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Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
False Appearance. While the ice piercer remains motionless on the ceiling, it is indistinguishable from a normal stalactite.
Spider Climb. The ice piercer can climb difficult surfaces, including
from ordinary rock formations.
Patient Hunters. Piercers can see, but they can also respond to noise and heat, waiting for living creatures to pass beneath them, then falling to attack. A piercer
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
torments what remains of its mind. In the presence of other creatures, an allip seeks to relieve this burden by sharing its secret. The creature can impart only a shard of the knowledge that doomed it
remains hidden, its victim is gradually overcome by frantic energy. A scholar, driven by sudden insights to work night and day, produces reams of text with little memory of exactly what the documents
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
, with the leech inside in larval form. A spore that remains attached to a ship for a few days punctures the hull and begins to develop a hard shell that roughly matches the color of the hull. The
":"1d6","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"spores"} spores every month. Some of these spores might join their parents on the hull of the ship, while others float off, waiting to attach themselves to
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
, true seeingLolth’s worshipers expect treachery—the Spider Queen encourages it, after all. A certain amount of backstabbing and double-crossing can be managed, but too much can undermine an
’t summon other demons. It remains for 10 minutes, until it or its summoner dies, or until its summoner dismisses it as an action.
Spectral Dagger (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). The drow
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
summoner, acts as an ally of its summoner, and can’t summon other demons. It remains for 10 minutes, until it or its summoner dies, or until its summoner dismisses it as an action.Lolth’s
worshipers expect treachery—the Spider Queen encourages it, after all. A certain amount of backstabbing and double-crossing can be managed, but too much can undermine an entire community. To keep some
Monsters
Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
demodands. It remains for 1 minute, until it or the shator dies, or until the shator dismisses it as an action.Shators, known as shaggy demodands, dominate demodand society, ruthlessly commanding their
Carceri’s waiting chains.
Demodands
Demodands, also called gehreleths, are Fiends from the Tarterian Depths of Carceri. Cast into the prison plane long ago for forgotten transgressions
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
martyrs’ remains until the martyrs are called back to life to oppose a world-changing foe.
2
Gather the lost shards of a dead god’s petrified body, and reunite them on the altar in the
medusa’s lair.
3
Maintain a planar crossing from which great power flows while also curtailing the effects of that power as it infuses the world.
4
Seek out a new generation of
Magic Items
The Book of Many Things
, disappearing in a flash of rainbow-colored light. You draw no more cards.
The fey crossing appears as a shimmering fractal of light above the deck, and it remains open for 1 minute after the card is
): acid, cold, fire, lightning, or thunder.
Expert. Your Dexterity score increases by 2, to a maximum of 22.
Fey. A fey crossing opens into the Feywild, and you’re immediately pulled through it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
to maintain a fixed location in the air, but they aren’t strong enough to ascend any higher. Before the characters can attempt any crossing to the monastery, they must contend with the guardian waiting for them in area C2.
the hundreds of feet of open space between them.
The floating island is all that remains of the planar craft that crashed into the mountains eons ago. The force of its impact created this valley
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Underworld Crossing The Tartyx River is dotted with ruined temples of Athreos on either side of its banks that serve as crossing points between the mortal world and the Underworld. Souls of the dead
to keep the living out of the realm of the dead and the dead from returning to the land of the living. Underworld Crossing Adventures Adventures in Underworld crossings usually involve the characters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
23. Hook Horror Larder Ambush. A hook horror clings to a 15-foot high ledge, waiting to ambush any who enter. The ledge is set into the western wall, between the two tunnel entrances.
Bones. Lying
on the floor are the bones of several troglodytes mingled with the remains of kuo-toa and other unidentifiable humanoids. Characters who search the bones find a lost treasure (see “Treasure” below
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
V2: Godshead Crossing Just across a sturdy stone bridge, the road from Arborean Springs meets another road and comes to an end. The land is blackened and scarred by wildfires, but three things stand
out. The first is a granite head the size of a wagon on the ground, gazing skyward. The second is the remains of a farmer’s market clustered near the stone head, now only broken beams and crumbling
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
Other Gala Attendees As the characters pass through the village, they may encounter other gala invitees waiting anxiously for the fey crossing to appear at sundown. You can use the Gala Guests table
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
dishes are stacked near a washbasin, waiting to be cleaned. C8. Parlor The centerpiece of this parlor is a gold-inlaid low table, around which a handful of overstuffed chairs and sofas are neatly
Crossing. Sylphene’s grave is a shadow crossing, which the characters can use without offending members of the Scarlet Sash. Characters who befriend the wereravens can learn how the shadow crossing works (see the “Shadow Crossing” section at the end of the adventure).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
Returning to the Garden When the characters leave the Palace of Spires and return to the garden, the Gardener is waiting for them in the center of the maze. How they greet the party depends on how
, depositing the characters unceremoniously outside the Cave of Echoes. The fey crossing to the Eternal Garden never functions for them again. Should the characters return to the garden by other means, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Arekanz’s Donjon Locations In this unreality, before Vecna slew his rival deities and fed their remains to Arekanz, the archlich turned each rival to stone. From where creatures first appear in
Arekanz’s demiplanar donjon, the shattered remains of these deities stand between the party and the unreality’s manifested secret to the east. The following locations are keyed to map 11.4. Dyson Logos
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation Supplement
enjoy themselves. It demands no payment but insists on joining those who bathe. Florrb likes being in its natural element, but the longer the mephit remains in the mud, the more dour it becomes. A
successful DC 10 Wisdom (Insight) check reveals that the mud mephit seems to be waiting for something to happen. Florrb doesn’t want others to know what’s really going on and reveals the cause of its anxiety only if magically compelled to do so.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Dragon Army attacks. Kalaman remains as described in chapter 4, though rumors of a flying war machine now flood the streets, and there’s a feeling of imminent crisis. Meeting with the Marshal If the
Dragon Army has claimed much of the surrounding land. The enemy has conspicuously avoided Kalaman, and the bulk of its forces are camped near the ruins of Vogler, as if waiting for something. With the news
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
treacherous cult fanatics named Arn Xalrondar (LE male Tethyrian human) and Seffia Naelryke (LE female Tethyrian human). Cult Fanatics Arn and Seffia are waiting in area W7, which they use as an apartment
— the remains of burned candles. Lord Cassalanter sent Arn and Seffia on a mission to retrieve the Stone of Golorr from his family’s mausoleum. He also gave them secret orders to dispose of three other
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
, bare-chested man, its paint chipped and faded, stands in the gazebo with arms outstretched, as though waiting to be embraced. The pool is fed by an underground spring and was blessed long ago by Saint
the years.) The water otherwise tastes sweet and fresh. The gazebo is so frail that it wouldn’t take more than a strong wind to knock it over. It remains standing because it’s protected from the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
edges, seemingly scribed in blood.
On Gaernoo’s instructions, Lord Viallis and the cultists have been gathering the remains of dozens of ritually slain victims in this area. A character who has
proficiency in the Arcana skill or who succeeds on a DC 15 Intelligence (Arcana) check can interpret the runes to realize that these remains are being collected to fuel a huge ritual at a later date—one
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
circle is a skull with pinpricks of purple light in its eye sockets and two skeletal arms hanging below it, one of which clutches a bone dagger. (This is all that remains of Nester, one of Halaster’s
oldest apprentices.)
The seven human bodies were obtained from a source in Skullport and are waiting to be turned into zombies. They are presently inanimate and harmless. Necromantic Circle A detect
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
, waiting for their foes to near, then trap their victims within their massive bodies. Those inside a revenant might be battered by animate furnishings or more unsettling manifestations of the revenant’s
fails and is wasted.
Undead Restoration. If the revenant dies, it revives 24 hours later unless Dispel Evil and Good is cast on its remains. If it revives, it animates another Gargantuan object or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
remains on their boat, refusing to take part in combat but willing to observe and offer advice. What He Knows Major Ursa, as a member of the mariners’ guild, is invested in the party’s success. He offers
island’s been abandoned, or maybe the abbey burned and the clerics are waiting to rebuild. I don’t know. That’s what you’ve been hired to find out.” What He Might Know Major Ursa serves as a conduit
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Boo’s Astral Menagerie
remains attached to a ship for a few days punctures the hull and begins to develop a hard shell that roughly matches the color of the hull. The shell is affixed to the ship by a glue-like substance
hull of the ship, while others float off, waiting to attach themselves to another unwary vessel. A jammer leech damages the hull of the ship to which it is attached and absorbs magic from the ship’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
burrows upward, waiting below the surface until its antennae detect movement from above. Then it bursts from the earth and seizes prey in its mandibles, crushing and grinding while it secretes acidic
these tunnels, one might find the remnants of molted ankheg chitin, hatched ankheg eggs, or the grisly remains of ankheg victims, including coins or other treasures scattered during the creature’s attack.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
rock formations. Patient Hunters. Piercers can see, but they can also respond to noise and heat, waiting for living creatures to pass beneath them, then falling to attack. A piercer that misses its
Appearance. While the piercer remains motionless on the ceiling, it is indistinguishable from a normal stalactite.
Spider Climb. The piercer can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
jetty extends ahead, at the end of which a waiting swan preens its feathers.
Riding a gondola costs 1 ticket punch. Each ride is an hour long; it starts and ends at the jetty, and the gondola follows
characters annoy Feathereen, she is irritable for the rest of the evening, and the carnival’s mood lowers by 1 step (see “Tracking Mood” earlier in the chapter). If pleased, she remains in high spirits, which raises the carnival’s mood by 1 step.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
victim’s psyche and overwhelming psychic agony. Every allip is wracked with a horrifying insight that torments what remains of its mind. In the presence of other creatures, an allip seeks to relieve
. An allip can accomplish this task by lurking in the study or workplace of a scholar. If the allip remains hidden, its victim is gradually overcome by frantic energy. A scholar, driven by sudden
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
victim’s psyche and overwhelming psychic agony. Blasphemous Secrets. Every allip is wracked with a horrifying insight that torments what remains of its mind. In the presence of other creatures, an allip
what it knows. This process takes days or possibly weeks. An allip can accomplish this task by lurking in the study or workplace of a scholar. If the allip remains hidden, its victim is gradually
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
collects moisture dripping from the ceiling. An ochre jelly lurks here, content to feed on fungus and the remains of the poltergeists’ occasional victims. It slithers into the main cavern if battle breaks
pursue creatures out of the area and sink back into the mud if foes flee. Treasure. The mounds encase the desiccated remains of two adventures slain by the mud elementals. The adventurers were sent by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Graveyard Temple (NILS HAMM) Any place where the remains of the dead are interred is considered a place of worship for Erebos. A graveyard can consist of mass graves, individual burial plots, family
because they can’t remember where else to go, or evil undead—such as specters and wraiths—waiting to harm any living creatures they come across. Graveyard Temple Adventures Graveyard temple adventures
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
weave their way through palace intrigues and leap from balconies onto waiting horses to escape dogged pursuers. In a swashbuckling campaign, the characters typically spend a lot of time in cities, in
forgotten. The people caught up in it strive to find meaning and purpose in a bleak and violent world. Crossing the Streams Deep in D&D’s roots are elements of science fiction and science fantasy as well
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Drow Inquisitor Drow expect treachery. After all, the Spider Queen encourages it. A certain amount of backstabbing and double-crossing can be managed, but too much can undermine an entire community
. Otherwise, the summoned demon appears in an unoccupied space within 60 feet of its summoner, acts as an ally of its summoner, and can’t summon other demons. It remains for 10 minutes, until it or its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
Drow Inquisitor Lolth’s worshipers expect treachery—the Spider Queen encourages it, after all. A certain amount of backstabbing and double-crossing can be managed, but too much can undermine an
its summoner, and can’t summon other demons. It remains for 10 minutes, until it or its summoner dies, or until its summoner dismisses it as an action.
Drow Inquisitor
Medium Humanoid (Cleric, Elf