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Keys from the Golden Vault
little as she can get away with.
Prisoner 13’s Tattoos
Most of Prisoner 13’s inkwork is covered by her uniform. Her tattoos include the following:
Dwarven Poetry. An excerpt from a poem
. Black and gray smoke and shadows coil down her left arm, ending in runes on the fingers of her left hand.
Knotwork. Purple and blue knotwork and runes run down her right arm, across the back of her right
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
ability scores as 10 (+0). If it finishes a short or long rest, the carapace heals, any destroyed hearts regenerate, and the hearts are covered again. Tromokratis dies when all the hearts are
:
The titanic monster’s carapace cracks, revealing a pulsing, red-purple heart buried amid heaps of blubber and muscle. Fissures run across the beast’s ancient shell, revealing three
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
dragon’s 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 dragon’s back
from the ceiling, giving the place a warm, cozy glow. (The lanterns might be magical or maintained by minions.) The floors are covered with plush sand-colored carpets.
Hoard Chamber. A small chamber in
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 dragon’s back, dancing and shifting with
place a warm, cozy glow. (The lanterns might be magical or maintained by minions.) The floors are covered with plush sand-colored carpets.
Hoard Chamber. A small chamber in the upper left corner of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Encounter 2: Mistshore Mistshore is a run-down Dock Ward neighborhood that reeks of fish and scorched timber. A fire swept through the area a little over a year ago, and most of the buildings are now
burned-out shells with (at best) sails for roofs. Fishing poles and nets line the dock, and the 15-foot-deep water is covered by a thick layer of ice during the winter.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Webbed Path The pebbled path leading out of Dewlight soon turns into dirt, and the area on either side of it is sparsely covered with underbrush. After the characters walk for a few more minutes
, they discover that the road ahead is covered in large patches of spiderwebs. The webbed path, 20 feet wide and 60 feet long, is difficult terrain. A creature that enters the area for the first time on a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
12. Hall of Heroes Statues. Life-size granite statues of human warriors, facing inward, stand atop two rows of pedestals that run through the hall.
Web-Covered Ceiling. The ceiling of this long
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a4
10. Deceptively Deep Room Ahead is what appears to be a water-covered room, with steps rising out of the muck on the far side.
Most of the area is actually a 15-foot-deep pool. The only shallow
spaces are those that run mostly around the perimeter of the room, where the water is only 1 foot deep. The deep area that makes up most of the room is inhabited by two kelpies (see appendix B). As the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a4
rotten. The water on the floor is about 1 foot deep, and the floor itself is covered with slippery mud. Except where flights of steps lead up out of it, this scummy water covers the floors of all rooms
will be very difficult to keep silent, run (without falling), or depend on invisibility (waves and foot-shaped holes in the water give one away). Map 4.1: Cutaway View
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
ago, its contents now covered in dust and hung with cobwebs and pathos. Intruders skulking through the warrens can run into Naergoth anywhere. Use him as a roleplaying encounter or add him to a battle that is going well for the party at a time of your choosing.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
wind through the town at street level. Above this labyrinth run mazes of catwalks made from the wood of old shipwrecks. Old rigging is used to suspend the creaky catwalks. The 90-foot-high cavern
ceiling is covered with a forest of stalactites. Most of the lanterns that once illuminated Skullport are gone, turned to rust or stolen by thieves long ago. Denizens carry their own light sources or rely
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
full of creatures that perfectly suit a storyline of supernatural horror. The most important element of such a campaign, though, isn’t covered by the rules. A dark-fantasy setting requires an
atmosphere of building dread, created through careful pacing and evocative description. Your players contribute too; they have to be willing to embrace the mood you’re trying to evoke. Whether you want to run
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
, its contents now covered in dust and hung with cobwebs and pathos. Intruders skulking through the warrens can run into Naergoth anywhere. Use him as a roleplaying encounter or add him to a battle that is going well for the party at a time of your choosing.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Old City Three ancient, vine-covered ziggurats tower above this crumbling ward. The whole district is a juxtaposition of ancient and decaying (but still occupied) stone structures interspersed with
flimsy new huts and longhouses of bamboo and thatch. The Old City is run by “beggar princes” in a mocking parallel to the merchant princes of the city proper. They have no official authority, but each
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sleeping Dragon’s Wake
Zombie Escape Set the scene by reading the following boxed text aloud: Groans fill the air as moaning humanoid figures covered in dried bird droppings sprint toward you on the road. As these beings
near, their grayish rotting flesh becomes apparent. A pair of red-faced women in heavy armor run behind the undead crying, “Stop those zombies!”
Greater zombies (see appendix A) that escaped from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
among the threads. Web-covered areas count as difficult terrain, but they’re not strong enough to restrain anyone. A character can use an action to burn a 5-foot cube of web with a torch or to cast a
detect intruders, one tries to run to area 5 to sound the alarm while the remaining two attack. On the second round of combat, the clamor attracts the spiders in area 4b. 4b. Phase Spider Lair Four phase
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Snobeedle Orchard and Meadery in Undercliff. The walls of Phaulkonmere enclose fabulous gardens, and the buildings are covered with moss and ivy. The place is owned by descendants of two wealthy families
Fellbranch. He is joined by Jeryth Phaulkon, a noblewoman turned demigod who serves Mielikki, divine lady of the forest. The Snobeedle Orchard and Meadery is run by the Snobeedle family of halflings, among
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
. After finishing a short or long rest, each character discovers that 20 percent of their skin is covered in writing that matches portions of The Scrivener’s Tale. The text starts at the character’s
character’s mark increases by 1. Each additional level of the mark covers another 20 percent of the character’s skin with writing until 80 percent of the character’s body is covered; the character also
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Caer-Konig The white, snow-covered slopes of Kelvin’s Cairn loom large behind this quiet lakeside town. Caer-Konig started as a camp for a group of mountaineers from the northern Moonsea region. As
that keeps the townsfolk from leaving is the beer at the local tavern, which never seems to run out. As if things weren’t bad enough, the town has suffered several mysterious break-ins recently, with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
encounters as the characters climb. When you’re ready to conclude this section, run the “Scholar of Impossibilities” encounter. Memory from Elsewhere As the characters ascend the Spire, they witness
. A character who manages to catch the body finds that it’s an ages-old, rag-clad elf skeleton. 3 A misshapen arch is covered in drooping, metallic, blade-like decorations. The arch was once a portal to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
. If the characters show no signs of going after the Redbrands, a gang of the ruffians seeks them out and picks a fight in the town streets. Run this encounter as the characters are leaving one of the
on the covered porch, perched on empty ale barrels or leaning against the wall. They all wear grimy scarlet cloaks. Their stares are fixed on you as you approach.
One of the ruffians spits on the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
folk warm their hands and faces by small campfires. Everywhere across town, people are trudging through snow-covered streets on errands. The town’s outer walls block the worst of the wind, but not all
gate)
Beldora, a Harper spy (starts at area B7)
Sir Baric Nylef, a knight of Tyr (starts at area B8)
Statistics and roleplaying notes for these NPCs appear in appendix D. How the players run
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
above the main entrance. Hopene’er is run by Emil Trantor, a prematurely old female human physician with a worried brow and ashen-gray skin. Trantor and her staff of four are hard-pressed to control
the more than four hundred residents and prisoners housed in the asylum. Consequently, the less troubled residents are called upon to help run the place. Everyone in the asylum, workers and residents
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
. One of the small ones stands apart from the rest, its movements not nearly as frantic. Hunched nearby are two larger creatures that resemble apes covered with mushroom growths and yellow mold
recognizes one of the sprouts — the one not dancing — as his buddy, Rumpadump (see “Development”). The ape-like creatures are two quaggoth spore servants, and each one is covered with a patch of yellow
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
Pits, a spidery layer of the Abyss 04–06 Rusty metal hatch forged from dulled weapons Interior of a war machine in Acheron, a plane of infinite battle 07–09 Trellis covered with vibrant, untamed
in Candlekeep, a fortress of tomes on Toril 75–77 Gilded door marked with a family crest Floating spire in Sharn, City of Towers, on the world of Eberron 78–80 Portcullis gate covered with thorny black
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
with tangled swamp vegetation and covered in a haze tasting of ash. A few acres at the skybridge’s end have been cleared and surrounded by a wooden palisade. Within, simple wooden buildings and dingy
horn sounds from the camp’s south gate. The sentries run toward the opposite side of the camp while the camp staff scatter. If the characters follow the sound, they see several tortured-looking
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation Supplement
, crates, and other containers. Everything is covered with dust, but not enough to conceal the broken bones and weapons lying on the hallway floor.
The remains on the floor belong to a pair of long-dead
spellbooks (50 gp each) and a small wooden case containing twenty candles Chest 3 (covered with claw marks) A neatly folded wedding gown and veil (25 gp) Chest 4 A set of alchemist’s supplies and four
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
addition to nonmagical gear and clothing, the store also contains the magic items from the “Magic Items” section of chapter 2. B6. Biblioplex Café One wall of this area is covered with a mural made from a
living tree’s roots, which move occasionally and make the entire place feel alive. The ceiling is covered in painted leaves, which change colors depending on the season thanks to a permanent illusion
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
) and the overlook (area O3) run down to release the ogre zombie from its cage and attack intruders who breach this hall. The zombie sides with the duergar in any fight. Duergar that fall below half
openings overlook the snow-covered grounds outside the stronghold.
Unless she has cause to leave the overlook and raise the drawbridge in area O2, a duergar named Urthhild stands guard here, stamping
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
shimmering teal robes runs this arcane jewelry store. Elegant, bejeweled accessories are displayed for sale on the counter.
The store is run by a vainglorious rakshasa lapidary named Krysocol, who has
—stand behind the counter. Behind them are several hot springs and massage stations.
The spa is run by two erinyes named Vitia and Vertu. They offer two services: Brimstone Springs (Costs 100 Talons
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
) check hears distant chittering. Light. None. The sunken floor of this huge hall is covered in dead insects, their dried shells shifting and whispering in a faint breeze. Dozens of demonic faces are
zone. White Gate. A white gate is located in the south branch of the corridor that leads east from this area toward the Swine Run. 18. Barracks Rough cots scattered across the floor contrast with the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
bushes and dead or diseased trees surround a run-down wooden shack. A wisp of smoke rises from a rotted-out hole in the roof that is lined with fungus. South of the shack is a low stone wall that
forms the perimeter of a large hole, while east of the building is a larger wooden structure covered with creeping vines.
As you come a bit closer, the sound of voices suddenly emerges from the shack
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
archway of red stone carved in the shape of a howling face. Crimson streaks of chipping paint run from its wide, empty eyes like pained tears on either side of an elongated mouth. It’s the only pop of
Well, arise in Hades covered in the sticky tar, which is said to be the same substance from which the ageless baernaloths sculpted the first demodands (both creatures are detailed in Morte’s Planar
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
, the High Moor is a raised area extending for many miles of heath, lichen-covered outcroppings, and hidden gullies. Herd animals wander the land, from sheep to rock ponies to the occasional rothé. These
forest aren’t in a foul mood or stirred up against outsiders for some other reason. Secomber Just off the High Moor, on the north bank of the Delimbiyr near the Unicorn Run, is the small town of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
giant, frost-covered morningstar.
This chamber allows communion with a divine proxy of Annam the All-Father. It’s called the Eye of Annam because ancient giants thought the chamber enabled them to gain
run the final chapter of that adventure, which is an appropriate challenge for a party of 7th-level adventurers. Also see the information about Blagothkus presented in the “Tyranny of Dragons” section in appendix A of this book.






