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Curse of Strahd
. Eventually, it was shut away like a discarded toy.
Evil Toy. Pidlwick II was kept in a small closet adjacent to one of the guest bedrooms. On rare occasions when someone stayed there, Pidlwick would
sneak out of the closet in the middle of the night, smother the guest with a pillow, and then retreat back to the closet. The castle staff never considered that the effigy might be responsible
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sightings.
Able Scavengers
Kobolds are adept at identifying broken, misplaced, discarded, or leftover crafted items from other creatures that can still be put to use. They prefer to scavenge objects that
some other convenient way (or, in a cannibalistic tribe, eaten). Kobolds believe that if they die in service to their tribe, Kurtulmak immediately sends each of them back to life as the next egg laid in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
sight.
Open Pits. Three 10-foot-square pits in the floor contain discarded scraps of metal.
The pits are 70 feet deep but partially filled with scrap metal that reduces their effective depth. The
instead of bludgeoning damage from the fall. 12b–12d. Elemental Forges These three identical chambers have stone stairs that climb 10 feet to each platform, at the back of which is a raging hot forge of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Z2. Storage Closet The door to this back room hangs loosely on broken hinges. The cramped chamber beyond smells strongly of sour fish and vinegar. It is filled with discarded ropes, canvas tarpaulins
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
marking important events and successes in their lives. But unlike many other dragons, they are just as likely to prize mementos of their defeats and mistakes, believing that such reminders are inherently
hidden. Gold Dragon Art Objects d10 Object
1 A fine tapestry depicting the intermingled family trees of several royal bloodlines going back multiple generations—and containing surprising
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
god. Each cube weighs half a pound. A detect magic spell or similar effect reveals an aura of abjuration magic around each cube. The puzzle cubes can’t be destroyed by any means. If they’re discarded
, buried, or taken more than a mile outside Omu, they teleport back to their resting places inside their respective shrines. If the characters return to a previously cleared shrine, there’s a cumulative
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
are held in the cell to the south, while a human boy is confined to the north. All are dressed in plain gray tunics and have iron collars fitted around their necks.
A heap of discarded clothing is
decide to explore the ruins of Thundertree, see part 3 of the adventure. Awarding Experience Points Divide 200 XP equally among the characters if the party defeats the ruffians. Divide 100 XP equally among the characters if the Dendrars make it back to town alive.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
searching down the cistern wall, they find a heap of bricks on the bottom of the cistern. Searching upward from the discarded bricks leads them to the hole automatically. Pterafolk Nest A flock of twenty
(Perception) check locate a chute in the rocks 70 feet back from the cliff. This chimney is wide enough for a Small creature, or for a Medium creature who’s wearing nothing heavier than light armor, to squeeze
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
of War, is
one of many deities seeking
followers to carry their
faith back to Krynn The characters wake after having the vision and find nothing out of the ordinary. They realize the object in
with them is in sight. A character who examines the surroundings finds a trail of food, cloth, and discarded trinkets that leads into the brush. A few hundred feet away, the characters find their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
mentioned in the “Mascot Hunting” section earlier. Treasure. The cracked stone the pest is gnawing on is an Ioun stone (awareness). The stone is malfunctioning and was discarded here. A character who
, retreating back into the brush only if the characters reduce one or both of them to 10 hit points or fewer. Mascot. Once the ankhegs are dispatched, the characters see an inkling mascot (see chapter 7) poke
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
boxed text aloud: Silk pillows and discarded robes surround a central two-foot-high table attached to the floor. At the back of the room, a small wooden chest is built into the wall.
The inside lid of
an action lowers the weapons back into the cargo hold. Magic Statue. An 8-foot-tall, 4,000-pound stone statue of Drizzt Do’Urden, a famous drow ranger, stands near the front of the main deck, posed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
rises or falls in the ordning as a consequence. A giant isn’t judged by other giants on the basis of whether what it did was inherently good or evil, but on whether its actions enhanced or diminished
deceiver; a depiction of Iallanis being stabbed in the back represents the betrayal of love. Such symbols and visual allegories are well understood by giants, but they can be indecipherable to viewers who
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
strange, life. These druids believe that life and death are parts of a grand cycle, with one leading to the other and then back again. Death isn’t the end of life, but instead a change of state that sees
life shift into a new form. Druids of this circle have a complex relationship with the undead. They see nothing inherently wrong with undeath, which they consider to be a companion to life and death
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
back of which is a closed door that opens into area 19c.
Torbit might have become king of the Blacktongues if not for his devotion to Kuketh. He jealously protects the temple that is his master’s
foot-long piece of jade that Torbit carries was found in the muck. He doesn’t realize that it’s a fragment of a jade staff crafted by ancient yuan-ti that was discarded in Undermountain by Halaster
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
discarded toy. Evil Toy. Pidlwick II was kept in a small closet adjacent to one of the guest bedrooms. On rare occasions when someone stayed there, Pidlwick would sneak out of the closet in the middle
of the night, smother the guest with a pillow, and then retreat back to the closet. The castle staff never considered that the effigy might be responsible, instead assuming that the guests had died
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
nothics. 13a. Dumathoin’s Altar Gibbering Mouther. A gibbering mouther wanders the hall to the east, attacking other creatures on sight.
Equipment. Overturned mine carts and discarded mining
join the party for an equal share of any loot found. Once he’s back at full health (or close to it), though, Rex sheds his civil veneer and tries to bully the characters into following his orders
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
creature accusingly for a moment. This effect is unnerving but harmless. An eye closes and disappears if it takes any damage. L2: Views of Madness Ten stone rods protrude from the back wall of this dead
, the grotesque fluid that birthed Ilvaash from Ilsensine’s discarded cerebral fluid. The momentary glimpse lodged a subtle psychic sliver in Golcuus’s mind. Aware of the danger moments too late, Golcuus
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
civilizations of the small folk and leave them alone, if he could not countenance forming alliances with them. Hekaton, inherently distrustful of the small folk, wanted nothing to do with them, but he
in peril. In the wake of Hekaton’s disappearance, turmoil engulfed his court. After nearly a month of waiting for him to come back, Serissa reluctantly claimed her father’s throne at Imperator
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
discarded notes and blueprints, which Macreadus used as toilet paper. B2. Wooden Walkway Both entrances to the cabin are off this rickety, snow-covered walkway, the steps and boards of which crackle
Black Cabin (see “Dying in the Black Cabin”). Don’t fret if this happens to one or more characters; as spirits, they can figure out a way back to the realm of the living. Once the Summer Star discharges
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
pulley system. The bucket can hold one Medium creature or two Small creatures at a time. It runs from here to area M7, 15 feet farther down, and back again. It takes 1 minute for the bucket to be lowered
opportunity to attack a lone party member presents itself, the grell swoops in and tries to paralyze its prey, then hauls its catch back here to be devoured. After it feeds, it drops the remains of its victim
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
tables. A mug is lifted as if to an unseen mouth. A chair shifts like someone’s leaning back in it. But there’s no one there.
Suddenly, the ceiling begins to rise away from you. Then you notice that
objects in it continue to move as if manipulated by creatures. Allow the characters some time to explore their new environment. They can use ropes to climb tables or chairs, avoid chunks of discarded food
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
here if they retreated to attack characters who got past them. Treasure. The gricks discarded the inedible portions of their victims in the back of the cave. Rooting through the grisly remains
overlooking the stream, about halfway down the passage. Fissures at the back of the cave run 150 feet to the surface, but nothing larger than a stirge can fit through. Six stirges are sleeping in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
. Taxidermy Workshop A horse’s head leers at you with glossy eyes, its lips drawn back from pointed yellow teeth. The head is affixed to a large, eight-limbed armature made of wicker and wire, situated
. The crate contains the carcass of a curled-up, eight-legged reptile with spikes running down its back. With a successful DC 15 Intelligence (Nature) check, a character can determine that it’s the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
of which show signs of regular use: discarded bottles, trampled earth, and ashes from old bonfires. The clearing ahead thrums with music and laughter.
Five satyrs revel in this forest. The largest
and became enchanted by it. The chimera now lairs on a crag at the back of the ravine. Over the years, the magic of the garden kindled a spark of understanding in the creature. He is indifferent
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
here. K5. Ruined Stable This old stable is in bad shape. Most of the roof has caved in, and rotting debris fills the interior. Six horse stalls line the back wall.
The cultists haven’t bothered to
leads to a hidden boat landing under the keep (area K22). K14. North Tower This tower stands on top of the bluff, overlooking the Dessarin River and the castle harbor below. Filthy furs and discarded
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
other corpses are scattered on the floor. Some have been picked down to bone, their clothing and armor discarded nearby, while others have hardly been touched.
The walls are uneven, with small ledges
fissures high in the cavern walls.
This chamber is the Temple of the Elder Elemental Eye, the dark force that lies behind Elemental Evil. The ziggurat dates back to ancient times when drow renegades
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
right and drops away precipitously on your left. Debris and rubbish lie scattered over the last hundred yards or so—discarded water skins, bits of charred bone, and splintered casks or kegs. Up ahead
, the path opens onto a wide ledge and then doubles back sharply into the mountainside.
Two bestial humanoids in hide armor stand watch on the ledge. They appear inattentive and bored.
Creatures
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
escorts the victor back to area X7 while Ahmaergo goads characters into joining the tournament. If the characters aren’t willing to enter the tournament, Ahmaergo has them beaten unconscious and locked up
empty barrels and casks that serve as stools. Drained tankards are strewn across the tabletop and the floor. A dozen moldy bunk beds are arranged in two rows at the back of the room. Xanathar Guild
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
back of her pet killer whale. Dealing with the Giant Lords Ordning or no, Count Vaal, Duchess Tartha, Jarl Hellenhild, and Thane Braxow know better than to defy the storm giants in their own stronghold
quest, she leads them to the meditation cave (area 18) and uses its teleport power to transport them back to the mainland (or wherever else they wish to go). She also allows them to keep the wooden
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
. At the base of the fissure is rubbish that’s been discarded through the opening above. A character attempting to ascend or descend the chimney shaft must make a DC 10 Strength (Athletics) check. On a
area H8, promising to release Sildar when they bring back Klarg’s head. Sildar groggily warns the characters that they shouldn’t trust the goblin, and he’s right. If the characters take the deal