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pursue lives of crime or domination.
But the lure of knowledge calls even the most unadventurous Wizards from the safety of their libraries and laboratories and into crumbling ruins and lost cities. Most
magic available in the present age.
Becoming a Wizard...
As a Level 1 Character
Gain all the traits in the Core Wizard Traits table.
Gain the Wizard’s level 1 features, which are listed
Monsters
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
minute, it succeeds automatically.Curious and self-confident, young spirit dragons can cause trouble for a region’s other denizens, by either unleashing long-buried evils or misusing scarcely
a bygone age, and so as they grow and mature, they develop an erratic control over time.
A spirit dragon’s primary motivation is to unearth and study the ruins of the ancient realm from which
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
all others. Over time, such a resident nymph often becomes connected with their aquatic home through sightings and stories, becoming a guardian of the place and, in effect, a manifestation of its
personality.
Aquatic Collectors. Curious by nature, naiads often seek out what the seas and rivers claim. As a result, they might be found among sunken ruins and shipwrecks, sifting through the remains
Valindra Shadowmantle
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Monsters
Tomb of Annihilation
;{"diceNotation":"1d10","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Rejuvenation"} days, regaining all its hit points and becoming active again. The new body appears within 5 feet of the phylactery.
Spellcasting
.
Valindra believes that the Soulmonger is hidden somewhere in the ruins of Omu. She shares this information with the characters even if she suspects they’ll betray her down the road, because in
Backgrounds
Tomb of Annihilation
An archaeologist learns about the long-lost and fallen cultures of the past by studying their remains — their bones, their ruins, their surviving masterworks, and their tombs. Those who
, and a pouch containing 25 gp
Dust Digger
Prior to becoming an adventurer, you spent most of your young life crawling around in the dust, pilfering relics of questionable value from crypts
Genasi
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Species
Elemental Evil Player's Companion
the households of their genie parents.
Wild and Confident
Genasi rarely lack confidence, seeing themselves as equal to almost any challenge in their path. This certainty might manifest as graceful
favored element. When they emerge from their caves, they might roam the hills and mountains or lay claim to old ruins.
Appropriate backgrounds for earth genasi include hermit, outlander, and soldier
Yuan-ti Pureblood
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
cannibalizing their victims, and then performed a sorcerous ritual while writhing in pools filled with living snakes that enabled them to mix their flesh with that of serpents, becoming like the gods in
yuan-ti know they can’t resort to direct attacks in order to reclaim their rightful place in the world. Operating out of the subterranean ruins of their buildings in foreign lands, yuan-ti
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
A17. East Hall in Ruins The earthquake that hit Axeholm triggered a ceiling collapse that left this hall in ruins. The eastern half of the hall is strewn with debris and is difficult terrain (see the
Basic Rules). The stench of death hangs heavy here, becoming stronger as the characters move toward area A19.
Kenku
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
. They seek out ruins that reach to the sky, though they lack the motivation and creativity to make repairs or fortify such places. Even so, their light weight and size allow them to dwell in rickety
. The kenku lack the talent to improvise or alter a plan, but a wise Master sets multiple plans in motion at once, confident that underlings can follow orders to the letter.
For this reason, many
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
. He attacks those who defy him, confident in his ability to defend the lighthouse. If Moesko is killed but his heart has not yet been destroyed, his body reforms in 24 hours, regaining all its hit
points and becoming active again. The new body appears within 5 feet of the heart. Treasure. Returning the opalescent conch to area T1 dismisses the banshee as its spirit is set free. The characters are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Dust Digger Prior to becoming an adventurer, you spent most of your young life crawling around in the dust, pilfering relics of questionable value from crypts and ruins. Though you managed to sell a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
expected the pirates to rebel, confident in their undead defenses even if they did. Unfortunately for the clerics, the pirates had enough numbers to barely make it through the skeleton horde. After
for the cellars being buried by the burning debris. After the battle, the pirates gathered what loot they could and abandoned the ruins, unaware that they were leaving survivors behind. When the smoldering wreckage cooled, the survivors made their way out through the rubble.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Shadow of Soth Lord Soth has brought the Cataclysmic flame from beneath Castle Kalaman to the ruins. In chapter 7, characters encounter the fruit of Soth’s efforts to reanimate dead dragons
get at whoever’s in charge in there!”
Rookledust encourages the characters to find the Dragon Army’s leaders within the city rather than pursing Soth. The gnome is confident that Kalaman’s forces
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Episode 2: Fun in Phandalin THE RUINS OF TRESENDAR MANOR In episode 2, Omin Dran sends the adventurers (now 2nd level) to Phandalin to learn the fate of an Acquisitions Incorporated franchise that
. While in Phandalin, the adventurers have the opportunity to interact with the townsfolk, possibly becoming involved in small-town dramas — including a mayoral election. Those events could have a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
those of humans and other intelligent creatures. The difference is one of degree. For instance, where a prideful, confident human might be cowed by a serious threat, the arrogance of a beholder knows
beholder’s mind remains semiconscious even as it dreams. As a result, on rare occasions when a beholder dreams of another beholder, the dream-reality becomes warped and takes on physical form, becoming
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Medusa As deadly as they are ravishing, the serpent-haired medusas suffer an immortal curse brought on by their vanity. They lurk in quiet exile among the tumbled ruins of their former lives
, and all who gaze upon the medusa are petrified, becoming stone monuments to its corruption. Medusa Lairs. Medusas live forever in seclusion, alienated from the world around them by their monstrous form
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Darkon Domain on the Brink of Destruction Darklord: None Genres: Dark fantasy and disaster horror Hallmarks: Fractured realm, magical ruins, ongoing supernatural catastrophe Mist Talismans: Ashes of
king’s obvious successor. These would-be tyrants blame one another for the domain’s dissolution, and each believes they alone can save Darkon by becoming its sole ruler.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
innocent and paragons of honor. Tarsis After the Cataclysm, the verdant plains of southern Ansalon wasted away, becoming the Plains of Dust. Coastlines shifted, and the city of Tarsis found itself a
across the plains. Those who dwell here have adapted their ancestors’ seafaring ways to their current arid environment, becoming hunters, scavengers, and traders. Humans from the Lands of Tarsis, Ergoth
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
presence, becoming twisted versions of their former selves (in a dark fey sort of way), but still recognizable as what they once were. She might alter them with magic, making them tireless, resistant
creatures are either naturally wicked or warped by the hag to better serve her. In either case, a hag is confident that her servants will obey her orders without question. The Brutes table gives examples of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
of the Narrow Sea joined under the rule of the shaman-king Nether, becoming known as the empire of Netheril. The Netherese learned the use of magic from the Eaerlanni elves and became renowned wizards
. Centuries later, they discovered the arcane texts known as the Nether Scrolls in the ruins of Aryvandaar and subsequently abandoned the practices of the Eaerlanni in order to procure even greater
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
a pressure plate (see “The Ruins: General Features” at the beginning of the adventure). If an amount of weight equivalent to that of three or four humanoids is placed on it, the trap described below
becomes difficult terrain after 1 minute. After 3 minutes of accumulation, a creature that moves through the sand must make a DC 10 Strength or Dexterity saving throw, becoming restrained on a failed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
them with (see the following section). Adirohit is unapologetic for his past deeds, even if Amanisha or others ask him to explain Manivarsha’s fate. He’s confident, though, that he can reestablish his
causes the following treasures to rise upon a geyser from the ruins beneath the island, bequeathing them upon the characters: A fist-sized sapphire worth 6,000 gp An emerald elemental gem that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
lives of crime or domination. But the lure of knowledge calls even the most unadventurous Wizards from the safety of their libraries and laboratories and into crumbling ruins and lost cities. Most Wizards
available in the present age. Becoming a Wizard... As a Level 1 Character Gain all the traits in the Core Wizard Traits table. Gain the Wizard’s level 1 features, which are listed in the Wizard
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
adventurers called the Swords of Leilon. When the House of Thalivar released its monsters, the Swords fought to cover the escape of the townsfolk. They died, becoming ghosts bound to Leilon’s ruins
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
Medusa As deadly as they are ravishing, the serpent-haired medusas suffer an immortal curse brought on by their vanity. They lurk in quiet exile among the tumbled ruins of their former lives
the save begins to turn to stone and is restrained. The restrained creature must repeat the saving throw at the end of its next turn, becoming petrified on a failure or ending the effect on a success
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
calls even the most unadventurous Wizards from the safety of their libraries and laboratories and into crumbling ruins and lost cities. Most Wizards believe that their counterparts in ancient
civilizations knew secrets of magic that have been lost to the ages, and discovering those secrets could unlock the path to a power greater than any magic available in the present age. Becoming a Wizard... As a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
, here are a few places where they might be found:
Camp Righteous (exploring the ruins) The Heart of Ubtao (spying on the Red Wizards) Jahaka Anchorage (trying to free prisoners trapped in the pirates
saying too much. Once he’s confident that they’re all on the same side, he’ll swap whatever he knows (which is as much as you want to tell the characters) for whatever the characters know. Once Artus
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
, becoming a living prison that could forever hold the darkness within. And this is the foundation of our reality. Eberron is the Dragon Between, the world on which we stand. Khyber is the Dragon Below
conflict with the vile daelkyr. These flesh-warping lords of madness were eventually trapped in Khyber by wise orcish druids, but ruins are all that remain of that great empire.
Modern civilization
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
layer of vast bogs and quicksand. Cathrys The stench of decay hangs over fetid jungles and scarlet plains. Minethys Stinging sand blows in unending storms, hiding the ruins of the ancient city
escape Carceri only by becoming stronger than whatever force imprisoned them there, but that’s a difficult task on a plane whose very nature breeds despair and betrayal. The same tendency toward
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
soothing shades of blue, purple, and green. Map 5.3: blue dragon lair View Player Version Blue Dragon Lair Features The blue dragon lair shown in map 5.3 is built in the ruins of an ancient city
it remains accessible in the area of the lair, since the dragon has collapsed the lair on intruders multiple times, rebuilding in a nearby portion of the ruins each time. The walls of the lair are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
said they allied with one another in the past when the orcs grew great in number. Orogoth For such a large expanse, the High Moor contains few known ruins. One such is Orogoth, the former villa of a
family becoming immolated in its home, but most agree the culprit was a dracolich, of all things, residing in the ruin and defending the family’s wealth. The gods only know what led to the creation of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
chapter 16 is a good potential site. If the vast fungal colony is already dead or badly damaged by its abuse at Zuggtmoy’s hands, it’s in no position to object. Otherwise, it opposes becoming a
heroes that they will sacrifice their old home to help them. Sloobludop The ruins of the kuo-toa settlement (see chapter 3) could become the site of the final fight against the demon lords. Shuushar the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
roam unchecked throughout the jungle. That was not the end of Ras Nsi, however. Bitter over his loss of power, he forged an alliance with the yuan-ti lurking in the ruins of Omu and underwent a ritual
of transformation, becoming a yuan-ti malison. As a yuan-ti, Ras Nsi imposed his terrible will on the evil snake people and became their leader. Beneath the cracked and broken streets of Omu lies a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
reach, it peels itself away from the surface and wraps around its prey, crushing, smothering, and then digesting it. Trappers know when prey draws near, so explore ruins and dungeons with equal wariness
remnants as bait: a creature that stops to investigate the bones for valuables stands a good chance of becoming the trapper’s next meal. Trapper
Large monstrosity, unaligned
Armor Class 13 (natural
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
a character are destroyed can that character pull itself out of the sand or be pulled out by others. Consortium of Three The party encounters three flameskulls floating around the ruins, each wearing
Zikzokrishka. When they did, they discovered to their horror that Zikzokrishka had transformed into a dracolich, becoming even more powerful. They were defeated, transformed into flameskulls by the