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Spells Known of 1st-Level and Higher (p. 98)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata

Spells Known of 1st-Level and Higher (p. 98) In the final sentence of this subsection, the closing phrase has changed to read as follows: “… unless you’re replacing the spell you gained at 3rd, 8th, 14th, or 20th level from any school of magic.”

When the Dragon Takes Damage

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

. Destroying the Dragon When the dragon drops to 0 hit points, read: The dragon makes a horrific grinding noise as it begins to shudder and crumble to pieces. As its great bulk crashes into the snow

3. Watchful Statues

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat

passes the halfway point of the room, the sound of grinding stone announces the statues turning their cowled heads to follow the characters’ movements. The characters must not look into the darkness in the

, can’t understand what other creatures say, can’t read, and speaks only in gibberish. You control the creature’s movement, which is erratic.

Is That Astrolabe Breathing?

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

sneak it into the Scriptoria Collections, they told it to ambush the characters. Read or paraphrase the following: A groan echoes throughout the quiet room, like metal grinding upon metal. You spot

Beginning the Adventure

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

Tashalar. The characters can be in Candlekeep already doing research of their own, or they might be summoned there if they are known to the library and its scholars. Read or paraphrase the following when

you’re ready to begin the adventure, replacing Great Reader A’lai Aivenmore with another scholar of the characters’ acquaintance if you so choose: A’lai Aivenmore’s mood is dark as they pace before you

Creating Your Character

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

are replacing your race with a lineage, replace any Ability Score Increase you previously had with these. Languages Your character can speak, read, and write Common and one other language that you and

campaign. If you are replacing your race with a lineage, you retain any languages you had and gain no new languages. Creature Type Every creature in D&D, including every player character, has a special

32. Rotating Crawlways

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

through the tunnel safely. Rotating Tunnel Read the following text to players the first time their characters are caught in a rotating tunnel: With a loud grinding noise, this section of crawlway begins

to rotate, instantly cutting off the exits ahead and behind. You can feel the passage sink about five feet as it turns. After a few seconds, it comes to a stop and the grinding abates. When tunnel

3. Watchful Statues

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons

passes the halfway point of the room, the sound of grinding stone announces the statues turning their cowled heads to follow the characters’ movements. The characters must not look into the darkness in the

actions or reactions, can’t understand what other creatures say, can’t read, and speaks only in gibberish. You control the creature’s movement, which is erratic.

Recovering Memories

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

Recovery. Both the mind flayers of Bluetspur and the Mists surrounding the domain employ methods similar to the modify memory spell to obscure victims’ memories of their abduction, replacing them with

to their hidden memories, doled out as you deem appropriate. This might take the form of allowing the character to navigate an alien installation, operate an inscrutable device, or read an otherworldly

Dragon Armies Regroup

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

Dragon Armies have returned to the Taman Busuk region, tasked with preparing to invade Solamnia. The White Dragon Army has ventured south to conquer Icereach, where its white dragons can fight

lands with armies on the march. How do we live through a year with no harvest? I don’t know how long we’ll hold out or who’ll read this. I hope only these words serve as a warning to someone. Ollen Nahled, Commander at Wheelwatch Outpost

Approaching the Fortress

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

Decision As the characters begin their ascent, read: From high above comes a loud grinding noise as large sheets of ice break off the fortress walls and tumble down the mountainside. Suddenly, great

The Cog Carnival

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

!” Ingot, a neutral warforged soldier (see chapter 6) with a carved chunk of wood replacing a severed foot, collects a cover fee from creatures that enter the room. Warforged can enter the building for

free, but other humanoids must pay 5 cp each. When the characters enter the Cog Carnival, read or paraphrase the following boxed text to the players: Smoky, low flames in a fireplace barely illuminate

Running the Adventure

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish

meant to be read aloud or paraphrased for the players when their characters first arrive at a location or under a specific circumstance, as described in the text. Most of the monsters that appear in

adventure as written, up to the monastery. Then forgo a second laboratory location, instead replacing the final brain in a jar in the treasury (area M10) with Kwalish, and conclude the adventure there

Introduction

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1

magic button to bring things back to the way they should be, this person you love so much restored to who they really are rather than what cancer is grinding them down into. It’s easy to give in to

thus worthy of cautious respect, if not fear. Read on and learn that perhaps the derision leveled at these fiends reflects only the fear and trepidation of those who would mock them. And perhaps if

Barrow Mound

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

Mound Entrance When the characters move to the barrow entrance, read the following: Tall monoliths line the earthen corridor that connects the barrow’s entrance to the burial chamber far within. Motes

, read the following: A crude fieldstone arch forms the entrance to the burial chamber. In three branching alcoves are three scorched altars — one of a tiger, another of an elk, and another of a bear. In

1. Entrance Plaza

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat

the Statues When the party approaches the statues, read the following. As you approach the statues, you hear the sudden sound of grinding stone. The colossal figures turn their massive heads, their

1. Entrance Plaza

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons

the Statues When the party approaches the statues, read the following. As you approach the statues, you hear the sudden sound of grinding stone. The colossal figures turn their massive heads, their

Shrine of Luck

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

perch. This caused the entire arch to collapse atop the shrine, damaging it. Crime Scene When the characters investigate this crime scene, read the following: Once a striking cairn of colorful rocks

stones fell, Tamara figures that someone must have taken the centerpiece of the shrine’s rock archway without replacing it. She remarks that the stone was a very pretty, shimmery black color. Being

Creating a Race or Subrace

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

increasing the diversity of options for a particular race, rather than replacing some options with other ones. The following example walks through the creation of an elf subrace: the eladrin. This

, replacing the tiefling’s spells with spells of similar levels that more closely match the aasimar’s celestial ancestry. However, the aasimar’s expanded resistance might require limiting this trait to basic

Wizard Class Features

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook

, and can be read only by you or someone casting Identify. You determine the book’s appearance and materials, such as a gilt-edged tome or a collection of vellum bound with twine. The book contains the

Prepared Spells. Whenever you finish a Long Rest, you can change your list of prepared spells, replacing any of the spells there with spells from your spellbook. Spellcasting Ability. Intelligence is

Wizard Class Features

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules

can be read only by you or someone casting Identify. You determine the book’s appearance and materials, such as a gilt-edged tome or a collection of vellum bound with twine. The book contains the

Prepared Spells. Whenever you finish a Long Rest, you can change your list of prepared spells, replacing any of the spells there with spells from your spellbook. Spellcasting Ability. Intelligence is

Miner's Exchange

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

building’s integrity. Now, the Miner’s Exchange leans precariously, and members of the guild are desperate to repair it. Crime Scene When the characters investigate this crime scene, read the following

: You hear the snapping of wood beams and grinding of stone as you near the Miner’s Exchange, quickly followed by panicked shouts. The structure slants precariously as miners clamber around the

18. Corridor Protected by Fear Gas

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a7

character is freed by a wish spell. If the characters clear away the webs and descend to the foot of the stairway, read: Lying on the floor at the bottom of the stairs is an iron mace inlaid with silver

to shake and stones will begin to come down from the ceiling. Obviously the place is beginning to collapse, but take your time detailing the increasing rumblings, tremors, grinding noises, falling

V3. Dracolich's Antechamber

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

, read the following boxed text aloud to describe this event: The golem’s chest opens to reveal its sapphire heart. Blue light bursts from the gem and hits the double door. The symbols on the doors glow

with blue fire, accompanied by a perceptible shudder and a crackle of magical energy. With a groan and the grinding of stone on stone, the doors open for the first time in ages.

Into the Doomvault

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5

. In any case, the characters arrive in the dungeon’s gatehouse by teleportation. To start the adventure, read: You arrive in a shadowy hall with glowing teleportation circles etched into the floor

Doomvault is a vast, active complex of laboratories and menageries dedicated to creating the monstrous armies with which the Red Wizards plan to conquer first the North, then all of Faerûn. The dungeon is

When Elves Attack

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis

When Elves Attack The characters have time to take a short rest before trouble catches up to them and Captain Sartell presses them into service. At the end of the characters’ short rest, read: The

it looks like the characters are about to lose. The astral elves are confident they can conquer the Moondancer, but if two of the warriors fall, the third tries to retreat to the Dark Star. After

Clash of Fallen Flames

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

Clash of Fallen Flames Dragon Highmaster Kansaldi Fire-Eyes scours the battlefield astride the red dragon Ignia When the characters start their return to Kalaman, read the following text: A streak

. Agents from the Blue Dragon Army are gathering other floating pieces of the City of Lost Names. One way or another, the Dragon Armies will conquer the skies. Kansaldi will show the characters mercy for

1. The Vault of Chicomoztoc

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3

fear. Niche F. In a scene that shows various forms of crafting, twelve commoners are busy weaving rugs and baskets, carving totems, making pots, grinding stones for weapons, and making clothes. Treasure

characters investigate the door that offers an exit from the chamber, read: The door is carved with a sun symbol and appears to open into the room; there are hinges on this side and scratches on the

Detention Bog Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

wood. D4. Confused Constructs The ground here is spongy and carpeted in soft green grasses. Heavy footfalls and shrieks of grinding metal emanate from the mists. A muddy steel crate rests amid the

, conclude that a big creature with powerful jaws and sharp teeth tore the crate open. Enter the Hydra. When the characters reach the broken crate, read or paraphrase the following: You hear the sound

10. Maccath the Crimson

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons

obvious entrance, but a character can slide between any two overlapping tapestries to emerge inside the shelter. When the characters step inside, read or paraphrase the following. The interior of the

her grief over the death of the wizard she once served. Replacing that wizard with a member of the Arcane Brotherhood seemed a perfect solution. Maccath was smart enough to convince the dragon that his

10. Maccath the Crimson

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat

obvious entrance, but a character can slide between any two overlapping tapestries to emerge inside the shelter. When the characters step inside, read or paraphrase the following. The interior of the

her grief over the death of the wizard she once served. Replacing that wizard with a member of the Arcane Brotherhood seemed a perfect solution. Maccath was smart enough to convince the dragon that

Presto

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Uni and the Hunt for the Lost Horn

choice. Spellbook. Your wizardly apprenticeship culminated in the creation of a unique book: your spellbook. It is a Tiny object that weighs 3 pounds, contains 100 pages, and can be read only by you

of prepared spells, replacing any of the spells there with spells from your spellbook. Spellcasting Ability. Intelligence is your spellcasting ability for your Wizard spells. Spellcasting Focus. You

Geode Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

. This area is perfect for random encounters. G8. Cavern of the Lost Crown As the party approaches this area for the first time, read the following text: Bloodcurdling screams come from the cave ahead

. The cries last only a few seconds, then stop suddenly. Once the party can see the cave, read the following: Humanoid bones litter the floor of this cavern. Some skeletons are partially intact

Caer Locations (C10-C19)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

causes immediately after sharing the following information with the characters: Xardorok Sunblight, a duergar warlord, will conquer Icewind Dale unless the characters defeat him. Xardorok has a

used since. C16. Under the Castle If characters peer down through the open trapdoor in the northwest guard tower, read: A wooden ladder clings to the west wall, held in place with iron brackets. The

Sigil Encounters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel

witnessed the characters’ spontaneous resurrection. The Guvners deploy a cadre of Harmonium officers to place the characters under arrest. When you’re ready to end the exploration, read or paraphrase the

disguises. Faces of Farrow. In addition to their true form (a neutral, elf spy), Farrow regularly dons the following disguises, replacing their game statistics with those of a Sigil faction agent

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