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thoughts of its dragon rival can become deeply obsessive, eventually pervading the beholder;beholder's dreams. If the rivalry lasts long enough, these fevered dreams can manifest as an eyedrake—a
defend its hoard, an eyedrake fights to the death if anything threatens even the smallest trinket it claims as its own.
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must be convinced to defend the school in a contest against a rival college.
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An emerald dragon invisibly tails a party of adventurers, causing trouble for the heroes so the dragon can watch how
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and must be convinced to defend the school in a contest against a rival college.
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An emerald dragon invisibly tails a party of adventurers, causing trouble for the heroes so the dragon can
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
again and again, and the trapped creature seems helpless to stop it.
Long ago, Bel imprisoned a rival pit fiend named Shummrath at the bottom of this deep chasm. Over the years, Shummrath has been
breathing. From a nearby cliff, a tributary of the River Styx cascades down into the slime.
Dangling from a bent iron crane that leans out over the chasm is an iron cage containing a hairless, green
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
group of people who must be eliminated in order to bring about the fulfillment of a stanza of Prophecy. 3 Discover who killed another minion of the characters’ dragon patron. 4 Defend a Chamber safe
house against a rival draconic attack. 5 Steal a local sage’s research to prevent them from discovering the Chamber’s activities. 6 Recreate an ancient ritual that will bring a new piece of the Prophecy to light.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
in the Ashen Grotto ask the characters to help them remove a rival faction claiming it for themselves. The friendly giants respect the grotto’s traditions and refuse to shed another giant’s blood
the planar fabric. Creatures from the Fiendish Incursion Encounters table (see chapter 3) defend the rune. If this rune is inscribed in the Runic Circle, it opens a gateway to Horizon’s Edge (both in
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
array of demiplanes, each stranger than the last. When descending into a chasm, you could find a labyrinth inhabited by demons or discover a realm consisting of the guts of a colossal living creature
to Khyber. This fact dictates the primary mission of the Church of the Silver Flame: to stand ready to defend the innocent from such unnatural threats. Because the demiplanes connect to the world at
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
River Styx cut off from the chasm, Shummrath slowly starts to regenerate its mind and reform its body. After 48 hours, Shummrath reforms as a pit fiend and flies off to wage war on his rival, Bel. If
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
or ending abruptly. Baphomet the Horned King appeared in the Labyrinth when the demon lords were summoned to the Underdark. At the same time, Baphomet’s rival Yeenoghu, Demon Lord of Gnolls, has taken
leave a vast, yawning chasm. Some of these rifts run to depths of a few hundred feet. Others ascend and descend for miles. Many of the rifts show their age by the presence of carved switchback
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Quests d6 Adventure Goal
1 Rob or defend a gambling parlor.
2 Destabilize or aid the government of the local polis.
3 Form or foil a heretical cult of Heliod to bring discord to
simple heist could be the triggering event for a series of major conflicts between two rival temples that ends in a citywide conflagration. Champions of Phenax could also serve as a bulwark against more
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Areas of the Earth Temple B1. Gargoyle Chasm The passage leads to a subterranean chasm spanned by a zigzagging, ten-foot-wide stone bridge without railings. The bridge links tunnels leading north and
south. The chasm floor is fifty feet below the bridge and consists of a jumbled mass of boulders. To the west, the chasm narrows and continues for some distance.
Three gargoyles guard the area
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Adventure Hook 1 A House Cannith artificer hires adventurers to steal secrets from a forge associated with a rival branch of the house. 2 House Deneith is recruiting adventurers to oppose a sudden rise
trying to break into their vault. 6 A Lyrandar sky captain lost much of their crew in a recent attack by flying monsters, and hires hands to defend the ship on its return voyage. 7 A Medani bodyguard is
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convinced to defend the school in a contest against a rival college.
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An emerald dragon invisibly tails a party of adventurers, causing trouble for the heroes so the dragon can watch how they respond
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dragon are terrorizing a nearby halfling settlement. One solution is to get rid of the dragon.
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An emerald dragon is the headmaster in absentia of a bardic college and must be convinced to defend
the school in a contest against a rival college.
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An emerald dragon invisibly tails a party of adventurers, causing trouble for the heroes so the dragon can watch how they respond.
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An
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
. The symbol of elemental air is cut into each victim’s forehead. The characters can find an intact head and see the symbol in gory relief. N4. Storm Chasm A chasm divides the subterranean passageway
, which continues on the other side ten feet away. Fog obscures the chasm’s depths.
The chasm is 50 feet deep, and the lower 40 feet of it is heavily obscured by fog. At the bottom of the chasm are
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crawl to make progress. In places where a tunnel opens into a chasm and continues on the other side, the kobolds might connect the two passages with a rope bridge or some other rickety structure
against the wall can become a miniature storm of fangs and claws as it desperately tries to defend its life. Likewise, kinship to their own tribe can prompt kobolds to battle another kobold tribe for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
Dumathoin’s Gulch, collect the weapon, and return to Leilon.” If the characters undertake this quest, see “Dumathoin’s Gulch.” Icingdeath and Twinkle Quest “Two rival factions vie for control of the High
across the planes.Gallio has called for your help taming these beasts to defend the town against invasion.” If the characters undertake this quest, see “Thalivar’s Beacon.” Leilon Besieged Quest There is
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
townspeople from the larger group. The side passage splits after several feet. One branch leads steeply upward while the other abruptly ends at a chasm (area J2). J2: Tunnel Chasm This passage drops
into a chasm fifteen feet wide and thirty feet deep. Faint sounds of sobbing echo from the chasm’s south side.
The chasm walls are sheer and require a successful DC 12 Strength (Athletics) check to
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rival orcs first and foremost as competitors for food and victims.
On some occasions, though, tribes that have a common concern band together. The result is an orc horde — a sea of slavering
goals of the tribe don’t concern me. Personal glory is what I crave. (Chaotic)
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Savagery. I will not be controlled. (Chaotic)
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
and try to funnel them into the pass. The cyclopes of the pass viciously defend their territory against all intruders, weakening or even eliminating the danger before it can reach the Akroan outpost
, where the Lukos finish off any stragglers.
Pharagax Bridge. On the western border of Akros gapes a massive chasm rumored to descend all the way to the underworld and belch forth foul creatures. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
property. 3 Retrieve assets from a house enclave in the Mournland. 4 Protect a leader of your house from an anticipated assassination attempt. 5 Enforce your house’s territory by preventing a rival from
Sentinel Marshals 3 Ghallanda Establish useful diplomatic contacts Acquire rare ingredients or recipes Defend a Golden Dragon Inn that is under attack 4 Jorasco Provide healing for a caravan or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Eyedrake When a beholder contends with a dragon for power and wealth, its thoughts of its dragon rival can become deeply obsessive, eventually pervading the beholder’s dreams. If the rivalry lasts
and a hoard. Driven by instinct to jealously defend its hoard, an eyedrake fights to the death if anything threatens even the smallest trinket it claims as its own. Eyedrake
Large Aberration
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
Barrier Peaks. His studies of an ancient, crashed planar craft set him on a path that might have seen him rival Ioun and Heward — until his experiments overtook him, and he became lost to the ages
more opened a planar gate, this time to the 222nd layer of the Abyss — Juiblex’s Slime Pits, from which he summoned forth a horrific plague of ooze to clear out the city and help him defend his new
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
in such a place. Amphitheater Adventures d10 Adventure Goal
1 Steal an item from an audience member.
2 Find evidence of a crime hidden backstage.
3 Defend a theater being run by
a criminal cabal from a rival gang’s assault.
4 Take the place of a group of performers on stage to impress an audience member.
5 Assassinate an audience member during a performance
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Temple Adventures table offers plots that could occur in such a place. Sun Temple Adventures d12 Adventure Goal
1 Acquire an artifact used by a legendary hero.
2 Defend a hero being
crowd of people gathered at the temple murdered a priest.
8 Disperse a mob of people who blame Heliod and his clergy for a long drought.
9 Defend the temple’s worshipers from followers of
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
rival who notices the characters approaching the dragon’s lair and keeps tabs on the fight. This rival might step in to help the characters or the dragon, depending on the circumstances, or might
cave-in, tumbling into a deep chasm, drowning in lava, or some similarly dramatic exit. After escaping, the dragon plots revenge.
20 At the same time the characters are confronting the dragon
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
accommodations for a brief period as reward for a job well done. Such a stay typically lasts for no longer than two weeks per year, during which you maintain an aristocratic lifestyle for no cost. You must defend
conduct at your highborn patron’s request. Aristocrat Quests d6 Quest 1 Noble Union. You work within multiple noble factions to unite rival families. 2 Business Breakthrough. You track down and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Ataaz Muhahah Shown in map 2.2, Ataaz Muhahah (“Laughing Gorge”) is a gaping chasm crossed by an ancient stone span called the Monkey Bridge. The structure got its name from the monkeys that perch on
person was alive or were caused by scavengers after death.
The statue is, in fact, a stone golem created to defend the bridge against ancient invaders. It attacks anyone who desecrates it (including
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Resolute, which binds them to defend the nation of Elturgard. I met him years ago, and my instincts told me he was a charlatan. Afterward, I grew to suspect that he had cut a deal with one or more powerful
are forfeit to Zariel. All persons bound by oath to defend Elturel are also considered forfeit. I further recognize that this dispensation will last fifty years, after which the Companion will return
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
characters can get the duergar to escort them to the entrance to the dragon’s territory (the chasm in area 38). The duergar will not allow the party into the bladeworks (area 37) without an escort, and
Chasm The stream running through the old dwarven bladeworks meanders through a natural cavern before tumbling into a great chasm. You can see nothing but darkness below, although the splashing of waters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
King’s Dark Lanterns The King’s Dark Lanterns is the intelligence division of the King’s Citadel, an organization sworn to defend Breland from its enemies and dispense justice in the name of King
prevent national secrets from falling into the hands of rival intelligence agencies. The Dark Lanterns also have an unwritten license to eliminate any creature that threatens their nation, its sovereign
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
was brought to your attention shortly after you were drafted by the Flaming Fist to help defend the city. Your orders are to speak to Captain Zodge at the Basilisk Gate, which pierces the city’s eastern
Duke Ulder Ravengard has convinced Captain Darmin Zodge, a lawful evil human veteran, to prove himself worthy of leading the Flaming Fist — lest some rival seize the opportunity in the days ahead
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
convinced to defend the school in a contest against a rival college.
7 An emerald dragon invisibly tails a party of adventurers, causing trouble for the heroes so the dragon can watch how they
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
objectives—blackmailing a councilor here, purchasing a shipping company there. But with the rise of Daask, the Boromars have the new and urgent goal of eliminating their upstart rival once and for all
over outright violence, though they defend their interests when necessary. Besides those described here, other Boromar operatives include bandits, commoners, spies, toughs, and warriors (see the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Boromar family proper has a team of personal bodyguards called the Clawfoots, who are mostly fierce halfling warriors recently relocated from the Talenta Plains. They primarily defend Boromar holdings and
Boromar Clan has several enemies as well. At least three councilors oppose the Boromars because of genuine concern for their constituents; two more oppose the syndicate because they’re part of rival