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Acquisitions Incorporated
, echoing from the darkness like a death knell. For by the time those glowing red eyes fix on you, it's far too late to run âŠ
Some adventurers and sages whisper that deep crows were first spawned as
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
dragonâs psionic power manifests visibly in the gem-like spines that run in a ridge from the crown of the head to the tip of the tail. These spines hover above a living topaz dragonâs back
initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), the dragon can take one of the following lair actions; the dragon canât take the same lair action two rounds in a row:
Beguiling Whisper. The dragon
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
power manifests visibly in the gem-like spines that run in a ridge from the crown of the head to the tip of the tail. These spines hover above a living topaz dragonâs back, dancing and shifting with
initiative ties), the dragon can take one of the following lair actions; the dragon canât take the same lair action two rounds in a row:
Beguiling Whisper. The dragon telepathically whispers to
Backgrounds
Curse of Strahd: Character Options
You are haunted by something so terrible that you dare not speak of it. Youâve tried to bury it and run away from it, to no avail. Whatever this thing is that haunts you canât be slain
with a sword or banished with a spell. It might come to you as a shadow on the wall, a bloodcurdling nightmare, a memory that refuses to die, or a demonic whisper in the dark. The burden has taken its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
you. As she points toward the hollyphant, Luluâs eyes turn pure white. A whisper fills your ears and says, âI remember!â A wave of radiant energy erupts from Luluâs body and in that blinding flash the
burning cottages, fields, and trees. A broken sign on the ground reveals the settlementâs name: Idyllglen. Shrieking townsfolk run from cackling, snarling demons and gnolls.
The characters are transported into Luluâs memory of Idyllglen near the west edge of Idyll Road (area I1 on map 4.2).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Stage 1: The Dran & Courtier? The Dran & Courtier is normally a fine inn run by Prophetess âProphaâ Dran, who happens to be Omin Dranâs mother, and her wife, Audra Courtier. The inn is a favorite of
versions. The multifaceted extradimensional nature of the Dran & Courtier makes it an ideal location for the Orrery of the Wanderer to channel the extraplanar magic of the Sixâs ritual. A convenient number
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
Haunted One You are haunted by something so terrible that you dare not speak of it. Youâve tried to bury it and run away from it, to no avail. Whatever this thing is that haunts you canât be slain
with a sword or banished with a spell. It might come to you as a shadow on the wall, a bloodcurdling nightmare, a memory that refuses to die, or a demonic whisper in the dark. The burden has taken its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richtenâs Guide to Ravenloft
Haunted One You are haunted by something so terrible that you dare not speak of it. Youâve tried to bury it and run away from it, to no avail. Whatever this thing is that haunts you canât be slain
with a sword or banished with a spell. It might come to you as a shadow on the wall, a bloodcurdling nightmare, a memory that refuses to die, or a demonic whisper in the dark. The burden has taken its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Maelstrom in disarray, allowing evil giants to run rampant. King Hekaton saw signs that his eldest daughters were unfit to claim the Wyrmskull Throne, so he made his even-keeled youngest daughter, Serissa
, despite what Uthor and Iymrith whisper. If the characters convince Serissa that they can help, she shows them a clue found near the corpse of her mother: a wooden coin that leads the characters into
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
other alliance settlements. Heâs a charming and sly courtier, able to immediately size up any social situation, but his fondness for socializing often distracts him from whatâs important. As a result
, you can distribute their stat cards among the players and let them run the NPCs. Eravien knows that the Lordsâ Alliance has a deep-cover operative in the Underdark. Khelessa Draga, a high elf from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
whisper. âNew information pointing to the whereabouts of the Lost Caverns of Tsojcanthâthe former lair of Iggwilv, the so-called Witch Queenâhas surfaced.â
The agent produces a rolled-up scroll bound
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Because they didnât
Turn back then?
The map is an accurateâalbeit basicârepresentation of the mountains and the main roads that run through them. It doesnât depict smaller trails, including the path
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortuneâs Wheel
Scholar of Impossibilities Run this encounter when youâre ready to bring the hunt for R04M to an end. The tunnel ends in a ledge overlooking a vast, empty crevasse. No path clearly proceeds above or
character come close and let it whisper in their ear. The baernaloth then speaks in a language the character doesnât know but somehow understands. If the character lets the Scholar speak for a full
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
government in name only. Today, the four councillors who run the district spend most of their time in their own homes and businesses. A small staff of clerks works here, and the councillors hold town
This is the home and business of one of the Styesâ councillors, the sinister Mr. Dory (see appendix C). This location is detailed fully in part 3, âHemlock Pit.â 8. Rashlen Manor One of many run-down
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
this unhappy lot. The owner and barkeep is Grista Kettlecopp (N female dwarf commoner). Surly to the point of rudeness, she tries to run her business her own way and stay out of the political and
of Maza are those who question the nature of Algerâs death â including a few malcontents who whisper that perhaps the young smith had a compelling reason to kill her master. Whether these rumors hold
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
a halfling-run tavern in town. If the adventurers visit the tavern, a female adult bronze dragon in half-elf form buys them a round of drinks. The dragon, Zirazylym (âZiraâ for short), is on the Black
favor. Should she need anything, all she must do is whisper his name (âKeltar Dardragonâ) into the ring, and he would appear and provide assistance. She never found the need to do so, but she offers the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
three years ago with plans to establish a Zhentarim foothold in the city. In that time, they have forged alliances with various nobles and guilds and run afoul of others, all the while fending off
off without so much as a whisper. Where he comes from â if he even has a home â remains a mystery, as does the question of where he might show up next. Treasure. Ziraj wears +2 leather armor and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
you and quickly move apart. 45â46 Three shifter children run by you, yelling and chasing each other with wooden swords. They duck into a boarded-up building. 47â48 "Stop her! She stole my necklace
â92 Two humans run into an alley, drawing daggers as they go. 93â94 Two drunken humans exit a tavern singing a Karrnathi battle hymn. Another human shouts at them to "shut up or get shut up." The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
a death knell. For by the time those glowing red eyes fix on you, itâs far too late to run âŠ
Some adventurers and sages whisper that deep crows were first spawned as the familiars of evil arcane
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
community practices its own version of Arvoreenâs favored tactics: Scatterstrike. The halflings run in every direction as if in a panic, but then they regroup and circle back to attack with a
of trees, a raspberry patch, or a swath of wildflowers, villagers leave a small offering whenever they walk by, or tip their caps, or whisper a blessing in her honor. A village counts itself lucky if
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
unoccupied space on the ground within 5 feet of her. The blizzardâs wind keeps her from flying, so the charactersâ best hope of survival is to run away and lose themselves in the storm. If this encounter
encounter takes place during a blizzard, the characters experience the added terror of the Frostmaidenâs whisper on the wind, telling them, âThis is the doom that awaits you all. This is the fate of any
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
creature is either disguised in plain sight as a cloak or hiding on the ceiling. The cloaker uses hit-and-run tactics against the characters, rather than risking itself in a drawn-out fight. Treasure The
with gossamer sky-blue curtains run the length of the chamber on either side. From behind these a heady incense wafts, its sweet smoke moving like a creature of air.
Behind the high throne, a great
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
double door. The lever is directly above the doors. Z3: Mess Hall Blue-tinted lava flows through geometric carvings that run along the wallsâ top edges, bathing the room in eerie light. Three
the jar and can still speak, though his voice comes out no louder than a whisper. Upon seeing the characters enter the room, he attempts to grab their attention (he has been attempting to get
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortuneâs Wheel
to serve. If the characters run out of platinum chips, he offers them one in exchange for a valuable secret, such as details about the attacks on Rigus from chapter 10 or anything the Scholar in
. CoupleOfKooks âAs followers of the Soothing Spirit, never speak above a whisper, never wear orange, and never, ever mention the House of Liars.â
âPrecepts of the demon lord Alrunes, former ruler of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
of wax dolls held to a flame. Locals whisper the Ditch is a backwater tributary of the River Styx, but more likely its toxic waters are the result of industrial runoff coupled with the corruption of
the Lower Planes leaking from nearby portals. On rare occasions, a portal to the River Oceanus, a celestial waterway that runs through the Upper Planes, opens within the Ditch, causing it to run clean
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
it encounters. Other monsters attack parties they identify as intruders. C3. Whisper Lake This underground lake is dark, still, and cold. To the west, the lake ends at a gravel shore, and a faint
its highest point almost 50 feet above the water. The lake is 20 feet deep near the cavern walls, dropping to 60 feet in the middle. The lake earns its name from a trick of acoustics. A mere whisper
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Donaar Blitâzen, when taking over the operations of the Dran & Courtier and attempting to rebrand for the night. Though the endeavor was an overall disaster, the brand remains unnervingly strong
into a run toward the riverbank as the creature vanishes with a popping sound.
Roll initiative. Having seen the characters (or having seen them again), the mind flayer has used its plane shift ability
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldurâs Gate Gazetteer
building leans precariously over the street in Eastway. Run by an old, agender martial artist named Garmult (neutral good human gladiator), the House of Mastery offers both martial training of all sorts
purchase such information need only whisper in the right ear here. Though this dichotomy keeps Merilyn herself from officially joining the Union, the crew uses the location as its de facto headquarters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
â and if theyâre up for even more of a roleplaying and improvisational challenge â Gwendolyn and Tannus look to one another and whisper, âWhippoorwill.â They laughingly explain that a whippoorwill flew
word spoken and casts the ritual, so that the charactersâ bodies slip into a state of slumber as they possess the bodies of the wedding party. What approach the possessed dwarves â now run by the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
House of Mastery Part school and part alehouse, this wide three-story building leans precariously over the street in Eastway. Run by an old, agender martial artist named Garmult (neutral good human
secrets teased from the bathhouseâs clients, and those looking to purchase such information need only whisper in the right ear here. Though this dichotomy keeps Merilyn herself from officially
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
middle of the night and taxing them for the privilege. Desperate and weary, the refugees finally found succor in a caravanserai run by a fellow Calishite in the Outer City. There they used what little
long stretches, making them favored hideouts for fugitives, smugglers, aquatic predators, and particularly adventurous trysting lovers. Though rumors whisper that some tunnels lead directly under
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldurâs Gate Gazetteer
out of the city, forcing them out the Basilisk Gate in the middle of the night and taxing them for the privilege. Desperate and weary, the refugees finally found succor in a caravansary run by a
, making them favored hideouts for fugitives, smugglers, aquatic predators, and particularly adventurous trysting lovers. Though rumors whisper that some tunnels lead directly under Baldurâs Gate, to date