contrast reading grows to her rejection

Otyugh Mutate

Monsters Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

exposed to Far Realm energy, an otyugh mutate grows chitinous, jet-black plating over its limbs. The plates contrast sharply with the translucent, almost ghostly, appearance of its flesh, which provides

Beginning the Adventure

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

, one whose background features a similar tragedy, or one who struggled to rise from poverty as she did. Alternatively, if one of the characters has a penchant for reading books from Candlekeep’s

best in some forgotten corner of the library where tomes of no particular interest are stored. Read or paraphrase the following when you’re ready to begin the adventure: The air around you grows

Intrigue

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

Intrigue Stories in the noir tradition tend to start slowly and build gradually as the mystery gets deeper and more convoluted, until the situation erupts in a climactic confrontation. In contrast to

characters into the mystery. Story Opening d6 Event 1 The party receives a detailed reading from a street fortune-teller that lays out the start of the adventure. 2 A courier escorts the party to an

Otyugh Mutate

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

Otyugh Mutate Rising from piles of carrion and filth exposed to Far Realm energy, an otyugh mutate grows chitinous, jet-black plating over its limbs. The plates contrast sharply with the translucent

U5. Marina's Monument

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd

. Carved into the monument’s base is an epitaph. The epitaph reads as follows: Marina, Taken by the Mists. Fortunes of Ravenloft If your card reading reveals that a treasure is here, it is hidden in a cavity

crickets fall silent, and the stench of decay grows strong. You hear the trudge of heavy footsteps through mud and water as bloated gray shapes shamble out of the fog. Seven distended human corpses

Creating Factions

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

organization as you’ve defined it. Consider the motto of the Harpers: “Down with tyranny. Fairness and equality for all.” The Harpers have a straightforward message of freedom and prosperity. Contrast

, government, or group that grows too powerful. Aid the weak, the poor, and the oppressed. Typical Quests. Typical Harper quests include securing an artifact that would upset the balance of power in a

8. Unkh's Shrine

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

Entrance Above the doors is written an inscription in Old Omuan: “Unkh urges us to contrast all options before acting.” Unkh’s priests were contemplative but prone to indecision. Their message is a clue

higher to heave them open. 8B. Ruined Workshop The roof of this workshop collapsed long ago, and now a thick mass of plants grows from the rubble. Through the moss, you see hundreds of iron keys

4. Myconid Colony

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

ceiling of which is uneven and ranges in height from 15 to 30 feet. The cave’s other features are as follows: Moss. Thick moss grows on the walls and the ceiling. Fungi. The earthen floor gives rise to a

offers the characters a potion of mind reading and a potion of superior healing. Each potion is held in a clay gourd and hidden inside a hollowed-out trillimac (see “Fungi”). 4c. Quaggoth Spore Servants

Adventures and Encounters

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

Adventures and Encounters In contrast to the salvagers and treasure hunters who undertake most of the expeditions to the Mournland, some individuals enter the churning mist with good intentions in

, it grows into an adult displacer beast. 4 The apparition of a parent searches for their lost child. As soon as the two are reunited, parent and spirit child both vanish. 5 The mist congeals into the

Dendradis

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

scholar Ascetelis Before the characters depart or the situation with the ferrumachs grows too tense, a third rilmani arrives from inside. Read or paraphrase the following text: Marco Bernadini Dendradis

, a Rilmani Community in the Spire A third rilmani strides from the gate. This figure is leaner than the others, with a copper cast to their skin. They’re reading a scroll intently, but they look up

Event 1: Quarantined

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

Smallstone sang it in the hall outside the characters’ room after she heard it from Crinkle. K’Tulah and Ebder share the table with the characters. Ebder is reading from the same book he had last night. The

dismissive and grows irritated if they pester her. Ebder. He remains in the stacks, seated at the table. If questioned by the characters, he says he has been working in the scriptorium (area F3). Nothing has

Undersigil

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands

characters. 6 A warm sponge cake cools on a dusty stone ledge. Its sweet, strawberry aroma wafts through the otherwise dingy passage. A note reading “DO NOT EAT” rests below its porcelain serving dish

been severed. Left to their own devices, the cranium rats have evolved into a neural network that grows in influence with each passing day. Whenever a citizen relays a message through a cranium rat

Candlekeep

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

court-facing towers in the north wall, called the “necessariums” by the monks, are the main places in which visitors interact with the treasures of Candlekeep. They are honeycombed with reading rooms

Chant. It starts at the edge of one’s hearing (I was one of the first in the courtyard to sense it), and slowly grows closer and louder. As it does so, everything else falls silent around you. In

Treasure Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd

camp. The treasure lies in Madam Eva’s encampment (chapter 2, area G). If she is the one performing the card reading, she says, “I think the treasure is under my very nose!” 3 of Stars—Enchanter I see

An evil tree grows atop a hill of graves where the ancient dead sleep. The ravens can help you find it. Look for the treasure there. The treasure lies at the base of the Gulthias tree (chapter 14

Temple Locations T10-T18

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

Piles of straw and moth-eaten blankets have been set up in this area as rough beds, and broken furniture and garbage is scattered around. In contrast to the squalor, four fine paintings hang along the

The air grows cooler as you near the top of the tower, and it carries a putrid scent. What might once have been an elegant bedroom has long since been soiled and ruined. Murals of Sune that lined the

Necropolis Locations (Y10-Y18)

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

Necropolis Locations (Y10-Y18) Y10. Arboretum A canopy of golden leaves crowns the trees inside a sunken basin. The trees grow in stark contrast to their bleak surroundings, their branches swaying

grows at the heart of the arboretum. For centuries, Netherese mages crafted their wands and staffs from the wood of this oak. Saturated in profane magic, the tree developed a brooding sentience and a

The Cellar

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

24. The light gradually grows brighter as the alchemist’s remains reanimate after long decades. At a time of your choosing, the alchemist (skeletal alchemist; see appendix C) emerges through the secret

variety of other items that, even in the dim light, shine with the warmth of pure gold. One of these objects looks like a human skull. Book. Before the alchemist died, he was reading the book that

The Foundry

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2

rises to angry shouting and grows closer. Then the translucent form of an armored dwarf appears through a wall and attacks! Creature. Area 43, area 46, and all the rooms marked 44 are now the demesne

. Bookshelves stand against the walls. Piles of books rest on a reading table in the middle of the room. The air reeks of moldy paper. Doors exit to the north, east, and south. A beautiful, slender

Howling Hatred Cultists

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

melee attack. Howling Hatred Initiate Howling Hatred initiates are attracted by the cult’s philosophy of non-attachment and the rejection of material things, unaware of the cult’s true nature. The

the Howling Hatred. In contrast to their hurricane counterparts in the air cult, skyweavers embrace the worship of Elemental Evil for a quick path to power. With little experience wielding the might

The Dark Seldarine

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

Keptolo. But Vhaeraun represents a different aspect of drow masculinity: strong, silent, obedient, swift, and deadly. He is thought of as Lolth’s favored son, in contrast to Keptolo’s role as her beautiful

. Eilistraee is a god of moonlight, song, dance, and, most important, the rejection of the evil ways of Lolth. Drow who feel like outsiders in their society, who react with disgust to the evils perpetrated by

Specific Spells

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

step into an antimagic field ! In contrast, a spell like conjure woodland beings has a non-instantaneous duration, which means its creations can be ended by dispel magic and they temporarily

“Identifying a Magic Item” in the Dungeon Master’s Guide). In contrast, casting the identify spell takes only 1 minute (or 11 minutes if it is cast as a ritual) and can be done when a quick

Locations on the Second Level

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6

is cleared of opponents. The headsman, by contrast, uses his axe after tossing one victim down the well. Treasure. The stakes of the game include six pieces of jewelry (worth 250 gp each) and ten

are made of bronze that is green with age, and each branch holds a fat black candle that burns with a flame of leaping lavender and deep glowing purple but never grows shorter. The third tier is dull

House of Cards Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things

extension of the Sage card. It answers one question posed to it as if the asker were using the Divination spell with no chance of a random reading. The apparition respects the spirit of the question

the chime moves toward area 1, they hear a faint ringing that grows louder the closer they get to the Key card depicted in that room. Once they’re in area 1, anyone in that room can hear the sound

Abyssal Prisons

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

. The stone serves as a contact stone in this zone. Heat. This chamber is uncomfortably hot due to the fire elemental in area 6. The heat grows more intense to the east and in the eastern secret

Tam in which Var begs for another chance to bring the Sword Coast under Thayan domination. Inside the desk’s several drawers are a potion of mind reading and a duplicate of the steel key that Var

Areas of the Sanctum

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

material component of a simulacrum spell. Manshoon can use it to create a new simulacrum if his current one is destroyed. E8. Reading Room This room contains the following features: Delightful warmth

wooden chairs. The table stands out in stark contrast against the alabaster walls and floor. If they haven’t been drawn elsewhere, two of Manshoon’s followers are sparring and engaged in mock

Lair Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sleeping Dragon’s Wake

the third round of combat. Green moss grows over the remains of three headless ghouls stuffed into an alcove in the south. GNAWBONES DRUIDS The Gnawbones are lawful evil female human druids who speak

. Claugiyliamatar has a crystal ball, a crystal ball of mind reading, a crystal ball of telepathy, and a crystal ball of true seeing. Each is mounted on a 10-foot-high brass pedestal. The green dragon placed a

Locations on the Fortress Level

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a1

else about the history of the fortress, except the name of the dragon that was once revered here, which is Ashardalon. What about the goblins/fruit/Belak? “The Outcast, he lives below. He grows the

—tends an enchanted garden and harvests fruit from something the goblins call the Gulthias Tree, but they speak of it only in the most terrified of whispers. The enchanted fruit grows on the Gulthias

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