burned bard diffusing complex relies

Hakuma Sapwood

Equipment

Combat Utility Whimsy 5 1 9 Hakuma sapwood is a fragrant and combustible wood that comes from the center of the hakuma tree. It is burned at shrines and sacred sites

throughout Obojima, delivering a complex and pleasing incense that clears the mind and soothes the soul. Hakuma trees are quite common across the island, but unless you are a priest, a druid, or know the proper rituals, most Obojimans frown on taking limbs from these trees.

Arrant Quill

Monsters Candlekeep Mysteries

charismatic bard who carries himself with a quiet confidence that doesn't hint at the full extent of his skills or powers. A scar cuts across his handsome face, curving from the top of his left

cheekbone down to his jaw. If asked about the scar, he explains that he got it years ago when the man who burned down his home village slashed his face with a dagger. It serves as a constant reminder of his

Building a Party

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer

Deneith Fighter, a Jorasco Cleric, a Medani Wizard, and a Phiarlan Monk are assigned to protect important people. 3 Bounty Hunters. A Sivis Bard, a Tharashk Barbarian, a Tharashk Ranger, and a Vadalis

Thuranni Bard. 5 Lawkeepers. A Deneith Fighter, a Deneith Paladin, a Lyrandar Sorcerer, and a Medani Rogue enforce the law—particularly the terms of the Treaty of Thronehold, which governs

Toil and Trouble

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

lair of a hag named Maud Chiselbone. Characters who explore the cave complex find the bodies of the fishers, as well as Maud’s cauldron of plenty (see appendix D). The cauldron is a stunning discovery

various towns strive to obtain it. With no end to winter in sight, the cauldron might be the last thing standing between one town’s survival and another’s extinction. Easthaven residents bask in the warmth of an evil wizard being burned at the stake

V7. Tower, Fourth Floor

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

that, once he committed them to memory, he burned in the stove. He also burned his journals. Ezmerelda searched the room, hoping to find a clue to her mentor’s plan or whereabouts. Among the things she

found here was a rolled-up map of Barovia and a burned page from van Richten’s journal, which she took and hid in her wagon (area V1). The standing armor is a suit of animated armor. It is

Edgin Darvis

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Thieves’ Gallery

Edgin Darvis Edgin Darvis has a talent for improvisation and strategy. He’s a musician and tale-teller who relies on charisma first—rather than magic or muscle—to escape trouble. Once a member of the

Humanoid (Bard), Chaotic Good Armor Class 14 (leather armor) Hit Points 110 (17d8 + 34) Speed 30 ft. STR 14 (+2) DEX 16 (+3) CON 14 (+2) INT 14 (+2) WIS 16 (+3) CHA 18

Building a Party

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica

of the action in a Ravnica campaign, it’s important not to let that tension cause too much friction in a party of adventurers. The D&D game relies on cooperation among the players, so it’s helpful

warlock, Rakdos rogue 7 Nature Party. Selesnya druid, Gruul barbarian, Simic wizard or Selesnya bard, Golgari rogue 8 Benevolent Party. Selesnya cleric, Boros paladin, Azorius wizard, Selesnya bard

Kobold Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

lay up to six eggs per year, and an egg matures for two to three months before it hatches. Kobolds don’t engage in funeral ceremonies; a dead kobold’s body is burned or disposed of in

moves its tribe to another area, ceding the contested territory to its more successful neighbors. As demonstrated by their hatred of gnomes, kobolds have a persecution complex and easily take offense

9. The Fane

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

complex during these periods. During the ritual, mesmerizing incense is burned in the wall sconces. (See area 13 for more information on the incense.) Fenthaza preaches to the congregation from the

can be heard throughout the temple complex. One strike announces the start of a serpent ritual: when sounded, all the yuan-ti within the temple complex arrive here within half an hour. Two or more

Area Information

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rrakkma

move quickly along the ground and walls. Objectives/Goals These creatures immediately fled the chamber with the illithids and started exploring the complex, until they became trapped here. Natural

star spawn seer to investigate the complex beyond the portal and make certain the ritual to charge the Gith Capacitor was not interrupted. Playing the Pillars COMBAT The star spawn manglers take

Bardic Colleges

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

Bardic Colleges In addition to the tradition of apprenticing with a master bard, the Sword Coast has some bardic colleges where masters teach students the bardic arts. They hark back to the great

master bard attended each of the elder colleges, seeking to learn its musical and magical secrets. Traditionally, the colleges were attended in the order given above, starting with Fochlucan. That

Skill Variants

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

Proficiencies by Class Class Ability Check Barbarian Strength, Dexterity, or Wisdom Bard Any one Cleric Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma Druid Intelligence or Wisdom Fighter Strength, Dexterity, or

as my family’s ambassador to the court, and this sort of thing is second nature to me now.” This simple system relies heavily on players developing their characters’ histories. Don’t let it result in

Lower Level (M17-M19)

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

and powders. Books are stacked between the glassware and chemicals. Yellowed paper charts and blackboards full of complex formulas cover the walls. The books here cover chemical science and alchemy

three cardinal points of the circle. Whatever material they contained has long ago burned to cinders, but the room still smells of charcoal and sulfur. Sitting next to the bookstand is a warty toad

The Ruined Cellar

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

stones filled with burned and blackened rubble. As you approach the sooty stones, it is obvious someone has been sorting through the debris. Assorted oddments are piled inside the scorched square of

heaped in another. A great deal of wood has been sorted into one large mound of badly burned scraps. In the center of the ruins is an opening, and as you move nearer, you see a stone staircase

Creating Magic Items

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

Religion, while a druid or ranger relies on Nature. You must have a minimum skill bonus—your proficiency bonus plus your ability score bonus—in order to develop a schema. You must maintain the minimum

rules for magic item creation are derived from the system presented in Xanathar’s Guide to Everything. This also offers the idea that the creation of a magic item is a complex procedure and that

Trinkets

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

miniature cannon that actually fires 46 A very fancy red scarf and matching handkerchief 47 An arrow once shot by Môrgæn 48 A purple worm toy 49 A burned doll whose eyes follow you

bard Spice Caraway 75 The eye of a basilisk in a crystal box 76 A postcard from Ravnica 77 A stamp collection 78 A small piece of solidified smoke 79 A six-sided die that

Manor Occupants

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

beholder Arrant Quill and the Fake Quill Neutral evil human (age 36) Quill is a charismatic bard who carries himself with a quiet confidence that doesn’t hint at the full extent of his skills or

powers. A scar cuts across his handsome face, curving from the top of his left cheekbone down to his jaw.. If asked about the scar, he explains that he got it years ago when the man who burned down his

Areas of the Cauldron Caves

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

into the lake. That water is now frozen solid, creating a floor of ice several feet thick. The fishers entered the cave complex by this route, as evidenced by tracks in the snow that clings to the ice

. Characters who search the charred remains of the campfire can find three torn-out pages, only partially burned, from a journal written in Dwarvish. Written on the loose pages are an anonymous dwarf’s

Tresendar Manor

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

stand, but most have been burned or smashed to the ground. The older masonry of the manor walls had been crumbling for some time. New stonework was replacing the old, but everything has been smashed to

with other adventuring equipment that has been smashed, burned, or melted. GILDHA DUHN Survivor As the characters search the area where the jackals were digging, a low, pained moaning rises from

Life and Outlook

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

body is burned or disposed of in some other convenient way (or, in a cannibalistic tribe, eaten). Kobolds believe that if they die in service to their tribe, Kurtulmak immediately sends each of them

more successful neighbors. As demonstrated by their hatred of gnomes, kobolds have a persecution complex and easily take offense at the actions or deeds of other races. They aren’t forgiving of other

Hoardsperson

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

Barbarian Broad belt with a dozen hanging pockets Bard Lute case Cleric Hollowed-out holy tome Druid Made from natural, organic, locally sourced woven fibers Fighter A

betrayed by your adventuring party before, and there’s no way now that you’ll trust anyone else to hold on to the loot 3 Once, through a series of increasingly complex negotiations, you traded a

Building a Dungeon

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

–18 Neutral evil 19–20 Chaotic evil NPC Class d20 Class 1 Barbarian 2 Bard 3–4 Cleric 5 Druid 6–7 Fighter 8 Monk 9 Paladin 10 Ranger 11–14 Rogue 15 Sorcerer 16 Warlock 17–20 Wizard Dungeon

, such as a wizard, vampire, or dragon, and it is larger and more complex than a simple lair. Temple or Shrine. This dungeon is consecrated to a deity or other planar entity. The entity’s worshipers

The Foundry

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

The Foundry Durgeddin’s followers lived and worked in a series of carved halls and chambers beyond the Glitterhame. Most of this part of the complex was thoroughly ransacked when the dwarven citadel

of the master smith’s work. If the characters come to this part of the complex from the Black Lake (see the “Dark Mere” subsection of “Scout the Area”), they begin in area 38. Map 2.5: The Foundry

The Survivors

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

property or about the dangers of the Winding Way. GOLDEN MEDALLION This medallion is a golden disk inscribed with complex geometric designs, worth 30 gp. It is not magical, but undead of the Winding Way

Bayleaf (LE male elf bard; see appendix C) is a mercenary who works for the highest bidder. He was hired by the abbey as a training instructor for the guards. If the party does not attack him immediately

Locations on the Lower Level

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

The noise of moving the boulder that closes the place off from the rest of the complex awakens a mated pair of young white dragons that are kept here, along with a great pile of treasure. If they

of giant-sized furniture litter this place—the remnants of tables, benches, stools, and chairs. Soot-covered wall cressets hold burned-out torches. Three skeletons of frost giants are plainly visible

Eternal Flame Cultists

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

Elemental Fire, through a series of painful rites. A flamewrath’s skin is burned and scarred. Inured to pain, the flamewrath revels in battle, using an array of fire spells to incinerate enemies who would

arcane arts who learned much of his fire magic from Vanifer herself, Bastian relies on his spells in a fight, and he is a “quick burn” sort who tries to deliver maximum impact early in the fight. If he

Locations in Saltmarsh

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

that speaking his name aloud allows Keledek to eavesdrop on a conversation for a short time. In truth, Keledek relies on his familiar, an imp named Zivmal, to spy on the townsfolk. Keledek is a close

cambion and demigod who rules much of the distant north. Iuz’s realm does not produce enough food to feed all its citizens, so it relies on imports for the rest, and Saltmarsh is one of its major

Hive Ward

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands

, research and remove complex curses, and comfort those who have glimpsed otherworldly horrors of sinister realms. Althax Darkfleece (bariaur wanderer with an Intelligence of 17; see Morte’s Planar

. The night market relies on adventurers to settle disputes between vendors and their unrepentant clientele. Grease Pit Vicki Pangestu Hungry planar creatures gather in the Grease Pit, a streetfood

Wyrmheart Mine

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

incinerated their barricades and then burned them out with her breath. The entire area from the bottom of the steps to the backs of the chambers is scorched and black. A dozen or more (it’s difficult to sort

adjoining chamber arrive 2 rounds later. The specters can’t leave the forge. Treasure. Most of the dwarves’ possessions were burned or melted by dragon fire, but one skeleton wears a mithral breastplate

N2. Blue Water Inn

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

adventures or hear about how the characters plan to free Vallaki from the burgomaster’s madness. Rictavio. The lone guest of the Blue Water Inn at present is a colorfully dressed half-elf bard who goes

are piled two high near the door to the kitchen (area N2e). All the barrels have the Wizard of Wines name burned into them. Nine of the fifteen barrels, including two of the barrels in the curtained

Mortuary Basement Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel

lichdom, Jex drank from a magical goblet that burned away her jaw. Her features have since been reconstructed with translucent wax. If either creature becomes aware of the characters, the golem sits

, read, and write Common. Once a tabaxi bard of great renown, Thaeziagnuz has a case of writer’s block. Piles of crinkled obituaries surround the skull’s desk. The cranky demilich is initially

Lower Ward

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands

(detailed below), a fire-gutted building conceals a gaping hole into the ground with a single ladder leading down into darkness. Here lies the Bones of the Night, a cavern complex home to the Master of

guarded. Lothar is a capable combatant in his own right and can animate a host of skulls in his collection as flameskulls. To combat larger threats, the Master of Bones relies on a ghoul-shaped stone

Areas of the Fire Temple

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

7), second in command of the fire cult. He is responsible for guarding the northern half of the complex. Roleplaying Bastian. Bastian is suspicious of anyone he doesn’t already know and assumes any

the hall is a circular room that is cooler than the rest of the complex. A pool of water fills the room’s center. The water’s surface, as smooth as glass, comes to a foot below the surrounding floor

Nautiloid Locations

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

flickering or burned out. Plates of chitin have been pried loose from the walls in places, exposing cavities filled with tangled masses of black tubes. Scattered across the floor are unusual-looking

of this high-domed chamber is a complex lattice of bioluminescent jellyfish that use the glowing tips of their tendrils to form constellations. A high-backed chair with short armrests capped with

Outer City Gazetteer

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

fresh recruits or contractors to join them in their crusade. The crew operates out of the half-burned old Szarr Mansion in the cemetery’s center, its moldering halls reputedly still infested by the ghosts

. Hamhocks Slaughterhouse This huge complex of pens, barns, and abattoirs is the largest slaughterhouse and knackery in Baldur’s Gate. Located in the Stonyeyes neighborhood so as to be convenient to the

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