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Curse of Strahd
or value to anyone.
Baba Lysaga built a hut atop the rotting stump of a giant tree that was felled long ago. It was only after she embedded a magic gemstone in the hut that the whole thing was imbued
attacks with its flailing and stomping roots. It can also use its roots to fling large rocks.
Hut Interior. The hut is a 15-foot-square, ramshackle wooden building with a gently sloping thatch roof. Its
Triton
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
and worse, so you know you can count on them in a fight.
— Brego Stoneheart, sea captain
Tritons guard the ocean depths, building small settlements beside deep trenches, portals to the
extended their stewardship over the sea floor from their initial settlements and built outposts to create trade with other races. Despite this expansion, few folk know of them. Their settlements are so
Ancient Deep Dragon
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
, they use local settlements—and any competent visitors—as pawns in their struggle.
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An ancient deep dragon has put the folk of a city to work building the dragon a metropolis to rule
alliances or enmities. Their lairs are highly individual. Some are woven from networks of living fungus. Others are built upon the ruins of ancient cities or carved into caves near underground lakes.
Deep
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
to its neighboring communities. But then bandits overran the town, and Phandalin lay abandoned for centuries. Only in the past few years have settlers built a new village on the ruins of the old
. These townsfolk hope to grow Phandalin through hard work, camaraderie, and the shared purpose of building a lasting home. Threatening their efforts and their survival are bandits, brigands, and monsters. Kent Davis A typical morning unfolds in the idyllic town of Phandalin
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
14: Fortress The castellan governs the keep from its fortress, a stone stronghold solidly built to withstand assault. Multiple towers rise above the main building, which is 30 feet tall. The fortress
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Arriving at the Temple The Temple of the Restful Lily is built around a fey-enchanted hot spring in a large open grove in the High Forest. The woodland trail accessed through the portal created by
Silverymoon. Both trails converge on the south side of the bathhouse building and the double doors leading into area T1. If the characters put off entering the bathhouse building to first wander the grounds
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Approaching the Lodge When the characters approach the lodge, read: Jutting up out of the vast tundra is a towering edifice built entirely of ice. The domed structure is easily three times the height
and width of any building found in Ten-Towns.
The lodge has three tall openings on the east side. On the southern side of the building is a tunnel left behind by a remorhaz that raided the lodge’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Shrine of the Flaming Sword Shrine of Tempus (god of war) This vacant building stands on the lakeshore and has a crow-haunted steeple protruding from its peak. Unlike the mead hall, which is well
with a blanket. The body is that of Speaker Kendrick Rielsbarrow, a giant of a man in his forties. He died from three stab wounds to the chest. The shrine was built over a century ago, when the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
wizard filled the tower’s library with his research and built an impressive menagerie of monsters. One summer, Thalivar stopped visiting the town for supplies. The locals who entered his tower to
the planar beacon and are refurbishing the tower for use as a garrison building. These efforts are led by Gallio Elibro, a powerful wizard and ranking member of the Order of the Many-Starred Cloak
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
Location Overview The wizard Thalivar built a tower at the heart of Leilon as a laboratory to study the monsters of the cosmos. Using a device called a planar beacon, Thalivar lured his prey into the
tower has been haunted by the ghosts of those who died within. Led by the wizard Gallio Elibro, forces from Neverwinter have recently rebuilt the tower for use as a garrison building. Gallio has repaired
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
Boromar Clan. Formed by monstrous immigrants from Droaam, Daask has been building its power for a decade and has recently begun an aggressive campaign of expansion. Humans, shifters, goblins, and
changelings are all found in Daask, but the organization is built around a monstrous core: gnolls, ogres, minotaurs, harpies, even a handful of trolls. The leaders of Daask include oni and medusas. Daask
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
26. Clayworks The scent of dry clay pervades these rooms. 26a. Building Blocks This room contains piles of tiny interlocking clay bricks that radiate auras of transmutation magic under the scrutiny
dispel magic spell (DC 15), or when the effect ends. 26b. Old Clay Oven. A stone oven is built into the south wall.
Blocks and Molds. Dozens of 5-pound blocks of dried clay and several stone molds
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation Supplement
flattering light. In time, she persuaded them to raise a palace in her deity’s honor. The cleric chose a mountainside overlooking the sea, and there the tortles spent a decade building Dangwaru, the
, and the palace fell into ruin. Descendants of the tortles who built the Typhoon Palace soon discovered evil creatures lurking within. Older tortles wisely shun the ruined palace, but younger tortles
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Horizon’s Edge Features Dyson Logos Map 4.10: Horizon’s Edge Map 4.10 depicts Horizon’s Edge, including the following features: Building Platforms. Massive plates made of meticulously fitted stones
form patches of solid ground upon which giant-sized structures are built. Rune Ring. A great ring of glowing Giant runes slowly rotates around the equator of the spherical demiplane. A creature who
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Nykthos The Nykthos is a nexus point between the mortal realm and Nyx. The site bears the name of the first Nyxborn, a divine artisan tasked with building altars to the gods so they could be
worshiped by mortals. Built on a vast plain high in the mountains, the temple forms a mighty semicircle upon a field of starry marble. Its position at the peak of Mount Carian affords it an unobstructed view
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
primary means of income for the fisherfolk of the town. The other major industry of Yartar is barge building. Most of the region’s river barges are built, or at least begin their service, in Yartar, and
influence among its fellows in the North. Currently, it is most remarkable for its barge-building operation (and that industry’s importance to the commerce of other settlements) and its annual fairs
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
The Old Wall The original wall built during Balduran’s day, which encloses the Upper City and separates it from the Lower City, occupies an outsize place in the city’s history and imagination. As the
troubled Baldur’s Gate afterward. Each push for renewal saw a conflict between Gondan engineers advocating for new building techniques and materials, and patriars and preservationists striving to protect the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
and again—by its own will or that of Strahd. Locals give the building a wide berth for fear of antagonizing the evil spirits believed to haunt it. The wealthy family that built the house practiced the
them for slaying his playthings. Centuries later, the cultists’ spirits haunt the dungeons under the house. The building itself, it seems, is unwilling to let the cult be forgotten.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
The Old Wall The original wall built during Balduran’s day, which encloses the Upper City and separates it from the Lower City, occupies an outsize place in the city’s history and imagination. As the
troubled Baldur’s Gate afterward. Each push for renewal saw a conflict between Gondan engineers advocating for new building techniques and materials, and patriars and preservationists striving to protect the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
masters of their environment. They show the same building talent in their traps and snares. Inside, longhouses are roomy and well ventilated. The ground is covered with reed mats, and the interior is
crowding. When Rezmir first negotiated with the lizardfolk, they intended to move the entire village here, and built accordingly. As more bullywugs also flocked to the castle and the real situation became
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
clock faces built into it.
The Overlook’s clocks are mechanical wonders illuminated by magic. They keep perfect time. A hollowed-out central chamber in the Overlook contains Little Lockford’s
enough to ride as mounts—sleep and crawl on the slopes of this natural rise. Perched atop the rocky mound is a squat stone building topped with a crystal dome. Multicolored light gleams within the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
of slowly sinking into the soggy seabed, it might end up consumed by shanties and other buildings built atop its corpse. 3. Marketplace This large, open space serves as the primary market for the Styes
. The area is always crowded, but the goods for sale here are of low quality and dubious origin. 4. District Garrison This three-story stone building houses the district’s militia (some two hundred LE
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
9. Dragon’s Platform Stone Platform. Built atop a natural mound of earth and rock is a 70-foot-long, 50-foot-wide, 10-foot-high stone platform covered with moss and ivy. Connected to the platform are
two stone walkways raised atop 20-foot-high marble columns.
Bridge. A stone bridge on the platform spans the river to the east. (See area 10 for more information on the bridge.)
Building. A mossy
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
masters of their environment. They show the same building talent in their traps and snares. Inside, longhouses are roomy and well ventilated. The ground is covered with reed mats, and the interior is
. When Rezmir first negotiated with the lizardfolk, they intended to move the entire village here, and built accordingly. As more bullywugs also flocked to the castle and the real situation became
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
traditionally include a walled yard or garden. All the city’s water comes from rain, so every building has a cistern or wooden barrels to catch water running off the roof. Every public square is built around a
. Every building sports baskets and clay urns of colorful flowers or is draped in leafy, flowering vines. Minstrels in bright clothing adorned with feathers and shells perform on street corners
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Building a Dungeon When you set out to create a dungeon, think about its distinctive qualities. For example, a dungeon that serves as a hobgoblin stronghold has a different quality from an ancient
dungeon. You can roll on the table or choose an entry that inspires you. Dungeon Location d100 Location 01–04 A building in a city 05–08 Catacombs or sewers beneath a city 09–12 Beneath a farmhouse 13
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
structures (about 12 feet high) with stone doors that are 5 feet high and 3 feet wide. Building interiors tend to be unlit (which is of little concern to deep gnomes, who have darkvision), and they contain
table to determine what kind of building it is. Each building’s occupants took everything of value before fleeing Little Lockford, leaving nothing of value for characters to find. Buildings of Little
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
History of Gardmore Abbey A thousand years ago, minotaurs built a temple to Bahamut and other gods of good under a towering hill. But a cult dedicated to the demon lord Baphomet infiltrated the
conflict, the survivors fled, leaving the temple abandoned. Hundreds of years later, monastic knights chose the hill for their order’s home and began building a defensive structure atop the site. A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
, many guilds have their halls in this ward. Of particular note is the House of Light, the hall of the Guild of Chandlers and Lamplighters. Outside the building, a wagon-sized mound of wax with hundreds
of wicks is kept lit day and night, while being continually built up with adhered candles. Inside, the best works of the guild are put on display and sold, including not just candles of various
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
Halfway Isle (Area L3) Halfway Isle used to be a giant stalagmite until the gnomes sheared off the top of it to create a plateau, atop which they built the Abbey of the Deep Brother (area L3
). Bridges connect Halfway Isle to the neighboring districts of Old Lockford and Turbine Heights. L3. Abbey of the Deep Brother Next to the road stands a squat stone building capped with a stone dome. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
adventure, virtually anything can happen in or around it. Fortified Outpost Features This outpost, as shown on map 4.5, is a simple building holding barracks, officers’ quarters, and storage areas encased
a group of fey, and the locals want it reclaimed. 8 The outpost was built on the foundations of an ancient goblin fortress, and treasures are rumored to lie buried beneath it.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lorwyn: First Light
of storage supplies and furniture are grouped haphazardly in this space. A double door opens into the community hall to the south, while small doors lead northward out of the building.
While still a
diverse families enjoying each other’s company. Banks of privies are built into each corner.
The dais in this hall is typically used for head tables for parties or speakers during meetings. Stalls with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
Old Owl Well Built thousands of years ago by a long-vanished empire, Old Owl Well is now a ruined watchtower, along with an adjoining building, that consists of little more than a few crumbling walls
his camp and seem inclined to cause trouble. He wants to ask Agatha the banshee the name of the wizard who built the tower at Old Owl Well. Hamun won’t risk the banshee’s anger, but the characters could ask the question for him. (Agatha knows the name: Dresina.)
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Yuan-ti Cities Most yuan-ti cities were built during the height of their empire centuries ago. Since they no longer have the vast number of expendable slaves necessary for large work projects, the
yuan-ti content themselves with maintaining these ancient places rather than building new ones for their needs. Although these sites are hundreds or even thousands of years old, they don’t look or feel
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
. Thanks to their efforts, every building and significant object in the city is made from precious stones and metals, including the slender gemstone-inlaid spires that top most buildings. The city is
settlements here consist of wooden structures suspended above the muck. Most are built on platforms between trees, but a few stand on stilts driven deep into the muck. No solid earth underlies the mud of






