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The Book of Many Things
This deck of heavy vellum cards hums with the magic of the Elemental Chaos.
The magic of the deck functions only if cards are drawn at random (a deck of real-world playing cards can simulate the
slashing damage and imposes a magical effect determined by its suit, as detailed in the Deck of Wild Cards table. The card immediately returns to the deck after it hits or misses a target.
Deck of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
. To complicate matters, agents of chaos are eager to disrupt the town’s perfect order. Automata is detailed in chapter 3 of Sigil and the Outlands. Review the town’s description prior to running this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
backside of the map is the following note in Common: This is as detailed a map as I could find. The book’s location is marked with an X. Please hurry, as Vrakir could move it at any time. I fear the chaos
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Morte’s Planar Parade
of Sigil table. All are detailed further in Sigil and the Outlands. Taras Susak Factols Hashkar, Darkwood, and Rhys, along with
other Sigil leaders, debate in the Hall of Speakers Ascendant Factions
truth Hands of Havoc Free society through chaos Harmonium Enforce peace through might Heralds of Dust Believe we’re already dead Mercykillers Bringers of merciless justice Mind’s Eye Seekers of godhood Society of Sensation Find truth through experience Transcendent Order Act unfettered by thought
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
activities, which are detailed in the “Caves of Chaos”.
Temple Features The temple has the following features:
Alms Box. A stout pole near the temple’s entrance holds a small box for visitors to leave
hard on new recruits.” (True)
DM Secret! Ivlis secretly leads the Cult of Chaos, an evil cult that feeds on destruction and disarray. Her supposed religious journey is a cover for her occult
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
. Winvarle’s ideals are rooted in lofty notions of righteousness.
Oblivious. While he excels at battle strategy, Winvarle scarcely knows the inner workings of his own keep.
Rumors
“The Cult of Chaos
Castellan The keep’s noble castellan, a human man named Winvarle, holds court daily in the great hall. A keen strategist, Winvarle casts his vigilant gaze toward the Caves of Chaos, where rumors of a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Deck of Wild Cards Wondrous Item, Very Rare This deck of heavy vellum cards hums with the magic of the Elemental Chaos. The magic of the deck functions only if cards are drawn at random (a deck of
range of 30 feet. On a hit, it deals 1d4 slashing damage and imposes a magical effect determined by its suit, as detailed in the Deck of Wild Cards table. The card immediately returns to the deck after
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
The Great Wheel The default D&D cosmology includes more than two dozen planes, detailed in this chapter. The most common understanding of these planes visualizes them as a group of concentric wheels
Plane; the Transitive Planes; a single undifferentiated Elemental Plane, where all four elements churn in chaos; an Overheaven, where good deities and Celestials dwell; and an Underworld, where evil
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
raid just as another group returns, laden with severed heads, sacks of loot, and armfuls of food. Warriors also serve as scouts, bringing back detailed reports about the surrounding area so that the
authority and cause the tribe to collapse into chaos, with the survivors scattering either to join new tribes or to strike out on their own. At the other extreme, warriors that return home with a heavily
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
Crimes and Chaos Harbin describes the crime scenes once the characters accept his quest. The following places can be found on map 2.1 in chapter 2: Barthen’s Well, behind Barthen’s Provisions, where
the goblins destroyed and desecrated, trapping people inside. The Sleeping Giant, where goblins ransacked the bar. The crime scenes are further detailed in the “Stolen Shards” section. The characters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Curses Alexandre Honoré The curse of demonic possession
has devastating effects Every curse has rules that govern it. A curse typically takes one of the forms detailed below. Bestow Curse The
deliberately or originate as the result of supernatural events. Such items are detailed in chapter 7. Narrative Curses A curse might manifest during an adventure when a creature’s violation of a taboo warrants
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Curses Every curse has rules that govern it. A curse typically takes one of the forms detailed below. Bestow Curse The simplest curses are created by the Bestow Curse spell. The effects of such
detailed in “Magic Items”. Narrative Curses A curse might manifest during an adventure when a creature’s violation of a taboo warrants supernatural punishment, such as breaking a vow, defiling a tomb, or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
leap up nearby columns and race along the thatched reed roof. A half dozen workers have fallen into the sinkhole and struggle to clamber out.
The mill is in chaos as a dozen workers make
figures appear within. These are creatures from the Far Realm called whistlers (detailed at the end of this adventure). They’ve teleported into the sinkhole and seek to feed on the trapped workers. If
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Murgaxor’s orb (detailed at the beginning of this adventure). These students should be a mix of students the characters know and don’t know. If a character goes to the infirmary with the sick students
into chaos as the other students either try to help or scatter in terror. Ending the Panic A character can use an action to try to calm a delirious student, doing so with a successful DC 14 Charisma
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
farthest from the characters. Map 5.1: parade routeView Player Version Azra Nir. Azra uses the acolyte stat block and is surprised during the first round of combat. He seeks only to escape the chaos
. Guards. The two guards are affected by the poison biza’s breath (detailed in a sidebar earlier in this adventure). They automatically fail their saving throws to end the poison’s effect. The guards
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
of Janya have detailed records of wreck sites and other points of interest around their undersea city. A character who succeeds on a DC 14 Intelligence (History) check knows that Janya is an aquatic
mutters, “If the Night Revelers don’t drag us into chaos first.”
Characters who succeed on a DC 14 Intelligence (History or Religion) check know the Night Revelers are local philosopher-hedonists who
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
successful check, the character hears the hobgoblins debating whether they should ally with the bugbears in the Caves of Chaos or hire the ogre mercenary that dwells there (both are detailed in “Caves of
Chaos”). On a failed check, the hobgoblins spot the eavesdropping character and start combat.
Treasure. Each hobgoblin carries a leather pouch that contains 4 GP.
Stacey Allan & William Doyle
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
materials finds recruitment flyers from 1d3 Extracurriculars. They also find “Help Wanted” ads for the Jobs at the Biblioplex. Extracurriculars and Jobs are detailed earlier in the chapter. B3. Student
effects made from sheets, blankets, wooden frames, tin plates, and illusion magic. (This preparation erupts into chaos during “That Trunk Has Teeth!” later in this chapter.) B9. Book Garden In these
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
of tents and dragonnel landing strips. Plaza. This raised, 10-foot-high plaza provides a vantage of the surrounding chaos. Stairs descend to the south. Ruins. Ruined Istarian buildings lie scattered
catacombs beneath Castle Kalaman (detailed in chapter 4) recall the name Sarlamir, the dragon he slew, and the statue in his tomb with gold dragon features. Karavarix then fights until destroyed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
the entrance (area A1).
A1: Entrance A twenty-foot-long tunnel leads into the cave.
This tunnel contains a hidden pit trap, as detailed below.
Pit Trap. This 10-foot-deep pit is covered
possible. This is especially important for magic items, which are seldom awarded.
Spending Gold Pieces. Opportunities to spend gold in the Caves of Chaos are rare, but the Keep on the Borderlands contains
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
detailed records of Lorehold’s staff, students, and curriculum going back centuries. A character who spends 10 minutes going through the records and succeeds on a DC 14 Intelligence (Investigation) check
. L7. Dean Plargg’s Office A bronze nameplate on the door to this room reads “Plargg, Dean of Chaos.” A clean desk and several stiff-looking chairs fill this austere office. Behind the desk, between
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
out elsewhere amid the chaos of war. Glowing Signal. The kakkuus immediately return if they see the glyph glowing on the door to area Y2. Y2: Guard Hall The exterior door has an invisible glyph
away the webs in a 10-foot-square section of the room. The old carvings depict chaos krakens from the Ruinous Sea, but a spyder-fiend recently used demonic ichor to draw wolf heads on all the krakens
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
(detailed later in this chapter), planes on which they operate, common members, common nicknames, and their roles in the City of Doors. Athar Who Claim the Gods Are Frauds Factol: Terrance Headquarters
Celebrate Destruction and Decay Factol: Pentar Headquarters: Armory Aligned Plane: Elemental Chaos Members: Entropists, soldiers, weaponsmiths Epithet: Sinkers The Doomguard understands the purpose of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
include the following offerings: Annam’s Blood. Barreled on Ysgard, this crimson mead swirls with scenes of battle. A war cry bellows from the tap when a mug of Annam’s Blood is poured. Chaos Frog. This
into his visual rebuses. Fell’s Tattoos is a modest, oblong shack down the street from the Smoldering Corpse Bar (detailed below). A pearl lightning bolt above the door marks the parlor’s entrance
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
. Inscrutable Forces. Cosmic horror is about alien forces driven by motivations humans can’t understand. There is no good or evil, no law or chaos. Marginalization Isn’t Horror. The genre has a history of
Abomination 8 Aberrant Cultist, Nightgaunt,* Unspeakable Horror* 9 Mi-Go* 10 Aboleth 11 Shoggoth* 12 Gug* 13 Beholder, Ultroloth 14 Elder Thing* 15 Yithian* 19 Lesser Star Spawn Emissary* 21 Greater Star Spawn Emissary* 23 Blob of Annihilation *Detailed in chapter 5
compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Legends of Greyhawk: Secrets of the Free City
detailed in “Greyhawk City: I Know Someone”, each character can say once during the adventure, “I know someone,” to receive information related to the clue they’re investigating. Suggestions in the
can be used as you see fit to shake things up and reveal new information. If you prefer to embrace chaos, roll 1d6 whenever the party moves to a new location. On a 1 or 2, an event occurs there or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
exception of the Far Realm horror, the specific locations of portal encounters are not detailed here. If the characters ask about where they are in any given encounter, or if they’re inclined to venture
horror known as a chaos quadrapod (see appendix B). It uses its Chaos Cloud at the start of combat, then surges forward to lay into stunned characters. Each round, it focuses its grappling ability on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
table presents several infamous layers; detailed descriptions of these layers follow the table. Layers of the Abyss Layer Description The Plain of Infinite Portals On layer 1, corroded iron
embodies the loathsome corruption of chaos and evil. A descent into the Abyss is a journey into a hostile and uncharted environment. It’s also an opportunity to confront the evil in one’s own heart and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
the Borderlands to the Caves of Chaos and the lands beyond.
Stacey Allan & William Doyle Map: Trail
Trail Features The trail has the following features:
Lighting. The trail is
choosing the encounter, then read the boxed text aloud for that encounter to begin it.
The characters continue down the trail. Along the way, they face one or more encounters (detailed in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
on a raid just as another group returns, laden with severed heads, sacks of loot, and armfuls of food. Warriors also serve as scouts, bringing back detailed reports about the surrounding area so that
collapse into chaos, with the survivors scattering either to join new tribes or to strike out on their own. At the other extreme, warriors that return home with a heavily laden wagon or after
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
vault marked “X.” This vault is further detailed in the “Orrery Vault” section below. Discovering which vault holds the component is an important bit of business that the characters must accomplish at
determine whether his clan has an easier or harder time calming down once chaos erupts. A good battle tale leaves them eager to fight! As the challenge is being resolved, Thoman returns from checking the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
, searching for a dangerous blue slaad that stole a mote of primordial chaos from the Face of Gith tavern (see the “Lower Ward Locations” section). 8 A soot-stained goblin mage uses fire magic to repair a
(detailed below), a fire-gutted building conceals a gaping hole into the ground with a single ladder leading down into darkness. Here lies the Bones of the Night, a cavern complex home to the Master of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Netheril’s Fall: Tales of Terror, Treasure, and Time Travel
Eileanar Locations The locations detailed here are among some of Eileanar’s most famous landmarks. Use these locations when setting adventures in the city. Eileanar is shown on Map: Eileanar. Arcane
intellectual offerings, the Last Academies are dangerous places full of unstable magic and unchecked egos. Here, wild experiments cause frequent chaos and destruction, covered up by administrations
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
similar magic, the diary gives a first-hand account of the ship’s mission and the mold outbreak (detailed in this adventure’s background) from the perspective of a maintenance worker. On the last page
is bolted to the north end of the pool. The room’s ceiling is 20 feet high. An aboleth lurks at the deep end of the pool. During the chaos of the outbreak and the events that followed, the aboleth
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
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
light exits the orb.
The Supertemporal Arena drifts at the edge of the Elemental Chaos in an infinity of dissipating energies. Time in the Arena. The arena moves rapidly through time. Every minute