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Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation Supplement
13. Ruined Guard Room Characters can enter this room through an open doorway in the west wall or the stone double door to the east. The outside door of this room has fallen in, and vegetation has
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
and roc;rocs to challenge dragons’ mastery of the sky, storm crabs were meant to battle dragon turtles, bronze dragons, and other aquatic foes. On many worlds, these creatures fiercely guard the
underwater strongholds of storm giants, as well as the ruined keeps giants have abandoned.Cold, Fire, Lightning
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Legendary Resistance (1/Day). If the slasher fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Shrouded Presence. The slasher is immune to any effect that would sense its emotions or read its
disguise, its visage becoming a symbol of its crimes.
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Penitent. The killer can’t help itself from committing crimes and seeks help to thwart its own continuing violence.
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Ritualist
Classes
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
dragon’s hoard, creating your bond through that token’s lingering draconic magic.
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A secret order of rangers who collect and guard draconic lore taught you their ways.
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A
power.
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An ancient Draconic inscription on a standing stone empowered you when you read it aloud.
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You had a vivid dream of a mysterious figure accompanied by seven yellow canaries, who warned you of impending doom. When you awoke, your drake was there, watching you.
Classes
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
dragon’s hoard, creating your bond through that token’s lingering draconic magic.
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A secret order of rangers who collect and guard draconic lore taught you their ways.
3
A
power.
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An ancient Draconic inscription on a standing stone empowered you when you read it aloud.
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You had a vivid dream of a mysterious figure accompanied by seven yellow canaries, who warned you of impending doom. When you awoke, your drake was there, watching you.
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
can tease out their hearts’ desires after a few minutes of conversation, and with a few leading questions you can read them like they were children’s books. It’s a useful talent, and
title from those who stole them from me.
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A powerful person killed someone I love. Some day soon, I’ll have my revenge.
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I swindled and ruined a person who didn’t deserve it. I
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
ruins. You are part of a savage society that clings desperately to the Old Ways — attuned to nature, full of primal rage, and given short shrift by a world consumed with continuing civilization
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Feature: Rubblebelt Refuge
You are intimately familiar with areas of the city that most people shun: ruined neighborhoods where wurms rampaged, overgrown parks that no hand has tended in decades, and the
Magic Items
Infernal Machine Rebuild
darkvision out to a range of 120 feet.
The weapon can speak, read, and understand Common, and can communicate with its wielder telepathically. Its voice is a rough, ruined echo. While you are attuned
version of the green devil face of the Tomb of Horrors is fashioned into the hilt of the weapon, with the blade extending from its open mouth. The blade always appears ruined and rusting, and causes its
Charlatan
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Backgrounds
Player’s Handbook (2014)
You have always had a way with people. You know what makes them tick, you can tease out their hearts’ desires after a few minutes of conversation, and with a few leading questions you can read
stole them from me.
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A powerful person killed someone I love. Some day soon, I’ll have my revenge.
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I swindled and ruined a person who didn’t deserve it. I seek to atone for my
Balhannoth
Legacy
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Monsters
Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes
well-traveled roads and paths, snatching people who come along. A balhannoth that has been captured and exploited by drow might lair in caves near Underdark passages and guard the ways in and out of a
in the area reshapes to assume the appearance of a location sought by one intelligent creature whose mind the balhannoth has read (see Regional Effects below). The transformation affects nonliving
Kenku
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
The map we found showed the entrance to the Priest King’s treasure cache right in the middle of the ruined section of the city. We approached our destination without issue, but as we arrived
the area patrolled by the guard did she explain that the noises indicated that the wingless folk had claimed that area, and that to trespass would be to court death.
— Gimble, Notes from a
races
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
survive with just their wits in situations that would be deadly for other folk. Because of that fact, many lizardfolk myths state that their people were placed by the gods in the Material Plane to guard
follow those suggestions or ignore them, but you can’t raise any of your scores above 20.
Languages
Your character can speak, read, and write Common and one other language that you and your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
distraction, providing cover for an attempt to steal the orrery housing and the components the characters have obtained. Continuing across the Greypeaks, the characters reach the ruined town of Fortune
the clockwork creatures that guard the vault. But the characters are ultimately chagrined to discover that the component isn’t there, with the vault set up as a ruse to distract anyone attempting to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Entering the City When the characters see Omu for the first time, read: The jungle parts to reveal a dead city enclosed by sheer cliffs. Ruined buildings and stone boulevards rise like ghosts from
lava. A ruined palace lies a few hundred feet from the edge of the steaming abyss.
The cliffs surrounding Omu are 100–150 feet high and composed of crumbling rock. Thick jungle hugs the clifftops
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
View of the City A door in Demelin’s apartment opens to a path leading up to the street above at the location marked “Path of Memories” on map 6.2. As the characters emerge outdoors, read or
, a delicate tower of sharp marble and graceful buttresses rises into the sky. It’s made all the taller by its rocky foundation, which floats off the ground.
Give the players a few moments to ask questions about the city before continuing with the following section.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
Arrival When the characters arrive at the tower, read the following boxed text aloud: A tall, ruined tower thrusts skyward from the summit of the crag. Its uppermost floor is blackened with soot and
structure. At the foot of the tower, two ruined arches open into the interior.
The tower is unguarded, and the only person present is the wizard Gallio Elibro. Refer to “Dealing with Gallio Elibro” if the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
T6. Guard Tower Rooftop Ten-foot-tall, gold-plated statues stand atop the battlements, facing outward. Each one depicts a female human knight holding a lance. The cold wind stirs the snow, under
. The skeletons are the remains of four guards who held this post long ago. Characters who search the remains find tattered bits of cloth, broken longbows and arrows, rusted blades in ruined sheaths
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Helm The Watcher, He of the Unsleeping Eyes, the Vigilant One The god of vigilance and protection, Helm is seen as the epitome of the guardian, the watcher, and the guard. He is venerated by those
stairways during the Time of Troubles, preventing the gods from ascending them and continuing the chaos of that period, until the Tablets of Fate were found. Although his faith has known dark days, worship of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Gatekeepers The Gatekeepers are a druidic sect dedicated to protecting the natural world from unnatural forces. They battle aberrations and guard against extraplanar invasions and the release of
world and showed them how to work with stone and soil, and how to read the future in the movement of the Ring of Siberys. She charged her students to remain ever vigilant against the threat that was to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Preparing for Arrival Regardless of the means by which the characters travel to the island, assume that they arrive near the ruined dock on the island’s southeast arm. This puts them on the far side
of the island from where the wizard Nass Lantomir met her doom. Read or paraphrase the following boxed text to the players, whether the characters approach the island by sea or air: The fog through
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Adventure Overview This adventure begins when the characters read the story of the lost golem in Alkazaar’s Appendix and discover the magic picture in the book. The picture-portal can teleport the
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Kenku The map we found showed the entrance to the Priest King’s treasure cache right in the middle of the ruined section of the city. We approached our destination without issue, but as we arrived at
patrolled by the guard did she explain that the noises indicated that the wingless folk had claimed that area, and that to trespass would be to court death.
— Gimble, Notes from a Treasure Hunter
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
Reaching the Tomb The following locations provide different ways to access Xeluan’s tomb. Ruined Citadel Oztocan’s most prominent landmark is the ruined citadel around which the town was built. A
recently excavated tunnel leads to Xeluan’s tomb and is guarded at all times, as described below: Ten members of the town guard stand watch atop giant blocks of stone that were once part of a great
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Within the Castle Once the conversation with Marshal Vendri is complete, a guard guides the characters to the fourth floor while sharing details about the castle. Built centuries ago, the castle was
long used by the Knights of Solamnia. Many of its large halls are decorated with images of Solamnic knights and the gods and animals they honored. The guard goes on to describe the castle’s layout as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
7: Bank The keep’s residents and visitors store their most valuable belongings and savings in the bank. When the characters arrive at the bank, read the following boxed text aloud: This one-story
bank sports a teller’s window with a drop-down counter. A bespectacled halfling woman in a silk tabard sits behind the glass. Outside, a bored human guard stands watch.
The banker, Quink, relies on the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
Arrival The dwarven excavation lies due east of Leilon, 15 miles southwest of Phandalin, at the eastern end of a canyon (area E1). When the characters reach area E1 on the map, read the following
precariously by a hinge and the other door missing. Beyond this open gate, in the shadow of a great mountain to the east, lies a ruined settlement. All is quiet.
If the characters announce their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
, continuing east to area T2. North Tunnel This tunnel leads to the Mellikho Stoneworks quarry (Red Larch, area 18). If the characters investigate the tunnel, read the following: The tunnel is muddy. It
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
ruined colossi, the veterans’ camp, and Ialos (see map 4.1 and the sections below). Otherwise, the view from this hill is limited, offering a glimpse of only the nearest ruined colossus. Ruined Colossi
Each time the characters investigate one of the colossi shown on map 4.1, read or paraphrase the following: What was once a massive, bipedal war machine made of stone, metal, and wood now lies in ruin
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
ruined settlement, read the following: Gradually, the trail becomes an old, overgrown lane winding between dilapidated buildings choked with vines and brush. In the middle of the settlement rises a
dangerous forms. Few people dare to venture into the ruined village now, and those who do so seldom stay long—with two notable exceptions. The druid Reidoth (see area U4) visits Thundertree from time
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Approaching the Caer When the characters first approach the castle, read: A sturdy, stone castle devoid of warmth and ostentation squats atop the cliffs overlooking the town and the frozen harbor
. Warding the castle entrance are thick, battle-hardened wooden doors. Four cylindrical guard towers have wind-worn flags bearing the town’s heraldry fluttering above their tiled, conical roofs. These
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
Welcome to Dragon’s Rest Read the following text when you’re ready to start: Your journey was uneventful, but the island now visible off the bow promises rare wonders. Seaweed shimmers in countless
and wish you good luck before they row back to the ship. Your visit to Dragon’s Rest begins!
Before continuing with the adventure, encourage the players to introduce their characters to each other if
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Castle Kalaman When the characters and Darrett arrive at Castle Kalaman, read the following: Even if the imposing Castle Kalaman didn’t stand atop hundred-foot cliffs, it would still tower over every
.
The guards at Castle Kalaman ask the characters to state their business. If the characters explain that they’re representatives of Vogler’s people, a guard leads them across a courtyard toward a council chamber where Lord Bakaris is speaking with the city council.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
reality of Oerth, where Vecna has captured and imprisoned his archrival, Kas the Betrayer. Read the following to describe the scene: Your feet sink into the mucky basin of a sprawling wasteland. The
ruined structure in the distance is all that remains of a castle Kas once called home and is the unreality’s only noteworthy structure. The sun hangs along the horizon. The unreality distorts
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
. Even characters who don’t sleep have the dream. If the characters don’t rest at the same time, you might decide that only the first character who rests has the dream. Read the following boxed text only
to the players whose characters experience the dream (preferably out of earshot of those players whose characters didn’t have the dream). If all the characters have the dream, read the boxed text to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
characters can’t shake the feeling that they’re being watched (even though the city is clearly abandoned). As the characters enter the necropolis, read the following boxed text: You see before you a
wind their way around crumbled walls and through the rubble of collapsed buildings. Ahead, you see and hear a sandstorm in the middle of the ruined city that swirls in place like the dome of an immense, seething cathedral.
The golem points to the sandstorm and seems puzzled about what to do next.