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Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
By using an action to read the scroll, you cause a comet to fall from the sky and crash to the ground at a point you can see up to 1 mile away from you. You must be outdoors when you use the scroll
, or nothing happens and the scroll is wasted.
The comet creates a 50-foot-deep, 500-foot-radius crater on impact. Any creature in that radius must make a DC 20 Dexterity saving throw, taking 30d10
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
, vegepygmies can absorb nutrients from soil and many sorts of organic matter, so they rarely go hungry. A vegepygmy can hiss and make other noises by forcing air through its mouth, but it can’t
mold and vegepygmies in a peculiar metal dungeon full of strange life. Another story says that explorers found russet mold in a crater left by a falling star, with vegepygmies infesting the forest nearby
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
", "rollDamageType":"poison"} poison damage at the start of each of its turns. A target can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.As a vegepygmy
ages, it grows tougher and develops spore clusters on its body. Other vegepygmies defer to these so-called chiefs. A chief can expel its spores in a burst, infecting nearby creatures. If a creature
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
myconid adult;myconid adults, shrieker;shriekers, and violet fungus;violet fungi (all appear in the Monster Manual).
Although they prefer to eat fresh meat, bone, and blood, vegepygmies can absorb
nutrients from soil and many sorts of organic matter, so they rarely go hungry. A vegepygmy can hiss and make other noises by forcing air through its mouth, but it can’t speak in a conventional sense
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Giants of the Star Forge
along the crater’s southern slope; a character can spot these switchbacks with a successful DC 12 Wisdom (Perception) check. Characters who take this path arrive at the crater floor just south of area
Entering the Crater Read aloud the following to describe what the characters see in the crater: You stand atop a roughly circular ridge nestled into the mountainside. The ridge overlooks a massive
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
already met the hunters of Therno Lake (detailed later in this adventure), those hunters might have directed them to the derro lair. If the characters failed to secure such information, they can find
peak, have advantage on the check. Impact Crater The star created a crater on the side of the pass, directly above the derro outpost. When the characters arrive, read or paraphrase the following text
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Giants of the Star Forge
Running This Adventure This adventure is designed for 16th-level characters. It can be run in a single three- or four-hour session. The adventure begins when a noble emissary asks the characters to
rescue the region’s greatest smith. The emissary explains that a fire giant named Brimskarda kidnapped the smith and took him to the Star Forge, a giant furnace built in the crater of a fallen star
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Giants of the Star Forge
Battle on the Crater Rim On the rim of the Star Forge’s crater, four fire giants harry the adult red dragon Akaanvaerd. The five combatants move around the crater’s rim while fighting, effectively
patrolling the perimeter. If the characters don’t want to alert these enemies to their presence at the Star Forge, they need to sneak toward the crater’s floor. To sneak into the crater unseen, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
. Provide them with a sense of the city’s layout, informed by map 6.2. They can spot the Temple of Paladine across the crater, a glistening dome in the flooded northwestern district, along with the three
Making a Plan Thanks to the party’s initial vantage point on the rim of the crater and the information they learned from Demelin, the characters easily get a general sense of the city’s layout
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Giants of the Star Forge
giant’s demands for him to come with her to the Star Forge. Last night, the giants returned to the city and took Theldin by force. Star Forge. Giants built the Star Forge eons ago in a crater up the
mountain. The site is named after the fallen star that formed the crater and that the founding giants harnessed to power a massive furnace. Fireside Monastery. Evin suggests the characters visit the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Entity. A 30-foot-diameter depression surrounds the amber monolith. The sloped sides and the 2-foot-deep, polluted water at the bottom make the entirety of the crater difficult terrain. The water
block) fades into view above the crater, a spectral knight with distorted, screaming features. Mara shouts before attacking, attempting to bargain with the force in the amber monolith: “You foul thing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
the land with their powerful spells. As a result, a dragon’s lair is typically not the only unusual and magically powerful feature in its region. You can use the Lair Location table for inspiration
year. Stars and planets might line up with rock spires and windows on solstices and equinoxes, for example.
4 A dead god or titan is buried in the area.
5 The area is a vast crater, at the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
as commander of the Flaming Fist at Fort Beluarian in Chult, in the hopes that she can keep the Flaming Fist in check. However, it will take time for her ship to arrive. Meanwhile, refugees from
Elturgard continue to arrive with dire claims that nothing remains of Elturel except a crater in the ground. Among those fleeing Elturgard are several Hellriders — paladins who have sworn oaths to defend
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Arrival at the Fort When the characters get within sight of Fort Knucklebone, describe the location as follows: A fortified compound sits atop a low plateau that rises out of a crater-pocked
. As long as the characters still have a path forward, a spectacular failure can be just as memorable as success. The following sections detail the important NPCs and creatures within Fort Knucklebone
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
can direct the characters to the nearby wildernesses where these groups dwell. Heart Delta Heart Delta lies a few miles away from Camp Greenbriar. When the characters visit there, read or paraphrase
, while herds of bison, gazelle, and goats wander the surrounding plains. In the distance, rock formations encircle a broad crater.
The crater at the center of Heart Delta is called the Hollow. Here
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
world. A nexus point can be a geographical feature, such as an enormous tree, a mountain or mesa, a yawning cavern deep under the mountains, or a meteorite in an enormous crater. It might also be a
, your version of it can diverge wildly from what’s in print. Alfven Ato With its magical marvels of technology, Eberron is one of countless worlds on the Material Plane Traveling between Worlds Transit
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
separated by Midtown, a sloped district partway up the crater. Eye and Dagger Cranky residents of the Gatemouth district can take a much-needed rest at the Eye and Dagger, Bedlam’s most popular hotel. Sheets
Bedlam Gate Destination: Windswept Depths of Pandemonium Primary Citizens: Humanoids Ruler: Gatekeeper Cirrus Nestled in a yawning crater wracked by howling winds, Bedlam is a bowl of runaways and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Giants of the Star Forge
bludgeoning damage. 2: Acidic Lake A lake of bubbling water rings the island at the center of this crater. The water is violently turquoise and radiates acrid vapors.
The lake is 10 feet deep along
toward the characters and attack them immediately. Treasure. A character who searches the pile of trinkets finds two rings of resistance (acid) sized for fire giants. A Medium or Small Humanoid can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
and a ceiling lined with dripping icicles. A wisp of steam rises from a roughly circular pool in the northern half of the cave. South of the pool is a shallow crater filled with oversized snowballs
pool is frozen solid. Tekeli-li. If Tekeli-li is here, the gnoll vampire (see appendix C) is in mist form, hiding in the steam. The characters can sense the vampire only if they have magic that can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
garment from the wool of a Nyx-fleece ram (see chapter 6). You can also use the tables in chapter 7 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide to help further inspire the story you create for a magic item
crater, as if it fell from the heavens.
12 The item glimmers with the stars of Nyx and is a perfect facsimile of an item used by a legendary hero.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
became semi-independent while remaining loyal to the crown, and the diverse peoples of this region coexist in relative peace once again. With this big picture in mind, you can think of the Flanaess
techniques to share lore with your players:
Echoes of the Past. Features like a crater in the side of a mountain, a defaced statue in the town square, or a holiday celebrating a local hero provide concrete
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
to find a crater where the city once stood, then took it upon herself to lead a group of fearful refugees west to Baldur’s Gate. Before the Flaming Fist closed the city gates, Reya and a handful of
, expecting to have to defend herself. Characters can allay her fears by saying they have no intention of arresting her. In the interests of full disclosure, Reya admits that she’s being hunted by the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
G: Heart’s Hollow Heart’s Hollow is a small but thriving community of a few hundred people living in the walls of a deep crater. No one in the village knows the community grew from the lair of Nezrah
occupies. He can share any of the local names for Northern Wastes regions, like “Wormgut” and “Giant’s Spine,” shown on map 5.1. He also considers himself an expert on the fauna of the Northern Wastes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
coexist well with creatures such as myconid adults, shriekers, and violet fungi (all appear in the Monster Manual). Although they prefer to eat fresh meat, bone, and blood, vegepygmies can absorb
nutrients from soil and many sorts of organic matter, so they rarely go hungry. A vegepygmy can hiss and make other noises by forcing air through its mouth, but it can’t speak in a conventional sense
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
meat, bone, and blood, vegepygmies can absorb nutrients from soil and many sorts of organic matter, meaning that they rarely go hungry. A vegepygmy can hiss and make other noises by forcing air
vegepygmies, so outsiders refer to such vegepygmies as chiefs. A chief can expel its spores in a burst, infecting nearby creatures. If a creature dies while infected, its corpse produces vegepygmies the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Fey Beacons In this encounter, a cursed prince trying to find his way home is thwarted by a troupe of perytons. If they want, the characters can intervene on the prince’s behalf, or they can simply
take in the sights and move on: Eight columns of rock reach skyward, forming a ring around a deep crater lake. Rough-hewn steps spiral up each of the columns, and a rowboat is moored on the lakeshore
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
as a Harper stronghold in the North. It rises from one of the higher knolls in the city and consists of four narrow, cylindrical towers joined together, surrounded by a dry moat that can be quickly
that the characters can give the letter of recommendation to Dral in exchange for one favor from the Zoars (see the “Marks of Prestige” section in chapter 7 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide). When the