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Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
GrowthSwanmays are members of a reclusive order of wilderness defenders. Each bears a primal blessing that allows them to transform into a swan to watch over the lakes and woods they call home. Swanmays get
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A dryad whose tree is recovering from illness.
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A Humanoid ignorant of the swanmay’s true nature.
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A handful of seeds bearing primal power.
Shape-Shift. The swanmay Shape
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
, something creepy with something cute, dead with alive, threatening with welcoming. Mix details together in unexpected ways, the more unnatural or off-putting the better. Rationalize and Normalize
devilish lights in the swamp are nothing but swamp gas, and the current reclusive count is the descendant of the region’s original reclusive count. Many of the domain’s inhabitants are likely
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
ascetic scholars who practiced Ramsana, a way of life whose central tenet advises nonattachment to the material world. Now only a small, reclusive group of these scholars remains, led by the elderly
sadhu (holy figure) Niranjan. In truth, Niranjan is Sarthak, a wicked bronze dragon who send agents into the Mists bearing his philosophical writings. These works promise escape and peace to any who
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
structures from which they ponder fate’s particularities. Many people bearing magical curses also live in the area. While some hunt for ways to end the magic affecting them, most have accepted their
seers are said to be able to see any creature’s past, future, and true purpose with perfect clarity. However, since many of the realm’s residents are aged, reclusive fortune tellers, none know who among them are the actual Norns, if indeed they exist.
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
illusions, allowing them to better conceal their treasures from prying eyes and divinations.
Creating an Emerald Dragon
Use the Emerald Dragon Personality Traits and Emerald Dragon Ideals tables to
their way to avoid interacting with other intelligent creatures. However, their interest in history and culture occasionally gets the better of them, prompting them to seek some engagement with the folk
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
all mortal creatures to put as much distance between them and the ranger as possible. More practical minds see the folly in this, since the airship simply gave Môrgæn a better vantage point. Beyond
established, flying the Acq Inc flag, bearing the Acq Inc sigil, and — most crucially — paying a cut of the profits into company coffers on a monthly basis. What the customer wants is not always what the customer needs … or gets.
— Jim Darkmagic
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
earth are strong or weak, are bearing a load or are safe to excavate, or are likely to contain minerals or offer access to water. This ability enables them to fashion secure homes in places where other
provoke retaliatory attacks from the creatures they steal from. It’s better to be cautious and overlooked than to be considered dangerous and a threat.
In a couple of situations, kobolds might
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
wants. She might casually comment about how easily a visitor would fit in her cauldron or make a blunt sexual comment about a guest. When a mortal visits a hag, the experience should be nerve-wracking
stakes. 4 I laugh at my own jokes — the darker, the better. 5 I never volunteer information, and I respond only to questions. 6 I offer generous terms in my deals, but the cost for defaulting is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
weapons, armor, and magic items built for the battlefield—the more unique, the better. Stories matter to a bronze dragon, who would rather have the humble spear that felled a tyrant than a jeweled
7 An aquatic howdah made of sharkskin and bearing an emblem of a lonely black tower perched high atop a sea stack
8 A statue of a dishonored elf general, which is surrounded by historical
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
of elven life that others are most familiar with because it’s the age when elves move outside their reclusive communities and interact with the larger world. They strive to have a permanent effect on
the world, to change things for the better (as they see it). Elves want to leave a mark on the world that future generations will remember. Over time, an adult elf can become accomplished in many
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
and the Material Plane for souls that might please their divine queen. Most giants know better than to make regular use of the death rune.
—Diancastra
“Know better”? Perhaps, but there’s no
, Giant
Challenge 15 (13,000 XP) Proficiency Bonus +5
Death Rune. The giant has a death rune inscribed on a giant’s skull in its possession. While holding or wearing the skull bearing the rune, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
Nightspider Dead Ahead The neogi ship bearing down on the Moondancer at the end of chapter 3 is a nightspider called the Ebonsnare. See chapter 2 of the Astral Adventurer’s Guide for more information
, is familiar with both the Moondancer and its captain, whom he considers little better than a pirate, though the githyanki grudgingly respects Elaina Sartell’s commission. His ship pulls up alongside
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
curtains of moss and ivy are numerous bookshelves bearing ancient tomes, and built into one of the bookcases is a tall oval mirror in a wooden frame. Flickering candlelight emanates from the eye sockets of
of Bavlorna’s cottage (see chapter 2). Rolltop Desk. This desk contains quills, ink, a human skull fashioned into a lantern, a treasure (see “Treasure” below), and a rolled-up wanted poster bearing a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
her unconscious body far from the kingdom’s shore to a secret grotto in which the reclusive medusa Euryale lived alone. Despite Euryale’s anxiety (she was painfully aware that even kind folk feared her
women could get new destinies, but they might be no better than the last, and they could be worse. But Asteria was adamant, so Istus reached into the sky and pulled down twenty-two constellations to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
, or on the solid clouds that once held their fiefs. Still gracing the skies on occasion, these magic clouds are a lasting remnant of the giants’ lost empires.
Better spellcasters than most other
storm giants, the reclusive storm giants rarely engage with the rest of giantkind. As a result, many cloud giants see themselves as having the highest status and power among the giant races. They order
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
advice might be — and with no thought given to the fact that relationship advice for humanoids has no bearing on its own needs. Raah needs better guidance. Allow the characters to give Raah any
in response to a snide comment, Raah might attack again for a round before calming down. Understanding Raah. A successful DC 14 Wisdom (Insight) check reveals that Raah is feeling emotionally wounded
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
don’t comment on the mysterious body their city is sealing back into the Spire. Feel free to develop or ignore this mystery as you please. CoupleOfKooks “Rilmani abet good, evil, law, and chaos to
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This is Ascetelis, a cuprilach rilmani (see Morte’s Planar Parade). In her hand is a scroll bearing the name of each character along with a brief and unflattering but accurate description. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
their way to avoid interacting with other intelligent creatures. However, their interest in history and culture occasionally gets the better of them, prompting them to seek some engagement with the
the dragon’s lair in search of emeralds.
2 An adult silver dragon tries to befriend and draw out a reclusive adult emerald dragon.
3 An adult emerald dragon unwillingly serves a fire
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
horsetails and arum lilies. Five archways open into darkness at the base of the ruin. Mounted above the central arch is a stone plaque bearing a cuneiform inscription.
The shrine to the trickster god Wongo
(represented by a su-monster) contains one of nine puzzle cubes needed to enter the Tomb of the Nine Gods. The inscription above the central arch is written in Old Omuan and reads as follows: “Better
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
components. The shady business practice activity could alternatively turn up connections to those who dabble in more dangerous and secretive magic. Does Anyone Have a Better Idea? This episode assumes that
with a small stone token bearing the symbol of Acquisitions Incorporated. If the characters need the ritual performed in an emergency, they can activate the token by speaking the command word
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
use the proficiency bonus in later steps, so jot it down now or remember it. Step 7. Armor Class A monster’s Armor Class has a direct bearing on its challenge rating, and vice versa. You can
A monster’s hit points have a direct bearing on its challenge rating, and vice versa. You can determine your monster’s hit points in one of two ways. Use the Table. You can start with the monster’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
swooping over the fishing ships. A few lazy snowflakes fall from a cloudy sky as you approach the tavern’s front entrance — and a sign decorated with an actual rotting fish nailed to a board bearing the
drinking at a central table are Milo and Tortuk (both N male human commoners). Both are deep into their cups, lamenting their inability to find employment on the better fishing boats owned by Ship
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
rare or better magic item, the dragon shares this fact and points the characters in the right direction. She then advises them to follow the bats, adding a few barbs about how they’d be doomed without
from a main road toward a narrow canyon. The canyon widens into a small, secluded vale with meadows dotted with spring-fed ponds and stands of trees. The valley is home to a reclusive community of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
other large items, along with adamantine bars worth 5,000 gp, a suit of +1 mithral half plate inscribed with the insignia of Dhargun Ironworks, and a belt of dwarvenkind bearing the insignia of the
(CG male dwarf berserker) is a reformed barbarian. His only love used to be the battlefield, but that changed when he met Gwendolyn. Everything about her was peaceful, tranquil, and better than him. He
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
highly competitive price. And he can offer better prices for the other fishers in town to sell to him, since his catch brings in so much more profit. Everyone involved in the town’s fishing industry
, prompting outraged calls for justice from Anders. 19 Pirate activity increases, bearing the unmistakable mark of the Sea Princes. The Brotherhood’s ships adopt Sea Prince regalia to confuse the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Stone Giants Stone giants — reclusive, reflective, and inscrutable — take pains to remain apart from the world of sunlight and sky. Only when they’re surrounded by stone do they consider themselves
they dare to visit the surface world — at night, the better to avoid the glaring dreams and visions that would assail them during daylight. A stone giant that visits the surface for too long or is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
the west, a door bearing a painted red “X” opens to a long hallway that leads deeper into the crossing.
Ashes and burn marks on the floor indicate past campfires. Remains of wooden chairs in the
-foot-high, vaulted cavern. The floor is slick with moisture, and it’s carved level and even. Passages extend in several directions, and a stone double door bearing the carving of a spiked cage is set
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
World Mountains just north of the Evermoors, is the site of Great Worm Cavern, the ancestral mound of the Great Worm tribe. These Uthgardt are notoriously reclusive; it has been twenty years since the
and foremost — but attribute these claims to a tribe other than their own. The strongest among the band will insist on the chance to prove him- or herself better than the stories you’ve heard, and will
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
councillors, Thornwell, has her own reasons for wanting Mr. Dory humiliated, bankrupted, or — better yet — killed. She has been keeping an eye on her enemy as a result (see the “Adventure Hooks
rumors of Dory’s terrible skin condition are partly true. Several of the Tharizdun cultists were turned to skum to better serve Sgothgah, but Dory was too clever and important to be reduced to a simple
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
. “Hello!” the newcomer says brightly. “You’re uninvited, but if you answer my riddle, or better yet tell me one of your own, you can make yourself at home!”
The gregarious little man is Bindle, a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
, although by the time it reaches Ice Peak, such news is often out of date and wildly exaggerated, little better than idle rumor. Still, the isolated inhabitants of Aurilssbarg eat it up all the same
(elk) 16–17 Ten-Towners (scouts) 18–19 1d6 yeti 20 1 young remorhaz Ancient White Dragon. Arveiaturace, better known to Northfolk as Iceclaws, claims Icewind Dale as part of her domain. The characters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
. Nevertheless, after all this time, it appears I am, in fact, better than you.—Q.
Desk Drawers. The top drawer of Quentin’s desk holds a red candle, a quill, a jar of ink, a few sheets of parchment, a few
envelopes, a tiny glass key that unlocks the display case in area A9, a copper ring bearing Quentin’s wax seal, and a velvet pouch containing 25 gp. The bottom drawer of Quentin’s desk contains an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
, Lupin has received parcels containing pieces of the shattered shield, each bearing a tiny constellation upon it. Lupin is convinced it’s a map, but to where, and whether that destination is terrestrial
enter the baths bearing nothing but the thin robes she provides, leaving all weapons and other possessions with her. Merilyn’s reputation, and that of her highly capable attendants, is formidable enough
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
, Lupin has received parcels containing pieces of the shattered shield, each bearing a tiny constellation upon it. Lupin is convinced it’s a map, but to where, and whether that destination is terrestrial
private meeting place. Its longtime proprietor, a neutral female moon elf spy named Merilyn Allaryr, ensures that clients enter the baths bearing nothing but the thin robes she provides, leaving all
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
faces a creature twisted by the daelkyr—an aberration or another creature bearing a daelkyr’s corruption—consider rolling on the Daelkyr Modifications table to add strange cosmetic details to the creature
better place? Or is the character a victim of the daelkyr, consumed by the fear of what they might become?
The touch of the daelkyr might be purely mental, or it might be accompanied by a physical