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Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
righteous. The kingpriest and his servants created a great flying island. He named this aerial city Onyari, the City Without Sin, claiming it would be a place where he and his worthiest (and wealthiest
) subjects might cast off mortal weakness and live like the gods. But the kingpriest and his servants were loath to reveal how they created their paradise. The city was constructed on an ancient
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
lower social status, or if their poor manners reveal their inferior quality, they become targets of derision and the city’s social scene closes to them. For more adventure ideas, consider the plots on
figure out what magic she used to bewitch her way into a role.
2 A Phlegethan Hospital patient contacts the party, claiming to be the rightful Duke d’Honaire. He has a preternatural ability to bend
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
mention Prince Kirina endangering Prince Simbon to Uzoma, she’s surprised and listens to their story. Kirina denies the allegation, claiming the characters are in league with Simbon. With little patience
for bickering amid her other duties, Uzoma quickly dismisses the distraction. However, if the characters reveal that Prince Kirina and High Priest Kedjou were responsible for the aurumvoraxes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
The Dreaming Dark In the spaces between sleeping and waking, nightmares wait with grasping claws. The quori spirits that rule Dal Quor spent a thousand years seizing control of the continent of
infiltrate other organizations. Anyone could become an Inspired vessel, or be prompted into taking foolish action by a dream. Its agents are scattered across the world and have no obvious connection to one another, until they reveal their true nature and purpose.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
accusations while smugly claiming no responsibility. Characters can press Kirina on these details by making a DC 14 Charisma (Intimidation or Persuasion) check. If the characters encouraged Prince Simbon to
take his role more seriously in the “Support for Prince Simbon” section, Simbon vows to use his influence to reveal Kirina’s goals—this gives characters advantage on this check. If one or more checks
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
matriarch’s transformation: The woman stands suddenly, turning to reveal a gore-caked mouth and hollow black eyes. In an instant, she is surrounded by a cloud of flapping skeletal birds and her own
shape shifts to that of a gray-feathered harpy.
The harpies and their matriarch attack the characters in the hope of claiming another easy meal.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
sympathy for the characters, claiming she’s lost many loved ones in her long life. A character can convince Leedara to perform by succeeding on a DC 16 Charisma (Persuasion) check, in which case she
and chapter 7). Use this scene to introduce this mysterious character, but don’t reveal anything of her agenda (detailed below). Leedara Leedara died during the Cataclysm over three hundred years ago
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
Getting Started The Caves of Chaos Map displays all the locations characters can visit in the Caves of Chaos. The player version of this map doesn't reveal the caves' contents or names, only the cave
mouths and their respective elements. Share that map with your players. To begin, read the following boxed text aloud: You pass through a dense forest of gnarled trees with grasping roots, the woods
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
venom. Those desperate for a cure to a rare affliction often pray to the goddess to reveal the monster that embodies the malady tormenting them. Such insight, though, rarely decreases the danger of
mortal realm. Selfishly, the medusas each kept secrets for themselves, using these as currency to bargain with mortals. Angered that her children would hoard any of her secrets, Pharika cursed them, so that they could never after behold their own reflections without risking death.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
these thieves. Some characters might catch glimpses of these spooky figures as reflections in mirrors, shadows in doorways, or out-of-place figures standing motionless in the moving crowd. Use these
thieves as you please to add an undercurrent of dread or mystery to the carnival’s frivolities. The three thieves are fiercely loyal to their hag mistresses and won’t willingly reveal anything if
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
blights might be mistaken at a distance for shuffling, hunched humanoids. Up close, these creatures reveal themselves as horrid plants whose conifer-like needles grow across their bodies in quivering
constrict another target.
Entangling Plants (Recharge 5–6). Grasping roots and vines sprout in a 15-foot radius centered on the blight, withering away after 1 minute. For the duration, that area is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Dexterity (Stealth) check. The drow is a member of Bregan D’aerthe (see “Unexpected Allies” later in this chapter) and reveals as much if the characters confront him. If the characters reveal that they’re
is out surveying damaged sections of the city. Merchants and crafters who confront the priestess, claiming to have lost everything in Demogorgon’s attack, are banished to the Braelyn. Locals driven mad
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
appropriate for the house to reveal its full malevolence. If characters prove especially persistent (or destructive), the house might wake earlier. If this occurs, the adventure’s horror takes on a more
spirits of the house drift and sleepwalk through a structure that’s changed radically over generations. Ambient haunts are glimpses of these phantasmal impressions. They’re subtle and reveal themselves to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
whisper fearfully, claiming they saw whistlers. If asked, a worker tells the characters that whistlers are beings that emerge from the shadows, whistling a creepy tune as they steal away the unwary
the Ghost Orchid Tepui. He can reveal any information from the “Legends of Atagua” section, but he insists that whistlers are folk tales to frighten children. He shares the following as he sets out an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
preens and holds long, complimentary conversations with myriad admiring reflections here. Escape Tunnel. From the sleeping chamber, a concealed escape tunnel leads out through a hollow root before
the attack. Grasping Plants. The faerie dragon causes roots and vines to temporarily grow around it; until initiative count 20 on the next round, the ground within 20 feet of the dragon is difficult
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
between the grasping human nobles and the high-minded paladins. Stoneshafts fear the politics of powerful Waterdeep will lead to an assault on Thornhold. They have thus been preparing for siege by
of their defenses. For the same reason, only the Stoneshaft elders know and plan all the details of those defenses, so any single dwarf doesn’t know everything and can’t reveal it. Stoneshafts like
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
disadvantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks. Leaves change color to contrast with those trying to hide among them, branches move to reveal creatures, fog clears, and so on. Smooth Roads. Difficult terrain
bronze dragon’s lair, or the crystalline growths common near any gem dragon’s lair. Other examples include the following effects: Deceptive Reflections. At first glance, still water within 6 miles of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
warning or threatens to reveal one of the character’s secrets. 16–20 All bright light weakens to dim light for 24 hours. Sources that provide dim light, such as candles, do not shed any light. 21–25
reflections. Creatures, objects, and energy reflect, refract, duplicate, or are transported elsewhere. Such locations arise from the intrusion of a theorized Plane of Mirrors upon the Material Plane, or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
while trapped in their statues. The glabrezu makes telepathic contact with one character at random, congratulating that character on making it this far and claiming to have the knowledge and power to
reveal the way to King Melair’s true tomb. It promises (truthfully) to do so in exchange for its release from captivity. If the glabrezu is released, it casts dispel magic on the wall behind the tapestry
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Scarlet Mire are caused by the glut of decaying bodies beneath the marsh’s surface. Crawling claws skitter through the marsh, grasping at any who pass through. Scarlet Mire is also inhabited by roving
Vineyard Withered Vineyard is a place of plague and illness. Rows of crops stand blight-gorged and decayed. The few fruits that spawn from the shriveled plants are gray and wrinkled, breaking open to reveal
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
.” Two dazzling chandeliers, fine paintings, and lacquered chairs and tables set with gold trim decorate this opulent and expansive study. Large, curved windows to all sides reveal that you are below
headquarters first, Szorrulax easily defeats and kills Bracus. When the characters arrive, Szorrulax is claiming Dran Enterprises’ two components, having destroyed the lizardfolk’s living loot satchel to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
druid in many years and doesn’t know where Aerglas can be found. If the characters reveal their opposition to the giants, Turlang offers them help in the form of two awakened trees and one awakened
performed together in a traveling carnival troupe many years ago. If the characters make the effort to get to know Arleosa and reveal that they’re adventurers, Arleosa playfully recalls that she
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
take damage, the characters’ attacks appear to injure it. The aboleth doesn’t reveal its presence unless a tempting target approaches within its 10-foot reach of the flooded stairwell. It can also use
for it to use a lair action to send forth a grasping tide, pulling the characters into the water in an attempt to infect and enslave them. Dark Altar. The shark hanging above the stairs serves as the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
feet (thirty-seven in all, worth 10 gp each) A human wearing a ring of resistance (fire) A half-elf grasping a sack with a burst seam showing silvery coins (471 sp) A human wearing gleaming armor
container moved will reveal a hole filled with 600 gp, four 250 gp gems, and a silver tube (worth 50 gp) that holds a spell scroll bearing a 3rd-level cure wounds spell. 7. Cavern This natural rock
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
N9. Vistani Camp Several footpaths and horse trails lead to this location in the woods southwest of Vallaki. The woods part to reveal an expansive clearing: a small, grass-covered hill with low
small wooden box containing twelve fake potions in stoppered gourds (the Vistani sell these nonmagical elixirs to naive strangers, claiming that they protect against the deadly fog surrounding Barovia
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
discovers the card could swivel, but the card doesn’t move. The only way to rotate the card and reveal what lies beneath it is to use the Chime of Opening from the Key room (area 18) on it. This reveals the
objects and can’t be broken. Reflections. Reflections in this room take on a life of their own, taunting the creatures who cast them. A creature that converses with its own reflection must succeed on a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
this lost dwarven city.
Four kenku occupy the gatehouse structure, hidden behind the arrow slits. They don’t reveal themselves to the characters unless the characters discover and attack them through
Moradin Several streets converge on a plaza, in the center of which stands a thirty-foot-tall granite statue of Moradin grasping a great stone lantern in an outstretched fist. A bright light emanates
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
. The door can be pulled open to reveal a stone staircase (area N4g) that leads to the cellar. N4g. Secret Staircase Iron torch sconces cling to the wall of a stone staircase that cuts its way through
staircase railing. Framed portraits and mirrors festoon the walls, surrounding you with judging looks and dark reflections. You hear something scratching at one of the many doors. The scratching noise
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
is marked by a pair of dashed lines.) This invisible bridge, which is safe to cross, is suppressed by the activation of the spindle in area Y19n. Y19j. Chamber of Sorcery Your reflections dance over
in the city’s restoration. Do not reveal the city’s secrets to outsiders. Everlast can manifest anywhere inside the spire and can move instantaneously between locations within it. If the characters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
panel along one wall of the room can be noted with a successful DC 25 Wisdom (Perception) check. It slides open to reveal a meditation room (area T3a) that holds a number of rotting cushions and two
room, notices that one of the mirrors near the corner of the room has a shimmer in its reflections. A creature that touches that mirror takes no damage and causes the mirror to turn sideways, revealing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Lower Palace Locations P11. Carriage House When the characters open one of the doors leading to this chamber and peer inside, read: The doors swing open to reveal a crystal carriage hitched to a pair
reaching desperately toward the cauldron, while the armored woman at her side is grasping a fine-looking quarterstaff.
A jabberwock (see appendix C) is coiled around the cauldron. Zybilna treated the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
with silent stares, because the goblins have instructions not to reveal any of the information. Once all the characters are registered and have identification papers, the hobgoblin behind the lectern
visiting Skullport, claiming that it’s not safe for adventurers. It also tells them an Undermountain secret, hoping they’ll be lured away by the mystery. Draw a card from the Secrets Deck (see
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
to reveal a slew of finely crafted weapons available for purchase. 6 Three Harmonium peacekeepers escort a manacled githzerai uniter to the Prison (both stat blocks are in Morte’s Planar Parade). As
someone in the party. 8 Atop a low building, a githyanki warrior proselytizes furiously to the characters about Aoskar, the Keeper of Gateways, claiming to have seen the dead god alive and well on the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
rabbit (50 gp), a silver necklace from which hangs a crow’s-foot pendant grasping a peridot (500 gp), a potion of invisibility in a stoppered vial made from a witch’s fingerbone, and a potion of
when the charm’s benefit expires; do not reveal this secret to a player before the effect occurs. Once a creature has gained a charm from the goblet, it cannot gain another one by drinking from the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
or Spit Rock attacks in any combination and one Grasping Root attack.
Slam. Melee Weapon Attack: +14 to hit, reach 20 ft., one target. Hit: 33 (4d12 + 7) bludgeoning damage.
Spit Rock. Ranged
Weapon Attack: +14 to hit, range 120 ft., one target. Hit: 25 (4d8 + 7) bludgeoning damage, and the target must succeed on a DC 22 Strength saving throw or have the prone condition.
Grasping Root. Melee