birds berries diffusing corner rolling

Rictavio

Monsters Curse of Strahd

carnival wagon, with a pet monkey on his shoulder. He took over an abandoned tower on Lake Baratok before rolling into the town of Vallaki several months later. Claiming to be a carnival ringmaster

, if he thinks he’s in danger of being unmasked, he retreats to his tower (see chapter 11) or some other quiet corner of Strahd’s domain. Rictavio’s Traits Ideal. “Evil

Bugbear

Species Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

and from out of the corner of your eye, they came to the Material Plane, urged to spread throughout the multiverse by the conquering god Maglubiyet. Centuries later, they still bear a fey gift for

the scores, such as rolling or point buy. The “Quick Build” section for your character’s class offers suggestions on which scores to increase. You can follow those suggestions or

Aarakocra

Species Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

;and were imbued with a measure of their masters’ power over winds. Their descendants still command echoes of that power. From below, aarakocra look like large birds and thus are sometimes called

regardless of the method you use to determine the scores, such as rolling or point buy. The “Quick Build” section for your character’s class offers suggestions on which scores to

Rare Plant(s)

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

Rare Plant(s) The characters find one or more unusual plants (see appendix C), determined by rolling a d6: 2d6 dancing monkey fruit growing on a tree Menga bush with 2d6 ounces of leaves 1d4 ryath

roots growing in the ground 4d6 sinda berries growing on a bush Wukka tree with 2d6 wukka nuts 1d6 zabou growing on a dead tree

Goblin

Species Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

A subterranean folk, goblins can be found in every corner of the multiverse, often beside their bugbear and hobgoblin kin. Long before the god Maglubiyet conquered them, early goblins served in the

scores, such as rolling or point buy. The “Quick Build” section for your character’s class offers suggestions on which scores to increase. You can follow those suggestions or ignore

5. Feast Hall

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

tropical birds flap about. The tiled floor is littered with broken dishes, bird droppings, and other detritus. A wide staircase to the south climbs five feet to a raised gallery that surrounds the room

. Old, framed pictures of sailing ships hang on the gallery walls. Three closed sets of doors lead from the upper area to other parts of the palace. A fourth doorway in the southeast corner is almost

Amphail

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

trees are everywhere. In one corner of the town square stands the Great Shalarn, a black stone statue of a famous war stallion bred in Amphail long ago. Gelded by a prankster, the rearing horse is

often painted bright colors by high-spirited locals. Children are allowed to hurl stones at birds perched on the statue, to keep it free of droppings. The children often climb it themselves and cling

Domain Theme

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

Domain Theme A Domain of Delight might have a prevailing theme, which you can determine randomly by rolling on the Domain Theme table. Domain Theme d8 Theme 1 Adversarial. Adversarial

nosy and hungry for gossip. Animated trees use their branches to pick through backpacks when travelers aren’t looking; pixies spy on strangers; and birds eavesdrop on conversations, repeating what

4. Kitchen and Pantry

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

4. Kitchen and Pantry The kitchen (area 4A) is tidy, with dishware, cookware, and utensils neatly placed on shelves. A worktable has a cutting board and rolling pin atop it. A stone, dome-shaped oven

pantry appears fresh but tastes bland. Dumbwaiter Behind a small door in the southwest corner of the kitchen is a dumbwaiter—a 2-foot-wide stone shaft containing a wooden elevator box attached to a

Arriving at the Homestead

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes’ Feast: Saving the Children’s Menu

vegetables line the hill on all sides, along with apple, cherry, pear, and quince trees and other flourishing plants that bear a plethora of fruits, nuts, and berries. Ingredient: Mustard Seeds Near

harvest the seeds from the mustard plants with a few minutes of work and a successful DC 15 Intelligence (Nature) check, rolling the seed pods between their fingers so the seeds fall out into a bag. A

Valenar

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

with stealth and swordplay. Cyre employed the Valenar as mercenaries until the elves betrayed Cyre and took a corner of the nation for themselves. These lands escaped the destruction visited upon the

Valenar and serve as a natural barrier between this land and the rest of Khorvaire. Beyond the desert, Valenar transitions from rolling steppes to fertile plains. The desert can be deadly, but the Valenar

The Lost Knight

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Stranger Things

around the corner and calls back: “At my heels you nip in this game we play. But cursed is the maze, and lost am I. So who’s chasing whom? Oh, who’s to say? The front is the back. Hello is goodbye

.” If the characters chase him, use the Random Path table to generate the hallways (reroll results of 1 and 2). Every time they round a corner, they see him escape at the other end of the hall. The

36. Looted Vaults

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

creature teleported by this trap arrives at a location determined by rolling a d20 and consulting the following table: d20 Teleport Destination 1–8 The teleport trap in area 1 9–20 The teleport

inside. 36d. Damaged Stone Vault Door. The lead door that once secured this room has been torn off its hinges and lies on the floor. Chasm. The southwest corner of the chamber has fallen away

11. Dead End

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

11. Dead End Teleport Trap. A teleport trap (see “Teleport Traps”) is situated near the bend in the corridor. Corpse. A dead drow lies on the floor at the end of the tunnel, around the corner from

. A creature teleported by this trap arrives at a location determined by rolling a d20 and consulting the following table: d20 Teleport Destination 1–12 The teleport trap in area 6 13–16 The teleport trap in area 24a 17–20 The teleport trap in area 28

Village Green

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves

mushrooms, berries, lichens, herbs, rabbit, venison, and other forest bounties. Fergus’s food is available to visitors for a small donation, as is the fine elven wine produced by the council-owned winery

NPC shares. Roll again if the characters have already been told the resulting rumor, and stop rolling once the characters have been told all of them. Village Green Rumors 1d6 Rumor 1 “Three

Navigation

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

1d6 giant wasps 3–4 2d6 stirges 5–6 1d3 swarms of poisonous snakes Plant Discovery The ruin contains one or more rare plants, determined by rolling a d6 and consulting the Plant Discovery table

sinda berries growing on a bush 5 1d6 wildroots 6 2d6 zabou growing on the floor Treasure The ruin contains 1d6 Omuan art objects (jade rings, painted pottery, silver-inlaid wooden statuettes of

Sylvania

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

acquaintances. This effect doesn’t pierce magical disguises or false identities. Life of the Party. Music and merriment pervade the town. Flowers and trees bob to the beat, and small birds and sentient

shrubs abounds with nourishing berries produced by primal magic each dawn. Nestled amid the speckled shrubberies and vivid toadstools is Ewrendar, a pixie kingdom ruled by King Ewren III (chaotic neutral

Travel-Montage Approach

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

encounter nothing of interest” is okay, but far less evocative and memorable than, “A light rain dampens the rolling plains as you travel north. Around midday, you break for lunch under a lonely tree

fantasy world. Once in a while, spice up your descriptions with some truly magical element. A forest might be home to tiny dragonets instead of birds, or its trees might be festooned with giant webs or

Areas of the Old Tower

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

thorough search of the room yields a random treasure, determined by rolling a d4 and consulting the Old Tower Treasure table. Old Tower Treasure d4 Treasure 1 A charred wand of magic missiles (each

containing two blank sheets of paper that are actually paper birds (see appendix A) O4. Cellar This room contains the following features: A small, circular wooden table is surrounded by four stools made

Transforming the Domain

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

accompanied by a minor reaction in the environment, which you can determine by choosing an entry that you like from the Domain Transformation table or by rolling on the table to determine a random result

her domain is suppressed until she is incapacitated, killed, or no longer in Prismeer. Domain Transformation d8 Reaction to a Positive Emotion Reaction to a Negative Emotion 1 Birds sing or

The Ruined Cellar

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

rest on the floor and on shelves. There is also an ornate scroll tube on the shelf. The room is fairly clean, but the air is humid and greasy. A large tub of dirty water stands in the corner, surrounded

sturdy leather boots in one of the kegs. 5. Barracks Three crude pallets lie on the floor, and a large iron kettle stands in the center of the chamber. In the northeast corner is a jumbled pile of broken

Small Stalls

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

character wins a prize playing a game, roll a d8 on the Carnival Prizes table to determine the prize. Carnival Prizes d8 Prize 1 Trinket (determined by rolling on the Feywild Trinkets table in the

Feathers “Birds of a feather? How about feathers of a bird? Step right up and guess how many feathers festoon this fiendish fowl!” A participant gets three tries to guess the number of feathers on one of a

2. Forest

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

marble archways supported by thick white marble columns. Some sections of the walkways have collapsed due to age or seismic activity. The characters are free to pick berries, gather fallen branches

feet. The forest floor is littered with statues of birds and mammals, creatures petrified by a basilisk that wanders these woods.

Cottage Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

from the pool’s center is the head of a stone well that gives off an unpleasant, pungent odor. In one corner of the pool stands a tall, dirty, freestanding mirror in an oval frame, and floating on the

. Almost every available surface is littered with stacks of dirty plates, scraps of food, and old junk. Dressing dummies are pushed together in one corner, and a wooden staircase spirals up from

Assault on Hawker's Grove

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

and his dragonnels stay out of battle unless attacked. Unless the characters prepared another strategy, they begin this encounter adjacent to the tree stump at the southeast corner of the map. The

Battlefield Events During this battle, roll on the Hawker’s Grove Battlefield Events table each round on initiative count 0. Also consider rolling on the table when a red dragon is slain or if a

26. Ancient Elven Tomb

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

south slopes gently upward to area 26d and contains a rolling sphere trap. The 10-foot-square section of floor marked X on map 2 is a pressure plate. When 20 or more pounds of pressure depress this

activating. When the sphere is released, all creatures present roll initiative, and the sphere rolls initiative with a +8 bonus. On its turn, it moves in a straight line until it reaches a corner, then

Conservatory Locations

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

. Encircling the hall at a height of fifteen feet is a wooden mezzanine that can be reached by a cage elevator in one corner. West of the dining room is a cozy niche with a fireplace, three padded

hangs in the fireplace of this cluttered kitchen, and stout worktables sized for a dwarf are covered with handy implements. A closet pantry stands in the corner next to a door that leads outside

6. Svirfneblin Enclave

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

6. Svirfneblin Enclave The deep gnomes look for any opportunity to corner the market on goods their competitors are in short supply of. Gabble Dripskillet, the svirfneblin chief negotiator, used to

hidden compartment. Finding it requires a successful DC 19 Wisdom (Perception) check. The compartment contains 1d4 magic items (determined by rolling on Magic Item Table C in chapter 7 of the Dungeon

Bugbear Lair Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands

Initiative. On the goblins’ turn, they attempt to scramble up the stairs and activate the rolling log trap (detailed below). The goblins then fight the characters. Rolling Log Trap. This 10-foot-long

. Skulls are piled in the northwest corner. Among the trophies are a number of empty mounts equal to the characters in the party—a grim omen of what could happen if they’re defeated in this cave. Treasure

5. Duergar Enclave

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

enclave and wipe out the deep gnomes. A 20-foot-high stone building stands in the northeast corner of the warehouse. Inside this unlocked building, Ghuldur Flagonfist and Krimgol Muzgardt (a pair of male

chainmail 1d6 suits of splint mail 1d6 suits of plate mail An iron safe stands in a corner of the storage building. The safe weighs 1,000 pounds, is locked, and contains 1d4 magic items (determined by

Swarmkeeper

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

flying and skittering around you within your space. You determine its appearance, or you generate its appearance by rolling on the Swarm Appearance table. Swarm Appearance d4 Appearance 1 Swarming

insects 2 Miniature twig blights 3 Fluttering birds 4 Playful pixies Once on each of your turns, you can cause the swarm to assist you in one of the following ways, immediately after you hit a

Hag's Hovel

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries

what it must to foil any attempts to keep it from escaping. The door of the last cage, in the far southeast corner of the building, has no window. The characters need to open the door to see what’s

casts a goodberry spell and force-feeds the berries to Hanah. If she regains even 1 hit point, Hanah becomes conscious. After she gets her bearings, Hanah says she’s able to travel. She wants nothing

Derwyth's Homestead Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

or paraphrase the following text: This serene homestead is perfectly quiet, save for a babbling brook and the gentle chirping of birds. A rustic wooden fence encloses three simple buildings with walls

and walking sticks hang from hooks on the wall of this entry room. A pair of muddy boots lie on the floor, and a dusty broom stands in the far corner. The items here all belong to Derwyth. There are

Cottage Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves

stand four gingerbread people—each six feet tall and armed with a rolling pin. A candy ladder in the southeast corner of the room leads to a visible trapdoor in the 10-foot-high ceiling. The trapdoor

Nibblecheek occasionally entertains guests in this sitting room. Secret Trapdoor. In the northeast corner, a trapdoor is cleverly hidden in the floor. Any character who takes 1 minute to search the room for

Grimskalle Locations (G1-G7)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

fourteen-foot-long bugles made from hollowed-out mammoth tusks. An ascending staircase of ice in the southwest corner has mist rolling down it. One of the mammoth tusk bugles is intact, but the other

stat block, have immunity to cold damage, and deal 10 (3d6) piercing damage plus 10 (3d6) cold damage on a hit. Stairs Down. The stairs in the northwest corner of this room descend 90 feet to area G5.

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