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Candlekeep Mysteries
see.Well over 1,500 years ago, the silver dragon Miirym broke into Candlekeep, intent on adding its riches to her hoard. She devoured scholars and destroyed a score of irreplaceable books before she was
the books and scrolls kept in her subterranean domain. The Sentinel Wyrm can be summoned by the Keeper of Tomes and called upon to defend Candlekeep from invaders who would plunder or destroy it. In her
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
rare tomes. Adventurers looking for work sometimes linger nearby, waiting to hire on to missions intent on recovering lost books of magic.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
rare tomes. Adventurers looking for work sometimes linger nearby, waiting to hire on to missions intent on recovering lost books of magic.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Uni and the Hunt for the Lost Horn
that Kelek has stolen Uni’s horn and fled through a portal, intent on using the horn to fuel a ritual. Inside the Crystal Ball. The characters follow Kelek into a demiplane inside Venger’s Crystal Ball
. Regardless of whether the characters defeat Kelek, the demiplane begins to close, forcing the characters to escape. The characters can return Uni’s horn to the unicorn to reverse Kelek’s magic.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
17. Lich’s Study Ezzat the lich spends much of his time in this dusty, cobweb-filled room, poring over books that claim to shed light on Halaster’s mastery of Undermountain. The lich’s neutral evil
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Books. The room is cluttered with stacks of books, most of them caked with dust (see “Books” below).
Desk and Chair. A path between the books leads from the door to an old desk and chair by the
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
aberrations and other extraplanar threats. Even in defeat, the daelkyr sowed seeds of madness in the Marches. Followers of the Cults of the Dragon Below remain scattered across the region. Some of these
cults work with mind flayers and other aberrations. Others have no evil intent but are driven by dangerous delusions.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Resolving the Mystery The characters’ interactions with the Amberdune Pack affect the resolution of this section, but they can discover what happened to the real books and find the original versions
regardless of their approach. Bloodbath It’s possible to kill or defeat the Amberdune Pack without ever hearing their side of the story. With no one to stop them, characters in this situation can
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
both. Once the characters recover the star and defeat Piyarz, Shalfey sends them to a svirfneblin forge, where a group of smiths await the star. In exchange, the smiths give the characters a second set of Books of Prophecy for Shalfey, who rewards the characters on receipt of the tomes.
defeat the memory web, they inherit the emissaries’ memories, imprinting Shalfey’s mission firmly in their minds. Shortly thereafter, the characters witness the prophesied star falling to the Tegefed
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
with the intent to cause harm. Assault, murder, and fraud will all land you in hot water. Other crimes walk the edge of legality. Both gambling and prostitution are legal in Sharn, but these
industries are heavily taxed and regulated; the most profitable games are found in the shady halls that operate off the books. Likewise, smuggled goods include strictly illegal things—illicit drugs, mystical
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
mansion. If the characters defeat the imp, it disappears in a cloud of black smoke. Any treasure, books, specimens, or weapons the characters acquired while in the mansion remain in their possession. Anything else taken from the mansion evaporates into smoke as they pass through the doorway.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
challenge from a champion of Mogis who is intent on destroying the characters and anyone they hold dear. Iroas exalts winners, but even a narrow defeat is still a defeat. An opponent who has no qualms
table suggests a few adventures the god’s champions might involve themselves in. Iroas’s Quests d6 Adventure Goal
1 Defeat Returned bandits who are terrorizing the polis.
2 Defend a
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
closest translation of their name in Common. They are often found poring over ancient texts detailing battles, seeking to better understand the tactical decisions that result in victory and defeat. Rampart
Bond Boon: Rampart’s commanding presence rubs off, and when you’re trying to avoid campus security, your fellow students always help you lie low.
Bond Bane: Library books you need inexplicably go missing at key times, especially those about history. As a result, you can’t pull all-nighters.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
have peaceful intent (most likely because they saw through the dryad-hags’ ruse, or they simply want to assess Banrion’s nature themselves), they can approach unarmed and announcing themselves. With
appropriate roleplaying or a DC 16 Charisma (Persuasion) check, Banrion accepts that the characters mean her no harm. If the hags are still at large, she beseeches the characters to help her defeat
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
. If the characters defeat the animated chained library, one of its books breaks free with a length of chain still attached and functions as a +1 flail. The book is entitled Martial Attack Techniques
covered with glass vessels and books. Cabinets with glass doors line the walls, and they contain all manner of specimens. Just below the ceiling in the middle of the room, colorful globes circle each other
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
. Sansuri attacks characters who are clearly being disrespectful or deceptive. She also turns on those who seem intent on robbing her. If she loses more than half her hit points, Sansuri casts a fly
spell on herself, retreats to her tower (areas 31–area 33), and leaves the castle’s other denizens to fend for themselves. If her defeat seems inevitable, Sansuri bargains for her life and, under such
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
intent of pitting them against Halaster. She mentions that the Mad Mage has a private sanctuary on this level (area 45), hoping they’ll try to rob it and create a big enough distraction for her and her
unconscious. The first time the adventurers defeat a particular animated archmage statue, they receive XP for it as with any creature defeated in combat. Subsequent victories against that statue don’t provide
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
as slavers. Ned Shakeshaft is a Scarlet Brotherhood agent. He makes an attempt to foil the characters, but his true intent is to surrender and implicate Gellan Primewater as a key villain. The
ideal lookout point for any sea-based threats. The Final Enemy The three competing factions in Saltmarsh unite in an effort to defeat the sahuagin threat. Both the traditionalists and the loyalists
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
admittance.” Enclosed are tickets for the entire party to The Fall of Tiamat, an opera sung in Giant describing the evil dragon queen’s defeat at the Well of Dragons. Mirt If any of the characters join the
the appearances of Davil Starsong and Yagra Stonefist. Reward: Each Harper character gains 1 renown. 3rd “Uza Solizeph is an old woman who sells books out of a narrow three-story building on Sorn
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
has teeth! Please, anyone, stop it!”
Chaos erupts in the library as students stream in all directions, their books and papers flying as they shout in fear. The only faculty mages in sight are
the mimic. If the characters defeat the mimic, Professor Sharpbeak arrives on the scene shortly after the group dispatches it. She carries a bag of potions of healing, which she administers to any
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
cavaliers and samurai existed in the real world, our inspirations for both fighter archetypes are taken from popular culture (folk tales, movies, and comic books), not from history. Our intent is to capture
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
over a silver dragon wyrmling in the name of its master—a lich hoping to corrupt the dragon when the dragon is older.
5 A silver dragon wyrmling besieges a pack of pseudodragons, intent on
books of philosophy arguing with each other’s works.
3 An adult red dragon killed a group of adventurers that an adult silver dragon had befriended, and the silver dragon now seeks revenge.
4
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
friendly and welcoming, and they know nothing of the attempted coup. They believe Shalfey died of natural causes and regard Piyarz as the legitimate keeper of the books unless proven otherwise. Hostel
his fee is paid, Lurg announces he must consult the stars for the answers the visitors seek. Of course, Lurg can’t access the Books of Prophecy, since Shalfey still has them locked away in his sanctum
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
concerned is the disappearance of a delegation traveling overland from the city of Mirabar to Waterdeep. The delegation stopped in the tiny village of Beliard, where the members mentioned their intent
reclusive orders, but these outposts serve Elemental Evil. When the characters infiltrate or defeat these disguised groups of cultists, they discover that each Haunted Keep guards a passage leading to a huge
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
the Book Destroying the book does nothing to defeat or otherwise impede Shemshime. Shemshime’s Bedtime Rhyme is a Tiny object with AC 14, 15 hit points, a damage threshold of 15 (see “Damage Threshold
” in the Dungeon Master’s Guide), and immunity to poison and psychic damage. Defeating Shemshime To defeat Shemshime, it must be crushed by an object weighing at least 1,000 pounds. Objects in the
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Nightlund. The army seems intent on isolating Kalaman from the Solamnic cities of Maelgoth and Palanthas in the west. The scout asks the party to help them return safely to Kalaman with this report. If
Ironclad Regiment, after they engaged the Dragon Army outside Vogler. Since their defeat, they’ve taken a winding route to avoid the enemy as they make their way to Kalaman. Cudgel seeks to rest and
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
much as he could. He’s a quiet but popular fixture in the keep, and the Avowed are always saying hello to him and recommending new books for him to read. He is currently reading Storm King’s Thunder
some years ago.
You can use Little One to introduce your player characters to rare books such as the ones described in this adventure anthology. Little One doesn’t mind sharing whatever book he is
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
, and the library which connects the living areas to the orrery room contains books that can help oracles interpret visions. Map 4.7: Oracular Conflux View Player Version Oracular Conflux Villains A
oracles hostage, demanding they alter the future after predicting his defeat in an upcoming match.
6 An oracle (see chapter 6) makes false predictions to convince nobles to give him money and lavish gifts.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
conch in her tower bedchamber (area 33), though he doesn’t know exactly where. If the characters seem intent on running amok, Thullen tries to defeat them quickly for the good of his family, calling on
include a soft bed, a rug, a bookshelf, and a large, compartmentalized chest containing folded clothing and ordinary personal effects. 21. Library Like most wizards, Sansuri has acquired books covering a
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
positions around the chamber.
“Do you really think that you can defeat my Immortal Lotus style? You are mere worms slithering through the mud on a rainy day. I am the bird, here to feast!”
Bak Mei
. Scattered around the Jagged Sanctum are shelves and chests containing a total of ten rare books (100 gp each) and twenty rare scrolls (50 gp each). The backside of the altar has a secret compartment
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
from a sturdy frame of whale ribs.
Books and scrolls are stacked neatly on tables and reading stands made of hide and whalebone. The only furnishings in the shelter not made from these natural
his other lairs. Treasure If the party seems intent on fighting Arauthator, Maccath offers them a ring of resistance (cold) and two arrows of slaying (dragons) that she has crafted during her
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
books: Hymns to the Dawn, a volume of chants to the Morninglord, and The Blade of Truth: The Uses of Logic in the War Against Diabolist Heresies, as Fought by the Ulmist Inquisition, a strange book that
that the gods will tell him how to save Doru without destroying him. If the characters seem intent on slaying Doru, Donavich does his best to stop them. If Doru dies, Donavich falls to the floor and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
suspended from a sturdy frame of whale ribs.
Books and scrolls are stacked neatly on tables and reading stands made of hide and whalebone. The only furnishings in the shelter not made from these natural
other lairs. Treasure If the party seems intent on fighting Arauthator, Maccath offers them a ring of resistance (cold) and two arrows of slaying (dragons) that she has crafted during her captivity
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
intent, the bosuns welcome them to the Lambent Zenith and call for Ilren, who stepped in as the camp’s interim leader when the ship’s first mate fell ill. The githyanki explain that they haven’t heard
Figaro and defeat Ilren, Kycera is grateful and provides all the information above willingly. Treasure. Within the pantry are 2d4 unopened casks of aged wine, each worth 500 gp. Kycera happily allows
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
roughly triangular room are filled with floor-to-ceiling bookshelves. Hundreds of books and scrolls were thrown free of their resting places when the city crashed and now cover the floor. Time and bitter
cold have not been kind to them.
Most of the books and scrolls that litter the floor have been ruined by centuries of disuse, but adventurers who search the remains unearth two survivors: a scroll
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
Death-at-Sunset’s old lair (see “Death-at-Sunset’s Lair”), and he suspects the wyrmling is to blame for the forest’s corruption. If the characters haven’t already expressed their intent to kill the
Hostile toward all who approach. As an Influence action, a character can try to convince Armin that the characters are strong enough to defeat Sunset-Is-Nigh. The character makes a DC 13 Charisma