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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
dragonâs lair.
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A moonstone dragon, offended by gifts of gold, is causing nightmares among the local nobility.
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A powerful spellcaster is forcing a captive moonstone dragon to invade
, conversation.
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A moonstone dragon wyrmling has convinced a lost white dragon wyrmling that the latter is also a moonstone dragon, cursed by an archfey of winter. The two travel together, causing
monsters
a weapon. Response: The nimblewright adds 2 to its AC against that attack, potentially causing it to miss.Watchful sentries that patrol important sites, nimblewright guards serve as loyal soldiers or
Seeking a thief that has stolen one of the nimblewrightâs cogs.
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Working to put out a fire before it spreads.
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Detaining a prisoner who claims innocence.
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Hauling mundane goods, but it is lost.
Poison, Psychic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Harpers The Harpers are spellcasters and spies who covertly oppose any abuse of power, magical or otherwise. Working alone or in small cells, they gather information throughout Faerûn, analyze the
political dynamics in each region or realm, and use what they uncover to help the weak, the poor, and the oppressed from behind the scenes. Harpers act openly only as a last resort. Artus Cimber, a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
leave them alone. If the elevator is nonfunctional and they canât get it working, the drow resort to descending through the mines (see area 10). Exactly when they arrive is up to you, but here are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Waterdeep has a problem that canât be handled by diplomats or the cityâs other armed forces, the Open Lord has the option to mobilize Force Grey. Such action is usually taken as a last resort, since
some past members of the group have exhibited a tendency to indulge in wanton violence, causing as much damage as they ostensibly prevent. Although the Open Lord sets mission goals and parameters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
12 Wisdom saving throw. On a successful save, it dies as normal. If it fails, it immediately rises as a zombie obedient to the shipâs captain. The zombie gains a working knowledge of the ship
days. Taskmasterâs Drums This 4-foot-tall bronze drum comes with a pair of iron mallets. A creature can activate the drums as an action, causing the hammers to float above the drum and strike it to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Oath of Redemption The Oath of Redemption sets a paladin on a difficult path, one that requires a holy warrior to use violence only as a last resort. Paladins who dedicate themselves to this oath
justice. Peace. Violence is a weapon of last resort. Diplomacy and understanding are the paths to long-lasting peace. Innocence. All people begin life in an innocent state, and it is their environment or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
occupied by a female genasi, her skin encrusted with patches of faceted crystals. The project sheâs working on is a silver skull with jeweled teeth.
Not bothering to look at you, the genasi says, âYour
. Manipulating Time Having a mechanical guide spend 1 charge in this area taps into the ritual magic Seodra is using to craft the demilichâs skull, causing a random character to age by one year. This effect can be reversed by casting a remove curse spell using a 6th-level spell slot.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
member, who hums quietly while they organize the books Roleplaying the Jackalweres While working as booksellers in the Wide, the jackalweres are confident and happy to talk with customers. If theyâre
unless provoked. They attack only as a last resort, preferring to use their Sleep Gaze to subdue foes, then flee. They are notably more reluctant to fight spellcasters and characters using silvered or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
location to suit your campaign. WHO ARE THE HARPERS?
The Harpers are an organization of spellcasters and spies who covertly oppose any abuse of power, magical or otherwise. Working alone or in small
. Harpers act openly only as a last resort.
Act I In the first act, the protagonist, Vargan, lives out a peaceful childhood in the village of Wisteria Vale. Vargan is a boy with a penchant for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
ancient dwarves. The place includes a vault in which great stones mysteriously change position. Several generations ago, stonecutters working in the quarries discovered the old tunnels, buried miners
decisions âfor the good of all.â People causing trouble in Red Larch were driven out of business, intimidated, or even murdered. Several months ago, agents of the Cult of the Black Earth stumbled across
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
â undisturbed. If asked what itâs working on, it shouts, âMagic!â and chuckles. A character who watches the puppet work and succeeds on a DC 10 Intelligence (Arcana) check ascertains that the puppet
points or if a successful dispel magic spell (DC 15) is cast on it. Hidden inside the puppet is a flask of alchemistâs fire that shatters as the puppet falls to pieces, causing its remnants to catch
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
chapter 1. The House Tarkanan Assignments table provides hooks for adventurers who are working with the organization, and the discussion of crime syndicates in chapter 1 includes additional ideas
Adventure Hook 1 House Tarkanan disturbed the dead during an expedition to Old Sharn, causing undead to terrorize the city above. 2 House Tarkanan declares war on the dragonmarked houses in Sharn
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
the goblins smashed the well winch before fleeing underground. The Minerâs Exchange, where the goblins stole one of the buildingâs cornerstones, causing the building to tilt. The Shrine of Luck, which
stationed in an old duergar mining outpost somewhere near here, but underground. Goblin Leader. They are working for a goblin named Ruxithid the Chosen. Ruxithid has a âbig brain,â bestowed upon him by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
family or attracting other fiends, but does so as a last resort. Members of the Hunt family reduced to 0 hit points by the devils are knocked unconscious rather than killed, as the devils are hoping to
was planning to take her boys to find safety. High Overseer Thavius Kreeg is the leader of the city, and Harkina hopes that he is working on a plan to rescue survivors and drive away the devils. If
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
, the forge echoed with the hammering and songs of a hundred smiths working at once. In time, it might do so again. It was the furnaces of the Great Forge that made this place the apex of the dwarf
of ruination was enough to destroy Gauntlgrym. In the years following, Maegera groggily awoke from time to time, causing earthquakes throughout the region. Eventually, the primordial was returned to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
. Each grimlock has sprouted a screaming second head, which has no effect on its statistics. Xorn This creature has been working its way through the rock of the Whorlstone Tunnels, consuming vast amounts
rolling a d4 and consulting the Beneath the Yellow Mold table. Tampering with the mold-encrusted object causing the yellow mold to release its deadly spores. Beneath the Yellow Mold d4 Encounter 1 A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
, is causing nightmares among the local nobility.
7 A powerful spellcaster is forcing a captive moonstone dragon to invade the dreams of adventurers, sending parties on quests to assist the
dragon wyrmling has convinced a lost white dragon wyrmling that the latter is also a moonstone dragon, cursed by an archfey of winter. The two travel together, causing trouble in the name of lifting
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
need of gear or supplies must deal through these individuals directly or their consortiums indirectly. The only alternative is to resort to the black markets in Malarâs Throat or Tiryki Anchorage
and sellswords Jobal (NE male Chultan human scout) made a fortune as a wilderness guide when the party he was working for discovered a stunning cache of Chultan gold and jewels. Miraculously, only Jobal
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Prisoner 13
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River Tattoo. Prisoner 13 magically ends any effects causing the grappled or restrained conditions on herself. If she is bound with nonmagical restraints, she slips out of them.
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or drawing. The characters can retry if they fail, at the cost of more time and more risk of discovery. Last Resort. A gruesome but effective option is killing Prisoner 13 and taking her body back
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
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River Tattoo. Prisoner 13 magically ends any effects causing the grappled or restrained conditions on herself. If she is bound with nonmagical restraints, she slips out of them.
Reactions
Readiness
or drawing. The characters can retry if they fail, at the cost of more time and more risk of discovery. Last Resort. A gruesome but effective option is killing Prisoner 13 and taking her body back
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
dangersâunknown to the characters, some more sinister force is at work. For every two hours the characters spend working in Kollema Hall, roll on the Kollema Hall Accidents table to determine whether an
, this magic has somehow activated early, causing a student the characters know to levitate unexpectedly, stranding them 50 feet in the air, out of reach of any solid objects. The student canât move from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
?â). Kettlesteam is causing trouble in the carnival and refuses to stop until Witch and Light divulge what they know about Zybilna and Prismeer. Due to the terms of her fey pact, Kettlesteam canât enter
Prismeer. She urges the characters to find out what has happened to Zybilna. If one or more characters are working for Madryck (see the âWarlockâs Questâ adventure hook in the introduction) and the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
the Brightguard canât. Artavazda offers each character 800 gp for their aid, plus the potential for additional work. If the characters balk at working with the Brightguard, Artavazda doubles his payment
offer. Should the characters still refuse, the pari understands but requests they visit the Ruz Bazaar to see the pain the Ashen Heirs are causing. Continue with âAfsounâs Arrestâ but then skip the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sleeping Dragonâs Wake
the characters, as well as all the information in the âLocation Overviewâ section, except for the details about the alkilith. She does not know what is causing Lhammaruntoszâs madness, but she does
single character 1 hour. Multiple characters working together can reduce the time proportionately. The noise created by smashing down the doors is loud enough to alert all the Scaly Eye members, who
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
. Working alone or in small cells, they gather information throughout Faerûn, discern the political dynamics within each region, and help the weak, the poor, and the oppressed, acting openly only as a
last resort. The Harpers were instrumental in defeating Tiamat and ending the tyranny of dragons, and with reports of giant attacks on the rise, they see giants as an emergent threat to peace in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
is claimed and set head-first into the indentation, read: A thunderous trumpeting sound erupts from the mastodonâs trunk, causing a block of stone to seal off the room. The cog under the mastodonâs
, though it takes a character 30 hours to claim it all. Multiple characters working together can shorten the time proportionately. Fifty gemstones (100 gp each) can also be pried loose from the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
demanding, Bel sighs and snaps his fingers, causing the infernal chains to fall off the fire giants. He promises freedom to any fire giant that kills an intruder, prompting the giants to attack the
professes loyalty to Bel, Krinjak is secretly a spy for Zariel. After taking the characters as close to the sibriex as the River Styx allows, it flies off to warn Zariel that the characters are working for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
spontaneously manifested rather than being dug out, there are no scratch marks or signs of excavation on the walls, floor, or ceiling here. The moss muffles all sound, causing a lack of echoes and creating a
source, it explodes (as described below). The meenlocks trigger the explosives as a last resort. If a meenlock starts its turn with 10 hit points or fewer, it moves to the nearest trigger, uses its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tashaâs Cauldron of Everything
might be long-time members of such a guild, descended from a family of crafters or merchants from which you inherited membership, or perhaps youâre working to earn entrance on your own merits. If you
them into permanent disgrace, or must you resort to more direct methods? 4 The Masterpiece. An exquisite work of art for an influential client, either created by your guild or acquired through agents
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
security for lodgers and their possessions than youâd find at an inn. An adventurerâs guild is an excellent source of information. By studying records and working with other guild members, you can
opportunity to peruse archives and talk with other members. Circle members are often willing to do minor favors for other membersâgathering information, embarrassing a minor noble, causing a distraction
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
with a torch. Multiple characters working together to remove the ice shorten the time proportionately. Characters who search the temple for secret doors and succeed on a DC 20 Wisdom (Perception
spells activate, causing four earth elementals to rise up from the floor â one in each quadrant of the room. They attack any other creatures they detect, but canât leave the templeâs confines. They
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Scions of Elemental Evil
. Alternatively, the characters can use the heavy undergrowth to ambush the cultists, causing the cultists to have Disadvantage on their Initiative rolls. Dumped Body. As a Search action, a character can examine
characters ask to see Ulsedra Vox, Peluze says the Para-elemental queen is busy working on a cataclysmic ritual deeper in the temple. Peluze tells the characters Vox must not be disturbed, and that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
fragments are hanging at the same level as the gantries. They are too heavy for the characters to unhitch, but each crane has a winch that can be released, causing the fragment to fall to the floor with
northeast corner of the room and in alcoves to the south. These containers once held food and water for miners, but they are ancient and fall apart if disturbed. Development When they arenât working here, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
different kinds working together, perhaps united as members of a religious order or some other kind of organization that crosses the divide of giant kinds (see âGods and Religionâ and âOrganizations
and a dragon are oblivious to the destruction theyâre causing Delve into the Past The best reason for delving into the past is to discover a path to a better future.
âDiancastra
In the world of






