both before documents class ruins

Wizard

Classes Player’s Handbook

pursue lives of crime or domination. But the lure of knowledge calls even the most unadventurous Wizards from the safety of their libraries and laboratories and into crumbling ruins and lost cities. Most

Class Features Cantrips Prepared Spells 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 +2 Spellcasting, Ritual Adept, Arcane Recovery 3 4 2 — — — — — — &mdash

Adult Gold Dragon Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma scores, as well as this action. Its statistics and capabilities are otherwise replaced by those of the new form, except any class features or legendary actions of that

ruins. Lair Actions On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), the dragon takes a lair action to cause one of the following effects; the dragon can’t use the same effect two rounds in a row

Ancient Gold Dragon Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma scores, as well as this action. Its statistics and capabilities are otherwise replaced by those of the new form, except any class features or legendary actions of

ancient ruins. Lair Actions On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), the dragon takes a lair action to cause one of the following effects; the dragon can’t use the same effect two rounds

Rogue Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

class, making a living as burglars, assassins, cutpurses, and con artists. Often, these scoundrels are organized into thieves’ guilds or crime families. Plenty of rogues operate independently, but

, while others take up a life of adventure to escape from the law. Some have learned and perfected their skills with the explicit purpose of infiltrating ancient ruins and hidden crypts in search of

Wizard Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

, defined and united as a class by the spells they cast. Drawing on the subtle weave of magic that permeates the cosmos, wizards cast spells of explosive fire, arcing lightning, subtle deception, and brute

knowledge and power calls even the most unadventurous wizards out of the safety of their libraries and laboratories and into crumbling ruins and lost cities. Most wizards believe that their counterparts

18. Office

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

. A sheaf of dry legal documents includes the deed to the house and rights to the surrounding land. These documents enumerate the land’s features, including “Ruins of Castle Laventz; prior owners: Lady

19). The bolted door is easy to open from this side. Documents. The books and papers in the room include copious documents, Loren’s business files interspersed with personal papers. Most are ruined by

Gruul Anarch

Backgrounds Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

ruins. You are part of a savage society that clings desperately to the Old Ways — attuned to nature, full of primal rage, and given short shrift by a world consumed with continuing civilization

food and fresh water in these areas for yourself and up to five other people each day. Gruul Guild Spells Prerequisite: Spellcasting or Pact Magic class feature For you, the spells on the Gruul

Education and Research

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

City Archive, in the Highest Towers district of Upper Central. The archive contains exhaustive historical documents of Sharn; birth, death, and marriage records; and copies of legal documents such as

research through some hands-on experience might find undiscovered lore in the lowest regions of Sharn, where sewers and tunnels snake through ancient ruins. Similarly, the crypts of the City of the Dead might hold some relevant historical information.

Background

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

search unearthed ancient court documents mentioning a secret cache belonging to the Mountain Cloud Empress, a mysterious figure of the long-fallen Yun dynasty. Secretary Wei gave orders to begin

excavating the Old City buried beneath Yongjing, the capital of Great Xing, and she now seeks adventurers to investigate the ruins under the guise of historical scholarship—not sharing with them that they are actually hunting for a specific secret.

The Empire's Rise and Fall

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Netheril’s Fall: Tales of Terror, Treasure, and Time Travel

lengthy documents, which came to be known as the Nether Scrolls, Netherese arcanists learned how to wield magic exponentially more powerful than anything they’d cast before. After centuries of magical

progress and imperial expansion, the Netherese who mastered the power of the Nether Scrolls became the ruling class. Netherese magical might dominated Faerûn for more than 2,500 years. During Netheril’s Shadowed Age, though, several factors led to the empire’s fall.

Cogwork Archivist

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

are equipped with long, articulated limbs and retractable conservator tools, which they use to organize and preserve documents from throughout Strixhaven’s winding history. Many cogwork archivists can

. Cogwork Archivist Large Construct, Typically Lawful Neutral Armor Class 17 (natural armor) Hit Points 90 (12d10 + 24) Speed 40 ft. STR 18 (+4) DEX 10 (+0) CON 15 (+2

Conclusion

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

Conclusion With their adventures in Phandalin complete, the characters attain 3rd level! More importantly, after clearing the ruins and dungeon of Tresendar Manor, they are able to officially launch

enough, well-known Acquisitions Incorporated operative Viari (see appendix A) arrives the next day to deliver the documents and supplies, and to officially christen the new Acquisitions Incorporated

Lorehold Campus

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

chasm holds the excavated ruins of an ancient settlement. Several star arches encircle rocky peaks and outcroppings, testifying to the powerful magical energy in the vicinity—energy once harnessed by

series of buildings excavated out of cliffs on the Lorehold campus. Ruins and upgraded halls together are now used for research, classwork, and housing. Precarious bridges link one neighborhood of

Rubblebelt Stalker

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica

Rubblebelt Stalker Rubblebelt stalkers are scouts and skirmishers for the Gruul Clans. They excel at moving over challenging terrain, whether they’re picking their way through treacherous ruins or

race), chaotic neutral Armor Class 14 (piecemeal armor) Hit Points 11 (2d8 + 2) Speed 30 ft., climb 30 ft. STR 10(+0) DEX 15(+2) CON 12(+1) INT 10(+0) WIS 14

A Shady Living

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

A Shady Living Every town and city has its share of rogues. Most of them live up to the worst stereotypes of the class, making a living as burglars, assassins, cutpurses, and con artists. Often

their skills with the explicit purpose of infiltrating ancient ruins and hidden crypts in search of treasure.

A Shady Living

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

A Shady Living Every town and city has its share of rogues. Most of them live up to the worst stereotypes of the class, making a living as burglars, assassins, cutpurses, and con artists. Often

their skills with the explicit purpose of infiltrating ancient ruins and hidden crypts in search of treasure.

Relic Sloth

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

travel at an excruciatingly slow pace, deliberating every step and moving only when necessary. But this caution makes these hulking creatures perfect for traversing treacherous and crumbling ruins

Sloth Huge Beast, Unaligned Armor Class 13 (natural armor) Hit Points 76 (8d12 + 24) Speed 20 ft., climb 20 ft. STR 20 (+5) DEX 9 (−1) CON 17 (+3) INT 2 (−4

Rillyn House

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

less glory over time, though, and even less wealth. Yvandre knows that Machil discovered The Scrivener’s Tale in a vault deep beneath the ruins of Delimbiyran. That capital city of the lost kingdom of

. Taresson stays with the characters and watches while they search the boxes. They contain the following pieces of information relevant to The Scrivener’s Tale and Machil’s expedition to the ruins of

Merfolk Salvager

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

Merfolk Salvager Merfolk Salvager Medium humanoid (merfolk), neutral Armor Class 12 Hit Points 22 (4d8 + 4) Speed 10 ft., swim 40 ft. STR 12 (+1) DEX 14 (+2) CON 12

Constitution saving throw or be paralyzed until the end of its next turn. Veterans of scouring the wrecks and ruins found in the deepest waters, these skilled warriors help defend their kin with rapier

Standalone Adventures

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

. Adventure Levels Adventure Starting Level Chapter Campus Kerfuffle 1st 3 Hunt for Mage Tower 4th 4 The Magister’s Masquerade 6th 5 A Reckoning in Ruins 8th 6 Relationships If you run chapter 4, 5

Beloved 3 Rival −2 First-year students rush to class carrying armloads of books— and all their excitement for the start of a new academic year

Levels 5-10: Heroes of the Realm

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

Levels 5-10: Heroes of the Realm By the time they reach this tier, adventurers have mastered the basics of their class features, though they continue to improve throughout these levels. They have

for the rest of their careers. The fate of a region might depend on the adventures that characters of levels 5 to 10 undertake. These adventurers venture into fearsome wilds and ancient ruins, where

Lizardfolk

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

Lizardfolk Lizardfolk are primitive reptilian humanoids that lurk in the swamps and jungles of the world. Their hut villages thrive in forbidding grottos, half-sunken ruins, and watery caverns

. Lizardfolk Medium humanoid (lizardfolk), neutral Armor Class 15 (natural armor, shield) Hit Points 22 (4d8 + 4) Speed 30 ft., swim 30 ft. STR 15(+2) DEX 10(+0) CON 13(+1

Ruin Grinder

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

Ruin Grinder Created by the archaeomancers of Lorehold College, ruin grinders are mighty automatons built to excavate ancient ruins and artifacts. The massive toothed shovels attached to a ruin

Class 16 (natural armor) Hit Points 82 (11d10 + 22) Speed 30 ft., burrow 30 ft. STR 22 (+6) DEX 13 (+1) CON 15 (+2) INT 3 (−4) WIS 10 (+0) CHA

Sewer King

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume Four

rat’s beck and call. LORD SKITTER OF EDGEWALL Lord Skitter is a sewer king who lives deep in the ancient dwarven ruins beneath the town of Edgewall, situated in the lands between the realm and the

wilds of Eldraine. Deep within these ruins, a human minstrel named Totentanz encountered Lord Skitter and struck a vile bargain. Lord Skitter promised the piper wicked and wondrous powers in exchange for

Areas of Terminus

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

work in the ruins of Old Sharn. You can add other documents that could act as story hooks for future adventures. Sergeant Germaine Vilroy (neutral female Brelish human veteran) is restrained and

bloodied and unconscious on a large mattress. Nur, a Daask gnoll, is burning Garra’s documents as ordered by the half-ogre. Of the documents that remain on the floor, two are of interest. One is a

Allip

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

overcome by manic energy. A scholar, driven by sudden insights to work night and day, produces reams of text with little memory of exactly what the documents contain. If the allip succeeds, it passes from

the world — and its terrible secret hides somewhere in the scholar’s text, waiting to be discovered by its next victim. Allip Medium undead, neutral evil Armor Class 13 Hit Points 40 (9d8

Allip

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

insights to work night and day, produces reams of text with little memory of exactly what the documents contain. If the allip succeeds, it passes from the world—and its terrible secret hides somewhere in the

scholar’s text, waiting to be discovered by its next victim. Allip Medium Undead, Typically Neutral Evil Armor Class 13 Hit Points 40 (9d8) Speed 0 ft., fly 40 ft. (hover) STR 6 (-2

Tools

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

Tools A tool helps you to do something you couldn't otherwise do, such as craft or repair an item, forge a document, or pick a lock. Your race, class, background, or feats give you proficiency with

leaf, and other supplies necessary to create convincing forgeries of physical documents. Proficiency with this kit lets you add your proficiency bonus to any ability checks you make to create a

Spirit Naga

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

ruins, they devote their time to developing new spells and enslaving the mortals with which they surround themselves. A spirit naga likes to charm its foes, drawing them close so that it can sink its

evil Armor Class 15 (natural armor) Hit Points 75 (10d10 + 20) Speed 40 ft. STR 18 (+4) DEX 17 (+3) CON 14 (+2) INT 16 (+3) WIS 15 (+2) CHA 16

Confronting Garra

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

Confronting Garra When the characters peer into the foremost cabin of the first-class car, read or paraphrase the following: An eight-foot-tall muscular woman with a tusked, protruding jaw lounges on

books, and three paper schemas in scroll tubes. Each book and schema is written in a magically coded language that can’t be read by the comprehend languages spell. Finding a way to read these documents

Thief

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

treasure seekers, explorers, delvers, and investigators. In addition to improving your agility and stealth, you learn skills useful for delving into ancient ruins, reading unfamiliar languages, and

you can improvise the use of items even when they are not intended for you. You ignore all class, race, and level requirements on the use of magic items. Thief’s Reflexes When you reach 17th level

Thief

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

treasure seekers, explorers, delvers, and investigators. In addition to improving your agility and stealth, you learn skills useful for delving into ancient ruins, reading unfamiliar languages, and

can improvise the use of items even when they are not intended for you. You ignore all class, race, and level requirements on the use of magic items. Thief’s Reflexes When you reach 17th level, you have

Kenku

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

might be the secret code for “Prepare to attack!” or “Flee for your lives!” Kenku Medium humanoid (kenku), chaotic neutral Armor Class 13 Hit Points 13 (3d8) Speed 30 ft. STR 10

. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3) piercing damage. Their talent for mimicry extends to handwriting, and criminal organizations often employ kenku to forge documents. When a kenku commits a crime, it might forge

Chuul

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

consolidating power. Tireless Guardians. Chuul still guard the ruins of the ancient aboleth empire. They linger in silent observance of eons-old commands. Rumors and ancient maps sometimes lure

treasure seekers to these ruins, but the reward for their boldness is death. Whatever riches that the explorers bring with them adds to the hoard guarded by the chuuls. Chuuls can sense magic at a distance

Medusa

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

Medusa As deadly as they are ravishing, the serpent-haired medusas suffer an immortal curse brought on by their vanity. They lurk in quiet exile among the tumbled ruins of their former lives

and caprice. Their homes gradually fall into disrepair until they are little more than shadowy ruins covered with thorns and creepers, riddled with obstructions and hiding places. Foolhardy looters

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