both booming down coins race

E9: Engine Car

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault

E9: Engine Car A massive furnace dominates the interior of this noisy car. Two spherical modrons shovel coins into the roaring fire while a brawny, nine-foot-tall automaton guards a treasure-filled

fuel cart nearby. “Faster!” bellows a deep, disembodied voice. The sapient Engine Car is the source of the deep, booming voice. The car speaks Common and Modron. While it’s moving and not talking

5. Antechamber

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

Statue. An alcove in the south wall contains a gilded statue of Halaster Blackcloak holding what looks like coins in its outstretched right hand. Secret Door. A northwest alcove contains a secret

door that opens into area 5d. The statue holds five gold-painted stone coins in its outstretched hand. Close inspection reveals that one of the coins is loose and can be removed from the statue’s

Quickling

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

owe their existence — and their plight — to the Queen of Air and Darkness, the dread ruler of the Gloaming Court. Once a race of lazy and egotistical fey, the creatures that would become the

curse gave quicklings their amazing speed but also accelerated their passage through life — no quickling lives longer than fifteen years. They race themselves to death, and scheme as fast as they run

18. Iron Mine

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

riding behind Stalagma on the gorgon.) Xorn. Three xorn under Stalagma’s command are gathered around a broken mine cart filled with coins. Stalagma is Valtagar Steelshadow’s beloved mate, and only

under her husband’s protection. If additional reinforcements are needed, Stalagma bellows, “To arms!” in Dwarvish. Her booming voice causes the duergar in areas 18b and 18c to stop working and

Orc Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

diplomacy. They care only for satisfying their insatiable desire for battle, to smash their foes and appease their gods. Booming Birth Rate In order to replenish the casualties of their endless warring

react to them. As a race, orcs have no noteworthy universal social traits, but some commonality does exist in the crude written communication that all orcs employ and in the way that they use

Sanctuary

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons

citizens of Greenest slip out the back and race for the keep or for the old tunnel—if characters have opened it already. That’s only one possibility; clever players can come up with different solutions

for a plan. Time is pressing. While characters are inside the temple, remind them of the booming blows of the battering ram against the front doors and the frightened townsfolk. How much time you allow

Sanctuary

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen

citizens of Greenest slip out the back and race for the keep or for the old tunnel — if characters have opened it already. That’s only one possibility; clever players can come up with different solutions

for a plan. Time is pressing. While characters are inside the temple, remind them of the booming blows of the battering ram against the front doors and the frightened townsfolk. How much time you

Faerûn

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

wealth and wisdom to keep the enterprise going a few more decades. Luiren. Long the homeland of halflings and thought to be the place where their race had its genesis, Luiren was lost during the

OF THE REALMS Nearly every major power of Faerûn has its own currency: coins minted within its borders that represent both its influence and material wealth. Most coins of pure composition and

K84. Catacombs

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd

boat is a skeleton draped in rags, with hundreds of gold coins piled around it. The coins are made of clay painted gold and are worthless. The funeral barge, which was assembled inside the crypt, is too

: In the center of the crypt, a skeleton draped in rags lies atop a marble slab, surrounded by thousands of coins. Patrina’s crypt contains 250 pp, 1,100 gp, 2,300 ep, 5,200 sp, and 8,000 cp. The coins

City Celebrations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

City Celebrations At many times of year, hardly a tenday can pass in Waterdeep without the staging of some rite, race, or rousing ceremony of civic pride. Here I briefly summarize the most widely

midnight sales and other promotions. Some celebrants and customers decorate themselves with gold dust and wear coins as jewelry. Guildsmeet (Tarsahk 7). On this holiday, guild members gather in their

Portal Encounters

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

human scouts among the Six operatives, two stay behind and fire arrows at the party, while the other two scouts and a human cult fanatic race toward the barges. The intention of the Six operatives is to

snake from barge 1. Between the characters and the Six, the first group to have half its members reach the riverbank wins the race and gets to the portal first. If the characters lose this race, the

Locations in Saltmarsh

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

Dexterity check with thieves’ tools to pick). The dwarves keep their funds here — about 1,000 gp in coins and gems, guarded by four suits of animated armor and a rug of smothering left in the vault

his ships from his upstairs window. He sometimes leans out to shout orders or answer questions for his captains and crews, his booming voice echoing over the docks. The location of his house also makes

Roleplaying a Giant

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

mastery of our traditional crafts. (Good) 3 Strength. No other race can match the strength of giants, and none should dare to try. (Evil) 4 Lordship. Giants are the rightful rulers of the world. All

ordinary currency is usually left behind after a raid. Tiny, round coins simply have no worth to a frost giant. Because frost giants can’t stand the heat of a forge, they don’t mine their own metal or craft

Metallic Dragons

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

Metallic Dragons Metallic dragons seek to preserve and protect, viewing themselves as one powerful race among the many races that have a place in the world. Noble Curiosity. Metallic dragons covet

. This includes the great piles of coins they covet, minted by current and fallen humanoid empires, as well as art objects and fine jewelry crafted by numerous races. Other treasures that make up

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