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Dungeon Master’s Guide
. Their magic has been warped over the centuries. Their primary purpose of calling dragons still functions, but they also allow some measure of control over dragons.
Each orb contains the essence of
Cost
Cure Wounds (level 9 version)
4
Daylight
1
Death Ward
2
Detect Magic
0
Scrying (save DC 18)
3
Call Dragons. While you control the orb, you can take a Magic
Monsters
Acquisitions Incorporated
person, magic weapon, silence, spiritual weapon
3rd level (3 slots): beacon of hope, crusader's mantle, dispel magic, mass healing word, spirit guardians
4th level (3 slots): death ward, freedom of
adventure. But adventure of the wrong kind came calling for the trio one day, when an underground ruin they had often explored — actually a creature called the Wandering Crypt — took Auspicia from the
Magic Items
Storm King's Thunder
This appears to be a simple ingot of iron ore, about a foot long and a few inches across. Inspection of its surface reveals the faint, silvery outline of the skold (shield) rune. The ingot has the
any way. Once you use this property, you can’t use it again until you finish a short or long rest.
Shield Ward. You can transfer the ingot’s magic to a nonmagical item — a shield or
Orb of Dragonkind
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Basic Rules (2014)
magic has been warped and twisted over the centuries, so although their primary purpose of calling dragons still functions, they also allow some measure of control over dragons.
Each orb contains the
one of the following spells (save DC 18) from it: cure wounds (5th-level version, 3 charges), daylight (1 charge), death ward (2 charges), or scrying (3 charges).
You can also use an action to cast
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
a creature. Now, every four years, the ward reveals a new object for its mascot, declaring it to be the mimic. The nature of the object is subject to much speculation and rumor until its unveiling
Trades Ward Shopping, shopping, shopping galore! Or eating, eating, eating! Or drinking, drinking, drinking! Or lavish accommodations, or fine art, or legendary parties! The Market in the Castle Ward
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
. The outer door is locked when the characters arrive in search of the Stone of Golorr. A successful DC 20 Intelligence (Investigation) check reveals that it has been opened recently, as evidenced by
crisscross through the dust on the upper level. A search of the underground crypt reveals the bodies of three humans — two males and a female, all dressed in hooded robes. Further inspection reveals
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
with local authorities. Summary The characters arrive at the Cassalanter mausoleum to find several dead cultists inside (encounter 4, “Mausoleum”). A left-for-dead survivor reveals that these
cultists were betrayed by two of their own. The characters head to an old windmill in the Southern Ward where the cult fanatics practice their diabolical faith (encounter 10, “Converted Windmill”). Spined
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation Supplement
frescoes reveals that the snakes’ eye sockets once held precious gemstones. Xorn living in the mountain plucked out and ate all the gems, leaving behind empty, faceted indentations. Yuan-ti liked to
impale their sacrifices on the hook above the altar. The victims’ blood would pool in the altar’s stone bowl, and the yuan-ti would wash themselves in the blood while calling Merrshaulk’s name, hoping to rouse the god from his slumber.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Finding Floon Volo last saw Floon outside the Skewered Dragon, a dubious (and Zhentarim-owned) tavern between Net Street and Fillet Lane in the Dock Ward. The following encounters kick off the
characters’ investigation. En route to the tavern, “Blood in the Streets” is a chance for characters to see the City Watch in action. If the characters decide to look around, “Searching the Dock Ward” gives
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
(located west of the Market in the Castle Ward), where they can be sworn into the order. The swearing-in ceremony involves the recitation of an oath to find and destroy evil in all its forms. The oath is
herself. Order of the Gauntlet Missions Party Level Mission Brief Mission Requirements and Reward 2nd “We hear that the Zhents are paying gangs in the Field Ward to attack suspected Xanathar Guild
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
, they’re willing to thumb their noses at local authorities and risk death in pursuit of the Stone of Golorr. Summary The stone is delivered to Thrakkus, a dragonborn butcher in the Field Ward (encounter
10, “Converted Windmill”). Thrakkus hides the stone in one of his meat deliveries. The characters follow the delivery cart to an alley in the Trades Ward where Zhents meet in secret (encounter 1
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
contact her, Alustriel tells the characters. When she left, Malaina told Alustriel that she was going to a shop called Velgar’s Vittles in Sigil’s Market Ward. The Wizards Three were busy, so Alustriel
earlier today, so Malaina lingered in the Market Ward, waiting for the orc to return. Following the Lead. If the characters go to Velgar’s Vittles, Velgar reports that Malaina met with him briefly a few
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Ingot of the Skold Rune Wondrous item, very rare (requires attunement) This appears to be a simple ingot of iron ore, about a foot long and a few inches across. Inspection of its surface reveals the
prevented in this way. The damage you take can’t be reduced in any way. Once you use this property, you can’t use it again until you finish a short or long rest. Shield Ward. You can transfer the ingot’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
dressed in plain clothes (servants of wealthy North Ward families, killed while running errands) One male gnome (Dalakhar) wearing a burned cloak and clutching a dagger Two female halflings who were
) check reveals the following: One of the dead male humans has a black, winged snake (the symbol of the Black Network) tattooed on his right forearm. The dead gnome has dry waste on his boots and cloak
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
becomes attuned to the Stone of Golorr, it reveals the location of the Vault of Dragons, below a theater in the Castle Ward called the Pink Flumph, and the three keys that are needed to enter it. When the characters are ready to visit the location, proceed with encounter 6, “Theater.”
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Yellowcrest Lore A thorough reading of the diary reveals the broad details of the lives of Sarah and the Yellowcrest family. Alternatively, if the characters call Sarah back (see below) and are able
to communicate with her, you can allow the poor servant’s spirit to reveal some of this information: Yellowcrest Manor stands on Delzorin Street in Waterdeep’s North Ward. Lord Viallis and Lady Maria
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
Dragon Dilemma Once Fill believes he can trust the characters—or feels he has no other choice—he reveals the following information: Past Life. Fill used to be a brigand. His last heist nearly cost
reconstruction anonymously. Fill’s Quest Andrew Kolb Map: Fills BakeryView Player Version After imparting the information above, Fill beseeches the characters to find Briochebane and bring his ward home
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
8. The Fate of Falkir’s Fist A little more than a year ago, four dwarf adventurers calling themselves Falkir’s Fist made it this far into Undermountain before Muiral killed them. The room where they
unoccupied space next to the identical gate located there. Treasure The dwarf that was once Falkir Gravelfist wears a steel helm shaped like the head of a boar. A detect magic spell reveals a faint aura of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Old Tower: Winter The characters have learned that the Stone of Golorr is with Amath Sercent, a priest of Bane who is allied with Manshoon. She and her acolytes reside in Yellowspire, a Castle Ward
Trades Ward. He publishes The Targe, a broadsheet that offers up vitriolic rants on all manner of local topics, including politics. Amath has the Stone of Golorr in her pocket. She is expecting
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Intelligence (Arcana) check reveals that the glyphs around each door prevent devils from passing through the doorway. Scratching away any of the glyphs breaks the magic on that door, allowing devils
wall is illusory, concealing area 47b beyond. A detect magic spell reveals an illusory wall for what it truly is. It has no substance, and creatures and objects can pass right through it. The illusory
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
desert caravan, elves succumbing to a green dragon’s gaseous breath weapon, a red dragon burning down what might be the Castle Ward of Waterdeep, and a black and white dragon circling over a cold swamp
tapestries and a successful DC 20 Intelligence (History) check reveals their locations in the Sword Coast region. The blue dragons are attacking a caravan crossing the desert of Anauroch, the white and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
. See appendix D for these creatures’ statistics. The grungs on the roof unleash arrows to ward off intruders. If the intruders fight back, more green-skinned grungs close in from nearby buildings
spell reveals that the treasures radiate auras of illusion magic while in the shrine. None of these “treasures” are valuable. Locked Doors. The stone doors to area 18C are locked, with neither keyhole
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
characters might need to borrow Grinda Garloth’s apparatus of Kwalish to recover it. Next Encounter If a character becomes attuned to the Stone of Golorr, it reveals the location of the Vault of Dragons
, beneath an old stone windmill in the Sea Ward, and the three keys needed to enter it. When the characters are ready to visit the location, proceed with encounter 10, “Converted Windmill.”
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
caravan, elves succumbing to a green dragon’s gaseous breath weapon, a red dragon burning down what might be the Castle Ward of Waterdeep, and a black and white dragon circling over a cold swamp
and a successful DC 20 Intelligence (History) check reveals their locations in the Sword Coast region. The blue dragons are attacking a caravan crossing the desert of Anauroch, the white and black
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
destroyed or faded into legend, and only three are thought to survive. Their magic has been warped over the centuries. Their primary purpose of calling dragons still functions, but they also allow some
must expend to cast the spell. Spell Charge Cost Cure Wounds (level 9 version) 4 Daylight 1 Death Ward 2 Detect Magic 0 Scrying (save DC 18) 3 Call Dragons. While you control the orb, you can take
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Alley: Autumn The characters’ quest for the Stone of Golorr first leads them to Fenerus Stormcastle, a lamplighter who rents a small house in the Trades Ward (area L1). Apple Cart The characters
(Perception) check reveals small pools of blood on the kitchen floor. A successful check also verifies that the blood on the floor and wall is fresh. Fenerus’s Story Fenerus Stormcastle was the founder of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
of calling dragons still functions, they also allow some measure of control over dragons. Orb of Dragonkind Each orb contains the essence of an evil dragon, a presence that resents any attempt to
(5th-level version, 3 charges), daylight (1 charge), death ward (2 charges), or scrying (3 charges). You can also use an action to cast the detect magic spell from the orb without using any charges. Call
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
trails around town, dreaming of adventure. But adventure of the wrong kind came calling for the trio one day, when an underground ruin they had often explored — actually a creature called the Wandering
): beacon of hope, crusader’s mantle, dispel magic, mass healing word, spirit guardians
4th level (3 slots): death ward, freedom of movement, locate creature, stoneskin
5th level (1 slot): dispel
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
destroyed or faded into legend, and only three are thought to survive. Their magic has been warped over the centuries. Their primary purpose of calling dragons still functions, but they also allow some
. Spell Charge Cost Cure Wounds (level 9 version) 4 Daylight 1 Death Ward 2 Detect Magic 0 Scrying (save DC 18) 3 Call Dragons. While you control the orb, you can take a Magic action to cause the orb
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Yellowcrest Businesses A few hours of asking around the Trades Ward enables the characters to identify the three cobblers’ shops, two leatherworkers’ shops, and two tanneries still owned by Lord
who stake out any of those locations can see Faerl as he arrives just after noon in a private coach, which barely fits along the narrow Trades Ward streets where the Yellowcrest businesses are located
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
my foes.
In truth, this “virtuous” calling began as an obsessive effort to destroy a vampire that murdered my child, and it has become for me a tedious and bleak career. Even as my life of hunting
, took control of a pack of zombies that wandered in the forest. He spoke to me through the mouths of the dead things and placed a magic ward against undead on me, then animated the dead Vistana and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
eagle friends, entering locked rooms, harming her animals, or stealing her possessions, they pass her test. Otherwise, they fail. At the end of this time, Derwyth reveals herself. When Derwyth
apology can convince Derwyth to let them stay with a successful DC 15 Charisma (Persuasion) check. If the characters don’t make amends and refuse to leave the homestead, Derwyth attacks, calling the saber
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
If a character becomes attuned to the Stone of Golorr, it reveals the location of the Vault of Dragons, beneath an old tower in the Sea Ward, and the three keys needed to enter it. When the characters are ready to visit the location, proceed with encounter 7, “Old Tower.”
, concludes that it’s nothing of consequence, and returns it to its owner. Dock Ward Courthouse Arrested characters are brought to a courthouse in the Dock Ward and confined to cells (area H8) until their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
when winter comes calling. The stables accommodate a wide range of mounts. Most of the stalls are designed for horses and ponies, but specialized stalls offer secure lodging and care for hippogriffs
, griffons, and wyverns as well. Emerald Door The Emerald Door—the main point of access to the Inner Ward—stands at the western end of the Court of Air. It is fifteen feet tall and made of a translucent
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
. The wizard’s headless corpse sits at his desk, which is covered with gore. A successful DC 12 Intelligence (Investigation) or Wisdom (Medicine) check reveals that the corpse’s skull exploded a few
journal’s author didn’t build the bridge or the tower. The bridge bears a magical ward, but the writer is far too clever to be taken in by a mere magical trap and hasn’t studied it in detail. Godlet’s