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blocks it. While the target is in range, the doppelganger can continue reading its thoughts, as long as the doppelganger's concentration isn't broken (as if concentrating on a spell). While reading the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
that are represented by a special card reading detailed in chapter 1, “Into the Mists.” Before you run the adventure, you need to conduct that reading to determine the location of several items that
appendix D provides stat blocks for Strahd and various NPCs and monsters that can be met in Barovia. Appendix E shows the tarokka cards that the Vistani use for their fortune telling, and appendix F contains handouts for you to show the players.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Monster Manual, since it contains important information about giants. The Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide, while not required reading, has extensive information on the Sword Coast and the North that can help
paraphrased for the players when their characters first arrive at a location or under a specific circumstance, as described in the text.
The Monster Manual contains stat blocks for most of the monsters and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
of it. The effect can penetrate barriers, but 3 feet of wood or dirt, 2 feet of stone, 2 inches of metal, or a thin sheet of lead blocks it. While the target is within range, the doppelganger can
continue reading its thoughts as long as the doppelganger’s concentration isn’t broken. While reading the target’s mind, the doppelganger has advantage on Wisdom (Insight) and Charisma (Deception, Intimidation, and Persuasion) checks against the target.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
creature within 60 feet of it. The effect can penetrate barriers, but 3 feet of wood or dirt, 2 feet of stone, 2 inches of metal, or a thin sheet of lead blocks it. While the target is in range, the
doppelganger can continue reading its thoughts, as long as the doppelganger’s concentration isn’t broken (as if concentrating on a spell). While reading the target’s mind, the doppelganger has advantage on Wisdom (Insight) and Charisma (Deception, Intimidation, and Persuasion) checks against the target.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation Supplement
door contains a mechanical trap with a magical sensor. When a creature enters this area, giant spring-loaded gears hidden in the walls cause blocks of stone on either side of the hall to slam
scratches on the floor, that the walls are movable blocks of stone, but there’s no way to identify the trap’s trigger or the method of bypassing it without experimentation or the use of divination magic. A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
Reading Ahead As the players familiarize themselves with the character options and adventuring gear described in the Basic Rules, take advantage of the opportunity to read ahead. “The Adventure
statistics are presented in a format called a stat block. You’ll find the stat blocks needed for this adventure in the “Creatures” section.
Tenday. In the Forgotten Realms, a week is ten days long and called a tenday. Each month consists of three tendays — thirty days total.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
within 60 feet of it. The effect can penetrate barriers, but 3 feet of wood or dirt, 2 feet of stone, 2 inches of metal, or a thin sheet of lead blocks it. While the target is in range, the
doppelganger can continue reading its thoughts, as long as the doppelganger’s concentration isn’t broken (as if concentrating on a spell). While reading the target’s mind, the doppelganger has advantage on Wisdom (Insight) and Charisma (Deception, Intimidation, and Persuasion) checks against the target.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
in “Franchise Tasks and Downtime” in chapter 2 of this book, and with the standard D&D downtime activities discussed in that section. The Monster Manual contains stat blocks for most of the creatures
found in this adventure. All the necessary stat blocks are included there or in appendix B. When a creature’s name appears in bold type, that’s a visual cue for you to look up the creature’s stat
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
12 Constitution saving throw or take 2 (1d4) poison damage.
Light. Most locations on the ground floor are dark, as the ivy blocks out the natural light except in areas that are open to the sky (such
or closed.
Describe this location to the players by reading the following boxed text aloud: Following a trail through the woods, you come to a foggy clearing, in the midst of which stands a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
The Ruins: General Features The walls inside the ruins are constructed of blocks of unmortared stone covered by stucco. The ceilings are of the same material, supported by corbel arches. Ceilings
weeks. Dried Potions. In some locations, characters discover the remains of a potion in the form of sediment in the bottom of a container. It is possible to mix this powder with water or wine and restore
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
, cloaked figures who are reading while seated in overstuffed armchairs.
The three goblins (neutral) are unarmed noncombatants who keep this library clean and organized. The cloaked figures seated
the book without first removing the vial, the container shatters, releasing a cloud of mummy dust that fills a 10-foot-radius sphere centered on the book. The dust spreads around corners and settles
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
aurak draconian Drayan supervises six bozak draconians (see appendix B for both stat blocks) in this room. The bozaks are busy dismantling the statues of the gods behind the effigy of Takhisis. If a
Takhisis, they notice depressions spaced along its base and a plaque reading, “Yield to Her Will.” A character who inspects the depressions and succeeds on a DC 14 Intelligence (Investigation) check
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
has an ample supply of rocks and ice blocks at hand for hurling at opponents. If the giant hears noise from area 1, he rushes there to help; conversely, if attacked, he will raise a cry to bring the
enclosing them in blocks of transparent ice. These exhibits are meant to frighten off any trespassers. The bodies are obviously hacked and very dead, not merely frozen whole. Treasure. Each of these corpses
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
weighted hempen rope, a small metal baton the size of a torch with continual flame cast on it, a small metal container holding six pressure capsules (see appendix B). The compartment also contains a
sightless eye sockets stare up blankly, and a small silver disk is clutched in one of its skeletal hands. A horizontal crevice between two blocks in the south wall glows with faint daylight, marking a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
, comprehend languages, hold person, identify, locate object, nondetection, polymorph, protection from evil and good, and wall of stone. Fortunes of Ravenloft If your card reading reveals that a treasure is
horse dung. More than two dozen horses are tethered to stone blocks inside the circle of wagons but outside the tent. Most of the animals are draft horses, but a few of them are riding horses equipped
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
tinderbox, an alms box, 2 blocks of incense, a censer, vestments, 2 days of rations, and a waterskin.
Scholar’s Pack (40 gp). Includes a backpack, a book of lore, a bottle of ink, an ink pen, 10 sheets of
to twice their size. Tent. A simple and portable canvas shelter, a tent sleeps two. Tinderbox. This small container holds flint, fire steel, and tinder (usually dry cloth soaked in light oil) used to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
characters use the “Rime of the Frostmaiden” to cut a path to the dungeon. Reading the poem creates an opening in the ice wall that’s 100 feet high, 30 feet wide, and 20 feet deep. A tunnel at the back
intruders on sight. The caves are otherwise empty. H4. Kobold Vampire Spawn Characters coming from area H2 must descend a naturally formed staircase of ice to reach this cave. Frost-covered blocks of stone
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
blocks) take meals here. They glance up at anyone who enters the room, but they pay no attention to characters dressed as Dragon Army troops. If a fight breaks out here, the soldiers resting in area O8
spends a minute reading the documents learns the following: Two Dragon Army leaders, Belephaion and Lohezet, work at the Threshold of the Heavens. The passphrase to gain entrance to the Threshold of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
room is currently inhabited by a Humanoid mutate named Falfark and an encephalon gemmule (see appendix A for both stat blocks) that Falfark treats as a guardian. Falfark is a member of the Cult of the
have used this kitchen recently are the drow explorers camped in the reading room (area T14). Treasure. One drow explorer left a backpack here. It contains 100 feet of silk rope, three daggers, a blank
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
, the front gate remains barred but unguarded. K2. Gatehouse The gates open to a thirty-foot passage leading east. A portcullis blocks the far end of the passage, but you can see the castle yard on the
blocks the castle’s water gate (area K11). It only takes one person to operate the capstan, but lowering the chain to allow a boat to pass requires a character to use three actions cranking. Treasure
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
) anxiously searching for the lost goats it tends for a frost giant tribe
7 1 frost giant (attitude: 1d8 + 1) building a wind shelter from ice blocks
8 1 frost giant ice shaper* (attitude
storm giant oracle who is an ancient enemy
11 1 kraken priest† and 3 deep scions† (attitude for all: 1d4 + 1) studying storm giant runes
12 1 storm giant quintessent† (attitude: 1d12) reading
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
the floor, as well as stairs that descend to the east. A stone slab blocks the way to the north.
The mosaics here once depicted the feats of Orestes, a scoundrel-hero who devoted his life to Phenax
serves as the resting place of the oracle-thief Orestes. According to legend, Orestes could divine how long someone would live by reading a pool of the person’s blood. Those who, in his vision, bled
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
lich Tarul Var with his guards, four dread warriors (see appendix B for both stat blocks). Having lost the Bloodgate, Var is confined to this area because of his fear of Szass Tam, while he awaits his
Tam in which Var begs for another chance to bring the Sword Coast under Thayan domination. Inside the desk’s several drawers are a potion of mind reading and a duplicate of the steel key that Var
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
places a hand into the impression, the water column flows backward for the next 10 minutes. Creatures that enter the column are gently ushered up to area P65. P58: Reading Room The walls, ceiling, and
rough and irregular. Jumbled blocks of stone are strewn about the floor. Two large creatures made of solid earth stand imposingly before an alcove in the cavern’s northeast corner.
Nafik keeps his
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
the ceiling over each channel.
A portcullis in the north wall blocks a door bearing the image of the Donjon card. On the stone arch above the portcullis, a large glyph depicts a waxing crescent
through this door, the portcullis blocks their way. Southern Door. The door leading to area 4 is locked, but it can be unlocked from this side. Alternatively, the characters might unlock it from area 4
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
blocks and rubble. 19. Natural Cavern In their excavations, the ancient builders of the stronghold stumbled upon an enormous expanse of natural caves and caverns. The southern part of this network is
and a successful DC 15 Dexterity check. The door can be forced open by someone who succeeds on a DC 25 Strength (Athletics) check. 25. Wine Cellar A padlocked door identical to the one at area 24 blocks
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
even if the glass is shattered. Simulacrum Sarcophagus. This ice-carved container weighs 1,000 pounds and begins to melt if taken out of the room. The snow figure in the sarcophagus is part of the
material component of a simulacrum spell. Manshoon can use it to create a new simulacrum if his current one is destroyed. E8. Reading Room This room contains the following features: Delightful warmth
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
creature must succeed on a DC 20 Constitution saving throw or have the poisoned condition for 1 hour. The box contains a Potion of Mind Reading and a journal. The journal belongs to Inda and contains
writings in Common and Celestial regarding her experiments with the rod piece. A character who spends 10 minutes reading the journal learns the pass phrase needed to deactivate the ward runes protecting the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
appendix C for their stat blocks). The hypnos magen telepathically orders intruders to leave the area. Defying this order prompts the magen to attack. The iron door at the base of the observatory is
fairy whispering in its ear), the Haunted (with a demonic shadow terrorizing it), and the Fool (performing a handstand). Each of the five scripts is cursed. Anyone who spends an hour reading a script
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
sentence when reading aloud: Stone stairs descend from Hallix Mausoleum to a large subterranean chamber with stone coffins sitting on sturdy shelves. Part of the west wall has collapsed, creating an opening
about the padlocked door. C4: Trapped Grate A metal grate in the floor of this ten-foot-square room blocks access to a shallow stone pit holding a small gold harp, a handful of loose papers, and a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
unlocking the tome’s secret lore and believed it could be interpreted in this chamber. Alas, the magical nature of this room doesn’t enhance reading comprehension. Undaunted, Klaudel summoned Jomlus to read
carries on Klaudel’s work, reading and rereading the text the spectator doesn’t understand and repeating its words with a slightly different pronunciation each time. Klaudel’s obsession has become Jomlus’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
command word. Characters who spend at least 10 minutes reading the notes find a drawing of a tower with the Terran word for “petrification” written under it. The characters should be able to determine
don’t have ranged weapons, but Qunbraxel might attack through the narrow openings. Blocked Hall. The top of the mudslick tower blocks the end of this hall except for gaps only a few inches wide between
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
the like. There are smaller boxes of salt, and a screw-top copper container filled with spices (wonderfully hot peppers). Tuns of wine and casks of beer are kept handy near the door. The most common
and two gems (worth 100 gp each). The disguised chest holds a jeweled scepter worth 1,000 gp, three potions (superior healing, mind reading, and invulnerability), and five spell scrolls (zone of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
reading an eldritch tome written by those who have seen or otherwise interacted with the Far Realm. A Far Realm Incursion with Mind Flayer Nautiloids Far Realm Effects d100 Effect 01–09 A
wisp is put in a container, a creature holding the receptacle can cast the resurrection spell once, requiring no components and causing the wisp to vanish. Any creature returned to life in this way