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Inquisitor of the Sword
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Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
founded the Ulmist Inquisition, an order of psionic inquisitors that seeks to discover the wickedness hiding in people’s souls.
In the days before Count Strahd von Zarovich became the first
vampire, Strahd thundered across the lands with Ulmed. Their mission was clear: to destroy the infernal powers that had corrupted the world and to ensure that those powers never rose again. Strahd, Ulmed
Inquisitor of the Mind Fire
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Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
days before Count Strahd von Zarovich became the first vampire, Strahd thundered across the lands with Ulmed. Their mission was clear: to destroy the infernal powers that had corrupted the world and to
ensure that those powers never rose again. Strahd, Ulmed, and their companions hunted Fiends, Undead, Aberrations, and other supernatural threats and were tireless foes of cults like the priest of
Firbolg
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
; Gimble, Notes from a Treasure Hunter
Firbolg tribes cloister in remote forest strongholds, preferring to spend their days in quiet harmony with the woods. When provoked, firbolgs demonstrate
sense and remarkable resourcefulness. During a bountiful summer, they store away excess nuts, fruit, and berries. When winter arrives, they scatter everything they can spare to ensure the animals of the
Inquisitor of the Tome
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;s souls.
In the days before Count Strahd von Zarovich became the first vampire, Strahd thundered across the lands with Ulmed. Their mission was clear: to destroy the infernal powers that had
corrupted the world and to ensure that those powers never rose again. Strahd, Ulmed, and their companions hunted Fiends, Undead, Aberrations, and other supernatural threats and were tireless foes of cults
monsters
and orchestrating events to ensure its release and a new epoch of multiversal doom.
Cthulhu’s Domain
Innsmouth is altered by Cthulhu’s presence, creating the following effects:
Choking
. While the borders are closed, those who enter the Mists surrounding Innsmouth become lost at sea amid inky fog for 3d4 days before arriving once more at Innsmouth.
Something in the Air. Creatures other
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
suffer my displeasure. (Lawful or Evil)
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Preservation. I am the ocean’s steward, tending reefs and waters to ensure that they remain unspoiled. (Lawful)
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Eradication. The peoples of
","rollAction":"Days"} days.Cold, FireIf the dragon turtle's Blessing of the Sea trait has activated in the last hour, it can use the options below as legendary actions.
Bite. The dragon turtle makes one Bite
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
shards now, but the fanatics need as many obelisk fragments as possible to ensure their ritual will succeed. The Sawplees’ map reveals the locations of three other fragments: an abandoned dwarven
temple called Talhundereth, the crypt beneath it, and a subterranean trading nexus called Gibbet Crossing. These locations are in the Starmetal Hills, several days northeast of Phandalin. In the previous
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
regularly scheduled patrol. Vester told Breltora that Yorrum has them patrol the stretch of the High Road that runs along the edge of the terrible swamp to ensure that no dangerous creatures have
has failed to return. The latest patrol, comprised of four soldiers, including Private Vester, is a full two days late. Breltora asks the characters to find out what happened. If the characters talk
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Astarion's Book of Hungers
ensure Astarion dies at Rat’s Run, which she knows he frequents. Violet awaits the results of her plan at Cazador’s palace; she fears Cazador’s wrath should Astarion’s death be tied to her, so she won’t
try to kill him herself. Hook. Astarion recognized Violet in disguise days ago and eavesdropped on her conversation with the leader of the Bloody Knives, a local gang. Astarion asks the characters to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
aptitude with tools and weapons led her to train with the inventors known as the Shapers of Obsidian in Itzimico. She returned to Etizalan as an adult to ensure her birth village’s fate would never
of placing pieces is wonderful.” Ideal. “I want my inventions to ensure fewer children lose their parents.” Bond. “I always wear the necklace my adoptive sister gave me. When I feel anxious about a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
day the character is away adds 3 days to the construction time. Building a Stronghold Stronghold Construction Cost Construction Time Abbey 50,000 gp 400 days Guildhall, town or city 5,000 gp 60
days Keep or small castle 50,000 gp 400 days Noble estate with manor 25,000 gp 150 days Outpost or fort 15,000 gp 100 days Palace or large castle 500,000 gp 1,200 days Temple 50,000 gp 400 days Tower
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
are likely to be hostile. Shadowdusk Emissaries Two low-ranking members of the Shadowdusk family (see level 22) arrived at Spiderwatch Keep a few days ago, claiming to be emissaries from Shadowdusk
now wait for Drivvin’s decision, while doing everything they can to ensure that he makes the right choice.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
easier to rob the characters than accept the bribe. If two or more Reavers are killed or incapacitated, the others stand down and try to negotiate a truce to ensure their own survival.
Characters
hair and cold blue eyes, Runa hails from Icewind Dale far to the north. A lifetime of sunless days and frigid nights falsely taught her that cruelty is natural, not evil. Runa speaks few words but is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Handbook.) Maintenance expenses need to be paid every 30 days. Given that adventurers spend much of their time adventuring, staff includes a steward who can make payments in the party’s absence. Total
its own maintenance costs. However, the owner needs to periodically ensure that everything is running smoothly by tending to the business between adventures. See the information on running a business
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
she intends to make a name for herself. She is absent when the characters arrive and won’t return for a couple days. Should their statistics become necessary, the students are unarmed and unarmored
they leave the conservatory at once. Sythian can’t afford to lose his students, so if the characters threaten to tell the students about his grave robbing or the fact that he consorts with demons, he surrenders the instrument to ensure the characters’ silence.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Radiant Citadel
candidate on a quest. These trials ensure Speakers understand each of the founding civilizations of the Radiant Citadel. Once a Speaker for the Ancestors is chosen, they hold office for ten years. At the
The Speakers for the Ancestors face incredible challenges in their role. They must maintain the internal stability of a large and diverse city and ensure its people are treated equally and fairly
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
care to ensure their magic items would resize to comfortably suit their users. With this option, any magic item created by giants (even one that is not worn, such as a wand or a weapon) magically
artisans to reshape and resize magic items with a few days of work. Some of the magic items described in this chapter have special properties that allow them to fit creatures of any size. For the rest, you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
against the winery, antagonizing the wereravens like a bad neighbor. Five days ago, evil druids stole the third and final gem and bore it to Yester Hill (chapter 14). The wereravens launched a
counterattack on Yester Hill, hoping to get it back, but to no avail. The druids and their blights proved more than a match for the lycanthropes. Two days ago, the druids returned with a horde of blights and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
candidate on a quest. These trials ensure Speakers understand each of the founding civilizations of the Radiant Citadel. Once a Speaker for the Ancestors is chosen, they hold office for ten years. At the
The Speakers for the Ancestors face incredible challenges in their role. They must maintain the internal stability of a large and diverse city and ensure its people are treated equally and fairly
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
dwelled in the city’s ruins, guarding the city to ensure it never takes to the skies again. Personality Trait. “Here’s your opportunity to learn from my mistakes.” Ideal. “The world’s greatest mistakes
party agrees to hear Demelin out, she explains herself. Read or paraphrase the following: “I am Demelin, high wizard of Onyari. You’re not the first visitors my fallen city has had in recent days
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
larger pack would ensure the werewolves’ survival, whereas Kiril saw a larger pack as too difficult to control and feed. This ideological divide couldn’t be reconciled and led to many disagreements. The
of Barovia did.
—Strahd von Zarovich
in I, Strahd: The Memoirs of a Vampire
Then Kiril disappeared for several days, causing the other werewolves to wonder whether he had fled or had been
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
ship called the Wavemount.
I’ll pay you 2,000 Gold Pieces to ensure Devi’s safe return plus another 250 Gold Pieces for the safe return of each sailor. I believe they’re all on the island of Najkir
, based on Devi’s description. My ship can get you there in three days.
“Will you help?”
If the characters refuse the quest, Mirel sweetens the reward by offering them free passage on any of her
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
assistant can make an appointment for the characters to talk to the dean during her office hours three days after the chaos at Kollema Hall. This meeting takes place in Tullus’s office in the Deans’ Wing
of Archaeo Memorial Hall. Should the characters meet with Dean Tullus, they find her polite but cold. She admits she was at the tavern, but only to ensure preparations for the Magister’s Masquerade
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
ruins known as Old Owl Well. More disturbingly, several prospectors have reported being chased from the area by foul undead. He asks the characters to head to the ruins, a couple of days’ march northeast
dormant there. If the characters can ensure that no threat to the town is brewing at Old Owl Well, Daran is willing to give them his boots of striding and springing. The magical boots came in handy
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Borderlands Quest: Dagger Danger!
them. These fainter tracks indicate that two creatures walked into the cave: the human-sized creature about four days ago, and the bugbear just hours ago. Studying the Cave Entrance. By shining a
ensure everyone understands what their characters are sensing.
Search vs. Study
Two similar but different actions are Search and Study. Search is a Wisdom ability check that generally uses
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
infested with worms that have eaten away at the tender parts of the wood, but it’s safe to burn. There is enough wood to fuel a nightly fire for three days, and it is stored in six bundles that weigh 30
pounds of cargo. Angajuk’s Bubble. To ensure safe transport and to partake in undersea research, Anga designed a boat and strapped it to Angajuk’s back. As the whale submerges, a bubble appears
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
hand, I shall tear Zariel’s head from her shoulders and rule Avernus with my queen at my side.” Arkhan declares that he will muster an army and depose Zariel in ten days. Exactly ten days later, two
of Chango the manticore. Arkhan’s army is bolstered by five chromatic dragons — one adult dragon of each color — sent by Tiamat to help ensure victory. If they so choose, the characters can join
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
the village of Greenfast southeast of Waterdeep, and is expected in the city in two days. The characters are free to head for the village in search of more clues, in which you can case skip to the
“Greenfast” section later in the adventure. They can also wait in Waterdeep to try to talk to Faerl. The overseer arrives two days later, and spends that day visiting each business in turn. Characters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
pay well above market value for his goods, ensuring his popularity and dependence on Brotherhood contacts. The Brotherhood plans to surround him with their advisers and functionaries to ensure that
toward Anders. To observers, he is nothing more than a faithful and trusted butler. Skerrin was renowned for his patience during his days as an assassin for the Brotherhood. Once, he hid himself in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
constantly changes to ensure that characters within it remain separated and unable to find each other. Visibility within the maze is limited to 20 feet because of the churning fog. Spells that are altered
nonmagical attacks, but you gain vulnerability to bludgeoning damage. These effects last for 10 days, after which the charm vanishes from you. Gold Key. The recipient gains a charm of treasure sense. While
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
necromancers ensure that franchise members always have the right tool or monster for the job. Abjurers and diviners can help avoid catastrophic events before they happen. And evokers and war mages? No one needs
cruel, exacting or eccentric, this teacher shaped you during your apprentice days in profound and probably disturbing ways. Whether a typical mage wearing a pointy hat and dwelling in a remote tower, a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
behind a basalt arch holds a perpetually burning flame. Priests keep a strict rotation to ensure the fire never goes out, as it represents Purphoros’s fire that keeps the world warm through the colder
curiosities. On the seven days surrounding the full moon, outsiders are even allowed into the market, though they are still prohibited from roaming the rest of the polis. Visitors who try to explore beyond the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
in a stalemate, their victories and losses forgotten within days or weeks. Characters who interact with the factions might change this balance. But if either faction firmly controls Kalakeri, the
leaders enact their monstrous agendas upon the land, leading only to continued suffering. The Dark Powers ensure that the defeated faction doesn’t remain quelled for long, though. The characters might
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
is the only way to attempt to defuse the rather concussive methods of negotiation employed by many Acquisitions Incorporated franchisees. And if it comes to it, a monk will at least ensure that the
for cooling off on hot days)
8 Broken Bridge — Face down on the ground with knees bent and posterior up (reduces visibility to foes in front, and makes a useful ramp for allies to jump off
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
. Eventually, a mind flayer thus separated from the hive turns to the path of lichdom. Just as the elder brain offers immortality to its faithful illithids, so does becoming a lich ensure life everlasting
preserve a brain without spoiling for 1d4 + 10 days.
Divine Magic Illithids acknowledge the existence of divine entities, but it is unusual for any but a deviant mind flayer to actively worship such a