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Genasi
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flowing through their veins manifests differently in each genasi, often as magical power.
Seen in silhouette, a genasi can usually pass for human. Those of earth or water descent tend to be heavier
tracing their own lineage, and bloodlines occasionally skip a generation or two. Many earth genasi originated in the North and spread out from there. Water genasi come from coastal areas, the largest
Kobold
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
magical power than a potion, but they all believe that the tribal sorcerer can figure out how to use any such item they come across. When kobolds sense an opportunity to separate a magic item from its
they were demigods — mighty beings of divine descent. This isn’t a casual sort of worship or lip service; kobolds are awed in the presence of a dragon, as if an actual avatar of a deity
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
21. Clean Air Station The duergar come here to shake off the effects of the poison gas. Runes are chiseled into the smooth gray walls. A character who studies the runes and succeeds on a DC 15
Intelligence (Arcana) check realizes they are part of an ancient spell that continually and perpetually freshens the air in this room while hedging out poisonous gases and similar effects, magical or otherwise.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
rule of that level, or Bel is able to reclaim the level using the machine’s power. What happens as a result is entirely up to you, and might come into play if you are running Baldur’s Gate: Descent into
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
” (area S13), Ezmerelda realizes the Abbot is insane. The Abbot told her that he is expecting Strahd to visit his bride-to-be. Ezmerelda has decided to wait for the vampire to come, so that she can
destroy him away from Castle Ravenloft, far from his resting place. She is planning to create a magic circle in this room as an added precaution. As the Abbot’s guest, Ezmerelda is free to come and go as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
the city of Yeonido come into view. Atop the walls, tall, colorful flags and ribbons flutter from poles. Traders, guards, and workers come and go through a grand gate, passing from the surrounding
on a DC 12 Intelligence (Nature) check realizes. The detect magic spell also reveals that the fog emanates an aura of enchantment magic. As the characters near the city gate, they notice the guards
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
7. Crypt Raiders This 12-foot-high cave contains six duergar, three males and three females, who have come up from level 21 to loot the shrine of Laduguer (area 6c). The male duergar are Klom
, green-skinned giant with glowing eyes and white-feathered wings.” Any character who succeeds on a DC 18 Intelligence (Religion) check realizes, based on this description, that Fazrian is a planetar
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Netheril’s Fall: Tales of Terror, Treasure, and Time Travel
(Arcana or Investigation) check. On a successful check, the character realizes the signs of a nearby time gate. Spellcasters can also seek knowledge about the time gate and where it leads by casting
spells such as Commune with Nature, Speak with Animals, or Speak with Dead. Severe Temporal Effects The closer characters come to a time gate, the stronger its temporal magic swirls, creating even more
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
approach, read: “Very few people would dare to come here,” says a voice from above. Perched twenty feet above you is a man balanced with his legs braced between two of the larger stone columns. He has
the attack is reduced by 1d10 + 10. If the damage is reduced to 0, Steel Crane catches the missile if it’s small enough to hold in one hand and Steel Crane has a hand free.
Slow Descent (3/Day). When Steel Crane falls, he can slow his descent, taking no damage from the fall.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
the spectacle to come. Vocath acknowledges the throng from his private balcony. The characters have 1 minute to prepare before the first challenge begins. The characters roll initiative at the start
a moment to assess their foe—a space guppy (see Boo’s Astral Menagerie)—before Vocath realizes, to his dismay, that he has released the wrong creature. Realizing his mistake, Vocath throws his arms
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
. Hero’s Epilogue Most adventurers hope their lives come to an end with some worthy conclusion. Sometimes in the heat of battle, though, that end can be abrupt and without real resolution. An epilogue
moments from the character’s story and how they can be reflected in the events of their final descent. Maybe they see the souls of friends, allies, or loved ones who perished, whether their fates are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
into a ticking time bomb. The following are examples of ways the hunt might come for characters: Countdown. Laurel, a young woman who recently inherited her father’s merchant wagon, finds a Deck of
champion. Unwitting Pawns. The characters are recruited to search for a Deck of Many Things by a wealthy patron, Lord Verin Oakley, who claims descent from a famous knight who once owned this deck
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
about their fate in hopes of receiving an answer from the sages. Unknown to outsiders, the sages’ talents come from their best-guarded secret: a series of ancient, magical tomes called the Books of
the star’s course, recover it, and trade it to the svirfneblin for the second set of tomes. In anticipation of the star’s descent, Shalfey sent his most trusted tower hands—martial artists sworn to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
as the Open Lord of Waterdeep, he has thrown his full attention and effort into the rebuilding of the city from which he claims descent. Whatever people’s opinions are of his claim to Neverwinter’s
Road, and is seeking other ways to repair and improve the city. Even if he can never prove his descent from Lord Nasher Alagondar, the people of Neverwinter have accepted his leadership. (My rumored
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
magic or damage affects it. If the real Quill believes the characters are on his side, he gives them permission to stab him with the magical crystal dagger. If he thinks the characters have come to
he’s within 15 feet of Renekor, but he is not immediately aware of this. Once Quill realizes that Renekor is negating his invincibility, he tries to distance himself from the beholder. If combat
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
spell, sounds of combat in areas not completely sealed off from the outside by doors, or a whisper in the dragon’s ear. If the dragon realizes intruders are near but can’t determine their whereabouts
, it lets out a roar and takes to the air. As it circles the fortress, it glances around for signs of intrusion. If it finds nothing to attack, it returns to the rooftop and waits for intruders to come
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Ur’gray (see appendix B). A merrow also under Noska’s command swims beneath the docks. It surfaces to attack when the characters arrive. If the characters come to Grinda’s defense, Noska orders his thugs
the stone for herself. She now realizes that decision was a mistake. Grinda tells the characters that she gave the stone to her rat familiar and told the creature to stash it in her family’s mausoleum
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
mad, and it didn’t take long for the madness to spread to other members of the Shadowdusk family and come into public view. As the family’s behavior grew more bizarre, local broadsheets circulated
darkness.” The family’s crest is a lit torch with three embers rising from the flame, set against a purple background. In the wake of the family’s descent into Undermountain and madness, this crest has
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
rest of her family, but she can sense that her mind is slowly being eroded by contact with the Far Realm. Fearing that her descent into madness is inevitable, she lives in a state of self-imposed
whenever she leaves their suite, fearing that she will come to harm without his protection. He lives in constant fear that adventurers might invade Shadowdusk Hold and lay waste to it. Prolonged exposure
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
to implore Corellon and Lolth to come to their senses. But the information in these fragments was woefully incomplete, and the queen’s true motives were never fully understood. I have heard tales of
drow who have forsaken the evil ways of their kind. I give these stories no credit, though Elminster himself swears they have validity. Never trust a drow, or the word of an archmage.
Descent into
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Droaam The Korranberg
ChrONiCle
Descent into Droaam: my trail to terror
We’re all going to die. That thought echoed through my mind as the wagon carried us toward the Great Crag. The diplomats
whole creature and still be hungry. If you’re bad, she’ll come in the night and carry you away. She’ll make a lantern of your skull and torment you until the end of time. And she’s the least
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
, the city can count on the other members of the Lords’ Alliance to come to its defense. This arrangement infuriates Amn, which is not prepared to test the alliance’s resolve. To the east, the nations of
. Elturel Prior to the events described in Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus, the holy city of Elturel — the capital of Elturgard — sat upriver on the Chionthar. Whereas Baldur’s Gate is a cutthroat
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
congeals into a nightmarish depiction of the Spire and the surrounding Outlands.
The character with the highest Intelligence who witnesses this realizes the congealing vapor is X01’s interpretation of
would need to recover its knowledge about the planes. The Mosaic Mimir has the information X01 needs to reactivate. The characters might come to this conclusion on their own, or a character who
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
the Sundering, the Crown Wars, the descent of the drow, and other calamities as the result of acts of arrogance on the part of their ancestors. Living around and amid the reminders of this arrogance
elves don’t come across members of other races. Adventurers, diplomats, couriers, and those who pursue similar professions are the exceptions, traveling far outside their sylvan domains and meeting a wide
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
conflagration. The so-called descent of the drow isn’t one moment in history, but the result of conflict between godly powers in an era that has become myth to mortals. My investigations indicate it
occurred in different worlds of the Material Plane at different times. I have even discovered one world, Krynn, where it has yet to come to pass.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Whale Hunt This is an optional encounter you can use to help the characters earn Angajuk’s trust. Hunters from distant Waterdeep have come to the Sea of Moving Ice to harvest ambergris, a precious
realizes this and cannot be summoned.) While waiting for the whale, the hunters camp out on the pier or in Anga’s cabin. After three more days, they conclude that the poison didn’t work and that the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
solitude and serenity of the forest. Birth falls under Nylea’s influence as well, and her priests often double as midwives in their communities, blessing babies as they come into the world. Nylea’s Goals
in her darker moments, she realizes that the very existence of civilization on Theros is a mounting threat to nature—perhaps even an effort by the rest of the pantheon to destroy her. If it were up to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
. Roleplaying Coal After the Daask attack, Coal realizes she mistook the characters for assassins and apologizes. The warforged is soft-spoken and mild-mannered. If the characters ask her about Razor, she
from being able to do the job. Razor planned to save money then buy Coal a new arm so she could work with her. Razor would often come back from work sullen or wounded but never opened up about the job
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
of his most favored have begun working with a new metal—iron—said to come directly from their god’s forge-fires. Though Purphoros is largely interested in physical craft, he has influence over all
weapons of the gods, asking nothing in return. But his infrequent though memorable bouts of destructive fury have earned him more ill will in the pantheon than he realizes. Heliod despises Purphoros’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
oddity caused by Murgaxor’s orb (detailed at the start of this adventure). A character who detected similar magic in a previous Strixhaven adventure realizes this magic has the same unusual signature
. Shaking or slapping the unconscious opponents rouses them. When they come to, the students all have terrible headaches and recall vague but dreadful nightmares. They don’t know what happened to them, but
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Enterprising and creative players might want their characters to find or create equipment to assist them in their descent. Parachutes, gliders, and hot-air balloons are just a few of the off-the-wall ideas
players might come up with. If they do, be prepared to improvise. Raw materials for putting together such equipment can be found in the shops and warehouses of Elturel. Once the characters have
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
the Girscamen. Read the following description as the characters come within sight of the wreck: Midnight-colored coral covers the trench’s sheer walls. As the bottom of the trench comes into view, you
what brought the characters here so it can better understand the value of the site and the magical relics it has discovered. If the characters reveal what they seek, Ylch realizes the value of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
its soul goes to the Nine Hells. Hags are usually content to wait and conduct their own business, allowing mortals to come to them when the perceived need is great enough. Instead of being interested
people in town hear about or see the person’s misfortune, the hag will eventually attract new customers. Other people will come to believe that they can outsmart the hag, or that their need is simple and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
is talked down, Vargas realizes his anger is unjustified, apologizes for his outburst, and offers to help the characters for the remainder of the adventure. Vargas’s priorities are to see Murgaxor
. Gorgon’s Cave A gorgon occupies this otherwise empty cave. Characters who come into view of the grumpy gorgon provoke its anger, causing it to attack them.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
laden cart on a steep descent Steer a chariot around a tight turn Pick a lock Disable a trap Securely tie up a prisoner Wriggle free of bonds Play a stringed instrument Craft a small or detailed
have to stay quiet.
In combat, most creatures stay alert for signs of danger all around, so if you come out of hiding and approach a creature, it usually sees you. However, under certain