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Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
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A memory brings with it the voice of someone once close to you. How do they advise you?
5
You recall enjoying something that you can’t stand doing now. What is it? Why don’t
resurrected, but something went wrong.
2
Stitches bind your body’s mismatched pieces, and your memories come from multiple different lives.
3
After clawing free from your grave, you realized
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
The Victims The creatures clawing at the doors are not monsters at all. The cultists have used small tridents to impale six humanoids victims to the doors, leaving them to die as offerings to power
their terrible ritual. Once characters are within 30 feet of the poor souls, they can attempt a DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check, with disadvantage due to the pouring rain, to realize that these people
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
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3 After clawing free from your grave, you realized you have no memories except for a single name.
4 You were a necromancer’s undead servant for years. One day, your consciousness returned
body isn’t what it once was.
7 Your body hosts a possessing spirit that shares its memories and replaces your missing appendages with phantasmal limbs.
8 In public, you pass as an unremarkable individual, but you can feel the itchy straw stuffing inside you.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
The Victims The creatures clawing at the doors are not monsters at all. The cultists have used small tridents to impale six humanoids victims to the doors, leaving them to die as offerings to power
their terrible ritual. Once characters are within 30 feet of the poor souls, they can attempt a DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check, with disadvantage due to the pouring rain, to realize that these people
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
.
3 After clawing free from your grave, you realized you have no memories except for a single name.
4 You were a necromancer’s undead servant for years. One day, your consciousness returned
body isn’t what it once was.
7 Your body hosts a possessing spirit that shares its memories and replaces your missing appendages with phantasmal limbs.
8 In public, you pass as an unremarkable individual, but you can feel the itchy straw stuffing inside you.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
can kill. The magic animating a zombie imbues it with evil, so left without purpose, it attacks any living creature it encounters.
“After Beek died, we cast an Animate Dead spell on his corpse. It
into a fast-flowing river to reach foes on a far shore, clawing at the surface as it is battered against rocks and destroyed. To reach a foe below it, a zombie might step out of an open window. Zombies
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
can kill. The magic animating a zombie imbues it with evil, so left without purpose, it attacks any living creature it encounters.
“After Beek died, we cast an Animate Dead spell on his corpse. It
into a fast-flowing river to reach foes on a far shore, clawing at the surface as it is battered against rocks and destroyed. To reach a foe below it, a zombie might step out of an open window. Zombies
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
any cause—Tiamat included. A dragon caught in a losing battle takes any escape that presents itself, most often simply soaring away. This changes during the final showdown at the Well of Dragons, however, when Tiamat can be seen clawing her way through the portal from the Nine Hells.
impart a subtle influence over dragons that cannot be detected. Dragons cannot be controlled by the masks, but they can be swayed by ideas and proposals that they would not normally find persuasive
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
any cause—Tiamat included. A dragon caught in a losing battle takes any escape that presents itself, most often simply soaring away. This changes during the final showdown at the Well of Dragons, however, when Tiamat can be seen clawing her way through the portal from the Nine Hells.
impart a subtle influence over dragons that cannot be detected. Dragons cannot be controlled by the masks, but they can be swayed by ideas and proposals that they would not normally find persuasive
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
any cause—Tiamat included. A dragon caught in a losing battle takes any escape that presents itself, most often simply soaring away. This changes during the final showdown at the Well of Dragons, however, when Tiamat can be seen clawing her way through the portal from the Nine Hells.
impart a subtle influence over dragons that cannot be detected. Dragons cannot be controlled by the masks, but they can be swayed by ideas and proposals that they would not normally find persuasive
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
landscape. At the center of the compound is a hill of rust-colored stone that resembles a hand clawing out of the ground, with gaps between the fingers. A jagged wall made of rock, bones, and metal debris
. As long as the characters still have a path forward, a spectacular failure can be just as memorable as success. The following sections detail the important NPCs and creatures within Fort Knucklebone
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
any cause—Tiamat included. A dragon caught in a losing battle takes any escape that presents itself, most often simply soaring away. This changes during the final showdown at the Well of Dragons, however, when Tiamat can be seen clawing her way through the portal from the Nine Hells.
impart a subtle influence over dragons that cannot be detected. Dragons cannot be controlled by the masks, but they can be swayed by ideas and proposals that they would not normally find persuasive
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
any cause—Tiamat included. A dragon caught in a losing battle takes any escape that presents itself, most often simply soaring away. This changes during the final showdown at the Well of Dragons, however, when Tiamat can be seen clawing her way through the portal from the Nine Hells.
impart a subtle influence over dragons that cannot be detected. Dragons cannot be controlled by the masks, but they can be swayed by ideas and proposals that they would not normally find persuasive
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
any cause—Tiamat included. A dragon caught in a losing battle takes any escape that presents itself, most often simply soaring away. This changes during the final showdown at the Well of Dragons, however, when Tiamat can be seen clawing her way through the portal from the Nine Hells.
impart a subtle influence over dragons that cannot be detected. Dragons cannot be controlled by the masks, but they can be swayed by ideas and proposals that they would not normally find persuasive
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
landscape. At the center of the compound is a hill of rust-colored stone that resembles a hand clawing out of the ground, with gaps between the fingers. A jagged wall made of rock, bones, and metal debris
. As long as the characters still have a path forward, a spectacular failure can be just as memorable as success. The following sections detail the important NPCs and creatures within Fort Knucklebone
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
dragon wyrmling), if they can free Aidron from his chains (see “Freeing Aidron” below). Any surviving kobolds and winged kobolds lurk here, but they stay out of combat if possible. See “Waking the
action to recharge before he can use it on the characters this time. He fights to the death—he has too much riding on the success of this ritual to abandon it now. Dragon Spirits. At the end of each round
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
dragon wyrmling), if they can free Aidron from his chains (see “Freeing Aidron” below). Any surviving kobolds and winged kobolds lurk here, but they stay out of combat if possible. See “Waking the
action to recharge before he can use it on the characters this time. He fights to the death—he has too much riding on the success of this ritual to abandon it now. Dragon Spirits. At the end of each round
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
half-collapsed and leaning on their neighbors. In the center, rising above it all, is a handful of twisted towers looking for all the world like talons clawing at the sky. These towers can be seen from
smooth black stone, form a perimeter around the heart of the Crypt — which can be seen only from a terrifyingly close vantage. Obscured and protected by the towers are several strange plots of land
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
half-collapsed and leaning on their neighbors. In the center, rising above it all, is a handful of twisted towers looking for all the world like talons clawing at the sky. These towers can be seen from
smooth black stone, form a perimeter around the heart of the Crypt — which can be seen only from a terrifyingly close vantage. Obscured and protected by the towers are several strange plots of land
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
. Dry Well The characters might correctly assume that this place is what it looks like: the site of a well (which is now abandoned). If they approach to within 5 feet of the stone wall, they can peer over
seeing the bottom of the pit. If they don’t see the grick at the same time it sees them, the monster lurches out of the well to confront its prey. A character who can see into the hole and has a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
. Dry Well The characters might correctly assume that this place is what it looks like: the site of a well (which is now abandoned). If they approach to within 5 feet of the stone wall, they can peer over
seeing the bottom of the pit. If they don’t see the grick at the same time it sees them, the monster lurches out of the well to confront its prey. A character who can see into the hole and has a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
their dead cohorts. Treasure. Characters can pull the derro corpses from the rubble with ease. The corpses carry a total of 60 gp between them. D2: Outer Cave Water flows from two pools on the east
black marble statue lie shattered on the floor. In the northeast corner of the room, four derro use hammers to clear rubble from a blocked passage. Four zombies accompany them, clawing mindlessly at the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
their dead cohorts. Treasure. Characters can pull the derro corpses from the rubble with ease. The corpses carry a total of 60 gp between them. D2: Outer Cave Water flows from two pools on the east
black marble statue lie shattered on the floor. In the northeast corner of the room, four derro use hammers to clear rubble from a blocked passage. Four zombies accompany them, clawing mindlessly at the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
ice. The arched ceiling is covered with icicles.
This chamber is lit by a permanent dancing lights spell that can be dispelled (DC 17). Characters who succeed on a DC 10 Wisdom (Perception) check spot
to activate the dormant obelisk. Any character who succeeds on a DC 20 Intelligence (Arcana) check can verify that this task is not beyond the staff’s power, although it would take at least half of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
ice. The arched ceiling is covered with icicles.
This chamber is lit by a permanent dancing lights spell that can be dispelled (DC 17). Characters who succeed on a DC 10 Wisdom (Perception) check spot
to activate the dormant obelisk. Any character who succeeds on a DC 20 Intelligence (Arcana) check can verify that this task is not beyond the staff’s power, although it would take at least half of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
commanders (see appendix A) are positioned at the entrance’s arrow slits. The arrow slits are 10 feet above the ground and can be reached from inside Zorzula’s Rest via the spiral staircases in area Z2
cautious of outsiders but gullible, and they resent Ruxithid for putting them on guard duty. A character can convince the goblins to open the door with either a successful DC 15 Charisma (Deception or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
commanders (see appendix A) are positioned at the entrance’s arrow slits. The arrow slits are 10 feet above the ground and can be reached from inside Zorzula’s Rest via the spiral staircases in area Z2
cautious of outsiders but gullible, and they resent Ruxithid for putting them on guard duty. A character can convince the goblins to open the door with either a successful DC 15 Charisma (Deception or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
who examines the secret door immediately realizes they can trace the runes to cause that circular section of wall to disappear, revealing the remainder of the tunnel on the other side. The wall re
-forms a few seconds after it disappears. The secret door can be activated from either side of the wall, but the runes are visible only when viewed from the north. From the southern side of the door, a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a1
pallor, as if sun-starved. Treasure. One pile of herbs and supplies in the main chamber contains the ingredients of a healer’s kit. An assortment of tools and herbs can be salvaged to make up a
, and a fire snake lurks inside one of these openings. It emerges if anyone pokes into or closely examines the holes. If the snake comes out, a character who reaches into the snake’s burrow can recover
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a1
pallor, as if sun-starved. Treasure. One pile of herbs and supplies in the main chamber contains the ingredients of a healer’s kit. An assortment of tools and herbs can be salvaged to make up a
, and a fire snake lurks inside one of these openings. It emerges if anyone pokes into or closely examines the holes. If the snake comes out, a character who reaches into the snake’s burrow can recover
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
who examines the secret door immediately realizes they can trace the runes to cause that circular section of wall to disappear, revealing the remainder of the tunnel on the other side. The wall re
-forms a few seconds after it disappears. The secret door can be activated from either side of the wall, but the runes are visible only when viewed from the north. From the southern side of the door, a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Necropolis Locations (Y1-Y9) The following locations are keyed to map 7.2, which is the DM’s version of the necropolis map. Y1. Ice Causeway Characters can use this naturally formed causeway of solid
ice to enter the city. As the characters approach the end of the causeway, read: Green and purple lights cast an otherworldly glow upon the frost draping the silent city. Clawing spires, broken domes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Necropolis Locations (Y1-Y9) The following locations are keyed to map 7.2, which is the DM’s version of the necropolis map. Y1. Ice Causeway Characters can use this naturally formed causeway of solid
ice to enter the city. As the characters approach the end of the causeway, read: Green and purple lights cast an otherworldly glow upon the frost draping the silent city. Clawing spires, broken domes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
sandstone. Eventually the walls draw in so closely that you can reach out and touch either side, but then the narrow space opens into a hidden canyon in the heart of the hills. A sprawling monastery
visitors’ story, then turn the party away unless the characters make convincing arguments about their importance. If the doors are unlocked, the characters can walk in without announcing themselves
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
sandstone. Eventually the walls draw in so closely that you can reach out and touch either side, but then the narrow space opens into a hidden canyon in the heart of the hills. A sprawling monastery
visitors’ story, then turn the party away unless the characters make convincing arguments about their importance. If the doors are unlocked, the characters can walk in without announcing themselves






