both before delivering carried return

Nafas

Monsters Quests from the Infinite Staircase

this role, Nafas sends adventurers to distant worlds to fulfill the wishes of creatures beyond his reach. Adventurers who return to Nafas successful receive gifts as rewards. As a noble genie, Nafas

, can be heard within 3 miles of the lair as fleeting voices carried on gentle breezes. If Nafas is destroyed, all these effects end immediately, resuming when he either gains a new body or is replaced

Special Delivery

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild

return to their original time.) If the characters somehow manage to return to their original time at any other location, a courier arrives at that location shortly thereafter, delivering an urgent

guides, they can decide which agent they want to initially return to. (Even if the characters have done secret deals with both agents, they should choose one to be their initial contact upon their

Orc Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

represents both life and the grave. It is her worshipers that raise young orcs to be warriors, and then, at the end of their lives, take them to Yurtrus and Shargaas to be carried into death and the

serve as a battering ram if a settlement dares to close its gates, blocking the way to the treasures and tasty food that lie within. A heavily laden wagon that requires the strongest orcs to return it to

Hired by Markos's Family

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault

might hurt himself or others. The family member asks the characters to return The Celestial Codex to its rightful owner, preferably without harming Markos. Reward Markos’s family is prepared to pay 100

gp to each character for delivering The Celestial Codex safely to Vasil Talistrome, plus an extra 150 gp each if the characters bring Markos home. (The family strongly prefers him to be alive but pays to have him raised from the dead if necessary.)

Gwai-Huit Center

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

food—largely stolen from the Gemstone Garden or carried by strangers from beyond the Mists. In return, they offer goods pilfered from the Mansions or rarities such as silk made from ghost hair and

9. Artisans' Chambers

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild

, and minimally furnished. The rhythmic chanting magically carried into area 3 grows louder in this area. Treasure These areas contain only personal effects, including several invitations sent from

Having a mechanical guide spend 1 charge in this area causes 1d4 + 1 artisans to either return here from their labors, or depart for their work.

Crimes and Punishment

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

and evil, but tinged with elven sensibilities. When someone takes the life of another, for instance, the elves have a unique way of delivering justice. Like most civilized beings, elves consider

engaged in. Of these, exile is the most severe punishment. The surface elves’ attitude toward murder — which some races see as bordering on blasé — is carried to the extreme by the drow, who have elevated

Catching the Train

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault

to cast plane shift, delivering itself and the characters to a field in the Outlands (see the Dungeon Master’s Guide for more information about this plane of existence). There they must wait for the

the caboose. This is where I leave you. Farewell, friends!” Glitch exits the adventure at this point, using its amulet of the planes to return whence it came. Boarding the Train The Caboose (area E1

Planar Adventure Situations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

, the only solution is to venture to the Outer Planes to find the person’s spirit and either release it from some prison or convince the person to return to life. 2 People who venture into the woods keep

accidentally wandering into the Feywild or the Shadowfell. They might never return, return with no sense of how much time has passed, or return dramatically changed. 3 A long-dead oracle is the only

Barthen's Provisions

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver

of fifty years with a kindly manner. He employs a couple of young clerks (Ander and Thistle), who help load and unload wagons and who wait on customers when Barthen isn’t around. Delivering the

also mentions that two more Rockseeker brothers, Nundro and Tharden, are camped somewhere outside town. Barthen hasn’t seen them in a tenday and expects the brothers to return “any day now” to resupply

Making a Deal with Zariel

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

either demon lord’s destruction. Delivering the glaive of Baphomet or the flail of Yeenoghu to her is sufficient to prove the characters’ success. If the characters agree to Zariel’s terms, they learn

free Elturel and return it to the Material Plane, promising only one or the other in exchange for the shield alone.

Travelers in the Mists

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

inquisitive individuals simply vanish, the Mists delivering them to deadly domains from which they never return. But others manage to band together, learning the ways of the Mists, how to travel through them

Crystal Dome

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

flayers left with the five others. Shansa worries that the mind flayers will return to visit a terrible fate upon her and the others. Obelisk Chunks. The mind flayers carried broken chunks of dark

action, a character can try to free a prisoner within reach, doing so with a successful DC 12 Strength (Athletics) check. The prisoners are desperate to return to Phandalin. They can recount their

Cult Retaliation

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

temple complexes. A temple is overcome when its prophet is defeated or the monsters in its shrine are eliminated. After the characters defeat the first prophet, run “Dire Tidings” when they return to

abandon its shrine, run the “Race to Destruction” encounter. Parties that stay in the dungeon and choose not to return to town might be oblivious to the villains’ retaliations. If the characters never

Giant Strider

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse

to adopt them whenever possible. They provide for stables of these creatures in their lairs, and in return, the giant striders voluntarily serve as mounts for firenewt warriors (in this book). Out of

worn or carried. We might have discovered the key to unlock Mordenkainen’s frigid heart: magical pets! Tasha

The Code Legal

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

the high walls of Castle Waterdeep, and floggings are carried out in the watch post nearest the sentencing. The Watch makes every effort to take individuals into custody quietly, so as not to disrupt

other citizens. Those bystanders generally return the favor by giving altercations between criminals and the Watch a wide berth. Waterdeep has a complex library of law and custom set by precedent, the

Getting to the Island

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

the longstanding feud between the goliaths of Skytower Shelter and the goliaths of Wyrmdoom Crag. Skytower Shelter’s griffons are safe to ride, but they are trained to return home after delivering the

delivering the characters safely to the island, Angajuk is willing to circle the island until the characters are ready to leave, provided they don’t make the whale wait for too long. Auril’s roc poses a

Abandoned Camp

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen

Abandoned Camp When characters return to the camp area, they find it mostly abandoned. (If they stayed, they witnessed the rapid packing up and abandonment of the camp.) The stinking huts of the

horse to pack the field-dressed game back to the camp. Hunters don’t necessarily return to the camp every evening. They stay out until they have a load of meat to bring back. Hunting on the Greenfields is

Barbed Devil

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

fiend warlords, archdevils, and similarly powerful villains. In return, barbed devils gain protection for their own collections. Many barbed devils also maintain networks of imps that search the

) Slashing damage. Hurl Flame. Ranged Attack Roll: +5, range 150 ft. Hit: 17 (5d6) Fire damage. If the target is a flammable object that isn’t being worn or carried, it starts burning.

Something Borrowed

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd

villagers are harmed, but their food supplies are depleted, and 2d6 mongrelfolk are killed. The surviving mongrelfolk return to the abbey with their plunder. The burgomaster is so distraught that he

hangs himself from the rafters of his cottage a few days later. The characters can stop all this from happening by delivering the dress to the Abbot. They can also stop the mayhem by halting the

Chapter 3: Dragon Hatchery

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen

and for the people of Greenest, I hate to ask anything more from you. But the need is great, and I dare to hope that you can aid me one time more. I need you to return to the cultists’ camp. You know

your way around it now. If the cultists are preparing to conduct another raid, or a large body of them marches away, or if anything substantial is carried into or out of that cave, I need to know. If

Attack on the Great Library

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries

Attack on the Great Library After delivering The Book of Inner Alchemy to the characters, an embarrassed member of the Avowed informs them that critical pages from the tome are missing. “My apologies

section of the stacks that has been ransacked. Countless literary treasures are strewn across the floor. The covered bodies of two Avowed acolytes still rest on the floor. For the return of the

Chapter 3: Dragon Hatchery

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons

and for the people of Greenest, I hate to ask anything more from you. But the need is great, and I dare to hope that you can aid me one time more. I need you to return to the cultists’ camp. You know

your way around it now. If the cultists are preparing to conduct another raid, or a large body of them marches away, or if anything substantial is carried into or out of that cave, I need to know. If

Abandoned Camp

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons

Abandoned Camp When characters return to the camp area, they find it mostly abandoned. (If they stayed, they witnessed the rapid packing up and avbandonment of the camp.) The stinking huts of the

horse to pack the field-dressed game back to the camp. Hunters don’t necessarily return to the camp every evening. They stay out until they have a load of meat to bring back. Hunting on the Greenfields

Stage 4: Revenge for the “C” Team

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

interior doors, all of which lead to the shared study beyond. The Fallen Investigation of the members of the “C” Team confirms that they are truly dead. No magic available to the characters can return them

to life, and any magic carried by those adventurers is mysteriously inert. If the characters want to loot the bodies, any treasure they might be carrying is left to your determination. There is

Starting the Adventure

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

and of the anguish carried by Nisha and all those Manivarshi who will never return to their ancestral home. As the dance ends, a tumultuous cheer rises from the crowd. A character who succeeds on a

Easthaven Ferry

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

Easthaven Ferry Ferry service (halted) A letter found in a secret duergar outpost (see “The Unseen”) might lead the characters to this location. Delivering the letter to Speaker Waylen or Captain

Durth’s companions have been scouring Easthaven for chardalyn. Their latest search has borne no fruit, and they return to the ferry 30 minutes after the characters board it. These three duergar attack

3. Entrance to the Tomb

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild

over all that, the characters can hear a rhythmic chanting coming from the south (carried from the chapel of area 14 by the magic of Phenex’s ceremony). Creatures Twelve neutral tiefling muralists work

periodically climb down into this pit, then later return with vials of bright-red blood (claimed from Nolzur in area 7) to be mixed into new pigments. Manipulating Time Having a mechanical guide spend 1

Life in Tletepec

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

, every village assembles a communal offering to the gods to request blessings, chief among them protection from disaster. The gathered offerings are carried by a caravan of walkers and wagons to a

of foodstuffs and colorful crafts—are dropped into the volcano, where it’s believed they’re conveyed to the realms of the gods. On the travelers’ return, villagers celebrate for several days

32. Rotating Crawlways

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

counterclockwise when the trap triggers. The only way to return tunnel A to its original position is to trigger the trap from tunnel B, and vice versa. Characters trapped in a section of tunnel not

Company of the Yellow Banner. Looting the body reveals several items of interest (see “Treasure” below). Treasure Sephirius wore no armor but carried a +1 yklwa (see “Buying a Special Item” in chapter 1

9. Torture Chamber

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild

form, it insists that it is the real Big Gadai, as does the real Big Gadai. Francache bargains with the characters for his freedom, promising anything he can in return—including knowledge of the Tomb

with a successful DC 14 Wisdom (Perception) check. Without the key carried by Andras, its lock can be picked with a successful DC 18 Dexterity check using thieves’ tools, or it can be forced with a

Adventure Summary

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

return to finish the job. The characters must defend themselves and the survivors, using the assault as an opportunity to destroy the drowned ones before their threat can spread. After doing so, the

bottom of the lake, where Netherese magic carried by the raiders wrought a terrible transformation on the drowned crew. Mystara. Concerned by growing evidence of a Thyatian attack, Duke Stefan of

A Night to Remember

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

for delivering the letter, cautions them to mind the City Watch and the City Guard, and heads back to the Palace of Waterdeep. The drow spies return whence they came. Conversation with Laeral If

Terror from the Sky

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

return with the spoils of war. The githyanki sky ships attack from above in the dead of night, gaining an instant advantage since communities on the surface rarely offer strong defenses against

in pursuit of specific objects on the Material Plane. A skiff has a top speed of 15 miles per hour. It lacks weapons aside from those carried by its passengers and has a limited amount of storage

Crime in Sharn

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

Crime in Sharn Crime is part of everyday life in Sharn, and just as in any other city, sometimes such acts are carried out by people who have no ties to organized crime. An upstanding citizen could

to them that certain targets are to be avoided, the Little Fingers do so. In return, the Boromars ensure that the Sharn Watch in Middle Dura largely leaves the Fingers alone. So although the Boromar

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