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Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
5. Cave of Echoes Characters who enter this empty cavern hear the humming and chiseling of Gravillok, the stone giant in area 6a. Two tunnels lead in that direction, and the sounds coming from both
are equally loud. If the characters create a ruckus here, Gravillok hears the disturbance, stops working, and investigates.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Hook 1 While pursuing rumors of lycanthrope activity, the characters discover a good-aligned werebear that is working with the Gatekeepers to stop an incursion from Khyber. 2 A Gatekeeper seal in the
the party must convince the loggers to relocate before their work touches off a conflict with the Gatekeepers. 4 Working with an agent of the Chamber, the Gatekeepers are convinced the actions of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
they influence and are influenced by the Material Plane. The intensity of this influence waxes and wanes; scholars often depict the planes as orbiting Eberron — sometimes coming close, other times far
coterminous. When its influence is weak, a plane is remote. The state of a plane can be important for performing epic rituals, creating of eldritch machines, or interacting with extraplanar entities. Whether or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
drow quietly make their way up the mountainside, into the yakfolk village, and down into the fire giant forge by way of the elevator (area 9). The yakfolk have been warned that the drow are coming and
leave them alone. If the elevator is nonfunctional and they can’t get it working, the drow resort to descending through the mines (see area 10). Exactly when they arrive is up to you, but here are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
3. Entrance to the Tomb This broad tunnel is currently being shaped into the tomb’s elaborate entryway. This is an active site, featuring a number of artisans working by lantern light to plaster the
open pits.
This area is noisy with the sounds of hammering and stone cutting coming from the west (areas 8 and 10). If the umber hulks are digging, a rumbling can also be heard to the east. But even
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
of the shadows with and offer to sell a secret. The Tyrants could also have a long-term sinister agenda—something they’ve been working on for generations, which is only coming to fruition now. Do they
Sharn. In working the Tyrants into a campaign, the first question is which of these objectives will take precedence. Are they primarily grifters, trying to squeeze as much profit as possible out of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
frigid cold ever since. In the event of an encounter, a squad of 3d6 kobolds is working in or passing through the area. If the characters are dressed as Ice Hunter villagers or are wearing some other
for statistics) is working in this area or passing along the corridor. Disguises are ineffective against the ice toads, which know what creatures live in Oyaviggaton at any given time. If they see
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
expedition. When his cultist followers were routed investigating area 11, Varram left the devils here with instructions to guard against any creatures coming out of that area. The devils take their orders
it back; and that they are working for the cult on the orders of their lord Zariel, Archduchess of Avernus, who wants Tiamat out of the Nine Hells. The characters are free to pass through this room, including entering area 11—but they will be attacked with glee by the devils when they leave that area.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
frigid cold ever since. In the event of an encounter, a squad of 3d6 kobolds is working in or passing through the area. If the characters are dressed as Ice Hunter villagers or are wearing some other
working in this area or passing along the corridor. Disguises are ineffective against the ice toads, which know what creatures live in Oyaviggaton at any given time. If they see anything unexpected
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
characters. Who knew adventuring required so much paperwork? Dock Ward Ambush While the NPCs and characters are going over their bookkeeping, a group of villains working for the Xanathar Guild tries
coming out of the tunnels bruised and bloodied. Plus, she’s already bribed the two City Watch guards, Orvis Torval and Rosko Bosh, to “take a walk,” so neither is on hand during the attack. Captain
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
expedition. When his cultist followers were routed investigating area 11, Varram left the devils here with instructions to guard against any creatures coming out of that area. The devils take their orders
get it back; and that they are working for the cult on the orders of their lord Zariel, Archduchess of Avernus, who wants Tiamat out of the Nine Hells. The characters are free to pass through this room, including entering area 11 — but they will be attacked with glee by the devils when they leave that area.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
. Magic as a Tool. In Eberron, arcane magic is a form of science. The spells and rituals of wizards and artificers have been developed and honed over centuries, and those principles have been incorporated
get an illness cured by lesser restoration, but resurrection, teleportation, and similar effects are hard to come by. True wizards are rare and remarkable; most common magic is performed by a working
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
as Wearers of Purple, and they outrank normal cultists, but no formal grades exist within the ranks of the Wearers of Purple. Although the cult uses regalia in its rituals and its distant camps
, members who operate in public places dress and act no differently from anyone else. The cult is not above hiring mercenaries when it has special jobs to fulfill. Indeed, many of the “cultists” that characters encounter in the first three chapters of this adventure are working for pay.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
as Wearers of Purple, and they outrank normal cultists, but no formal grades exist within the ranks of the Wearers of Purple. Although the cult uses regalia in its rituals and its distant camps
, members who operate in public places dress and act no differently from anyone else. The cult is not above hiring mercenaries when it has special jobs to fulfill. Indeed, many of the “cultists” that characters encounter in the first three chapters of this adventure are working for pay.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
as Wearers of Purple, and they outrank normal cultists, but no formal grades exist within the ranks of the Wearers of Purple. Although the cult uses regalia in its rituals and its distant camps
, members who operate in public places dress and act no differently from anyone else. The cult is not above hiring mercenaries when it has special jobs to fulfill. Indeed, many of the “cultists” that characters encounter in the first three chapters of this adventure are working for pay.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
stands as you enter. “Thank you for coming. I won’t mince words: we’re in the dark regarding the dangers I fear are fast approaching our gates, and your role will be to change that. But first, you must
. Vendri is still working out the details of the characters’ first assignment. In the meantime, they should familiarize themselves with the castle and their lodgings on the fourth floor. She doesn’t bring
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
patronage of a powerful clan leader or other prominent figure—perhaps working to make that person a viable head of state in the long run. The Heads of State table offers suggestions for the kind of work
those coming from the Demon Wastes to the west. 10–11 Crack down on the Order of the Emerald Claw’s activities in Karrnath. 12 Strengthen the ties between the Lhazaar princes while ensuring your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
done so.) In addition, Urmon records that a magic mace named Lightbringer was commissioned by priests of Lathander, the god of dawn, from the mages working with the gnomes and dwarves of the
telepathic bond, the mage (in area 12) knows the characters are coming and has time to prepare for them. Treasure Most of the materials in this room have no value, but three small bottles hold rare
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
tomb include a large sahuagin named Ghald (see “Other Villains” in chapter 7), Unferth (male Tethyrian human priest), and two bodyguards (male Tethyrian human veterans). The bodyguards are working with
crowbars to open the crypt door, while Ghald keeps watch. Unferth is the group’s spokesman, although Ghald is in command. If the Kraken Society agents see the party coming, Unferth calls out a warning
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Gariba Vaeve An Explanation. The battle rages between forces loyal to Lolth, who is working with Vecna, and forces loyal to Miska, who is in the process of breaking free from his prison and is allied
with a vampire. Vaeve and her identical twin sister, Naxa, are adventurers from Neverwinter who came here to retrieve potent magical components for their arcane rituals. They were using the chaos of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
the rubble in 4 hours, and multiple characters working together can reduce the time proportionately. The cellar is a 30-foot-square room with mortared stone walls, a 10-foot-high ceiling supported by
poisonous snakes attack characters who venture more than 10 feet inside the garden. Goat Pen Baba Lysaga captures goats and uses their blood in her rituals of longevity. Nine goats are trapped behind
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
potential in working together and swiftly dominated Illithinoch’s other mind flayers. Once they became masters of the stronghold, these three mind flayers engaged in increasingly bizarre and esoteric
rituals with the weakened elder brain. The three mind flayers eventually heard a strange psychic call from a Far Realm godlet called Ilvaash, the Dissonant Psyche. Singing a siren song made up of profane
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
it from a kraken, her face coming to life on the marble wall and making the barrier grow so tall that the kraken couldn’t get through. Altrisos now has Ephara’s face on nearly every building and wall
training sea animals as skillfully as Setessans train land and air animals. They train sea snakes, dolphins, and even sharks on a few occasions to be combatants, working animals, aquatic mounts, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
having trouble coming up with a story for how their characters met, they may choose an option from the Party Origin table or let a d6 roll choose it for them. You should spend part of session zero
working with that player to come up with their character’s backstory, then let the player decide if they want the character to have a sidekick (see the “Sidekicks” section in this chapter). You might
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
tools, while the crafting a magic item activity can cover the construction of the portalometer. The details of the portalometer are left to the imaginations of the players (including coming up with a
characters are working on locating the ritual site, they might use the explore territory franchise activity to interact with local customers and allies to strengthen the franchise. A group of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
commoner) is an old man with a stocky build and an easy smile. He walks at an amble and speaks with a drawl—but his mind is constantly working, developing solutions to any problem he faces. Polder has
others of her pact came to Uncle Polder’s pact a couple weeks ago to trade for tools, she seemed to be embracing life in the Rattle. She spoke of how happy she was that someone named Culley was coming
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
make her expendable to the other hags. Disguised as elves, the hags tempt guests into undergoing magical transformations. Their rituals, which they call treatments, seem entirely beneficial on the
surface (see “Magic Treatments” below), and the hags are skilled at tricking guests into thinking the benefits outweigh the cost. The price for these special rituals is described as “some small boon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
moral imperative to rescue as many people as possible from the coming destruction of the multiverse, so they see recruitment as an act of mercy. However, they quickly learn that most people dismiss
, and in the formal context of rituals, an initiate might be identified by their new name and brood number: for example, “Aphellis, Initiate of the Twenty-Sixth Brood.” Leadership The leaders of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
a group of surface-world heroes coming to Janya through “friends among the Night Revelers.” He saw the characters arrive while he was watching the performance and wants to learn if they have come to
the following points: Zisatta tries to discern whether the characters are working for the People’s Stewards and is pleased if they are. She tries to get the characters to admit their mission is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
schmoozing might gain information from knowledgeable sages regarding existing portals to Mechanus, or unique rituals that can open a temporary portal. If the characters are successful in helping Stevie get
lighthouse. (This assumes that Hoobur Gran’Shoop was driven from the basement, and that the characters are prepared to deal with the possibility of him coming back.) Even if the characters don’t want
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
the northeast corner.
Unless work has been stopped and the slaves that were working in area 19 have been confined in that area, the characters hear hammering coming from the east. By instinct or
arranged around the walls of the room, though there are none near the north wall west of the archway.
Propped against the center of the north wall are dozens of stone-working tools.
This barracks area
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
fuel her terrible transmutation rituals. Alussiarr has no beef with the adventurers and doesn’t want to distress them by revealing its true form. It does, however, ask them to set it free by breaking
the seal outside the room. If the characters do so, the rakshasa turns invisible and makes its way out of Undermountain with the goal of working all manner of evil in Waterdeep — but not before
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
occasion. Divine Deals From the most notable nobles to the most humble members of the working class, everyone needs faith and spiritual guidance. And what better way to teach the value of faith to
. Meditative Rituals d8 Ritual
1 Fifteen minutes of deity-mandated calisthenics
2 Handwriting a detailed agenda for the next 24 hours
3 Sitting in silence for 15 minutes, while
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
lesser option not working?
12 I’m easily startled, but I’m not a coward.
Horror Character Ideals d12 Ideal
1 Adrenaline. I’ve experienced such strangeness that now I feel alive
immediately.
6 I’m a skeptic and don’t believe in the power of rituals, religion, superstition, or spirits.
7 I know my future is written and that anything I do will lead to a prophesied end
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
13–14 Storage for food, as well as tools used by the maze’s guardians to keep the complex in working order 15–18 Trap to confound or kill those sent into the maze 19 Well that provides drinking water
faithful can sit in quiet contemplation 15–24 Central temple built to accommodate rituals 25–28 Chapel dedicated to a lesser deity associated with the temple’s major deity 29–31 Classroom used to