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Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
and just as readily appear as people, animals, or other creatures—the more unassuming, the better. Should it reveal its true form, an emissary appears as a roughly bipedal mass of agitated organs
slurry. It then instantly returns in its greater form. Only if the emissary is defeated in its greater form does the star spawn die.
After finishing a long rest, a greater star spawn emissary regains
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; their loyalty by turning them into slaves.
If a tribe is defeated and driven from its lair, the survivors might come under the sway of a strong but dimwitted creature, such as a hill giant or an ogre
rangers might be familiar with many of these symbols, enabling them to keep their charges from inadvertently stumbling into a tribe’s territory.
Colors of Conquest
Three colors have special meaning
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
, then challenge players to fill in a missing segment. While the symbols in this puzzle refer to the four elements, you might use holy symbols, colors, dolls on a shelf, or any other repeating design to
convey your puzzle. When an elemental is defeated, it might leave behind a valuable gemstone, a map fragment, a clue to some other puzzle, or something similar. Raising the Difficulty To increase the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
colors of fungi transform the caverns you pass through into softly glowing meadows. The floor is spongy, and the myconid spores are making you start to feel drowsy — at least, you hope that’s what’s
defeated. The creature bursts like an overfull wineskin, releasing a clear ichor and a cloud of dusty spores. The deflating bulk of its body sinks back beneath the shimmering fungal field where you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
, and two star moths.”
Krux’s count is accurate. If Topolah is aboard the Second Wind, she recognizes the flying fish ships, lamprey ships, and squid ships—they account for roughly half of
over the bow of the ship, quickly flies around the mast, and settles a few feet above the main deck, changing colors as it hovers in place. In a soft voice it says, “Lost, are we? Maybe I can be of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
By Land The overland journey is longer because of the difficult terrain. Dozens of trails follow a route roughly parallel to the coast and 100 to 400 yards away from it. Because of the terrain, it
bullywugs arrive shortly after the first wave is defeated. They make a grand show of battling the characters, and Arrp grins at the king whenever he is effective in combat. Wave 3. Gulpa’Gor (bullywug
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
The Path Forward With the forces of evil defeated, Grand Duke Ravengard regains his faculties and can relay the story of the spirit journey he undertook while wearing the Helm of Torm’s Sight. Torm
saw a bloodied woman in armor — a soldier wearing the colors and crest of Elturel — grasping a longsword fit for an angel. Fresh blood streamed from a nasty cut on the woman’s cheek. Flying next to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
the gnome Tatina Rookledust is under attack by ten goblins and—standing well back from the chaos—their hobgoblin leader. The goblinoids wear dark armor with a spiral symbol—the same colors and symbol
turn. The inventor Tatina Rookledust defends her home from Dragon Army goblins The goblins flee after half their number are defeated. The hobgoblin tries to make the goblins hold their ground but
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
The Three Packs Three factions of awakened animals seek to control Faunel. These factions are roughly divided into predators, flying creatures, and herbivores. Razak or the locals at Camp Greenbriar
thanks the characters for informing her. She suspects the Vile Hunt is working for Ebonclaw, the leader of the predators at Razortooth Rock. She recently defeated Ebonclaw in battle when he and some of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
When you wash or bathe, anything less than uncomfortably hot water feels cold to you.
6 You have to slap some creature roughly before you can get a good night’s sleep.
7 You’re just not
comfortable unless your clothing features garishly contrasting colors or patterns.
8 When you cast a spell, the verbal or somatic component must involve a mild obscenity.
9 Your hair grows
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
the following scene: A scene of slaughter spills across the council chamber. Several guards wearing the colors of Kalaman soldiers lie tangled amid skeletal remains in tarnished Solamnic armor. The
. Once his knight form is defeated, Caradoc rises in his true incorporeal form. On the first round after emerging from the knight’s body, he automatically succeeds on the saving throw his Bound
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
…
Creatures The roughly thirty humanoids here (use the cultist stat block) include loyal cultists pressed into service, workers being punished, and captured prisoners. None of the worshipers (except Pentival
concentrating his magic in an effort to defeat the characters.) If Phenex is defeated, any remaining worshipers immediately cease chanting and collapse into exhausted unconsciousness. Once a character is freed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
astral seeds do, but they know that each one resembles a crystal pod roughly the size and shape of a coffin.) The astral elves hail from a faraway Wildspace system called Xaryxispace. The Dark Star
fairly. If she survives the battle, Captain Sartell puts the plasmoids to work, though she keeps them under close supervision. Prisoners of the Astral Elves If the characters are defeated, the astral
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
traveling with eight drow warriors bearing the symbol and colors of their noble house. There is a 25 percent chance that a succubus or incubus accompanies the noble in drow form, and a 75 percent chance
. Development. If the characters do anything to antagonize the nobles, they order their guards to attack. If the guards are defeated, the nobles offer the party a bribe in exchange for their lives. Statue of Lolth See “Duthcloim” for more information.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
and posts supporting a rectangular slab roughly four feet wide and six feet high.
The water here is roughly 30 feet wide and 2 feet deep. Though the river can be easily forded, the shallow waters
a pile of bones. 2. Antechamber The scent of warm, humid rot smothers this dismal chamber. Mosaics cover the walls, their colors faded and images scrambled by lost tiles. A thick layer of mud covers
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
encountered in its lesser form. When this form is destroyed, the emissary’s body collapses into a gory slurry. It then instantly returns in its greater form. Only if the emissary is defeated in its greater
emissary appears as a roughly bipedal mass of agitated organs, self-cannibalizing alien orifices, and appendages suggestive of forms it has previously assumed.
Greater Form An emissary’s greater
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
colors to recruit more dragons to the cause, and plan cult missions that advance Severin’s plots. In addition to Severin, the Red Wyrmspeaker, the members of the inner circle are: Galvan (male human
), the White Wyrmspeaker. If any wyrmspeakers are killed or captured in your campaign—including Rezmir, who the characters might have defeated in Hoard of the Dragon Queen—Severin appoints new followers
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
colors to recruit more dragons to the cause, and plan cult missions that advance Severin’s plots. In addition to Severin, the Red Wyrmspeaker, the members of the inner circle are: Galvan (male human
), the White Wyrmspeaker. If any wyrmspeakers are killed or captured in your campaign—including Rezmir, who the characters might have defeated in Hoard of the Dragon Queen—Severin appoints new followers
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
only at the request of Severin or a draconic ally. The members of the inner circle each have an affinity for a particular color of chromatic dragon. They treat with dragons of those colors to recruit
Wyrmspeaker. If any wyrmspeakers are killed or captured in your campaign—including Rezmir, who the characters might have defeated in Hoard of the Dragon Queen—Severin appoints new followers to his inner
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
appears when the last specter is defeated. With a slight smile of gratitude, the spirit silently points at a heap of rubble at the end of the northern tunnel, then fades away. Beneath the debris lies
wears ring mail (AC 14). Roleplaying the Giants. The giants, Karg and Maul, pass the time playing a game akin to Tic-Tac-Toe, using rocks of different colors. Maul is frustrated because he has been
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Uni and the Hunt for the Lost Horn
. A crystal barrier, its curved surface swirling with light and colors, forms a strange sky overhead.
A single path leads away from this area toward the clearing in area C2. Portal. The portal
gibberish from the book. If two Worgs are defeated or Kelek takes damage, Kelek joins the battle, incensed that the characters interrupted him. Kelek has 40 Temporary Hit Points from removing Uni’s horn
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
as well as) the stirges, the kobolds fight back. Otherwise, the kobolds hang back, trying to stay out of the way until the fight is over. Once the stirges have been defeated, if the kobolds survive
metal sculpture. Each effigy has the name of the dragon it represents etched into it. These are the names and colors of the five dragons: Name Color Astalagan Bronze Clyssavar Gold Eldenemir Blue
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
house and in the area connected to the door they guard (area O3 or area O4, whichever’s closest). Patrol. Roughly once per hour, a group of eight Dragon Army soldiers (see appendix B) arrives outside
three officers fight to the death. The last remaining officer surrenders when their allies are defeated. Collecting Intelligence. The clerks know considerable information about the Dragon Army’s plans
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
stands a statue of a warrior. The stairs to the east, across the room, are partly obscured by shadow. The southern staircase is luminescent, appearing to change colors in the light.
Tucked into each nook
challenge of ascending the northern steps, where the warrior stands. The warrior, a helmed horror, animates and attacks when it is approached. Once the construct is defeated, the characters can proceed to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
dimly lit lounge. At the center of the room is a circular bar. Liquor bottles on shelves flash colors in time with faintly playing jazz, while a frost-blue devil pours drinks behind the bar.
The
Windfall is defeated can the characters acquire the final piece of the rod. For more about the Rod of Seven Parts, see this book’s introduction. To Tiamat’s Lair. The narrow tunnel to the south
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
red and black colors of the Red Dragon Army. Dozens of empty or shattered crates are scattered amid the camp. Nearby, an earthen ramp cuts through the clay and leads to an opening into the ruined
of clawed footprints amid the camp. Some are roughly human-sized, while others are twice that size. Characters who have seen draconian footprints before recognize the smaller prints as draconian. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
. A bristling crystal formation six feet high occupies the center of the chamber, filling the room with a soft rainbow glow and faint chiming sound. The colors of the gemstone formation constantly
trap in chapter 4. 5: Moon In the center of this roughly rectangular chamber is a deep, silver, bowl-shaped depression. Shallow stone channels in the floor slope toward the bowl. Sewer pipes jut from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
descending a spiral staircase in the hallway between areas A6 and area A9. The restaurant’s dining area sits on a ledge behind the waterfall (area A10). The ceiling here is uneven but is roughly 12 feet high
space next to the north wall, acts as Quentin’s ally, and sticks around for 1 minute before returning to the Minauros, the third layer of the Nine Hells. If the devils are defeated, Quentin shouts for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
cage is worth 400 gp. G7: Stairs to Flooded Passage This wide passage is inlaid with roughly cut stairs that descend into murky flood waters.
A subterranean waterway flooded this passage several
know about the strange effect in the adjacent receiving room (area G12). Once one roper is defeated, the other one retreats just inside the doorway of the receiving room to gain the protection that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
the characters don’t know they’re coming. If the bandits fight in this area and two are defeated, the last bandit might reveal the secret door by fleeing in that direction. Treasure. The waterproof
defeated, the third tries to flee and warn the rest of the complex. He might reveal the secret door leading into area R7 in his effort to escape. Captives. The three human commoners imprisoned here are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
fault. He is particularly braggadocious once the countdown to launch has begun, but once his adrenaline is pumping, he is bound to panic and let his true colors show. Stonky’s main goal is to protect
iron safe roughly five feet on a side and a low metal console with a slanted top. The safe’s thick door stands open on its iron hinges. The console, which is securely bolted to the floor, has a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
creatures it catches trying to steal the wand. Once the treant has been defeated, the wand can easily be retrieved. T10: Crushing Room Trap This room appears to be empty. When one or more characters
destroyed, the juggernauts in area T14 stop moving and become inanimate objects. Treasure. Once the stone has been destroyed or both juggernauts have been defeated, characters can take the diamond, which is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
, rotted leather straps, a pile of moldy sacks, dirty and torn cloths of various colors, and pieces of wood that might once have been furniture.
In the southwest corner, amid a heap of moldy sacks
-filled cave, roughly circular and about seventy feet in diameter, connects to the sea through a passage. The passage is fifteen feet across at its widest point, and its roof is at most five feet
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
, in the middle of which is a narrow stone staircase leading down to a roughly hemispherical lower chamber. The walls of the lower area sport murals of animals and fey creatures depicted in fungal
reliefs.
This is Xanthoria’s space for meditation and relaxation. The murals covering the lower chamber’s walls are truly disturbing; their colors, textures, and patterns are nauseating to behold. Any
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
chief’s chamber is strewn with trophies, including the skulls, bones, hides, and weapons of defeated foes. Amid the mess, a small square of black silk hides a ruby worth 300 gp. It can be found with a
hillside above reaches this irregular cavern, nourishing a profusion of fungus—weird puffballs, tall caps, and patches of fuzzy mold in a variety of colors. A golden-brown carpet of mold covers an old