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Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
Caerys held her double blade in the falcon guard, level with her shoulders and spreading out like wings. “I came in search of legends. Ten thousand years ago Daealyth of Taeri stood this
his flail flashed in the firelight. The chain wrapped around Caerys’ blade but she twisted away. The flail flew into the darkness. She spun forward, her double blade weaving a circle of fire as
Species
Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
Caerys held her double blade in the falcon guard, level with her shoulders and spreading out like wings. “I came in search of legends. Ten thousand years ago Daealyth of Taeri stood this
his flail flashed in the firelight. The chain wrapped around Caerys’ blade but she twisted away. The flail flew into the darkness. She spun forward, her double blade weaving a circle of fire as
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Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
gaming set, vehicles (land)
Equipment: An insignia of rank, a trophy taken from a fallen enemy (a dagger, broken blade, or piece of a banner), a set of bone dice or deck of cards, a set of common
instinct proves a useful starting point when determining who might take a bribe, who might turn a blind eye to a crime, or who might have criminal connections. You can also use this sense to get a
Monk
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shadow on a balcony a stone’s throw away. She slides her blade free of its cloth-wrapped scabbard and peers through the open window at the tyrant prince, so vulnerable in the grip of sleep
enter this secluded life to hide from a crime you committed? Or did you choose the monastic life for yourself? Consider why you left. Did the head of your monastery choose you for a particularly
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their target — a notorious slaver — passes the alleyway, the accomplice cries out, the slaver comes to investigate, and the assassin’s blade cuts his throat before he can make a sound
class, making a living as burglars, assassins, cutpurses, and con artists. Often, these scoundrels are organized into thieves’ guilds or crime families. Plenty of rogues operate independently, but
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
of the Sea of Moving Ice, the prison is a single-story structure topped with battlements. Rising from the core of the panopticon is a tower that holds the prison’s administrative offices and guard
barracks. Both the prison and the tower are carved from a tall, blade-shaped rock that rises high above the sea cliffs. This rock, called the Windbreak, shields the tower against the brutal winds that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Prisoner 13
of the Sea of Moving Ice, the prison is a single-story structure topped with battlements. Rising from the core of the panopticon is a tower that holds the prison’s administrative offices and guard
barracks. Both the prison and the tower are carved from a tall, blade-shaped rock that rises high above the sea cliffs. This rock, called the Windbreak, shields the tower against the brutal winds that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
Lower Northedge Lower Northedge is home to the hardworking laborers of Sharn—generally decent folk who believe in an honest day’s work and can afford to stay out of Lower Dura. Crime is less rampant
fosters insular cults dedicated to the Dragon Below or a radiant idol (described in Eberron: Rising from the Last War).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
inquisitives deal with countless petty thugs and lone criminals, sooner or later their investigations will lead them to cross paths with the masterminds of crime in Sharn. As described in Eberron: Rising
, the sinister forces of the Dreaming Dark have infiltrated many places of power within the city. You can replace one or more of these threats with other groups from Eberron: Rising from the Last War—such
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
Sharn’s main geographical quarters, including Skyway, Cliffside, the Cogs, and the City of the Dead. (See Eberron: Rising from the Last War for more details.) Every neighborhood has its own flavor of
crime. This section offers suggestions for mysteries, intrigue, and adventure across Sharn’s wards. It also includes brief descriptions of inquisitive agencies connected to House Tharashk’s Finders Guild. Kuno Something is always happening in the shadows of the City of Towers
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
of the Sea of Moving Ice, the prison is a single-story structure topped with battlements. Rising from the core of the panopticon is a tower that holds the prison’s administrative offices and guard
barracks. Both the prison and the tower are carved out of a tall, blade-shaped rock that rises high above the sea cliffs. This rock, called the Windbreak, shields the tower against the brutal winds that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Blade barrier blocks passage 4–8 Cave-in 9–12 Chasm 1d4 × 10 ft. wide and 2d6 × 10 ft. deep, possibly connected to other levels of the dungeon 13–14 Flooding leaves 2d10 ft. of water in the area; create
nearby upward-sloping passages, raised floors, or rising stairs to contain the water 15 Lava flows through the area (50 percent chance of a stone bridge crossing it) 16 Overgrown mushrooms block
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
operates under the noses of the Watch and the Flaming Fist by adroitly keeping its illicit activities quiet. Each city neighborhood falls under control of one or more kingpins, crime bosses who report
, with the most competent and cutthroat members rising to favored status. Some kingpins keep strictly to the shadows, but others operate more openly. Particularly in the Outer City, citizens often know
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
operates under the noses of the Watch and the Flaming Fist by adroitly keeping its illicit activities quiet. Each city neighborhood falls under control of one or more kingpins, crime bosses who report
, with the most competent and cutthroat members rising to favored status. Some kingpins keep strictly to the shadows, but others operate more openly. Particularly in the Outer City, citizens often know
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
are bright and clean, the universities and libraries are the finest in Khorvaire, everyone seems happy and helpful, and crime is all but unheard of. But Zil society teems with layers of intrigue and
. Trust agents prefer to solve a problem without violence—by sharing a piece of information or a whispered warning sent via a message spell. But the Trust won’t hesitate to eliminate a threat, whether with poison, spell, or blade. Typically, a target never sees the agent of their demise.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
paradise. The streets are bright and clean. The universities and libraries are the finest in Khorvaire. Everyone seems happy and helpful, and crime is all but unheard of. But Zil society is filled with
eliminate a threat, whether with poison, spell, or a blade. Typically, a target will never even see the agent that kills them.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
ancient history might disturb them deeply. In addition, they likely face nightmarish foes, potentially even including a fiendish overlord, as detailed in Eberron: Rising from the Last War. The Lords of
expeditions into these ancient ruins. Age of Demons Finds 1d12 Item 1 A statuette of a demonic frog-like figure made of an unknown, slimy substance 2 A dagger with a jagged blade whose handle squirms
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
the description in Eberron: Rising from the Last War, the Dreaming Dark has three objectives in the City of Towers: To cause chaos and strife by undermining what little faith in law enforcement
light. (The discussion of the Dreaming Dark in Eberron: Rising from the Last War includes suggestions for incorporating dreams into your game.) Levels 5–10. Investigating a series of grisly crimes, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
world. Defeated, the falling archon is said to have met the rising sun. But Heliod showed mercy to the penitent archon, who swore to uphold justice and righteousness in the world’s wildest places. As a
the following spells, requiring no material components:
At will: command, compelled duel
1/day each: banishment, blade barrier
Mount. If the ashen rider isn’t mounted, it can use a bonus action
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
horrors unleashed on the world in Helm’s Hold, he found his own order at fault. The Order of the Gauntlet doesn’t punish the criminal before the crime is committed. When evil arises, members of the order
of Crazed Venturers, associated with the founding of Helm’s Hold, and her quick-rising popularity among the people has won her a seat as a Speaker. Dominating the skyline of the hold is the great
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
shard, and ransacked the kitchen. The bar’s owner, a dwarf named Grista, chased the goblins away, but not before the tavern sustained significant damage. Crime Scene When the characters investigate
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
, like those of the Daughters of Sora Kell, are shrouded in mystery. As described in Eberron: Rising from the Last War, the reason for Daask’s existence depends on the path you choose for the
the space of any creature that is of a larger size, but it can’t stop there.
Actions
Multiattack. The underboss makes three attacks, using Poisoned Blade or Arcane Firearm in any combination
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
. 3 The villain is rising to power through entirely legal means, winning popular support (through generous campaign promises) and working within the system. 4 The villain’s schemes are directed at
their scams, but leaves behind no proof of any crime. 2 A cowardly politician fleeces the poor of their last few coins without technically doing anything wrong. 3 A righteous zealot is continually
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
lost in the gambling houses of the Lady’s Ward, where secret crime lords mingle with judges and off-duty guards. Greased palms lead to flimsy sentences and sudden pardons; such corruption goes ignored
, they plead with the characters to represent them in court. 5 When the coast is clear, a shady-looking Doomguard rot blade (see Morte’s Planar Parade) opens their long overcoat in front of the characters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
rising back up to the ceiling in the next 50 feet, and a rune of fear in its final 30 feet. Whirling Blades (Initiative 20). The blades attack each creature in the first 80 feet of the hallway, with a
, imposing disadvantage on the blades’ attacks against the creature while it isn’t incapacitated. Attack. A creature in the area can ready an attack to strike at one of the blades as it goes by. The blade
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Netheril’s Fall: Tales of Terror, Treasure, and Time Travel
who crawl through these portals, or they might use these openings as entrances into places where mortals rarely tread. Watch Presidium Rising against the skyline is a windowless, domed fortress made
. Bounties. The watch posts hefty bounties for those who escape its grasp. Adventurers looking to earn coin or seek out fellow rebels might check the information posted to the watch’s bounty boards. Crime and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
distance. If they investigate, they come to an o’-well that is 10 feet tall and 5 feet in diameter. A steady geyser of water shoots from the well, rising to a height of 30 feet above the well. Characters
from inside the inn. As the inn passes by the characters, they catch the smell of hearty stew wafting from its open windows and see smoke rising in cottony puffs from its stone chimney. For the inn’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
with ivory handles (200 gp) 340 sp scattered loosely inside the container A silver goblet (50 gp) with the insignia of Prince Monmurg—a spire rising against a blue ocean sky—pressed into the bottom
walls, rising about seven feet off the floor and perhaps ten feet wide. A number of coffers, their lids closed, lie around the room.
Three long tables, benches to either side, are set in the central
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
. You can choose the type of leader or determine one randomly using the Leader Types table. Leader Types d6 Leader Type 1 Political 2 Religious 3 Military 4 Crime/underworld 5 Art/culture 6
. Alternatively, the scale can be as dramatic as humanity rising to overthrow the gods. Imagine that part of your campaign world erupts in revolution. Pick a power group in your current campaign and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
line of defense against these varied threats. In recent years, they have mobilized against the rising threats of Iuz and Elemental Evil, forcing them to broaden the scope of their operations into
that the Guild of Wizardry teaches magic and sells spellcasting services. Extensive codes of law govern the use and abuse of magic. The law treats magical coercion as a major crime, and punishes the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
are made of shiny black iron, and several bags, chests, and urns lie scattered about. You notice a shimmer in the air, like heat rising from a fire.
Suddenly, the shimmering passes between you and
fighting machines. Their heads are smooth, featureless iron balls. Their torsos are short and broad, and their legs are thick and stumpy. The right forearm of each one is a razor-sharp sword blade
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
opened by a character who makes a successful DC 14 Dexterity check using thieves’ tools. It is also trapped with a thrusting blade trap. Noticing the trap requires a successful DC 14 Intelligence
blade thrusts from the coffer, stabbing any creature next to the coffer’s lock. The creature must make a successful DC 14 Dexterity saving throw or take 9 (2d8) piercing damage. Treasure. The leather
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
of this area, rising from the deck about six feet from the stern and having a horizontal arm some six feet long. Against this arm, on the starboard side and looking coastward, stands a human figure
Dexterity check using thieves’ tools. The chest is trapped with a swinging blade trap. Noticing the trap requires a successful DC 12 Intelligence (Investigation) check. A successful DC 12 Dexterity check
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
feet and rising 30 feet above the river’s surface. Constructed of heavy basalt blocks, the bridge’s piers are plated with iron. B2: Gatehouse Two mighty towers of black stone flank the fortress’s iron
dagger with a malachite blade (250 gp). The other chest also contains a potion of resistance (fire) in a vial made from a hollowed-out dragon’s fang. B19: Storeroom Boxes, barrels, crates, and sacks are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
tapestries: one showing spirits rising as lemure devils from the River Styx, and another depicting a dead man dangling like a marionette from hooked chains.
Treasure. Thavius keeps a holy symbol of
ceremonial dagger stolen from Tiamat’s hoard: a curved ivory blade bearing Draconic runes that spell out “Fang,” along with a bone hilt wrapped in leather strips and studded with gemstones. A mending