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. However, the mouse tree nut is beloved across the island because of its shell, which is used to make instruments like castanets or a type of flute called a “mouse kisser.” Mouse tree nuts grow
on stout, gnarly trees that grow in normally unsuitable areas, such as cliff sides or inside ruined buildings.
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high cliff over the fabled city of Qualinost.
Four slender spires rose from the city’s corners like glistening spindles, their brilliant white stone marbled with shining silver. Graceful
time after the hundredth birthday, and before this period they are called by child names.
On declaring adulthood, an elf selects an adult name, although those who knew him or her as a youngster
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Ataaz Kahakla The river canyon called Ataaz Kahakla (“Gorge of Death”) inspires wonder in most people who see it. The cliff walls, which vary from 50 to 200 feet high, are lined with row upon row of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
. Scaling the 30-foot-tall cliffs is simple enough, but unless they are distracted, the soldiers notice anyone climbing the cliff or approaching from another direction. If the characters reach the top of
the cliff, they find four Dragon Army soldiers (see appendix B). The Gnomeflinger Gnomeflinger Thornwall Keep sits directly across from the Dragon Army soldiers’ clifftop vantage. Atop Thornwall
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Intro to Stormwreck Isle
Welcome to Dragon’s Rest Jenn Ravenna The adventure continues at a tiny cloister on Stormwreck Isle called Dragon’s Rest, a haven where world-weary people come to seek peace, reconciliation, and
cliff high above you. The ship drops anchor at the mouth of the harbor, and two sailors row you ashore. You have plenty of time to admire the towering statue at the center of the temple, depicting a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
DC 12 Wisdom (Perception) check, and list the names of individual outlaws that have passed through. They also make reference to something called “the Monastery of the Distressed Body” and its “Grand
markings are deciphered with a successful DC 12 Intelligence (Investigation) check, the characters can traverse the tunnels in a few hours. Otherwise, it takes a day or more to reach the cliff edge
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Mbala A 1,800-foot-high plateau with sheer cliffs rises above heaps of boulders as large as ships. A narrow path is cut into the cliff face and seems to climb all the way to the top.
The plateau’s
the plateau. Through many switchbacks, it winds across the cliff face for 3 miles before reaching the top. The path width varies but averages 5 feet. Tumbled boulders and tangled roots block the path
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sleeping Dragon’s Wake
, who was killed in Salt Cave. A character who searches the bed finds a book beneath the pillow called Sea Devils, which contains all the information about sahuagin found in the Monster Manual. A huer
watches the sea for shoals from a cliff and calls out to ships below in danger of beaching. Umberlee Shrine The door to the one-room shrine of Umberlee, goddess of the sea, is unlocked. Characters who
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sleeping Dragon’s Wake
temple called the Tower of Storms. Now a strange boat or dead creature seems to be beached near the tower. Investigate this strange occurrence, kill or rout any cultists that might be there, then return
Quest “Go north along the coast and track the bronze dragon Lhammaruntosz, the Claws of the Coast, to her lair. This location looks like a bronze dragon carved into the side of a cliff overlooking
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
survivor. The primal power of the land manifests as environmental hazards such as sudden storms, cliff walls made of vertical quicksand, and naturally occurring pit and snare traps. Whispering hollows
, or every arachnid in Valachan will attack the village.
4 The tyrannosaurus rex called Mother Heartless rampages from the Forest of Fossils, incensed by something amiss in her hunting grounds
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
whether their attacks hit or miss or whether their adventurers can scale a cliff, roll away from the strike of a magical lightning bolt, or pull off some other dangerous task. Anything is possible, but the
is checking out the drawbridge?
In the Dungeons & Dragons game, each player creates an adventurer (also called a character) and teams up with other adventurers (played by friends). Working
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
their attacks hit or miss or whether their adventurers can scale a cliff, roll away from the strike of a magical lightning bolt, or pull off some other dangerous task. Anything is possible, but the
checking out the drawbridge?
In the Dungeons & Dragons game, each player creates an adventurer (also called a character) and teams up with other adventurers (played by friends). Working together
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
, while herds of bison, gazelle, and goats wander the surrounding plains. In the distance, rock formations encircle a broad crater.
The crater at the center of Heart Delta is called the Hollow. Here
their home in Eagles’ Aerie can direct the characters to their leader, Parvaz. Currently, the albatross is at a meeting place called Watcher’s Talon, deep in the forest. The most direct route to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Hell of a Ride Kent Davis The erinyes roam the blasted landscape in a vehicle called the Venatrix The characters can descend the cliff without trouble. Once they do, they catch the attention of a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
published adventure calls for an ability check, a skill or tool proficiency is often called out: for example, “a character who succeeds on a DC 15 Intelligence (Arcana) check can puzzle out the magic
sources to paint a clear picture of the prophecy; otherwise, their information is incomplete. Roped Together. The characters are tied together as they scale a cliff or cross a rickety rope bridge. If one or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Kir Sabal An ancient monastery overlooks the jungle from its perch on the cliff of a tall plateau. Stone steps and rickety walkways connect the various buildings, the lowest of which is 500 feet
reached by ascending a path that combined natural stone ramps, steps cut into the cliff face, and wooden walkways built onto the cliff. The ramps and steps are still mostly intact, but the wooden
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
The Tortured Tortle Mutiny The Silent Sound lighthouse sits atop a cliff three days’ travel north of Neverwinter, and acts as a navigation beacon to ships traveling up and down the Sword Coast. The
octopuses are driven away, or the characters convince the sailors to flee to safety. Development. The three sailors are from a caravel called the Tortured Tortle, presently anchored a mile off shore. Belle
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
, Elturel was free. When the true dawn came, the new sun remained. And it stayed in the sky through the next night, and the night after, and each night from then until now. While some called it
change and the struggles for power that result that humans often stray from the righteous path. Perhaps the light of the Companion will show them the way. Elturel’s Guard Sometimes called the Kingdom
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Merchants’ Ward The western half of the city is called the Merchants’ Ward because it’s the site of the Grand Souk and because many of the merchant princes’ villas are there. In general, this is the
of Sune is reachable only by an elevated causeway from Temple Hill or by boat. Steep steps wind up the cliff from the temple’s small harbor. When seen from a distance, the temple’s roof seems to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
Dragon’s Rest, the characters can interact with any of its residents. All the residents but Runara live in the small monastic cells cut into the cliff face (area A1 on the cloister map). Elder Runara
as a symbol associated with the Gilded Gallows, a thieves’ guild that operates in a country far to the southeast called Elturgard. A character with the criminal background automatically succeeds on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
Afterlife Casino Locations The casino is divided into nine areas of gaming and entertainment. The north end of the casino ends in an 80-foot rocky cliff face. The river that runs through the casino
pours over the cliff at the overlook (area A10) and empties into a larger body of water below. The following locations are keyed to map 2.2. Map 2.2: DM’s map View Player Version A1: Docking Area The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
overgrown path winds to the edge of the cliff. The overlook is marked by two marble statues veined with gold, each carved in the shape of a dragon with its mouth open in a silent roar.
At the base of each
used for research in centuries past. The sculpture depicts the planet of Toril (the world of the Forgotten Realms), its moon (called Selûne), the sun, and seven other planets, as well as one comet with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
of magical flame can be disabled by shattering one of its glass eyes. Once you know what kind of check is called for, you then determine what happens on a failed attempt to disable the trap
circumvented. But it’s a potentially deadly hazard on a narrow trail that hugs the side of a towering cliff face. Choke points and narrow passages that lead to important places in a dungeon are good
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Version 1. Jungle Gate The narrow strip of land between the cliff and the water is closed off by a 15-foot-high wall made of thick palm logs lashed together with stout vines. Their bottoms are set
reeks of spilled beer, old food, and stale tobacco smoke. The proprietor is Bosco Daggerhand (NE male human thug who wears a ring of animal influence), so called because he never shakes anyone’s hand
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
portion of the cemetery’s cliff into the river below, causing the remaining bone-houses and markers to shift and lean, while also exposing numerous crypts and tomb-tunnels to the air, prompting a fresh
(guards with scimitars instead of spears) called amlakkars. Mike Schley Little Calimshan While Little Calimshan presents a unified face to the rest of the city, it has all the problems of any settlement
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
increases the chaos, as bodies get exhumed and reburied wherever it’s convenient. Most significantly, a major landslide decades ago dropped a large portion of the cemetery’s cliff into the river below
after hours except in the direst circumstances, and each drudach is instead patrolled by a militia of young unmarried warriors (guards with scimitars instead of spears) called amlakkars. While
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
vault’s entrance. Read the following: The goat path dead-ends at the convergence of three steep cliff walls. Two austere pillars flank a stone double door set into the wall. Next to each pillar stands a
. He also explains that each of the vault’s three towers is topped with a special room called a lunarium, which is an observatory containing a model. Lunariums and Crystals. Within each lunarium is a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
, sheer cliff drops from the ledge to the cavern floor. The cracks in the floor and holes in the ceiling are winding and stretch endlessly through the depths. Mummified Beholder. Soon after the
characters arrive, a withered beholder called Xabash floats into view and greets them. Xabash has an Intelligence of 6, is indifferent to the characters, and is highly forgetful. In a dreamy voice, Xabash
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
after they entered but aged by however long they spent in the arena. P4: Fiend’s Ante A lone archway stands atop a cliff overlooking the scorched cities and scourged terrain of a war-wracked world. Nearby
Morte’s Planar Parade for both stat blocks). Shemeshka has dressed them in Fortune’s Wheel uniforms and doused them in perfume. The bodyguards attack when called. Shemeshka avoids battle, as she considers
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
The Mountain Door The uppermost level of Khundrukar, called the Mountain Door, is a natural cavern that was expanded and improved upon by Durgeddin’s folk, who created a series of halls and guard
east end of the bridge drops into the crevasse and slams into the cliff wall on the west side. Any characters on the bridge take 7 (2d6) bludgeoning damage from the impact with the wall and must make
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
the southern tip of the Mere of Dead Men. The cliff facing the sea is so sheer and smooth that no wall need be built on the side of the hill where Thornhold sits. The castle is without adornment; only
these hill giants by surprise. An inn and saloon called the Black Bull’s Tail stands at the intersection where the road branches. Two more hill giants have ripped through the inn’s facade and destroyed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
100 gp. Yvra uses them to play a solitary card game called patience. G6: Satyrs’ Forest This section of the forest is less dense, allowing light to dapple the ground. Clearings and paths abound, many
, green expanse of grass rises from the east shore of the lake to the color-flecked forest and steep cliff at the domain’s eastern border.
Two mated unicorns named Stargleam and Silverlily live here
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
numerous residences surrounding a central district called the Heartward, wherein the characters can find a roomy tavern (called the Old Dirty Dwarf), several quiet hostels, and a bustling marketplace
it to shore, while the first giant climbs down the cliff to meet it. Most of the ship’s crew is still plundering the mainland, so the ship isn’t leaving anytime soon. Sixteen frost giants have yet to