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Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
":"piercing"} piercing damage. If the target is a Large or smaller creature, it must succeed on a DC 18 Strength saving throw or be pushed up to 20 feet in a horizontal direction of the anhkolox’s
target.Anhkoloxes are vicious undead creatures created from the bones of bears and other beasts. Their barbed bones grind and crack, often moving in seemingly impossible ways. Anhkoloxes are driven by
Monsters
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
up to 10 feet in any direction horizontally.
Spellcasting. Endelyn casts one of the following spells, requiring no material components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 14
, part mechanical theater, the outfit makes her look frighteningly tall; without it, she is a hunched and withered bag of bones. She shrouds her wrinkled features behind a gauzy “theater curtain
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Needle’s Bones A wide sinkhole yawns before you, the earth around it littered with goblin bones. The opening is 90 feet across and roughly circular, and the stone walls are nearly vertical. Thirty
feet down, the sinkhole is filled with murky green water. Hundreds of frogs hop from one floating plant to another.
The massive rib cage and fine wing bones of a dragon rise above the murk. Vines
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
room contains one ghoul plus one additional ghoul for each member of the party, not including sidekicks. After dealing with the ghouls, the characters can inspect the room more closely. Describe it to
collapsed, filling the area with rubble. Gnawed bones scattered among the debris are the remains of a number of dwarves.
Treasure. Characters who search through the rubble in the eastern portion of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Anhkolox Anhkoloxes are vicious undead creatures created from the bones of bears and other beasts. Their barbed bones grind and crack, often moving in seemingly impossible ways. Anhkoloxes are driven
about with their claws—they delight in knocking foes into pits full of jagged bones—and their barbed rib cage cracks open like a hunting trap to snap closed around a victim. Anhkolox
Huge Undead
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
.
The characters land a quarter mile from Kalaman’s west wall. There is little risk of the flying citadel crashing on the characters, but fallen rocks and the bones of death dragons litter the field
. Draconians with half their hit points flee the flying citadel, making hard landings on the battlefield. These and other foes scatter, fleeing the battlefield in every direction and ignoring the characters.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a4
substance that is totally frictionless. This silvery stuff is inert and utterly unaffected by any force, magical or otherwise. Anything that alights on the surface will move in the direction of its
slightest movement in any direction would unbalance it enough to send it moving in that direction. Magic that augments movement (such as fly, jump, and levitate) and teleportation effects do not work in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
reveals that the grimlock’s bones have been picked clean by acid, and its eyeless skull is turned toward the narrow passage that leads west. The grimlock’s bony arm and hand also point in that direction. The skeleton was left here by the mimic and hides nothing of value.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
, including crystal orbs, bags of bones, and a large mithral basin. Ulthar lives on a lower level that he claims is “near the bottom of the library,” though such a distinction is meaningless given how
distorted distance and direction can be in the library (see the “Gravenhollow: General Features” sidebar). His quarters are a work of art, covered with murals and wall carvings of his own design, along
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
necromancers and foul spirits. Whether they’re the remains of the ancient dead or fresh bones bound to morbid ambitions, they commit deathless work for whatever forces reanimated them, often serving as
guardians, soldiers, or laborers. In rare cases, skeletons are reanimated but given no particular direction. Roll on or choose a result from the Skeleton Pantomimes table to inspire how undirected
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Find the Path 6th-level divination Casting Time: 1 minute Range: Self Components: V, S, M (a set of divinatory tools—such as bones, ivory sticks, cards, teeth, or carved runes—worth 100 gp and an
green dragon’s lair”), the spell fails. For the duration, as long as you are on the same plane of existence as the destination, you know how far it is and in what direction it lies. While you are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Find the Path 6th-level divination Casting Time: 1 minute Range: Self Components: V, S, M (a set of divinatory tools—such as bones, ivory sticks, cards, teeth, or carved runes—worth 100 gp and an
green dragon’s lair”), the spell fails. For the duration, as long as you are on the same plane of existence as the destination, you know how far it is and in what direction it lies. While you are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
reach the settlement safely and promptly. 17b. Bugbear Sentries Hunkered down near the eastern wall of this 15-foot-high cave, gnawing on old bones, are six bugbears with orders to attack any non
and Zob, found a treasure buried in the ruins of Stromkuhldur (see “Treasure” below) and brought it here to inspect it more closely. The goblins are oblivious to the danger nearby (see area 17d) and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
been lit, add the following: The corpses tilt their heads in your direction. One of them growls, “Why do you the living disturb the dead?” The skeletal figures are five revenants. All five are lawful
smite, dispel magic
4th level (2 slots): staggering smite
Characters who inspect the fireplace notice a shield-shaped patch on the wall above the mantelpiece. A magic shield once hung above the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
time ago. Anyone listening carefully hears a bellowing noise, though (no check required). The cult keeps two wyverns in the stable; sometimes, they unleash a wyvern-sized roar. Cracked sheep bones and a
stinger as a reaction. The wyverns aren’t choosy about who rides them, but convincing a wyvern to fly or move in a specific direction requires an action to make a DC 15 Wisdom (Animal Handling) check; if
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sleeping Dragon’s Wake
. Marciano sent word to Leilon for help after the first attack, but more raids followed. There was one attack each day at a different time from a different direction. With every attack the shark people
sharing this information with the characters, he begs them to find and drive off the aquatic raiders. Huer’s Hut If the characters inspect the huer’s hut they find the door to the one-room home is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
up to a blank wall that is the location of a secret door. This door can be opened by turning the wheel in the foyer. The wheel turns only after the lever is pushed up, and then only in one direction
. Rotating the wheel opens the secret door, but it also opens the floor in front of the wheel to reveal a 10-foot-square pit, at the bottom of which can be seen a pale shimmer of bones. There is a 1-foot
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
ago. Anyone listening carefully hears a bellowing noise, though (no check required). The cult keeps two wyverns in the stable; sometimes, they unleash a wyvern-sized roar. Cracked sheep bones and a
as a reaction. The wyverns aren’t choosy about who rides them, but convincing a wyvern to fly or move in a specific direction requires an action to make a DC 15 Wisdom (Animal Handling) check; if the
Magic Items
Infernal Machine Rebuild
bones. You have vulnerability to radiant damage, and you have disadvantage on attack rolls while in direct sunlight.
09
You summon a unicorn that obeys your commands. If you give a command that
object on the same plane as you and have the compass point constantly in the direction of the named target. You gain no knowledge of the distance to the target.
A specialized clockwork compass floats
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation Supplement
human faces and crude jewelry made from human bones and teeth. Chwinga A chwinga (see Tomb of Annihilation) takes an interest in the characters. It attempts to steal something valuable from an
offer to trade information for treasure. For 50 gp worth of treasure, they will point the adventurers in the direction of nearby landmarks. The eblis attack if the characters refuse to trade and are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
independent machinery, still functions. S62: Commander’s Bones A cobwebbed Humanoid skeleton in a regal uniform is sprawled on the cold floor here. These are the jumbled bones of the ship’s commander, whose
Peaks. A herd of ten intellect devourers roams this area, preying on creatures that happen on this entrance to the ship. When the characters inspect the breach, the aberrations emerge from air ducts in the surrounding machinery and attack.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
can inspect the crypt more closely. Bits of incinerated bone lie strewn atop a marble slab in the center of the crypt. Lying amid the bones are fragments of a shattered spear with a silvered head. The
skull, some bones, and a few bits of rusted armor lie atop a marble slab with a leering stone gargoyle squatting at each end. The epitaph on the door reads “Endorovich (Endorovich the Terrible): What the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
direction of the Cloakwood, an ancient forest located near the Coast Way that leads north to the city of Baldur’s Gate: A character who succeeds on a DC 14 Wisdom (Medicine) check can tell that the
Avowed acolytes slain during the attack were killed using martial arts. Their bruises and broken bones are evidence of powerful unarmed strikes. Speak with dead spells cast on the slain acolytes yield
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
in a panoply of architectural styles. Among the stone structures are a few towers made of stranger materials, such as infernal iron and the bones of a long-dead colossal red dragon. Non-Avowed rarely
Candlekeep in every direction. The Avowed live in Exaltation, and visitors are not welcome here unless they’ve made an extraordinary donation or performed a special favor for the Avowed, in which
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
elaborate costume. Part dress, part mechanical theater, the outfit makes her look frighteningly tall; without it, she is a hunched and withered bag of bones. She shrouds her wrinkled features behind a gauzy
10 feet in any direction horizontally.
Spellcasting. Endelyn casts one of the following spells, requiring no material components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 14):
At will: detect magic, mage hand
2/day each: augury, polymorph
1/day: plane shift (self only)
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
slide open to reveal chambers strewn with minotaur bones — ten chambers in all. One of these chambers has a hallway at the back of it leading to area 56. Advice from the Spirits Any characters
.) Brave Kubazan urges his host to inspect the maze carving and be the first one to touch it. Maze When the wall carving is examined, read: The intricate carving shifts before your eyes, its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
bones, skulls with cracked pates, and broken weapons. In front of the display crouches a panther, deathly still, facing away from the statue.
To the east the walls are highly polished. They loosely
his lair, which lies beyond the opening in the ceiling. Statue Guardian. If the characters approach the statue, the panther will stand and pad menacingly in their direction … and then continue on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
himself in the third person (“Who dares defy Klarg?” or “Klarg will build a throne from your bones, puny ones!”). The goblins under his command resent his bullying. Fire Pit. The hot coals in the
climb the chimney from area 3, since Klarg does not expect an attack from that direction. If the wolf is killed, the bugbear attempts to climb down the chimney to area 3 and flee the cave complex
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
. Proficiency with alchemist’s supplies allows you to unlock more information on Arcana checks involving potions and similar materials. Investigation. When you inspect an area for clues, proficiency with
Determine a map’s age and origin 10 Estimate direction and distance to a landmark 15 Discern that a map is fake 15 Fill in a missing part of a map 20 Cobbler’s Tools Although the cobbler’s trade
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
star fell south of Therno Lake, in the direction where the derro raiders typically come from. They know the location of the derro lair, and they can point the characters to it. Quest to the Derro
leads to an air pocket above water level. Inside, two friendly giant beavers (see the “Giant Beavers” section) tend to five baby beavers. A pile of fish bones sits on one side of the room. Treasure. If
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
direction of a relevant work in the collection (if it exists). Treasure. Among the candles in the alcove sits a partially melted candle of invocation of a random alignment that has 1 hour of use remaining
a gigantic, humanlike figure looming over a broad, circular table. A ladder to the north descends, while a ladder to the south climbs to the floor above.
Two four-armed, insectile creatures inspect
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
away from the trees. From the opposite direction comes a rumble of thunder and a flash of red lightning, vivid against the darkening sky.
The thunder and lightning should make it apparent which
direction the characters are meant to take. The last leg of their journey takes them south along a wide trail through the forest. After a few minutes of careful travel, they get evidence that they’re not
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Search for the Sled If the characters agree to complete this quest, Hruna points them in the direction they must travel—straight toward Kelvin’s Cairn. The sled lies halfway between Bryn Shander and
severed head. Both Oobok’s tracks and the yeti’s tracks were erased by the wind. The tracks that are present were left by goblins. Characters who inspect the tracks around the corpse can, with a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
form of the response might vary depending on the method of divination used, which can go beyond the inlaid sticks, dragon bones, or ornate cards mentioned in the spell description. Diviners in Theros
identity of a villain. Nylea might cause a flock of birds to suddenly rush eastward, inviting her champion to follow in that direction, or an animal might snarl whenever the villain’s name is spoken
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
a pile of bones. 2. Antechamber The scent of warm, humid rot smothers this dismal chamber. Mosaics cover the walls, their colors faded and images scrambled by lost tiles. A thick layer of mud covers
there, but because of the hundreds of stray bones that lie beneath the water—the remains of animals sacrificed to Phenax. More than the dead dwell in Orestes’s tomb, though. Lampads. Two unsettlingly