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the dwarf could see of the manâs face beneath a green hood was tan skin and a brownish-red beard. A longbow was slung over one shoulder and a sword hung at his left side. He was dressed in soft
ground. The dwarf clasped his old friend close for a brief instant, then, remembering his dignity, squirmed and freed himself from the half-elfâs embrace.
â Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a7
8. Gargoyle Lair When any door leading to the lair is opened, it frees the roomâs occupant from temporal stasis. What appeared to be a statue an instant ago comes to life before your eyes. The
parchment with the following written on it in magical code (requiring comprehend languages to understand): âLook low and high for gold, to hear a tale untold. Take the archway at the end, and on your way youâll wend.â Beneath the runes, the initial âAâ is inscribed.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
could see of the manâs face beneath a green hood was tan skin and a brownish-red beard. A longbow was slung over one shoulder and a sword hung at his left side. He was dressed in soft leather, carefully
a brief instant, then, remembering his dignity, squirmed and freed himself from the half-elfâs embrace.
â Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman, Dragons of Autumn Twilight
Walking in two worlds but
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
could see of the manâs face beneath a green hood was tan skin and a brownish-red beard. A longbow was slung over one shoulder and a sword hung at his left side. He was dressed in soft leather, carefully
a brief instant, then, remembering his dignity, squirmed and freed himself from the half-elfâs embrace.
â Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman,
Dragons of Autumn Twilight
Walking in two worlds but
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
, a one-eyed elder evil once entombed beneath the Cynidicean ziggurat. The updated adventure is designed for 1st-level characters. When a Star Falls When a Star Falls was the first adventure to bear a
Alpha, the adventureâwhich involves a crashed spaceship, futuristic weaponry, and humorously malfunctioning robotsâbecame an instant classic. The updated adventure is designed for 11th-level characters.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
wardrobes with a tapestry of a church hanging on the wall between them. Beneath the tapestry sits a handsomely carved rocking cradle. To the north, under a window, is a plain desk and chair. Other furnishings
) check. It holds a gold locket (worth 25 gp) containing a painted portrait of a beautiful woman (Davianâs deceased wife, Angelika), as well as a pouch containing five 50 gp gemstones.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
to the north and south. The floor beneath the water isnât as solid as one might expect. There is a safe path around several weight-sensitive trapdoors (see the Traps in Area K73 diagram), but the water
pit is released suddenly when the trapdoor opens). The triggering character suddenly falls from sight. An instant later, the trapdoor closes, leaving only a slowly dissipating swirl in the water. It
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richtenâs Guide to Ravenloft
domainâor beneath it in the realms of Arak. Even whimsical fey take on a malicious tinge in Tepest, whether as thieves, kidnappers, deal-makers, or collectors of eerie trophies. Like the land itself, the
the characters to take their deceased loved one to the Cauldron, a pool said to restore life to a corpse bathed in its waters. The villager says nothing of the terrible price the poolâs magic exacts
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Parade Ambush As the parade nears the jetty, read the following description: Grasping weeds and vines erupt from the cobblestone street beneath the carriage at the head of the parade. The ox pulling
throwing something toward the cart. An instant later, a cloud of pink ashes bursts from a sachet, striking the two guards. Kalaâs Attack The parade route appears on map 5.1. The characters are either at
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Ogre Furious Tempers. Ogres are notorious for their quick tempers, which flare at the smallest perceived offense. Insults and name-calling can rouse an ogreâs wrath in an instant â as can stealing
freely with goblinoids, orcs, and trolls, and practically worship giants. In the giantsâ complex social structure (known as the ordning), ogres rank beneath the lowest giants in status. As a result, an ogre will do nearly anything a giant asks. âWorst. Dancers. Ever.â
â Riddlefiddle the Satyr, on ogres
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
-mounted hussars. An archon appears as an armored humanoid figure, nearly always mounted. Its face is usually shadowed beneath a large hood; those who have seen beneath the hood describe a face of celestial
with a single mind. If an archon is ever thrown from its saddle, it can magically return to its place astride its mount in an instant. Immortal Nature. An archon doesnât require food, drink, or sleep
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Death House. SĂ©ance Robson Michel Sarusanda interrogates a deceased cult member to learn more about the activities in Death House Pungent sticks of incense burn around this roomâs perimeter. Sarusanda
before they encounter Strahd. Sarusanda stands in the middle of the room. Her shoulders are slumped beneath her grimy armor, and dark circles underline her weary eyes. She doesnât turn to face you, but
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
instant later, the closed-off elevator is propelled up the western half of a 20-foot-wide, 170-foot-tall shaft (area K31a) to the sounds of turning gears and rattling chains. Magic sleep gas fills the
walls. All creatures trapped inside the elevator (including unconscious ones) must roll initiative. The compartment takes 1 round to reach the top of the shaft, stopping just beneath area K47. Each
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
. But it was the Great Forge that was the burning heart and true treasure of the city. Deep beneath the settled levels of Gauntlgrym, dwarven crafting and elven magic bound the slumbering primordial
carts from one track to another.
Ghosts. The shades of long-deceased inhabitants of the city, from the time of the Delzoun of old, haunt many of the tunnels and hallways of Gauntlgrym. These spectral
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
enemies. He and his army cornered the last of these enemies in a remote mountain valley before slaying them all. Strahd named the valley Barovia, after his deceased father, and was so struck by its
Ravenovia passed away while traveling to her namesake. In sorrowful disappointment, Strahd sealed his motherâs body in a crypt beneath the castle. Strahdâs attention soon turned to Tatyana, a young
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
is shackled to a thin, tall chair, so that the spheres are level with the goblinâs head.
A tall, thin, cloaked figure stands in the shadows. A rictus grin forms beneath the cowl as the figure pulls
a lever that juts from a wall. An instant later, golden lightning leaps between the spheres, catching the shackled goblin in its path. Before you can react, the goblin transforms into a wooden mask
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
crosses a river of indigo water. Beneath one side of the bridge, soiled leather tents and bedrolls are arranged around a firepit.
Zuzanna Wuzyk This campsite belongs to the ex-soldier Kalyth and her
empty space. Warforged pilgrims use the mill to plan expeditions. Ossuary. Bodies of deceased warforged line this cleared-out basement. Each body is carefully secured to the wall in a dignified pose
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
little they know about her plans or Dragonâs Blessing. Any investigation of the bodies in the room reveals them to be humans and dwarves, some only a few months deceased. A character who succeeds on a DC
animate statues return to their alcoves and deactivate. Ancient jade statues animate to defend the secret ruins beneath Yongjing S2: Hallway Alcoves A long hallway is roughly carved out of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
tacked onto the walls. The corpse of a halfling is sprawled beneath one of those maps. It isnât moving. However, the spectral halfling hanging motionless in the air above it is very much in motion as it
1 round after the door is opened. Development. The ghost and the corpse are all that remain of a deceased member of the Order of the Stout Half-Pint, Patsy McRoyne. An examination of the body reveals
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
characters enter the room, green flames blaze in the skullâs eyes, and beneath it, the incorporeal bones of a phantom brass dragon appear. The skull glares at the party and says the following in
using the scrying spell to monitor the characters and has judged they might be useful in ridding the ruins of the Dragon Army invaders. The gem Demelin breaks is an elemental gem. An instant later, an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sleeping Dragonâs Wake
walls of this hall, each with the name of a deceased Scaly Eye member carved beneath their tomb. Whenever a Scaly Eye member dies, Lhammaruntosz carves a new niche in the wall. Telna Urkil, the ghost of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
gp each and weighing 50 pounds each) and a one-of-a-kind book of original plays written in Dethek, the Dwarvish script, with Common translations, by a legendary and long-deceased cloud giant poet
grass lawn covers this rooftop, which is enclosed by 10-foot-high battlements. The soil beneath the grass is 2 feet deep. Unless they are drawn elsewhere, six aarakocra simulacra (see the âAarakocra
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
slip on a patch of ice or get bonked on the head by a low-hanging icicle. Vellynneâs snowy owl familiar, if itâs present, senses the mephitâs cruel intent. Söpo and the owl have an instant dislike for
ranging from 20 to 50 feet beneath the surface. Atop these shelves, lodged amid jagged spires of submerged ice, are the wrecks of several ill-fated sea galleons and ancient frost giant longships, as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
meant to pay their respects to the deceased pharaoh here. In the centuries after the fall of Bakar, the walls were destroyed by disgruntled citizens and roaming vandals. CoupleOfKooks Iaseda, leader
creature, concealing it completely and teleporting it to area P13 of the pyramidâs second floor. To an onlooker, the object or creature appears to be consumed by the flame, vanishing in an instant. An
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
tunnels beneath the warehouse were dug as smugglersâ byways. Later, worshipers of That-Which-Endures (see the sidebar in the âNew Race: Verdanâ section in chapter 3) excavated chambers beneath the ground
takes 3 (1d6) bludgeoning damage. Maps 1.2 and 1.3 show the layout of the caverns and chambers beneath the fissure.
Map 1.2: Areas 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 View Player Version 1. Rats When the first
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
reef that serves as home for Lord Drylundâs pet octopus. The octopus has bonded with its owner and can survive outside of water for 30 minutes. Beneath the aquarium, built into the table, is a shelf
receives a telepathic message from the kraken â a wave of mind-shattering dread that deals 20 psychic damage to the nobleman. An instant later, Lord Drylund keels over dead, blood running from his
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
. This supernatural glow emanates from deep within the Glowing Chasm, so far beneath the surface that its source hasnât been identified. The mutated monsters that roam the Mournland seem drawn to this
past the instant of their casting and start behaving as if they were independent, living creatures. A common misunderstanding about the Mournland is that healing spells refuse to work. The fact is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
discussing the tower in Terran. Toppled Tower. The strange tower is a variant of Daernâs instant fortress called a mudslick tower (see appendix B). Svirfneblin scouts liberated the mudslick tower from
: Duergar Delegate Room A long, low table in this room bears bits of metal. Stairs descend to the south, beneath an archway bearing deep, jagged carvings.
Drow and duergar living in this area didnât
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
-oâ-wisps: devils pawning stolen souls to rule-bending angels, interplanar fences selling stolen modron parts, demodands advertising jars of their liquefied cohorts as instant bodyguards, and the like
the Mortuaryâs research area known as the Hall of Vigils, Dusters study deceased wayfarers from across the planes, preparing the corpses in accordance with an ever-widening archive of funeral rites
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
basin is near the slab. Wall carvings show dwarves reverently tending to the dead.
Specially trained attendants prepared deceased Talhund in these connected rooms: East Room. Attendants here washed the
the carving of a dwarf attendant placing her hand in the chest of a deceased priest. Pressing the attendantâs hand causes the door to swing open into area P4. Treasure. The armor pieces in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldurâs Gate Gazetteer
cultists and necromancers. Chief among these latter customers is the family matriarch, Leylenna Candulhallow, a neutral evil female moon elf mage who takes the choicest and rarest of the deceased for her
tables on the upper deck beneath hanging lanterns, smoking and drinking between wagers, while a more raucous crowd congregates around bars and gambling tables on the decks below. Mandorcaiâs Mansion The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
deceased for her experiments, replacing them with pauperâs corpses and weighted coffins. Should any of the familyâs misdealing come to light, it would doubtlessly shock the city to the core and potentially
of repair. On warm days and evenings, respectable clients can sit at tables on the upper deck beneath hanging lanterns, smoking and drinking between wagers, while a more raucous crowd congregates
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
fates of these commoners. If the characters are dawdling because the players donât appreciate the gravity of the threat to the survivors in the cathedral, coming upon deceased commoners can help underline
possible to the cemetery to search for Ravengard and his retinue. H17. Escape Tunnel This tunnel, accessible from beneath one of the holy water fonts in area H16, leads from under the cathedral catacombs
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
features a couple of benches with buckets beneath them and a wooden trapdoor in the floor. A bathtub sits in the corner.
Below the trapdoor, a shallow trench carries waste away from the monastery
containing the deceasedâs ashes is stored here under a portrait the monks have painted of the deceased. Each clay urn is etched with the name of the hierarch whose ashes it contains. (Examples include
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
shadow of a massive amphibian lurking beneath the surface of the water. S35: Theater Rows of sinuous chairs line this auditorium, which has no stage. Humanoid skeletons sit in the chairs, facing a wide
energy cell is drained. Treasure. Spread among the deceased audience members are five pieces of gem-encrusted jewelry worth 300 gp each, as well as 24 pp. S36: Kitchens Apart from their locations, these