bottomed berries diffusing continues refer

Firbolg Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

sense and remarkable resourcefulness. During a bountiful summer, they store away excess nuts, fruit, and berries. When winter arrives, they scatter everything they can spare to ensure the animals of the

forest’s children by their deeds, habits, and other actions. By the same token, their tribe names merely refer to their homes. When dealing with other races, firbolgs refer to their lands by

Chapter 4: Gracklstugh

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

and weapons among the Underdark races. Those who do business here refer to Gracklstugh as “the City of Blades.” As merciless as it can be, Gracklstugh is a major bastion of civilization in the

adventurers will quickly realize that the power of the demon lords is a threat even here, getting an even closer glimpse of the Underdark’s decay as the madness of the Abyss continues to spread. Built

11. Olhydra's Canal

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Locathah Rising

vessel to a larger breach in the front of its hull. Beyond, another sandy passage lined with barnacled walls continues to slope up and out of sight. Unlike other sunken ships embedded in the coral nearby

front of the ship, the trap is triggered. When that occurs, refer to the “Olhydra’s Gambit” sidebar. Dispel magic, successfully cast against a 6th level spell, suppresses this trap for 1 minute

2. Forest

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

marble archways supported by thick white marble columns. Some sections of the walkways have collapsed due to age or seismic activity. The characters are free to pick berries, gather fallen branches

the grave find a human skeleton clad in tattered clothes and a fully charged wand of fireballs. 2e. Western Forest The forest continues off the map and follows the underground river for several hundred

Initiative Variants

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

completed their turns. If more than two sides take part in a battle, each side rolls for initiative. Sides act from the highest roll to lowest. Combat continues in the initiative order until the battle

spell and gains a +2 bonus for using a light weapon, for a total modifier of +0. The table is only a starting point. You can refer to it when adjudicating any actions a character takes that you think

Pixie Kingdom

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

carnival has to offer. Entry to the attraction costs 1 ticket punch. Jeremy encourages the characters to adopt pixie names before entering; refer to the table below for ideas. The carnival’s mood rises

who has the lowest check result, at which point all the remaining characters move to new hiding places and make another check. The game continues until only one character remains hidden; this

Elven Tomb Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

a severed humanoid hand are placed in the brazier and set on fire (see area E4), a silver flame quickly consumes the brazier’s contents and continues to burn for a tenday. This fire generates heat

case the druid gets hungry and wants some berries to munch on. Eating the berries has stained the druid’s teeth blue. The druid climbs onto the sarcophagus when characters enter the tomb and shouts

Fishbone Tavern

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

. Any character with a passive Wisdom (Perception) score of 12 or higher might hear her refer to the half-elf as Rakeem as she talks to him. She is in the service of Dran Enterprises, receiving

“The Peg and Hook” below for more on Arla.) Recent word on the street is that Arla continues to be a thorn in Dran Enterprises’ side — and that she’s been marked for exile or elimination. A character

Halfling Gods and Myths

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

. They talk about Brandobaris as others might refer to a mischievous and dashing uncle. They don’t beseech the gods for daily favors, and they have no sense of metaphysical distance or separation

Brandobaris does: always on the lookout for the next challenge. Brandobaris continues to wander in search of excitement, and now, as an ascended being, his travels span the planes of existence. His

Redbrand Hideout Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

stone block walls and a flagstone floor. Several barrels are stored against the walls here, along with empty crates, straw for packing, hammers, pry bars, and nails. The cavern continues for some

, which continues off the map for about one hundred feet and emerges from a cave in the woods south of Tresendar Manor. The southern passage is an excellent way to smuggle people or goods in and out of

N2. Blue Water Inn

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

mention that his cantankerous father, Davian Martikov, owns the local winery and vineyard, the Wizard of Wines (chapter 12). There’s bad blood between Urwin and his father (whom Urwin and Danika refer

into four swarms of ravens and attack. If two swarms are killed, the others flee. Otherwise, they cease their attacks if the characters leave the chest alone. If the fighting continues for more than 3

Encounter Locations

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

disturbs the mycelium; roll a d6 and refer to the Mycelium Effects table. Fungus creatures and those that have been infected with saprophytic plague are immune to these effects and are not targeted by

into a dry husk. Stealing the life force of the boy enables her to cast antilife shell immediately and without visibly doing so. She continues to concentrate on the spell as she resumes her grisly work

Revel's End Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Prisoner 13

prison cells (area R17). The guards refer to this corridor as “the hexagon” because of its shape. R16: Panopticon This hexagonal chamber is a large open space at the center of the prison. Cells line the

who climb the spiral staircase come to a door 100 feet above the prison roof. The staircase continues beyond this door to the tower’s higher levels. The door opens into a room filled with wooden bunk

Revel's End Locations

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

prison cells (area R17). The guards refer to this corridor as “the hexagon” because of its shape. R16: Panopticon This hexagonal chamber is a large open space at the center of the prison. Cells line the

who climb the spiral staircase come to a door 100 feet above the prison roof. The staircase continues beyond this door to the tower’s higher levels. The door opens into a room filled with wooden bunk

Island Approach and First Floor

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

hags have lived in the area for years, and they witnessed the first drowned one attack ten years before. They refer to the drowned ones as “walkers,” because the creatures plod along the floor of the

casks. This space beneath the watchtower of area 21 was once a holding cell for prisoners. Tallos the druid converted the space into a distillery. Berries harvested from his assassin vines were

Monastery Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

small collection that Marlos Urnrayle assembled during his life as a human aristocrat. The tomes include academic texts on the elemental planes, holy texts that refer to earth deities or elemental powers

localized cave-in partially obstructs this disused mine tunnel. A heap of rubble stands six feet high and blocks a ten-foot long section of the passage, but the tunnel definitely continues past the

The Foundry

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2

. Double stone doors lead into a barrel-vaulted area containing several furnaces. The eastern end of the chamber continues into a large, dark cave, from which a cold wind moans. A stream of water

shields remain. Creature. If the characters approach this area from the secret door to the south before entering area 43, Arundil the ghost confronts them here; refer to the encounter in area 43

Locations on the Dungeon Level

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6

entire area. If such a search is conducted, refer to the Treasure Hoard: Challenge 5–10 table in Chapter 7 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide. Roll once for each type of coin, then roll d100 to determine

and is no longer drunk. On a failed save after 1 hour, the character continues to drink until falling unconscious for several hours, then awakens and remains drunk for 1 hour thereafter. Once a

Wedding Itinerary

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

using the ability scores of their new form. However, any spellcasting characters discover that they have left their original magic in their original brains. Let each player refer to the entry in the

guards issue a warning against bothering folk not in the wedding party, and might eventually search or incarcerate any individual who continues to cause trouble. Tabaxi Merchant. Sticking out like a

Locations I - L

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

Mirabar and continues for hundreds of miles southward through the Dessarin Valley, meeting the High Road just north of Waterdeep. Many towns and villages lie along the route and depend on the relative

magical side effect: river trout attempting to swim under the bridge are propelled over it instead, which is why locals refer to it as the Flying Fish Bridge. People crossing the bridge are occasionally

Locations R - U

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

initiative count, the ghost of another chieftain appears next to the tree. This process continues until four Uthgardt ghosts have been defeated. The ghosts don’t attack members of the Blue Bear tribe. Any

Samular (paladins of Tyr) and the Zhentarim in the past. Its current occupants are the shield dwarves of the Stoneshaft clan. They refer to the castle as Stoneshaft Hold. The Stoneshaft dwarves are

Locations on the Fortress Level

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a1

continues to repose in his tomb until hunger finally draws him forth to hunt five days later. By that time, he uses the normal troll statistics, retaining his additional languages. Treasure. The

every 12 hours the characters spend in the dungeon, roll a d20 and refer to the following table if the characters are in an accessible hallway or room at that time. d20 Encounter 1 1d6

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