blessings bleak diffusing consult reaching

Orc Legacy

Species Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

order from the encroachments of Fiends and other extraplanar threats. Gruumsh’s blessings have made orcs tireless guardians and mighty allies wherever they are found, even when they turn their

in our world. If you’d like to determine your character’s height or weight randomly, consult the Random Height and Weight table in the Player’s Handbook, and choose the row in the table that best represents the build you imagine for your character.

Conclusion

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

Conclusion The chapter concludes when the characters escape Curst. Once they do, consult the “Advancing in Level” section of chapter 4 and let the party determine their next destination. If Fellik is

with the characters, he tells them he plans to head to Excelsior. If the characters offer to escort him, he welcomes the help but can’t reward them. On reaching the gate-town, Fellik thanks the characters before departing to Mount Celestia.

Cosmic Horror Plots

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

Cosmic Horror Plots Adventures in cosmic horror realms are bleak, desperate affairs where the best one can hope for is to survive relatively intact. There is no stopping the ultimate evil, but

sapient, unholy tome from reaching a group of cultists. 3 Save the inheritors of an ancient sect before they transform into horrors. 4 Stop the sacrifice of a young noble by those who

Reaching the Tower

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

Reaching the Tower Vizeran’s tower lies on the edge of the Wormwrithings, about ten days from Menzoberranzan. The map and directions the archmage provides the adventurers in chapter 11 allow them to

far walls and ceiling are out of sight in the darkness. Bits of quartz and mica in the stone glimmer as they catch the light, showing a footpath worn into the stone floor. At the end of that path, a vast, dark shape rises — an enormous stalagmite carved into a bleak, black tower.

Shadowfell

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

a skull, a heap of rubble, or perhaps the crumbling ruin of a once-great castle. A forest on the Shadowfell is dark and twisted, its branches reaching out to snare travelers’ cloaks, and its roots

coiling and buckling to trip those who pass by. Shadow dragons and undead creatures haunt this bleak plane, as do other creatures that thrive in the gloom, including cloakers and darkmantles.

To the Coast

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

To the Coast The journey to Dread Wolf Cove takes five days—fewer if the characters have Clystran’s guidance or other methods of conveyance. Consult the “Movement in the Wastes” section in chapter 5

from chapter 5 during the journey. Shortly before the characters reach the cove, run the following encounter. Dragonnel Down When the characters are about a day from reaching the Kalaman ships at the

Life in Tletepec

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

, every village assembles a communal offering to the gods to request blessings, chief among them protection from disaster. The gathered offerings are carried by a caravan of walkers and wagons to a

eagle effigy whose burning signifies the offerings given and whose light represents the blessings from the gods. Watchers of the Ashes The Watchers of the Ashes are a religious coalition dedicated to

Shadowfell

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

way as the Feywild. Aside from the bleak landscape, it appears similar to the Material Plane. Travelers from the Material Plane who enter the Shadowfell often observe landmarks similar to the world they

-great castle. The forests of the Shadowfell hold sinister-looking trees, their branches reaching out to snare travelers’ cloaks, and their roots coiling to trip those who pass by. Shadow dragons and

Creature Encounters

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

Brilliance 18 Spore servants 19–20 Traders Ambushers One or more creatures attempt to ambush the party as it makes its way through the Underdark. Roll a d20 and consult the table to determine what the

a chance that characters searching the area find something of interest or value. Roll a d20 and consult the table below to see what, if anything, they find. Ambusher Lair Discoveries d20 Discovery

Underworld Crossing

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

entering or exiting the Underworld or helping or preventing someone or something from doing so. Souls with coin left after crossing the Tartyx often discard their excess valuables upon reaching the

either case, adventurers might offer the dead help in reaching their final resting place. The Underworld Crossing Adventures table offers ideas for adventures that could occur in such a place

Sigil Encounters

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

their sensory stone (see Sigil and the Outlands). Roll on the Sensory Stone Sensations table and consult the entries below to determine the muse’s desired sensation and how the characters can help

Athar, the Bleak Cabal, and the Mind’s Eye—are locked in debate in a public forum, such as the Trianym outside the Hall of Speakers. The quarrelers consist of a strident Athar null, an apathetic Bleak

Canyon Shrine

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

canyon and convince them to attack a gang of undead about to pass through on their way to attack a village. 4 Consult a hermit who lives in a hidden part of the canyon. 5 Retrieve an item

cling to the canyon’s sides. Reaching some of these natural platforms requires a dangerous climb over jagged rocks. The top of the canyon has a few scrubby plants, but is otherwise barren. Flying monsters

B: Elven Encampment

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

once-respected member of House Mystic—an elven clan known for magical prowess—is reaching a venerable age even by elven standards. He’s keenly aware this expedition is a fool’s errand analogous to

exile, and he believes his homeland is lost to him forever. But if he must spend the rest of his days in this bleak expanse, he’s determined to spend them as an exemplar of thoroughness and scholarship

Crypt Features

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

d6 and consult the Crypt Hauntings table to determine the nature of the ghostly image or effect encountered there (or choose one that seems evocative). A haunting can’t leave the location where it’s

the rules for blessings presented in the Dungeon Master’s Guide: Blessing of Dumathoin. Your eyes become keen enough to pick out hidden secrets. You gain darkvision. If you already had darkvision, you

Elder Evil Blessings

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

Elder Evil Blessings Through generations of study and grim practice, the disciples of certain Elder Evils have mastered the ability to bestow supernatural gifts on minions they select for the

martial weapon or a natural weapon, if it has one. The next creature hit by the touched weapon must succeed on a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw or experience short-term madness for 10 minutes. Consult the

Snail Racing

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

take part in the snail racing, as the experience might prove useful in chapter 2 (see “Reaching the Bottom”). If at least half the characters participate in a snail race, the carnival’s mood rises by

start of each round after the first, roll a d8 and consult the Snail Race Surprises table to determine if something unexpected happens that round. When a surprise occurs, determine which snail is

High Forest

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

who seeks to unite the disparate tribes. She leads the Caerilcarn, the “Council of the Wood,” which periodically gathers many tribal leaders together to share information, consult, and deliberate. Her

, well worth the challenge of reaching them. Mist shrouds the Sisters, and feeds the vegetation on the small plateaus of the area. To the north, the headwaters of the Dessarin River flow down from a

Locations in Saltmarsh

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

audience with Manistrad can find her here when she’s not working at the mine. She sometimes has need for adventurers to help keep the mining operation secure. Roll a d6 and consult the table below to

his time here in his duties as commander of the guard. He sometimes has need for adventurers, and at such times he posts jobs on a board hanging by the tower’s entrance. Roll a d6 and consult the

Werewolves in the Mist

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

before. The order strikes hard and fast, without waiting for the blessings of temples or the permission of rulers. The order believes that evil must be smashed, or it will swiftly overcome all

. Emerald Enclave You don’t need to consult with others in the Emerald Enclave to know that the werewolves are upsetting the natural order. For balance to be restored, they must be eradicated. It seems the

On Board The Maverick

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

failure points earned by the party and consult the following table. Failure Points Outcome 0–2 The characters arrive first 3 The characters and the Six operatives arrive at the same

his enemy is now his friend. Reaching into his hoardsperson living loot satchel, Bracus retrieves the chronolometer and the dimensional loop. He then offers both to the characters in exchange for them

Encounter Locations

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

hide behind them. If they keep watch, the characters can take a short or long rest here without being disturbed. If the characters use Zikran’s Zephyrean Tome to consult with Gazre-Azam, the djinni

magical safeguards triggers, releasing two water elementals and six ice mephits. They appear in unoccupied spaces on the staircase and try to prevent intruders from reaching the basement. If Gazre

Encounter Locations

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

to some terrible experiment. It hurt badly, but she managed to escape somehow. She flitted about in the darkness until reaching the cave mouth. She’s been sitting here feeling sad and missing Bunny

upon reaching this area. She can’t remember why this particular location frightens her, and convincing her to enter the cave requires some gentle coaxing. The stench of rot pervades the air in this

Lady's Ward

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

-reaching schemes. Dragon Bar. Like moths to a candle, risk takers gravitate to the buzzing marquee of Fortune’s Wheel. The polished revolving door of this recently renovated building opens into the

might and reduce them to diminutive statures. Grudges fester in bleak cells, and fights regularly break out between inmates in mess halls and common areas. Particularly dangerous criminals never leave

Briny Maze Locations

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

following blessing. This blessing adheres to the rules for blessings presented in the Dungeon Master’s Guide: Blessing of the Solipsistic Mind. You access esoteric truths from an ancient tome by focusing

stay in any fight for more than 2 rounds before swimming off. Reaching the Endless Void Once the characters descend 6 miles, they reach the Briny Pool’s bottom. Read the following aloud: The pool’s

Areas of the Water Temple

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

canals. Check for a random encounter once every per hour while the party is swimming or moving by boat anywhere on a canal. Roll a d20 and consult the following table: d20 Encounter 1 1d4 + 1 ghouls

a successful one. Any explosion makes enough noise to alert all of the creatures in the Temple of the Crushing Wave. Culverts. It’s possible to enter area C25 through the culverts. Reaching a culvert

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