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Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
acts on Soth’s initiative but immediately after his turn. Absent any other command, the skeleton tries to kill any non-Undead creature it encounters.
Spellcasting. Soth casts one of the following
spells, requiring no material components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 19):
At will: command (cast at 3rd level)
2/day each: dispel magic, hold person (cast at 3rd
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Occupied Mansion The Red Dragon Army uses a ruined mansion as a field command post. Characters might determine this mansion is noteworthy by talking to Demelin or by observing Dragon Army soldiers
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
they can profit from it. The golem appears inactive, but the party can figure out how to activate the golem from the book. By talking with the Bedine, the adventurers learn about a ruined cave complex
Hall of Rainbows. After defeating the worm, they discover clues that lead to the ruined city of Azumar. They must navigate the ruins and find the vault where the golem’s master, Prince Hamukai, now
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
and dragon retreated deeper into the Misty Forest, leaving the elven enclaves ruined behind them. However, the survivors of those cult raids would have been astonished to learn that the green
has so far kept secret his oath to Neronvain, though he feels tremendous guilt over his actions. Under King Melandrach’s command, the elves of the Misty Forest have stepped up their defenses, and the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
dragon retreated deeper into the Misty Forest, leaving the elven enclaves ruined behind them. However, the survivors of those cult raids would have been astonished to learn that the green wyrmspeaker
kept secret his oath to Neronvain, though he feels tremendous guilt over his actions. Under King Melandrach’s command, the elves of the Misty Forest have stepped up their defenses, and the cult
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
the walls to scavenge from ruined settlements and work the fields of abandoned farms, but their harvests are never enough for the city’s survivors. Though bitter and desperate, soldiers live marginally
better than civilians, being assured of daily rations and housing in the Bastion Ward—the Talons-only district around city hall where General Drakov established her command center. From here, Drakov
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
follows: First Floor. The city council and governor meet and hold events on the first floor. Various government offices, a small library, and the armory are also here. Second Floor. Military command
. The basement is used for storage, though it also holds long-sealed doors to the castle’s ruined dungeons.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
. Chief Dorbo oversees rebuilding industry, opening mines, and organizing patrols to explore parts of the ruined city that remain uninhabited by the svirfneblin. He is also responsible for rebuilding
expert in the Underdark and its many denizens, as well as how to fight them. He is grooming his brightest student, Trisk Adamantelpiece, to command the new burrow wardens, who are preparing to announce
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
druids are able to chant on their turn, the ritual is ruined and must be started anew. If the Gulthias tree (area Y4) has been reduced to 0 hit points, the ritual won’t work. Druids who realize that
“heart.” The gem can be removed only when Wintersplinter is dead. The druids command Wintersplinter to travel north and lay waste to the Wizard of Wines vineyard (chapter 12). Although the characters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Slaadi In the Ever-Changing Chaos of Limbo, bits of forest and meadow, ruined castles, and isolated islands drift through a tumult of fire, water, earth, and wind. The foremost inhabitants of this
creation and either doesn’t perceive the slaadi as threats or chooses to ignore them. Embedded in a slaad’s brain is a magic gem. Acquire it, and the slaad is yours to command.
VARIANT
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
embark on an expedition into the wilds of Chult (chapter 2), eventually finding the ruined city of Omu (chapter 3). The characters don’t know that Omu is their ultimate destination from the outset; they
survivors of the Star Goddess shipwreck, and Red Wizards under Valindra Shadowmantle’s command. As the adventurers explore Omu, they are either captured by yuan-ti or forced to confront them in their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
allowed the Cataclysm to devastate Krynn. Soth perished during the Cataclysm but then rose from the ashes as an Undead horror. In his cursed castle, Dargaard Keep, Soth long ignored the ruined world, but
within the sphere, becomes a skeleton under Soth’s control. The skeleton acts on Soth’s initiative but immediately after his turn. Absent any other command, the skeleton tries to kill any non-Undead
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
side? “He has achieved mastery over life and death. There is no better lord to command this ruined fortress.” What do you know about the ruined fortress? “We died defending it, and we defend it still
40-foot-high, 1-inch-thick dome of opaque necrotic energy erupts from the middle of the moat to enclose the ruined fortress (area N6). When the dome appears, read the following: A wall of writhing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
resemble his dead realm of Thanatos, and all creatures would become undead under his control. Under its black sky, Thanatos is a land of bleak mountains, barren moors, ruined cities, and forests of
command, the demons of Azzagrat present a veneer of civility and courtly comity. However, the so-called Triple Realm holds as much danger as any other part of the Abyss, and planar visitors can vanish
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
the ruined city depicted in mural F. He is willing to guide the party there. If the golem sees the murals, it looks confused or reacts with vague recognition as it tries to recall images from its
.
The inscription reads: “Here, by Hamukai’s command, the Sapphire Sentinel unlocks the Vault of Stars to hide and protect the Nether Scroll.” Mural D This mural portrays a battle between the young
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
The wide tunnel ends suddenly around this bend. Large chunks of stone suggest a long-ago collapse.
Warren Mahy Ropers lurk amid the
ruined mine tunnels Two ropers lurk amid the stones here. They
the command word, the only way to shrink it again is to sprinkle a handful of gravel from a petrified creature upon it. Wade Acuff Mudslick Tower Talking with Zoklork. Zoklork has spent a lot of time
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
from across the multiverse in search of obscure magical lore and perverse delights. By Graz’zt’s command, the demons of Azzagrat present a veneer of civility and courtly comity. However, the so-called
bleak mountains, barren moors, ruined cities, and forests of twisted black trees under a black sky. Tombs, mausoleums, gravestones, and sarcophagi litter the landscape. Undead swarm across the plane
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
. Ruined Kitchen Frost covers a bloated trestle table that stands amid rotting barrels and casks in the middle of what used to be a kitchen. Storage racks along the walls have collapsed into piles of rotted
. Otherwise, the mephits take no aggressive action without a command from their creator. Stairs Down. The stairs, which descend 90 feet to area G10, are slippery. The slippery ice is difficult terrain. When a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
remnants were driven back into the dungeons under their stronghold, the Temple of Elemental Evil. The forces of good, under the command of Prince Thrommel IV of Furyondy, besieged the temple, which
great white diamond fell from the sky and glowed with the brilliance of the sun, and its magic could drag mortal souls screaming from their bodies and trap them. The fortress was ruined long ago, but on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
The Ruined Cellar The abbey’s remaining clerics and guards spend their days here in charred, uncomfortable quarters. 1. Rubble and Cellar Entrance All that remains of the abbey is a great square of
the foundation stones. Ruined cooking utensils, crushed pots and pans, mangled kettles, and less identifiable metal objects lie in one pile. Broken crockery, platters, plates, porcelain, and pottery are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
from the lantern, revealing ruined shops around the plaza, their inner chambers extending into the rock.
Two Howling Hatred initiates, one hurricane, one skyweaver, and two kenku are stationed here
brightly lights this plaza. A8. Ruined Villa The freestanding buildings in this part of the city are little more than crumbling shells and heaps of rubble. Deep holes split the cobblestone streets and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
cold have not been kind to them.
Most of the books and scrolls that litter the floor have been ruined by centuries of disuse, but adventurers who search the remains unearth two survivors: a scroll
Chamber of the Ebon Star.” This passage provides adventurers with the information they need to open the magical doorway in area Y19m. Treasure. Lying among the ruined documents are two useful items: a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
none of the characters speak Xingyu. Once she is given a moment to take everything in, Lio Gong shares the following information: The ruined palace was once Lio Gong’s home. She was the favorite spouse
command word for the mirror of life trapping, “lanhua,” and offers to share it immediately if the characters promise to escort her to whatever remains of the palace gardens (area Y6). If asked about
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
going through tough times. Mercenary Camp Along the road north of Vogler, a mile past High Hill, lies a mercenary camp. Known as the Ironclad Regiment, the soldiers here are under the command of Captain
the western edge of town. Thornwall Keep’s steward, the knight Becklin Uth Viharin (introduced in the “Final Farewell” section), maintains the keep. Partially ruined walls surround the keep’s three
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
area E7 is stationed here two hours later. These cultists know the command phrase to activate the obsidian columns. E3. Niche Hall Niches line both sides of this dark hall. A shadowy form stands
7), second in command of the fire cult. He is responsible for guarding the northern half of the complex. Roleplaying Bastian. Bastian is suspicious of anyone he doesn’t already know and assumes any
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Player Version 1. Command Tents Templars from the Order of the Gauntlet removed everything of value from these tents when they came to inspect the scene of the disaster. A character who pokes around
in one of these tents has a 1-in-6 chance of stirring up a poisonous snake. 2. Soldiers’ Tents All the tents are ruined one way or another. Most were slashed by claws or weapons during the fight, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
Hellbloom Luke Eidenschink Falling water and birdsong echo through the ruined stone passages of this garden, mingled with eerie, distant animal calls. A prodigious flower blooms in the northwest corner
the menagerie. The hags know the command words for the mirror and use the mirror’s cells to keep their monstrous pets. Cages. The gates to the six cages are unlocked and squeal on rusty hinges. Straw
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
effort, both in game and around the table. What should a headquarters look like initially? Do the characters prefer to travel by land or by sea, or to operate from a fixed location? Is a ruined keep
headquarters is a mundane site, which has often been selected or handed down by Acquisitions Incorporated. The characters’ initial base of operations could be a ruined tower, a worn horse-drawn carriage
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
command (see appendix B) and a set of bronzed orc teeth strung as a necklace (no monetary value). 12. Kitchen The door into this area from outside is barricaded from within the room. It can be forced
bin of potatoes is scooted up against the rear face of the kitchen’s brick hearth.
This larder once held enough provisions to feed two dozen people for three days. Ruined Map. Any search of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
sections on the south and west side of the castle. Treasure Holger has accumulated a tidy little hoard, mostly through “fining” the warriors under his command for minor infractions. He stores a
here. K5. Ruined Stable This old stable is in bad shape. Most of the roof has caved in, and rotting debris fills the interior. Six horse stalls line the back wall.
The cultists haven’t bothered to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
ledge leading to area B6 and ends at an arrow slit, beyond which lies area B22. The arrow slit is 4 feet tall but only 6 inches wide. B3. Ruined Gates A massive pair of stone doors lies broken just south
area B3, but they don’t keep a watch posted at the arrow slit. Yarsha is murderous, and she has set her sights on assassinating Miraj Vizann and taking his place as the cult’s second-in-command. If she
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
The Dark Seldarine Lolth demands the lion’s share of worship from the drow, according to her wishes and by the command of her priestesses. The Spider Queen isn’t, however, the only entity venerated
him. Some succeed admirably and achieve great things beyond the reach of most males, but many more succumb to excesses of the flesh, dissipation, and disease, or they are ruined or murdered by a rival
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sleeping Dragon’s Wake
wearing simple clothing. She has her fists raised in an unarmed fighting stance. She was a heroic monk and the lady of the now-ruined Spirit Soaring cathedral in the Snowflake Mountains. Laerel
cavern. There is one phase spider plus one additional phase spider per member of the party, not including sidekicks. The spiders and druids attack when they notice the characters. The druids command
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
supplies lie scattered about the space.
Treasure. Though most of the bottles in this room have been ruined, a few are in fairly good shape. A thorough search yields a potion of healing (superior) and a
, and fungi. He lurks at the back of the cave, awaiting Xanthoria’s command before stepping out of the shadows. Additionally, nearby lurks the rotting husk of an infected treant ready to defend its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
. Countless adventurers have perished in the Mere, drawn by true tales of ruined castles half-sunk in the mire. These once noble estates are now home to lizardfolk, undead, and worse. The greatest threats to
disturbs them. Behind their chairs are piles of horse bones. As a bonus action on its turn, a Hunt Lord can command the nearest pile of bones to rise up and become a warhorse skeleton under its command