disease issue are bringing

Kasimir Velikov

Monsters Curse of Strahd

descendants. Unfortunately, in his view, these modern Vistani are neither as noble nor as enlightened as their forebears. Not one to press the issue, Kasimir hopes to outlive the present leadership and see

more important, he believes that the Amber Temple holds the secret to bringing the ancient dead back to life. With the characters' help, Kasimir thinks he might be able to find out how to restore

Viktra Mordenheim

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

entranced the methodical surgeon. When Elise began showing signs of an incurable wasting disease, it was the first time either woman had felt the pangs of despair. In the months that followed, Dr

as Mordenheim sought to glimpse the secrets hidden in the instant of death. One moonless night, Elise fell into a sleep from which she wouldn’t wake. Bringing Elise to her lab, Dr. Mordenheim worked

Orc Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

gather and celebrate, dwell the followers of Yurtrus, the god of disease and death, and Shargaas, the god of darkness and the unknown. Orcs too weak for battle (because of bodily weakness, malformation

raid just as another group returns, laden with severed heads, sacks of loot, and armfuls of food. Warriors also serve as scouts, bringing back detailed reports about the surrounding area so that the

Kasimir Velikov

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd

. Unfortunately, in his view, these modern Vistani are neither as noble nor as enlightened as their forebears. Not one to press the issue, Kasimir hopes to outlive the present leadership and see a

important, he believes that the Amber Temple holds the secret to bringing the ancient dead back to life. With the characters’ help, Kasimir thinks he might be able to find out how to restore Patrina to

Healing Pools

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

due to the priest’s experiments. 9 Kill or capture an escaped beast monstrously transformed by the priest’s experiments. 10 Retrieve materials needed to create a cure for a disease and

issue with the strange practices of the pools’ clergy. Examples of such villains appear on the Healing Pools Villains table. Healing Pools Villains d6 Villain 1 A group of Returned

Champions and Quests

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

champion tomorrow. As long as the aims of gods aren’t in opposition, those gods take no issue with their champions helping each other. Together by Circumstance. A group of characters might find themselves

to refuse the quest. The god might intervene to steer the champion toward the quest: Thassa could cause a storm to blow the character’s ship off course, for example, bringing the champion to where

Fensirs

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

odd quirk to their regenerative powers: their regeneration doesn’t function in sunlight, and in fact, sunlight can turn these creatures to stone. Bringing trolls to a place where nothing ever truly dies

by an insatiable hunger. These fensir devourers use their great size and strength to overwhelm foes. They can also issue a baleful curse in their final moments. Fensir Devourer Huge Celestial

Amphail

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

obligations). Some businesses survive entirely by bringing the comforts of Waterdeep to Amphail, creating gathering places where young nobles can feel at home. The three greatest families with significant

who might be permanently harmed by any improprieties. They also believe there is no one of note nearby to hear these hotheaded youngsters issue their boasts and proclaim their schemes — I have more

3. Central Basin

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

Garden of Welcome. Basidia asks the characters to investigate the garden, fearing to do so itself in case it also falls victim to Phylo’s disease. As a sign of friendship, Basidia gives the characters a

and “her” wedding to the Great Body, and how every myconid is invited, bringing joy to all in the world below and above. Chuul Spore Servants. Behind the myconid breeding grounds is a narrow path

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

“Mary” as a helpful decoy. (Readers of Dragon+ might alternatively make Mary one of the intelligent cats of Adam Lee’s “Herding Tahra’s Cats” in issue 12). But of more potential peril to the party is

Gods of the Orcs

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

where warriors gather and celebrate, dwell the followers of Yurtrus, the god of disease and death, and Shargaas, the god of darkness and the unknown. Orcs too weak for battle (because of bodily

of battle and bringing a measure of strategy to the assault. Blades of Ilneval are fearsome opponents, seeming to have an uncanny sense of when to move and when to strike, able to exploit the

Academy Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy

room requires purple-level security to enter and contains paperwork on all academy personnel. Orientation Task: Welcome Pack. Characters can visit reception to collect their cadet-issue welcome packs

each sailor who returns alive from a mission into Wildspace. In bringing the officer into disrepute, the characters have surely earned some enemies! Have the players note this outcome for future

The Dark Seldarine

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

him. Some succeed admirably and achieve great things beyond the reach of most males, but many more succumb to excesses of the flesh, dissipation, and disease, or they are ruined or murdered by a rival

her symbol. Drow see Kiaransalee as the patron of vengeance because she is said to have died and returned from death to get her revenge, bringing an army of the dead back with her. Various communities

Fort Beluarian

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

reason horses are kept at the fort is for jousting. Tournaments are held once a month, and lesser bouts occur when enough people have time off or when two Flaming Fist members have an issue to settle

that privilege. Examples include turning over a valuable discovery to the Flaming Fist, leading a counterattack against assaulting undead, or bringing proof that they drove off an incursion by frost giants.

A Detour to Neverwinter

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

something. If the characters push the issue, a successful DC 10 Charisma (Deception or Persuasion) check causes Squid to dish up information. Any Charisma (Intimidation) check inspires him to first

by tracking down the orc who committed the murder Oppal is accused of. Bringing that villain in might easily clear Oppal’s name — and bring the characters a certain amount of notoriety in the city. But

Creating Adventures

compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica

cause right and just. Although the current guildmaster, Aurelia, has reversed her stance on the issue, some voices within the legion still espouse these views. Boros villains are typically intolerant

weapons to use against the other guilds, and as a result the researcher has to move to a secret workshop, perhaps tucked away in the undercity. Or perhaps the guildmaster intervenes, declares this issue

Locations on the Fortress Level

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a1

blows up from below, bringing with it the scent of dust and a faint trace of rot. 3. Crumbled Courtyard The narrow stairs empty into a small courtyard, apparently the top of what was once a

fist-sized crystalline globe resting on it. The globes in the northern alcoves are cracked and dark, but the globe in the southern alcove glows with a soft blue light. Faint tinkling notes issue from it

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