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Yeth Hound

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Deep Ethereal. After sunset, it returns to the Border Ethereal at the same spot, whereupon it typically sets out to find its pack or its master. The hound is visible on the Material Plane while it is in

the Border Ethereal, and vice versa, but it can’t affect or be affected by anything on the other plane. Once it is adjacent to its master or a pack mate that is on the Material Plane, a yeth

Ancient Moonstone Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

Nonviolence. Violence need never be the answer in a multiverse of infinite possibilities. (Neutral) 3 Whimsy. Why waste time on boring, ordinary concerns when the world is filled with fantastic and

storage. Occasionally, though, a whimsical moonstone dragon delights in shaking things up, insisting that visitors come to the Border Ethereal for a meeting or sleeping in the middle of a heavily

Adult Moonstone Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

never be the answer in a multiverse of infinite possibilities. (Neutral) 3 Whimsy. Why waste time on boring, ordinary concerns when the world is filled with fantastic and ludicrous wonders

things up, insisting that visitors come to the Border Ethereal for a meeting or sleeping in the middle of a heavily trafficked forest on the Material Plane. Moonstone dragons navigate their

Setting the Adventure

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

Setting the Adventure When preparing to run this adventure, use the following suggestions to help contextualize Atagua in a wider world: Through the Radiant Citadel. Characters who visit Atagua from

. Greyhawk. Atagua could occupy a region of the Plains of the Paynims east of Ket and the Barrier Peaks. Alternatively, the plains of the Great Kingdom might include or border Atagua, with the land’s culture holding connections to the sky-worshiping Aerdi people.

Town of Oztocan

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault

and rivers that run dry most of the year. Magic radiating from Xeluan’s tomb protects the town and the surrounding region from monster attacks and destructive natural occurrences, but the wards have

weakened since Xeluan’s heart cracked. Earthquakes that would normally be suppressed by the magic are now being felt, raising concerns that Oztocan is no longer safe.

Introduction

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Locathah Rising

Introduction The Sea of Fallen Stars connects the eastern and western sides of Faerûn. Many nations that border shorelines along its vast expanse also maintain major navies and trade fleets. A

families. Locathah Rising is a DUNGEONS & DRAGONS adventure designed for 9th-level characters. You can run this adventure for as few as three or as many as six players. Depending on your play style

Preparing for the Mission

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

Preparing for the Mission Darrett brings the characters word that the Dragon Army has taken one of Kalaman’s border forts. He has the following information: Wheelwatch Outpost stands near the border

with the land of Estwilde. The fort supplies Kalaman’s forces that patrol the border. The fort, which lies twenty-four miles southeast of the city, has been taken by the Dragon Army. Raven has been

Yeth Hound

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse

causes most creatures to flee in terror. They chase those who run and torment them before closing in for the kill. Those that fight back discover that mundane weapons partially pass through yeth

to the Border Ethereal at the same spot, whereupon it typically sets out to find its pack or its master. The hound is visible on the Material Plane while it is in the Border Ethereal, and vice versa

Setting

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

replaced by the eastern portion of the Kron Hills and the western border of the Gnarley Forest. Instead of Red Larch, the starting town of the adventure is Hommlet. The adventure content described in

introduce the player characters to the region and its people. Combine the settlements of Womford and nearby Bargewright Inn into the corrupt town of Nulb. The small river known as Imeryds Run serves as

Campaign Theme

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

creatures of unknown realms far removed from mortal concerns. As heroes confront this evil, they must face the selfish, cold tendencies of their own kind as well. A campaign featuring troubled heroes who

an abandoned building or tower. If you run horror adventures week after week, try using a villain who turns out to be ordinary, perhaps even silly. Comic relief is a great variation on almost any D&D campaign, though players usually provide it themselves.

Heliod as Campaign Villain

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

hubris of nobles who boast of having the best hounds, Heliod turns all dogs into wolves and monsters that kill and run wild. 4 Heliod arms a champion with his weapon, Khrusor, but the hero goes

wild with power and tries to slay Purphoros. The repercussions border on the cataclysmic, with the champion slain, Mount Velus erupting, and the spear shattered. Only Purphoros can repair the spear, and he’s hardly in the mood to do so.

Nylea's Villains

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

in permanent settlements often do not understand or appreciate the boundaries Nylea sets, and can run afoul of her even with the best intentions. Nylea’s followers might obsess over the idea of wiping

uses magic on fields near the border of the forest, creating animated plants to drive off farmers. 5 A scout has taken to hunting and eating sapient beings. What could have caused this gruesome

Yeth Hound

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

see a hound when it bays are filled with supernatural fear and usually flee in terror. When a victim tries to run away, a hound delights in chasing after it and tormenting it before bringing the hunt

. While sunlight shines on the spot from which it vanished, the hound must remain in the Deep Ethereal. After sunset, it returns to the Border Ethereal at the same spot, whereupon it typically sets out

High Moor

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

forest aren’t in a foul mood or stirred up against outsiders for some other reason. Secomber Just off the High Moor, on the north bank of the Delimbiyr near the Unicorn Run, is the small town of

Secomber, on the border between the North and the settlements of the Western Heartlands. Built over the ruins of Hastarl, capital of the ancient kingdom of Athalantar, Secomber is a quiet place where

Old Tower

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

confronted. Her tower contains enough rubble that she won’t run out of rocks to throw anytime soon. Any character who tries to allay Moog’s concerns by speaking to her calmly and soothingly in Giant can make a

Into the Doomvault

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5

scours Thay while the lich lord ignores all concerns other than his quest to become a god. If his mad plans are left to run their course, none will be left alive here to worship him. “This is a

Mutual Respect

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules

elements of the game might run up against some players’ limits, list those elements in this box. See the “Hard and Soft Limits” section for examples. Once the above information is added, give a copy of

limit, indicate any potentially sensitive elements that are problematic. Add any other elements to avoid. Hopes, Expectations, and Concerns. In the last two boxes, share any hopes and expectations for

Mutual Respect

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

. If you know that some elements of the game might run up against some players’ limits, list those elements in this box. See the “Hard and Soft Limits” section for examples. Once the above information

question mark for a soft limit, indicate any potentially sensitive elements that are problematic. Add any other elements to avoid. Hopes, Expectations, and Concerns. In the last two boxes, share any

Detention Bog Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

orange, rests amid a pool of bubbling, hissing water. This is the crate that concerns Instructor Minexes the most, although the characters are likely unaware of this fact. Several flasks inside the

halved, and Dexterity saving throws made to resist the effect are made with advantage. If the characters find other creative ways of dealing with the problem that make sense, run with it.

The Present Age

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

army to come to the aid of the Dalesfolk. Netheril brought forces to Cormyr’s border, and Cormyr was drawn into a war on both fronts. Throughout this period, tales began to spread of individuals who

tales of people empowered by the gods, and of far-off lands returned to the world, are the subjects of fireside chatter. Daily concerns and the dangers and opportunities just beyond their doors take precedence, and plenty of both remain on the Sword Coast and in the North.

The Xanathar Guild

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

gripped by overwhelming concerns about assassination plots, revenge-seekers, and other schemes against it. When these thoughts bubble to the surface, the Xanathar might crack down on its lieutenants

guild is run by a beholder. Most of the guild’s low-ranking members have an idea that the boss isn’t human, especially given how long the Xanathar has been in power (they aren’t aware that several

Feywild Features

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Domains of Delight: A Feywild Accessory

firelit parties) Shuns the constraints of civilization (instead wearing only unfinished natural materials and sleeping under the stars) Dabbles in mysterious magic and rituals (adventurers can run afoul of

another archfey’s domain can surround their domain’s border with walls of shimmering mist or some other magical effect that hides the domain from view and, if the archfey wishes, prevents creatures from

71. Lair of the Sewn Sisters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

await the atropal’s apotheosis, when the downfall of civilization promises an abundance of souls to harvest. The Sewn Sisters spy on intruders from the Border Ethereal. Any character who can perceive

: a straw doll with rusty pins sticking into its body, a faceless child molded from clay, and a stuffed monkey with the lower body of a unicycle. The straw doll says, “You need to run away! The Sewn

Sigil Encounters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel

Cabal void soother, and an uplifting Mind’s Eye matter smith (see Morte’s Planar Parade for these stat blocks). Their dispute concerns the legitimacy of gods in the grand scheme of the multiverse. Their

captured, as detailed below: Escape. If the characters defeat or evade their pursuers, they quickly run into Farrow, who helps them lie low in a nearby establishment as Harmonium backup arrives on the scene

Red Larch Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

area’s rustic standards. Each room boasts a hearth, warm draperies and tapestries, and running water (provided by rooftop cisterns). Now run by the Irkell family from Waterdeep, the inn has become a

human commoner). She is the fortyish matriarch of her family and a pleasant, sturdy woman. She is increasingly worried about “what’s gathering in the dark” in Red Larch and brings up her concerns with

Mortuary Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Adventure Atlas: The Mortuary

Level Calder Moore A swirling pool of unruly apparitions stirs beneath the Spirit Sump Unlike cities on the worlds of the Material Plane, Sigil doesn’t border the Ethereal Plane, a hazy realm roamed

spirit phases through it with a maniacal laugh, causing a spidery crack to run along the length of the glass. Foul ichor spills forth from within. Marco Bernardini Map 1.3: Nevervault View Player

Lady's Ward

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands

judges, lawyers, and legislators, the Fraternity of Order abides by the letter of the law—and exploits it to further their interests. Dispassionate and impartial, Guvners run the city courts, ruling on

the Armory, a foreboding stronghold at the ward’s border with the Lower Ward. Deliberately grown razorvine creeps along the structure’s bladed balconies and lower walls, deterring thieves who seek to

Locations A - D

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

to the high, tilted saddle, waving their arms and commanding imaginary armies into battle. Within spitting distance of the statue is the Stag-Horned Flagon, a cozy tavern run by an gray-haired, middle

Ten-Towns settlements. Suggested Encounter If the adventure didn’t begin in Bryn Shander, you can run the “Attack on Bryn Shander” encounter (see chapter 2) whenever the characters visit the town

Lower Ward

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands

golem that answers to his command. The Ditch The Ditch is Sigil’s only body of water, a reeking morass where locals cast their refuse. Its corrosive waters lie along the rough border between the Lower

the Lower Planes leaking from nearby portals. On rare occasions, a portal to the River Oceanus, a celestial waterway that runs through the Upper Planes, opens within the Ditch, causing it to run clean

Locations R - U

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

Master’s Guide). Secomber This town of farmers, fishers, brewers, and stonecutters is perched on three hills located near the confluence of the Unicorn Run and the Delimbiyr River. Beneath these hills

world from the Border Ethereal and attacks any trespassers that it sees, first using its Horrifying Visage action, and then its Possession and Withering Touch. If it succeeds in possessing a creature

Faerûn

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

inland sea, its waters tainted by volcanism and undrinkable. Around its perimeter is a conglomeration of city-states and minor baronies typified by the shifting domains known as the Border Kingdoms. Here

untroubled by the concerns of larger nations. They take great pride in their peaceful coexistence with the elves of Cormanthor, and in their ability to remain largely self-sufficient and autonomous even when

Locations E - H

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

to form the west border of the Silver Marches. Mithral Hall, one of the strongest dwarfholds of the North, lies deep within the Frost Hills, as do various Uthgardt encampments. Gauntlgrym Once a great

in Goldenfields, you can run the “Attack on Goldenfields” encounter (see chapter 2) when the characters visit the location. Grandfather Tree Deep within the High Forest is an oak tree of immense size

The Seldarine

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

, Rillifane takes the appearance of an uncommonly tall and strong wood elf with dark skin, handsome features, and twigs and leaves protruding from his hair. In either guise, his main concerns are the

above or none of the above, depending on Rillifane’s mood.” Roots Run Deep. Ancient trees are almost always incorporated into shrines to Rillifane Rallathil. Many forests in elven lands have sacred

Locations on the Second Level

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6

if given a chance. Otherwise, it remains motionless. Cell 10C. Seven gnolls caught stealing gold await their fate in this cell. They run away as fast as possible. Cell 11C. Two human skeletons lie on

polished floor of red and black hornblende seems to flow between the thin pillars of obsidian that border this area. Each of these pillars radiates an aura of mild fear in a 2-foot radius, and if one is

Wedding Itinerary

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

check the vault and report to her if all is not well. This requires borrowing Gorat’s key, which Gorat lends willingly (whether run by a player or not). The mercurial Thunderwind has no concerns that a

word spoken and casts the ritual, so that the characters’ bodies slip into a state of slumber as they possess the bodies of the wedding party. What approach the possessed dwarves — now run by the

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