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Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
While some might think it strange to find hermits in a bustling city, others know that sometimes the most profound solitude exists in the midst of a crowd. Baldur’s Gate holds a handful of
a frivolous lark. You’ve maintained a solitary vigil outside the cavern entrance ever since.
2
You crossed the Guild in a bad way. Fortunately, its members think you’re dead. Less
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
the dead. Victims grow thinner and weaker each day, slowly but steadily sliding toward the death they once denied. When they finally succumb, they can’t be raised — and neither can anyone else
world.
At this point, invite the players to explain why their characters are together, how long they’ve been together, and what they’ve been doing. If the characters don’t know each other, you can have them meet at Syndra Silvane’s residence.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
characters don’t disguise their approach, one of the investigators calls out, identifies themselves, and welcomes the company. They invite the party inside to meet with their partner. Ultimately, if
complete. If asked, they’ll share that the house was last owned by the Halvhrest family, it’s abandoned, and it has a reputation for attracting the dead. They offer each party member 20 gp per day to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
adventure, the first time a character dies, invite all the players to create two variant versions of their character using the guidance in this section, then continue the adventure. Prepared Incarnations
“Running Glitch Characters” section. Let players discover that dead characters return in new incarnations during play rather than revealing this outright. When an incarnation appears, they are attuned to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
yet, you can have one of the speakers in Ten-Towns invite them to a private meeting. The speaker would know the characters by reputation, if nothing else. At this meeting, the speaker presents the
his kin. If the characters insist on seeing the duergar, the speaker takes them to a cellar where the body is being kept. Any character who casts a speak with dead spell on the dead duergar can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
advisor to Open Lord Laeral Silverhand. See appendix B for more information on these NPCs. Harpers prefer to conduct their business in bustling inns and taverns such as the Yawning Portal, or in quiet
locations such as the City of the Dead. Harper support comes in these ways: The Harpers make common and uncommon potions and scrolls available to the adventurers at a reduced or deferred cost
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
Hermit While some might think it strange to find hermits in a bustling city, others know that sometimes the most profound solitude exists in the midst of a crowd. Baldur’s Gate holds a handful of
crossed the Guild in a bad way. Fortunately, its members think you’re dead. Less fortunately, maintaining that deception might require you to stay in hiding until you actually are. 3 You study the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Hermit While some might think it strange to find hermits in a bustling city, others know that sometimes the most profound solitude exists in the midst of a crowd. Baldur’s Gate holds a handful of
.
2 You crossed the Guild in a bad way. Fortunately, its members think you’re dead. Less fortunately, maintaining that deception might require you to stay in hiding until you actually are.
3
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
get many visitors who aren’t boring anchorites or screaming victims, so they invite intruders in for a nice seaweed and squid ink cookie. Auntie Unk is the newest member of the coven, and she spent her
previous years kidnapping people off the High Road and dragging them into the Mere of Dead Men to eat. She misses news of the city and favors anyone who can provide gossip about Waterdeep or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
gray ashfall. Mungoth Acidic ash mingles with falling snow on this freezing layer. Krangath The Dead Furnace is a great mountain suspended in silence and darkness, home to a coterie of liches. Gehenna
to purchase something they can’t find elsewhere, probably at a terrifying cost. This bustling market, crowded with Fiends and occasional mortal visitors, offers all manner of forbidden and sinister
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
After the Exchange With the trade complete, the kagu-svirfneblin thank the characters and escort them back to the inner hall (area F5). They invite the characters to take whatever they want from the
horrors, dead or alive, in areas F6 and area F7. If any treasure is missing, the deep gnomes shrug and continue on their way. After setting the machines in the workshop (area F8) to overload, the kagu
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
—and that this murderer might be dead themselves. Have you heard of the Mill Road hags, doctor?
Arthur and I invite you to fair Dementlieu, dear Rudolph. And please, when you come, bring any notes you didn’t publish in Van Richten’s Guide to Witches.
Yours in reason,
Alanik Ray & Dr. Arthur Sedgwick
social club of eccentric dilettantes. When they claimed someone was trying to murder them, I tried not to dismiss it as imaginative paranoia. Now, though, I know something wants these spiritualists dead
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
lizardfolk and for Othokent to invite them (and Saltmarsh) to join the alliance. If the characters can’t accomplish this through acts of contrition and persuasion, they might be able to salvage the
on the High Road. The dwarves of Thornhold at the southern end of the Mere of Dead Men might be concerned allies or remain distant and cautious, more wary of the machinations of the Margaster family
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
street shrieks when a specific party member steps on it. The crack runs for blocks, tracing back to Mandorcai’s Mansion.
11 Two drunk sailors invite the characters to join them in singing a well
(bandits)
Table F: Lower City Threats d10 Threat
1 1d4 swarms of rats
2 1d4 invisible imps
3 Dead Three abduction squad (see the “More Dead Three Encounters” sidebar)
4
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
locket hangs on the wall near his bedroll. This is the top half, and no picture is inside. Offerings for the Dead After the characters speak with Doña Rosa, they see other residents of the vecindad
pausing to decorate or say short prayers at the communal altar. These locals politely invite characters to help them. Setting an Ofrenda. The shared altar has enough space for each character to set a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
the last three or four years, hardy settlers from the cities of Neverwinter and Waterdeep have begun the hard work of reclaiming the ruins of Phandalin. A bustling frontier settlement has grown up on
search Phandalin for signs of the missing wizard, Iarno Albrek. When his investigation hits a dead end, he sets up a meeting with Townmaster Harbin Wester (see the “Townmaster’s Hall” section). During
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Adventure Atlas: The Mortuary
(†) appear in Monsters of the Multiverse. Roll a d6 if you don’t have that book. *See the appendix. Mortuary Encounters, Tier 2 (Levels 5–10) d10 Encounter 1 Three ghosts of long-dead nobles invite the
to expel a dybbuk† from a corpse. The exorcist asks the characters to help in dispatch the Fiend. 9 Two bards† in the Heralds of Dust approach the characters and sing a ballad honoring the dead. If the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
back to Mandorcai’s Mansion. 11 Two drunk sailors invite the characters to join them in singing a well-known shanty called Really Big Oysters, but quickly forget the words and stumble away. 12 A
captain) and 2d6 operatives (bandits) Table F: Lower City Threats d10 Threat 1 1d4 swarms of rats 2 1d4 invisible imps 3 Dead Three squad (4 fists of Bane, 3 night blades, and 2 necromites of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Thornhold West of the High Road and hard to the coast near the Mere of Dead Men lies what humans refer to as Thornhold. Once the keep of a petty warlord of the Margaster family of Waterdeep, it was
like), and brewing beer. Long ago, Thornhold was a profitable stopover for caravanners, adventurers, and other travelers journeying north along the High Road past or through the Mere of Dead Men. For
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
resemble his dead realm of Thanatos, and all creatures would become undead under his control. Under its black sky, Thanatos is a land of bleak mountains, barren moors, ruined cities, and forests of
fantastic Argent Palace in the city of Zelatar, whose bustling markets and pleasure palaces draw visitors from across the multiverse in search of obscure magical lore and perverse delights. By Graz’zt’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
yourself in a bustling city, you’re likely to spot a wonderful variety of folk. You hear words in languages utterly foreign to you, and you smell dishes both delectable and strange. Waterdeep is the
charitable actions such as burial of the unknown dead. Their motives are manifold, but their actions — no matter the reason — earn them loyalty and high regard from those who benefit from their largesse
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
Beastlands 16–18 Meticulously carved half doors in two colors Bustling gnomish factory on the plane of Bytopia 19–21 Barred jail cell door that locks when closed Unforgiving prison in the depths of
Radiant Citadel, a refuge on the Ethereal Plane 59–63 Silvery threshold etched with stars Eye socket of a dead god drifting through the Astral Plane 64–68 Ornate, upright coffin that expels a hostile
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
niece, Taranika, acts as regent, attempting to guide the polis through what is sure to be a difficult transition. As if the situation weren’t complicated enough, rumors have it that Anax isn’t dead. He
virtues. Some stratians also seek to learn the martial practices of other peoples, and might invite individuals or small communities to Akros to learn their ways. During the Iroan Games, everyone is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
fears that she might be in over her head. If the characters don’t ask her to join the party, she wishes them well and goes on her way (perhaps to be encountered again later). If they invite her to
, at which point he tries to flee the castle. 5 A dead Barovian that serves as host to a swarm of insects (spiders). The baby giant spiders (each one the size of a tarantula) crawl out of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
. She plans to tell the captain she picked up new crew members and to invite the characters on board, at which point they can attack the captain and the priest. As planned, Belle will lead the rest of
the general melee and fight beside Captain Athgar. If the characters fare poorly, Belle or other mutineers could intervene to relieve some of the pressure. A lot of people think of piracy as a dead-end
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
second-best day of his life will be the day when Borngray can leave the Mere of Dead Men and scrape its mud and stink off his boots. He has never mentioned his desire to leave to the bullywugs, whom
, Rezmir will hand Castle Naerytar over to him, and he will rule the entire Mere of Dead Men from the castle. The only obstacle he sees between himself and his goal is the castle’s current master
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
of his life will be the day when Borngray can leave the Mere of Dead Men and scrape its mud and stink off his boots. He has never mentioned his desire to leave to the bullywugs, whom he considers
Naerytar over to him, and he will rule the entire Mere of Dead Men from the castle. The only obstacle he sees between himself and his goal is the castle’s current master, Dralmorrer Borngray; the notion
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
. Gaping Maw Layer 88 is a malevolent wilderness surrounding Demogorgon’s ocean fortress. Thanatos On layer 113, an endless graveyard hosts Orcus and the sleepless dead. The Slime Pits (Shedaklah) Layer
Azzagrat, which encompasses three interconnected layers of the Abyss. His seat of power is the fantastic Argent Palace in the city of Zelatar, whose bustling markets and pleasure palaces draw visitors
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
, and Menzoberranzan, but not Gravenhollow. If the characters invite Sladis to accompany them, he thanks them by offering them some “food” (see “Treasure”). Treasure. In addition to his quarterstaff
Gauntlgrym (see chapter 8), award each character 150 XP. 1d. South Entrance and Shore This secret door to Mantol-Derith lies halfway down a dead-end tunnel stemming from a rocky shoreline that hugs
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
bustling avenues at all hours, doing business with vendors from every corner of the multiverse. The Great Bazaar is a cosmopolitan sampling of the planes and the goods they have to offer. Though more
flow of magic throughout the multiverse on an array of planar orreries, scanning them for arcane anomalies—hotspots, dead zones, and areas teeming with antimagic. The collective seeks to maintain a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Cleverthrush LN Law, thought Knowledge Interlocking gears
Segojan Earthcaller NG Earth, the dead Grave,* Light Glowing gemstone
Sheyanna Flaxenstrand CG Love, beauty, passion Light Two
an expert in fortification, siege tactics, combat, and traps. Instead of bustling about as gnome deities normally do, Gaerdal has a tendency to dig in and hide out, and in many tales Garl finds it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
sense. For now, the tunnel leads only to a dead end. If the characters draw attention to themselves with light or noise, the pechs investigate. The pechs are initially indifferent toward the characters
brightly lit. The nobles kindly invite the characters to join the repast, insisting they rest and regale the nobles with tales of adventure. The nobles are part of an elaborate, genie-wrought illusion
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Descent into the Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth
) are diligently carving a tunnel from this grotto up into the mountain toward an enclosed cavern they can sense. For now, the tunnel leads only to a dead end. If the characters draw attention with light
feast in the parlor. An unseen string quartet accompanies their revelry with soothing music.
This area is brightly lit. The nobles invite the characters to join the repast, insisting the characters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
to avoid waking the stirges. Treasure. Three blue quartz gems worth 25 gp each are scattered across the floor. The leather pouch contains another five gems of the same value. The dead Cynidicean’s
in dust: a soiled bed, a chest, and a writing desk with a wooden chair. A dead hobgoblin is sprawled on the floor, her left arm swollen and discolored.
This room was once the quarters of a priest
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
from the Material Plane during a long-forgotten era when dinosaurs ruled the world (with or without the presence of giants), or bustling settlements where giants use domesticated dinosaurs as
dire troll† (attitude: 1d6) eating a dead troll before it regenerates
†Monsters marked with a dagger (†) appear in Monsters of the Multiverse. Roll a d8 if you don’t have that book. *See chapter 6