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Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
Using This Book Quests from the Infinite Staircase contains six classic D&D adventures updated for the game’s fifth edition. A cosmic thread pervades these tales, whose stories involve falling stars
, archmages of multiversal renown, and the remnants of futuristic societies. This book provides a means of traveling between these and other adventures: the Infinite Staircase. Unlike spells such as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
fifty years of Dungeons & Dragons history. The story spans many beloved settings and wondrous planes of existence. Its cast includes characters iconic to longtime fans. This adventure’s stakes involve
in D&D’s history. The information in this book is intended for the Dungeon Master only. If you’re planning to play through the adventure with someone else as your DM, stop reading now! Vecna: Eve of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
importance in your game. When crafting individual adventures in the context of such a campaign, take standard adventure hooks (in this book or elsewhere) and dial them up—amplifying the scale and
nation or religion that owes the dragon allegiance. Adventures at this scale might involve dragons as villains or as patrons, and they might well involve multiple dragons in conflict with each other. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
continuously stoops, as if trying to occupy as little space as possible. Several activities and clubs that involve feats of strength and size continuously try to recruit him—to no avail. Drazhomir prefers
spending his time in the Biblioplex, where he works as a book clerk, assisting students in finding required texts and shelving returns. He moves silently through the stacks, and he has given more
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
a caretaker of their eggs. He regularly checks the eggs, brushes fungus off them, and defends them against predators. Stronk is sleeping on a pile of skins and loudly snoring when the adventurers
All the treasure Stronk has taken from his victims has been placed under his sleeping skins for safekeeping: 40 pp, an electrum brooch worth 120 gp, six gems worth 50 gp each, two potions of greater healing, and a book of drow poetry worth 100 gp.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
spell scroll is a solitary task, unlikely to attract much attention. The complications that arise are more likely to involve the preparation needed for the activity. Every workweek spent scribing
used to craft scrolls, angering a wizard in town. 2 The priest of a temple of good accuses you of trafficking in dark magic.* 3 A wizard eager to collect one of your spells in a book presses you to sell
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
system to deliver them to the academy’s students. The assignments involve reading books, completing experiments, and drafting essays on various arcane topics. The headmaster’s chair has an antipathy
character who spends 1 hour searching can find one of these rare tomes. The arcanaloth keeps its spellbook here. The book has leather covers with dreadful images branded into them. The script in the book
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
to fire, able to transform into a flock of crows, or able to teleport through shadows — whatever the hag thinks best defends or serves her. Random Hag Minions To determine the minions and helpers in a
considers beneath her personal attention. Hags prefer to employ clever, cruel creatures rather than dumb oafs. Servants d8 Servant(s) * See chapter 3 of this book for statistics. 1 1d4 flameskulls 2 1d2
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
, then use the same spell to enlarge a strong character to throw it. Other solutions might involve casting levitate on the rock and giving it a push, digging a trench for the rock to roll down the
cyclops defends itself if attacked, and killing them changes nothing. The characters still need to propel a stone farther than the cyclops did to get back to the sundial. When the characters beat the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
spell, then use the same spell to enlarge a strong character to throw it. Other solutions might involve casting levitate on the rock and giving it a push, digging a trench for the rock to roll down the
cyclops defends itself if attacked, and killing them changes nothing. The characters still need to propel a stone farther than the cyclops did to get back to the sundial. When the characters beat the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Dragon as Schemer Most of the adventure hooks in this book involve the schemes a dragon might put into motion over the course of a long life, potentially using followers as agents in the world. In
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Complications table. Research Complications d6 Complication 1 You accidentally damage a rare book. 2 You offend a sage, who demands an extravagant gift.* 3 If you had known that book was cursed, you never
would have opened it. 4 A sage becomes obsessed with convincing you of a number of strange theories about reality.* 5 Your actions cause you to be banned from a library until you make reparations.* 6 You uncovered useful lore, but only by promising to complete a dangerous task in return. *Might involve a rival
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
of Mogis. These minotaurs have more in common with the monsters in the Monster Manual than with the civilized people described in chapter 1 of this book (including their Large size). Most of them use
rites among the Felhide minotaurs involve devouring those who fell in battle, to remove their shame from memory and fuel the survivors’ revenge. Should another scavenger reach a fallen Felhide before the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
background in chapter 1 of this book. If you take the soldier background, you might have played a role in events of the last few years. What did you do during the Last War? What was your greatest
involve time: the alarm’s been triggered, and you only have 6 rounds before security arrives. Such things can even be incidental. Did you start a fight in an alley behind a bar? Now you notice the drunk ogre sleeping in the shadows. If she wakes up, this could get ugly.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
. Adventures set in Borca often involve characters participating in the machinations of the domain’s nobles, whether as involuntary pawns or as part of schemes to see them indebted to amoral patrons. The
lycanthropic hunger.
6 A book-collecting noble seeks the party’s help in finding a rare text called The Revelations of the Prince of Twilight, a tome said to teach the reader to tap into the hidden
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
mythical romance, and the city has an active literary community with many book clubs. Port Nyanzaru’s most successful novelists and playwrights concoct stirring tales about legendary heroes who pursue their
lovers through unimaginable danger and save them from fates worse than death — which is more likely to involve a forced marriage to someone who doesn’t love them than being eaten by an impossibly
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Giant Patrons Many of the adventure hooks throughout this book involve giants asking characters for help or hiring them to carry out a task. This section outlines long-term patron roles giants might
the adventure hooks and other information included here. Each of the roles described here corresponds (at least loosely) to a patron type described in that book, as shown on the Giant Patrons table
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse, and examples of these peoples appear in chapter 6 of this book.) The principle of peace leads the knights to cooperate with other peoples
tutelage of giants—as Annam intended. Eternal Throne Adventures The Eternal Throne Adventures table offers hooks you can use to involve characters in the business of these giant knights. Many people
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
ghost can tell that it’s weeping silently as it “writes.” This giant is doomed to spend eternity penning a farewell letter to its long-dead lover. The ghost defends itself if attacked but otherwise
characters a chance to surrender and give up the book in exchange for their lives. If the party refuses this offer or if Zikran is unaware that the characters have the book, the genasi archmage and his
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Gremorly’s ghost and this golem is still intact, it becomes their ally and defends this courtyard on their behalf. 5: Crypt Entrance This room is mostly empty. One outer wall has a stained-glass
he still knows how to hunt.) Treasure. Gremorly slept in the southernmost bedroom. A diary on the bedside table details his life and wicked agenda. Several references to a book titled Exploring Arcanum
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
room, particularly during and after meals together. The faded rug is actually a rug of smothering friendly to the jackalweres, which defends them if they command it to. If no jackalweres are present in
attracting too much attention. A gingwatzim isn’t particularly bright, but it obeys the orders of its creator. The ones Korvala creates are instructed to remain in book form, but a gingwatzim must
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
area around a legendary dragon’s lair is altered by the dragon’s presence. The regional effects described in the Monster Manual and chapters 5 and 6 of this book are not the only ways a dragon’s
lair might involve only minor visual or auditory phenomena. This includes such effects as the appearance of a copper dragon’s likeness on stone formations, the bright colors of underwater plants near a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
the many buildings and houses of learning in the Conclave of Silverymoon, the great center of knowledge and wisdom that forms much of the city’s southern part. If a map, a book, or a spell exists
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
the floor. The figure recites an eldritch passage from a book, then carefully sets the book atop a wooden crate near the back wall. The figure turns toward the circle, wherein kneels a headless body
headless body. The Celestial Codex On each of his turns in combat, Markos defends himself while taking a bonus action to continue the ritual. If he’s able to take this bonus action three more times
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
slaad keeps it, turns invisible, remains in this room, and defends itself if attacked. It can be harmed by the dancing statues. Zybilna pressed the slaad into service, and it does her bidding if she’s
succeed on a DC 16 Intelligence (History) check can recognize one of Iggwilv’s costumes from a woodcut of her that they saw once in a book, where she was identified as “Iggwilv, the Witch Queen of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
worlds, or giants shared the worlds with dragons. In other myths, Annam worked with other gods to create worlds together. Diancastra’s Saga, told in part in the introduction to this book, describes
a manifestation of Grolantor. These encounters typically involve the god demanding something he wants from the priests, such as a fresh kill or a precious trinket. His priests then demand (and often
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
Guild Membership You establish your character’s membership in a guild by choosing that guild’s background from among those detailed in this chapter. This book assumes that you have chosen a guild and
, your renown score with that guild increases by 2. Chapter 4 includes information for the DM about missions appropriate for your guild. Other tasks that don’t involve adventuring can also improve your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
defends itself if attacked, but the alhoon prefers to engage in conversation long enough to determine why the characters are here (and, hopefully, to ascertain which character is the smartest and therefore
homunculus nearby. Unless the mind flayer is aware that intruders are active in Illithinoch, Gulguush is sitting at the desk, composing a book of prayers to Ilvaash. The homunculus perches on the back of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
most uncivil fashion — by casting sacred flame at the nearest one. On the same turn, he casts sanctuary on himself as a bonus action and uses his movement to cower behind the bed while the imp defends
books are worth 5 gp each to interested buyers, except for a worthless book titled Last Charge of the Hellriders. A cavity cut into its pages holds a small iron ring with two keys hanging from it. These
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
piece of parchment or revert to his normal thickness. In his flattened form, he can slide under doors, roll himself up, or even fold himself into the pages of a book. The butler knows the palace’s
hunchbacked man carrying an open book. “This library is closed to visitors!” he says, snapping the book closed and making no effort to hide his surprise and his annoyance.
Zybilna keeps her most esoteric
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
for one of the following reasons: Research. Adventurers searching for a specific book or more information about a specific topic might find what they’re looking for in the library.
Spellbooks. The
spectacles. She dabbled in adventuring before realizing she had little taste for danger and her life’s calling might involve more sedentary pursuits. Few guests know of Erlynn’s magical abilities, as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
, this charm vanishes from you. Secret Effect: When this charm vanishes from you, a flying sword appears in your space and defends you for the next 24 hours before becoming an inert, nonmagical weapon
at the base of the structure stands slightly ajar.
Shelves line the walls of this labyrinthine library, which is crammed with books on every conceivable subject. Arcanaloth Book Hunter. Soon after