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Returning 34 results for 'despite shattered'.
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The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
hot while in the cauldron, then cools naturally after it is removed. The outside of the cauldron remains safe to touch despite the heat of the stew.
If wine is poured into the cauldron and stirred
of the shattered cauldron are within 5 feet of one another, a wish spell can reassemble them, restoring the cauldron and all its properties. The cauldron’s reconstruction also restores the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
shattered castle, causing new halls and rambling stairs to form between fractured floors. These surreal ruins can’t conceal the magical radiance hanging at the castle’s core—a vestige of the magical force
that destroyed the castle and precipitated the Hour of Ascension. This mysterious force now calls to spirits across Darkon, drawing them in to feed an ongoing magical reaction. Despite the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
. Despite its usefulness and the safety it enjoys, Mantol-Derith has never become a proper town. Those who maintain it as a trade hub have resisted any urge for expansion, apart from installing basic
discover there is no safe haven anywhere in the Underdark with the demon lords running rampant. The safety of Mantol-Derith has been shattered by the demon lord Fraz-Urb’luu, who has turned the trading
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
the Domains of Dread lies a hideous realm defiant of reason and smothered by the Mists. From a violent, murky sea rises a crescent of shattered peaks, mangled spires broken like the jaws of some slain
the island its name: Innsmouth. Despite its forsaken appearance, the isle of Innsmouth isn’t abandoned. Cults vie for control of the island, among them the servants of Great Cthulhu, a harbinger of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
, where citizens commune with the dead in joyful festivals, and industrious minds create wonders of magic and technology. Despite San Citlán’s rich culture and magical marvels, economic inequality is
politician, Doña Estela. She was the longest-serving member of the Trecena, and rumors that magical resurrection will restore her to rule indefinitely have shattered the government’s democratic facade
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
. She also knows that Viktra Mordenheim seeks to recover the Unbreakable Heart. The doctor’s actions—as well as the mercenaries she sends to abduct Elise—have shattered the pair’s bond. Now Elise hides
taken to calling themselves the Children (detailed below). Mordenheim’s Masterpiece The Unbreakable Heart is a nonmagical scientific wonder. Despite being the creator of the Unbreakable Heart, Viktra
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
, his rightful heir. She has taken her place on the Wyrmskull Throne, but with the ordning shattered, she doesn’t have the power to keep the evil giant lords in line. She relies on two storm giants for
, despite what Uthor and Iymrith whisper. If the characters convince Serissa that they can help, she shows them a clue found near the corpse of her mother: a wooden coin that leads the characters into
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
, Karagos. Blind Artists The three creatures skulking about the room are undead servants of Acererak. Despite their blindness, each has the magical ability to perceive and paint scenes of pain
shattered floor tiles behind. While it’s too big to squeeze down any 5-foot-wide corridors, it can easily traverse the wider passageway to the east. Throne of Acererak The throne is made from the skin
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
consternation. 6 A Village No More. A long-brokered peace between a green dragon and a nearby village is shattered when the village idiot steals a handful of coins from the dragon’s hoard. 7 Blightstraw’s Fall
the goblin stagehands behave themselves. Despite the poor treatment they receive from her, the darklings defend Endelyn and obey her commands without question. Stage. The stage is hewn from solid rock
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
the svirfneblin, and might be a quest set for the adventurers (see “Blingdenstone Factions” later in this chapter). Despite how close the cavern is to Blingdenstone, finding it is no easy task
Beasts of Entémoch’s Boon Characters who explore the cavern find shattered bits of statuary. A successful DC 17 Intelligence (Investigation) check confirms that the stone bits are the remains of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
masters of the world. Then, several months ago, Hekaton’s fear became reality when the ordning was shattered. The king was profoundly shaken by the realization that storm giants might lose their apex
sown more than a year before the ordning was shattered, when the king divined that his two eldest daughters, Mirran and Nym, were unfit to rule, and saw signs that pointed to Serissa, his youngest
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
) This solemn chamber holds twenty upright, cylindrical pods. The door to each pod includes a glass window, though many are cracked or have shattered, revealing the skeletons strapped within. Cool fog
who inspects its window sees a Humanoid within. Despite the pod’s mysterious construction, opening it is simple. A character who inspects the pod and succeeds on a DC 12 Intelligence (Investigation
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
, was one of the first explorers from Khorvaire to penetrate the interior of Xen’drik and discover ruins from an ancient giant civilization there. Despite the great distance involved, multiple
. The only indication on the surface of the city’s presence far below is a toppled tower in the jungle, its shattered walls of purplish granite infused with shadow magic. Ancient texts in the archives
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
cauldron remains safe to touch despite the heat of the stew. If wine is poured into the cauldron and stirred for 10 minutes, it transforms into a magical elixir that fortifies up to four people per
lose the Shared Spellcasting trait gained by being in a coven (see the “Hag Covens” sidebar in the Monster Manual). Reconstructing the Cauldron. If all eight pieces of the shattered cauldron are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
promise of hidden knowledge initially drew him here.
Despite the disappointment of never finding the alchemist’s secret chamber or other legendary arcane discoveries, the clever wizard saw opportunity
in the house’s ruined walls and shattered windows.
What He Wants. The smuggler wants to expand his operation and eventually inhabit a more secure location to better pursue his magical studies. He’d
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
closer to that shape than any other. The shape is shattered and crawling with convulsing, bipedal parasites. Despite the shape’s ruin, the darkness within one of its hollow eyes deepens and fixates. It
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
, read or paraphrase the following: From the top of the stairs, a shattered corridor runs to the south. The ancient walls to the west and east are made of crumbling stone, and flickering violet light
identity despite the new body he’s claimed. Use the following points to guide the conversation: Caradoc believes Soth’s alliance with the Dragon Army is folly, distracting him from taking revenge
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
area corresponding to its chest and ancillary districts radiating outward along its six outstretched arms and toward its head. Despite the body’s partial destruction, the occasional tremor that echoes
maintenance enjoy a high status and are allowed to consider their work as part of their military service. Githyanki warriors provide labor as needed. Dragon Caves. The shattered lower body of the dead god
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
is allowed to view the interior, the professor orb offers the following commentary: “Netherese spellcasters would come to towers like this one to regain their spent magic more quickly. Despite the
Spire This cave might contain a psychic haunting (see “Psychic Hauntings”). The top of a partially shattered tower rests on its side in the middle of this thirty-foot-high cavern. Long icicles hang
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
. A staircase near the mast and a large hatch on the port side both lead down into the hold.
Crow’s Nest. A rope ladder runs up the mast to the crow’s nest, secure despite the condition of the wreck
command (see appendix A), sealed in a leather case C9: Hold As the cold water engulfs you, a strange undersea world is revealed. Colorful seaweed grows over the shattered hull, especially around the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Annam gathering the shattered fragments of the First World (the original creation of Bahamut and Tiamat) and spreading them across the Material Plane to create countless worlds. Still other myths
. Skoraeus Despite being the fifth of Annam’s sons, Skoraeus (called “Stonebones” by his stone giant followers) is depicted as the wisest among them, particularly knowledgeable about magic, wards, hidden
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
little more than halfway down the hall, a section of the western mural has broken off, forming a heap of shattered tile on the floor. A crack in the wall conceals a black pudding that gushes out and
, and piled in one of them is a vast golden trove.
Out of the dusty gloom steps an aged dwarf clutching a staff carved and painted to resemble a pair of entwined dragons — one red, one gold. Despite
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
of this small plaza, flanking by iron torches that brightly illuminate the area. One door lists unevenly on its bottom hinge, and the other lies shattered on the ground. The standing door is carved
in the southeast corner of the room.
The same earth tremors that shattered the gate marred the walls and floors with cracks, and patches of the 30-foot-high ceiling have fallen as well. Four
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
women who can make hard choices for the good of their realms. In reality, they are bound to Yan-C-Bin and are blind to their own corruption and decadence. Despite their refined manners and social
the cycling patterns of the hurricane. They believe the physical world must be shattered so that the creatures of the Material Plane can live unshackled by physical things. Hurricanes see the frenetic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
and attacks. Despite his youth, Sparkrender is a fearsome foe and a loathsome villain. He uses Breath Weapon on his first turn and every round it is available thereafter. (Clever characters can try to
over and shattered, have strewn their contents across the stone floor. The sound of splintering wood echoes through the space, and a moment later you see an agitated bronze dragon the size of a bear
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
artifacts that could rewind time (see the “Secret of the Obelisks” sidebar). It was damaged during Ythryn’s fall and, despite Iriolarthas’s best efforts, the demilich could not repair it. Characters who
frozen in rapturous adulation. On the stage, cadaverous musicians slump over their shattered instruments.
The Netherese Esoteric Orchestra was midway through its crowning performance when Ythryn fell
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
founded, Red Larch is situated on a fertile patch of land on the western outskirts of the Sumber Hills, at a place where the Kheldell Path and the Cairn Road meet the Long Road. Despite its small size
talk about the founding of Secomber and the ancient kingdom of Athalantar, on whose bones the town was built. Despite their intimidating size, the giants (who are neutral good in alignment) mean no
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
recesses, and dwarf-crafted traps still work perfectly well despite their age. In addition, a small number of duergar have come here to breathe life into Durgeddin’s old forges and decipher the secrets
where they fell a hundred years ago, surrounded by the remains of at least a dozen orc warriors. The dead have been stripped of their arms and armor; only a handful of broken weapons and shattered
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
south hush beneath the rain’s noise as it strikes the water.
At the center of the cavern, the shattered hulks of sailing vessels lean upon their sides. Barnacles cling to the hulls. Humanoid
toward areas P19a and P19b. Despite the enormity of the cavern, the water here is only 5 feet deep. A hydra nests among the wrecks, and it attacks any intruder that isn’t Gar Shatterkeel. Wrecked Ships
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
stones.
Bits of shattered stone rest atop a square dais that rises from the middle of the pool — evidence of a sculpture that once stood atop it. Part of the sculpture lies in the pool, west of the
stands atop a circular dais. Reclining on the divan is a woman dressed in a flowing robe made from parrot feathers in stunning colors. Despite the heat, her arms, head, and face are covered in feathery
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
, Lupin has received parcels containing pieces of the shattered shield, each bearing a tiny constellation upon it. Lupin is convinced it’s a map, but to where, and whether that destination is terrestrial
helping people get out of the city fast, so long as they don’t care overly much where they go. Elfsong Tavern Despite its rough-and-tumble clientele, this tavern is one of the most popular in Baldur’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
, Lupin has received parcels containing pieces of the shattered shield, each bearing a tiny constellation upon it. Lupin is convinced it’s a map, but to where, and whether that destination is terrestrial
get out of the city fast, so long as they don’t care overly much where they go. Elfsong Tavern Despite its rough-and-tumble clientele, this tavern is one of the most popular in Baldur’s Gate. At
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
.
Scattered about the room are hundreds of rotting severed feet from countless types of humanoids. All the feet are bare. Despite the horrid wounds that severed the feet, you see no blood anywhere.
Creatures
mostly missing, but can be collected from the floor nearby. If characters replace any of the shattered side plating, it magically reattaches itself. More oddly, if the characters don’t replace the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
of long-dead diners. This level of the ship contains three dining rooms. S4a: Southeast Dining Room. A long-shattered skylight in the ceiling of this room is open to the Barrier Peaks. The room
within 20 feet of the android, it springs up and attacks, exulting about how it fooled them and “wasn’t really damaged at all,” despite the pipe in its head. Treasure. The android carries a paralysis