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Forgotten Realms: Heroes of Faerûn
Wield Weapon and Wizardry in Elegant Tandem
Bladesingers master a tradition of wizardry that incorporates swordplay and dance. In combat, a Bladesinger uses intricate, elegant maneuvers that fend
experiences in their life— a glorious dance accompanied by a singing blade.
Bladesinging is associated with the ancient elven societies that first mastered the art and coined the term. Even today
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
. Masquerade Developments d8 Event 1 A student approaches the character and asks them to dance. The student reveals their feelings, those of another student, or some secret to the character during the
dance. 2 A character overhears a group of students planning a mean-spirited prank on another student. The character can thwart the prank, but risks having a bucket of ink being spilled on them or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
with a student’s ball gown 4–5 1d4 Lorehold apprentices (see chapter 7) affected by an Otto’s irresistible dance spell 6–7 1d6 inkling mascots (see chapter 7) on a mission to mar a student’s outfit for
the Magister’s Masquerade 8–9 1d4 bolts of shimmering, animate fabric (use the rug of smothering stat block for each bolt) that clearly don’t want to be turned into clothes 10 1 cloaker disguised as part of a student’s outfit for the Magister’s Masquerade
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
The Great Dance We measure ourselves by those we fight, and my company faces the greatest threat to the cosmos.
— Veritus Wrath, commander, Flawless Execution
The battle lines in the Blood War
. By hiring skilled merrenoloth pilots to navigate the river, a demon lord can transport an invasion force of enormous size. Mimicking a complex dance, the two sides shift their attacks and trade
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
The Planes The various planes of existence are realms of myth and mystery. They’re not simply other worlds, but dimensions formed and governed by spiritual and elemental principles. The Outer Planes
are realms of spirituality and thought. They are the spheres where celestials, fiends, and deities exist. The plane of Elysium, for example, isn’t merely a place where good creatures dwell, and not
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
practices known as the Blackmist Way and Blackthrone Arts. Unfortunately, Djaynai’s friendly neighboring realms are more often threatened. For instance, inscrutable lizardfolk in the wetlands
they impact Djaynai. Travelers occasionally come to Djaynai to learn the Lightsea Lancers’ ways, as their heroics, dance-like martial arts, and knowledge of transmutation magic are renowned throughout
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
having forgotten about the characters and invites them to leave—clearly, they aren’t Night Reveler material. If one or more characters succeed on their checks to dance, drum, or debate, Djeneba is
the festivities with them, perhaps by dancing, drumming, or joining a group of Night Revelers in a vigorous debate. Dancing. The dance of the Night Revelers involves graceful acrobatics and exuberance
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
merchants who visit the city, and is made up of many enclaves, blocks, and streets primarily occupied by citizens who trace their ancestry to other realms. One can indulge in the finest halfling food here
to develop a unique flying style of dance — but amateur enthusiasts aren’t welcome, except on certain daylight appearances of the full moon. Even when the full moon isn’t out, the Dancing Court is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
—form a ring around the Material Plane. The border regions between these planes are sometimes described as distinct planes in their own right: the Para-elemental Planes. These realms exemplify the
, transformation, and destruction. Even objects of solid brass or basalt seem to dance with flame in a manifestation of the vibrancy of fire’s dominion. At their innermost edges, where they are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
doesn’t need to be important in your world, but it might have long-lasting implications. In the Forgotten Realms, giants and dragons sometimes nurse grudges against each other stemming from the
the children of Tiamat. Similarly, many D&D worlds feature an ancient history of conflict between dwarves and giants. This enmity is visible most clearly in certain magic items originally made by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Spring Eladrin Their hearts filled with joy, spring eladrin cavort through their sylvan realms, their songs and laughter filling the air. These playful eladrin beguile other creatures to fill them
, Otto’s irresistible dance
Joyful Presence. Any non-eladrin creature that starts its turn within 60 feet of the eladrin must make a DC 16 Wisdom saving throw. On a failed save, the creature becomes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
champions of the first great empires, such as the empires of Netheril and Cormanthyr in the Forgotten Realms setting. The World Is Known. What if the world is completely charted and mapped, right down to
the “Here there be dragons” notations? What if great empires cover huge stretches of countryside, with clearly defined borders between them? The Five Nations of the Eberron setting were once part of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
affect Prismeer more than they could if she were still active. As the characters make their way across the splintered realms of Prismeer, any emotional outburst or change in mood they exhibit might be
crickets chirp merrily nearby. Wood creaks and groans nearby. 2 Flowers bloom or tasty mushrooms sprout nearby. Ugly weeds or thorny, flowerless vines sprout nearby. 3 Fireflies gather and dance nearby
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
Mysterious Visitors The details of this adventure hook assume that your D&D campaign is based in or near Daggerford, a town on the Sword Coast in the Forgotten Realms, but you can change the location
see a dozen men and women gathered around a crackling bonfire. The folk are in good spirits. A few of them sing and dance around the fire while others find happiness in their flasks and wineskins. Three
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
if a disruption the tiefling staff can’t handle occurs or if a patron is clearly cheating at the games. Any individual who wins at three or more of the games in the Platinum Rooms is considered a
70 degrees Fahrenheit. Light. Sconces lit by continual flame spells or sourceless overhead illumination fill each area with bright light. Realms Beyond. Each of the Platinum Rooms is on a different
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
respond to prolonged disturbances. Hc5. Fiddler’s Camp This bonfire is a little smaller than the others. An elf woman in robes plays a fiddle as two sprites dance around the smoke above the fire
Camp Three people doze near the bonfire as a fourth leans on a staff, clearly bored out of his mind.
The three sleeping druids — Comnall, Murcadh, and Ragnad — wake if the characters approach
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
adjacent cocktail lounge (area S46) and dance club (area S45). S37: Lounge Apart from its inhabitants, this lounge is identical to the those on the ship’s first level (see area S8). When the characters enter
contains nothing of value. S45: Dance Club The floor of this dimly lit dance club is checkered with a rainbow of glowing square tiles. Near the twenty-foot-high ceiling, a scintillating orb rotates slowly
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Captain Dapplewing’s time. On the northern wall, a plaque holds the heads of a black and a red dragon, each clearly constructed from metallic crafting supplies. This device is a strange magic curiosity
line the walls, as do mounted collections of insects and reptiles. Three pteranodons form the room’s centerpiece—all of them magically immobile in midair, positioned as if engaging in a strange dance
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
hacking cough, offers the party free samples of her famous mystery meat pies. 4 Clearly troubled, a human commoner in the Free League asks the party which faction, if any, they believe is right about the
in front of warm vents tied to windy desert realms or the chilling gales of Pandemonium. The baths are run by Laril Zazzkos, a githzerai uniter (see Morte’s Planar Parade), and her staff of rough
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
armor is clearly decorative, though the helmet and the sword are genuine items of good quality. Above the armor is a trapdoor that opens upward into an attic that runs the length of the building. The
in an intricate dance. The far wall is almost completely covered by a map of the night sky, with a golden sunburst in the center above a closed door.
The cabinets are crowded with skulls, bones
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
, all while merchants dance between them to collect their coins and continue profiting as best they can. Waterdeep’s shops and merchants offer goods of every sort from every corner of Toril, and even
. The recent disruptions began when the gods walked the Realms and slew each other before the eyes of mortals, until they walked back to their divine domains through the very streets of Waterdeep itself
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
dance
5 2 xorn (attitude: 1d10) gliding through the ground
6 1 roper lurking near its brood of 1d6 piercers (attitude for all: 1d4 + 1)
7 1 stone giant of Evil Earth* (attitude: 1d4 + 1
have turned from the gods of the Ordning to serve fiends (as described in chapter 2), where the ancient magic of long-fallen realms of giants opened portals to the Lower Planes (either intentionally
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
. Treasure. One of the ogres carries an oversized leather sack containing the corpse of an explorer, a Spell Scroll of Comprehend Languages, a dagger clearly used as a toothpick, and 80 gp. B55: Hidden
. The six cultists each wear a gold mask of Zargon worth 50 gp. B61: Party Room Spongy fungi blanket the walls and floor this damp chamber. Amid clouds of spores, nine masked humanoids dance with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
. Eilistraee is a god of moonlight, song, dance, and, most important, the rejection of the evil ways of Lolth. Drow who feel like outsiders in their society, who react with disgust to the evils perpetrated by
accurate, since Lolth seems to have little influence in Khyber but the drow there bear many similarities to the Lolth-worshiping drow of other realms throughout the multiverse. On Krynn, Lolth is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
used for research in centuries past. The sculpture depicts the planet of Toril (the world of the Forgotten Realms), its moon (called Selûne), the sun, and seven other planets, as well as one comet with
(area D2). The kobolds have constructed a rough pulley lift so the wingless kobolds can reach this area when Sparkrender summons them. Rays of light dance across the remains of this tower’s stained
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Battle This room smells of blood and death. The debris of several recent battles is scattered throughout this rough-hewn chamber. A dozen dead warriors, clearly of the earth and water cults, lie amid
. Fresh rivulets of blood stain the altar and trickle down the steps of the ziggurat. On all sides of the cavern, guttering flames dance atop sluggish pools of oily water. Gusts of wind moan and howl from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
of well-armed characters, but it betrays and attempts to slay them at the first opportunity. Powered Armor. The suit of armor at the end of the room is clearly the focus of the lab’s current
never-ending dance. The armatures are not aggressive, but they defend themselves if attacked (use skeleton statistics). (Kwalish uses this space to stress test his armatures’ operation and movement.) 4 An
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
causes the statues to dance: All of the statues except the one on the dais waltz and twirl about the room, their steps keeping time with the music from the harpsichord.
When the music from the
. Peering into the water’s depths reveals thin, pale faces staring back, dark monsters swimming past, and glimpses of distant realms. A creature can wade through the water safely, but any creature that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
out and wreak havoc on other evil Far Realms creatures throughout the Briny Maze. If the characters wish, 1d4 flumphs accompany each character who succeeds on a DC 13 Charisma (Persuasion) check, to a
and don’t appear to be allied with Ilvaash or corrupted by the Far Realm, Lowarnizel and Gossa are cautiously welcoming. Lowarnizel does most of the talking and is clearly in charge. The two demand to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
, a halfling, and a tiefling. Secret Door. The secret door to area X2 is clearly visible from this side. It is opened by turning a stone knob on the adjacent wall. X9. Guild Barracks This magically
, clapping their hands, and stomping their feet while two goblins wearing chamber pots on their heads dance and sing atop a third table. If he’s not with Xanathar in the arena (area X6), Noska Ur’gray (see
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
creatures. The odor of sulfur and pumice surrounds a red dragon, whose swept-back horns and spinal frill define its silhouette. Its beaked snout vents smoke at all times, and its eyes dance with flame when it
, so that by the time it is old, it is mottled by patches of pale blue and light gray. This patterning helps the dragon blend into the realms of ice and stone in which it hunts, and to fade from view