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Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
rule Faerûn. His Cult of the Dragon devotes itself to helping evil dragons become dracoliches to bring this evil new age to fruition.
Sammaster was killed in battle, but had prepared contingencies
circle of the Cult of the Dragon, from whom he commands obedience.
Sammaster rarely remains in one place for long, as he thinks no one can oversee the Cult of the Dragon activities across the Realms as
Monsters
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
. His Cult of the Dragon devotes itself to helping evil dragons become dracoliches to bring this evil new age to fruition.
Sammaster was killed in battle, but had prepared contingencies for his demise
the Dragon, from whom he commands obedience.
Sammaster rarely remains in one place for long, as he thinks no one can oversee the Cult of the Dragon activities across the Realms as efficiently as he
Monsters
Quests from the Infinite Staircase
salvage materials from their surroundings. Vegepygmy scavengers use stealth to bring food, tools, and weapons back to the colony. These scavengers leverage their nimbleness and natural camouflage to
indefinitely so long as the climate remains hospitable to their fungal bodies.
To learn more about vegepygmies, see Monsters of the Multiverse.Lightning, PiercingNimble Escape. The vegepygmy takes the Disengage or Hide action.
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
their hunger and violent urges. Eventually, they fight among themselves.
The survivors devour the flesh of their slain comrades but preserve the bones. Then, by invoking rituals to Yeenoghu they bring
the remains back to a semblance of life in the form of a gnoll witherling.
Witherlings travel with their comrades and try to kill anything in their path. They don’t eat and aren’t motivated
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
in battle. The strain of his long years of rule is etched on his weather-worn face.
Jarund's late son, Jarund Twice-Born, was killed almost a decade ago while trying to bring down a cave bear, leaving
Jarund without an heir. He has failed to produce another child with his wife, Wynneth, and his mistress, Froya, so the future of his royal line remains uncertain.
Auril's unyielding winter concerns
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
invisible and teleports, along with any equipment it is wearing or carrying, up to 60 feet to an unoccupied space it can see. It remains invisible until the start of its next turn or until it attacks or
saturated with raw emotion.
Shadar-kai encountered outside the Shadowfell are often on quests to find the most sorrow-touched items they can find to bring back to their queen’s gloomy castle.Necrotic
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
stench.
Suggested Characteristics
Members of the Golgari Swarm are unmistakably products of the undercity, ill at ease amid the comforts of civilization. They bring about the same discomfort in others
stole something valuable.
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I found a baby beast and sold it to a Rakdos wrangler who remains grateful to me.
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A Selesnya druid and I share an interest in the same garden, and we have
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
inquisitives is the chance to bring Sharn’s elite to justice for a type of immoral behavior that remains fully legal: plundering the poor. Residents of the lower wards have little hope of securing redress for
wrongs done by exploitative nobles, corner-cutting businesses, and government bureaucracies—unless persistent and skillful inquisitives provide them with leverage.
Yuan-ti Pureblood
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
; Elminster
The serpent creatures known as yuan-ti are all that remains of an ancient, decadent human empire. Ages ago their dark gods taught them profane, cannibalistic rituals to mix their flesh
interest of maintaining the strength of their personal bloodline.
The yuan-ti have abandoned their humanity and consider non-serpentine humanoids to be lesser creatures, barely more civilized than
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Tomb of Annihilation
An archaeologist learns about the long-lost and fallen cultures of the past by studying their remains — their bones, their ruins, their surviving masterworks, and their tombs. Those who
has historical significance or is one of a kind.
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I’m secretly in love with the wealthy patron who sponsors my archaeological exploits.
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I hope to bring prestige to a library, a
Aarakocra
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Elemental Evil Player's Companion
it hard not to pluck the treasure and bring it back to their settlement to beautify it. An aarakocra who spends years among other races can learn to inhibit these impulses.
Confinement terrifies the
have historical ties to the Wind Dukes of Aaqa. Exceptional individuals honor that connection and might seek out the missing pieces of the Rod of Seven Parts, the remains of an artifact fashioned by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
17. Old Streambed The stream flowing from area 10 to area 18 used to continue through this low passage, eventually emptying out into area 16. This passageway is barely four feet high and is
smelter. Then the earthquakes that rocked Wave Echo Cave during the final spell battle of the orc invasion collapsed the floor in area 18, diverting the stream once again. The old streambed remains as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a7
coffers are scattered about. Inside the sarcophagus are the parts of a mummy (not an undead, exactly, for at this time it is the mummified remains of a human) with wrappings partially undone and
tattered. Treasure. A huge amethyst, worth 5,000 gp, is barely visible between the wrappings that cover the mummy’s head. A character who examines the mummy and succeeds on a DC 20 Wisdom (Perception) check
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
than one piece
8 Floating in an unstable parallel reality
(SAM BURLEY) Abandoned Temple Adventures An abandoned temple might contain records, special items, and humanoid remains, any
the ancient secrets hidden inside.
3 Retrieve the remains of a dead humanoid from the temple.
4 Kill monsters infesting the temple.
5 Find a replacement for the temple’s current
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
, read or paraphrase the following text: Amid the vast desert, a great pyramid rises from the sands, barely touched by time. Stairs ascend from the sand to an opening in the pyramid.
Near the base of
grounds but as part of a sacred process to convey a pharaoh’s soul to the afterlife. These monuments also entomb the remains of their consorts and favored leaders, preparing pharaohs and their closest
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
. It led the gnolls to Icewind Dale, promising abundant food. What the gnolls got instead was an unending winter and barely enough nourishment to sustain them. The gnolls are forced to resort to
take care of Chyzka for them. Once the fang of Yeenoghu is dead, the gnolls will allow Chyzka’s slayers to leave the chasm unmolested while they dine on Chyzka’s remains. The characters’ actions give
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
bay—an aurora that portends an everlasting winter. Storms bring driving hail and sleet that leaves everything coated in a sheath of ice. Snow piles in deep drifts and blocks all trails leading south
mine for iron. Meanwhile, folk descended from foolhardy and treasure-mad immigrants eke out meager lives in Ten-Towns, which can barely hold back the wind, let alone marauding orcs, giants, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
lichen cover the armor, though it remains free of rust. Another pathway opens up at the far side of this area.
When the characters begin exploring the area, two suits of animated armor swing into motion
. Reassembling takes a suit’s entire action—it can do nothing else on that turn. After reforming, the animated armor resumes attacking. This continues as long as any character remains in this area Each time
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
L2. Old Cabin and Chimney All that remains of this cabin is a ruined fireplace whose chimney has mostly collapsed, and a stone foundation that the ankhegs can’t burrow through. Totem. A character who
hair. A character who succeeds on a DC 15 Intelligence (Religion) check can discern that the totem’s purpose is to bring ill fortune to all who reside near it. Destroying the totem causes any ankhegs that haven’t attacked yet to lose interest in the camp and burrow away.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
tunnel. The cave remains above sea level at high tide and is haunted by a banshee. The banshee, Miraal, manifests as a ghostly elf with gills, webbed hands, and webbed feet. It wears spectral
took her spellcasting focus — an opalescent conch — as a trophy. The banshee demands that the characters retrieve the conch and bring it to the cave, which will set her spirit to rest. It tries to kill the characters if they refuse, pursuing them as far as it can if they flee.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
might have charged the characters with returning either her remains or her warhammer and shield to her home. This errand can bring the characters to Gauntlgrym of their own volition even before Bruenor’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
rest of the band can eat the dead minotaur’s remains, the minotaurs mobilize to track down as much of their dead comrade’s body as possible. Ragegore Minotaurs Ragegore minotaurs are the most
, a Ragegore minotaur seems to feel no pain and barely notices wounds that would kill a human. Some Ragegores have been known to fall dead immediately at the cessation of battle, their life sustained
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
her position at the university while making provisions to ensure the Murkmire Stone remains in its crystal box. At your discretion, Dr. Dannell might ask the characters to help (see “Reinstate Dr
. Dannell” below). If the characters don’t bring the Murkmire Stone to Dr. Dannell by midnight, it hatches into a nascent eldritch horror. Additionally, Alda Arkin might be revealed as a syndicate head. These outcomes are discussed in the “Further Adventures” section.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
splintered amid the skeletal remains of four long-dead humans in dusty crimson robes. Tall stone bookshelves line deep alcoves to the north, south, and west. Floating in the alcove opposite you, a
Cult” above for information Eleith can share. Alcoves. Each alcove contains 4d10 + 20 barely legible books and scrolls, all of them brittle and flammable. A character who takes the Study action and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
all of reality’s lies and understand the truth that lies beyond them. Yet the truth that he sees remains known only to him. He utters cryptic remarks about a grand design that guides the cosmos toward
influence. He especially enjoys using the arrogance and vanity of good folk against them, helping to bring about their downfall. A few of his followers are illusionists, deceivers, and con artists
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
? Ah, then what manner of music they would bring to this world!
— Fletcher Danairia, master bard
Bards bring levity during grave times; they impart wisdom to offset ignorance; and they make the
along as oral history, to survive even when no written record remains. It is also the bard’s role to chronicle smaller and more contemporary events — the stories of today’s heroes, including their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
! Deliver him to me alive and unharmed, and I’ll give you back ten years of your youth.” Granny Nightshade gives the character a yellow rose. As long as this rose remains unwilted and in the
troublemaker belongs to me. Bring him home alive and unharmed, and you’ll win the heart of one you love.” Granny Nightshade gives the character a box containing the eviscerated heart of someone they
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium
need a group of players to bring them to life and a DM to guide their use. The DM is key. Many unexpected things can happen in a D&D campaign, and no set of rules could reasonably account for every
things they don’t. In a typical D&D session, a DM makes numerous rules decisions—some barely noticeable and others quite obvious. Players also interpret the rules, and the whole group keeps the game
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
players to bring them to life and a DM to guide their use. The DM is key. Many unexpected things can happen in a D&D campaign, and no set of rules could reasonably account for every contingency. If
typical D&D session, a DM makes numerous rules decisions—some barely noticeable and others quite obvious. Players also interpret the rules, and the whole group keeps the game running. There are times
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Heap. The compost heap is a shambling mound that remains motionless until it is disturbed or until it rises to attack. If the mound is motionless at the start of combat, it has advantage on its
earlier took a cutting from the shambling mound’s root stem, binding it to her service. If a character uses a speak with plants spell to communicate with the shambling mound, it tells the character that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
wizardry that serve as home to Aundair’s Arcane Congress—a cutting-edge research facility and the finest school of magic in Khorvaire. The members of the congress oversee the magical research conducted in
island escaped the devastation wrought during the Last War, it remains a hotbed for clandestine activities.
Lyrandar wizards use magic to continuously alter Stormhome’s weather, turning the otherwise
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
action—it can do nothing else on that turn. After reforming, the animated armor resumes attacking. This continues as long as any character remains in this area. Each time a suit of armor is destroyed
sundial. If the characters leave the area without a bloodstone, both paths curve away and bring them back here after a short walk. If the characters leave marks, items, or companions behind in this area, all the same conditions apply here as in area 1.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Khorvaire and beyond. Those interests often bring them into conflict with local rulers and national governments. Unified Galifar had the strength and influence to impose its will on the collected
dragonmarked houses, but in the wake of the war it remains to be seen if any single nation has the resources to challenge them. Although most houses have distinct spheres of interest, their concerns overlap
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
anyone in Ten-Towns. See Dzaan’s description in appendix C for information about modifying the simulacrum’s stat block to account for its transformation into a clone of Dzaan. Krintaas remains by
weakness is her paranoia. She can’t bring herself to trust anyone except maybe her two gargoyle companions, and even they are suspect.” “Nass Lantomir is a human diviner. She likes to pry knowledge from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
wizardly figures standing in a row. (A passage leading to area 31 is concealed by this tapestry.)
The unseen servants’ job is to serve meals and tidy up afterward. They bring food from the bone devils in
smoke that coalesces into an efreeti and attacks all creatures in the room. The efreeti remains in the room thereafter, until set free by Halaster.