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Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
blinded condition until the end of its next turn. On a successful save, a creature takes half as much damage only.Cinder hulks are distant descendants of fire giants who isolated themselves from the
ancestors, cinder hulks maintain the basic physical shape of fire giants, but ash and embers billow around their barely cohesive physical forms.
Cinder hulks live in isolated enclaves in fiery
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
Draakhorn call shifts from being barely perceptible to a clear and distant sound that gives a sense of impending doom to all who hear it. See area 8 in “The Well of Dragons” for more information on the Draakhorn.
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
emotion and empathy. The same label serves as an apt depiction of lizardfolk.
Lacking any internal emotional reactions, lizardfolk behave in a distant manner. They don’t mourn fallen comrades or
pity. Born into the world lacking stout scales and sharp teeth, it’s a wonder they have managed to survive for so long. The typical human would barely make it through a day in the swamps.
Still
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
Draakhorn’s call shifts from being barely perceptible to a clear and distant sound that gives a sense of impending doom to all who hear it. See area 8 in “The Well of Dragons” for more information on the Draakhorn.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
decorated cover. Its beautifully rendered interior abounds with images of Alkazaar’s handsome, mustachioed face under his wide-brimmed hat. Alkazaar is often shown with the wind whipping at his flowing
barely half an inch thick but otherwise has the dimensions of its companion. When it is opened, a few grains of sand fall from between its crisp, dry pages. It contains the story of the lost golem as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
cavern. Some of the crystal faces reflect distorted images of the cavern, while others flicker with scenes of the lich-god Vecna visiting destruction on distant worlds.
Three tunnels branch off the
, so the creature can’t leave the unreality and return to the tunnel. E2a. Images of Kas the Betrayer flicker on the walls of this tunnel. In each reflection, Vecna torments Kas, who appears powerless
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Dragon The dragons of Theros are barely capable of speech and sow destruction either individually or by forcing minions to carry out their will. Only red and blue dragons exist on Theros, and both
lowland valleys, feasting on cattle and those who tend herds. They often lair in dangerous mountain caves or volcanoes. Akroans revere red dragons and employ their images in the design of their armor
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
booty through the clerics, who shipped the goods to distant temples where they could be sold without being recognized as stolen merchandise. The Abbey Isle clerics often cheated the pirates on these
expected the pirates to rebel, confident in their undead defenses even if they did. Unfortunately for the clerics, the pirates had enough numbers to barely make it through the skeleton horde. After
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Deep Dragon Treasures Deep dragons adore goods from distant lands, especially if those goods are unique. They hoard mementos of memorable hunts or exploring expeditions. They love gemstones in deep
the interior by swimming through an underwater cave
7 A magic chandelier that projects images of the most inaccessible places in the world on the wall, changing the images each time the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Giants of the Star Forge
Cinder Hulk Cinder hulks are distant descendants of fire giants who isolated themselves from the world and steeped themselves in the energy of the Elemental Planes. Over the course of centuries
around their barely cohesive physical forms. Cinder hulks live in isolated enclaves in fiery locations on the Material Plane, in the Elemental Planes of Air and Fire, and especially in the Great
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Inner Planes He was lying on his back upon baked and smoldering stone, staring up at a smoky gray sky lit from distant and unseen fires. Around him, a sea of lava burped gouts of gas and jets of
elemental spirits barely recognizable as creatures. The creatures usually called elementals dwell here, including the Elemental Princes of Evil (primordial beings of pure elemental fury) and elemental
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
doesn’t deny it and insists they’ll never escape without his help. The séance ends with Dalk’s message followed by the house awakening and the sound of Mara’s distant scream. Mara Silvra: “FIND ME BELOW
house’s spirits think Mara is attempting to escape and awaken the house to prevent this. Theodora Halvhrest: “GET THEM OUT”. Theodora shares a vision with all the characters in the room. Spectral images
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Cinder Hulk Cinder hulks are distant descendants of fire giants who isolated themselves from the world and steeped themselves in the energy of the Elemental Planes. Over the course of centuries
around their barely cohesive physical forms. Cinder hulks live in isolated enclaves in fiery locations on the Material Plane, in the Elemental Planes of Air and Fire, and especially in the Great
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Domains of Delight: A Feywild Accessory
!
We danced too long; now all the music is gone.
Night comes, and we must away!
Such humor. I can barely hold my sides.
I smell a foul wind.
Who goes there, on this woebegone, rain-lashed night
this wound I shall not recover. You have slain me.
This truly is the worst outcome.
Let us dance in the whistling wind!
Tomorrow, at sunrise, I shall no longer be here.
Printable Images
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
are in the broad field of history. You might dream of using magic to contact great historical figures or your own ancestors or of recreating the mighty magic of a distant age. Skill Proficiencies
. The more obscure the historical references I can include in everyday conversation, the better. 2 By searching for these lost artifacts, I hope to find who I really am along the way. 3 I can barely go
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Camlash’s forces, and the lower entrance is guarded by spyder-fiends. Vaeve points out both entrances to the cliffside redoubt, two miles distant and barely visible through the blowing fog. If the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
walls in the lair can conceal cunning hidden passages or might be stone or clay thin enough for the dragon to burst through them. The narrowest tunnels in a copper dragon’s lair are just barely wide
. Regional Effects Either of these effects might appear in the area around a copper dragon’s lair, in addition to or instead of the effects described in the Monster Manual: Distant Melodies. The ethereal music
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
reveal information, whether in the form of secrets long forgotten, glimpses of the future, the locations of hidden things, the truth behind illusions, or visions of distant people or places.
Enchantment
. Some illusions create phantom images that any creature can see, but the most insidious illusions plant an image directly in the mind of a creature.
Necromancy spells manipulate the energies of life
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
inscribed with images of Chultan feasting rituals (25 gp), an Omuan death mask made of painted gold (250 gp), and a helm of telepathy. THE KING OF FEATHERS
The monstrous tyrannosaurus known as the
Feathers can be encountered anywhere within Omu. At first, tease the characters with glimpses of it moving through distant fog or have them hear its roar echoing over the ruins. It might appear while the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
the ruined city depicted in mural F. He is willing to guide the party there. If the golem sees the murals, it looks confused or reacts with vague recognition as it tries to recall images from its
fractured memory. Each mural measures 10 feet by 10 feet and has a caption below it written in Draconic. The images are described below. Mural A This mural shows three wizards wearing strange hats and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
form of secrets long forgotten, glimpses of the future, the locations of hidden things, the truth behind illusions, or visions of distant people or places.
Enchantment spells affect the minds of
images that any creature can see, but the most insidious illusions plant an image directly in the mind of a creature.
Necromancy spells manipulate the energies of life and death. Such spells can grant
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
, including multiple images of her namesake lynx. She has also lost one eye from old adventuring misfortunes, replacing it with a glass eye of hazy crystal. Several of her teeth have also been replaced
Guides” section below for information on Eludecia’s statistics. The construct travels with the characters, and can magically teleport them to either the Tomb of Horrors or the Temple of Moloch, transporting the party to either location in the distant past.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
above indecipherable writing. One of these slabs is blank with a piece of paper stuck to it.
The lesser-known Dolindars are interred here, buried in the alcoves behind the slabs. The images of the
is illegible due to advanced age, but the carved phrase “Home Again, To Rest Forever” is barely legible above the tomb’s doorway.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
, barely recognizable as the man riding the mastodon in the wall murals. He has the statistics of a revenant, but he can’t be destroyed. If reduced to 0 hit points, Ch’gakare turns to smoke, vanishes
, and reforms in his tomb somewhere in the distant jungle. Ch’gakare does not speak but holds up the chalice in a manner that suggests he’s offering it as a gift. If the chalice is taken from his hand
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
bathhouse to the tower can easily see the shrine. This crumbling stone building must once have been a beautiful shrine. Engraved images of Sune are still visible on the moss-covered stones, her face gazing
here with a well-worn broom.
The cursed dragonborn, Gorba Daardenrian (see “Coven Victims” earlier in the adventure), is so weak that she can barely hold her broom. When she sees the characters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
seconds to impart its psychic images. Once a crystal imparts its psychic scene, it must recharge on a shelf for 24 hours before it can do so again. A character who examines the crystals and succeeds on
crystal, roll 1d20 on the Crystal Images table to determine the image contained within it. The three newer crystals are results 1, 2, and 3; if a character examines the newer crystals, use only those
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
contact distant patrons. J3: Grell Lair This tall chamber contains stalactites and stalagmites. Many of them are broken, littering the floor with sharp stones.
Four grells lurk amid the stalactites
behir’s nest includes seven gold feathers worth 100 gp each, 1,520 gp in scattered coins, and a jar containing 4 doses of Keoghtom’s ointment. J7: Scavengers’ Nook This wide cave is barely five feet
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
, the character finds the amulet. G16: Overgrown Garden Tall pillars decorated with painted reliefs are barely visible through curtains of ivy that climb toward the vaulted ceiling. Low shrubs and trees
Hellbloom Luke Eidenschink Falling water and birdsong echo through the ruined stone passages of this garden, mingled with eerie, distant animal calls. A prodigious flower blooms in the northwest corner
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
on.” Ishvern can translate this text if needed. C5: Crypt Alcoves to the west and east of this chamber hold waist-high stone sarcophagi sculpted with images of shells and graceful sea creatures.
This
covered in thick, black algae. At the center of the room stands a well, from which emanates the sound of distant waves and the cries of sea birds.
Here, initiates of Habbakuk once made offerings to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
burn brightly on either side of the door, illuminating the western half of the room. Another ledge is barely visible on the other side of the chasm.
The hall beyond the doors, and the great
center of this impressive chamber, and the walls are carved with images of dwarves at their forges. Two large stone doors exit to the north and south. Several old skeletons lie scattered near the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
-ogre and a relic of giantkind: a fossilized horn made from the tusk of a mammoth and engraved with images of giants battling dragons. The cracked horn weighs 250 pounds and has lost its magical powers
underground city. Deep beneath the mountains are tunnels connecting to Felbarr’s mines, the Underdark, and the distant dwarven bastions of Mithral Hall and Citadel Adbar. Citadel Felbarr has fallen to orcs
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
he asserts they are true indeed. Rictavio claims to be a carnival ringmaster from a distant land. He’s been staying at the inn for almost a month, taking advantage of Urwin Martikov’s generosity and
wooden clown masks, one displaying a mean scowl and the other a frightened expression A wooden top painted with images of scarecrows chasing children through the forest A stuffed (real) bat on puppet
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
chandeliers fill a huge open chamber with brilliant light. The floors are carpeted, the walls decorated with scrollwork and painted with images of golden coins bearing the letter L. Dark wooden beams
), which are taken to a huge chest on the far side of the room. Any nonliving matter placed into the chest is teleported to secret vaults located in a distant land. 3. Club Lounge This club lounge is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
images of flying djinn (worth 25 gp), packed in straw. The third chest contains weapons (three shortswords, four daggers, two battleaxes, three shortbows, and three quivers with 2d10 arrows in each
down, they begin to hear distant sounds of a mining operation: picks striking stone and the sound of rocks being shoveled into metal carts. Two salamanders in the service of Zalto patrol the deepest
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Howling Caves Locations N1. Entrance A subterranean wind blows north, up the tunnel, carrying distant screams from the south.
The north end of the tunnel forms the bottom of a widening shaft that
, their natural forms weathered to be chaotic and abstract.
Supernatural air has weathered the stalagmites such that they form weird images as one moves through the cavern. The characters might see a






