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Curse of Strahd
some much-needed light to Barovia. His efforts worked for a while, but then the Dark Powers began to corrupt him.
Imperfections. The Abbot's fall from grace started when the Belviews—a family of sickly
present since birth. The Abbot became consumed with a prideful, obsessive desire to rid the poor Belviews of their lingering imperfections. The Belview family, however, had strange ideas of what it
Goliath
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skills.
This dedication to competition has a dark side. Goliaths are ferocious competitors, but above all else they are driven to outdo their past efforts. If a goliath slays a dragon, he or she might
wisdom in their leadership, for they can rarely count on a wisdom grown with age.
Goliath Names
Every goliath has three names: a birth name assigned by the newborn’s mother and father, a nickname
Yuan-ti Pureblood
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The serpent creatures known as yuan-ti are all that remains of an ancient, decadent human empire. Ages ago their dark gods taught them profane, cannibalistic rituals to mix their flesh
primordial world heeded the prayers of these people and hissed dark demands into their ears. The people tainted their souls by performing human sacrifices in the name of the gods, debased their flesh by
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Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
Thanks to your noble birth, people are inclined to think the best of you. You are welcome in high society, and people assume you have the right to be wherever you are. The common folk make every
effort to accommodate you and avoid your displeasure, and other people of high birth treat you as a member of the same social sphere. You can secure an audience with a local noble if you need to.
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Those who think of other planes at all consider them remote, distant realms, but planar influence can be felt throughout the world. It sometimes manifests in beings who, through an accident of birth
accustomed to a variety of different people.
GENASI ON ATHAS
Although any world that includes one or more elemental planes can feature genasi, on Athas, the world of the Dark Sun campaign setting
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
and dwell there. However, they probably did not learn all of its secrets! Most of the staff employed at the Wayside Inn are cultists of Talos who follow the dark teachings of Fheralai Stormsworn, a
Location Overview As the characters played the “Attack on the Wayside Inn” introductory encounter earlier in this adventure, they should be familiar with the place, as well as the key NPCs who work
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
have either observed the characters for a few days or have been briefed about their targets by other spies. Option 1: Attack at an Inn If the characters are staying at an inn, the cultists might opt
for a direct assault, crashing through the front door. A more subtle approach sees them enter the inn a few at a time disguised as customers, then attacking when they have the characters outnumbered
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
have either observed the characters for a few days or have been briefed about their targets by other spies. Option 1: Attack at an Inn If the characters are staying at an inn, the cultists might opt
for a direct assault, crashing through the front door. A more subtle approach sees them enter the inn a few at a time disguised as customers, then attacking when they have the characters outnumbered
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Setup This adventure is best used late in the campaign for two reasons. First, the characters know more about the elemental cults and have a better perspective to understand the Dark Lady’s
information. Second, it strains credulity for any of the factions to send inexperienced agents into the Dark Lady’s lair. The characters receive a sending spell, telling them to meet a faction agent at a local
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
fortunate enough to cross its path. When times are dark and travelers are weary, one can always hope that the Wandering Inn is just beyond the horizon.
by boat through Cyre; now the Mourning has cut off that passage. The Wandering Inn This caravan maintained by members of House Ghallanda is a traveling fair, providing entertainment and shelter to any
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Birth of a Darklord Upon the completion of the Darklord’s greatest irredeemable act, the Mists drag them—and perhaps the lands around them—into the Domains of Dread. At this point, you should have an
idea of who your Darklord is, what they did, what form their evil takes, and how they came to the attention of the Dark Powers. Flesh out these details, referring back to how the Darklord reflects
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
you know about your parents.) Once you have a result, roll percentile dice. On a roll of 00, a strange event coincided with your birth: the moon briefly turning red, all the milk within a mile spoiling
81–82 Brothel, tavern, or inn 83–84 Castle, keep, tower, or palace 85 Sewer or rubbish heap 86–88 Among people of a different race 89–91 On board a boat or a ship 92–93 In a prison or in the
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
. GENASI ON ATHAS
Although any world that includes one or more elemental planes can feature genasi, on Athas, the world of the Dark Sun campaign setting, elemental forces hold greater sway than they do
on other worlds. As a people touched by elemental power, genasi are viewed as seers, prophets, and chosen ones. The birth of a genasi, whether a slave, a noble, or a member of a desert tribe, is an auspicious event. Most Athasians believe a given genasi is destined for greatness — or infamy.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
The Ghohlbrorn’s Lair This inn is the only establishment in Gracklstugh that accepts non-duergar guests. “Ghohlbrorn” means “bulette” in Dwarvish, and the inn is built inside a small cavern complex
which the rooms are excavated. It’s dark, cramped, and uncomfortable, but safe and defensible. Rumor Mill The inn’s dining hall gives characters a chance to mingle with non-duergar who are visiting
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
inn. That otherwise quiet establishment has always possessed unusual magical qualities, but these have been warped by the slowly opening portal to the Far Realm. The characters can interact with the
local townsfolk, learning that the members of the “C” Team entered the inn but have not returned. Likewise, the inn’s co-owner and proprietor, Propha Dran, has not been seen since the planar strangeness
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diplomacy. They care only for satisfying their insatiable desire for battle, to smash their foes and appease their gods.
Booming Birth Rate
In order to replenish the casualties of their endless warring
, orcs breed prodigiously (and they aren’t choosy about what they breed with, which is why such creatures as half-orcs and ogrillons are found in the world). Females that are about to give birth are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
cavernous gut of a dead, multi-eyed behemoth
4 An inn in the valley, its insides dark and smoke-drowned
5 An asylum, abandoned save for vermin
6 A cave system, slick and comprised
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
pace. New Management. When the innkeeper of the Bargewright Inn is called away, the characters are asked to step in and manage things for a few days. Zhentarim infighting makes what should be a
Dessarin Valley is grinding to a halt. It is now vital to make sure that a caravan gets from Bargewright Inn to Triboar. This adventure is designed for a 5th-level party. Curse of the Fire Witch. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Hag Names Hags have whimsical names, often with a dark twist. A hag gives her newborn daughter a name that the girl keeps during her childhood, but upon gaining her full hag powers the daughter
chooses her own name, which might or might not relate to her birth name. Some hags use different names in different guises, but still prefer their original name as their favorite. The Hag Names table
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
The Carnival Wandering Domain of Wonders Darklord: Nepenthe Genres: Body horror and dark fantasy Hallmarks: Entertainment, fey bargains, misfits, wandering exiles Mist Talismans: Carnival flier
. Visibly marked as outsiders by birth, circumstance, intention, or talent, the Carnival’s troupers trade their unique performances for coin and whatever else they need to survive. Although these
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Stage 1: The Dran & Courtier? The Dran & Courtier is normally a fine inn run by Prophetess “Propha” Dran, who happens to be Omin Dran’s mother, and her wife, Audra Courtier. The inn is a favorite of
through the door, they end up in an extradimensional version of the inn known as the Test Market. The Test Market is meant to test new recruits to Acquisitions Incorporated, and it has several known
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
flaw can also be supernatural in nature. A hermit who harbors “dark, bloodthirsty thoughts that my isolation and meditation failed to quell” might have a sinister connection to the vicious god Mogis
. NATAL OMENS
The birth of a hero is often accompanied by signs in Nyx and Theros alike. You can use the Omens table in chapter 4 to randomly determine an omen that appeared when you were born. It’s up to you and your DM to determine the omen’s meaning.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Important Red Larchers The inhabitants of Red Larch have become so frightened by the recent “dark doings” that rather than showing typical frontier reticence, they helpfully babble about everything
the proprietor of the Swinging Sword inn (area 2). She hears much from her fellow Red Larchers and shares it. Mangobarl Lorren is the town’s baker (area 8). He is a Zhentarim contact. Marlandro Gaelkur
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
aberration (such as a beholder, a mind flayer, or a gibbering mouther) lairs beneath a popular inn, from where it twists the thoughts and dreams of those sleeping above. 2 The headmaster of an exclusive
poisons laced with the whispers of a dark entity. 6 A dragonmarked heir whose fortunes were ruined in the Last War founds a cult within their house. 7 The local thieves’ guild turns from mundane
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Harpers are worried about the threat posed by the Dark Lady of Rundreth Manor. They are also intent on protecting the treasures hidden in the Halls of the Hunting Axe. The Lords’ Alliance sees the
remains safe. The Zhentarim are anxious to restore the normal flow of commerce in the region, getting caravans moving on the Long Road. They also have concerns at the Bargewright Inn.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
from Red Larch in seven days, and the town of Phandalin is six days away on foot. Red Larch is also the hometown of Omin Dran and the location of the Dran family business — the Dran & Courtier inn and
. But however they first enter the town, the characters quickly confirm that the Six’s ritual is already underway. Something is seriously wrong in Red Larch. The Dran & Courtier inn can be seen at the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
The White Lady Inn Inn This musty old inn is named after a local legend known as the White Lady—a ghost rumored to walk on Lac Dinneshere, haunting the spot where her rich husband drowned. Rinaldo
a séance in a back room of the inn and has invited half a dozen other guests (commoners) to join him. Characters who spend one or more nights at the inn are invited by Rinaldo to join his séance. If
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
mining village of Kled, and Silver Spring oasis. Kled is a good base for explorations, and can serve as the “Red Larch” of a Dark Sun Elemental Evil campaign. Freedom is a good counterpart for Beliard
, and Silver Spring works well in the role of Bargewright Inn and Womford. You can invent another small village or two — perhaps a merchant house outpost — to serve as Westbridge, and provide a location that can be threatened or destroyed by cult reprisals as the adventure unfolds.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
to the logging community of Kheldell and east to Bargewright Inn and eventually Secomber. Another trail leads to quarries in the Sumber Hills and to ruins of stone keeps long ago left to monsters and
large new buildings and repairing older edifices. Red Larch is also a center for stonecutters quarrying slate on the fringes of the Sumber Hills. While Red Larch remains prosperous, dark omens are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
The Yawning Portal The Yawning Portal, a famous inn and tavern located near the eastern slope of Mount Waterdeep, derives its name from a 40-foot-diameter well that descends into the first level of
dark room at the bottom of the 140-foot shaft (level 1, area 1). Durnan charges adventurers 1 gp each to descend into the well, whether they opt to use the rope or not. The return trip also costs a piece
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
introduce the player characters to the region and its people. Combine the settlements of Womford and nearby Bargewright Inn into the corrupt town of Nulb. The small river known as Imeryds Run serves as
Beliard. The city of Verbobonc can easily serve as both Yartar and Waterdeep. It’s the most important city anywhere in the area, and the events described in the “Dark Dealings in Yartar” side trek could
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
N2. Blue Water Inn Gray smoke issues from the chimney of this large, two-story wooden building with a stone foundation and sagging tile roof, upon which several ravens have perched. A painted wooden
sign hanging above the main entrance depicts a blue waterfall. The Blue Water Inn is Vallaki’s main gathering place for locals, especially at night. The innkeeper, Urwin Martikov, considers the inn a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
accident of their birth as a kind of cruel joke they have chosen to embrace. Equally intriguing and disturbing to followers of some faiths in Faerûn are stories spread by tieflings who claim to have
visions in which the gods of Faerûn appear to them modeled in the tieflings’ own image. One such is the entity they call the “pale horned goddess of the moon” (Selûne); another is the “dark, devilish
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
L. Lake Zarovich At the foot of a mountain, nestled in the misty forest, is a large lake. The water is perfectly still and dark, reflecting the black clouds overhead like a monstrous mirror. If the
destitute drunkard. He’s desperate to catch some fish and trade them for wine at the Blue Water Inn. After he was unable to catch a single fish for a week, he kidnapped Arabelle, believing that Vistani
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
, leaving the drow to fight Halaster and his minions alone. The Mad Mage rounded up the remaining dark elves, trapping some of their souls for use in his dark magic, while twisting the bodies and
Halaster’s tower and built an inn over the well he had used to descend into Undermountain, and call it the Yawning Portal. Durnan owns and operates the inn and tavern to this day, serving patrons and