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Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
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Damage Absorption. When you take damage of the chosen type, you can use your reaction to gain immunity against that instance of the damage, and you regain a number of hit points equal to half the
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
there.
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I treasure a memento of the person or instance that set me upon my path.
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I sleep just as much as I need to and on an unusual schedule.
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I think far ahead, a detachedness
, sometimes needing to recuperate for a day or more.
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I think far ahead, a detachedness often mistaken for daydreaming.
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I see morality entirely in black and white.
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
from many walks of life, setting them to tasks that serve the goals of the Black Network but aren’t necessarily criminal in nature. Agents of the Black Network must often work in secret, and are
agent. (For instance, consider the words “faith” and “faction” to be interchangeable.)
Your bond might be associated with other members of your faction, or a location or an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
Beginning the Adventure The characters begin in Respite in the morning, within sight of Morkoth Tavern. Before the adventure begins, ask the players why their characters are here. For instance, the
characters might be locals. Or they might be dragon hunters who’ve heard of a black dragon in the area, a threat they’re determined to end. To begin the adventure, read or paraphrase the following text
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
extremes outlined above (automatic detection of a direct approach or no detection of a silent and dark approach from the seaward side), you must judge the circumstances, decide on the probability of
detection, and determine the outcome. BURNING OR HOLING THE SEA GHOST
Though it is possible for the characters to capture the Sea Ghost, they also might choose to destroy it.
Burning. The Sea Ghost
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
Blue 3 Fire Red 4 Force White 5 Lightning Yellow 6 Necrotic Black 7 Poison Violet 8 Psychic Silver 9 Radiant Gold 10 Thunder Orange Damage Absorption. When you take damage of the chosen type, you
can use your reaction to gain immunity against that instance of the damage, and you regain a number of hit points equal to half the damage you would have taken. Once this reaction is used, it can’t be used again until the next dawn.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
wearing tattered gray robes over black pants sits on a 2-foot-tall toadstool. Her long black hair is tied back with a swatch of gray cloth that matches her robe. A quasit in toad form sits on her knee
torments her with false hopes of escape before dashing them. It has told Darribeth, for instance, that hezrou demons are nearby to keep her from leaving this cavern. If attacked or exposed, the quasit turns
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
, rendering it invisible and impervious to magical detection. The sequester spell on a given sarcophagus ends when a creature comes in direct contact with it. A creature that spends an hour digging in this
occur in the vicinity of the dragon’s lair. Shaxan Kazraat wears a circlet of black gold formed in the shape of a cobra that has tiny black opals for eyes and ruby fangs (worth 7,500 gp). A secret
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a7
shoulder
Bronze, held waist high Pink held high overhead
Gray, held at shoulder Black, at feet3
(None) Pale violet, held at shoulder
Bright blue, at feet (None)
White, held
crawlway beyond the illusion. Magic Archway. On the south wall is a stone archway similar in appearance to area 5, also filled with cloudy vapors that block vision or detection of what lies beyond. When a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
secures the dungeon. No spell or trait allows anyone to evade the dungeon’s security. For instance, a wizard might use a dimension door spell to teleport from one part of a zone to another, but no spell
black, secure the Doomvault. Magic keys allow the manipulation of them. Gate Features. Each gate is a 10-foot-wide circle of runes, drawn on the floor. This circle creates a magical energy field in its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
the feelings of an entire district, but in the city as a whole there are far more people who have personal burdens to carry than those who feel resentment toward particular nations. For instance, on
and the black market; some desirable goods might be available only through the Boromar Clan. Refugees and Victims Cyran refugees have filled the district of High Walls in Lower Tavick’s Landing beyond
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
miles distant from Snurre’s sooty palace. This hidden site should initially prove to be safe from detection as long as the characters leave no plain trail to it and as long as they are not followed to it
slag indicated on the characters’ map as the site of the hall. A wide, well-trod path winds its way across the barren land up to two great slabs of black stone—the obsidian portals that give access to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
robes watches over this chamber.
An inscription at the base of the statue reads, in Elvish: “It is not surrender. Live to fight again another day.” Treasure. A weapon rack in the room holds a black
steel +1 Longsword and a steel shield bearing the stylized floral emblem of the Order of the Rose. An armor stand bears a black breastplate. A small, unlocked chest holds a Potion of Vitality. V3
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
clear a pile of stony rubble inside the derro’s lair The walls of this rough-hewn chamber have been painted with broad, jagged lines of black and white. On the west side of the room, fragments of a
black marble statue lie shattered on the floor. In the northeast corner of the room, four derro use hammers to clear rubble from a blocked passage. Four zombies accompany them, clawing mindlessly at the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
its rider. Malleon’s Gate used to be represented by the Bat, but twelve years ago they exchanged that mascot for the Gargoyle, whose colors are black and gray. The current Gargoyle is a stone-faced
events. The Race of Eight Winds occurs once a year. Other events take place on a daily, weekly, or monthly schedule. For instance, shifters hold informal hrazhak competitions every night in Lower
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
strive to have no personality — it’s easier to forget what’s hardly there. 3 I treasure a memento of the person or instance that set me upon my path. 4 I sleep just as much as I need to and on an
no sense of humor. Laughing is uncomfortable and embarrassing. 4 I overexert myself, sometimes needing to recuperate for a day or more. 5 I think far ahead, a detachedness often mistaken for daydreaming. 6 I see morality entirely in black and white.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
troll Ooze Grottos d4 Encounter 1 1 black pudding* 2 1 gelatinous cube* 3–4 1d4 gray oozes Predator Pools d4 Encounter 1 2d4 giant crabs* 2 2d4 kuo-toa 3 1d2 merrow* (in water globes) 4 1
them claim it from a defeated monster or Thayan. For instance, if you’d like to give a character a magic weapon, you can change a weapon-using monster to account for the treasure. Thayans’ Potions
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
. They are mostly subterranean, dwelling in caves and dungeons and feeding on refuse, carrion, or creatures unlucky enough to get in their way. Black puddings and gelatinous cubes are among the most
something in the game, such as a magic item, might refer to them. For instance, a spear that is especially effective at fighting demons would work against any monster that has the demon tag.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
instance that set me upon my path.
4 I sleep just as much as I need to and on an unusual schedule.
5 I think far ahead, a detachedness often mistaken for daydreaming.
6 I cultivate a
unflinchingly.
3 I have no sense of humor. Laughing is uncomfortable and embarrassing.
4 I overexert myself, sometimes needing to recuperate for a day or more.
5 I think far ahead, a detachedness often mistaken for daydreaming.
6 I see morality entirely in black and white.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
an answer.” X33d. Breached Vault The amber door to this room hangs open. This room has amber-glazed walls and a floor of purplish-black marble. Two amber sarcophagi stand in alcoves to the west and
-glazed walls, a black marble floor with red veins, and three amber sarcophagi standing in alcoves. In the center of the room, a death slaad has cast invisibility on itself and stands ready with its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
bleak mountains, barren moors, ruined cities, and forests of twisted black trees under a black sky. Tombs, mausoleums, gravestones, and sarcophagi litter the landscape. Undead swarm across the plane
to resist the temptation to turn against allies in order to survive. Heroic characters might make a desperate last stand against endless hordes of demons here, or they might try to avoid detection
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
table entries make more sense for certain items than for others. Some magic items are made only by certain kinds of creatures, for instance; a cloak of elvenkind is made by elves, rather than dwarves. If
is half the normal weight. It is black and inscribed with spiders and webs in honor of Lolth. It might function poorly, or disintegrate, if exposed to sunlight for 1 minute or more. 8–9 Dwarf. The item
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
several pieces for sale: Two black jade pendants (each an Amulet of Proof against Detection and Location) for 300 talons each A brass necklace hung with citrine spheres (a Necklace of Fireballs with
lemure. Only a Wish spell can reverse this transformation. N3: Virtuous Vices Fluffy clouds of steam billow from this spa, redolent of ginger and citrus. Two erinyes—one in a white robe, one in black
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
creatures that rarely have a fixed shape. They are mostly subterranean, dwelling in caves and dungeons and feeding on refuse, carrion, or creatures unlucky enough to get in their way. Black puddings and
certain creatures. The tags have no rules of their own, but something in the game, such as a magic item, might refer to them. For instance, a spear that is especially effective at fighting demons would work against any monster that has the demon tag.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
by the Shadovar of returned Netheril, or were in flight. The vaunted Black Network was shredded. Cells of Zhentarim agents were cut loose, and without connections or direction, they dissolved or were
meadows of the Sunset Mountains, and a few farmers who coax fine crops from the soils that cling to the vale’s fields. The settlement’s main source of prosperity is the black stone quarry at the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
a demigod. After he ascended to godhood, Raxivort forged a realm called the Black Sewers, within Pandesmos, the topmost layer of Pandemonium. He enjoyed his divine ascension only briefly, though
come out of hiding most of the time. Occasionally, he does appear before a tribe of worshipers as a 9-foot-tall xvart carrying an empty sack. In every such instance, Raxivort takes all of the treasure
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sleeping Dragon’s Wake
-year old human prefers the company of animals to people and often speaks of her desire to help beasts conquer Faerûn.
Zuri Kimyak. Zuri is a short woman in her twenties with wild black hair dyed
owlbear to stop attacking. The owlbear resumes its attack if it is damaged, threatened, or commanded to do so by Claugiyliamatar or a Gnawbones druid. C3. Gnawbones Camp A small black iron cauldron
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
feet and rising 30 feet above the river’s surface. Constructed of heavy basalt blocks, the bridge’s piers are plated with iron. B2: Gatehouse Two mighty towers of black stone flank the fortress’s iron
black against the sky’s ruddy glow.
The erinyes stationed here carries a rope of entanglement, which it uses to ensnare any prisoner who tries to escape. Gruk-Gruk. Tossed carelessly on the floor of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
thick fog clings to the floor, which is covered in putrid waste. The black ceiling is moving. The catacombs fill an area roughly 110 feet east to west by 180 feet north to south, and the floor is covered
lies atop a marble slab in the center of the crypt. The skull has black opals set in its eye sockets and shards of amber where its teeth should be. Khazan was a powerful archmage who unlocked the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
duergar named Dreck huddles in the southwest corner, trying to avoid detection. Despite his effort, any character with a passive Wisdom (Perception) score of 14 or higher notices the duergar’s cold
chair facing the door is a haggard old duergar with long black hair streaked with ribbons of white and fingernails like shards of iron. She is devouring a hearty buffet of cooked meats, mushrooms
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
instance, traveling from Lower Menthis to Upper Central involves passing through three wards (taking a bridge from Lower Menthis to Lower Central, then ascending two levels) and can take 90 minutes or
district specializes in produce and other goods brought in by the farmers from the surrounding countryside. Middle Tavick’s Landing Black Arch This district is filled with checkpoints and enchanted gates
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
include the heads of local militias, gangs, and other martial organizations. At the broadest scale, a criminal or underworld leader wields power through a network of spies, bribes, and black-market trade
might be a tyrant, a fiend, or black-hearted villain, and the era that just ended could have been one of peace, tranquility, and justice. A new leader shakes the foundations of your campaign world and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
message her indirectly through a third party (a bribed guard or worker, for instance), Oppal’s response makes it clear that she is willing to pass along “the information” only if she is liberated. She
characters rescue Oppal from the holes, she gratefully provides information on the whereabouts of Omin Dran’s treasure cache, which consists of rare black diamonds mined from the rim of Mount Hotenow
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
columns carved in the likeness of two women, a human and an elf. Black letters across the arch read, “Enter in Peace.”
The doors are ten feet wide, thirty feet high, and made of silver. They have no
, which contains all his prepared spells; a Wand of Magic Detection; an ivory inlaid box (150 gp) holding five sets of spare key leaves (see the “Key Leaves” section above); two Potions of Healing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
on shelves lining the walls of this vault. A large chunk of black stone rests on the floor near a jumble of bones.
If Qunbraxel and the grimlocks relocated to this vault, the grimlocks are happily
, eleven jacinths worth 90 gp each, a wand of magic detection, and a Heward’s handy haversack. If the Characters Fail. If the characters are routed from this room before acquiring the obelisk fragment






