blue before device concept relatively

Ythryn Mythallar

Magic Items Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

hold. The largest mythallars are 150 feet in diameter. The Ythryn mythallar is a relatively small device—a mere 50 feet in diameter. To attune to this mythallar, a creature must finish a short

;s Guide. If a ninth creature tries to attune to the mythallar, nothing happens. All creatures attuned to the Ythryn mythallar can sense when the device is being used. A creature attuned to the device

Tiefling Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

, blue, or purple. Self-Reliant and Suspicious Tieflings subsist in small minorities found mostly in human cities or towns, often in the roughest quarters of those places, where they grow up to be

reflect their fiendish heritage. And some younger tieflings, striving to find a place in the world, adopt a name that signifies a virtue or other concept and then try to embody that concept. For some

Human Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

build cities to last for the ages, and great kingdoms that can persist for long centuries. An individual human might have a relatively short life span, but a human nation or culture preserves

, Mara, Natali, Olma, Tana, Zora; (surnames) Bersk, Chernin, Dotsk, Kulenov, Marsk, Nemetsk, Shemov, Starag Illuskan Illuskans are tall, fair-skinned folk with blue or steely gray eyes. Most have

Fighter Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

opponent’s sword flares with blue light an instant before she sends lightning flashing forth to smite him. All of these heroes are fighters, perhaps the most diverse class of characters in the

combatants on battlefields and in dungeons alike. Trained for Danger Not every member of the city watch, the village militia, or the queen’s army is a fighter. Most of these troops are relatively

Ancient Sapphire Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

breath weapon sows weakness, leaving the victims unable to fight back. Luminous Blue Sapphire dragons’ scales and wing membranes show varied shades of blue, ranging from the light tones of a

top of the map) provides the main access to the lair by way of two sections of relatively thin crystal walls. The dragon can use a lair action to open or close passages through these walls throughout

Warforged Legacy

Species Eberron: Rising from the Last War

deeper meaning. The typical warforged has a sexless body shape. Some warforged ignore the concept of gender entirely, while others adopt a gender identity. The more a warforged develops its

chosen new names as a way to express their path in life. A few take on human names, often the name of a fallen friend or mentor. Warforged Names: Anchor, Banner, Bastion, Blade, Blue, Bow, Cart

Feral Tiefling

Species Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide

, blue, or purple. Self-Reliant and Suspicious Tieflings subsist in small minorities found mostly in human cities or towns, often in the roughest quarters of those places, where they grow up to be

reflect their fiendish heritage. And some younger tieflings, striving to find a place in the world, adopt a name that signifies a virtue or other concept and then try to embody that concept. For some

Adult Sapphire Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

the victims unable to fight back. Luminous Blue Sapphire dragons’ scales and wing membranes show varied shades of blue, ranging from the light tones of a spring sky to the rich, crystalline

by their goddess to deal with the adult sapphire dragon who has been hunting her holy spiders. 5 A forgetful and nearsighted adult sapphire dragon believes a blue dragon wyrmling is actually the

Into the Underdark

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

Into the Underdark Little Lockford is situated in the Underdark, but the tunnels leading to the settlement are well traveled and relatively easy to navigate. Stone signs illuminated by continual

Tiny clockwork device that was left behind by a svirfneblin miner. The device produces a miniature flame that can be used to light a candle, torch, or campfire. Using the device requires an action. 6

Ancient Deep Dragon Legacy

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

attached to their front legs and can fold in close to the body, allowing deep dragons to easily maneuver through relatively narrow tunnels. Deep dragons often hoard secrets, delighting in knowledge of

the rest of the lair, this chamber is lit by phosphorescent fungal blooms that give off soft green, blue, and purple light. Hoard Chamber. The dragon’s hoard is hidden away in a more remote

The Village of Respite

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

into two Elemental Gems (blue sapphire), which they slotted into the weather vane. This device shielded Respite from elemental storms for generations. However, once the Cobblehook Corsairs stole the

often ravage the nearby coast. Long ago, to protect the village, friendly djinn crafted a device called the Storm’s Eye Weather Vane and placed it in the village square. The djinn channeled their magic

Forest Crystal Features

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

crystal sheds dim light in a 30-foot radius. Shades of blue swirl within the crystal, occasionally resolving into murky images of giants’ faces or Giant runes. The crystal radiates powerful but

fluctuating magic. Plants. The plants around the crystal grow quite large and can move on their own as if sapient—often uprooting themselves to wander into the forest, keeping the glade relatively free of

Adult Deep Dragon Legacy

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

attached to their front legs and can fold in close to the body, allowing deep dragons to easily maneuver through relatively narrow tunnels. Deep dragons often hoard secrets, delighting in knowledge

allies and servitors. Like the rest of the lair, this chamber is lit by phosphorescent fungal blooms that give off soft green, blue, and purple light. Hoard Chamber. The dragon’s hoard is hidden

Arrival in the Outlands

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

, a solitary stone archway, provides a frame for the portal you just passed through. Glittering, deep-blue sand spreads before you in all directions. Great impact divots mark the passage of something

, but rather by a large magical device or machine. A character who succeeds on a DC 10 Intelligence (Arcana) check recognizes the stone spire in the distance as the Spire that marks the center of the

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

hydrophobic family. 7 Discover what is dragging the people of a hamlet out of their homes, garbing them in silver, and leading them into the surf to drown. 8 Learn why the bakers of a small town have started making pastries filled with a popular, delicious, and faintly glowing blue goo.

Restored Weather Vane

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

vane. Read or paraphrase the following once the device is restored: The villagers gather around the Storm’s Eye Weather Vane with their gazes cast toward the shore. Peals of thunder shake the ground

, and flashes of lightning illuminate dark clouds rolling in from the sea. The weather vane’s crossbar begins to twirl, and ribbons of blue-green energy pulse from the whole structure. As the storm

It's Just Business

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

these hired helpers to prominence for their importance to the campaign story. And, of course, for comic effect. When the characters are relatively low level, an Acquisitions Incorporated style of play can

-reaching power of global corporations allied with political power doesn’t just inform our own real world — it molds it. Bringing that concept of powerful corporations working with or against nobility to

20. Ogre Barracks

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

find 800 sp and 300 gp. If one member of the party succeeds at a DC 20 Intelligence (Investigation) check, he or she finds a single pale blue sapphire worth 500 gp wedged into a crevice. Developments

If any ogres are taken prisoner, charmed, or fast-talked, the characters learn relatively little. They serve the cloud giant Blagothkus (whose wife was slain some years ago), they know that the cloud

20. Ogre Barracks

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

finds a single pale blue sapphire worth 500 gp wedged into a crevice. Developments If any ogres are taken prisoner, charmed, or fast-talked, the characters learn relatively little. They serve the cloud

Kobold Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

lack of emotional bonding means they have no concept of marriage or permanent family relationships. Their eggs are placed in a common tribal hatchery with no effort to keep track of who each one

, since food is relatively scarce in such areas. Partly out of fear and partly because their eyes are sensitive to sunlight, kobolds prefer the security of a cave to living in the open air, and can be

Spaceship Trinkets

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

arm with a mind of its own 03–04 Wearable blanket with sleeves and a hood 05–06 Small, rectangular device that can record and play back audio of up to 1 minute in length 07–08 Glow-in-the-dark ink

-foot cone of foam. The foam extinguishes all nonmagical flames in the cone. The canister can perform this action only once. 29–30 Loaf of space bread covered in blue-green mold 31–32 Handheld screen

Encounter Locations

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

natural cleft in the rock. Descending into this cleft, you come to an icy courtyard strewn with rubble. Hardy blue shrubs rise from the frozen ground. Lodged at the far end of the cleft is a keep sized

, cupboards and cabinets for storage, and a fireplace. Two ceramic jugs sit on a twelve-foot-high table in the middle of the room. One of the jugs is blue, the other orange. Standing next to this table is a

Triton

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

the Sea Tritons are an amphibious people, at home in the water but mobile on dry land. Their bodies are covered in fine scales that range from yellowish-green through shades of blue to deep purple

crafted a miraculous device, one that ultimately laid low the kraken and saved the town. Today, Dalakos resides inside the kraken’s shell, where he works day and night, his heart broken, but his mind

Wreck of the Star Goddess

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

in the branches above. The crash could have occurred anytime within the past 3d10 days. Climbing up to the wreck is relatively easy, thanks to many vines in the trees and lines of rigging hanging from

below the wreck. Each ghoul has a small blue triangle tattooed on its forehead — the symbol of Ras Nsi. The ghouls have three-quarters cover from trees, and they withdraw from the area temporarily if

Tiger District

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

Tiger District The Tiger District is a relatively new part of the city and is still undergoing construction, particularly along the forested stretch being cleared to the northwest. Even though the

after the fog rises, four tigers (use the saber-toothed tiger stat block) appear from the direction of the forest. These hostile tigers are 12 feet long and have blue-tinged fur. The site’s workers

Enemies All Around

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

spent. Blue Dragons. Blue dragons are the least likely of their kind to tangle with dwarves, since their lairs are always far from where dwarves typically settle, and a blue dragon almost never gives

by creatures it can catch in the open, including the travelers that enter and exit the place. On occasion, this state of (relatively) peaceful coexistence is shattered when a devious rival dragon with

Necropolis Locations (Y10-Y18)

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

crashed. Y15. Observatory This conical tower is held relatively upright by a ring of arched buttresses. Expressionless humanoid figures stand in silence around it. The roof has a large, ragged hole

welded shut from the outside and must be broken down. It has AC 19, 30 hit points, and immunity to poison and psychic damage. A blue slaad lurks on the other side of the doorway and attacks as soon as the

Uthgardt Lands

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

the Uthgardt tribes today. Blue Bear. The easternmost of the Uthgardt are the Blue Bear — thought destroyed more than a century ago — who have recently emerged from inside the High Forest and

reclaimed their ancestral mound at Stone Stand, just south of the Moon Pass and north of the forest. The Blue Bears have reoccupied much of their old territory in the time since they returned to prominence

Academy Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy

from a thri-kreen named Sor’kur. Each pack includes the following gear: A red-level cadet uniform (plus spare), and a toiletry bag A 50 gp requisition voucher to spend at the academy stores A blue

mottled with patches of brilliant blue, and matching blue eyes. Quote: “Academy accounts payable, Sor’kur speaking, please hold.” Bridge Quarters Security Level: Gold (Bridge Rank) Only These opulent

Solitary but Social

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

receive relatively cordial treatment from those other hags instead. Every hag has a particular status relative to others of her kind and to hags of all sorts, based on age, abilities, influence

superstition and adapted it to their own uses, although some among the oldest hags claim to have invented the concept or at least named it. Alternative Coven Spells Some covens gather for a specific

Appendix D: Magic

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

creature the thrower can see. The target must succeed on a DC 15 Strength saving throw or be knocked prone. The fish then disappears. 15–18 Blue with white bands When released from the hook

keep their cities aloft and empower their magic items. The bigger the mythallar, the more magic it can hold. The largest mythallars are 150 feet in diameter. The Ythryn mythallar is a relatively

The Sea

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

A shipwreck is a plot device that can be used sparingly to great effect, particularly if you want the characters to be washed ashore on some monster-infested island or (in the case of an airship

disadvantage. In a dead calm (no wind), ships can’t move under sail and must be rowed. A ship sailing against a strong wind moves at half speed. Visibility A relatively calm sea offers great visibility

Gate of Illumination Locations

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

statue of a dwarf holds a large urn as if about to take a drink. An etching on the statue’s base reads, “Lilva, who brewed the waters of the gods.” Pattox. At the room’s south, this blue stone statue of

the urn on the statue of Lilva remains; inside the urn is a worn, stone cup. If the empty white urn is placed back upon the statue of Leuchis, the urn fills with nonflammable oil. If the empty blue

The Greyhawk Setting

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

great white moon, also called the Mistress) and Celene (a smaller blue moon, also called the Handmaiden). Greyspace’s sun orbits Oerth, rather than the other way around. The sun takes 360 days to

. Separated from Eastern Oerik by the Tilva Strait, Hepmonaland is a relatively small continent that few people of the Flanaess known much about. Those who have explored the north spur of Hepmonaland

Fortress Level 1

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

fastened on the north wall inside area 2, on the east side of the gate. Under normal circumstances, it takes 3 rounds to raise or lower the gate, but an emergency device allows the raised gate to be

returns with the guards posted in area 12 (five sahuagin, two sahuagin coral smashers [see appendix C], and two sahuagin priestesses) in 10 rounds. 3. Unfinished Champion’s Quarters Dark blue tiles

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