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Eater of Hope

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

Insatiable Greed. The eater of hope can sense the presence of gold within 1,000 feet of itself. It can determine which location has the greatest amount of gold and can sense the direction to that

site. If the gold is being moved, it knows the direction of the movement. It can’t locate gold if any thickness of clay or lead, even a thin sheet, blocks a direct path between it and the gold

Bryn Shander

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

has a commanding view of the surrounding tundra, and an attacking force must climb the barren hillside under fire from archers before it can assault the outer wall. The circular wall that surrounds

. Clouds of white smoke issue forth day and night from stone chimneys and holes in rooftops. Each community in Ten-Towns has an elected speaker who leads the residents and represents their interests

Piety

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

might end up in that position and provides ideals that represent the god’s interests. The gods do reward the devotion of their champions, though. The strength of your devotion to your god is measured by

score related to that god is 1. Your piety score increases by 1 when you do something to advance the god’s interests or behave in accordance with the god’s ideals. The gods expect great deeds from

Elemental Plane of Air

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

surfaces, supporting towns and castles. Drifting clouds can obscure visibility in any direction in the plane. Storms are frequent, ranging from strong thunderstorms to fierce tornadoes or mighty

reach are covered with snow and ice. Sirocco Straits The Sirocco Straits is the region of the plane nearest to the Para-elemental Plane of Ash, where hot, dry winds scour earth motes into barren chunks

Fields of the Dead

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

seems to go on to the horizon in every direction. Regular travelers through the area speak of the “whispers of the dead,” the popular term for the sound that results when a breeze rustles the grass. The

wind almost always blows here, and it isn’t uncommon to smell salt in the air even dozens of leagues inland. Though this land is uncivilized, it isn’t barren. Even if many monsters hide in the tall

Old Owl Well

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

the rugged hills. A colorful tent sits in the middle of the courtyard, but no one is in sight. Old Owl Well is shown on map 3.1. The characters can enter the site from any direction, either following

and can’t be seen from outside. However, any character who succeeds on a DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check smells a deathly odor wafting from the tower’s direction. When characters approach the tower or

Plane of Air

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

to become solid surfaces, strong enough to support towns and castles. Drifting cloud banks can obscure visibility in any direction in the plane. Storms are frequent, mostly on par with a strong

Straits. Hot, dry winds scour the earth motes in this area to dry and barren chunks of rock. Gargoyles and their allies from the Plane of Earth gather here to launch raids into the realm of Aaqa

Adventure Structure

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

weeks later, allowing characters time to adjust to city life and pursue their own interests. An explosion tears through Trollskull Alley, prompting an investigation that hurls the characters into conflict

lair are difficult for characters of lower than 5th level to overcome. You can gently steer characters in a different direction, drop hints that urge them to use extreme caution, or make deadly

Old Owl Well

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver

who is busy exploring the site in the hope of gleaning arcane lore left behind by its builders. The characters can enter the site from any direction, either following old footpaths or scrambling up the

Wisdom (Perception) score of 10 or higher smells a deathly odor wafting from the tower’s direction. When characters approach the tower or the tent, the zombies shamble out of the tower. If a battle

Death House Hauntings

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

completely obscure the characters’ vision, and the characters exit the haunted zone. Endless Graveyard Countless headstones dot this barren landscape as far as you can see. A pale full moon looms over the

horizon. The headstones continue in every direction no matter how far a character travels. Each headstone is inscribed with the name of a different individual who died within Strahd’s domain (the

Demons of Theros

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

abhorrent overlord can sense the presence of gold within 1,000 feet of itself. It can determine which location has the greatest amount of gold and can sense the direction to that site. If the gold is

being moved, it knows the direction of the movement. It can’t locate gold if any thickness of clay or lead, even a thin sheet, blocks a direct path between it and the gold. Magic Resistance. The

Plague-Mort

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands

outside the keep, the Fiends swear tenuous fealty to Archlector Bex so long as he furthers the interests of the Abyss. The whims of demon lords creep from the dark well to the ears of the archlector, an

barren hilltop. A moat of demon ichor surrounds the ash-gray hill, polluted by countless demons who gleefully bathe in the foul sludge. Living gargoyles adorn Blightsteel Keep’s metallic eaves, and

Crew Territories

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer

, banding together only in the interests of their trade. For many such crews, there’s often no need for a formal meeting place — they meet whenever and wherever necessary, in shop stockrooms or around

reeking, damp “druid” flees from the direction of the Sewer Keep. If stopped, the panicked man claims “Something hatched in the yuck!” Table E: Lower City Denizens d10 Denizens 1 2d6 gang members or

Crew Territories

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

, banding together only in the interests of their trade. For many such crews, there’s often no need for a formal meeting place — they meet whenever and wherever necessary, in shop stockrooms or around

-known shanty called Really Big Oysters, but quickly forget the words and stumble away. 12 A reeking, damp “druid” flees from the direction of the Sewer Keep. If stopped, the panicked man claims

Children of the All-Father

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

giants’ Nedeheim, clung to life in deep caverns and hidden valleys. In the millennia that followed, even these places fell, and what remained of Ostorian territory became barren, shrouded in ice as thick

being with no mortal equivalent. His temperament and interests are similar to those of the storm giants, so most of his followers are of that type. Similar statements can be made about the other five

City Overview

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

, the inspector of taxes, and a few influential magic-users with ties to politically active secret societies. Several of these directors represent criminal or unsavory interests, including Nerof Gasgol

every 150 feet along the wall. Also at night, torches light the wall top at 150-foot intervals between the guards so each sentry station is 75 feet from a torch in each direction. City Gates Each city

Planar Observatory

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

acquiring knowledge and opposing the Lords of Dust can make the dragons suitable as allies, their devotion to their long-term interests can blind them to the short-term impact of their actions. Chamber

direction vital to the Prophecy but disastrous to the region. 6 A disguised dragon is convinced that an adventurer has a critical role to play in the Prophecy, but an agent of the Lords of Dust is determined to drive them down a different path.

Respect for the DM

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

OK for them to invalidate the hard work you’ve done preparing the adventure by willfully going in a different direction. If you feel like you’re keeping up your end of the bargain but your players

assume that everyone reading and interpreting the rules has the interests of the group’s fun at heart and is reading the rules in that light. Outlining these principles can help hold players’ exploits

Horror Gameplay

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

members of different genders, ethnicities, and sexualities, as well as people with disabilities and of varied beliefs, as having broad roles, professions, interests, and outlooks. Endlessly work to

&D is improvisational, the game can go in unexpected directions. If a direction makes the game a worse experience for anyone, use these tools to correct course. Many content tools exist, but a popular

Respect for the DM

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules

adventure by willfully going in a different direction. If you feel like you’re keeping up your end of the bargain but your players aren’t, have a conversation with them away from the gaming table. Try

helpless creatures to activate those rules. Rules Rely on Good-Faith Interpretation. The rules assume that everyone reading and interpreting the rules has the interests of the group’s fun at heart and

Hirelings

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish

secret agendas that might work against the characters’ interests. You can let the party’s size and the players’ interest in bringing NPCs into their group determine whether more than one of the

the modron as “Doohickey”, “Contraption”, “Thingamabob”, and so on. Value to the Party. Gearbox’s unique programming allows the modron to function as an orb of direction and an orb of time (see

Mournland Environment

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

part of Cyre fed the Rushing River as it traced a short but fertile path south to Kraken Bay. The bed of the Rushing River is now as dry and barren as the rest of the Mournland, and the location of the

, with an equal chance for each effect. The effect lasts until the creature leaves the area. 6 The pull of gravity is lessened. Creatures can jump twice the normal distance in any direction, and

Gnome Gods

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

send an omen to nudge a group of gnomes in a certain direction, or even manifest an avatar in the middle of a gnome burrow. When Garl makes one of these rare appearances, it is to resolve a dispute that

the rest of the pantheon, Urdlen selfishly refused to set his own interests aside and contribute to the group. Every version of this story ends in some sort of tragedy — perhaps the loss of Gaerdal’s

Clerks' Ward

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands

a tout. 2 A stiff-necked Fated tax collector (noble), flanked by two guards, smugly informs the characters they must each pay a “promenade toll” of 1 sp to proceed in their current direction. 3 Out of

and one or two other high-ranking members. However, speakers sometimes delegate their time behind the podium to an eloquent representative whom they trust to represent the faction’s interests. The

City Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

either direction. For 2,000 GP, the chief priest will cast the Teleportation Circle spell to open a connection to another permanent circle on the Material Plane. Temple of the Radiant Sun This copper

they’re no longer needed. Character Backgrounds. Adventurers with the Charlatan or Hermit background might have a connection to Unearthed Arcana, as Morley has a variety of unusual interests. Reasons

Locations M - P

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

ensure that Mirabar’s interests aren’t ignored. While the marchion handles foreign policy, true power within the city rests with the Council of Sparkling Stones, a group of dwarf elders that manages the

of the organization to spread civilization throughout the North and hires adventurers to help protect the city and its interests. Still, his main concern is to rebuild Neverwinter and its economy

Ziggurat Locations, Tiers 1–3

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

on a DC 13 Intelligence (Investigation) check learns that the statue’s wand controls a mechanism in the wall. A character who succeeds on this check by 5 or more also knows the correct direction to

lower levels, Pandora is on the lookout for new recruits—especially fearless warriors who share her god’s interests. She might ask one or more characters to join her faction (see the “Joining the

Red Larch Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

bold and adventurous children. She also helps those who serve the interests of the Lords’ Alliance. Trouble in Red Larch. The Tarnlar children (two boys and two girls, aged seven to ten) are eager to

befriend and follow adventurers as a possible escape from their everyday chores. A couple of tendays ago, the Tarnlar children were out berry-picking in the direction of Lance Rock when they met a

Chromatic Dragons

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

of superiority, believing themselves the most powerful and worthy of all mortal creatures. When they interact with other creatures, it is only to further their own interests. They believe in their

over hidden sinkholes to punish and eliminate would-be thieves. A Blue Dragon’s Lair Blue dragons make their lairs in barren places, using their lightning breath and their burrowing ability to carve out

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