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Magic Items
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
The handle of this dark leather whip bears the fire rune, and embers dance around the whip’s tail.
You gain a +1 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with this weapon, and on a hit, the whip
deals an extra 1d6 fire damage. When you score a critical hit with an attack using this whip, the target also has the restrained condition until the start of your next turn, as fiery bands lash around
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Vegepygmies are fungus creatures that live in simple bands, hunting for sustenance and spreading the spores by which they reproduce. Also called mold folk or moldies, vegepygmies inhabit dark, moist areas
, so they’re most commonly found underground or in forests where little sunlight penetrates. A vegepygmy feels kinship with other plant and fungus creatures, and thus vegepygmy bands coexist well
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
that live in simple bands, hunting for sustenance and spreading the spores by which they reproduce. Also called mold folk or moldies, vegepygmies inhabit dark, moist areas, so they’re most
commonly found underground or in forests where little sunlight penetrates. A vegepygmy feels kinship with other plant and fungus creatures, and thus vegepygmy bands coexist well with creatures such as
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
dies while infected, its corpse produces vegepygmies the same way russet mold does.
Vegepygmies
Vegepygmies are fungus creatures that live in simple bands, hunting for sustenance and spreading the
spores by which they reproduce. Also called mold folk or moldies, vegepygmies inhabit dark, moist areas, so they’re most commonly found underground or in forests where little sunlight penetrates
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
experiencing random instances of good luck. Meanwhile, Far Realm energies manifest as eyes staring from the dark, insidious insects, or misshapen silhouettes looming in the distance. The land’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
(light and dark blue with yellow flecks) 7 Malachite (striated light and dark green) 8 Moss agate (pink or yellow white with mossy gray or green markings) 9 Obsidian (black) 10 Rhodochrosite (light pink
) 11 Tiger eye (brown with golden center) 12 Turquoise (light blue green) 50 GP Gemstones 1d12 Stone 1 Bloodstone (dark gray with red flecks) 2 Carnelian (orange to red brown) 3 Chalcedony (white
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
prosperous and increasingly crowded, so buildings have been torn down and taller ones built — four stories high in some instances. A Waterbaron who rules for life leads Yartar. The current Waterbaron is
). Reason to Visit. The “Dark Dealings in Yartar” side trek (chapter 6) brings the characters here. More broadly, characters affiliated with the Lords’ Alliance can readily receive support in Yartar, and Harpers and Zhentarim can get aid, too, if they’re discreet and know how to contact an agent in town.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
Q2. Main Entrance Flagstone steps flanked by stone railings climb to a landing in front of a pair of tall, wooden doors with rusted iron bands and knockers shaped like small dragons. Carved into the
air, then closes its mouth and doesn’t activate again until the next dawn. At one time, the statue would breathe a cone of ice and hail, but its magic has deteriorated over the years. The doors are unlocked and can be pushed open to reveal a dark foyer (area Q3).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
, blue, white, or red) 3 Blue quartz (transparent pale blue) 4 Eye agate (translucent circles of gray, white, brown, blue, or green) 5 Hematite (opaque gray-black) 6 Lapis lazuli (opaque light and dark
blue with yellow flecks) 7 Malachite (opaque striated light and dark green) 8 Moss agate (translucent pink or yellow-white with mossy gray or green markings) 9 Obsidian (opaque black) 10
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
in different instances of boxed text require separate checks to translate. A creature under the effect of a Comprehend Languages spell can read hieroglyphs instantly (no check required). Lighting. The
pyramid’s rooms are unlit. Area descriptions assume the characters have a light source or other means of seeing in the dark. Temperature. The pyramid’s interior is perpetually cool and dry, insulated
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
same world as Barovia, many Vistani look toward the future, learning from their traditions and from one another to better face whatever lies ahead. Vistani bands consist primarily of one or more
at night to set up camp. Vistani bands occasionally camp near welcoming communities to trade and resupply, but rarely stay more than a week—though this can be complicated if a Darklord closes a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
before the structure collapses completely. Doors Interior doors are made of wood reinforced with iron bands. They have neither locks nor keyholes. It takes a successful DC 15 Strength check to break down a
through the arrow slits around the castle. During the day, this provides dim light in most areas. At night, all areas of the castle are dark. Walls The castle’s thickest walls are 5 feet thick, with
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
who serve Yurtrus and Shargaas. Some are sent forth into the cities dominated by humans, on dark missions. Beware them.
— Elminster
Search, Destroy, Repeat
When a tribe is on the move, orc
warriors are commanded to scour the surrounding landscape for any opportunity to spill blood and bring glory to their gods. Often, bands of warriors work on a rotation, with one group heading out on a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
Quest Goals To complete the Axeholm Quest, adventurers must kill or drive out all the monsters in the fortress. AXEHOLM FEATURES
In the dwarves’ absence, Axeholm has become a dark, sullen tomb
cut from seamless stone. Some of those chimneys can be used to gain access to the fortress.
Doors. Regular doors are made of thick, sturdy oak reinforced with iron bands and fitted with iron hinges
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
.
—Gysios, Bronzebones veteran
The western edge of Akroan territory is a region of arid canyons and caverns called Phoberos, a land of harsh natural whims haunted by ravenous monsters. Fierce bands of
land, and two ideals—the nobility of heroic struggle and victory versus the brutality of savage slaughter in war—competed for a place in the mortal mind. Just as Mogis is the dark shadow of everything
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
around a large mesa and continues to spiral upward, but the ceiling of the cavern is too dark and high to see. You hear murmurs and whispers coming from atop the mesa, which grow louder as you approach
. Its stacked levels resemble steps in a staircase, but a ramp running from top to bottom provides an easy way up.
Climbing the mesa reveals that its steps aren’t concentric circles but the bands of a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
the structure collapses completely. Ceilings. Ceilings are 15 feet high unless noted otherwise. Doors. Interior doors are made of wood reinforced with iron bands. They have neither locks nor keyholes
filters through the arrow slits around the castle. During the day, this provides dim light in most areas. At night, all areas are dark. Walls. Exterior walls and load-bearing interior walls are 5 feet
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
. Due to its many windows, Feathergale Spire is brightly lit during the day and dimly lit at night. With the reinforced shutters closed, the light becomes dim during the day and dark at night.
Locks
. Smaller windows, about half the size of the larger ones, are on levels 2 and 3. Shutters reinforced with iron bands permit the windows to be shut and barred. A barred window is like a barred door
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
dark, moist areas, so they’re most commonly found underground or in forests where little sunlight penetrates. A vegepygmy feels kinship with other plant and fungus creatures, and thus vegepygmy bands
Vegepygmies Vegepygmies are fungus creatures that live in simple bands, hunting for sustenance and spreading the spores by which they reproduce. Also called mold folk or moldies, vegepygmies inhabit
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
dragon, it hangs suspended by chains from the ceiling of this chamber, blasted with fire to a dark ebony hue and bound by thick bands of bronze. Draconic runes etched into its surface glow with a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
surface. Knifepoint Gully near Feathergale Spire leads to the Temple of Howling Hatred. The Dark Stream flows under Rivergard Keep, leading to the Temple of the Crushing Wave. The Ancient Stair
camp in a cleared Haunted Keep. The elemental prophets divine the characters’ location and send forces to harass the party. Small bands of cult raiders and mercenaries roam the Sumber Hills, so it’s a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
power. The Order of the Gauntlet The Free The desert wilds are dotted with the hidden camps and strongholds of Athas’s slave tribes — bands of people who have managed to escape from slavery in one or
bureaucracy of a specific city-state can serve a similar role in a Dark Sun conversion of this adventure. The city-state most immediately concerned with the rise of a dangerous magical cult in the Great
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
dragon, it hangs suspended by chains from the ceiling of this chamber, blasted with fire to a dark ebony hue and bound by thick bands of bronze. Draconic runes etched into its surface glow with a purple
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
talkative owl, the ranger had monitored the drow for several days, curious as to why a dark elf had wandered into the valley. At first, Montolio had assumed that the drow was somehow connected to Graul
roving halfling bands, and shield dwarves forced to wander far from old clanholds sometimes follow the ranger’s path. Not every prospector wandering far hills or trapper hunting through uninhabited
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal
adventuring bands that enter the dungeon. Occasionally, something that strikes Durnan’s fancy can be used to pay a bar tab. Yawning Portal Taproom Curios d20 Item 1 A key carved from bone 2 A small
, glowing crystal shard 16 A statuette of a panther, wooden and painted black 17 A piece of parchment, listing fourteen magical pools and their effects when touched 18 A vial filled with a dark, fizzy liquid
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
live on the move in traveling bands, and their members are most likely to take to a life of adventuring. Stronghearts are homebodies by nature, most of them likely to spend their lives tucked away in
temperament and stature than the other two.
On the world of Athas in the Dark Sun setting, halflings are feral creatures, prone to devouring the flesh of humans and elves. Small, furtive and sun-bronzed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
speak of impenetrable mountains rising amid a dark forest to the north. The Siren Sea is studded with islands large and small. The largest cluster near the mainland, called the Dakra Isles, is poorly
population of Theros. Meletis covers the whole territory of the southwestern peninsula, Akros forms the northern frontier, and Setessa lies at the northern edge of the wild Nessian Wood. Two bands of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
. Agility (Very Rare) Your Dexterity increases by 2, to a maximum of 20, while this deep-red sphere orbits your head. Awareness (Rare) While this dark-blue rhomboid orbits your head, you have Advantage on
maximum of 20, while this pale blue rhomboid orbits your head. Sustenance (Rare) You don’t need to eat or drink while this clear spindle orbits your head. Conceptopolis Javelin of Lightning, Iron bands of Bilarro, Iron Flask
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
surprised while this dark blue rhomboid orbits your head. Fortitude (Very Rare). Your Constitution score increases by 2, to a maximum of 20, while this pink rhomboid orbits your head. Greater Absorption
. Sustenance (Rare). You don’t need to eat or drink while this clear spindle orbits your head. Ioun Stones
Iron Bands of Bilarro
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
seasoned bands of treasure hunters are loath to enter the Field of Ruins. Eston House Cannith was born in Eston, and the house’s labors transformed the city into a place of wonders. Clockwork birds
light can sometimes be seen in its dark depths. Toward the edges of the plateau, the glass becomes lighter in color and more transparent, appearing almost pale white along the jagged cliffs at the edge
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Minotaur The minotaurs who dwell in the badlands of Phoberos and the remote polis of Skophos are caught between two worlds. Some follow the dark god Mogis, who has tyrannized them for ages untold and
chapter 3 for more details on Phoberos, the minotaur polis of Skophos, and various minotaur bands. Passion and Zeal Minotaurs are known for venting their outrage through violence, but they aren’t
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
16–17 Dark Shard Amulet 18–19 Enduring Spellbook 20–21 Ersatz Eye 22–24 Hat of Vermin 25–27 Hat of Wizardry 28–29 Heward’s Handy Spice Pouch 30–31 Horn of Silent Alarm 32–33 Instrument of Illusions
Teleportation 29–30 Heward’s Handy Haversack 31–32 Horseshoes of Speed 33–34 Ioun Stone (reserve) 35 Iron Bands of Bilarro 36 Mantle of Spell Resistance 37–38 Necklace of Fireballs 39 Oil of Etherealness
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
location. At the center of Death’s Aperture is a bottomless well that churns with dark smoke. When a grim champion wishes to punish a trespasser or an incompetent minion, they throw the unfortunate
bands of wights. The Rowena. The jagged prow of a half-sunken galleon juts from the heart of the marsh. Scrawled lettering on the ship’s side reveals its name as the Rowena. Wynemar Brack, the Grim
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
likely to be coveted by evil wizards or to become the object of wrath for some dark force. The only enemies that a halfling village must watch for on an ongoing basis are roving bands of orcs or
, over time, halflings who pursue a dark path — especially those who break too many oaths or hurt other halflings along the way — lose the protection of Yondalla and the other halfling gods. Some say
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
potion of gaseous form, two potions of healing (superior), a +1 greatsword, and the mirror of reflected pasts (see appendix A). S14: Primordial Altar Within a cave of dark stone stands a gleaming altar
of black obsidian polished to a mirror shine. Where the light strikes it, bands of color glimmer within the altar: blue, green, white, and red.
This chamber holds a primordial altar to Takhisis, a