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This tarry substance harvested from the dark boughs of the death’s head willow is a powerful intoxicant. It can be smoked as a concentrate or injected directly into the bloodstream. A creature
subjected to a dose of black sap cannot be charmed or frightened for 1d6 hours.
For each dose of black sap consumed, a creature must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving throw or become poisoned for 2d4 hours—an effect that is cumulative with multiple doses.
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Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
clothes, and a pouch containing 15 gp
Factions of the Sword Coast
The lack of large, centralized governments in the North and along the Sword Coast is likely directly responsible for the
: In recent years, the Zhentarim have become more visible in the world at large, as the group works to improve its reputation among the common people. The faction draws employees and associates
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
produced by the nearby elemental node. Unlike the members of the other three cults, the Black Earth cultists have easy access to the surface. This quarter of the temple complex lies almost directly
Temple of Black Earth When the elemental prophets were drawn to Tyar-Besil, the servants of elemental earth took control of the northeast quarter of the dwarven ruins. Long ago, this area served as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Factions of the Sword Coast The lack of large, centralized governments in the North and along the Sword Coast is likely directly responsible for the proliferation of secret societies and conspiracies
Alliance, plus other leaders and groups who uphold the Alliance’s ideals. The Zhentarim. In recent years, the Zhentarim have become more visible in the world at large, as the group works to improve its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Creating a Black Dragon Use the Black Dragon Personality Traits and Black Dragon Ideals tables to inspire your portrayal of distinctive black dragon characters, and use the Black Dragon Spellcasting
table to help select spells for a spellcasting dragon. Black Dragon Personality Traits d8 Trait
1 I demonstrate my brilliance through the cruel subtlety of my actions.
2 Watching the
Ancient Deep Dragon
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monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
cousins of chromatic dragons. The warped magical energy of their subterranean realm gives them the ability to exhale magical spores that instill fear and scar the mind.
Deep dragons’ black-and
once every hundred years, when they choose targets for a deadly hunting spree.
3
Two ancient deep dragon;ancient deep dragons fight over territory. Unwilling to move against each other directly
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
characters can get a good glimpse of Vidorant and several associates, which can aid the characters in creating disguises. Vidorant is a tall elf woman with sleek black hair. She usually wears black
directly. While no one in the Silver Fingers Society would dare help Vidorant right now, she still has a few informants and cronies from outside the organization. If the characters watch her long enough
Orc
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
area is at risk. If orcs come upon a target that is too large to assault directly, they will lurk along supply routes, taking out their frustration on caravans and travelers. Left unchecked, a tribe can
wereboars and ettins, both creatures that can markedly improve a tribe’s murderous efficiency. For a promise of sufficient food and loot, a troll might accompany a tribe temporarily.
A group of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Drow Renegades Drow society is, paradoxically, extremely open-ended and extremely oppressive. All drow have a chance, at least theoretically, to improve their station in life, and movement does occur
traitorous drow spend the rest of their lives looking over their shoulders, hoping to spy the black hood and flashing blade of a bounty-hunting drow assassin before it’s too late.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
. They revel in having a hideous appearance and sometimes go out of their way “improve” upon it by picking at sores, wearing skins and bones as decoration, and rubbing refuse and dirt into their hair
archfey. Hags of lower but still respectable status are called “aunties.” An auntie gains her status from being very old, a member of a powerful coven, directly serving a grandmother, or having many
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
angelic figures entwined with grape vines. The light from above falls directly on a silver statuette. A cloaked figure is draped over the altar, and a black mace lies on the floor near its feet.
The
damage on a successful one. The statuette is safe for all creatures to handle once it is no longer in contact with the altar. Gustav’s corpse wears a handsome, fur-lined black cloak embroidered with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hold Back The Dead
that the horde approaches. Distant shapes of skeletal soldiers and shambling corpses appear around nearby hills in several directions. Just then, a sickly black fog seeps from the ground in a ring
into its rotting flesh. The zombies lumber directly toward the wall and stay there. The skeleton soldiers advance and make ranged attacks until they can get up a ladder to fight in melee. The zombies
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
mines. Others were sent down to the Temple of the Black Earth (see chapter 4). Other troubles have also surfaced recently, including some that might directly affect the characters. Tailor the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
traits of hill dwarves in the Player’s Handbook. They are stocky and muscular, averaging about 4 feet tall, with brown skin, black or brown hair, and brown or hazel eyes, with green eyes rare (and
acceptable. Gold dwarves who take up a life of adventuring, away from the clan, rarely forsake their traditions when doing so. Even though they might have to live as outsiders for a time, they hope to ultimately improve their standing in their society.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Cult of the Black Earth The earth cult worships the implacable strength and unyielding resistance of elemental earth. Cultists seek the power to destroy the works of civilization with landslides
living rock and soil. They believe the earth thirsts for the blood of those who don't venerate it before all other powers and beings. The Cult of the Black Earth appeals to those who draw their fortunes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
14. Chapel of Evil The chanting heard throughout the tomb originates in this chapel, whose pews are filled with more than two dozen worshipers — and, oddly, with two large chunks of rough black stone
watch, one of them collapses — and is suddenly and horrifyingly petrified into another chunk of black stone.
At the far end of the chapel, a handsome priest stands behind an altar block that glows an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Locathah Rising
the altar.
A male humanoid with aqua skin, large black eyes, and gauzy robes stands in front of the altar. He makes stabbing motions with his hands, apparently arguing with nobody as he peers directly
cultivated into whirls, peaks, and valleys that resemble the open sea raging at the peak of a violent storm.
On the far wall, directly opposite the entrance, a coral altar emerges from the coral as if
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
maximum, you show signs of wear, such as cuts and bruises. An attack that reduces you to 0 hit points strikes you directly, leaving a bleeding injury or other trauma, or it simply knocks you
onto life. Unlike other saving throws, this one isn’t tied to any ability score. You are in the hands of fate now, aided only by spells and features that improve your chances of succeeding on a saving
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
it she glimpsed the realm of Malkizid, an infernal wasteland of parched desert, windswept rifts, and black, angry skies torn by crimson lightning. Then, through the gate, the archdevil Malkizid
existence. Plane shift and gate can directly transport adventurers to any other plane, with different degrees of precision. Etherealness allows adventurers to enter the Ethereal Plane. And the astral
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
. “The faster I talk, think, and invent, the faster I can improve my designs.” Ideal. “Not only can I make that, I can make it better!” Bond. “Through invention, we make a more interesting world.” Flaw
to guide the conversation with Rookledust: Rookledust is an inventor. She lives in seclusion so as not to disturb her neighbors with her experiments. Several weeks ago, a stranger in red-and-black
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
treks themselves. Some are directly related to the elemental cults, and others are situations unconnected to the cults that demand immediate attention. These short adventures can provide a good change of
Cult of the Black Earth sets a trap for the characters by spreading rumors of a fire witch terrorizing the Nettlebee halfling clan. This adventure is designed for 6th-level characters. Vale of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
caverns beneath the caldera provides a number of options for reaching the temple. Whether the characters fight Tiamat directly or prevent the summoning ritual from being completed depends on their
in the Nine Hells and enter the world.
Tiamat’s Appearance Tiamat’s heads enter the battle starting on the second round after the ritual is completed, in the following order: white, black, green
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
The Black Lake The darkest and most remote corner of the Glitterhame’s cavern system, the Black Lake is a large, winding cavern filled with water that drains from the Dark Mere through a submerged
. The dwarves of Khundrukar never settled these caverns, although Durgeddin had his followers begin work on an escape route through the depths. The Black Lake is now the domain of Nightscale, a young
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
descriptions of the Hall of Obedience and the Hall of Necromancy. He knows nothing about this zone. If he is given a glyph key and taken to the black gate, he escapes the Doomvault and joins Syranna’s
closer to the doors. A wailing howl erupts from the shadows of this dim chamber, echoing from black marble walls. Dark pillars rise to the ceiling, each exuding shadow that twists in the air like
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
) and places where characters confront the Elemental Evil cults directly. Feathergale Spire Home to the flamboyant Feathergale Society, this tall stone tower stands on a height commanding splendid views
of the Sacred Stone,” which sages across Faerûn have never heard of because it’s merely a cover for the Cult of the Black Earth. The monastery is the surface stronghold of the earth cult, and it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
to form an octagonal dais that also rises above the water. Rusty chains with shackles dangle from the ceiling directly above a stone altar mounted on the dais. The altar is carved with hideous
thirteen dark apparitions appear on the ledges overlooking the room. Each one resembles a black-robed figure holding a torch, but the torch’s fire is black and seems to draw light into it. Where you’d expect
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Should They or Shouldn’t They? The characters must proceed carefully, since they have no evidence that directly implicates the Gralhunds in the attack in Trollskull Alley. Their two basic choices are
more than a tenday by agents of the Black Network. Most of the Zhents were killed during a bloody revolt led by Lord Gralhund himself. The Zhent leader, Urstul Floxin, was among those who got away
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
caverns beneath the caldera provides a number of options for reaching the temple. Whether the characters fight Tiamat directly or prevent the summoning ritual from being completed depends on their
, black, green, blue, and red. Her red head announces the Dragon Queen’s full appearance in the sixth round after the ritual is completed. Until that round, Tiamat can make use only of her bite attacks and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
, appearing to one side or the other. If he is seen riding a white mare (Veiros), then the army will succeed. If he rides a black stallion (Deiros), then defeat is certain. Most often he appears to be riding
reputations, and professional behavior. This code, called Tempus’s Honor, has the purpose of making conflicts brief, decisive, and as safe as possible for those not directly involved. The rules in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
follows: Door Handles. The black basalt doors leading to the dais (area 15b) have handles on this side and are easily pulled open from within.
Mithral Veins. Thin veins of mithral spread across the
(see “Gates”). Its rules are as follows: The gate opens for 1 minute when an invisible creature stands directly in front of the mirror. Characters must be 11th level or higher to pass through this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
The Zhentarim Members of the shadowy Black Network consider themselves part of an extended family, and rely on the larger organization for resources and security. The Zhentarim recognizes and
is key to the plan, and though she ultimately won’t withhold that access from the adventurers, she intends to make sure it’s not given away for free. Davra deals with the adventurers directly — and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
demon ichor in rituals and to improve the performance of infernal war machines (as described in appendix B). When a creature comes in direct contact with demon ichor in Avernus, it must make a DC 10
its walking speed by 10 feet.
61–65 The target grows a whiplike tail, which it can use as a whip.
66–70 The target’s eyes turn black, and it gains darkvision out to a range of 120 feet
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
to a table in the center of the Yawning Portal’s taproom, where her boss waits with drink in hand. Davil Starsong Davil Starsong (see appendix B) is the characters’ primary contact in the Black
need. (More specifically, they provide loans, mercenaries, and other services.) Another Black Network gang has recently infiltrated the city and tried to take over the Xanathar Guild. They failed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
unseelie of the Gloaming Court from an onyx throne that sits empty except for the hovering Night Diamond, a black gem the size of a human head that dully glimmers with captured stars. The Queen of Air
and Darkness is an invisible presence around it, her voice thundering from the Night Diamond or whispering secrets directly in the ears of her courtiers, and sometimes both at once. The Prince of Frost
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
organization directly. You award renown at your discretion as characters complete these missions or quests, typically at the same time you award experience points. Advancing an organization’s interests
increases a character’s renown within that organization by 1. Completing a mission specifically assigned by that organization, or which directly benefits the organization, increases the character’s renown