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Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
this paint.
One paint pot contains enough pigment to paint one rune. A creature can spend 10 minutes to paint one of the following runes onto itself or another creature:
Journey Rune. Difficult
This set of 1d4 + 2 small paint pots contains pigments mixed from crushed luminescent gemstones. This magical paint bestows temporary magical gifts on creatures with runes drawn on their skin with
Magic Items
Storm King's Thunder
This diamond contains the blood of a creature — blood that appears in the form of the blod (blood) rune. While the item is on your person, you can use your action to divine the location of the
Magic Items
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
The sling bullets come in a pouch, which contains 1d4 + 4 bullets. Roll on the Magic Sling Bullets table for each bullet to determine its magical property.
You have a +2 bonus to attack and damage
bullet is marked with a glowing rune where the bullet hit. The mark lasts 24 hours. While the creature is marked, you always know the direction to it.
Book of Vile Darkness
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Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
The contents of this foul manuscript of ineffable wickedness are the meat and drink of those in evil’s thrall. No mortal was meant to know the secrets it contains, knowledge so horrid that to
darkness. An evil rune might appear on your face, your eyes might become glossy black, or horns might sprout from your forehead. Or you might become wizened and hideous, lose all facial features, gain a
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
hoard contains that conflict’s most significant artifacts.
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I am constantly aware of a call from beyond this world. I must prepare to answer that call by amassing powerful arms and armor
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Underground River. A river flows along the right and bottom edges of the map, providing the dragon with fresh water and an alternative entrance. Originating on the surface, the river descends through narrow
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Giant Runes (Area J2) Dod (Death Rune)
Fjell (Mountain Rune)
Krig (War Rune)
Liv (Life Rune)
Vind (Wind Rune)
Wyrm (Dragon Rune)
J3. Curved Tunnel There is nothing remarkable
north wall, above the chest. Any creature that passes through this doorway is teleported to an unoccupied space within Jarlmoot’s circle of thrones. A swarm of ravens then descends upon that creature
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
. Tucked under the table is a wooden crate with Halaster’s personal rune burned into its sides.
Demilich. Floating behind the table is a demilich that looks like a human skull with a jagged crack that
magic on the cauldron causes it to fall; casting the spell on the fire extinguishes it. Elixir of Timelessness. The cauldron contains twenty doses of a hot, oily black elixir that has grains of sand
Magic Items
Keys from the Golden Vault
The contents of this foul manuscript of ineffable wickedness are the meat and drink of those in evil’s thrall. No mortal was meant to know the secrets it contains, knowledge so horrid that to
.
Mark of Darkness. After you spend the requisite amount of time reading and studying the book, you acquire a physical disfigurement as a hideous sign of your devotion to vile darkness. An evil rune might
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
25. Well and Cultist Quarters A 4-foot-diameter well shaft with a 3-foot-high stone lip descends 30 feet to a water-filled cistern. A wooden bucket hangs from a rope-and-pulley mechanism bolted to
the crossbeams above the well. Five side rooms once served as quarters for senior cultists. Each contains a wood-framed bed with a moldy straw mattress and a wooden chest to hold personal belongings
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Towers Features”). One staircase descends 20 feet to area K6, and the other climbs 20 feet to area K15. The area contains the following features: Shattered glass covers the floor, and a large wooden
contains the following features: A half-dozen staffs of various styles are hung proudly on the walls at the top of the landing. A staircase descends to area K8. Staffs. Each staff is different in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
, their candles long since melted away. North of the seating area is a sooty fireplace and an alcove containing a rough-hewn pit that descends 60 feet. Abundant handholds and footholds allow a character
to climb up or down the pit with a successful DC 10 Strength (Athletics) check. The bottom of the pit contains moldy animal bones and other refuse discarded by the dwarves after their meals.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
, painted stones stands near the south wall.
The pile contains ninety-nine chunks of stone, each weighing 25 pounds and carved in the shape of a jigsaw puzzle piece. The pieces form an image of Halaster
missing. (It can be found in area 9b.) When all one hundred jigsaw puzzle pieces are placed properly in the rectangular indentation on the floor, an elder rune appears above it and targets a random
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
introduction. The sack also contains a shard of the ise rune (see appendix B) and three severed, frozen dwarf heads (two male and one female). One of the heads has ten gold teeth (worth 1 gp each).
and harmless. 10A. Giant Sack This room contains a pair of sculpted stone couches that double as beds. Frost covers everything. Treasure. Characters who search this room find a stitched leather sack
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
sarcophagus draped in cobwebs. Its lid is carved to resemble a giant bat with folded wings. (The sarcophagus contains a vampire.) Floating above the vessel is a magic rune that glows as bright as a candle
flame.
A character who understands Dwarvish recognizes the glowing, magical rune as a dwarven symbol of death (identical to the one inscribed on the door to area 14a). The first time a creature
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
26. Gate to Icewind Dale The room contains a pair of 15-foot-tall standing stones. Carved into each stone are pictographs of primitive humans using spears to hunt reindeer and fend off yetis. If a
creature uses a finger or a staff to trace Halaster’s rune on the surface of either of the standing stones, a gate forms between them and lasts for 1 minute. A legend lore spell or similar magic reveals
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
“Jhesiyra Kestellharp”). The first creature to pass through the gate triggers an elder rune (see “Elder Runes”). A creature that passes through the gate appears in area 18b on level 8, in the closest
unoccupied space next to the gate located there. 11b. Trollwarp Cavern Stalagmites. This 20-foot-high cave contains ten stalagmites that been twisted by Halaster’s magic so that each bears a passing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
oculorb. With Golcuus less dangerous, the fanatics secured access to the maze’s farthest chamber and inscribed their bolstering rune. The characters can access the Labyrinth of Eyes from area X10 in
characters can exit by reversing the procedure. Mike Schley Map 7.6: Labyrinth of Eyes (Alternate Configuration) View Player Version L4: Dead Thief This dead end contains a withered corpse dressed in leather
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
flayer fanatics traded some of their most degenerate mind flayers to Naruv in exchange for a well-guarded place to scribe their bolstering rune. The characters can access the Feeder Trenches from area X4
contains special payments Naruv has received over the years. Most of these are odd, worthless items like brain-shaped rocks or bottles of rancid perfumes, but the chest also contains a silver tiara
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
18. Shadow’s Edge Two tunnels converge on a 20-foot-high chamber that contains the following features: Statues. Two 12-foot-tall obsidian statues stand atop 5-foot-high blocks of stone in alcoves
threads can be cut only by a magic sword. Cutting a thread causes it to disappear but also causes an elder rune (see “Elder Runes”) to momentarily appear between the statue’s hands. This elder rune
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Ice Gate Level The uppermost level of the fortress contains the mechanism that operates the ice gate—enormous doors through which Xardorok’s chardalyn dragon comes and goes. These doors are carved
out of thick ice and have hinged iron clamps holding them in place. When the doors are open, they allow access to a 30-foot-wide vertical shaft that descends 220 feet to area X26. X13. Western Gear Room
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Sling Bullets of Althemone Weapon (sling bullet), very rare The sling bullets come in a pouch, which contains 1d4 + 4 bullets. Roll on the Magic Sling Bullets table for each bullet to determine its
Tracking. A creature that takes damage from this bullet is marked with a glowing rune where the bullet hit. The mark lasts 24 hours. While the creature is marked, you always know the direction to it.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
pillars carved to resemble spider legs support the balcony, which is enclosed by wrought iron railings shaped like webs.
Alcove. A deep alcove to the south contains a large pile of humanoid bones
20 Wisdom (Perception) check find a secret compartment in the fireplace that contains a potion of greater healing. 11d. Southwest Palace Quarters This room is like area 11c but contains no treasure
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Blod Stone Wondrous item, rare (requires attunement) This diamond contains the blood of a creature—blood that appears in the form of the blod (blood) rune. While the item is on your person, you can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
, swinging toward the east. The room has a flat ceiling 20 feet high and contains the following features: Statues. Two 11-foot-tall statues of elephant-headed men stand in the southern corners. The
).
The desk has a single drawer, in which Halaster has placed one of his many spellbooks. This thin tome has a black leather cover with Halaster’s rune burned into it. Any creature other than Halaster that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
ingredients belongs in each brazier. For example, the first line of the poem contains the words “scale” and “wyrm,” suggesting that a dragon’s scale is needed for the brazier that bears the wyrm rune. Wyrm
apparitions intone ancient words in Giant, causing Reggaryarva to fade away as his throne rises 30 feet into the air, revealing a hidden staircase that descends to area J2. If she is present, Yselm Bloodfang
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
a coffin, its black doors painted with fey creatures, stands between two cracked, full-length mirrors hanging on the south wall. A staircase descends along the north wall. If someone opens the
south wall, behind the hanging mirror west of the wardrobe, is a secret door. It can be pulled open to reveal a closet choked with dust and cobwebs and that contains a wooden ladder that leads up 20 feet to another secret door in the tower stairway (area K20). The staircase leads down to area K24.
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
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I often fixate on specific historical battles or wars and won’t rest until my hoard contains that conflict’s most
edges of the map, providing the dragon with fresh water and an alternative entrance. Originating on the surface, the river descends through narrow tunnels that eventually lead to the Underdark.
Hoard
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
36. Gate to Triboar This room contains a pair of 15-foot-tall standing stones. Lashed to each stone with 50 feet of hempen rope is an inanimate scarecrow, like the ones found in farmers’ fields
staff to trace Halaster’s rune on the surface of either of the standing stones, a gate forms between them and lasts for 1 minute. A legend lore spell or similar magic reveals the way to activate the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
be picked, but a knock spell or similar magic also opens a door. The room contains the following: Golem. A crystal golem (see “Crystal Golems”) stands in the southernmost section of the room. It
creature tries to pry a crystal from the arch, a random elder rune appears above the pedestal, targets a random creature within 60 feet of it, then disappears (see “Elder Runes”). Determine the elder
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
with a slate roof and several chimneys. Most of the ground floor is taken up by the tavern’s common room, which contains a 40-foot-diameter open well (actually the outer shell of a sunken stone tower
) that descends 140 feet to the first level of Undermountain, the sprawling dungeon under Waterdeep. A rope-and-pulley mechanism is used to lower adventurers into the well and hoist them out. More
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
3. Slanted Room A secret door opens to reveal an empty 10-foot-square cubicle with a 5-foot-wide tunnel of rough-hewn stone leading away from it. The tunnel descends slightly until it reaches a room
that smells like a sewer. The room contains the following features: Flood. The floor of the room tilts — its west end is 6 feet lower than its east end. Foul sewer water covers the floor, barely
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
33. Mad Mage Showdown Halaster Blackcloak (see appendix A) awaits the characters in this room, which has the following features: Raised Alcove. Steps ascend to a raised alcove that contains a purple
marble throne surrounded by stacks of aged books. Carved into the wall behind the throne is Halaster’s personal rune, and beneath the rune is a locked iron chest. (Halaster sits in the throne and is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Statue. An alcove in the south wall contains a gilded statue of Halaster Blackcloak holding what looks like coins in its outstretched right hand.
Secret Door. A northwest alcove contains a secret
hand. Engraved on each side of the loose coin is Halaster’s rune. A detect magic spell reveals an aura of abjuration magic around the coin, and an identify spell or similar magic reveals its magical
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
17. Arcturia’s Court Characters who listen at the doors to this room hear harp music beyond. The room has a vaulted ceiling 20 feet high and contains the following: Arcturia. Arcturia — a gaunt
otherwise avoid combat. Southeast Door This door has a stone wall behind it, inscribed upon which is an elder rune (see “Elder Runes”). Determine the rune randomly by drawing a card from the Elder Rune Deck
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
skulls. A character who understands Dwarvish recognizes the rune on the door as a dwarven symbol of death (identical to the one in area 27). Behind the door is a dusty, 10-foot-high crypt that contains
14. Sepulchers This corner of the dungeon holds a pair of dusty crypts. 14a. Southern Crypt The door to this room is engraved with a large rune, while the door frame is carved with leering dwarven