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Princes of the Apocalypse
in the black depths of vast seas or enthroned among jagged reefs. Olhydra waits for the chance to enter the Material Plane through elemental water nodes or when called by the proper rituals. Whether
, currents and tides are exceptionally strong and treacherous. Any ability checks made to safely navigate or control a vessel moving through these waters has disadvantage.
Aquatic creatures that have
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Basic Rules (2014)
habitations in Oeble, that particular tenement had been built for humans, and smaller residents coped with the resulting awkwardness as best they could.
But at least the relative largeness of the apartment
stare, then appeared to go back to sleep.
— Richard Lee Byers, The Black Bouquet
A constant hum of busy activity pervades the warrens and neighborhoods where gnomes form their close-knit
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
secretly being driven to war by the machinations of a black dragon, who hopes to revel in the resulting carnage.
4 When swamplands shrink due to a prolonged drought, two black dragons form a temporary
Black Dragon Adventures The Black Dragon Adventure Hooks table offers suggestions for stories and adventures involving black dragons. Black Dragon Adventure Hooks d8 Adventure Hook
1 A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
around you. In the purple sky hang three moons—a red moon, a white moon, and a black moon discernible only because of the stars it blots out. Behind you stands a tall fruit tree in early bloom, its bright
magic of the rod piece that was previously embedded in its trunk. The rod piece was recently removed, resulting in the tree’s current state of decay. The tree still bears traces of the rod’s magic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
habitations in Oeble, that particular tenement had been built for humans, and smaller residents coped with the resulting awkwardness as best they could.
But at least the relative largeness of the
, then appeared to go back to sleep.
— Richard Lee Byers, The Black Bouquet
A constant hum of busy activity pervades the warrens and neighborhoods where gnomes form their close-knit communities
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
habitations in Oeble, that particular tenement had been built for humans, and smaller residents coped with the resulting awkwardness as best they could.
But at least the relative largeness of the
, then appeared to go back to sleep.
— Richard Lee Byers, The Black Bouquet
A constant hum of busy activity pervades the warrens and neighborhoods where gnomes form their close-knit communities
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
means existing as an indentured spirit for years or even millennia. An indentured spirit is an incorporeal being draped in ghostly black robes and a hood that hides whatever face it might have. Chains
willingly undergone by the heads of the oldest and most respected families of the Orzhov oligarchy, resulting in pampered spirits that think they can spend the rest of eternity enjoying the spoils of their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Outskirts This open clearing features a notable pool of black, sludgy refuse in the southern corner.
If the characters approach the refuse, it reveals itself to be an aggressive black pudding. The black
pudding has eaten the remnants of creatures slain in this region recently, so it’s Huge. Its game statistics are otherwise the same. The black pudding tries to flee when reduced to 10 hit points or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
within a couple minutes’ walk to the south. In the far distance, the sky is clear, but directly above the pool is a black storm cloud spitting bolts of red lightning. When the characters arrive
, or at least what’s left of it: its once clear waters are now streaked with red and black impurities. Standing at the edge of the pool is a feral-looking human clad in animal skins. This individual
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
, that knot is undone, sometimes resulting in a surge of magical energy. You can use the Dragon Death Throes table to help you decide what happens when a dragon dies. Characters who slay a dragon are often
immediately uses one of its lair actions, centering the effect on itself. For example, a fallen black dragon and any characters around it might be pulled into a nearby pool of water, and a copper
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
ambitious rise to the top while the weak languish in slavery. Regardless of the form he takes, Bane is always marked by his jet-black right hand. He usually wears a gauntlet or glove over this hand to
swear fealty. Warrior Cult. Cultists of Bane are warriors who wear heavy armor and wield maces, swords, spears, and crossbows. They paint the right gauntlet of their armor black in honor of their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
uncomfortable-looking stools stand around them. One of the ink pots has been overturned, resulting in a large black stain on one tabletop.
This chamber served as the officers’ quarters for the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
black were destined to one day follow the Path of Phenax, coming back from death as Returned. After Orestes’s death, his tomb was consecrated as a holy site by Phenax’s followers, in part due to
. Images of pale drops hover over a skeleton, while black drops loom over a Returned. Any character who succeeds at a DC 15 Intelligence (Religion) check learns that the sarcophagus itself bears a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
natural phenomenon sometimes causes the ocean currents to form a great whirlpool with enough strength to draw ships down into it. These vessels are torn apart as they are pulled down, and the wreckage
feet deep. Large and smaller creatures treat the staircases as difficult terrain.
Giant Clam d100 Treasure 01–25 None 26–75 A pink grapefruit-sized pearl worth 500 gp 76–90 A black grapefruit
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
the black depths of vast seas or enthroned among jagged reefs. Olhydra waits for the chance to enter the Material Plane through elemental water nodes or when called by the proper rituals. Whether she
miles of the lair. A downpour occurs once every 2d12 hours, and lasts 1d3 hours. Downpours are so heavy that creatures moving overland travel at half normal speed. Within 5 miles of the lair, currents
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
ways to reverse or mitigate events resulting from that death. As an action, make a DC 15 Intelligence (Religion) check. On a success, you learn the relevant information based on the nature of the
somehow.
5 You’ve always owned a stuffed cat. You’re not sure where it came from, but it’s given you great career advice so far.
6 You’ve always worn a lot of black.
7 You really
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
several pieces for sale: Two black jade pendants (each an Amulet of Proof against Detection and Location) for 300 talons each A brass necklace hung with citrine spheres (a Necklace of Fireballs with
lemure. Only a Wish spell can reverse this transformation. N3: Virtuous Vices Fluffy clouds of steam billow from this spa, redolent of ginger and citrus. Two erinyes—one in a white robe, one in black
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
-foot-diameter clearing. 7 An abandoned carriage is home to a black pudding. A variety of fancy but acid-scorched clothing lies gummed within the cab. 8 An intact sailing ship sits in the branches of a
young black dragon Dunwater River The Dunwater River meanders its way into the Azure Sea. It is a broad, slow-moving body of water, choked with reeds and too shallow in many spots to allow boats other
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
to glide on planar currents, maintains the island’s environment, and keeps the place safe from harmful external effects. A morkoth’s island might be found anywhere from the bottom of the ocean to the
, shield, witch bolt
2nd level (3 slots): darkness, detect thoughts, shatter
3rd level (3 slots): dispel magic, lightning bolt, sending
4th level (3 slots): dimension door, Evard’s black tentacles
Equipment
level of contamination (see Appendix C of Monsters of Drakkenheim).
Arcane Anomalies
1d100
Arcane Anomalies
01–02
A resonant cascade of eldritch phenomena! The resulting
.
31–32
A Black Tentacles spell appears in the area for 1 hour (escape DC 15).
33–34
Objects within 60 feet come to life for 1 hour, as if affected by the Animate Objects spell. They
Equipment
level of contamination (see Appendix C of Monsters of Drakkenheim).
Arcane Anomalies
1d100
Arcane Anomalies
01–02
A resonant cascade of eldritch phenomena! The resulting
–32
A Black Tentacles spell appears in the area for 1 hour (escape DC 15).
33–34
Objects within 60 feet come to life for 1 hour, as if affected by the Animate Objects spell. They
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of contamination (see Appendix C of Monsters of Drakkenheim).
Arcane Anomalies
1d100
Arcane Anomalies
01–02
A resonant cascade of eldritch phenomena! The resulting energies
–32
A Black Tentacles spell appears in the area for 1 hour (escape DC 15).
33–34
Objects within 60 feet come to life for 1 hour, as if affected by the Animate Objects spell. They
Equipment
level of contamination (see Appendix C of Monsters of Drakkenheim).
Arcane Anomalies
1d100
Arcane Anomalies
01–02
A resonant cascade of eldritch phenomena! The resulting
.
31–32
A Black Tentacles spell appears in the area for 1 hour (escape DC 15).
33–34
Objects within 60 feet come to life for 1 hour, as if affected by the Animate Objects spell
Equipment
level of contamination (see Appendix C of Monsters of Drakkenheim).
Arcane Anomalies
1d100
Arcane Anomalies
01–02
A resonant cascade of eldritch phenomena! The resulting
.
31–32
A Black Tentacles spell appears in the area for 1 hour (escape DC 15).
33–34
Objects within 60 feet come to life for 1 hour, as if affected by the Animate Objects spell. They
Equipment
resulting energies reflect, refract, and collide with another producing ongoing effects. Roll another Arcane Anomaly, then once more on Initiative count 20 for the next 1d4 rounds.
03–04
duration.
31–32
A Black Tentacles spell appears in the area for 1 hour (escape DC 15).
33–34
Objects within 60 feet come to life for 1 hour, as if affected by the Animate Objects
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
campaign, blind to the corruption that festers around them. GRACKLE-LUNG
The constant smog in Gracklstugh causes grackle-lung in living, breathing creatures, resulting in persistent, wracking coughs
and the spewing of thick, black phlegm. Whenever a living, breathing creature finishes a long rest in Gracklstugh, it must make a DC 11 Constitution saving throw. On each failed save, the creature
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
pool requires DC 10 Strength (Athletics) checks due to the swirling currents. Any creature that fails such a check is swept into the stream. The stream is 4 feet deep, cold, and swift. Any creature
benefit from this effect only once per day. F11. Foot of the Obelisk This cavern is a vertical shaft. Rising up the shaft is a black stone obelisk, twenty feet on a side, with a stone staircase
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
and provides no impediment. Underwater Passage. If the characters explore beneath the water, read the following: Forty feet beneath the water, the walls are constructed of worked stone. Red and black
mosaics of tentacles flank a set of black marble doors in the south wall. Reliefs of long, curving fangs line the arc of the door frame.
The double doors push open to reveal an underwater passage to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
sinkhole (area 1) by a flooded passage with a lowered portcullis. An anemone chest stands in the southeast corner. It contains a black sack made from a merrow’s bladder. The sack is full of dead fish
southernmost chamber and one in the northernmost chamber. Their limbs are wrapped in kelp to keep them from drifting. The giants are sensitive to water currents, so that any creature that swims through a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
. Chain Lightning Stadium The air around this amphitheater is charged with static. Cracked steps descend to the stadium floor, where a tiny glittering object rests on a pedestal of black stone. Three
first time on a turn takes 40 (9d8) lightning damage. When the barrier appears, read: The shimmering head and shoulders of a woman blink into existence above the arena floor. Electrical currents course
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Descent into the Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth
back of the cave is a cranny mostly free of fungus. A black-cloaked figure, motionless, is wedged into the crack.
Originally this was another cultivated fungus farm like area L6, but slime molds are
position in defiance of the water’s swiftest currents. L13: Underground Lake A river flows into the south side of this high-vaulted cavern, feeding a glassy, ebon-hued lake. Drops of water fall from the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
original sign, an enchanted wooden shield. Painted black, the circular shield displayed an image of a curved silver saber gripped by a pale, slender arm. An enchantment on the shield caused glimmering
resulting loss of business, Shilvin has made connections with several trading (and piratical) ventures in regular need of crew. Eastway Expeditions has since gained a low-key reputation for helping people
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
include the heads of local militias, gangs, and other martial organizations. At the broadest scale, a criminal or underworld leader wields power through a network of spies, bribes, and black-market trade
might be a tyrant, a fiend, or black-hearted villain, and the era that just ended could have been one of peace, tranquility, and justice. A new leader shakes the foundations of your campaign world and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
shades blankets most of the fungi, as well as the walls and ceiling.
Near the back of the cave is a cranny mostly free of fungus. A black-cloaked figure, motionless, is wedged into the crack
direction at a speed of 30 feet or to hold its position in defiance of the water’s swiftest currents. L14: Underground Lake A river flows into the south side of this high-vaulted cavern, feeding a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
original sign, an enchanted wooden shield. Painted black, the circular shield displayed an image of a curved silver saber gripped by a pale, slender arm. An enchantment on the shield caused glimmering
for the resulting loss of business, Shilvin has made connections with several trading (and piratical) ventures in regular need of crew. Eastway Expeditions has since gained a lowkey reputation for