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Returning 35 results for 'chain working reality'.
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Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
realizing the connection. You got the Guild to back off demands for your death by offering to make amends by working for the criminals, but even so the kingpin still plots a personal revenge.
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The
, working for someone who has more than they deserve. But the Guild offered you a way to fix that. You keep doing what you’ve always done — guard work, dock labor, business accounting &mdash
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
something horrible that I can’t remember because of the guild’s mind magic.
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I put too much trust in the people who give me orders.
Contacts
As an agent of House Dimir working
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Dimir Contacts
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Contact
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I know a Dimir courier who relays messages to me from someone higher up the chain of command.
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I get orders from a shapeshifter I recognize only
Backgrounds
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important to me than my life.
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Dangerous work is best accomplished by an orderly group working with common purpose.
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I treat my weapons, uniform, and insignia with reverence, for they
;Society functions only if people do their duty and respect the chain of command. (Lawful)
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Conviction. Anything worth doing is worth doing with your whole heart. (Lawful)
Bonds
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
The Maze Engine Deep within the Labyrinth lies the Maze Engine — a mechanical, magically powered device capable of altering reality. Modrons refer to the device as an Orderer because it was designed
is to bring order to chaos. If the characters activate the Maze Engine, it has the potential to aid their fight against the demon lords. The engine looks like a working model of the Great Wheel (see
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
modrons and used in conjunction with other machinery to keep the plane of Mechanus in working order. DC 20: This Mechanus chain has been repurposed for the tomb. One chain would be enough to keep the
tomb’s traps and other mechanisms in working order. DC 25: Destroying a Mechanus chain requires the casting of three wish spells. The Shaft The shaft is 400 feet high in total and features deadly
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
deathless, ancient elves who have guided their descendants for twenty thousand years. As individuals, a deathless councilor is no more powerful than a traditional lich. But working in concert, the
Undying Court creates a pool of energy that empowers their divine spellcasters. Of all of these religions, the Undying Court is the most grounded in reality. You can go to Shae Mordai and seek an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation Supplement
5. Feast Hall A rusty iron chandelier hangs by a chain above a once-grand dining table situated in the middle of a large room. Light dapples the table through holes in the roof, and a few harmless
. The debris in the southeast corner is the result of a partial collapse of the roof. It can be cleared by a single character in 4 hours, or in proportionately less time by two or more characters working together. Once the debris is cleared, the doorway leads to area 9.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Adventures in I’Cath I’Cath presents two worlds: a reality of want and desperation, and a dream of beautiful control, both dominated by Tsien Chiang. The reality of I’Cath is an inescapable ghost
. Working with or undermining them provides paths to disrupting the Dream of I’Cath and ultimately escaping. But Tsien Chiang holds great power over both her realms, and if she is convinced that either her
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
those who survived Acererak’s onslaught remain on the island and are still working to rebuild. Many seek to reclaim the treasures that were stolen from them. Geography. The Isle of Serpents is a part of
an archipelago known as the Asperdi-Duxchan Chain. The island’s temperate climate creates a haven for venomous snakes and poisonous fauna, and its craggy cliffs contain treacherous coastal cave systems
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Spring Encounter Chain Ah, springtime — when beholder eyestalks are in bloom. The Stone of Golorr was originally snatched from Xanathar, and the eye tyrant wants it back. It sends monsters and
kenku working for the Xanathar Guild making off with the stone. A chase through the streets on or before Trolltide (encounter 3, “Street Chase”) ends when the kenku, fearing capture, duck into an old
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Autumn Encounter Chain Deception and misdirection are Jarlaxle’s forte, and he likes to trick his rivals into working for him. He steers the characters toward the Stone of Golorr and lets them think
them to the home of a famous painter in the Sea Ward (encounter 10, “Converted Windmill”), beneath which is a tunnel that leads to the Vault of Dragons. Weather Effects Until the encounter chain is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
will hear you out and, at their discretion, take your information or request up their chain of command. These meetings almost always occur in shady venues. Criminal Origins Criminals are pervasive in
without realizing the connection. You got the Guild to back off demands for your death by offering to make amends by working for the criminals, but even so the kingpin still plots a personal revenge.
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Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
dormant but its mind never stops working. The creature is fully aware, even though to an outside observer it might appear oblivious of its surroundings. Sometimes a beholder’s dreams are dominated by
images of itself or of other beholders (which might or might not actually exist). On extremely rare occasions when a beholder dreams of another beholder, the act creates a warp in reality — from which
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
will hear you out and, at their discretion, take your information or request up their chain of command. These meetings almost always occur in shady venues.
Criminal Origins Criminals are pervasive
kingpin’s cousin without realizing the connection. You got the Guild to back off demands for your death by offering to make amends by working for the criminals, but even so the kingpin still plots a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Jalester Silvermane An earnest man in his mid-twenties, Jalester hails from the distant land of Cormyr, where he earned his spurs working for a mercenary company called the Steel Shadows. A few years
from him, it returns to Laeral Silverhand. Jalester Silvermane
Medium humanoid (human), lawful good
Armor Class 18 (chain mail, badge of the Watch)
Hit Points 71 (13d8 + 13)
Speed 30 ft
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
rattling of chains all around them. 12. Dressing Mill Eight orcs work here under the watch of a fire giant. The bucket chain moves from north to south through this room, the iron buckets dangling a few feet
must pass through them to hit its target. The northern and eastern gantries are unlit. The ceiling is 40 feet above the gantries, the floor 50 feet below. The rattling of the bucket chain fills the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
that too. Do not do so too loudly, though. The City Watch has a heavy presence in this ward, in the form of both open patrols and officers working out of uniform. As befits a place of so much business
, such that Azuth, god of wizards, was forced to appear and set things right. He is said to have stitched reality and the Weave back together, but a wrinkle in the fabric remains. To this day, magic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
death knights that dwell on the lower tiers of Shadowdusk Hold. Contact with the Far Realm has given Dezmyr the ability to warp reality to a limited extent. Zalthar has no such ability but wields a
Deep Speech. Derrion stores his weapons and plate armor on the equipment racks. If he doesn’t have time to don his plate armor, he makes do with a chain shirt (AC 15). Derrion accompanies Melissara
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
responsible for keeping guard over the gate that separates the entrance from the rest of the lair. The gate is normally closed and down. It is raised and lowered by means of a chain and pulley mechanism
. 2. Guard Post This bare, spartan room has a stone bench along the south wall that continues around the angle to the west wall. A chain-and-pulley mechanism is mounted on the north wall, next to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
leads up ten feet to a higher cave area in the north. Water burbles down from that upper cave and collects in a large pool. Two small mushroom-like people are working amid the mushrooms near the pond
floor is covered with decaying vegetation. Three small mushroom-folk are working amid the filth. In the southwest corner of the cave, a bulbous object the size of a cart clings to the wall and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
of the lodge has a pitched roof. A wide triangular opening in the west wall allows wind and snow to enter. Near this opening, hanging from a chain bolted to a rafter, is a 20-foot-tall wooden cage that
of chain Four chests, each one holding 3d6 × 100 cp, 3d6 × 100 sp, and 3d6 × 100 gp A chest containing a dead, frozen shield dwarf (female) clad in adamantine plate armor, clutching a warhammer and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
after an ear-splitting bang, and jump and cavort amid lethal sprays of lightning. Though it might be bizarre and unusual, a working tinker gnome creation is a rare thing, and highly prized. Such
inventions include the following:
A chain-driven tomato smasher that is also able to fly A lightning-powered portable rat-zapper — good for keeping out the vermin A floating metal facsimile of a beholder
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Quandrix Student In preparation to become a student of Quandrix College, you have spent years working through the college’s math problems for prospective students. Your interests concentrate on the
person in the room. And I’ll prove it, even if no one asks me to. 5 If these classes have taught me anything, it’s that reality is a lie, and nothing matters. So why bother? 6 Before I graduate, I want
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
forget to address her as “Charmay,” and she keeps a close eye on Golmo, locking him in the lantern when he’s not working. If she meets intruders in the workshop, Skylla utters a command word taught to her
quickly falls asleep. He would like very much to be allowed to return to Brigganock Mine. As an action, a character using thieves’ tools can try to pick the lock on Golmo’s chain, doing so with a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Reality Dawns When Kas reveals himself, a cacophony erupts downstairs. Sleeping characters are awakened, and otherwise occupied characters hear the following: Violent slamming and terrible crashes
upright, and on it sit Alustriel and Tasha. Both are sipping potions and look dazed.
Alustriel and Tasha are in a state of shock, both because the Mordenkainen they were working with is actually the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Pack 42 lb. 16 GP Caltrops 2 lb. 1 GP Candle — 1 CP Case, Crossbow Bolt 1 lb. 1 GP Case, Map or Scroll 1 lb. 1 GP Chain 10 lb. 5 GP Chest 25 lb. 5 GP Climber’s Kit 12 lb. 25 GP Clothes, Fine 6 lb. 15 GP
additional 5 feet. Case, Crossbow Bolt (1 GP) A Crossbow Bolt Case holds up to 20 Bolts. Case, Map or Scroll (1 GP) A Map or Scroll Case holds up to 10 sheets of paper or 5 sheets of parchment. Chain (5
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
. 25 GP Bottle, Glass 2 lb. 2 GP Bucket 2 lb. 5 CP Burglar’s Pack 42 lb. 16 GP Caltrops 2 lb. 1 GP Candle — 1 CP Case, Crossbow Bolt 1 lb. 1 GP Case, Map or Scroll 1 lb. 1 GP Chain 10 lb. 5 GP Chest
holds up to 10 sheets of paper or 5 sheets of parchment. Chain (5 GP) As a Utilize action, you can wrap a Chain around an unwilling creature within 5 feet of yourself that has the Grappled, Incapacitated
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
soldiers’ gear includes 200 gp and five suits of black chain mail emblazoned with the symbol of Takhisis. The Dragon Army soldier also carries the following message: The Highmaster requires soldiers
find work in the city. If it comes up that the characters are working for Kalaman’s military, she asks the characters to introduce her to Marshal Vendri. Even if the characters don’t make this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
, working toward some mysterious end. There can be little doubt that this ancient dragon is one of the most intelligent beings on Ravnica and one of the world’s most powerful spellcasters. He is just as
, slow
4th level (3 slots): confusion, dimension door, fabricate
5th level (2 slots): conjure elemental, polymorph, wall of fire, wall of force
6th level (1 slot): chain lightning, disintegrate, true
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
mountains, in the Mournland, filled with secrets and waiting to be explored. History of the Colossi House Cannith spent much of the war working on various kinds of constructs that could serve as soldiers
amounts of gold flowed from Cyre’s coffers into the vaults of House Cannith as research and development continued, working toward a new kind of warforged that would bring an end to the war once and for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
threatening to devour any dockhands working there. Kalimrax finds her task incredibly dull and looks to the hold’s occasional visitors to provide some interest. The dragon interrogates newcomers, hoping
climb the outer walls but is otherwise indifferent to the goings-on in the yards below. B9: Harbor Towers Two mighty towers flank the entrance to the fortress’s harbor. A great steel chain stretches
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
. Chain Lightning Stadium The air around this amphitheater is charged with static. Cracked steps descend to the stadium floor, where a tiny glittering object rests on a pedestal of black stone. Three
called Chain Lightning was played in this stadium. This event, which pitted mortals against each other in an electrified arena, enjoyed great popularity. An ornate trophy cup sits on a pedestal at one end
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
working Docent to determine the location of the third piece (see the “Finding a Docent” section later in this chapter). Magic Ring. An iron ring etched with angelic feathers hangs from a silver chain on the wall. This is a Ring of Feather Falling.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
dwarves’ battle against Tinder, including the scattered and charred bones of those who died. The dwarves left three ore carts in the mine, all in working order or repairable. The cart track circling the
the other supplies are mostly still usable, even if they won’t be especially useful to adventurers. They consist of tools for mining, stone-working, and iron-working, shovels, lanterns and candles
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
character wins the tug-of-war. In either case, the contest ends. Chain Skipping. To complete this activity, a character must succeed on three DC 13 Dexterity (Acrobatics) checks, representing their attempt to
stay on their feet while they try to jump over a heavy metal chain being spun by Vile Sazha and the awakened tree. If a check fails, the character is knocked off balance, and the DC for the next






