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Vecna: Eve of Ruin
impaler is bound to the creature that wielded the ceremonial stake in the ritual that birthed it. As long as the original stake remains lodged in the heart of the ritual victim, the impaler can return
over and over again to regenerate beside the victim’s body, no matter how many times it is destroyed.
The impaler pursues its creator’s agenda coldly and efficiently. It has no concern for its own self-preservation, knowing that, for itself at least, death isn’t the end.
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
quartz that was once the abode of an ancient crystal dragon is found deserted, with no clue as to whether its master will return or whether some other creature has claimed it.
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Prismatic shards
decades unexpectedly retires to the Elemental Plane of Air. Monstrous forces immediately move into the area—and might take control of the pass unless the dragon can be convinced to return.
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Firbolg
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own laws.
Firbolgs use their magic to keep their presence in a forest secret. This approach allows them to avoid the politics and struggles of elves, humans, and orcs. Such events concern the
destroyed, might not have a choice in the matter. Most adventuring firbolgs fall into this latter category.
Outcast firbolgs can never return home. They committed some unforgivable deed, usually
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
return of Tiamat. However, it remains to be seen whether they do so in concert with the humanoid factions of the Sword Coast, or whether they strike on their own with no thought or concern for the fate
the overall plan of battle. Moreover, if they can be brought into the alliance represented by the Council of Waterdeep, they can help defend humanoid territories from the cult’s devastating raids. This is covered in greater detail in chapter 14.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
return of Tiamat. However, it remains to be seen whether they do so in concert with the humanoid factions of the Sword Coast, or whether they strike on their own with no thought or concern for the fate
the overall plan of battle. Moreover, if they can be brought into the alliance represented by the Council of Waterdeep, they can help defend humanoid territories from the cult’s devastating raids. This is covered in greater detail in chapter 14.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
return of Tiamat. However, it remains to be seen whether they do so in concert with the humanoid factions of the Sword Coast, or whether they strike on their own with no thought or concern for the fate
the overall plan of battle. Moreover, if they can be brought into the alliance represented by the Council of Waterdeep, they can help defend humanoid territories from the cult’s devastating raids. This is covered in greater detail in chapter 14.
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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
authority and cause the tribe to collapse into chaos, with the survivors scattering either to join new tribes or to strike out on their own. At the other extreme, warriors that return home with a heavily
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
notice taking from the sea’s bounty without offering something in return.
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I think of sailors’ songs as their “water speech” and try to converse with them by humming
, including deep-sea trenches or underwater volcanoes.
Dragon turtles are largely unconcerned with the design of their lairs and seldom work to improve them. A dragon turtle’s primary concern when
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Reporting to Captain Zodge Once the characters wipe out the Vanthampur family and its devil-worshiping cult, they can return to Captain Zodge to deliver their report, surrender their Flaming Fist
badges, and receive any payment owed to them. Zodge is gratified to learn that the Vanthampurs are no longer his concern. If the characters report that one or more family members are still alive, Zodge promises to hunt them down and punish them for their crimes.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
. The pari rewards each character with a ruby worth 500 gp. If the characters don’t reveal the imminent attempt to free Afsoun, the insightful Artavazda shares a concern about the likelihood of such a
guarding the platform, any Silent Roar members who appear will fight to the death, and Artavazda is eager to rehabilitate these largely nonviolent rebels. In return for the characters’ help in this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
opportunity to call attention to a detail the characters overlooked. Clearly, this character’s subconscious registered the detail as important!
Involve a current villain. This can help build the
dungeon with no armor or at school with no clothes. Narratively, these dreams can provide a moment of comic relief or heighten the players own concern about what’s happening in the game.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
the course of a campaign. For example, characters on their very first adventure might face a villain who uses the stat block of a Mage Apprentice, only to have that villain escape and return many
at least coming up with a plausible way for the villain to return from death. After all, death is rarely the final word for adventurers, so it needn’t be for their opponents. Don’t Go Overboard
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
of the inn where the characters spend the night, the mannerisms of the shopkeeper they buy supplies from — you can add this level of detail, but you don’t have to. If the characters return to the same
Purpose A settlement exists primarily to facilitate the story and fun of your campaign. Other than that point, the settlement’s purpose determines the amount of detail you put into it. Create only
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
turn to depicting the entombment of the prince, the spell cast by the wizards of Netheril, the sealing of the prince in the sarcophagus with the Nether Scroll, the return of Zikzokrishka, and the
. It shows them in exactly the positions they’re all holding, rendered in perfect detail. Hamukai in His Sarcophagus
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
Overview At the start this adventure, representatives of groups and factions from across the Sword Coast meet to discuss their concern about the Cult of the Dragon, and to draw up plans for opposing
working together and contributing to the overall effort can enough power be brought to bear against the cult to prevent Tiamat’s return. The more successful the characters are in their actions against the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Battle at Steel Springs The trip from Wheelwatch back to Kalaman is uneventful. On their return to Castle Kalaman, the character with the highest passive Wisdom (Perception) score notices the castle
characters find him, he isn’t a military leader, doesn’t understand the characters’ concern, and can do little now the troops have been sent.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
case, the characters return to the location of the first encounter in this adventure: the Wayside Inn. Some of the descriptions, details, and actions in this encounter are meant to echo that first
at the Wayside Inn previously, the ritual being performed by the cultists could incorporate movement that harkens back to that dance. Although it’s a small detail that a typical player might overlook, if even just one of your players gets chills or a laugh because of the echo, it’s worth the effort.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
other evidence of a god’s power—Raven asks if the character can use their talents to help her people. Cudgel has only one concern: discovering the fate of the rest of her troops. She plans to return to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
Returned Memories When the characters’ memories return, they’re once again aware of the exploits of their 17th-level selves and how they ran afoul of Shemeshka’s plots. Players can detail these memories
multiple sessions. Use the following questions to help players detail their characters’ pasts: Did others consider you a hero or a villain? For what accomplishment were you best known? Did you know any of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
Overview At the start this adventure, representatives of groups and factions from across the Sword Coast meet to discuss their concern about the Cult of the Dragon, and to draw up plans for opposing
working together and contributing to the overall effort can enough power be brought to bear against the cult to prevent Tiamat’s return. The more successful the characters are in their actions against the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
toward it. Upon its return, Stool is greatly disturbed by the changes it encounters in the grove. It isn’t well acquainted with either sovereign, but finds itself drawn toward Basidia. The former drow
the party. A myconid sprout traveling with a troupe of infected myconids, Rumpadump has avoided infection and can also lead characters to the grove. He also expresses concern that the corrupted spores of its previous traveling companions might have also infected its home.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
Overview At the start this adventure, representatives of groups and factions from across the Sword Coast meet to discuss their concern about the Cult of the Dragon, and to draw up plans for opposing
working together and contributing to the overall effort can enough power be brought to bear against the cult to prevent Tiamat’s return. The more successful the characters are in their actions against the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
-kai transformed into fun-loving free spirits who secretly dread the day when the two carnivals cross paths again. They have no desire to return to their gloomy old carnival, which is described in more
detail in Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft. The shadar-kai are aware that the Hourglass Coven has usurped Zybilna’s domain in the Feywild. They don’t know how the coven accomplished this coup, but
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sleeping Dragon’s Wake
town council. The council members are unable to provide context beyond what is written on the board. When the characters return to the fishery after completing a quest, the council pays the reward
of this adventure that describes that location in detail. For instance, if the players choose to undertake the Iniarv’s Tower Quest, go to the “Iniarv’s Tower” section. Each location includes an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
ears, and his soul was condemned to the Nine Hells to suffer for his sins. When she beholds Jander impaled on the iron tree, Lulu’s memories of him return. She remembers his betrayal of Zariel and gives
him a pitiful look. She then admits to the characters that she’s made a mistake leading them here and needs to ponder her dreams in more detail to discern the Bleeding Citadel’s whereabouts.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
the town council. The council members are unable to provide context beyond what is written on the board. When the characters return to the fishery after completing a quest, the council pays the reward
section of this adventure that describes that location in detail. For instance, if the players choose to undertake the Dumathoin’s Gulch Quest, go to the “Dumathoin’s Gulch” section. Each location
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
eyeless helm and clutching a battle standard.
The demons and the devils are too focused on one another to concern themselves with adventurers who keep their distance. The devils are commanded by
the pit fiend gives up willingly. Development. The characters encounter Lucille again at the end of the adventure when they return to liberate Elturel (see “Endgame in Elturel”).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
Ontharr Frume, a paladin of Torm who shares his concern over the Cult of the Dragon’s recent surge in activity. He has a favor to ask of the characters. “After all you’ve done already for me personally
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
LaVerne and Charmayne Daymore, and a guard captain named Naevys Tharesso. Jhaeros’s rule was compassionate, just, and kind. Over the last year, however, Naevys watched with growing concern as Jhaeros
loyal captain returned to Ghalasine at once but found herself unable to enter the city. Charmayne had anticipated Naevys’s return and prepared accordingly by invoking a powerful ward that prevents
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
the ocean’s depths might seek the means of surviving underwater—whether such takes the form of magic items or devices crafted by ingenious inventors. Alternatively, drowning might only be a concern of
community.
7 Convince a hero who’s fallen in love with a sea dweller to return home.
8 Raise a sunken city back above the waves while avoiding whatever now makes the place its home.
9
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
Ontharr Frume, a paladin of Torm who shares his concern over the Cult of the Dragon’s recent surge in activity. He has a favor to ask of the characters. “After all you’ve done already for me personally
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
style of research: keep adding energy until something blows up, then observe the results.
— Doug Beyer, Return to Ravnica: The Secretist
The Izzet are obsessive experimenters, combining a keen
portals, or huge explosions — all of which can be useful in their own way. The league’s most grandiose experiments typically concern public works projects and elemental experimentation. These efforts use
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
adventure to further detail the city. Read or paraphrase the following when you’re ready to begin: The city of Sagorpur is teeming with onlookers enjoying the Shankha Trials. The final event of this great
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






