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Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
the port, and even the Outer City’s rhythms are dominated by the ebb and flow of river trade. Because sailors are as fundamental and ubiquitous to Baldur’s Gate as the cobbles on its streets
the bottomless depths. Your first love is the distant line of the horizon, but the time has come to try your hand at something new.
Discuss the nature of the ship you previously sailed with your
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
lazy, but when Linene came around looking for a missing broach, she was out the door before I could blink an eye.
— Toblen Stonehill, innkeeper
Hailing from a strange and distant land
tabaxi rarely stay in one place for long. Their innate nature pushes them to leave no secrets uncovered, no treasures or legends lost.
Wandering Outcasts
Most tabaxi remain in their distant
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
V6. The Lost River The river that runs through the canyon sweeps close to the canyon’s eastern wall. To the west, the ground is covered with rocky spires and wild brush.
Four gnolls and four hyenas
forage here. During the day, when the sky is clear, the gnolls use their longbows to take down distant targets.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Jahaka Bay Pirate ships enter and leave this bay as they come and go from Jahaka Anchorage. The River Tath plunges down multiple waterfalls before spilling into the bay, so mist perpetually drifts
out of the river mouth and across the bay. This mist isn’t especially heavy but its effect accumulates over distance, so it restricts visibility to a few miles on all but the windiest days. The outline
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
and the Luna River valley. When the characters first come within sight of Argynvostholt, read: High above the river valley juts a quiet promontory upon which looms a sepulchral mansion, its turrets
the surrounding architecture.
Out of the fog comes a distant peal of thunder, quickly accompanied by the howling of wolves in the woods below, but the house stands silent, seeming like the fossilized remains of some long-dead thing smote upon the mountainside.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
Chapter 10: The Ruins of Berez Long before Ireena Kolyana, there was a peasant from Berez named Marina. The vampire Strahd first met Marina in this small village on the shore of the Luna River
priest and the burgomaster, then used his power over the land to swell the river, flooding the village and forcing the residents to flee. Later the marsh crept in, preventing the villagers from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Thundercloud (Thunder), Skirt of Snakes (Snake), Smoking Mirror (Smoke) Tabaxi Clans: Bright Cliffs, Distant Rain, Mountain Tree, Rumbling River, Snoring Mountain
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
the River Styx. The iron spikes that anchor the city have dragged it nearly to the river’s banks. Within a few hours, Elturel will sink into the Styx.
Hordes of distant demons fly around the city like
River Styx, with Zariel visible a mile away. Allow the characters a few moments to plan their next move. When they decide to act, two horned devils break toward them after a fleeing glabrezu, which
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
. Anyone who is crafting something might say a prayer to Gond to guide the work, but folk know that Gond smiles most brightly upon new inventions that others find useful. Priests of Gond wander the
large, linked metal medallions and enormous sun hats. A traveling priest of Gond offers services to distant villages as a tinker, a carpenter, and a civil engineer rolled into one, ready to help build
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
Elturel Elturel, a large, orderly city overlooking the River Chionthar, is filled with merchants, river traders, and farmers’ markets. Its most distinguishing feature is a brilliant magical light
or distant sun. When the characters meet Ontharr Frume, they find him to be a good-natured paladin of Torm, the god of heroics and bravery. He is a man of action who loves jokes and pranks, a stiff
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
Elturel Elturel, a large, orderly city overlooking the River Chionthar, is filled with merchants, river traders, and farmers’ markets. Its most distinguishing feature is a brilliant magical light
or distant sun. Ontharr Frume When the characters meet Ontharr Frume, they find him to be a good-natured paladin of Torm, the god of heroics and bravery. He is a man of action who loves jokes and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
tiefling directs them down a brightly lit row of docks, where boats wait to take the characters downriver. The casino’s entrance is visible a short distance away, where the river enters a wide
-mouthed cave. Boat Ride A tiefling ferrier (commoner) in a heavy, hooded robe waits silently to convey characters to the casino. The ferrier plays the part of Charon on the real River Styx. The tiefling
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
die in a domain return reincarnated, fated to repeat a version of their former lives. Endless Cycles. The Darklord shepherds another individual down a path of corruption in hopes of crafting a successor
act irrationally. Aboard her ship, River Dancer, Larissa Snowmane travels the endless domains, guided by fate and song
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Uthgardt barbarians nearby, and the equivalent of a menacing orc horde that’s more distant. A big city that’s at least a few days’ travel away, preferably reachable by both river and road. There
: A hilly region with a river running through it, though the Dessarin Valley is small enough that it might not show up on conventional Eberron campaign maps. Ideally, there should be analogues of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Traveling the Outer Planes Described in the sections that follow are four planar features that connect multiple Outer Planes: The Infinite Staircase The River Oceanus The River Styx Yggdrasil, the
myriad doors. A distant and benevolent observer, Nafas hears wishes spoken throughout the multiverse—wishes he fulfills with the help of adventurers who happen upon his aeolian palace. Doors to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
shelter in places where the howls of the winds sound like distant cries of torment. Layers of Pandemonium Layer Description Pandesmos Howling winds, dark streams bound for the River Styx, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
, except for the entranceway to the level from above and around the exit beyond the River of Lava. Map 6.7: Hall of the Fire Giant King - Third Level View Player Version As is usual with natural
, they might hear water dripping, and perhaps once and once only a far distant echoing of stone striking stone. Random Encounters On the third level of the fire giant stronghold, the chance of a random
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
carousing companion, Gondolo. Together, they thought they’d soon be living the high life on distant shores. Within a few months, they’d squandered most of Faroul’s cash at the dinosaur races and were in
180 pounds. Weed stands 3 feet tall and weighs about 30 pounds dry (50 pounds wet). River Mist and Flask of Wine Tabaxi siblings (Port Nyanzaru) When the characters meet River Mist and Flask of Wine
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
primal beauty that is found nowhere else that I know of. Hartsvale is far in the windswept north, a fertile mountain valley where the Ice Spire Mountains abut the High Ice. The Clear Whirl River, easily
Spires. The river splits as it runs through the hilly lands, eventually draining into a series of lakes along the southern edge of the vale. Two small woods also grow in the vale, one along its northern
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
the chosen foe: Chief Guh
“Travel south over tree, hill, and vale. Let the great river be your guide. There, on one of its eastern arms, you’ll find Grudd Haug — the den of the hill giant chief
. The conch you seek is close to her.”
“The great river” refers to the Dessarin River. The hill giant den lies along one of its eastern tributaries. When the characters are ready to head there, continue
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
, Cartographers can highlight threats, safeguard allies, and carve portals to distant locations.
Level 3: Tools of the Trade You gain the following benefits.
Tool Proficiency. You gain proficiency with
have both).
Scroll Crafting. When you scribe a Spell Scroll using the crafting rules in the Player’s Handbook, the amount of time required to craft it is halved.
Level 3: Cartographer Spells When you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
irregular intervals. Perched atop a distant bluff, overlooking the rest of the city, is a crumbled fortress.
Traxigor gazes up at the black orb nervously, utters a few arcane syllables, and
escape attempt, the pit fiend grows increasingly despondent and impatient as they explore Elturel. Gargauth urges the characters not to tarry in the city, lest they get pulled down into the River Styx
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Othokent’s gratitude. PLACING THE ADVENTURE
In the Greyhawk campaign setting, where the town of Saltmarsh is located, the lizardfolk lair is a coastal promontory adjacent to the Dunwater River.
Here are
on the High Road. The dwarves of Thornhold at the southern end of the Mere of Dead Men might be concerned allies or remain distant and cautious, more wary of the machinations of the Margaster family
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
miles distant from Snurre’s sooty palace. This hidden site should initially prove to be safe from detection as long as the characters leave no plain trail to it and as long as they are not followed to it
, and some guard will be watching for attackers in order to alert the hall. The plain around the stronghold is most evil and drab in appearance. The sky is gray and filled with sooty clouds. A distant
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
great Shaengarne river rushes through a deep canyon of rock and ice in a series of cascades and waterfalls, throwing up freezing froth as it bashes against massive spires of rock that rise from the
Shaengarne River. There the dwarf leader died, and his heir demanded that the folk that followed him build a settlement in tribute to Clanmaster Sstar’s grand vision of a dwarven empire. The dwarves found
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
overlooking the Chionthar River. From their high perches in the Upper City, the local nobles — known as patriars — gaze down with veiled contempt upon the common rabble in the grimy Lower City, which hugs
the foggy harbor. The whole of Baldur’s Gate reeks of blood, crime, and opportunity. One can easily fathom why pirates and traders are drawn to this place like flies to a carcass.
Following the river
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
possibilities: Ambush. Monsters set up an ambush along a route they expect travelers to follow. Attack from Above. Flying monsters swoop down to attack the characters. Distant Sighting. The
course. You decide what this looks like: they might follow the wrong branch of a river, orient themselves to the wrong mountain peak on the horizon, or get turned around in the forest. As a baseline
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
stolen jewels to a distant port. You attained a minor rank before disappearing from the navy and making your way here. 4 River of Shadows. Your riverboat accidentally slipped through the veil into the
burning river. Skill Proficiencies: Athletics, Deception Tool Proficiencies: Vehicles (water) Equipment: A fancy leather vest or a pair of leather boots, a set of common clothes, and a leather pouch with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
brightly painted. The scenes portrayed represent fishing, farming, religion, warfare, the creation story, and crafting.
A cave-in completely blocks the west end of the chamber. At short intervals, small
below. Center Display. The diorama in the alcove holds twelve tribal warriors, one scout, a mastiff, and a panther. The deer don’t animate. Niche A. In a river scene, a dozen commoners gather rushes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
a destination without being seen by the villain’s forces. 5 Stop monsters from raiding caravans and farms. 6 Establish trade with a distant town. 7 Protect a caravan traveling to a distant town. 8
Map a new land. 9 Find a place to establish a colony. 10 Find a natural resource. 11 Hunt a specific monster. 12 Return home from a distant place. 13 Obtain information from a reclusive hermit. 14 Find
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
. This devastation can still be seen today in the district now known as Fallen. On 9 Olarune, people gather to commemorate this tragedy. There’s a tradition of crafting elaborate ice sculptures and
throwing them into the Dagger River. The Day of Mourning (20 Olarune). The nation of Cyre was destroyed four years ago on the Day of Mourning. While the Mourning had an impact on everyone in Khorvaire
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
. Ardeep Forest This forest east of Waterdeep and the Dessarin River was once part of the long-lost elven kingdom of Illefarn. Now it’s home to a small clan of wood elves recently arrived from Evermeet
ramshackle, frequently rebuilt wooden towers and buildings. Its structures now entirely cloak a hill that overlooks the village of Womford across the Dessarin River. A long wooden bridge, wide enough for a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
scattered trading outposts that welcome visitors from neighboring and distant lands. The steppe nomads have a rich storytelling tradition that reinforces a strong sense of clan identity and family line
connection to their clan lineage. They preserve a love of learning from their distant ancestors of the Suel Imperium, and they value knowledge of the natural world as highly as they do the skills of hunting
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
crafting elaborate ice sculptures and throwing them into the Dagger River. The Day of Mourning (20 Olarune) The nation of Cyre was destroyed in 994 YK on this date, known as the Day of Mourning
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
meet the griffon and its trainer outside the River Gate the following morning shortly after dawn. (The griffon and its trainer normally reside in Peaktop Aerie atop Mount Waterdeep, but most civilians
and speed. Zord visits the distant island of Lantan about once a year. During his last visit, he purchased four nimblewrights from a Lantanese wizard. He keeps two aboard his flagship, and one aboard






