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Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
would not have been admitted into the Arcane Brotherhood without her family connections—a fact that sticks in her craw.
Vellynne brought a family heirloom with her to Icewind Dale: a professor orb
’s blood on the title page. The tome contains the spells Vellynne has prepared plus the following additional spells: bestow curse, blindness/deafness, false life, find familiar, magic weapon, polymorph, protection from evil and good, remove curse, shield, and Tenser's floating disk.
Magic Items
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
gleaming black alloy of unknown origin, the servant is often described as a combination of a disproportioned dwarf and an oversized beetle. The servant contains enough space for 1 ton of cargo and a
conjecture than fact, often referring to otherworldly beings, the mysterious Barrier Peaks in Oerth, and the supposedly related device known as the Machine of Lum the Mad. The best details on the device
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
scientific fact, if you don’t know that information, you know where and from whom you can obtain it. Usually, this information comes from a Simic laboratory, or sometimes from an Izzet facility, a
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The laboratory where I did my research contains everything that is precious to me.
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I will get revenge on the shortsighted fool who killed my precious krasis creation.
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Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
steal the souls of others to fuel their wicked magic. A priest of Osybus contains this soul power in shadowy tattoos, which the priest can draw on to defy death and become an Undead monster. Though
formidable, the priests of Osybus aren’t truly immortal, a fact that chafes them greatly. They have forged a pact with the Dark Powers that will grant them immortality if they free Count Strahd von
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
26. Gate to Icewind Dale The room contains a pair of 15-foot-tall standing stones. Carved into each stone are pictographs of primitive humans using spears to hunt reindeer and fend off yetis. If a
the way to activate the gate, its destination, and the fact that it’s one-way only. Any creature that steps through this gate appears, along with any objects it is wearing or carrying, in Icewind
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
dragonmarked halfling from the Plains who doesn’t work for the houses. The Talentan reverence for spirits derives from the fact that a variety of spirits haunt the Plains. The region contains an unusual
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Undermountain Secrets Appendix C of this book contains the Secrets Deck — paper cards for you to photocopy and hand out to the players when their characters learn reliable information about Halaster
Undermountain who knows a fact, have one of the players draw another card from the Secrets Deck to determine what that NPC knows about Halaster and his dungeon.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
leading into area 8. This chamber serves as the office and apartment of Andras, the temple’s torturer and rival of the warden. It holds a bed, a desk, and mundane gear. The desk contains notes on
tortured prisoners and any information they’ve revealed (including the fact that the recently captured thieves were sent by Moghadam). If he is not at work in area 9, Andras will be found here. Treasure A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
36. Gate to Triboar This room contains a pair of 15-foot-tall standing stones. Lashed to each stone with 50 feet of hempen rope is an inanimate scarecrow, like the ones found in farmers’ fields
gate, its destination, and the fact that it’s one-way only. Any creature that steps through this gate appears, along with any objects it is wearing or carrying, in a small cornfield behind a farmhouse
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
mists, magic, and monsters. The fortress contains much of the treasure and valuables that the cult has looted from the surrounding region—treasure that will be added to an even more monstrous hoard at
Talis is with the party, she can use her rank and influence to get the characters safely to Skyreach Castle, but once inside, she cannot guarantee their safety and, in fact, turns against them at the earliest opportunity. Characters should be at or near 8th level by the end of this chapter.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
mists, magic, and monsters. The fortress contains much of the treasure and valuables that the cult has looted from the surrounding region — treasure that will be added to an even more monstrous hoard
. If Talis is with the party, she can use her rank and influence to get the characters safely to Skyreach Castle, but once inside, she cannot guarantee their safety and, in fact, turns against them at the earliest opportunity. Characters should be at or near level 8 by the end of this chapter.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Stranger Things
Lair of the Thessalhydra When the characters step out of an oversized flower (like the one they stepped into in the Upside Down), they are back in the Material Plane — home. In fact, they are pretty
offerings in worship of the thessalhydra. The walls are covered with small niches, each of which contains an offering. (See “Conclusion” below.) Area 7. This cavern is where the thessalhydra lurks. It is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Carnival Owners The owners of the Witchlight Carnival are a pair of shadar-kai (elves native to the Shadowfell) named Mister Witch and Mister Light. Witch is matter-of-fact and devoid of pretense
rooting for Zybilna’s return. They know Zybilna’s true identity but dare not reveal it. Appendix D contains additional roleplaying notes for Mister Witch and Mister Light.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
M16. Darkling Balloon Dock The door to area M14 is closed but not locked. This tower contains a sparsely furnished guest room attached to a stone balcony. The door connecting them swings back and
Story Tracker indicates that the darklings have the unicorn horn, that fact no longer applies if the characters encounter the darklings here. When she saw that the darklings had the horn, Skylla the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
. Shoe Hulk Lying in the middle of this room is an old shoe with a scorpion hiding in it. If the shoe is disturbed, the scorpion scuttles out and attacks the nearest creature. The scorpion is, in fact, an
the upper room, which contains only hundreds of bricks of pink, rotting meat and a magical mechanism that pushes them down the chute at random intervals. It’s impossible to discern what sort of creature
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
Rearguard If the characters learn of the camp location and probable site of the rearguard from the stragglers, they can use that information to bypass this encounter entirely. In fact, that would be
against a party of five or six adventurers to deal with the problem on the spot, provided he doesn’t weaken his force by sending a runner to Frulam Mondath. If the adventuring group contains seven or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Wisdom saving throw. The box can do this eight more times before its magic is fully spent, whereupon it crumbles to sand. The folded gray blanket upon which the box rests is, in fact, the carefully
discovered with a successful DC 20 Wisdom (Perception) check. It contains a jade circlet worth 1,500 gp (the material component for a shapechange spell) and a spell scroll of polymorph.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
above the middle of the floor. 17a. Temple of Ghaunadaur Ghaunadaur, a god of subterranean horrors, is respected and feared by many Underdark races, including drow. This temple contains the following
secret door is hidden.
Altar. What appears at first viewing to be a glistening altar of variegated gray stone is, in fact, a hollow glass altar with three psychic gray oozes sealed inside it.
The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
beautiful young woman with auburn hair. Strahd commissioned the painting over four centuries ago to impress his beloved. The fact that Ireena Kolyana looks exactly like Tatyana is proof to Strahd that
both women were born with the same soul. The back wall of the fireplace contains a secret door, which is opened by lifting the poker from its stand. The fire must be extinguished in order for anyone
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
fact, that would be the smart thing to do, both because it negates a damaging fight and because if the rearguard is wiped out, leaders in the cult will wonder why it never reported back. The best
advantage against a party of five or six adventurers to deal with the problem on the spot, provided he doesn’t weaken his force by sending a runner to Frulam Mondath. If the adventuring group contains seven
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a7
one of hem—and in fact both of the sacks will disappear if she is asked to accompany the party. If a character touches one of the sacks before she is asked to come along, she and the other sack
immediately disappear. The large sack contains 50 pieces each of copper, silver, electrum, gold and platinum. It appears to be a normal sack, but it has a magical aura if it is checked, for it is a bag of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
dispenser in area 22a. Four of the vats are empty, their contents having long since evaporated or been depleted. The southwest vat contains a beholder zombie, which rises out of the vat and attacks if
under the scrutiny of a detect magic spell. Treasure. Each barrel contains 40 gallons of dwarven ale that has been magically preserved for centuries. Removing a barrel’s lid or breaking the barrel
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
the entrance (area A1).
A1: Entrance A twenty-foot-long tunnel leads into the cave.
This tunnel contains a hidden pit trap, as detailed below.
Pit Trap. This 10-foot-deep pit is covered
their character’s Deception modifier (+4) for a total of 14. The check succeeds—the kobold believes the lie!
A3: Centipedes’ Den This cave contains heaps of waste. Two giant centipedes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
passage that leads south. If combat goes against the giant, he flees through this passage to give a warning of intruders to the guards at areas 9 and 10. The room contains piles of hides, a giant sack, and
(containing a staff of frost) A human wearing a jeweled belt (worth 1,000 gp) A human with a tube in its hand that contains a scroll of protection (elementals) A dwarf that has a spilled pouch of gems at its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
conceals a drop box where visitors stash black-market goods, fenced items, and guild tributes. Any character who lifts the plank sees a dusty satchel in the drop box. The satchel contains 25 sp and a
it notices a row of tiny pinholes in the lid. The coin box contains 15 cp and 11 sp, as well as a spider. Keys. The two keys hanging on the wall unlock the doors to areas G17 and area G18
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
not the arcanaloth, who is keeping a watchful eye on the wizard. Spite is the only student so far who has discerned that the headmaster is not in fact Halaster, but an arcanaloth disguised as him
(which contains all the spells she has prepared). Skrianna doesn’t trust new arrivals and attacks them at the slightest provocation, trusting that her bodyguard and her valet will protect her if a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
dwarf and an oversized beetle. The servant contains enough space for 1 ton of cargo and a crew compartment within, from which up to two Medium creatures can control it—and potentially execute a spree
of unstoppable destruction. Tales of the servant’s origins involve more conjecture than fact, often referring to otherworldly beings, the mysterious Barrier Peaks in Oerth, and the supposedly related
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
Locations on the Second Level The following locations are identified on map 6.6. 1. Hall of the Dead This dark hall contains twenty huge sarcophagi standing upright against the walls, and four even
reveal that each of these burial vaults contains only the remains of a king or a queen, moldering garments, a few corroded weapons, and similar worthless items (wererat grave robbers stole anything of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
gross, her skin covered with bristles the color of her hair. Her little pig eyes, however, are bright, suggesting intelligence unusual in a giant. Her chamber contains a giant-sized bed covered with furs
(Perception) check, that contains spell scrolls of two random 7th-level spells of a particular class (DM’s choice). All but one of the copper coffers contain unguents and the like; the third coffer
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
releases the pseudodragon and the ant swarm (use the swarm of insects stat block), which attack the nearest creatures until destroyed. Treasure The table is, in fact, crafted from four dryads, all
(including Barbatos in areas 12 or 13, and the ettin in area 35). In addition, this area contains alchemist’s supplies, an herbalism kit, two vials each of thessaltoxin poison and thessaltoxin antidote
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
or gravity where entropic forces destroy whatever they engulf. Nothing can survive within for long. Only magic items and the corpses of gods and titans can endure inside the blob. Because of that fact
Annihilation Contents 1d10 The Blob Contains... 1 An Amulet of the Planes. 2 An Artifact of the DM’s choice. 3 The corpses of two gods who were entangled in battle when the blob consumed them. 4 A Cubic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
Mirrors. A security mirror hangs in the southeast corner overlooking the games area. Another security mirror hangs on the north wall, above the chairs in the lounge area. A3: Dis This section contains
the east wall leads to the laundry (area A7). Stygian Baths. The southernmost room contains four steaming pools of water. Patrons can pay 2 gp for two hours in the pools or 5 gp for an all-day pass. A7
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
the southeast (area X31). Northwest and Northeast Rooms. The temple is flanked by L-shaped rooms to the northwest and northeast. The northwest room contains heaps of cold weather clothing and a dozen
pairs of snowshoes. The northeast room contains piles of weapons, including six war picks, nine warhammers, a dozen javelins, ten heavy crossbows, and a nicked greataxe that belongs to the goliath
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
carcass contains a 6-foot-long, 5-foot-wide, 5-foot-tall stone chest half buried under ice. A character must spend 1 hour chipping away the ice before the chest can be opened. It contains more giant-sized
before. In fact, the statuette is an actual chwinga that turned to stone when it died. Its killers are still in the room, hiding behind chairs: three Icewind kobolds (see appendix C) named Holgi, Snorp
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
stretch between stands of snow-dusted pine trees—so many trees, in fact, as to constitute a forest. To the northeast, gray cliffs rise sharply, and the road winding up to the abbey is easy to see from
, since he was interred only four days ago. Commoner Cottages. A typical cottage is only 200 square feet yet contains 1d4 adults (male and female human commoners), 1d4 − 1 children (male and female