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use the stat blocks in this section for older or younger dragon turtles. In addition, chapter 5 includes lair actions and regional effects that can be used for adult or ancient dragon turtles. An
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As an example, map 5.14 depicts a topaz dragon’s lair in a seaside cavern, but it could be reimagined as a grotto in the side of a coral reef rising from a shelf on the ocean floor, with the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Into the Wastes The rest of this chapter takes place in the Northern Wastes, a region where the Cataclysm’s destruction is still evident centuries later. This section contains general information
about the region and the challenges the characters face as they traverse it. Map 5.1 depicts this region, sites that might be discovered by explorers, and various named environmental features. A version of this map appropriate to share with players appears in appendix E.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Locations in Chult Map 2.1 depicts the Chultan peninsula with key locations marked. The same map appears on one side of the poster map. The remainder of this chapter describes these key locations
village that has a similar configuration. Many other locations described in this chapter are just as adaptable. In addition to relocating a site, you can add or remove monsters and traps to make it harder or easier.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
curtain hangs a large abstract painting that depicts Halaster surrounded by fields of bloody mouths and people feasting on each other. Worked into the background are various other bizarre figures from
painting must succeed on a DC 17 Wisdom saving throw or suffer a random form of long-term madness, determined by rolling on the Long-Term Madness table in chapter 8 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide. On a failed save, a creature can be affected by the painting again, but not until its current madness ends.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Kollema Hall Locations The following locations are keyed to map 5.2. This map depicts only the building’s first floor, part of its symmetrical second floor, and the infirmary on its third floor. The
hall’s tiered balconies hold an impressive collection of history books. Sorting the book collection day and night are 1d4 cogwork archivists (see chapter 7). K2. Wise Kollema The towering statue of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Hatred initiates (see chapter 7 for both), each mounted on a giant vulture. The riders prefer to keep their distance and make ranged attacks. They are also protective of their mounts. If a vulture is
” a few miles east of Red Larch. It also depicts a strange arrow-like symbol by the site (the air cult symbol).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
feet tall, depicts Keresta Delvingstone with her claws outstretched and her fangs bared. Around its neck, the statue wears a large ruby pendant on a gold chain (750 gp), and draped over its shoulders
is a cloak of the bat. Piled around the base are 13,700 sp. South Statue. This wooden statue, 10 feet tall, depicts Umbraxakar in humanoid form, appearing as a muscular man with charcoal-colored skin
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
of directions. Map Give the players a copy of puzzle handout 4 (see the end of this chapter). This map depicts an unfamiliar island with various landmarks but no key. Directions The directions are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
knotted cover or grip depicts colorful birds or stylized herd animals from the plains of Oreskos.
7 The item is at least partially made from the heartwood of a Setessan caryatid (described in chapter
garment from the wool of a Nyx-fleece ram (see chapter 6). You can also use the tables in chapter 7 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide to help further inspire the story you create for a magic item
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Using the Poster Map The poster map depicts a region of Avernus, a wasteland of dizzying proportions that has been warped by eons of demonic invasion. Travelers face a hellscape that disorients the
, the characters discover a peculiar property of the map: it talks! Whenever they arrive at one of the locations described in this chapter, the voice of the cartographer emanates from the map to reveal
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
the folded-up map, which depicts one of Waterdeep’s wards. Written on the map is an X with a name next to it. This map points the characters to where they need to be, setting off a sequence of
encounters (see “Encounter Chains” below). The main villain determines which ward the map depicts and what name is written on it: If Xanathar is the villain, “Grinda Garloth” is written by the X on a map of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
hexbloods (see chapter 1). Evasive locals refuse to say why.
3 Villagers harvest wings and chrysalises from caged moths, which are powdered and used to make “shift spice”—a pervasive ingredient in
lovingly carved door or mural depicts a woman’s face made of moth wings, watching over an explicitly detailed scene of butchery or surgery.
8 Villagers sing and dance in a circle around someone undergoing a ritual to have their left eye removed.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
greasy with dust. Agatha Kavenza’s fate
remains a mystery Portrait. This oil painting depicts the four members of the Halvhrest family, Loren, Theodora, Regan, and Vastion. Any character who examines
the Feather (see chapter 3). The Mark of the Raven is not magical, but some fell forces recoil from the righteous powers it suggests (as in area 31). The amulet is worth 25 gp.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
is killed. If the characters examine the cave walls, they find a strange, scrawled drawing on the northwest wall. The drawing crudely depicts a lanky goblin with a crystal jutting from its skull. The
depict their leader, Ruxithid, who is described more in chapter 5. Treasure. Brughor’s band plundered several homesteads farther north on their way to Wyvern Tor. An unlocked treasure chest in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
multiverse the unreality depicts. Each unreality’s manifested secret is represented by an object that, although not “real” in the characters’ reality, looks real in the demiplane and bears Vecna’s
no longer reflects images of the unreality, and after 50 feet, the tunnel terminates at a featureless, obsidian wall. After all three unrealities are dismantled, the crystals in area E1 shatter, clearing the way to the Cave of Shattered Reflection, which is described later in this chapter.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
a human skull resting on an open rolltop desk.
Skabatha Nightshade spends part of her day here (see Where’s Skabatha? earlier in the chapter); if present, she is seated at the writing desk and
scribbling notes to herself while cursing various “unappreciative” child workers under her breath. If Bavlorna Blightstraw fled Downfall in chapter 2, she is slumped against the wall under the stairs and
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
remember the cult’s motto gain an edge when they explore Papazotl’s tomb in chapter 5. Four hungry crocodiles lurk in the shrine’s flooded courtyard. These creatures are the offspring of a giant
mosaic floor depicts a tall bird using its long, pointy beak to pin a monstrous frog-like creature with tentacles sprouting from its shoulders. Set into the far wall is a set of heavy stone doors
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
characters can move 10 feet before jumping (see “Movement” in chapter 8 of the Player’s Handbook). The platforms bob slightly when anything lands on them, as though they were floating on water. Any
walls. Statue Any character who succeeds on a DC 15 Intelligence (Arcana) check realizes that the statue depicts a nycaloth. A detect magic spell or similar effect reveals auras of transmutation magic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
floor. The map of the arena’s upper levels depicts the exterior seating and the interior halls below (both of which are largely mirrored on the map’s opposite site). Tunnels and trapdoors allow
champion pankratiast (Akroan hoplite; see chapter 6) has her cronies lock everyone in the arena. She allows none to leave until a challenger defeats her.
2 A minotaur frees all the beasts in the
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
booming voice is the magically amplified voice of Khai Kiroth, the coliseum’s pit master and commentator (see the “Casino Pit Masters” section earlier in this chapter). Watching a coliseum match is free
coliseum’s wings. Map 8.3 depicts the coliseum’s arena. The three tiers of matches are as follows: Dyson Logos Map 8.3: Scarlet Coliseum View Player Version Tier 1. Barlguras are released into the arena—one
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
decorate the walls of the room.
The armillary sphere depicts Toril, its moon, the sun, and other planetary bodies in Realmspace. Any character who has viewed large-scale maps of Faerûn will recognize
gains a charm of heroism (see “Supernatural Gifts” in chapter 7 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide). 66–80 Every creature within 20 feet of the armillary sphere regains 50 hit points. Creatures inside the
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
“Wilderness Hazards” section in chapter 5 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide) have formed around two of the statues. 4C. Hall of Heroes The dragons investigated this area but otherwise left it untouched. The
Svardborg until her mate is freed (see “The Krigvind” section later in this chapter). 4F. Altar This 9-foot-tall block of ice has dwarf skulls and bones within it, and its top is covered with frozen
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Short-Term Madness table in chapter 8 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide). Whether a creature succeeds or fails on the saving throw, it can’t be affected by the statue again. A character who sees the
dispel magic spell (DC 16) negates the moonbeam for 24 hours. The statue depicts Eilistraee, drow god of beauty, song, and the hunt. Abhorred in drow society, the Dark Maiden was not without followers in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
’ comfort. Characters who stay in this area for more than 1 hour suffer the effects of extreme heat (see chapter 5 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide). 12a. Arch Gate Ceiling. This room has a 30-foot-high, domed
their breath weapons.
One tapestry depicts Tiamat combating twelve storm giants. The other shows Tiamat battling a bearded and bloodied old man in wizard robes with seven golden canaries circling
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
dangers, as detailed by the encounters in this section. For more information about Undersigil, see chapter 2 of Sigil and the Outlands. On entering Undersigil, Farrow cautions the characters to keep
Player Version Eventually, the characters happen on a Caker tea party in a flooded chamber, emerging from the tunnel to the north. Map 2.1 depicts the area. When the characters arrive, read the following
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
wooden holy symbol that depicts the sun hangs from a chain around his neck. He moves with the grace of a saint. The Abbot is a deva in disguise (see appendix D, as well as “Something Old” in the “Special
Events” section at the end of this chapter). He wears a holy symbol of the Morninglord around his neck. The woman in the tattered red gown is Vasilka, a flesh golem that has been exquisitely put
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
the Fool card.
This room is a version of the Surface of the Sun trap in chapter 4, but it differs from that trap in the following ways: Hotter Ceiling. Characters inside the room take 11 (2d10) fire
damage each round, instead of 5 (1d10). Moon Door. The door from the trap in the final hall depicts the Moon, not a skull. Shorter Halls. The three halls in this trap are far shorter than those in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
effect, then follow the rules for that kind of area as normal (see the “Areas of Effect” section in chapter 10 of the Player’s Handbook). If an area of effect is circular and covers at least half a
the area of effect. It’s that simple. Diagrams 2.3 through 2.6 show this method in action, using dice as the tokens. Circles. This method depicts everything using squares, and a circular area of effect
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
to a gouge in the floor of that area. Leedara The elf waiting here is Leedara (a neutral ghost detailed in chapter 3) in her guise as a living Silvanesti elf. She’s here to aid the characters in
Curse” in chapter 4. The characters likely have many questions about Leedara herself: why she’s here, how she knows so much about Soth, and so forth. If questioned, Leedara reveals her true, ghostly
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
(described in chapter 5, “Adventure Environments,” of the Dungeon Master’s Guide) and post vigilant guards in area B4 and at the arrow slits in areas B5 and area B6. B4. Hall of the Gate This was once a
hobgoblins, a burrowshark named Nartham (see chapter 7), and Nartham’s bulette mount guard the Hall of the Gate. Nartham is a violent, short-tempered fellow. If the characters attempt to talk their way into
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
, you hear the grinding of enormous gears hidden deep below the stone floor.
Two Howling Hatred priests (see chapter 7) supervise as five commoners slowly turn the westernmost wheel (see “Stone
minstrel, Windharrow, and five Howling Hatred initiates (see chapter 7 for both). None of the initiates possesses an ounce of musical talent. If the characters approach the Windwyrds peacefully, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
taken from its niche, it loses its magic forever. Statues The big statue in the middle of the temple depicts Annam the All-Father. The statue’s face is a mask of bare rock, bereft of facial features
Iymrith” section later in this chapter. Giant Statues and Their Weapons Son of Annam God of… Weapon Weight Matching Rune Grolantor Hill giants Bone greatclub 500 lb. Haug Skoraeus Stonebones Stone
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
to serve. If the characters run out of platinum chips, he offers them one in exchange for a valuable secret, such as details about the attacks on Rigus from chapter 10 or anything the Scholar in
chapter 13 told the characters. Colcook determines what counts as a valuable secret. If coerced, he behaves as detailed in the “Interrogating the Staff” section. If compelled to aid the characters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
withstand the pressure at this depth (see the “Water Pressure” section earlier in this chapter) can harvest 2d4 pounds of coral in an hour. Each pound is worth 50 gp. The storm giants in area 34 try to
psychic damage. Neither door has a lock. A similar hall stretches northward. The statue at the end of the north hall depicts a male storm giant blowing a pink and blue conch shell. Giant-sized doors to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sleeping Dragon’s Wake
“Poisons” in chapter 8 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide). A character who is proficient with a poisoner’s kit recognizes the recipe and can spend 10 minutes finishing the poison. Secret Poison Pit. Delis keeps
assassin’s blood, and a vial of malice (see “Poisons” in chapter 8 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide). C4. Enchanting Spore Cavern The remains of ghouls, skeletons, zombies, and some other undead lay