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are particularly intrigued by Undead, sometimes keeping them in their hoards as curios.
Creating a Topaz Dragon
Use the Topaz Dragon Personality Traits and Topaz Dragon Ideals tables to inspire your
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It takes true artistry to maintain a warm, desert-like dwelling under the water.
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I soothe myself to sleep by imagining the perfect insults for bronze dragons; while I wait to meet one, I
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by Undead, sometimes keeping them in their hoards as curios.
Creating a Topaz Dragon
Use the Topaz Dragon Personality Traits and Topaz Dragon Ideals tables to inspire your portrayal of distinctive
artistry to maintain a warm, desert-like dwelling under the water.
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I soothe myself to sleep by imagining the perfect insults for bronze dragons; while I wait to meet one, I hone them on other
Monsters
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to inspire your portrayal of distinctive topaz dragon characters.
Topaz Dragon Personality Traits
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I seek
unpredictability.
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It takes true artistry to maintain a warm, desert-like dwelling under the water.
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I soothe myself to sleep by imagining the perfect insults for bronze dragons; while I wait
Monsters
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Topaz Dragon Ideals tables to inspire your portrayal of distinctive topaz dragon characters.
Topaz Dragon Personality Traits
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predictable only in my unpredictability.
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It takes true artistry to maintain a warm, desert-like dwelling under the water.
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I soothe myself to sleep by imagining the perfect insults for
Species
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Memories table to inspire its details.
Lost Memories
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Memory
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You recall a physically painful moment. What mark or scar on your body does it relate to?
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A memory brings
of Dread (detailed in chapter 3):
Har’Akir. You died and endured the burial rites of this desert realm, yet somehow a soul—yours or another’s—has taken refuge in your
Lizardfolk
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basic principles than those of warm-blooded creatures. Their dismal swamp homes might lie hundreds of miles from the nearest human settlement, but the gap between their way of thinking and that of the
. For example, humans confronted by an angry troll experience fear on a basic level. Their limbs shake, their thinking becomes panicked and jumbled, and they react by instinct. The emotion of fear takes
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facility comes with nonmagical furnishings and decor appropriate for that facility. Basic facilities don’t have any game effects, but they can inspire roleplaying opportunities and enhance a Bastion’s
Basic Facilities A character’s Bastion starts with two free basic facilities, which the character’s player chooses from the Basic Facilities list below. One of the chosen facilities is Cramped, and
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Stirges Notorious, Clinging Bloodsuckers Habitat: Desert, Forest, Grassland, Hill, Mountain, Swamp, Underdark, Urban; Treasure: None Stirges are bat-size vermin with dagger-length proboscises that
result from the Stirge Roosts table to inspire where stirges might lurk. Stirge Roosts 1d4 Between Hunts, the Stirge Lurks In... 1 The attic or furniture of a ruined building. 2 A cave or narrow crevice. 3 A hollow tree or thicket. 4 The remains of a gigantic, dead creature.
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Deep Dragon Ideals tables to inspire your portrayal of distinctive deep dragon characters, and use the Deep Dragon Spellcasting table to help select spells for a spellcasting dragon.
Deep Dragon
A deep dragon lair might share the same basic structure as the sapphire dragon lair shown on map 5.12, but instead of being formed from stone, it might consist of chambers hollowed out within a fungus
Ancient Deep Dragon
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Deep Dragon Ideals tables to inspire your portrayal of distinctive deep dragon characters, and use the Deep Dragon Spellcasting table to help select spells for a spellcasting dragon.
Deep Dragon
share the same basic structure as the sapphire dragon lair shown on map 5.12, but instead of being formed from stone, it might consist of chambers hollowed out within a fungus network growing near an
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Death Dog Two-Headed Spreader of Disease Habitat: Desert; Treasure: None Daren Bader ...and his sorrows will stalk your land like hungry dogs until the seas turn to sand and the sun burns to cinders
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—Tablet fragment from the Bright Desert
Death dogs are plagues on the arid lands they inhabit. These vicious, two-headed canines ambush creatures they perceive as weaker than themselves
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Yuan-ti Power-Hungry Serpentine Conspirators Habitat: Desert, Forest, Swamp, Urban; Treasure: Relics Brian Valenzuela
Exploiting pacts with sinister supernatural forces, yuan-ti bargain away
supernatural rites. Roll on or choose a result from the Yuan-ti Transformations table to inspire how yuan-ti obtain their serpentine aspects.
Yuan-ti Transformations 1d6 A Yuan-ti Gained Its Snake
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Anauroch on the continent of Faerûn. Mystara. On the Known World, the kingdom of Cynidicea could have occupied an isolated region of the Alasiyian Desert.
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1982, The Lost City was written by Tom Moldvay, who contributed to the Dungeons & Dragons Basic Set. Following in the footsteps of other “B-series” adventures, The Lost City served as both an adventure
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accompany the Dungeons & Dragons Basic Set. Lost in a desert, the characters stumble on the ruins of Cynidicea and its peculiar factions. Released in 1982, the adventure marks the first appearance of Zargon
for 6th-level characters. Pharaoh Pharaoh is the first adventure in the three-part Desert of Desolation series and was published in 1982. In this adventure, the ghost of a long-dead pharaoh beseeches
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position, and its commercial importance all have a bearing on its overall atmosphere. A city nestled against the edge of a jungle has a very different feel than one on the edge of a desert. Elf and dwarf
an early system of democracy might boast an open-air market where philosophical ideas are traded as freely as produce. All the possible combinations of these factors can inspire endless variety in the settlements of your campaign world.
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Roc Avian of Unbelievable Size Habitat: Arctic, Coastal, Desert, Hill, Mountain; Treasure: Any Alejandro Pacheco Birds of prey of fantastic scale, rocs hunt over vast territories and can snatch
nests are typically littered with treasure and uneaten prey. Roll on or choose an option from the Roc Nest Remnants table to inspire what’s in a roc’s nest. Roc Nest Remnants 1d6 The Roc’s Nest Holds
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Creating a Topaz Dragon Use the Topaz Dragon Personality Traits and Topaz Dragon Ideals tables to inspire your portrayal of distinctive topaz dragon characters. Topaz Dragon Personality Traits d8
unpredictability.
6 It takes true artistry to maintain a warm, desert-like dwelling under the water.
7 I soothe myself to sleep by imagining the perfect insults for bronze dragons; while
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, natural caverns extending for miles beneath the surface of the world, and ruined castles. Not every adventure takes place in a dungeon. A wilderness trek across the Desert of Desolation or a
, takes many forms, and urban settings aren’t always the safe havens they seem to be. This chapter provides an overview of these three environments plus a few unusual environments, taking you through the process of creating an adventure location, with plenty of random tables to inspire you.
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rarely keep records or write down their thoughts. When orcs need to communicate in writing, they use crude symbols to convey basic information, such as “food stored here,” “danger close
tribe to the death.
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Every serious choice I make must be decided by signs or omens from the gods.
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I carry the teeth of a great warrior. They inspire me to commit great deeds in battle
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Wight Life-Leeching Corpse Warrior Habitat: Desert, Planar (Shadowfell), Swamp, Underdark, Urban; Treasure: Armaments Wights are the withered corpses of relentless warriors whose wickedness sustains
Lutfullina
Wights might return from the dead for a multitude of sinister reasons. Roll on or choose a result from the Wight Motives table to inspire why a wight plagues the living.
Wight
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Fire Elemental Primal Spirit of Heat and Flame Habitat: Desert, Planar (Elemental Plane of Fire); Treasure: None Fire elementals arise when spirits of the Elemental Plane of Fire inhabit flames
typically burn in shades of orange and red, but other colors are possible. Most on the Material Plane are summoned by magical means, or they might appear near rifts amid desert depths, volcanoes
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Air Elemental Primal Spirit of Wind and Storm Habitat: Desert, Mountain, Planar (Elemental Plane of Air); Treasure: None Chris Cold
Energetic spirits from the Elemental Plane of Air, air
fling away foes.
Air elementals often have distinctive compositions. Roll on or choose a result from the Air Elemental Compositions table to inspire the elemental’s appearance. Air Elemental
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Lamia Accursed Bargainer and Ruin Raider Habitat: Desert; Treasure: Arcana Viko Menezes Legends say the first lamia was an ambitious ruler who made a sinister bargain with the demon lord Graz’zt for
sometimes work with bandits to abduct travelers, releasing captives only if they accept a dangerous bargain. Roll on or choose a result from the Lamia Pacts table to inspire a lamia’s desires. Lamia
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Medusa Snake-Haired Recluse with a Petrifying Gaze Habitat: Desert; Treasure: Any With their hair of living snakes and their infamous petrifying gazes, medusas are hubristic creatures that inhabit
. Roll on or choose a result from the Medusa Fates table to inspire what led to a medusa’s creation.
Medusa Fates 1d6 The Medusa Was...
1 Born a medusa and lives unaware of whatever curse
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Guardian Naga Enduring Serpentine Lore Keeper Habitat: Desert, Forest, Planar (Upper Planes); Treasure: Relics Alejandro Pacheco Guardian nagas are immortal, serpentine scholars that possess perfect
inspire what a naga knows. Guardian Naga Lore 1d8 The Guardian Naga Recalls... 1 The last words of an ancient sage or leader. 2 The location of a hidden city or continent. 3 A magic word, password, or
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Weretiger Changed by the Power of the Tiger Habitat: Desert, Forest, Grassland; Treasure: Armaments Weretigers shape-shift from humanoid forms into tigers or tiger-humanoid hybrids. Although they
importance. Roll on or choose a result from the Weretiger Wards table to inspire what a weretiger defends.
Weretiger Wards 1d4 The Weretiger Protects A...
1 Legendary weapon or symbol of
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Pseudodragon Fickle, Pint-Sized Dragon Habitat: Coastal, Desert, Forest, Hill, Mountain, Urban; Treasure: Arcana Pseudodragons dwell in scenic wildernesses, preferably where life is easy and prey is
Treats table to inspire a pseudodragon’s taste in gifts. Pseudodragon Treats 1d10 The Pseudodragon Wants... 1 Flamboyant accessories it can wear. 2 Mementos from a lost friend or master. 3
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Episodes and Serials There are two basic ways to think about how adventures fit together in your campaign: as distinct episodes or as a serialized story. If you’re not sure which type of campaign to
table to inspire a link from one adventure to the next. The table suggests things you can do near the end of one adventure to lead characters into the next one. Adventure Connections 1d6 Adventure
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options are inferior). When the time comes to design the game elements of the race, such as its traits, take a look at the game’s existing races and let them inspire you. Cosmetic Alterations A simple
eladrin character’s Intelligence is appropriate. There’s no need to alter the basic weapon training shared by high elves and wood elves. An ability that sets the eladrin apart from other elves is
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or choose a result from the Peryton Superstitions table to inspire why a peryton steals hearts. Peryton Superstitions 1d4 If a Peryton Collects Enough Hearts... 1 The hearts grant an evil wish. 2
attack reduces a Humanoid target to 0 Hit Points, the peryton kills the target by removing its heart.
Phase Spider Plane-Shifting Arachnid Ambusher
Habitat: Desert, Forest, Grassland, Hill
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wilderness trek across the desert or a harrowing journey into the jungle can be an exciting adventure in its own right. Outdoors, dragons wheel across the sky in search of prey, fierce warriors pour forth
images that can inspire your mapmaking. Bringing a Location to Life An inhabited adventure location has its own ecosystem. The creatures that live there need to eat, drink, breathe, and sleep
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different players and characters in your group, drawing them into the story as effectively as possible. As a starting point, think about your adventure in terms of the three basic types of activity in the
that have been made freely available for use, as well as floor plans of real-world buildings and images that can inspire your mapmaking. You can also use software to help put your maps together.
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. Each step provides tables from which you can select the basic elements of your adventure. Alternatively, roll on the tables and see how the random results inspire you. You can mix up the order of the
goals and setting of the adventure. Let the entries in the Adventure Introduction table inspire you. Adventure Introduction d12 Introduction 1 While traveling in the wilderness, the characters
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. You are required to account for your expenses and must explain any extraordinary expenditures, but routine travel, ordinary equipment, and basic services don’t draw a second glance. Immunity. As long
jeopardizes a population’s way of life is likely to inspire rebellions. In such cases, a sovereign’s agents must decide where their loyalties lie. The Sovereign Quests table presents a few of the sorts of
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dragon from a stat block and a basic description into a full-fledged character in your campaign. In chapter 5 of this book, you’ll find additional tables of personality traits and ideals that are
’ names resonate with power and inspire terror: Ashardalon, Dragotha, Klauth, Khellendros, Malystryx, Vaskar. Others are intricate and obscure, reflecting the grandeur of dragons’ ancient language