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Dungeon Master’s Guide
minor beneficial properties
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Destroying the Book. The Book of Exalted Deeds can’t be destroyed. However, drowning the book in the River Styx removes all writing and imagery from its pages and renders the book powerless for 1d100 years.
Magic Items
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
Soul coins are about 5 inches across and about an inch thick, minted from infernal iron. Each coin weighs one-third of a pound, and is inscribed with Infernal writing and a spell that magically binds
served or the outer plane most closely tied to its alignment (DM’s choice). The souls of lawful evil creatures released from soul coins typically emerge from the River Styx as lemure;lemure devils
Book of Exalted Deeds
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Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
disadvantage.
Destroying the Book
It is rumored that the Book of Exalted Deeds can’t be destroyed as long as good exists in the multiverse. However, drowning the book in the River Styx removes all writing and imagery from its pages and renders the book powerless for 1d100 years.
Tabaxi
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
of the world beyond their home.
Barterers of Lore
Tabaxi treasure knowledge rather than material things. A chest filled with gold coins might be useful to buy food or a coil of rope, but it’s
mull over the stories and rumors they collected like a miser counting coins.
Although material wealth holds little attraction for the tabaxi, they have an insatiable desire to find and inspect ancient
Ancient Deep Dragon
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
underground river. Whatever the setup, a deep dragon festoons the narrow, twisting passages between the lair’s fungal walls with magical and mundane traps. A typical lair has the following
chamber, draped in illusion spells and protected by traps and magical alarms. When triggered, those alarms summon the dragon’s minions and allies first, followed by the dragon.
Underground River
Adult Deep Dragon
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network growing near an underground river. Whatever the setup, a deep dragon festoons the narrow, twisting passages between the lair’s fungal walls with magical and mundane traps. A typical
dragon.
Underground River. Where an underground river runs along the outside edge of the lair, the dragon has slowed its flow with a rocky dam, creating a small pool in which to bathe and raise aquatic
Backgrounds
Ghosts of Saltmarsh
burning river.
Skill Proficiencies: Athletics, Deception
Tool Proficiencies: Vehicles (water)
Equipment: A fancy leather vest or a pair of leather boots, a set of common clothes, and a
rise over the ocean.
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I am no common criminal; I am a mastermind.
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IDEAL
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Wealth. Heaps of coins in a secure vault is all I dream of. (Any)
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Smuggler
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Underworld. During the River Guide’s ages of toil, he has inspired a number of legends.
The Athrean Obols. Some claim that Athreos doesn’t collect coins out of greed but because he’s looking for five
he collected the coins anew, the gods would free the River Guide from his service and welcome him into their ranks. Ever since, Athreos has labored, both at ferrying the dead and in search of his
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
of the god it served or the outer plane most closely tied to its alignment (DM’s choice). The souls of lawful evil creatures released from soul coins typically emerge from the River Styx as lemure
Soul Coin Wondrous item, uncommon Soul coins are about 5 inches across and about an inch thick, minted from infernal iron. Each coin weighs one-third of a pound, and is inscribed with Infernal
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Underworld Crossing The Tartyx River is dotted with ruined temples of Athreos on either side of its banks that serve as crossing points between the mortal world and the Underworld. Souls of the dead
wait on the riverbank at these desolate places for the River Guide to appear and grant them passage to the Underworld side. The ruined temple buildings are as enigmatic as their patron. No priests
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Kinds of Treasure Use these guidelines in conjunction with the information in the Dungeon Master's Guide to detail treasures adventurers might find in ancient ruins built by giants. Coins Giants
' civilizations minted coins using copper, silver, electrum, gold, and platinum. These coins were sized for the creatures that used them and are thus comparatively massive to the average adventurer. (Most
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
toward the sage Khea who lives in the nearby polis. When the characters investigate, they learn from Khea that the writing is undecipherable except for the first line, which refers to the legendary Court
of Orestes, a site sacred to the god Phenax. She also notes that a recent earthquake has uncovered a cave along the Khystonos River that could be the secret site’s location. If so, then perhaps within
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Princeps Kovik This particularly cruel chain devil commanded the Nine Hells’ 8th Infantry Legion, “Terror Incarnate,” which was crushed on the banks of the River Styx by the demon lord Kostchtchie
. The Eighth Remnant The Eighth Remnant chases down any potential source of soul coins. Targets who give up their soul coins freely are allowed to continue on their way without further harassment
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Soul Coins are about 5 inches across and an inch thick, each minted from infernal iron. Each coin weighs one-third of a pound and is inscribed with Infernal writing and a spell that magically binds a
Casino Currency The Red Belvedere uses a special type of in-house currency known as a talon. An exchange desk in the casino’s lobby allows patrons to trade in coins for talons and vice versa. One
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
V9. Manticore Lair A pool fills the center of this deep cave, born from a natural spring beneath the rock and flowing outward into the river. Long stalactites hang above the pool, surrounding a
the cave, along with signs the orcs camped here for many days. Coins scattered in the pool and around the lair total 60 cp, 26 sp, and 14 gp. The orcs also accumulated four crates of plunder that include plates, candlesticks, and silks worth 50 gp total.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
tiefling directs them down a brightly lit row of docks, where boats wait to take the characters downriver. The casino’s entrance is visible a short distance away, where the river enters a wide
-mouthed cave. Boat Ride A tiefling ferrier (commoner) in a heavy, hooded robe waits silently to convey characters to the casino. The ferrier plays the part of Charon on the real River Styx. The tiefling
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
(chapter 5, area N9a). 7 of Coins—Thief What you seek lies at the crossroads of life and death, among the buried dead.
The treasure is buried in the graveyard at the River Ivlis crossroads (chapter 2, area
dead, under mountains of gold coins.
The treasure lies in a crypt in Castle Ravenloft (chapter 4, area K84, crypt 31). 5 of Swords—Myrmidon Look for a den of wolves in the hills overlooking a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
still writing the Player’s Handbook for the original AD&D game. Despite being (in a sense) older than the game itself, these adventures continue to hold a special place in the hearts and memories of D
wool or hide cloak 31–32 Bone comb and hairpins 33–40 Iron cooking pot 41–43 Drinking horn 44–47 Skinning knife 48–53 Various soiled and patched linens 54–60 Haunch of meat 61–64 Coins, copper (100 to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
A Grim Discovery As the characters make their way from the River of Gold to the Court of Flowers, they pass a shadowed alley. Glancing down it, the character who has the highest passive Wisdom
(Perception) score sees a still figure surrounded by spilled gold coins and slumped against the wall, head tilted to stare at them. Characters who investigate find a dead dwarf wearing lavish robes. Nearby
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
adorn the ceiling. The west wall bears a carving of a beautiful scene of a river and rolling hills inside a stone frame etched with symbols.
The carving of the river scene is a portal to Elysium that
the room slowly comes to life. The carved river begins to flow, and the flowering plants by the river take on color and start to wave in a gentle breeze. The stone frame looks like a portal to this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
Empty Bridge This location is presented on map 8.3. Mike Schley Map 8.3: Empty Bridge A river of dark water, thirty feet wide, flows around this floating nodule like a ring. A flat stone bridge
the churning river, which is 30 feet deep. An aboleth lurks in the water along with a water elemental minion. Trapped in the Far Realm long ago, the aboleth sequestered itself in this river to study
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
barrelstalk mushrooms into mead. The only thing Jibber-Jabber is missing in its simple life is treasure to ogle. If the characters offer it 50 gp or more in coins, gems, and shiny art objects, the
aboleth and knows nothing about its conflict with the kuo-toa.) The water in the river has started to taste bad. (The ettin has not yet been poisoned by the water, which the aboleth has tainted with its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
’ souls reach the banks of the Tartyx River, they have with them the fare necessary to board Athreos’s skiff and pass on to the Underworld. Those who don’t have a coin with them when they die and aren’t
for coins to pay for their passage. Some wander away from the shore, though, becoming ghosts or other undead. Only if their body is granted funeral rites or if the living give them payment for Athreos
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
-figure drawings carved into its northern wall.
A character who makes a successful DC 15 Intelligence (History) check can correctly interpret the carvings, which show frost giants wading up a river to
stone bridge spans the frozen river 20 feet below. The top of the bridge is covered with a slippery, icy glaze. Crossing the bridge safely requires a successful DC 10 Dexterity (Acrobatics) check. A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
. The boats ply the river that leads to the cavern. (Verity knows no other way to enter the casino.) Employees. The casino employs tieflings only. Employee-Only Areas. Doors to employee-only areas have
throughout the casino (marked on Verity’s map with red icons) project what they reflect onto twin mirrors in the security office (area A16). The Prize. The gold coins and the erinyes statuette are kept
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
suggests a temporary — but mutually beneficial — alliance. Melith knows that the only route between this level of Undermountain and the next one down is the underground river. If the characters slay
the aboleth or the kuo-toa archpriest and return to her with proof of its demise, Melith promises to furnish them with a raft that they can use to navigate the underground river and continue their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
here, scribing strange writing into the ice of the walls, or onto weathered parchment and stone tablets. A few toads transfer parchments and tablets into and out of floor-to-ceiling cubbyholes cut
understands the workings of Oyaviggaton as well as Marfulb, who knows the contents and value of every pack, chest, and heap of coins in the iceberg down to the last copper piece. Marfulb’s Lore In addition to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
here, scribing strange writing into the ice of the walls, or onto weathered parchment and stone tablets. A few toads transfer parchments and tablets into and out of floor-to-ceiling cubbyholes cut
Arauthator understands the workings of Oyaviggaton as well as Marfulb, who knows the contents and value of every pack, chest, and heap of coins in the iceberg down to the last copper piece. Marfulb’s Lore
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
, drowning the book in the River Styx removes all writing and imagery from its pages and renders the book powerless for 1d100 years.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
the River Styx removes all writing and imagery from its pages and renders the book powerless for 1d100 years. Conceptopolis Book of Exalted Deeds, Book of Vile Darkness
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
coins were melted down and reminted. Fallen from grace, Omu became known as the Forbidden City. Nine Trickster Gods With Ubtao gone, primal spirits arose from the rain forest to bewitch the few remaining
patiently waited for their god, Dendar the Night Serpent, to come forth and swallow the world. Earthquakes shook Omu and cracked it open like a fig, causing the river to burst its banks. Chance
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
will take the party about 12 hours to travel from Saltmarsh to the ford over the Dunwater River (marked B on the map). This time does not account for resting but does allow for slow movement at times
of 325 pp and a helm of underwater action (see appendix B) in which the loose coins are contained. It can be easily discovered nearby after all the bullywugs are dealt with.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
gaining entrance. Mahadi has a special collection of named soul coins, each of which harbors the soul of an enemy the rakshasa vanquished in the past. Mahadi consults with these souls individually
darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 19
Languages Common, Infernal; can read all writing
Challenge 14 (11,500 XP)
Limited Magic Immunity. Mahadi can’t be affected or detected by spells of 6th level
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
. Without knowing what the other letters are, the writing is impossible to decode—even with magic—since it isn’t a meaningful message in its partial form. Buried in the Court of Orestes Although Khea can’t
location of the Court of Orestes is lost to history, but ancient tales hint that it lies along the Khystonos River. This narrow river is about three days’ travel away from any of the poleis. Normally such
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
burning river. Skill Proficiencies: Athletics, Deception Tool Proficiencies: Vehicles (water) Equipment: A fancy leather vest or a pair of leather boots, a set of common clothes, and a leather pouch with
stolen jewels to a distant port. You attained a minor rank before disappearing from the navy and making your way here. 4 River of Shadows. Your riverboat accidentally slipped through the veil into the