brings before during carved remaining

Staff of the Magi Legacy

Magic Items Basic Rules (2014)

magic of the spell, canceling its effect and gaining a number of charges equal to the absorbed spell's level. However, if doing so brings the staff's total number of charges above 50, the staff

. Retributive Strike. You can use an action to break the staff over your knee or against a solid surface, performing a retributive strike. The staff is destroyed and releases its remaining magic in an

Staff of the Forgotten One

Magic Items Tomb of Annihilation

This crooked staff is carved from bone and topped with the skull of a forgotten archmage whom Acererak destroyed long ago. Etched into the skull’s forehead is Acererak’s rune, which is

, remove curse, or similar spell ends the curse on the target. The Forgotten One. The bodiless life force of a dead archmage empowers the staff and is imprisoned within it. The rune carved into the

Dwarf Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

ye in trouble if I came out an’ looked for ye!” — R. A. Salvatore, The Crystal Shard Kingdoms rich in ancient grandeur, halls carved into the roots of mountains, the echoing of

has been used and reused down through the generations. A dwarf’s name belongs to the clan, not to the individual. A dwarf who misuses or brings shame to a clan name is stripped of the name and

Orc Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

battle or illness, but an orc can live to about 40, remaining healthy almost up until the end. Luthic’s divine blessing can further extend an orc’s life, though Gruumsh is never happy when

swallow a stone. A tribute of elf ears brings favor from Gruumsh. If you bury five stones at dawn before a long journey, you will always find your way back to the war hearth. Stomping your foot three

Goliath Legacy

Species Elemental Evil Player's Companion

goliath, and fewer still can claim friendship with them. Goliaths wander a bleak realm of rock, wind, and cold. Their bodies look as if they are carved from mountain stone and give them great

the responsibility to earn a place in the tribe or die trying. Driven Competitors Every day brings a new challenge to a goliath. Food, water, and shelter are rare in the uppermost mountain reaches. A

Strahd von Zarovich

Monsters Curse of Strahd

the Strahd’s Minions table to determine what creatures he brings with him, if any. Strahd's Minions d20;{"diceNotation":"1d20","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Strahd's Minions

, provided it has at least 1 hit point remaining. Strahd can, as a bonus action on his turn, break his link to the Heart of Sorrow so that it no longer absorbs damage dealt to him. Strahd can

26. Kitchen

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

(two females and two males) prepare a large meal, moving between a pair of roaring iron stoves and a 10-foot-long table covered with pots, bowls, and cutlery. Shelves. Shelves carved into the walls

hold jars of spices and various other cooking ingredients. The warriors attack intruders on sight. Combat here brings reinforcements from area 27. The stoves are piping hot. Any creature that touches a stove for the first time on a turn takes 3 (1d6) fire damage.

The Temple of Orcus

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves

The Temple of Orcus The temple was carved over a century ago by devout followers of Orcus. Twenty years ago, adventurers stormed the temple, slew the cult leaders, and scared away the remaining

X34. Wizard's Bedchamber

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

X34. Wizard’s Bedchamber A white marble bed stands in the center of this bare stone room, its mattress long since rotted away. Golden hawks perch atop the bed’s corner posts. The room’s remaining

furnishings have been reduced to dust-covered heaps. Cobwebs cover arcane sigils carved into the walls. The ceiling here is 10 feet high. The sigils that cover the walls were once wards designed to

11. Disposal Cave

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

remaining. The other dead human carries a set of thieves’ tools. 11b. Silt Pit Carved into the floor of the narrow tunnel leading to this cave is a large X (a warning sign). This cave contains a silt pit like the one in area 4.

11. Disposal Cave The stench of death fills these caves, which the giants visit infrequently. 11a. Faces of Halaster Stone Faces. Giant-carved visages of Halaster cover the walls. Each face has a

Wine Delivery

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

Vallaki (chapter 5, area N9), or the burgomaster of Krezk (chapter 8, area S2). A grateful Davian sets his sons to the task immediately. Adrian Martikov brings the three remaining wine barrels up from the

5. Fountain of Madness

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

pedestal. All that remains recognizable are a pair of clawed stone feet clutching the pedestal’s top. Carved into the walls are seven niches. Water seeps into one niche through a crack in the wall. The two

niches that flank it are empty. Strange, formless sculptures occupy the four remaining niches. The “sculptures” are actually four gray oozes held in magical stasis. They liquefy and attack when any one

2. The Hall of Thrashing Canes

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3

2. The Hall of Thrashing Canes The stone walls of this corridor are carved to resemble a stack of bamboo-like logs. The passage slopes down from a single door on its western leg, the lintel of which

the slope toward the double doors. Once they swing out, the stone logs don’t swing back and thus effectively block the passage, since they bar the way from ceiling to floor with only a 6-inch gap remaining between the logs.

3. Guardhouses

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

. Carved into the middle of the east wall is a decorative stone arch enclosing a blank wall (see “Arch Gate to Level 2” below). Furnishings. A wooden trestle table lies on its side in the middle of

lightning shocks. Arch Gate to Level 2. The stone arch is one of Halaster’s magic gates (see “Gates”). Its stone frame has been carved to look like the trunks of trees, and close inspection reveals the

Entering the Citadel

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

the following boxed text to the players when the characters enter the Bleeding Citadel: A bright white light burns away the blood and grit staining your clothes. Restorative energy brings life to numb

path from the door to a raised dais carved with Celestial runes. Embedded in a stone atop the dais is a glowing longsword. If Lulu died earlier in the adventure, add the following: Fluttering just

7. Githyanki Stronghold

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

remaining. Fountain. Embedded in the north wall is a stone fountain with a semicircular basin. The fountain is carved in the likeness of a winged fish with water spouting from its mouth. The

-foot-high ceiling. Githyanki. Four githyanki warriors stand guard next to the pillars. Arch. Embedded in the east wall is a stone arch, its keystone carved with an image of a six-fingered

11. The Three-Armed Statue

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a7

of the statue will determine that a large gem (a 100 gp blue quartz fits perfectly) will fit in a carved depression in each of the three remaining hands, while the broken one has no such concavity. If

Pandemonium

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

Pandemonium Pandemonium is a plane of overwhelming chaos, a great mass of rock riddled with tunnels carved by howling winds. It is cold, noisy, and dark, with no natural light. Wind quickly

Adventures Pandemonium is the plane of last straws. The incessant howling of its winds brings everyone on the plane, sooner or later, to the edge of lashing out in frustration, breaking down in

3. Shrine of the Sea Mother

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

3. Shrine of the Sea Mother When the characters arrive here, on their own or escorted, read the following to the players: A nine-foot-tall statue stands here. Its body is roughly carved from some

kuo-toa. This is where he brings the characters if they are his “guests.” Treasure The home of the archpriest contains a closet full of “offerings” taken from less fortunate travelers or culled from

Trench of Love Lost Locations

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

falling rocks punched through into the structure. The chambers below are made of interlocking, dark gray stones carved into puzzle-piece-like shapes. T4: Obsidian Throne The walls of this chamber are

to the death. Ancient Art. A character who succeeds on a DC 14 Intelligence (History) check can tell the carved walls and throne are ancient and were perhaps made by the very first Janyans as a way

73. Trial of the Square

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

73. Trial of the Square The door to this area has a square carved into it. When the characters open the door, read: This room is filled with flying sheets of parchment, with writing on the pages

spell of that level from the wizard spell list. If more than three pages are taken, all the remaining pages in the room turn to dust, which coalesces into a hostile dust mephit and three illusory

L11. Family Tree

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

-carved staircase that ascends to a higher level. The walls are a dense tangle of tree roots and brambles, nestled among which are five animated portraits: one of a svelte, dark-haired woman and the

members, any remaining portraits are blank.) Each portrait magically animates to create the impression that the subject is looking around and shifting uncomfortably, but the animation has the quality of

X5a. God of Secrets

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

X5a. God of Secrets This 40-foot-tall statue, carved out of granite, depicts a faceless god of secrets. At the base of the statue, in the back, is a secret door that can be found with a successful DC

of useful items with the following eight patches remaining: Bag of 100 gp Iron door Wooden ladder Riding horse Pit Rowboat Spell scroll (moonbeam) Mastiffs See the robe’s description in the Dungeon

Other Routes

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

located a mile away. Defending the drow outpost are a female drow elite warrior (the commander), a male drow mage, and sixteen drow. The outpost is a four-story tower carved out of a 60-foot-tall, 15

drow fighting a hezrou demon. The hezrou has 2d10 + 45 hit points remaining, while each drow has 2d6 hit points remaining. The drow elite warrior isn’t wounded. Without interference, the drow slay the

Staff of the Magi

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

. However, if doing so brings the staff’s total number of charges above 50, the staff explodes as if you activated its retributive strike (see below). Spells. While holding the staff, you can use an

, performing a retributive strike. The staff is destroyed and releases its remaining magic in an explosion that expands to fill a 30-foot-radius sphere centered on it. You have a 50 percent chance to instantly

The Enemy of Our Enemy

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

greets the adventurers cautiously, introduces himself and his companion, and asks what business brings them to Gravenhollow. He remains cool and polite, trying to avoid any tension for fear of

lords arrived. He isn’t, however, using the library to delve into specific events, so he welcomes the characters’ input while remaining tight-lipped about his own intentions and goals. If the characters

Thieves in the Wind

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

for the curses it brings. According to Elva, trickster spirits have been opening her windows, sending horrible chills through her home, and knocking over her cups and plates. Some of her cutlery has

holding any cutlery begins following the character, remaining with that individual for up to a tenday, leaving the other chwingas behind. When the chwinga finally parts company with the character

15. Temple of Dumathoin

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

. Glowing quartz pillars stand around the temple perimeter, carved to look like natural columns. The glowing pillars have the appearance of buttresses, but only the four stone pillars in the middle of

golem. She ordered her remaining forces to fall back, whereupon the golem withdrew to the altar once more. Skella is prepared to let the adventurers take a crack at defeating the golem, so that she can

Staff of the Magi

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

. However, if doing so brings the staff’s total number of charges above 50, the staff explodes as if you activated its retributive strike (see below). Spells. While holding the staff, you can use an

, performing a retributive strike. The staff is destroyed and releases its remaining magic in an explosion that expands to fill a 30-foot-radius sphere centered on it. You have a 50 percent chance to instantly

Nautiloids

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

an elder brain. The illithids have lost the secret of manufacturing nautiloids, meaning that the loss of any vessel brings them one step closer to remaining trapped on the Material Plane. Ships that

6. Undertakers' Watch Post

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

Waterdavian nobles clad in decorative plate armor. Bones and Broken Staff. Lying at the base of the central statue are the bones of a long-dead hobgoblin and a white wooden staff broken in half. Carved

containing tiny sculpted figures of dwarves. Behind the mountain, carved rays of brilliant sunlight fan out to the edges of the wall. Tub. Beneath the mountain fresco, carved into the floor, is a large

15. Mecha-Halaster

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

mephits taunt the new arrivals mercilessly. A battle here brings reinforcements rapidly from areas 16 and 18. The construct is made of recast bits of scrap iron plundered from Trobriand’s Graveyard

dwarf carved into its lid, the rim of which bears the following inscription in Dwarvish: “Here lies Lulz Klangphorn, trapsmith. He is survived by his work.” The lid can be pushed aside with a singular

Adirohit's Retribution

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

riverine (detailed at the end of this adventure) who looks like a muscular, middle-aged man with white hair and blue skin. He thanks the characters for their service and brings forth treasure to reward

conjures a water elemental that resembles Adirohit An intricately carved jade statuette depicting a muscular version of Adirohit, worth 500 gp A waterproof sack containing a length of the finest silk bastra, embroidered with pearls worth 250 gp

11. Drow Outpost

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

reinforcements from areas 11b and 11c. If the battle is not going their way, a second whistle brings the quaggoths from area 12b. Treasure. Balryn wears an obsidian scarab bearing the insignia of House

drow (Kalanszar and Tsabalin) and a female drow elite warrior (Talafaere) rest here. Arch Gate. An archway is set in the back wall and carved with images of falling coins. A thin slot is carved into

22. Temple

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

altar carved with the form of a giant, open-mouthed cobra, the comatose Varram has been beaten and bound. Dealing for the Dwarf If the characters have made any mention of their search for Varram

breaks out, she slays Varram (he has only 3 hit points remaining), then attacks with her followers. Developments A successful DC 15 Intelligence (Investigation) check reveals a secret space and a passage

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