border block diffusing contiguous retreated

Auril (Third Form)

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

against Auril, who retreated to the coldest corner of Toril to escape their fury. After a world-shaking event known as the Sundering, most of the gods withdrew from Toril, leaving mortals to govern

. A stat block is given for each of Auril’s three forms. These descriptions do not reflect Auril at full power, but rather Auril as she is encountered in this adventure.Lair Actions Auril

Nass Lantomir's Ghost

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

","rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage. Etherealness. The ghost enters the Ethereal Plane from the Material Plane, or vice versa. It is visible on the Material Plane while it is in the Border

Zelennor, watches over the wizard’s frozen remains. It uses the weasel stat block in the Monster Manual but is a fey instead of a beast. If Zelennor is reduced to 0 hit points, Nass’s

Auril (First Form)

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

, motionless sheets of ice. Umberlee brought Talos and Malar into an alliance against Auril, who retreated to the coldest corner of Toril to escape their fury. After a world-shaking event known as the

loses all the traits and actions of the old form and gains those of the new form. A stat block is given for each of Auril’s three forms. These descriptions do not reflect Auril at full power, but

Auril (Second Form)

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

frigid cold transformed her chaotic, unpredictable tides into rigid, motionless sheets of ice. Umberlee brought Talos and Malar into an alliance against Auril, who retreated to the coldest corner of

form survives. When she transitions from one form to another, she loses all the traits and actions of the old form and gains those of the new form. A stat block is given for each of Auril’s three

Caer-Konig in a Nutshell

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

soldiers (use the tribal warrior stat block) and 2 veterans. Heraldry. A white fish silhouette rising from the center bottom of a dark blue field, which has a white border on all sides but its bottom

. The fish signifies the local fishing trade, and the broken border represents the snow and the harbor surrounding the town. Sacrifice to Auril. Food (see "Sacrifices to Auril"). Rivals. Caer-Dineval, Easthaven.

Wall of Stone

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

Wall of Stone 5th-level evocation Casting Time: 1 action Range: 120 feet Components: V, S, M (a small block of granite) Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes A nonmagical wall of solid stone

springs into existence at a point you choose within range. The wall is 6 inches thick and is composed of ten 10-foot-by-10-foot panels. Each panel must be contiguous with at least one other panel

Wall of Stone

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

Wall of Stone 5th-level evocation Casting Time: 1 action Range: 120 feet Components: V, S, M (a small block of granite) Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes A nonmagical wall of solid stone

springs into existence at a point you choose within range. The wall is 6 inches thick and is composed of ten 10-foot-by-10-foot panels. Each panel must be contiguous with at least one other panel

Ambush at the Archway

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

retreated to their homes while several bounty hunter guards have set an ambush for anyone coming down the road, crouching low and hiding behind the wall near the archway. A character who is looking for

them shouts. “La Paloma pays for her crimes this day!” Without hesitation, they attack. Seven bounty hunters (use the scout stat block) shoot from behind the waist-high wall, which grants them half

Mountain Encounters

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

, rerolling duplicates. Mountain Encounters d8 Encounter 1 Border Patrol 2 Dragon Flight 3 Fire Giant 4 Gnome Vale 5 Hermit 6 Rockslide 7 Troll Cave 8 Wyvern Roost Border Patrol A group of human

soldiers from a nation bordering the mountain range travels the road. A captain (use the gladiator stat block) leads two knights and six guards. All the soldiers are lawful neutral. Their orders are

Idyllglen Events

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

animals and townsfolk dart through Idyllglen, chased by Garoknul, a unique demon in the service of Yeenoghu. Use the marilith stat block to represent Garoknul. The fleeing beasts and townsfolk

hazy border. Next Event. After the characters deal with the guards, proceed with event 4. Event 4. Unsettling Calm This event begins with Yael telepathically contacting the characters: A woman’s voice

Monster Behavior

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

to fortify its location by using furniture or heavy objects to block doors or entryways. Increase the DC to force open a blocked door by 3, and hastily blocked passageways are Difficult Terrain. A

have reason to believe their lair is likely to be invaded might set up a defense. Reasons to set up a defense include the following: Adventurers invaded the lair recently and retreated. Scouts

Lulu the Hollyphant

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

Lulu the Hollyphant Lulu is a hollyphant (see Appendix C for her stat block) who has lost most of her memories, as well as her Innate Spellcasting trait. (This has no effect on her challenge rating

Hellriders betrayed us. They retreated through the gate and sealed it behind them. “Before she was captured, Zariel told me to hide her sword so that it wouldn’t fall into evil hands. Someone helped me

Village

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

this area is damp and soft at best. Staying dry is difficult to impossible. The dozen or so grippli warriors (see the end of the adventure for their stat block) remaining in the village are there

small boats remain tied up at these piers, the others having been used by the grippli who retreated to the trading post. The yuan-ti have no interest in the small boats that are moored here—meaning that

Mortuary Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Adventure Atlas: The Mortuary

Player Version Three zombies process the dead under the supervision of two Duster morticians (each uses the cultist stat block). An animated coffin (see the appendix) loiters nearby. Periodically, the

Level Calder Moore A swirling pool of unruly apparitions stirs beneath the Spirit Sump Unlike cities on the worlds of the Material Plane, Sigil doesn’t border the Ethereal Plane, a hazy realm roamed

Arcane Brotherhood

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

. Familiar. Avarice’s familiar throughout the adventure is a squawking raven named Skelm. It uses the raven stat block in the Monster Manual but is a fiend instead of a beast. Spellbook. Avarice’s

simulacrum effectively becomes a clone of Dzaan, authentic in every way. Dzaan’s stat block and abilities change as follows: He has spell slots appropriate for a 9th-level wizard (four 1st-level spell slots

Lady's Ward

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

the Armory, a foreboding stronghold at the ward’s border with the Lower Ward. Deliberately grown razorvine creeps along the structure’s bladed balconies and lower walls, deterring thieves who seek to

. Engineered to contain all manner of planar convicts, the Prison’s cells vary by block. Fire elementals and arsonists are sealed in frigid cells, while giants are issued with magic collars that sap their

Lower Level Locations

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

staircase leads up to a hallway (area S19). S11: Access Way Two floor-to-ceiling stone turnstiles block the way to the Astral gate chamber (area S12). The turnstile walls can be manually rotated

has retreated to this chamber, the dragon’s trove is unguarded. It consists of the following: 600 GP, 9,000 SP, and 45,000 CP in loose coins Bronze urn containing eight flawed rubies (worth 50 GP

Elturgard

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

Elturgard. The knights can’t afford to be anything but vigilant, and fortunately for the folk of Elturgard, they are just that. I regard crossing the border into Elturgard as a relief, for it usually

to block out the light so that visitors can get some sleep. Without the onset of dawn or dusk to frame the day’s labors, citizens rely on the tolling of the bells from the High Hall to denote the

Palace of Spires Locations

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

stone leads to a lush garden enclosed in a courtyard. Behind you, a pair of close-meshed silver gates block the path. Beyond the gates wavers a colorful haze that occasionally provides a glimpse of the

handles and are decorated with etched geometric patterns. The two column statues are depictions of Caerwyn and Porphura. The statues are living guardians (use the earth elemental stat block). They

Illithinoch Locations

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

since they arrived. The goblins tried to block the rift with two lab tables, not realizing that grells from the Feeder Trenches (see the “Rift in Reality” section below) could simply float over the

is Oshundo the alhoon (see the accompanying stat block). It isn’t likely to notice intruders in Illithinoch until they enter its room. Oshundo is concentrating on several old Underdark maps and

Briny Maze Locations

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

injured wizards retreated here to rest, but the maze entrapped them. All five died while being absorbed. B5: Tumor Garden Several fleshy lumps in the floor rise like stalagmites to heights of two or

death cries and the ruptured wall. Though Varakkta was reluctant to leave her valued greatsword behind, she elected for discretion and retreated to rejoin her followers. Greatsword. The greatsword is

Wyrmheart Mine

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

, held in place by a block under the wheels. The cart’s metal box is still solid, but one of the axles is broken and the other screeches horribly. The supply shed (area 3) contains the parts and

exclusively and never walk along the cart track past area 5. 5. Haunted Forge This was the dwarves’ forge and workshop. Many of the miners retreated here when Tinder attacked, but the dragon

Crypt of the Talhund Locations

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

to leave through the doorway to the west, all four crypt guardians burst out to fight until destroyed. The crypt guardians use the revenant stat block with the following changes: They speak Dwarvish

gnome’s body, and he’s now hovering on death’s door. Weakened and scared, Rivibiddel retreated here. Halfway There. He has copied the entirety of He of the Hidden Gemstone, but the last half of his copy

Auril the Frostmaiden

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

Auril’s frigid cold transformed her chaotic, unpredictable tides into rigid, motionless sheets of ice. Umberlee brought Talos and Malar into an alliance against Auril, who retreated to the coldest corner

least one form survives. When she transitions from one form to another, she loses all the traits and actions of the old form and gains those of the new form. A stat block is given for each of Auril’s

Spaceship Locations, Level 2

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

rocklike bark and grasping vines occupy this stretch of the walkway. The creatures use the roper stat block but are Plants instead of Monstrosities. They are hostile toward all non-Plant creatures. S39

area S61). The android lowers its volume settings when discussing Aphelion. Survivors. At least one scientist retreated to the stasis chamber (area S64) during the outbreak. If the ship is

Eternal Garden Locations

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

outcropping runs along the northern border of the garden. A small ravine cuts into the rocks, its floor scorched free of vegetation and dusted with ash. Gorguth the chimera drank from the Fountain All Heal

bear stat block) live in the cave and claim the surrounding area as their territory. The adult bears are hostile toward strangers but not violent unless provoked. Suspicious of visitors, they warn

Torrents Locations

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

slime-covered walls of this half-submerged shrine. Stairs lined with columns ascend from the water to a landing where a block of smooth stone serves as an altar. Chains snake from the base of the altar

defeated Gar Shatterkeel, use the “Encounter with the Aboleth” section. If Gar has retreated to the node and the characters have defeated two other elemental prophets, use the “Encounter with Gar

Areas of the Water Temple

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

block letters and script. (See the “The Spy’s Letter” section at the beginning of this chapter.) Development Sounds of battle here alert the bugbears in area C18, who investigate soon after the

an altar in the form of a plain stone block. A few coins lie on the altar. Above and behind the altar looms a huge symbol made from beams of driftwood, fixed in an X-like shape on the wall. A single

Locations on the Second Level

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6

polished floor of red and black hornblende seems to flow between the thin pillars of obsidian that border this area. Each of these pillars radiates an aura of mild fear in a 2-foot radius, and if one is

specks of lilac and orange and purple. It holds a huge stone altar block of dull, porous-looking, somewhat rust-colored black mineral. To either side of the altar are large bronze braziers whose corroded

Neverdeath Catacomb Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

Neverdeath Graveyard cluster near the wall separating the Main Graveyard from the Pauper’s Graveyard to the west. Hallix Mausoleum is a squat, unassuming granite block in the shadow of larger monuments to

ransacking the room. The cultists quickly retreated and haven’t been back. The wraiths emerge from the dust and ash when anyone opens the door, shrieking, “Vecnans, die!” They vent their rage on nearby

Areas of the Earth Temple

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

or spells at any enemies in view. Development If the characters attack the Temple of Black Earth and retreat, the cultists reinforce this area. They block the front gate with an iron portcullis

characters’ arrival, and he prefers to meet visitors in this area. A shadow demon that serves as Marlos’s messenger and majordomo lurks nearby. If he isn’t here, Marlos has retreated down to the Fane of the

Locations R - U

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

treant stat block, has 200 hit points, and has the following additional action option: Spellcasting. Turlang casts one of the following spells, requiring no material spell components and using Wisdom as

world from the Border Ethereal and attacks any trespassers that it sees, first using its Horrifying Visage action, and then its Possession and Withering Touch. If it succeeds in possessing a creature

Locations A - D

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

Encounter”). Map 3.2: Beorunna’s Well View Player Version Ancient Relic The altar is a blood-spattered stone block, 9 feet long by 6 feet wide by 3 feet tall, weighing several tons. A creature as

Road hugs the west border of the valley, which is hemmed in on the east by the High Forest and the Forlorn Hills. The valley is dotted with settlements, farms, and isolated homesteads, yet most of it

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