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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
that comes into my territory has forfeited its right to be upset by anything I do to it. (Evil)
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Wonder. Though I don’t wish to spend time in it, my soul sings at the sight of the vast
sun and have no desire to get wet, beyond enjoying a bit of sea spray in the air. But they love being able to see the water, so they build their lairs on the heights of seaside cliffs or near perfect
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Territoriality. Any creature that comes into my territory has forfeited its right to be upset by anything I do to it. (Evil)
5
Wonder. Though I don’t wish to spend time in it, my soul sings at
, beyond enjoying a bit of sea spray in the air. But they love being able to see the water, so they build their lairs on the heights of seaside cliffs or near perfect sunbathing beaches where they can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
up on the Dragon Army soldiers, they have two options, both described in the sections that follow. On the Cliffs The simplest way to reach the Dragon Army soldiers is to climb the northeastern cliffs
and sneak up on them. Taking a boat downriver, landing, and sneaking back is also a viable option. The area atop the cliffs is wooded, but an open field lies below and behind the soldiers’ position
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
main island body. If you pull the boat ashore on the island, it would be an easy walk up to the top of the cliffs, though there is no obvious bridge from the cliffs to the ruins. Alternatively, you
swooping through the air ahead of you. The figure comes to rest atop the column farthest from Stormwreck Isle and vanishes from sight.
Again, Sparkrender does not notice the characters as he returns to his
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
Bad News As the party’s ship sails north toward the Thunder Cliffs, a southward-sailing vessel approaches them. The ships drop anchor and the captain of the other vessel, called the Uneasy Alliance
, comes aboard the ship. This captain, a human named Captain Starling Winchet, trades stories and ale with the captain and crew of the characters’ ship. She tells a tale that is of particular interest
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
Arrival After the drama on the high seas, the party’s transport finally arrives in the vicinity of the Thunder Peaks. The tops of the cliffs are visible for a great distance, long before the party
comes first. From here, the characters must either use the rowboat attached to the ship (2-8 people can fit in and operate the boat) or find their own way to the shore.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
Skalanthas Strikes! The voyage to Najkir is uneventful until the ship comes within a mile of the island. When that happens, read or paraphrase the following aloud: The sea is calm; the sky is clear
. Captain Orso hands you a spyglass, which reveals the white cliffs of a small island half-shrouded by fog.
“Najkir, dead ahead!” shouts a crew member.
Suddenly, a dragon the size of a grizzly bear
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
encloses a settlement on the side of a snow-dusted mountain spur. Beyond the wall you see the tops of snow-covered pines and thin, white wisps of smoke. The somber toll of a bell comes from a stone
to tell at this distance, but there seems to be a switchback road clinging to the cliffs that lead up from the walled settlement to the abbey. The Old Svalich Road continues west from this location for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
through the forest and craggy mountain peaks, the road takes a sudden turn to the east, and the startling, awesome presence of Castle Ravenloft towers before you. The carriage comes to a dead stop before
percent chance of one of its boards breaking under the creature. If a board breaks, the creature must succeed on a DC 10 Dexterity saving throw or fall to the bottom of the cliffs, 1,000 feet below. If a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Dunes altogether by scaling the cliffs, they find plenty of natural footholds and handholds that climbers can use when making their ascent. The danger comes from the slick mixture of water and algae
wade around the shore in the area of the dunes might be able to avoid the skeletons, or at least minimize their contact with them. Climbing the Cliffs. If the characters try to circumvent the Skull
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
street. Watch as the ward comes quietly to life around you. At first, it will be so silent that you’ll be able to hear the resident a street over who opens her sash for fresh air and clears her throat
exits, parting fondly with spouses and children, their footsteps tramping along the sidewalks or taking them into rattling hire-coaches. In the span of just an hour, the North Ward comes to noisy life
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
movement difficult and dangerous. The ground inclines at least 45 degrees almost everywhere. In places, steep cliffs and deep canyons present more challenging obstacles. Hazards include volcanic fissures
goods for sale. Its name comes from its shape: the point is on the palace’s uphill side so it diverts the ever-present lava flow to either side of the structure. Or characters could try to infiltrate
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
approaching, and after confirming they aren’t draconians, she comes out of hiding. Grasha Migan The leader of a dwarf family and an enthusiast of gnomish engineering, Grasha wears patchwork knit clothing
draconians slaying gricks around the cave, so they ignore the sound of fighting above. F2: Descending Cliffs The passage descends in a series of sheer cliffs, each one plunging farther than the last into the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
small office near the edge of town. Manistrad is a competent leader, as well as a savvy miner with a knack for pulling off impossible jobs. She’s convinced that the veins of silver found in the cliffs
. Manistrad is a woman of few words. She is curt and quick, yet she gives every person who comes before the council a fair accounting. She’s nobody’s fool. Ideal. Curiosity and hard work mark everything
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
when it comes to running Port Nyanzaru, so unless a meeting is being held to discuss city business, the delay is just a tactic to underscore who’s in charge. If the characters have interesting news
Chult. Business begins before the sun comes up, and dealing doesn’t stop until well after darkness edges across the city. It’s a noisy, jostling, aroma-rich circus. Guards are numerous, but less
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
. Many seek out strongholds straddling land and sea, with both dry and flooded chambers. When it comes to lairs, bronze dragons value function over form, and they study potential sites with a military
elevated chamber carved into the cliffs of a small island abutting the beach (in the center right of the map) serves as a larder in case of a siege. It also houses a clever series of mirrors arranged
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
the following: The path ends at a clearing before an immense waterfall. It cascades down the tepui’s cliffs into a pool coated with oily, gray slime. Dense mist hangs above the pool.
The water of
Wisdom (Perception) check realizes the voices are coming from behind the statue. The cloakers attack when a creature comes within 5 feet of the statue or it’s clear no one’s buying their lies. Statue. A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
cliffs.
Hunting the Manticore The knights ride giant vultures and stay together as a group. Characters can join the knights’ group, form their own group, or split up into multiple groups. A character
group of hunters in the canyon roll a d20, adding 1 for each character or knight in the group. Any group that rolls a total of 18 or higher comes within 100 feet of the manticore. Any and all groups
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
The Moonshaes Cloaked in mists, the rocky cliffs of the Moonshae Isles rise high above the surf of the Sea of Swords, their tops clothed in ancient forests. The Moonshaes lie due west from Mintarn
fomorians, that hurl huge stones at any ship that comes too near the coast. If you do make it to shore, bring friends, and plenty of weapons — it’s a dangerous place, but might be worth the risk. I can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
finally comes into view, rising atop a rough and dangerous-looking promontory of rock that thrusts up from the beach behind it and juts into the Sea of Swords. If the lighthouse is supposed to act as a
along the tower’s base, and three large tents are pitched on the slope of the beach behind the lighthouse promontory.
Wind and the crashing of waves against the cliffs is loud, but even over that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
looking to carouse find this the best place for a rowdy night of drinking and brawling. The town guard comes here only if called. Kreb works with Gellan Primewater to screen prospective buyers and sellers
stories and drink into the night. The Snapping Line is run by a young woman named Hanna Rist (NG female human commoner), who comes from a family of well-known lobster catchers. The Rist family also
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
minute, spreading from the churning water toppling down the cliffs. A character must succeed on a DC 15 Strength (Athletics) check to climb up or down the slippery cliffs. On a failure, the character
slips and falls 20 feet. When the characters reach the cave at the bottom of the cliffs, read or paraphrase the following description: Eerie light suffuses the frigid fog with an orange glow. The sound
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
, Elturel and its environs for many miles around are a safe haven for visitors and citizens alike. Much of this safety comes from the efforts of the Hellriders, whose cavalry patrol the roads that lead
flows north across the tor’s top and then down one of its cliffs in a series of waterfalls called the Maidens’ Leap. By canal it forms a moat for the eastern Dock District, before it joins the Chionthar
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
lost. If the characters have Boy with them, the dog and Garret become inseparable. If the characters tend to his wounds, Garret comes around and tells them that a yeti surprised him and his
zigzag their way up the mountain, clinging to narrow ledges and scaling icy cliffs. To pass all these obstacles, the party must make three successful DC 10 Strength (Athletics) group checks. If a group
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
doors. Innkeeper Nalaskur Thaelond (N male half-elf spy) keeps watch over who comes and goes, for this is where Zhentarim operatives meet to broker deals involving smuggled goods, poisons, dangerous magic
elevated road, with 100-foot-high cliffs on both sides, and pass through two enormous gates called the Hammer and the Anvil. Two wide parapets with crenellated battlements called North Vigil and South
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
far above the horizon even at the height of summer — and the height of summer is a fleeting thing. Winter here is long and ruthless. Icewind Dale is surrounded by perilous terrain. The ice cliffs of
Dualdon, Lac Dinneshere, and Redwaters. By midsummer, Icewind Dale shakes off the torpor of winter and comes forth in full flower. Grasses grow two or three feet high in the span of weeks. Birds flock
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
with dark, narrow windows and red tile rooftops stands in the middle of this natural amphitheater, ringed by sandstone cliffs all around.
Ahead, a weathered flight of stone steps leads up to the
fashioned in the shape of a scowling gargoyle, but the hand that opened the panel seems human enough. From beneath the mask comes a female voice: “Yes? What do you want?”
The monks listen to their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
impulse when angered. They are so ferocious and vengeful that they are regarded as the archetypical evil dragon by many cultures. No other dragon comes close to the arrogance of the red dragon. These
high ice shelves and cliffs in its lair, the floor around it a treacherous morass of broken ice and stone, hidden pits, and slippery slopes. As foes struggle to move toward it, the dragon flies from