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Eberron: Rising from the Last War
idol achieves a sizable following through silvered words and demonstrations of power, its facade begins to crack, and a downward spiral ensues. As the radiant idol sinks deeper into the realm of
material power, it begins twisting its followers, leading them ever deeper into ominous ritualism, hedonistic folly, and fanatical doom.
Immortal Nature. A radiant idol doesn't require food, drink, or sleep.Radiant; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks
Magic Items
Acquisitions Incorporated
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It’s voice activated, so that every time you talk to someone, it tries to send a message to someone else.
Rumor Mill
Also at rank 2, whenever your franchise begins a major quest or
stone. These rumors reflect current or historical knowledge possessed by Acquisitions Incorporated or the organization’s many contacts.
Improved Rumor Mill
At rank 3, when you use your Rumor
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
reveals the kaleidoscopic chaos of the Far Realm. Further adventures are up to you, but the characters might wish to press deeper into this strange and terrifying realm (see the “Far Realm Explorers” hook
below). Sealed Illithinoch. The gateway to Illithinoch begins to close. The gateway gets noticeably smaller with each passing minute. One hour after the refraction’s defeat, the gateway closes entirely
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
Dangerous Pathways As the characters travel deeper into the woods, they find themselves traversing winding pathways that seem to slowly close in from all sides. At the place where the hags
’ corruption begins to take hold, the plants have become living traps. Read or paraphrase the following to set the scene: Your path through the woods descends along a ridgeline, with the trees crowding together
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Beneath the Waves Schools of silvery fish swarm around the characters as they descend through the first few hundred feet of the Nightsea. Life in the sunlight zone begins to thin as the water changes
from vibrant blue-green to deeper blue. Once the characters descend 500 feet, only dim light illuminates their surroundings. After the characters descend 3,000 feet, they enter an area of complete
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
facade begins to crack, and a downward spiral ensues. As the radiant idol sinks deeper into the realm of material power, it begins twisting its followers, leading them ever deeper into ominous ritualism
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
deeper into Shadowdusk Hold one goes, the closer one gets to the Far Realm. There’s a secret room on each tier. The nothic knows the locations of all the secret doors leading to the secret rooms in
point out secret doors. When it comes within 10 feet of a secret door in Shadowdusk Hold, the nothic begins scratching at it while muttering the words “secret door” in Undercommon.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a1
characters’ foray into the citadel begins with an incursion into the most accessible areas of the fortress, where a tribe of kobolds has taken up residence. The characters can avoid strife with the kobolds by
agreeing to retrieve a lost pet for the kobold leader, and they might be able to persuade the kobolds to join their side. Goblin Lair. The goblins that live deeper inside the citadel consider
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
where no one has gone before. The sewers of Fairhaven might be safe today, but if an earthquake opens a new shaft or a group of cultists digs deeper, a previously unknown passage to Khyber could be
Trinket 1 A pressed flower with vivid green petals; when you smell it, you hear eerie music 2 A tiny ball of putty; if you set it down, it begins to slowly crawl around 3 A perpetually warm disk of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
skeletons. Once they slay twenty or more skeletons, phase two begins. Phase Two. All the skeletons within 2 squares of the party animate and attack. Rather than assail the characters individually, half the
juggernaut begins combat 240 feet from the party. Once the skeletons are defeated, the Skull Dunes pose no further threat to the characters. Avoiding the Skull Dunes The skeletal guardians of the Skull
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
31. Amber Cavity Nothing is natural about this buried cavity or the amber light flooding the space. Petrified figures lie trapped among the pale stone walls, their faces contorted in terror. Deeper
. The amulet from area 22 begins glowing when it’s brought into this area. If a character uses an action to present the Mark of the Raven, Mara does not attack on the next turn, the light from the amber
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Cards of Sending, Improved Rumor Mill
4 Always Hiring, Charming Introduction
Proficiencies and Starting Equipment As a rank 1 secretarian, you gain proficiency with one of the following of
, whenever your franchise begins a major quest or mission, make a DC 15 Intelligence (History) check. On a success, you can learn up to three rumors related to creatures or organizations involved in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Saltmarsh into a trading hub with a higher standard of living and improved security. If the Sea Princes are held in check and the sea lanes cleared of threats, Saltmarsh can grow to become the envy of
near Saltmarsh are indicative of more valuable stones deeper in the rock. She was once a fearsome warrior, and she’s not above delivering a few well-placed blows to ensure her orders are followed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
their commanders (all of whom were bribed by Mr. Dory) that the Lantern Ghost was executed, the murders have been solved, and anyone who wants to dig deeper into the matter must be a troublemaker
mind to become compromised. The transformation came with a price. Similar to the skum, Dory’s body is now dependent on a hot, wet environment, such that his body begins to decompose if he spends more
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
can clearly hear the sound of fighting ahead. Bestial howls and yips can be heard, along with deeper roaring. A successful DC 13 Intelligence check recognizes the language of the battle cries as Gnoll
claws, but to no avail. Yeenoghu evades or shrugs off its attacks, even as gnoll archers pepper it with arrows. Then the gnolls swarm the goristro as it begins to falter, bringing it crashing to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
, spinning a thread of golden light that winds its way to the chosen reveler. If the mood of the carnival is positive, choose the character who improved the carnival’s mood the most, or ask the players
crowd. Mister Light exudes cheerfulness and follows through with the ceremony regardless of who is chosen. At the end of the celebration, as the carnival begins to wind down, the ceremonial crown
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
courses through the ship’s veins. Equipment is scattered everywhere, both from the impact of the crash and because of subsequent repair work. Approaching the Nautiloid As you trudge deeper into a
which point the temperature begins falling 10 degrees Fahrenheit per hour until it matches the temperature outside. NAUTILOIDS
Designed to move through the Astral Plane, nautiloids are bizarre flying
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Uni and the Hunt for the Lost Horn
unicorn as payment, horn or no horn.”
A deeper voice growls back, “All right, keep your wig on. Kelek knows what he’s doing.”
“Well, at least get somebody to fetch my dinner! I’m starving
taps the crystal shell. The floor begins to crack. Kelek gasps and clutches his staff.
Venger has no further need for the demiplane, which begins to crumble and dissolve into icy mist (see
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
. Instead, they tunneled ever deeper under the mountain, never to be heard from again. So it was that the humans who came to the deepwater harbor found it empty and suitable for their own purposes
Ahghairon turned the fortunes of war against the “everlasting ones,” which were destroyed or scattered. Ahghairon improved slowly in skill and power with the passage of the years, until he became a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Chult. Business begins before the sun comes up, and dealing doesn’t stop until well after darkness edges across the city. It’s a noisy, jostling, aroma-rich circus. Guards are numerous, but less
not peer any deeper, but he urges the characters to seek out this city and the obelisk. 8. Temple of Gond The boxy stone temple of Gond looms behind the royal docks. It’s popular among Port Nyanzaru’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
(DC 20). The Corsairs padlocked this door to keep Pierre from going deeper into the complex.
B6: Loot Vault When the characters come within 30 feet of this area, read or paraphrase the following
Roper, six of the stalactites are Piercers, and a Cloaker lurks out of sight behind a stalactite. The pools are 2-foot-deep acid pools (see “Cobblehook Cove Features”). The roper begins combat as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Domains of Delight: A Feywild Accessory
came to be is a mystery. Perhaps some Fey felt a deeper affinity with the natural world and chose to emulate it, while other Fey began to control nature, using magic to invent new ways of living
delicious. 4 Fog rolls in and plays harmless tricks on the characters, giving them fog mustaches, fog eyebrows, and fog wigs of many styles—perhaps even fog cloaks or fog companions. 5 Snow begins to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
some task that only the god can comprehend. Before this gathering begins, the elves who have been selected start to have powerful dreams and waking visions, urging them to travel to a certain location
life force — and in return, they revert back to their free, formless nature for a time. After this mystical communion, many elves have a deeper understanding of their origin and a firmer grasp of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
-five feet high in the center. The ground is flat and scuffed with muddy tracks, and the walls are marked with initials and names carved into the stone. Tunnels lead deeper into darkness to the east and
source, the pool slowly begins to ripple, then drains into the stream that flows out the tunnel.
This crystal chamber is tethered to the Eternal Garden and by extension the Feywild. The waterfall isn’t
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
of the check to 15. Pool. The stream flows through the center of the cavern, growing somewhat wider and deeper until it reaches the southeast corner. The pool in that location is about 20 feet across
carrying any light sources or making a lot of noise when they enter, the troglodytes in the west and southeast chambers are alerted. As soon as any fighting begins, one troglodyte attempts to escape to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
of the statue: the head, the wings, the body, or the tail. Once all four sections are improved, the kobolds are satisfied, praise the characters’ artistic abilities, and become Friendly. Treasure. Each
hidden behind a secret door (see “Lair Features”). If the characters attempt to break through or bypass this door, Nakari loudly invites them to join her in her den (area N17)—and begins combat with them
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
descends deeper underground. Several landings on the staircase hold statues, and some bear doorways. The stairs end abruptly at a wall of tumbled boulders from some long-ago collapse.
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remains deeper in the temple. Help Needed. Nythalyn and Yanthdel ask the characters to capture Ontharyx. They’re reluctant to accompany the characters (or to send their retainers with the characters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Scions of Elemental Evil
characters ask to see Ulsedra Vox, Peluze says the Para-elemental queen is busy working on a cataclysmic ritual deeper in the temple. Peluze tells the characters Vox must not be disturbed, and that
characters fight Cinderhide, when combat begins, she dismisses her elf disguise (no action required), spreads her wings and cackles evilly before attacking. Warning the Queen. The characters realize that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
The Mountain Door The uppermost level of Khundrukar, called the Mountain Door, is a natural cavern that was expanded and improved upon by Durgeddin’s folk, who created a series of halls and guard
natural caverns deeper in the hillside. Creatures. If the characters aren’t trying to be quiet, four hungry stirges attack. The buzzing grows louder, and then four things resembling insectoid bats
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
bottom of the kitchen pit discovers a pouch with an Ioun Stone (sustenance) and two dull-gray stones that lost their magic long ago. Digging deeper reveals a copper crock filled with 2,500 gp—the
quenched their thirst. If the characters improved the cub’s attitude, she gladly agrees to lead the characters to the fountain. G9: Fountain All Heal Tomas Duchek The enchanting waters of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
Battlefield Events The following events correspond to boxes marked on the Battle Flowchart. Event 1. Dawn of the Dead The battle begins when Ularan Mortus orders his ghoulish army to attack the south
Event 11: “Exodus.” Event 11. Exodus Heading deeper into town, the characters encounter an exodus of refugees. Read the following boxed text aloud: The thoroughfare out of town is choked with townfolk
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
of the ledge, and two rough-hewn tunnels at the back of the ledge lead deeper into the mountain.
Five goliath warriors (see appendix C) stand guard atop this overlook. The griffon’s nest contains a
illuminate carvings on the walls.
The carvings depict the history of the Akannathi clan. This saga begins at the north end of the passage and unfolds as one travels south toward area S9. A character
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
drops into a 10-foot-deep pit and takes 3 (1d6) bludgeoning damage. The lid remains open, and the pit begins filling with water flowing up from grates in the floor — along with small, glowing blue fish
two became separated during a carrion crawler attack in the cavern just beyond this one. Caerhan must have escaped deeper into the tunnels, but Gorkoh wasn’t willing to risk facing the monster to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
a lever up or down. The platform can’t be raised higher than the main deck (area J1) or lowered deeper than a ship’s lowest cargo hold. The trapdoor in the floor opens when the cargo elevator is
wagon. This check is made with advantage if food is given to the creature. If this check fails by 5 or more, the creature escapes, panics, and begins attacking indiscriminately as it tries to win its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
to pick. The characters must find a new way out of the ziggurat. Gas Trap. When the door closes, the area begins to fill with an odorless, dizzying gas. Characters who have a passive Wisdom
many dangers. The deeper you go, the worse it gets. Masked Factions. Everyone in the ziggurat wears a mask. If two people wear the same mask, they’re part of the same faction. The factions don’t seem