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discover new customs and new ways of doing things. The urge to procreate doesn’t kick in until the end of a tortle’s life, and a tortle can spend decades away from its native land without
prefer simple, non-gender-specific names that are usually no more than two syllables. If a tortle doesn’t like its name for whatever reason, it can change it. A tortle might change its name a dozen
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
Realms Lore The first appearance of the Forgotten Realms in Dungeons & Dragons was in 1982, and in the decades since, thousands of writers, artists, editors, DMs, and players have added to Faerûn’s
Realms, but you might want more. This section provides advice on how to use (or not use!) more than forty years’ worth of Realms lore and addresses specific challenges Realms lore might pose at the game table.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
overtaken by mind flayers. After conquering the outpost, the illithids reigned over the area for decades, even at one point housing an elder brain within the outpost’s underground sanctum. Eventually, the
believes these specific mind flayers are the source of some of the goblins’ psionic abilities, and he believes that these “gods” will reward him handsomely for his obedience. In addition to retrieving the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
cascades into another, acting out a drama that unfolds over decades, centuries, or even millennia. Every verse will be fulfilled in time, these immortals believe, and their goal is simply to tilt the
perhaps a specific reference to a building project in the Fallen district of Sharn (where the wreckage of a fallen tower still dominates the neighborhood). Or it might refer to a resurgence in a family
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
short decades. These considerations don’t mean that hags are automatically pleasant in dealings with other fey, just that they aren’t as blatant or demanding in the bargains they offer; hags know exactly
deliver a mysterious letter at a crossroads at noon on a certain day could be the key to ruining the mortal’s life. The hag’s reasons might not become apparent for years or even decades, or won’t be
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
your world, to determine the origin of a specific clutch of eggs, or for anything in between. Origin of Dragon Eggs d10 Origin
1 Spontaneous Reincarnation. When an adult or older dragon
for any egg might range from 6 months to several decades or longer. Miners discover an amethyst dragon egg Half-Dragons Just as dragon reproduction is not necessarily a straightforward biological
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
in a crowded street. The specific effects of dragon’s blood are up to you, but you can take inspiration from the Wild Magic Surge table in the Player’s Handbook.
Dreamlily. A psychoactive liquid that
Gate for decades (recently they’ve aligned with Daask, but their focus is their home district) The Quiet Folk Goblins who live in the sewers below Tavick’s Landing and avoid violence, using stealth and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
leaving behind enough survivors to rebuild the ruined community — so that the githyanki might visit the place years or decades later and lay it low all over again. THE GITH ALPHABET
The gith use a
in pursuit of specific objects on the Material Plane. A skiff has a top speed of 15 miles per hour. It lacks weapons aside from those carried by its passengers and has a limited amount of storage
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
answer. Learning to cast a particular spell, to find an ancient ruin, or understand a specific secret might involve undergoing months of instruction to prove to a teacher that the knowledge imparted is
, either, in part because his affection and respect for the former High Lady has been extended, in large part, to her sister Laeral, now the Open Lord of Waterdeep. Despite reports of her death decades
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
, with a different beholder taking over every few decades. Paranoid Megalomania The Xanathar, like its forerunners, is an eye tyrant — a type of beholder that chooses to live among other creatures in a
its lieutenants, the Xanathar has many minions with specific jobs. These underlings don’t have as much clout as the lieutenants do, but they do hold key roles in its guild and have some degree of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
possessed numerous items stolen from the Arcane Brotherhood, some of which defied his understanding even after decades of study. Second, Arauthator had long sought to help his mate Arveiaturace overcome
Arauthator’s lair (see “Arauthator’s Treasure” at the end of this chapter.) Maccath knows the general layout of the dragon’s cavern but not its specific dangers. Arauthator has never allowed her out of his
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
possessed numerous items stolen from the Arcane Brotherhood, some of which defied his understanding even after decades of study. Second, Arauthator had long sought to help his mate Arveiaturace overcome
lair (see “Arauthator’s Treasure” at the end of this chapter.) Maccath knows the general layout of the dragon’s cavern but not its specific dangers. Arauthator has never allowed her out of his sight
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
heroes whose actions turn the tide of battle. The characters carry out specific missions: capture a magical standard that empowers undead armies, gather reinforcements to break a siege, or cut through
. Poorly armed and disorganized subjects of a tyrant revolt. Invaders. A militaristic nation invades its benevolent neighbors. Pawns in a Game. A war rages on for decades, its original cause all but
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
. Decades later, more deities began dying off, magic failed, and all manner of catastrophes started altering the very nature of the city. Lord Neverember wasted the city’s navy and then, instead of
class of people to any specific ward.
Castle Ward. As the name indicates, Castle Ward contains Castle Waterdeep, Piergeiron’s Palace, and many other public buildings of the city. This ward is home to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
spend their lives mostly in darkness, stone giants have a nuanced appreciation of the effects of shadow and light. They design carvings to produce shadows in specific ways when a light source is
the rows of dead already there. The body gradually calcifies over many decades, until it becomes indistinguishable from an enormous stalagmite. Family members visit this tomb-chamber often to pay
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
pod with slime in it that helped connect the mind flayers to the elder brain. The connection hasn’t done anything in decades except impart the infected elder brain’s obsession and madness into those
doesn’t know. Ahooshathan wasn’t allowed to torture any surface dwellers, much to its disappointment. Specific Denizen. Ahooshathan knows that a creature named Golcuus lives in a maze of chambers beyond
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
. Arriving cultists ring specific bells in a predetermined pattern, based on their rank, so cultists in the common room (area C14) can prepare an appropriate welcome. If the characters ring the bells
in secret for decades before joining the cult. They love exercising their authority over junior cultists. Each wears a necklace of human teeth in honor of their titles within the cult hierarchy as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
jeopardize its standing by pitting itself against every specific injustice laid at its doorstep. Yet, members of the clergy often anonymously reach out to the adventurers that congregate near their temple
suggests his soul was itself the price of his bargain. Whatever the truth, Ramazith’s tower stood empty for decades before it was acquired a few years ago by Lorroakan, a young and short-tempered mage
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
handsomely for adventurers to make expeditions in search of specific trees in the Hool Marshes, the Drowned Forest, and the Dreadwood. Roll a d8 and consult the table below if the characters seek work from
Saltmarsh decades ago when his sealed coffin was brought to town by a trader and opened. A cleric of St. Cuthbert confronted him, but she wasn’t able to destroy him. Instead, she trapped him here by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
itself against every specific injustice laid at its doorstep. Yet, members of the clergy often anonymously reach out to the adventurers that congregate near their temple, sponsoring small acts of
the price of his bargain. Whatever the truth, Ramazith’s tower stood empty for decades before it was acquired a few years ago by Lorroakan, a young and short-tempered mage known for having expensive
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
even if neighboring vegepygmies call for aid. Griss is the oldest vegepygmy aboard the ship and has had decades to learn about the tragedy that befell it, but the elder doesn’t share this information
is a surveillance monitor that provides real-time video feed of specific rooms throughout the ship. The screen currently displays a wide-angle view of the game room (area S14). The monitor has an on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
forest crosses over into other terrain. A green dragon typically pretends to back down, only to wait and watch — sometimes for decades — for the chance to slay the other dragon, then claim its lair and
dragon’s flawless memory means that it knows how it came to possess every coin, gem, and magic item in its hoard, and it associates each item with a specific victory. White dragons are notoriously