broken borders diffusing contested refuges

High Fae Noble

Monsters Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures

been given dominion over a small aspect of the natural world; there are dukes and duchesses for each of the seasons, and noble archivists track every promise made and broken within the borders of

Kobold Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

, designed to collapse under the weight of any creature heavier than a kobold. On occasion, the route through a kobold lair runs along a ledge that borders a cavern or a crevasse, and the kobolds might

sightings. Able Scavengers Kobolds are adept at identifying broken, misplaced, discarded, or leftover crafted items from other creatures that can still be put to use. They prefer to scavenge objects that

History of Krynn

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

History of Krynn Scholars and soldiers across Solamnia spread warnings of sinister forces rising beyond their nation’s borders While every world’s history is vast and fractured, with missing

pieces and forgotten perspectives, Krynn’s tale has been shattered by the global catastrophe called the Cataclysm. The world of Krynn was forged and destroyed, yet—broken and scarred—it continued on. Most

Paladin Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

your quests? Perhaps you stumbled into a sacred grove or a hidden elven enclave and found yourself called to protect all such refuges of goodness and beauty. Or you might have known from your

for the lesser of two evils, and sometimes the heat of emotion causes a paladin to transgress his or her oath. A paladin who has broken a vow typically seeks absolution from a cleric who shares his or

The Mournland

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron

some places the ground has fused into jagged glass. In others, it is cracked and burned. Broken bodies of soldiers from various sides litter the landscape — soldiers whose dead bodies refuse to decompose

within its borders. And yet, it also holds the wealth and treasures of an entire nation, along with the secrets of House Cannith and everything else that was left behind. It’s dangerous. It’s mysterious

Droaam Adventure Hooks

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

sends authorities a broken stone finger bearing a distinctive signet ring, and invites emissaries to bring gold, a magic item, or some other ransom for the petrified individual’s release. 2 A House

Droaam. 6 An ogre warlord is accused of destroying a village just outside the borders of Droaam. The characters must bring the warlord to justice or work with the ogre to find the real culprit.

The Mourning

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

mists was horrifically transformed. Over a million Cyrans were killed on the day of Mourning. Those who survived were soldiers fighting in enemy territory, those living on the borders who were able to

state of shock. Who could unleash such power? Was this a weapon, and if so, when would those responsible issues their demands? Were the borders of the lingering walls of mist stable, or could they

11. Weird Magic

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

Constitution saving throw or be stunned until the end of its next turn. A character disguised as Halaster can make a Charisma (Deception) check contested by the golem’s Wisdom (Insight) check, with

hands cupped in front of her. Part of the statue’s head has broken off, and spongy white toadstools are growing out from the broken stone. The statue is a Medium object with AC 17, 30 hit points, and

8. Nightstone Inn

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

revealing her location. Any character who peers up through the hole in the ceiling can spot Kella lurking in the shadows with a successful Wisdom (Perception) check contested by Kella’s Dexterity

covered with broken dishware and scattered utensils. If one or more characters confront Gum-Gum, she tries to flee with her hard-won loot. While dragging the heavily laden sack behind her, Gum-Gum

The Darkening

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

see the “darkening” up ahead. It’s difficult to see anything clearly within its borders, though you can vaguely make out the outline of a mountain of sunken ships resting on the sea floor, grown over

with coral. No other creatures can be seen within the darkness, and the silence here is broken only by the turbulence of the water around you. A group consisting of two sahuagin blademasters, two

Darklake Creature Encounters

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

stirges 20 1d4 pieces of broken, barnacle-encrusted statuary, each worth 50 gp; each weighing 1d4 × 5 pounds; and each depicting a weird alien creature, a long-forgotten god, or fragment thereof

contested by the merrow’s Strength check. If the merrow wins the contest, the vessel capsizes. Stirges These stirges cling to the ceiling like bats. If the party is aware of the stirges, the

Daask Excavation site

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

. By the lift’s interior light, you can see into a vast, unlit cavern strewn with broken stonework from ancient buildings as far as you can see in every direction. The air is stale, and filled with

arrive then leap out to attack. A successful Wisdom (Perception) check contested by the goblins’ Dexterity (Stealth) check notices the goblins. Otherwise the goblins surprise the characters. The goblins

Doomspace in a Nutshell

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis

. Fyreen Fyreen is a volcanic world despoiled by dragons. The planet’s remaining resources are hotly contested, giving rise to tyrants. Temperatures on Fyreen plunged dramatically after the sun

have tried to harvest the crystal, only to find that it can’t be chipped or broken by any magic or force known to them.

Bitter Grievances

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

city. Valenar The elves of Valenar have broken the terms of the Treaty of Thronehold on several occasions. They regularly antagonize their neighbors, raiding and provoking everyone in reach of their war

bands; some independent war bands have even crossed the Talenta Plains to raid across the borders of Karrnath and Q’barra. High King Vadallia insists that these are the actions of individual soldiers

The Morkoth

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

action to reel in the harpoon. If another creature is holding onto the harpoon, the merrow regains the weapon if it wins a contested Strength check. If characters take cover to avoid harpoon attacks

and unconscious while bound in this manner. Four chains bind him. The chains are secured to the hull and must be broken to release the giant from his stasis or free him from the ship’s hold. Striking

Geode Locations

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

(Deception) check contested by the guards’ Wisdom (Insight) checks; if all the characters succeed, the guards are fooled and allow them to pass. If combat erupts here, two earth elementals burst up

appendix B) in a pocket. G3. Roper Den This cave is a thicket of stalagmites and stalactites. Several weapons and broken pieces of armor lie scattered among the spires in the room’s center. A roper

Wyrmheart Mine

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

judgments. Whenever one of these precepts is broken, Tinder can make a Wisdom (Perception) check contested by the characters’ Charisma (Deception) checks to see through the ruse. If additional characters

, held in place by a block under the wheels. The cart’s metal box is still solid, but one of the axles is broken and the other screeches horribly. The supply shed (area 3) contains the parts and

Thundertree Areas

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver

wooden chest broken open on the tower floor holds the last of the dead wizard’s treasure: 800 sp, 150 gp, four silver goblets set with moonstones (60 gp each), a scroll of misty step, and a scroll of

belonging to the family of Mirna Dendrar, now a resident in Phandalin (see encounter 5 in the “Redbrand Hideout” section). This ruined shop is cluttered with sagging storage shelves and broken furniture

Areas of the Vault

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

little more than halfway down the hall, a section of the western mural has broken off, forming a heap of shattered tile on the floor. A crack in the wall conceals a black pudding that gushes out and

of their story. Fooling the dragon requires each character within his line of sight to succeed on a Charisma (Deception) check contested by the dragon’s Wisdom (Insight) check. If even one character

High Fae

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume Four

been given dominion over a small aspect of the natural world; there are dukes and duchesses for each of the seasons, and noble archivists track every promise made and broken within the borders of

Mournland Environment

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

it was; the entire land is a scar left by the catastrophe of the Mourning. Mist Wall. The borders of the Mournland are defined by a wall of thick, gray mist that rises thousands of feet into the air

. 5 The broken bodies of soldiers lie scattered across a battlefield, refusing to decompose. 6 The characters find a fallen warforged colossus (described later in this section). Creatures of the

Harrowhall Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things

are keyed to map 15.1. Mike Schley Map 15.1: Harrowhall View Player Version 1: Moat and Walls A 30-foot-high wall borders Harrowhall, surrounded by a 20-foot-wide, 15-foot-deep, dry moat. The

chapel persists even if Gremorly’s ritual is broken. But the members of Fate’s Devout—the ghostly adventurers in the dining hall (area 6)—know a ritual to purify the place. They tried it once but were

Locations A - D

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

. They refuse to leave their woods, guarding relics and ruins of ages past, and they want nothing to do with the world beyond their borders. Arn Forest This stretch of pine trees and muskeg bogs lies on

big and strong as a stone giant can move it, as can multiple Small or Medium creatures if at least five of them succeed on a DC 20 Strength (Athletics) check. The altar can also be broken in half to get

Locations E - H

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

with other Uthgardt over contested territory. Fireshear Long ago, a meteor strike blasted a crater in the frozen tundra near the coast of the Trackless Sea, shearing away tons of rock and exposing rich

(Athletics) check. The altar can be broken in half to get at the ground underneath; it has AC 17, 100 hit points, a damage threshold of 10, and immunity to poison and psychic damage. Uthgar’s early followers

Chromatic Dragons

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

territory. Evil lizardfolk venerate and serve black dragons, raiding humanoid settlements for treasure and food to give as tribute and building crude draconic effigies along the borders of their

high ice shelves and cliffs in its lair, the floor around it a treacherous morass of broken ice and stone, hidden pits, and slippery slopes. As foes struggle to move toward it, the dragon flies from

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