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Returning 35 results for 'depicts images are bards'.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Forest Crystal Features Dyson Logos Map 4.5: Forest Crystal Map 4.5 depicts the forest crystal and its surrounding glade, including the following features: Crystal. The 80-foot-tall, 50-foot-wide
crystal sheds dim light in a 30-foot radius. Shades of blue swirl within the crystal, occasionally resolving into murky images of giants’ faces or Giant runes. The crystal radiates powerful but
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
behind the fresco that depicts Halaster stretching and yawning is a secret door.
Targeting an animated fresco with a dispel magic spell has no effect other than to cause Halaster’s image to silently
mock the spell’s caster. The images become motionless while in the area of an antimagic field. Arch Gate to Level 22 The sigil inscribed above the arch is Halaster’s personal rune. Both it and the face
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
Flood of Memories When the memory web dies, a barrage of memories floods the characters’ minds. Most of these fleeting images fade instantly, but the following scenes appear in quick succession and
of constellations. “Remember it well,” he says slowly and firmly. “Fair is the day—but fairer the jewels of the evening.”
This memory takes place a few years ago. It depicts Shalfey initiating a
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
—encourage the players to suggest ways to satisfy it. If the spirit grows displeased, the Halvhrest images push through the painting, toppling out one per round until four ghouls emerge. Each oil-paint
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
can’t express himself as fully as he’d like, since he can appear for only a few minutes every day and can’t speak. However, he can manipulate ectoplasm to paint colorful, floating symbols and images
. When possible, he depicts information and conveys emotions or warnings. Erasmus’s art is fleeting, though, vanishing in seconds. Sadly, his father cannot perceive him or any manifestation he creates
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->Candlekeep Mysteries
cylinders and a linen bag of dry clay artfully decorated with a drop of water. Wooden Cylinders The outside of each cylinder is covered with writing and simple images, apparently telling a story in three
from their cages and head back into the sea. The third cylinder depicts, and briefly tells about, the aftermath of the serpentfolk’s assault. The village is vacant, most of its buildings flattened
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
, weighs close to 300 pounds, and is fashioned of dark, stained wood carved with images of harts and roses. Its taut strings are made of gut. A character who plays the harp and succeeds on a DC 15
doesn’t appear again. If the characters attack the ghost, it attacks them in turn. Treasure The lute, though old and covered in dust, has survived the passage of time. It is a magic instrument of the bards called a Doss lute.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
16. Papazotl’s Shrine Crocodiles wallow in this muddy lake bed, from which rises a walled ruin. Two columns flank the entrance, carved with images of a long-legged bird with a needle-like beak. At
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->The Book of Many Things
a study. Mike Schley Map 12.1: Cult Hideout View Player Version Antechamber. At the end of the hallway leading north to the bedroom suite, an ornate stained-glass window depicts the All-Consuming
imagery decorates the room’s walls and pillars, and each card from a Deck of Many Things is represented in images that surround the cave entrance in the west wall. Cave. The winding cave is mostly
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
raised dais and depicts an armored, blindfolded angel in a calm, protective stance, with her sword drawn and wings unfurled. The dais is carved with the following words, in Common: “Zariel, guardian of
only once while in the memory. I3. Temple of Lathander This two-story, white stone temple carved with images of the sun on its exterior walls is the largest building in the town. Iron shutters cover the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
room’s centerpiece is a large bed, its ornate headboard sculpted with images of roses and foxes. Four wardrobes stand against the walls; each contains a season’s worth of women’s clothing, all in the
flag waves in the breeze atop a 30-foot-high wooden flagpole that rises from the northeast corner. The flag depicts the stylized head of a golden fox with a rose clenched in its teeth, on a purple background.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
wall depicts a handsome, long-haired man in flowing robes, radiating golden light. Fountains burble to the north and south. The east wall holds a single door to the north and a double door to the south
walls glow with the same light, projecting illusory images onto the pedestal. Doors lead to the north and west, and a third door leads to the stairs down.
The pedestal here is an illusory
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
4. Shagambi’s Shrine A ruined shrine stands at the heart of this walled compound. Tall monoliths flank the entrance, decorated with images of a jaguar with six snakes sprouting from its shoulders. A
to damage and spells. The tunnel in the north wall slopes down to the bottom of the gladiatorial pit (area 4D) and leads to a cellblock beyond (area 4C). The wall relief depicts Shagambi (a kamadan
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
depicts Sythian Skalderang’s parents, Vexxis and Alyrria. The smaller portraits in the room were painted by Joster and depict Sythian’s students, past and present. C2: Kitchen and Pantry A large pot
grandmother. C7f: Embry’s Room. Odors waft into this room from the kitchen. Embry Hale has a framed painting on one wall that depicts the silhouette of a satyr playing a trumpet (25 gp). Tucked under Embry’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
whom has had her face scratched over with ink.
The portrait depicts a younger Quill standing next to a second figure that has been defaced. A character who examines this figure closely and succeeds
ballroom’s stage is filled with set pieces, props, and costumes. Treasure. Among the many other instruments stored here is Quill’s instrument of the bards (Cli lyre), which is kept in an ornate wooden case
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
60 feet overhead, with the ceiling rising another 20 feet beyond that. Set into alcoves are twelve sets of double doors made of iron. Each door is 10 feet wide, 10 feet high, and embossed with images
stairs climb 70 feet to area V4. The north wall bears a 20-foot-square fresco that depicts dwarves battling goblins. Enthralling Fresco. A detect magic spell reveals an aura of enchantment magic on the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
fireplace carved with images of wolves and stags. Draped over each chair is a wolf skin. A narrow spiral staircase choked with cobwebs winds up the east wall.
The spiral staircase leads up to the attic
FIGURINE
Vinique the wereraven stole this six-inch-tall sculpture from an evil merchant before it could be sold at auction in a major city. Carved from an ogre’s petrified heart, the gray figurine depicts
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
be with. Stories of Hanali’s romantic adventures among elves and other mortals are perennial favorites when sung by elf bards and poets. In Arvandor, Hanali maintains a hidden pool called Evergold
least a century. More than a few elves claim to have experienced this benefit, and the truth of it is attested by many bards — sometimes in all earnestness, sometimes with a knowing wink. Priests of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
. Two magic items are displayed here as well. Anstruth Harp. An exquisitely crafted harp sized for a human rests on a shelf. This instrument of the bards was acquired from a human bard who counseled
library (area 21). Two padded chairs covered in yeti hide with blue-dyed seat cushions are turned to face the table. The chairs flank a marble fireplace carved with images of birds. Above the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
arrival. Wade Acuff The gates of Illithinoch are slimy and foreboding X2: Reception Hall An enormous statue at the east end of this long room depicts a massive mind flayer with its arms outstretched
seconds to impart its psychic images. Once a crystal imparts its psychic scene, it must recharge on a shelf for 24 hours before it can do so again. A character who examines the crystals and succeeds on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
flames. In the fire stand four dignified statues of Knights of Solamnia. At the east end of the room lies an antechamber before a stone double door. There, a fifth statue depicts a bison-headed warrior
unfold. Read the following text after all the scenes have played out and the characters are in this area: The violet flames waver, forming ominous images once more. The terrifying knight from the last
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
duke, her three dead husbands, her three sons, and the family’s winged cat, Slobberchops. Treasure. A tapestry hanging on the north wall depicts burning angels falling from the sky into a pit of fire
valuable art objects, but all are knockoffs acquired from dubious sources. The haphazardly assembled collection is a testament to bad taste. Wax Statue. A 6-foot-tall wax statue in one corner depicts
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
as an image in a floating crystal depicts a knight being ravaged by a violet-striped saber-toothed tiger. Several similar drifting crystals display other armed individuals exploring ruins and engaging
). Treasure. A character who searches the room finds curios worth 15,000 gp, a dagger of venom, a suit of demon armor, and an instrument of the bards (Anstruth harp), all designed with vulpine shapes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
on his back. 36–38 You walk by a shirtless elf tattooed from head to waist with images of dragons battling each other. 39–40 A groomed hobgoblin wearing a jeweled vest approaches you and says, "Ah
group at the same time by using several magically animated quills. 77–80 You approach a fresco painted on the ground that depicts King Boranel ir'Wynarn. As you get closer, the fresco speaks
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
bathhouse to the tower can easily see the shrine. This crumbling stone building must once have been a beautiful shrine. Engraved images of Sune are still visible on the moss-covered stones, her face gazing
the paintings that have caused their downfall. The fourth painting is the one that was done for Sylvarie Silversong ten years before. Each painting depicts its victim as the person they sought to become
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
turquoise forced into the eye sockets. These twelve pieces of turquoise are worth 10 gp each. 35. Prayer Room This room has walls and ceiling tiled in dark green. A mosaic on the northern wall depicts a
, it attempts to communicate with one of them despite not being able to convey language. It knows the following information, which it communicates through feelings and projected images:
A terrible
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
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
the ceiling over each channel.
A portcullis in the north wall blocks a door bearing the image of the Donjon card. On the stone arch above the portcullis, a large glyph depicts a waxing crescent
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
, supposedly impartial magistrate appointed by the Guvners. Punishments are tailored to fit the crime, and advocates are strongly encouraged. Lawyers and orators, these civil servants include bards
their cells, which are suspended in high-security units that hang from the Prison’s exterior like inverted buttresses. Map 2.3 depicts a section of the Prison that houses one such criminal, the infamous
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
sign hanging above the main entrance depicts a blue waterfall. The Blue Water Inn is Vallaki’s main gathering place for locals, especially at night. The innkeeper, Urwin Martikov, considers the inn a
wooden clown masks, one displaying a mean scowl and the other a frightened expression A wooden top painted with images of scarecrows chasing children through the forest A stuffed (real) bat on puppet
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
birds are harmless. Images of the silver circlet, the adamantine crown, and the golden crown from the characters’ dream are still recognizable in the mosaic. Descending the crumbling stairs on foot is
, and reeks of untold generations of rats. A faded fresco on the back wall depicts several human, elf, and dwarf wizards battling a black dragon.
The floor of this room is so covered with detritus
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
. Inside, the quiet artist lets his handiwork speak for itself. Fell nods and smiles at his clients, producing wispy images that hang in the air and adjusting the shapes to their liking. The dabus applies
the hands of the faction’s Undead guards and be reanimated into their ranks. Map 2.2 depicts the Hall of Vigils. CoupleOfKooks “Without passion, a body has no pain. Divest yourself of all passions
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
of people from across the planes congregate around all manner of games, refreshments, and performances in this lavish, magical casino.
This golden statue depicts the casino’s owner, Shemeshka. The
the following text: A wiry-haired night hag jumps for joy before a boxy clockwork machine fitted with a hand lever. The machine’s three, faintly glowing reels display the images of two gray worms and a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
-stained wooden coffer containing three teeth from a red dragon wyrmling, a dead tomato plant in a ceramic pot adorned with images of dancing cherubs, and nine gnoll skulls. S9. Digging Demons At this
following boxed text to the players: Brass double doors stand exposed in the wall of the scab. A relief image on the doors depicts a blindfolded angel wielding a sword, and carved into the door frame
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
display illusory images of that creature from different time periods. The jar closest to the floor shows the creature in its youth. The jar on the middle tier shows the creature as it is now. The highest
jar shows what the creature might look like in its later years. Zybilna was the last one to touch the jars, so they currently show images of her past, present, and future self:
The lowest jar