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Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Special Equipment. Barnibus carries a wand of magic detection.
Spellcasting. Barnibus is a 7th-level spellcaster. His spellcasting ability is Intelligence (spell save DC 13, +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20
inherited from his grandmother. When not serving the Watchful Order, he spends his days reading and writing books in his library.
Barnibus uses spells that help him investigate crimes, pry secrets
Species
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
bodies. Whatever their origins, reborn know a new life and seek experiences and answers all their own.
Faded Memories
Reborn suffer from some manner of discontinuity, an interruption of their lives or
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A memory carries a vivid smell or sensation. What are you going to do to recreate that experience?
Reborn Origins
Reborn might originate from circumstances similar to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
grandmother. When not serving the Watchful Order, he spends his days reading and writing books in his library. Barnibus uses spells that help him investigate crimes, pry secrets from the minds of suspects, and
Equipment. Barnibus carries a wand of magic detection.
Spellcasting. Barnibus is a 7th-level spellcaster. His spellcasting ability is Intelligence (spell save DC 13, +5 to hit with spell attacks). He has
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
needles grow across their bodies in quivering clumps. A needle blight lashes out with these needles or launches them as an aerial assault that can punch through armor and flesh. When needle blights
detect a threat, they loose a pollen that the wind carries to other needle blights throughout the forest. Alerted to their foes’ location, needle blights converge from all sides to drench their roots
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
, telescopes, and other tools used to predict the weather and chart the course of celestial bodies. Each shrine has multiple methods of predicting the future that it might offer visitors—with reading the
Oracular Conflux A few of Keranos’s most isolated temples serve a purpose beyond worship, being sites for the reading of worldly signs and recording of knowledge. These oracular confluxes provide
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
a reminder of all that was once good and noble about the knightly order to which they once belonged. They let go of their hatred and their corporeal bodies, leaving corpses behind as their spirits
find rest at long last. Henceforth, any random encounter with a revenant should be treated as no encounter. Fortunes of Ravenloft If your card reading reveals that a treasure is here, it’s resting on the west windowsill.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
using the cavern to store the bodies of creatures they’re forced to kill. With the duergar and the drow returning to Undermountain in force and the bullywugs on level 8 becoming more aggressive, such
remaining. The other dead human carries a set of thieves’ tools. 11b. Silt Pit Carved into the floor of the narrow tunnel leading to this cave is a large X (a warning sign). This cave contains a silt pit like the one in area 4.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy
End Simulation After two full rounds of combat have been resolved, end the combat by reading or paraphrasing the following: A thunderous explosion shakes the ship, filling the air with splinters of
wood. Bodies are hurled into Wildspace—and then everything stops. Wreckage hangs motionless. Reavers freeze in the middle of their attacks. Even the stars stop twinkling.
The illusion of Wildspace
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
arcanaloth carries a spellbook containing the wizard spells it has prepared (see its stat block in the Monster Manual). It wears small gold spectacles with pink crystal lenses (worth 250 gp) and a robe
Master’s Guide for more information on each patch. Fortunes of Ravenloft If your card reading reveals that a treasure is here, it’s lying on the floor inside the statue’s head.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
a faint image in the cloud of an adult bronze dragon surrounded by figures in black robes wearing the holy symbol of Shar and reading from scrolls. As the great creature writhes in pain, its bronze
that “birthed” it. The shadow assassins guard the room thereafter. Treasure Each cult fanatic carries an obsidian holy symbol of Shar (25 gp each). The leader, Abberoch, also has a silver rod with one end formed in the shape of a key (70 gp). The rod unlocks the double door in area 18.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Astral Adventurer’s Guide
of a ship remains fresh for 120 days. If a ship carries more creatures than its normal crew complement, they exhaust the supply of fresh air more quickly. Foul air is stale and partially depleted. It
). Overlapping Air Envelopes When two bodies come close enough to each other, their air envelopes merge, and the quality of the air around the smaller body changes to match that of the larger body. When
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Lolth while her consort, the drow mage Thirza, sits at a zurkhwood desk reading her spellbook.
Furnishings. The cave contains two sleeping pallets and a zurkhwood chest. A skewered darkmantle cooks
adventurers’ arrival. Treasure. The drow priestess wears two silver bracelets set with onyx (25 gp each). She carries a flask of wine and the key to the room’s zurkhwood chest, which contains 500 gp. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
about. A strong smell of unwashed bodies and rotten meat fills the air. Three tall, furry humanoids are lounging among the mess, barking orders at a sad little goblin that demeans itself for their
interrogates a captured bugbear can pry the information loose with a successful DC 15 Charisma (Intimidation) check. Treasure Mosk carries a belt pouch containing 33 sp and wears an eye patch made of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
. Should your group needs a grant or resources from the Wayfinders, a letter of recommendation from someone at Morgrave carries some weight. Enemies. Morgrave University has few true enemies but many
rivals. Despite the friendly ties among academic institutions, Morgrave occupies the low end of the prestige scale among academic bodies, so its faculty tends to look for opportunities to steal glory
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
baby spiders burst from his chest 2 rounds after his release, killing him. T’rissa carries a ring of iron keys that unlock the cells in area 5d, as well as a separate iron key to area 20d. Dead
defeated, stabilized characters awaken after 1d4 hours to find themselves cocooned in sticky webs and suspended 10 feet off the floor, with spider eggs implanted in their bodies. A cocooned character
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
sight. If one is killed, the other flees. Treasure. Pojo has a pouch containing a gold ring (worth 25 gp), which he pulled from Semile Southwell’s dead hand. Tot carries a pouch that holds 5 cp and a
open. The cottage, though undamaged, has been thoroughly ransacked. Treasure. Blik carries a pouch that contains 4 cp and 3 sp. Lying in the southwest corner of the garden is Flik’s sack of loot
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
counterspell and greater invisibility. All his spell slots are currently expended. Losser carries a spellbook bound in stitched flesh that contains all his prepared spells. He also has a key to the
the truth: he surrendered it to the kenku, two of which fled south with it. In area B8, the characters see one kenku standing over the bodies of Losser’s murdered human apprentices, Retchyn and Kreela
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
that gains this benefit can’t do so again until the next dawn. Water taken from the fountain loses its magic after 10 minutes. West Door. The door into area B2 is locked. Lord Viallis carries the key
bodies are draped over an altar in front of the statue, and standing over them is a tall, bald man clutching a bloody knife. He is flanked by two robed cultists, and floating nearby is a hideous
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
and offer final prayers. The bodies this room once held have rotted away in their burial niches, and the urns hold only gray muck. Any character who sifts through the goo must succeed on a DC 11
LJUNGGREN) Most of the bodies interred here have rotted away, only their wood-and-linen burial dressings holding their shapes. If the characters move through the water, their effort causes a few
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
called ghoul gut. No antacid in this world or any other can beat it. Ghoul Gut. Water polluted with ghoul parts carries ghoul gut. A creature drinking this tainted water must succeed on a DC 12
desiccated and skeletal humanoid corpses litter the floor of this small chamber. The stone of the north wall has been etched with intricate runes, but the pattern ends abruptly.
Bodies and Runes. A closer
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
sides of the wagon are spattered with dry blood. You also see an inscription on the wagon’s door frame that reads, “I bring you from Shadow into Light!” Rictavio carries the key to the wagon door
Ravenloft If your card reading reveals that a treasure is here, it is hidden with the other items under the front seat of the wagon, in a lead-lined box.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
lectern, reading a book (see “Treasure”). If Azbara is absent, Rath Modar might mistake the characters for cultists. If the characters play along and attempt to gather information from the Red Wizard
, feather fall and fireball) and he carries a staff of fire. A thorough search of the room yields several letters to Rath Modar from Severin, the supreme leader of the Cult of the Dragon. Severin’s letters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
of powerful entity or group of entities, posing as gods to accomplish their malign ends. Key. Ruxithid carries a key to his personal quarters (area Z10 in Zorzula’s Rest). Devon Cady-Lee Hostage
crudely drawn map of the region on the central table, with messy arrows and scrawled labels reading “Gibbet Crossing,” “Crypt of the Talhund,” and “Talhundereth.” (See the Goblins’ Map handout in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
. A character who examines the altar can find this compartment with a successful DC 17 Wisdom (Perception) check. It contains a potion of mind reading and a Quaal’s feather token (bird). Bak Mei
/Day). If Bak Mei fails a saving throw, he can choose to succeed instead.
Special Equipment. Bak Mei carries a staff of striking with 10 charges.
Unarmored Defense. While Bak Mei is wearing no armor
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
present, they are in the midst of a scholarly argument when the characters arrive, but they clam up as soon as others appear. If Rath Modar is alone, he is standing at a lectern, reading a book (see
of Tiamat. Defeating or killing them is a serious blow to the cult’s ability to summon Tiamat. Treasure Rath Modar has three spell scrolls (dimension door, feather fall, and fireball), and he carries a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
, Valtagar Steelshadow (see below) is reading his spellbook — a bound stack of mithral plates. The book rests atop a stout, stone lectern in the middle of the room.
Golem. Standing in the south corner is an
carries is invisible with him. Archmages are exceedingly rare in duergar society, and Valtagar’s gift for wizardry never sat well with the clans of Gracklstugh. He doesn’t put himself in harm’s way
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
of the demons. Sixteen drow stand south of the demons.
Corpses. The bodies of fifty drow and twenty troglodytes litter the battlefield amid pools of demon ichor. Their gear is unsalvageable.
The
carries a potion of supreme healing in a clear crystal vial (5 gp). Shindreer Argonrae Shindreer is a powerful member of her small drow house, and she has pledged its strength to the larger cause of House
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
, calling them “the Delvers,” and leave the bodies untouched. Secret Door. In the southeastern corner is a secret door that requires a successful DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check to find by noticing the
until you are ready to carry on with the next part of the adventure.) He carries four Mirabar trade bars, each a foot-long spindle of iron, like two long, four-sided pyramids joined at the base. These
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
clutches a brass horn (see “Treasure” below). The minotaur shaman treats all intruders as enemies to be carved up and added to his pile of dismembered bodies. His first action in combat is to blow his
altar experiences a ghastly vision of being torn apart and eaten by minotaurs. Treasure. Maku carries a horn of the Endless Maze. This wondrous item functions as a brass horn of Valhalla, except that the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Satyr Satyrs are raucous fey that frolic in wild forests, driven by curiosity and hedonism in equal measure. Satyrs resemble stout male humans with the furry lower bodies and cloven hooves of goats
effects. Usually, only one satyr in a group carries such pipes. If a satyr has pipes, it gains the following additional action option.
Panpipes. The satyr plays its pipes and chooses one of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
, comprehend languages, hold person, identify, locate object, nondetection, polymorph, protection from evil and good, and wall of stone. Fortunes of Ravenloft If your card reading reveals that a treasure is
characters have already met Arrigal. Luvash is the older of the two and the brother whom the other Vistani fear most. Each brother carries a key that unlocks one of the padlocks of the treasure wagon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
.
Two young remorhazes lurk at the bottom of the pool, which is 15 feet deep. Their tremorsense alerts them to the presence of intruders, and they attack immediately. The creatures’ bodies heat the
to the presence of intruders. The remorhazes’ bodies heat the pools, causing steam to rise from them. The water is not hot enough to deal damage. Without the body heat of a remorhaz to keep the water
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
gray figures with armored bodies and bladed limbs flank the gate.
Two ferrumach rilmani (see Morte’s Planar Parade) guard the entrance to Dendradis. They’re indifferent to the characters but refuse
, a Rilmani Community in the Spire A third rilmani strides from the gate. This figure is leaner than the others, with a copper cast to their skin. They’re reading a scroll intently, but they look up
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
. When they died, their cursed bodies were dragged into Avernus to guard the tomb for eternity. Eight mummies now lurk inside this chamber and guard the path to the memorial steles. If the undead hear
the characters elsewhere in the catacombs, they hide inside the large urn to the west. When the characters enter, they try to creep out silently and ambush them. Treasure. One of the mummies carries
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
). In addition to his weapons, Izek carries an iron ring of keys that unlock the stocks in the town square (area N8). If the characters get on his bad side, the baron accuses them of being “spies of the
gallery to the north. N3j. Izek’s Bedroom The door to this room is locked. Izek Strazni carries the only key. The following description assumes the characters have met Ireena Kolyana (see chapter 3, area