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Knight of the Order

Backgrounds Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide

again in ruins, Dove Falconhand decided to reform the group with the primary goal of building alliances and friendship between the civilized races of the world and goodly people in order to combat evil

. The Knights of Myth Drannor once again ride the roads of the Dalelands, and they’ve begun to spread to the lands beyond. Their members, each accepted by Dove herself, are above all valiant and

The Overlook (Area L12)

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

enough to ride as mounts—sleep and crawl on the slopes of this natural rise. Perched atop the rocky mound is a squat stone building topped with a crystal dome. Multicolored light gleams within the

that character as a mount. Domed Building. Map 5.2 provides an inset map of the security center. Spiral staircases on the north and south sides of the building climb 15 feet to a circular chamber

Exploring Glorium

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

churning with rough waters. In the surrounding fields, warriors and martial artists hone their skills. As you near, your mimir chimes as its eyes brim with a swirling, blue-green light. The people of

100 gp for the ride, but he allows the characters free passage if one of them beats him in a sea-urchin-eating contest. This contest (see the “Contests” section) requires a participating character to

Efreeti

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

churning lakes of fire, or in the fabled City of Brass. Additionally, efreet military outposts thronging with their minions can be found scattered throughout the planes. On the Material Plane, efreet

dwell in fiery regions such as volcanoes and the burning expanses of the world’s deserts. Their love of the desert brings them into conflict with the djinn that ride the desert whirlwinds, and with the

Features of the Yawning Portal

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

Features of the Yawning Portal The Yawning Portal’s taproom fills the first floor of the building. The 40-foot-diameter well that provides access to Undermountain dominates the space. The “well” is

to “ride the rope”) must pay a gold piece to be lowered down. The return trip also costs a piece of gold, sent up in a bucket in advance. Once the initial payment is made, a few stairs takes one to

5. Village Well and Square

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons

guards, and three dragonclaws (see appendix D for statistics). In addition, Othelstan and the veteran (his lieutenant) ride a pair of wyverns (see area 3). Dawdling and Resting. Any party that

his retinue arrive, suggesting that the characters rush to the stables, mount the wyverns, and take flight at once. The characters have a few rounds to reach the stables before Othelstan has the building surrounded and demands their surrender.

5. Village Well and Square

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen

, Othelstan and the veteran (his lieutenant) ride a pair of wyverns (see area 3). Dawdling and Resting. Any party that spends an hour or more in the village asking questions, getting a meal or rest

the stables, mount the wyverns, and take flight at once. The characters have a few rounds to reach the stables before Othelstan has the building surrounded and demands their surrender.

General Features

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

structures (about 12 feet high) with stone doors that are 5 feet high and 3 feet wide. Building interiors tend to be unlit (which is of little concern to deep gnomes, who have darkvision), and they contain

table to determine what kind of building it is. Each building’s occupants took everything of value before fleeing Little Lockford, leaving nothing of value for characters to find. Buildings of Little

Mission to Red Larch

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

the absence of any breeze. Purple light continues to seep out through roof tiles, shuttered windows, and the closed front door. Even in daylight, the building is shrouded by shadows, as if every part

of the inn is somehow in the shade. Ringing the building are twenty gnolls, arranged in four packs of five. Even the fearless gnolls are weirded out by the strange lights emanating from the inn. The

Suggested Characteristics

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

building alliances and friendship between the civilized races of the world and goodly people in order to combat evil. The Knights of Myth Drannor once again ride the roads of the Dalelands, and they’ve

Canyon Shrine

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

A tribe of berserkers ride giant bats and hunt humanoids that travel through the canyon. 3 An adult blue dragon enslaves the inhabitants of the caves, intent on building an army to conquer a

Adventures and Encounters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

Adventures and Encounters In contrast to the salvagers and treasure hunters who undertake most of the expeditions to the Mournland, some individuals enter the churning mist with good intentions in

one last time so he can ride into the Mournland and die on the battlefield where his companions perished and “where I should have been.” Mournland Encounters d6 Encounter 1 The party meets

Attack on Triboar

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

, splintering it. As a cloud of dust erupts from the wreckage, a second rock hits the ground, tumbles through a fence, and slams against the wall of a building, startling a pair of mules tethered to a post

frighten most of them away. The magmins run alongside the giants, eager to please. Whenever a fire giant points to a building or other flammable structure, a gang of magmins runs toward the target and tries

Helm's Hold

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

evil in your heart, or if there is the whiff of something otherworldly about you, ride on. You’ll find no sanctuary there. Places and People of the Hold Helm’s Hold is still a relatively small

building where the Speakers of Helm’s Hold meet. The Speakers are the duly elected representatives of the hold, numbering eight in all, plus the Chief Speaker. The current Chief Speaker is Amarandine

Harpers

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

Harpers by making a DC 13 Charisma (Persuasion) check. If the check succeeds, the horse recalls giving a ride to a sun elf and his half-orc bodyguard two days ago; she picked them up at an intersection

the appearances of Davil Starsong and Yagra Stonefist. Reward: Each Harper character gains 1 renown. 3rd “Uza Solizeph is an old woman who sells books out of a narrow three-story building on Sorn

Locations in Saltmarsh

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

building has sleeping quarters for rent on the upper floor, usually sufficient to accommodate the slow stream of travelers making their way through Saltmarsh on the way to somewhere else. Those who seek an

noble family, this building was purchased by the crown and serves as the dwarven mining company’s headquarters in Saltmarsh. Manistrad Copperlocks stays here when she must do business in town

Animated Objects

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd

building with a gently sloping thatch roof. Its furnishings have been bolted to the floor, since the hut lurches from side to side when it walks. Heart of the Hut. The gemstone that has given life to

A broom of animated attack is easily mistaken for a broom of flying. It attacks any creature that grabs it or tries to ride it. Flying Broom. Some brooms of animated attack allow their creators to

Bedlam

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

of worn nickel coat the exterior of the narrow, triangular building, which cuts through Bedlam’s winds with its knifelike edge. The Eye and Dagger is mostly windowless—many establishments in Bedlam’s

(see Monsters of the Multiverse) who ride icy clouds spun from the town’s unstable winds. Their leader, Dust Devil (chaotic evil, air genasi bandit captain), derives sick satisfaction from tormenting

The Streets of Sharn

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

Dhakaan for sale! Recovered from the ruins below!" 16–18 A man dressed in the livery of House Vadalis descends a tower wall mounted on the back of a giant spider. He shouts, "Need a ride? No faster way

you and quickly move apart. 45–46 Three shifter children run by you, yelling and chasing each other with wooden swords. They duck into a boarded-up building. 47–48 "Stop her! She stole my necklace

Warforged Colossus

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

the warforged were, though, House Cannith never lost interest in building a better titan. Cyre didn’t lose its desire for deadly weapons that could give it an edge over its enemies, and tremendous

colossus could direct itself but at diminished power. A colossus also carried a sizable contingent of elite troops, who could ride in safety within the colossus while it crushed through enemy lines or

Dhargun Ironworks

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

guests carry weapons, for the safety of all attending. Character-Building Exercise If the characters use an alternative plan to gain access to Horn Enclave, they might not play out the NPCs’ secret

invited to join the festivities or ride in the caravan when the group departs. At opportune moments, an NPC might befriend a character and ask them for help with their secret goal. And, of course, if

Clerks' Ward

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

commoner stumbles out of an onion-shaped cab pulled by a sweet and gullible unicorn named Corny. The unicorn asks the characters if they need a ride. 5 A wizened, purple-robed Incantifer (archmage) passes

Creativity blossoms in the Civic Festhall, the headquarters of the Society of Sensation. Sensates spared no expense constructing this majestic building, which reaches nearly one thousand feet in height

Zorzula's Rest Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

in the mind flayers’ takeover. The ashenwights are hostile and attack immediately. Floor-to-ceiling glass windows overlook a churning lava sea. Three large, blackened anvils stand in a row, and

climb up and ride the moving buckets must succeed on a DC 15 Dexterity (Acrobatics) check or fall 20 feet to forge’s floor, taking 7 (2d6) bludgeoning damage. The forge has a tall stepladder used to

Lower City Gazetteer

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

House of Mastery Part school and part alehouse, this wide three-story building leans precariously over the street in Eastway. Run by an old, agender martial artist named Garmult (neutral good human

patriars might still be able to afford house calls and personal priests and physicians, commoners funded the building of a single large facility where everyone could come for treatment. Eager to no longer

Lower City Gazetteer

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer

building leans precariously over the street in Eastway. Run by an old, agender martial artist named Garmult (neutral good human gladiator), the House of Mastery offers both martial training of all sorts

physicians, commoners funded the building of a single large facility where everyone could come for treatment. Eager to no longer have every worship service interrupted by contagious congregants, several

Hive Ward

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

1 A Hands of Havoc fire starter (see Morte’s Planar Parade), flame in hand and a wild look in their eyes, stands outside an abandoned building. “Care to help?” they ask the characters. 2 A kelubar

a rotten body into the back of a wooden wagon. “If ye need a ride to the Mortuary, there’s room in the back!” he laughs. 7 A thieving musteval guardinal (see Morte’s Planar Parade) snatches a bag

Adventure Models

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

storm giants tend flocks of sheep the size of horses, delving deep into the Underdark where stone giants ride mammoths across vast subterranean plains, washing up on an uncharted island whose giant

territories in the realm, building gleaming ice palaces on high mountain peaks and glacier fields. In addition, they hoard treasures and arcane secrets for themselves. The fire giants build shelters

Headquarters Features

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

horses are hardworking and love apples. The carriage has AC 11 and 75 hit points, and moves at the speed of its draft horses (40 feet). Four passengers can ride inside, two up front with one steering

small beach with a dock. Expanded Tavern. The building adjacent to the tavern has been bought out and connected to it, allowing for more guest chambers, a larger common room, a larger kitchen, and

Locations M - P

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

long-dead horses into five animated warhorse skeletons. Every night, after sunset, the Hunt Lords ride out on their skeletal steeds to patrol the lands around Noanar’s Hold, looking for worthy prey

once-famous hunting lodge, the White Hart Inn, stands amid low stone cottages and stables. The creaky building is well maintained on the inside, offering a bit of grandeur in an otherwise rustic

Locations E - H

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

). She lives north of town, in a mostly underground hovel on a ridge that overlooks the sea. Locals know that Dasharra raises griffons, trains them as mounts, and teaches people how to ride them. The

saddles and reins sized for both Small and Medium riders. Dasharra’s “alpha griffon,” Screecher, allows no one but her to ride it. Dasharra’s other griffons are trained to follow Screecher wherever

Locations R - U

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

fly off. Warriors of the Black Raven tribe sometimes ride these giant ravens into battle. Surrounding Raven Rock are four 50-foot-tall menhirs that the Uthgardt shamans use to track the changing of the

Waterdhavians and adventurers remain — and in recent years have become homes to bandits and monsters. Those who excavate the Sumber Hills for building stone and gravel often talk of finding gemstones and rich

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