10 minutes to ascend or descend the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
. A character pretending to be a Harper can fool her with a successful DC 16 Charisma (Deception) check. Otherwise, the characters must either compel Elaspra to release the information using magic, or
they trace the key to its owner, the characters can head to the Southern Ward in search of Volkarr Kibbens. The spring chain continues with encounter 10, “Converted Windmill.”
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
increasing or reducing the size of the fire spilling out of the furnace. The more heat that is allowed to fill the balloon, the higher the ship can rise. Opening the hatch or the valve doesn’t release the
ballista (see the “Siege Equipment” section in chapter 8 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide). Tying a rope to a harpoon, if desired, takes an action. In addition to dealing 16 (3d10) piercing damage on a hit
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
escapes. If not, the chase continues for another round. If the characters catch Itzmin, he tells them where Serapio is in exchange for his release. Should Itzmin escape, the character who has the highest
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
concept behind the hirelings and selecting one proficiency for each. The DM can then customize the hirelings as desired, perhaps by adding additional proficiencies or adjusting their combat statistics
. Skilled hirelings can be fired and hired as needed. A franchise might bring on a couple of thugs to act as distraction during a street fair, then release those NPCs to hire a different set of skilled
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
) check understands how to release the pod’s inhabitant. Freeing the Scientist. The stasis pod opens with a hiss of depressurized gas. Inside the pod is a scientist (lawful good, human noble) named Nova
the ship’s hull in this area. A dark, narrow tunnel extends from the opening and into the mountainside. If the characters follow the tunnel, it continues for 1 mile before exiting into the Barrier
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
. Lord Volmer also tells the party that the lords of the Nine Hells are divided when it comes to the matter of Tiamat’s release. He tells the party that if Tiamat is prevented from escaping, the party
might use commune to discover the spy. The succubus has gained another victim by that point—a knight of the Order of the Gauntlet who regularly goes to meet her at her slum dwelling in the Field Ward of Waterdeep. This pattern of murder and suicide continues unless the spy’s true identity is discovered.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
kill Klarg in area 8, promising to release Sildar when they bring back the bugbear’s head. Sildar groggily warns the characters that they shouldn’t trust the goblin, and he’s right. If the characters
continues with the fight. Sildar takes 1d6 bludgeoning damage from the fall, which is enough to drop him to 0 hit points. Quick-acting characters can try to stabilize him before he dies (see “Damage and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
. Lord Volmer also tells the party that the lords of the Nine Hells are divided when it comes to the matter of Tiamat’s release. He tells the party that if Tiamat is prevented from escaping, the party
in the Field Ward of Waterdeep. This pattern of murder and suicide continues unless the spy’s true identity is discovered.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
. Lord Volmer also tells the party that the lords of the Nine Hells are divided when it comes to the matter of Tiamat’s release. He tells the party that if Tiamat is prevented from escaping, the party
in the Field Ward of Waterdeep. This pattern of murder and suicide continues unless the spy’s true identity is discovered.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
love, and go to war with each other. To join one is a mark of honor and continues a grand tradition that Luskar associate with democracy, self-determination, and individuality. Each Ship has its own
. Beyond these universal tasks, each captain takes on other duties as desired in order of that Ship’s standing in the hierarchy, leaving less glamorous and less lucrative tasks to the captains and Ships of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
something else entirely. Both Konrad and Rugga are in constant agony. They can communicate telepathically out to a range of 60 feet. Their communications consist of pleas to release them from their torment
vines by attacking their root in the center of the room. Treat the root as an immobile, Medium object with AC 15 and 100 hit points. When the root is reduced to 0 hit points, the vines release spores
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
) and the overlook (area O3) run down to release the ogre zombie from its cage and attack intruders who breach this hall. The zombie sides with the duergar in any fight. Duergar that fall below half
frozen ferry in Easthaven. From this new base, the search for chardalyn continues. Long may our father reign over this dark land!
Durth
Nildar Sunblight The characters can visit the ferry or give
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
place for his experiments. Even as he works for the Six, Hoobur continues to make it look as if he works for Dran Enterprises. The leadership of the Six expects that attacks on two Acquisitions
release a rain of arrows from turrets up higher on the lighthouse. The trap can be bypassed by pressing a hidden button on the door, requiring a successful DC 15 Intelligence (Investigation) check to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
certain defeat at the hands of his other enemies. Rool’s betrayal doesn’t make him friendly toward the party. Once Daggerdark is dispatched, Rool continues to fight the adventurers to the bitter end
and unconscious while bound in this manner. Four chains bind him. The chains are secured to the hull and must be broken to release the giant from his stasis or free him from the ship’s hold. Striking
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
forty feet or more overhead. The stairway continues to wind down along a ledge that follows the north wall of the chamber. A fast-moving stream about five feet wide runs across the floor of the
opportune moment to attack intruders with surprise. The other moves east to the gate and opens it to release a brown bear, which attacks any non-troglodyte in the next round (roll initiative for the bear
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
(no brakes), the cart has AC 16. If occupants are using the brakes to control its speed, the cart has AC 8. If the cart’s occupants engage or release the brake when they see the kobolds pulling the
. The cart continues down the track unhindered.
3–5. The cart derails into area 11. Each creature in the cart is thrown out, lands prone, and must succeed on a DC 12 Dexterity saving throw or take 5
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
Gallery If the characters arrive here from the entrance hall (area N3a), read: The staircase climbs twenty feet to a beautifully appointed gallery that continues toward the west, running almost the length
Vallakovich has the key to Udo’s manacles. The manacles break if they take 10 damage or more from a single weapon attack. If the characters release Udo, his first desire is to return to his home. Later
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
guards issue a warning against bothering folk not in the wedding party, and might eventually search or incarcerate any individual who continues to cause trouble. Tabaxi Merchant. Sticking out like a
allowing everyone to receive the couple, Rizwin thanks Jormun for the wonderful ceremony (even if it left much to be desired) and leads everyone back the way they came and north to the dining hall
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
removing the garbage and burying the excrement. Darz has also buried his shady past; he was a member of a thieves’ guild in Waterdeep who was caught and imprisoned for his many crimes. After his release from
, if desired. The meals on the menu are prepared just as they are in Waterdeep’s finest restaurants, but nonetheless they are extraordinarily expensive (25 gp per plate). Draven employs spies to keep
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
and is no longer drunk. On a failed save after 1 hour, the character continues to drink until falling unconscious for several hours, then awakens and remains drunk for 1 hour thereafter. Once a
-holes at about 5 feet off the ground that the hill giant has never noticed.) Two levers are set in the west wall. These control the thick portcullises that can block off entry to area 29 or release
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
still alive when its master dies, it stops attacking and retreats to its nest. It continues to fight only if pursued. After the remaining lizardfolk are dealt with, Bimz chooses one character and bonds
elf; the key to unlock his chains can be found in the captain’s writing desk drawer (see area 9). If the characters demonstrate friendship and release him, Oceanus (see appendix C) has an interesting
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
comprehension!” The threat is empty, but the statue continues to levitate for 1 minute before sinking back down to the ledge. The magic resets after 1 hour. While it is levitating, the statue can be easily
lever is an action that causes both clamps to release the floor, which is then magically driven upward into the ceiling. Creatures standing on the floor are knocked prone and must make a DC 20
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
despite his current situation, believing everything will work out and he’ll have quite a story to tell afterward. If the characters release him, he searches the kitchen (area B13) for something to wear
hold of something and pull it from the statue’s mouth, a character must say the name of what they desire. If the desired thing is in the extradimensional space, it materializes in the character’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
creature for 1 minute or until the owl takes damage from any source. A character can use an action to repeat the check as often as desired. A creature toward which Bloodybeak is indifferent can move through
jabberwock like a pet, regularly inviting it into her palace to feed from her cauldron. It continues to visit the palace even now that Zybilna is frozen in time, has fed recently, and is sound asleep
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a1
succeeds by 5 or more, the mechanism can be permanently disabled if desired. Creature. The pit contains two goblin skeletons, one goblin that has been dead for about a day, and one live giant rat. The
continues to repose in his tomb until hunger finally draws him forth to hunt five days later. By that time, he uses the normal troll statistics, retaining his additional languages. Treasure. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
tells them that it is a triton held captive by the evil lizardfolk, and it offers to assist the characters against their “mutual enemies” if they release it. Even if the characters correctly identify it
(no value) A dagger in a scabbard (2 gp) 45–46. Officers’ Quarters These rooms are very similar; the following description serves for each, though the positions of the furniture can be varied if desired






