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Featured Domains

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

overview of the domain’s most infamous locations. In many cases, these locations are represented on a map of the domain. Each map also notes additional sites waiting to be detailed in your adventures

. Darklord. A description of the domain’s Darklord appears here, along with details revealing the roots of their evil. Adventures. This section describes the kinds of adventures that naturally fit within

Thornwall Keep

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

Thornwall Keep Veins of bronze-colored ivy cling to Thornwall Keep’s ancient three-story stone tower, the tallest structure in Vogler. From its crenelated roof rises an elaborate device resembling a

.” Becklin smiles at the memory as she opens the box, revealing a round green shield. The box contains Ispin’s signature shield, a +1 shield carved with a scarred broadleaf tree and painted a mossy green

T12: Ghastly Work

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves

hungry eyes.The double door at the northern end of the hall stands open, revealing a vast chamber beyond. Swathed in shadows at the back of this large chamber towers a massive statue of a goatish fiend

emerges from the secret door in the back of the statue in area T13 and comes to join the fray, trusting that the adventurers are the heroes he’s been waiting for. Meanwhile, the zombies continue

Old Lockford (Areas L1–L2)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault

gates to swing open before you. A wave of heat washes through the bulwark as the gates part, revealing a grim town bathed in hellish light and periodically brightened by flashes of lightning. The

them he will be here waiting for them. (If the characters don’t speak his language, the sergeant raps his knuckles on the outer gates seven times to explain what they must do to signal for the gates to

The Big Picture

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

beyond the Free City of Greyhawk as five major regions, each with its own store of adventure possibilities waiting to be explored: Central Flanaess. Diverse peoples clash against Iuz and the forces of

the only relevant details of this history are those that feature in your adventures. Highlight significant in-world details by revealing them in the course of your adventures. Use the following

Meeting with Vizeran

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

pale violet light brightens before you, revealing an opening in the vaulted ceiling and a spiral stone staircase with no railing, climbing up into darkness. Around the stairs, the light reveals a

of the entrance. The ball of violet light floats to a stop beneath the center of the open shaft, beyond the foot of the stairs. It then hovers there as if waiting for you. The orb of magical

Sites and Ruins

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

that crawl along the streets, cling to lampposts, and flee from strangers, and living scrying spells that shift and shimmer, displaying distant scenes on their amorphous skin. Eston was renowned for its

was once the capital of Cyre. Now it lies empty, seemingly waiting along the Cyre River for its people to return. Parts of Metrol have been shattered, their buildings crushed and tumbled by whatever

Girallon

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

Girallon A girallon looks like an oversized, four-armed ape with gray skin and white fur. Its fangs and claws set it apart from a normal ape, revealing it to be a monstrous predator. Girallon

waiting for prey to come near. A girallon is surprisingly stealthy, considering its size and its lack of camouflage. Girallons form loose bands of several individuals and their offspring, usually led by a

8. Nightstone Inn

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

revealing her location. Any character who peers up through the hole in the ceiling can spot Kella lurking in the shadows with a successful Wisdom (Perception) check contested by Kella’s Dexterity

the guise of a traveling monk and is waiting for Zhentarim reinforcements to arrive (see the “Seven Snakes” section). She had nothing to do with the cloud giant attack, but she intends to take over the

Broken Silence

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

elaborate on why they chose the character or why they’re revealing themself now. This brief conversation allows characters to learn as much as you deem necessary about their gods, and it ends with the

any disturbance in their camp. If they were traveling with anyone else, their companions are waiting for them when they return. Any fellow travelers didn’t notice the characters leaving the camp and

Temple Crypts

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

to a gouge in the floor of that area. Leedara The elf waiting here is Leedara (a neutral ghost detailed in chapter 3) in her guise as a living Silvanesti elf. She’s here to aid the characters in

, revealing another room once hidden behind a secret door. The small room is strewn with shattered pottery, a broken chest of empty drawers, and a moldering pile of clothes. A successful DC 12

Lesser Cavern Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Descent into the Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth

yawn, the face sticks out its tongue and says “aah,” revealing a gemstone the size of a hen’s egg on its tongue. “Truth.” If a character asks one of the faces which way to go or uses the word “truth

dozens of bats, but a cloaker that dwells here devoured them. The hungry creature hides among the stalactites, waiting to fall on one of the characters. Tunnel Ledge. A ledge on the north wall of the

Greater Caverns Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

. Blessed by Laogzed, the troglodytes are immune to the poisoned condition. Foul Welcome. Six troglodyte warriors lurk near the entry, waiting to ambush creatures arriving from the lesser caverns. The

fungi. This is the lair of Lludd, a clever and long-lived behir who speaks Common and Giant in addition to Draconic. Lludd lurks on a ledge near the entrance to the chamber, waiting for morsels worthy of

Lesser Caverns Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

, stick out its tongue, or yawn, the face sticks out its tongue and says “aah,” revealing a gemstone the size of a hen’s egg on its tongue. “Truth.” If a character asks one of the faces which way to

stalactites, waiting to fall on one of the characters. Tunnel Ledge. A ledge on the north wall of the cave stretches out 30 feet above the floor. A short tunnel leads from the ledge to the river beyond. The

Firefinger

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

. If Azaka Stormfang (see chapter 1) is with the characters, she insists they attack the spire. She suggests waiting until nightfall or rain, if none of the characters think of it. If characters refuse

. However, the chamber in the northeast corner is the lair of nine stirges, which cling to the 10-foot-high ceiling. They don’t react unless multiple characters enter their lair or someone brings in a torch

Yun Dynasty Ruins Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

succeeds on a DC 14 Wisdom (Medicine) check can tell they are hundreds of years old and belonged to humans and dwarves who met violent ends. Ropers. Three ropers cling to the ceiling in the southeast part of

(Investigation) check notices that one of its bronze orbs is missing. This portion of the throne is in area Y6. If it is returned to the throne, the platform holding the throne slides aside, revealing a 10-foot

N4. Wachterhaus

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

bookshelf that stretches along the southernmost wall is actually a secret door on hidden hinges. The bookshelf can be pulled outward, revealing an open doorway that leads to area N4q. N4q. Storage Room

Scab Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

exposed a 20-foot-tall, 5-foot-wide window: The scab on one side of this narrow passage is stripped away, partially revealing one of the citadel’s stained glass windows. The opaque blue and yellow panes

ceiling, filling a large pool that covers the floor of this chamber. A hunk of scab floats in the blood. Three invisible barlguras cling to the walls of this chamber, their claws digging into the soft

Vault Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault

the other side of the wall—revealing a secret way to area T9. Treasure. Four 12-foot-wide paintings (400 gp each) and a smaller 2-foot-wide painting (1,000 gp) are on display. A character who examines

invisible stalker. The invisible stalker doesn’t reveal its presence or attack immediately, waiting to do so until the characters either remove a book from the room or try to cross the spiked pit in

High Hall Cathedral

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

the altar while the hand is opened and succeeds on a DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check detects a large secret panel in the palm of the hand. The panel opens easily, revealing a concealed staircase

. Vaults These vaults are used for holding bodies waiting to be interred in some other part of the cathedral, or in Elturel’s cemetery. The only bodies presently here are people who died as the city was

Cave Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

the party enters this section of the mine, the jelly begins stalking the group, instinctively waiting for an opportunity to attack a lone target. Low Ceiling. Because of the low ceiling in this area

cling to the ceiling. The monsters find scant living prey in the mines and are ravenous. Since the characters are probably looking at the skeletons on the floor, the stirges are likely to get the drop

Areas of the Villa

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

Moonsea region. Secret Door. The Cassalanter family portrait hides a secret door. Tilting the painting causes the door to swing outward on hidden hinges, revealing the pantry (area C11) beyond. A

. Founders’ Day. Fancy nobles are waiting in line to freshen up. C17. Playroom This room contains the following features: Strewn about on the floor are giant stuffed toys, jack-in-the-boxes, dolls, and

Tomb Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries

, yellow-robed priest of Savras waiting for you. As the characters move around in the room, the eyes in the walls turn to follow them. The guard is Alessia Baseer, a lawful good human priest of Savras

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

Encounters in the Villa

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

to the east has been drawn back, revealing a claw-footed bathtub. Area G15b is a wood-paneled bedchamber with a birdcage on a table and a permanent teleportation circle inscribed on the floor. The

bunk beds for the junior staff. A total of nine maids, cooks, and valets (commoners) are holed up here, waiting for someone to rescue them. They are armed with improvised weapons (rolling pins, mops, brooms, and the like) that are treated as clubs.

Areas of the Lair

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

15 Wisdom (Perception) check. To open it, one must press a nearby wall carving shaped like an eye. When this is done, the secret door swings inward, revealing a curved hallway (area X8) beyond. X3

found with a successful DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check. It can be lifted with a successful DC 12 Strength (Athletics) check, revealing a wooden ladder that leads down to area X29. X19. Xanathar’s Sanctum

Cottage Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

a creature smiles into the mirror. In that case, the creature’s reflection also smiles, and a secret door in the wall holding the mirror swings inward, revealing a hidden passage (area B9). Any

is blocked by a tiny wooden door that is barred on this side by a steel needle. Lifting the needle allows the tiny door to be pulled open easily, revealing a moldy stretch of floor underneath the

Lower City Gazetteer

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

Expeditions. Now Shilvin can sell her modest selection of goods and any jungle-related gear only after a ten-day waiting period, helping to ensure that fewer citizens rush off to Chult unprepared. To make up

, there’s usually multiple veteran mercenaries here swapping stories and waiting for contracts. While anyone can pay Garmult to study in the House of Mastery, only those who’ve earned membership in the

Lower City Gazetteer

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer

Shilvin can sell her modest selection of goods and any jungle-related gear only after a ten-day waiting period, helping to ensure that fewer citizens rush off to Chult unprepared. To make up for the

teach classes in the building’s open-air atrium while other members lounge on the overlooking balconies. At any given time, there’s usually multiple veteran mercenaries here swapping stories and waiting

Outer City Gazetteer

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

a cylindrical stone building, its open doorway revealing stairs leading down into the forest floor. Atop the building, a smaller statue of Balduran stared back the way he had come. Prevented from

game for squatters. Ramshackle wooden tenements, taverns, and shops crowd both sides of the arched stone spans, leaning out over the narrow road between them. Even more cling to the sides of the

Outer City Gazetteer

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer

. In a wood just a few miles west of the city, he came upon a cylindrical stone building, its open doorway revealing stairs leading down into the forest floor. Atop the building, a smaller statue of

for squatters. Ramshackle wooden tenements, taverns, and shops crowd both sides of the arched stone spans, leaning out over the narrow road between them. Even more cling to the sides of the bridges

The Fissure

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

Intelligence (Investigation) check to recognize subtle details in the stonework revealing the trap’s area. When any creature touches the double doors, including to pick the lock, each creature standing in

encouraged Gorkoh to expand his Common vocabulary, with inconsistent results. Since becoming separated from Caerhan during a carrion crawler attack, Gorkoh has hidden here waiting for his mentor to return. He

Faerûn

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

in mainland markets. Ruined Mezro stands across the sea from Calimshan, waiting for explorers and its displaced people to cleanse the city of its undead inhabitants and uncover the treasures that lie

century ago. After these tribesfolk were defeated, some of the fierce, mounted warriors who survived the conflict gathered to form the small nation of Yaïmunnahar. Some others cling to the old ways

Wedding Itinerary

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

. Here they can relax, take a nap (and sober up as necessary) before changing into the formal wedding attire waiting for them in their rooms. This time off is a perfect opportunity to figure out where

south through the Hall of War and east past dwarven residences. Ironbeard exits his quarters to join them, revealing the location of that area if the characters haven’t sussed it out already. The

Zorzula's Rest Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

) radiant damage Storm. 13 (3d8) lightning damage Wind. 13 (3d8) force damage Once the correct sequence has been tapped, the secret door in the wall opens, revealing area Z11. Z11: Vault The stale air in

spirals around the cavern before plunging deeper into the mountain. Three gricks hide among the rocks and crystals, waiting to ambush potential prey. The first time the characters enter this cavern

Eternal Garden Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

beings, the pixies and sprites are perfectly amiable, revealing themselves and welcoming such characters to their home. If the characters inquire about the garden or any of its residents, the Fey huddle up

sparkles between its roots. The smaller oak trees here evoke looming figures because they were all once people before they were transformed into trees by the two barkburrs (see appendix B) that cling to

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