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Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
vampire, Strahd thundered across the lands with Ulmed. Their mission was clear: to destroy the infernal powers that had corrupted the world and to ensure that those powers never rose again. Strahd, Ulmed
Fire—their name for the fire of thought that blazes within each person’s mind. They used that power to read thoughts, reshape memories, and dominate the recalcitrant. The inquisitors in the
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
days before Count Strahd von Zarovich became the first vampire, Strahd thundered across the lands with Ulmed. Their mission was clear: to destroy the infernal powers that had corrupted the world and to
psionic power. The Order of Cosima harnessed the Mind Fire—their name for the fire of thought that blazes within each person’s mind. They used that power to read thoughts, reshape
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
;s souls.
In the days before Count Strahd von Zarovich became the first vampire, Strahd thundered across the lands with Ulmed. Their mission was clear: to destroy the infernal powers that had
specializing in a type of psionic power. The Order of Cosima harnessed the Mind Fire—their name for the fire of thought that blazes within each person’s mind. They used that power to read
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
, frigid regions, many of them are among the friendliest of dragonkind, nurturing and optimistic.
Inner Glow
When they hatch, crystal dragons have dull gray scales, with a few white or clear crystalline
the signs written in starlight. They read these signs as omens, giving them glimpses of what is to come, and they eagerly examine the potential futures of any creatures who come to them in peace
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
clear crystalline points, allowing the Crystal Dragon Wyrmling;wyrmlings to blend in to rocky terrain in the face of danger. As they age, their scales turn snow white, then slowly fade to transparency
sky and tracking the signs written in starlight. They read these signs as omens, giving them glimpses of what is to come, and they eagerly examine the potential futures of any creatures who come to
Magic Items
Acquisitions Incorporated
Head office grants you the use of a unique item known as an occultant abacus (sometimes just referred to as an occultant), whose beads resemble tiny skulls.
Read the Kill
Also at rank 1, your
throw. If it’s not clear who administered the killing blow, you grant this benefit to a random creature involved in the fight. Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
, many of them are among the friendliest of dragonkind, nurturing and optimistic.
Inner Glow
When they hatch, crystal dragons have dull gray scales, with a few white or clear crystalline points
. They read these signs as omens, giving them glimpses of what is to come, and they eagerly examine the potential futures of any creatures who come to them in peace.
Crystal dragons’ connection to
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
of them are among the friendliest of dragonkind, nurturing and optimistic.
Inner Glow
When they hatch, crystal dragons have dull gray scales, with a few white or clear crystalline points, allowing
in starlight. They read these signs as omens, giving them glimpses of what is to come, and they eagerly examine the potential futures of any creatures who come to them in peace.
Crystal dragons&rsquo
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
D. River Ivlis When the characters come within sight of this river for the first time, read: This river flows as clear as a blue winter sky through the valley. The river is roughly 50 feet wide, with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
X26. Secret Alcove Two secret doors lead to this room. When either door is pulled open, read: Hundreds of skulls fall out of a cavity behind the door. This room has a 30-foot-high ceiling and is
packed floor to ceiling with human skulls. It takes 5 minutes for a single character to clear a path into the room. Multiple characters can work together to clear a path more quickly. Once the skulls are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
characters decide to head for area Y1 to leave the ruins, read the following: Rumbling fills the tunnels, and a tremor disturbs the nearby rubble. All goes quiet again, but now a haze of dust hangs in
the air.
Secretary Wei has ordered a court mage to magically collapse the stairwell leading from area Y1 to the surface. When the characters enter area Y1 again, read the following description: The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
exercise and a tome of clear thought, and she has promised to award both items to her most accomplished soldier. In truth, she plans to read these tomes to gain their benefits herself, but uses the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
Confrontation If the characters confront the Redbrands at the Sleeping Giant, read: The Sleeping Giant is a ramshackle taproom at the east end of town. Four human ruffians linger on the covered porch
,” he snarls. “Here’s a whole pack of little puppies. What do you want, puppies? Come here to bark at us?”
If the Redbrands confront the characters in the street, read: As you head back into the street
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
against Strahd came from that empire — now lost beyond the mists. Journal Page As the characters cross the room, read: You hear the soft flapping sound of wings, but can’t discern its origin. A single
destroyed. If the characters look at the torn page, show the players the “Journal of Argynvost” in appendix F. Slashed Picture If the characters study the whole picture above the mantelpiece, read: The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Crumbling Tower When the characters approach the tower site, read the following: Amid a grove of gnarled scrub trees stands a half-fallen stone tower. Rough workers’ tents, piles of timbers, and
becomes clear that the signs of construction are largely spurious. The timbers that might have been used to shore up and help rebuild the tower walls are years old and beginning to rot. The tools are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
for their final year at Strixhaven, the mood is muted. Social spaces are sparsely populated, students chat in whispered tones, and the campus’s energy is tense. Read or paraphrase the following when
clear that something is very wrong.
Instead of the usual cheerful bustle, students mill about campus nervously. Here and there, you hear frightened whispers: “I heard his name is Murgaxor. I heard he
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
characters arrive, read the following: The landscape around you bears the scars of a purple worm’s habitation, a complex of caves that collapsed as the worm created its rubble-filled tunnels. You see
a crack in the face of a cliff that looks like an entrance to an undamaged cave. Around it, a few fifteen-foot-diameter, rubble-filled holes provide clear evidence of a purple worm’s passage. Vultures
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
interrupt her if news comes from Darrett’s forces. When her aide leads the characters into the castle’s council chamber, read the following: This familiar conference hall and its large round table
, a woman in simple clothes sits in the governor’s chair, watching the proceedings with uncertainty.
Marshal Vendri sees you and stands, surprise clear on her face.
Vendri calls for silence and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
This area is blocked off by loose rubble (see the “Derro Lair Features” section). If the characters clear the rubble, read or paraphrase the following: The walls of this room are painted pale green
clear a pile of stony rubble inside the derro’s lair The walls of this rough-hewn chamber have been painted with broad, jagged lines of black and white. On the west side of the room, fragments of a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Smoke on the Horizon This encounter occurs early in the day. As the party travels, they spot smoke. Read the following text: The trail emerges from a dry gulch. A column of thick, black smoke rises
at a slight angle over the trees. It looks like something is burning just over the next ridge.
The burning farm is within five minutes’ travel. Once the characters approach within sight, read the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
3.2: Derwyth's Homestead View Player Version H1: Yard Whether led by the eagles or by forging a path through the thicket, the characters likely enter the homestead via the yard. When they arrive, read
16, she has the incapacitated condition, and she can’t move or speak.
H2: Antechamber This room’s south door is locked. If the characters enter, read or paraphrase the following text: Old cloaks
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
himself from the spells of specific spellcasters, although it isn’t clear yet who. Spell Scrolls. The instructor has brought a number of spell scrolls of Tenser’s floating disk equal to twice the number
of pairs of students. Either the instructor or a character must read each scroll and cast its spell, which must be used to transport the crates to the northwest corner of the map. If the task takes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
, inherited the magic required to read these books from the line of sages who came before him—but this magic prevents him from turning more than one new page per day, allowing only a peek at the future
. There, in clear words, the book foretold the arrival of a falling star—and the existence of a second set of Books of Prophecy possessed by a group of svirfneblin smiths. The elder sage resolved to plot
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
within a couple minutes’ walk to the south. In the far distance, the sky is clear, but directly above the pool is a black storm cloud spitting bolts of red lightning. When the characters arrive
, standing at the edge of the pool are six wolf-like humanoids, their backs to the characters. With faces raised up in supplication, they chant ominously. Read: You have come upon the Pool of Eternal Spring
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
or poison killed a creature, or explain what that dead body is doing under your bed at the inn. The Occultant Franchise Rank Features
1 Proficiencies and Starting Equipment, Read the Kill
), whose beads resemble tiny skulls. Read the Kill Also at rank 1, your occultant abacus not only tracks your franchise’s kills, it helps you determine the impact of those kills on the franchise’s fate
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Council Meeting When the group arrives at the council chamber, the guard escorts the characters inside and explains who they are. After this, read the following: Eight serious-looking people sit
Marshal Vendri (detailed in the “Kalaman Gazetteer” section). It’s clear from the governor’s words and Lord Bakaris’s expression that Bakaris is trying to advance his own agenda. Lord Bakaris told the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
this crime scene, read the following: The taproom of the Sleeping Giant is quiet, save for the occasional thunk of tankard against table. The bar itself is in shambles, the wooden stiles smashed to
.
Grista gruffly greets the characters. The dwarf makes it clear that she despises Harbin and his attempts to govern the town, but she wants the criminals who destroyed her bar brought to justice. She
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
clear. Incapacitated Characters The infected elder brain at Illithinoch’s center (area X15) remains aware of the characters moving throughout the stronghold due to its Creature Sense ability. If a
messages in Qualith, a form of tactile writing. Mind flayers use their tentacles to read Qualith, which is composed in four-line stanzas indecipherable to other creatures. A creature that touches a Qualith
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Locathah Rising
12. Shrine to Olhydra When the characters enter or look into this area, read or paraphrase the following boxed text: The coral walls of this chamber shimmer with a light of their own, beautifully
plans to use the blood of the kraken to create an army of undead. Since returning to life, it has become clear to Shoalar that Gar’s obeisance to Umberlee prevents him from truly serving Olhydra, and this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
through the tunnel safely. Rotating Tunnel Read the following text to players the first time their characters are caught in a rotating tunnel: With a loud grinding noise, this section of crawlway begins
connected to the rest of the crawlway have no clear means of escape. The tunnel is airtight. A single creature consumes the available air supply in 24 hours, with multiple creatures dividing that time up
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
characters help the druid without reservation, read the following. It takes all your effort to lift the tree, knowing that you put yourselves at risk if it shifts against you. But then even as you
with a torch can use an action to clear the webs within reach. As the characters advance, the webbing becomes thicker and shows birds and animals trapped within it. Any movement through the webbing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
and senses, tell players everything they need to know. Published adventures often include text in a box like this, which is meant to be read aloud to the players when their characters first arrive at
chapter 2 offers advice on combat. Spellcasting. If a character casts a spell, you can usually let the player tell you what the spell does and how to resolve it. If questions arise, read the text of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Warehouse Environs Eventually, the characters spot the sign for Jolly’s Lamp Emporium. Read the following as they move toward their goal: Jolly’s Lamp Emporium is an unassuming, ramshackle shop in
them, or what might be lurking within. The contract the characters sign is fulfilled only if they investigate and clear every tunnel the fissure exposed. After they finish, a city surveyor will be
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
areas in between. When the adventurers enter the warehouse, read: In the areas where the walls and ceiling didn’t collapse, this warehouse contains no crates, no boxes, no barrels, and no wares of any
character reaches the bottom of the sinkhole, read: The sinkhole fissure ends at a level floor of worked stone. Dust, debris, rocks, and pieces of wood that once made up the walls and ceiling of the warehouse
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
5.1. Stacey Allan & William Doyle Map 5.1: False Tomb View Player Version P1: Tomb Entrance The stairs outside the pyramid lead to this outdoor platform. When the characters approach, read: Two people
, while Pachi observes and periodically apologizes for her brother’s prying. If the characters make it clear they mean no harm, Atfez and Pachi let them enter. Otherwise, they ask the characters to leave