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tall, and shaped as you desire. You can ward several stories of a stronghold by dividing the area among them, as long as you can walk into each contiguous area while you are casting the spell.
When you
branching passage offering a choice of direction, there is a 50 percent chance that a creature other than you will believe it is going in the opposite direction from the one it chooses.
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Backgrounds
Tomb of Annihilation
practice archaeology travel to the far corners of the world to root through crumbled cities and lost dungeons, digging in search of artifacts that might tell the stories of monarchs and high priests, wars
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Ever since I was a child, I’ve heard stories about a lost city. I aim to find it, learn its secrets, and earn my place in the history books.
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I want to find my mentor, who
Monsters
Quests from the Infinite Staircase
ancient djinni born from the planar winds that blow through the myriad doors of the Infinite Staircase. He’s a timeless force of untold power, a genie made noble by the planes themselves. A cloud
to the extradimensional realm that created him. From the steps of the staircase, Nafas hears the wishes of creatures across the multiverse but cannot act on them. Moved by their stories but barred by
Adult Deep Dragon
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Adventure Hooks table offers suggestions for stories and adventures involving deep dragons.
Deep Dragon Adventure Hooks
d8;{"diceNotation":"1d8","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Adventure Hook
lair has the following features:
Connecting Passages. Because a deep dragon lacks a sapphire dragon’s ability to shape stone, add a few connecting passages or secret doors to otherwise
Ancient Deep Dragon
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Deep Dragon Adventure Hooks table offers suggestions for stories and adventures involving deep dragons.
Deep Dragon Adventure Hooks
d8;{"diceNotation":"1d8","rollType":"roll","rollAction
features:
Connecting Passages. Because a deep dragon lacks a sapphire dragon’s ability to shape stone, add a few connecting passages or secret doors to otherwise inaccessible chambers, possibly
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
converge in his splendid halls. Nafas has as many years behind him as the staircase has doors. Seemingly immortal, the djinni has collected and recited countless tales. Some fables repeated
throughout the planes are inspired by these true accounts—or corruptions of stories still yet to be resolved—told to travelers who crossed paths with Nafas.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Psychological Horror Psychological horror stories create suspense by heightening or calling into question characters’ states of mind, emotions, and perceptions. They often highlight the difference
. Uncertainty, paranoia, and blurred lines between reality and fiction also shape psychological horror stories. In your adventures, this might take the form of unreliable information. Characters might experience
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
Introduction: Ascend to Adventure The Infinite Staircase spirals endlessly in a vast, dreamlike expanse, twisting upward and downward to countless doors linked to every world and plane of existence
, iconic monsters, and unforgettable encounters—including one indelible brush with a cute little bunnyoid on a stump in a crashed spaceship—these stories have entertained players since their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
stories of gold and platinum in the foothills of the Sword Mountains. The arrival of a white dragon threatens to destroy all that they’ve worked to rebuild. When you are ready for the adventure to
news to share. The Stonehill Inn at the center of town offers modest lodging and meals. A couple of doors down from the inn, posted outside the townmaster’s hall, is a job board for adventurers.
When the adventurers are ready to inspect the job board, proceed to the “Townmaster’s Hall” section.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
twenty-five 10-foot squares). The warded area can be up to 20 feet tall, and shaped as you desire. You can ward several stories of a stronghold by dividing the area among them, as long as you can walk
in the opposite direction from the one it chooses. Doors. All doors in the warded area are magically locked, as if sealed by an arcane lock spell. In addition, you can cover up to ten doors with an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
myriad doors of the Infinite Staircase. He’s a timeless force of untold power, a genie made noble by the planes themselves. A cloud of twinkling stardust follows Nafas wherever he goes, as evidence of
staircase, Nafas hears the wishes of creatures across the multiverse but cannot act on them. Moved by their stories but barred by circumstance, Nafas relies on adventurers—whom he considers the living
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
twenty-five 10-foot squares). The warded area can be up to 20 feet tall, and shaped as you desire. You can ward several stories of a stronghold by dividing the area among them, as long as you can walk
in the opposite direction from the one it chooses. Doors. All doors in the warded area are magically locked, as if sealed by an arcane lock spell. In addition, you can cover up to ten doors with an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
E8: Jail Car This soundproof car is two stories tall (30 feet high) and encased in thick iron. Four pentadrones guard the rooftop. These guards are positioned near the corners of the roof, allowing
them to spot trouble coming from the sides of the car. The outer doors of the car are locked tight, as is the 10-foot-square skylight in the roof. As an action, a character with thieves’ tools can try
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation Supplement
told stories about terrifying sea monsters, great ship battles, and magnificent island palaces. The tortles built the Typhoon Palace for her so that she could feel at home on the island.
The captain
stone. Embedded in the plaster are decorative stones, oyster shells, starfish, and branches of coral. Doors are fashioned from thick wood and have no locks. Several areas contain magical wards that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
floor, and the rusty gate is slightly ajar. The houses on either side are abandoned, their windows and doors boarded up. Thornboldt "Thorn" Durst
and Rosavalda "Rose" Durst Characters who question the
insane parents locked them in the attic and forgot about them. They were too young and innocent to understand that their parents were guilty of heinous crimes. Their parents told them stories about a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
stories tall and boasting balconies, a turret, and five chimneys, the abandoned building is one of the grandest in Trollskull Alley. Characters can refurnish, rebuild, rename, and otherwise personalize
running, Lif can also perform other helpful functions, such as locking doors, sweeping floors, and so forth. Destroying Lif. Lif’s poltergeist is destroyed if its hit points are reduced to 0. If attacked
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
. Doors in the west wall lead to the kitchen (area 14b) and den (area 14c). Between these doors is a wooden staircase leading up to the second floor (area 14d). Treasure. Lady Nandar wears a gold
walls are lined with bookshelves. Lord Drezlin Nandar and his hunting companions used the den as a place to relax and tell stories, while Lady Velrosa Nandar used the library to store her collection
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
, Gauntlgrym is an ancient place, first delved as a mine in the earliest days of Old Delzoun. All sorts of myths persist about the great mithral doors of the city, but at its start, Gauntlgrym was simply a
possible. Or so the stories go. Despite all the quests undertaken by adventurers down the centuries, none ever truly found the ancient city until the ghosts of Gauntlgrym’s former denizens began calling to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Manor Locations Within the marble walls of the manor, the rooms and hallways are spacious and clean, and the decorations are luxurious without being gaudy. Its doors are unlocked unless noted
intruders. Damien has a ring of keys hooked onto his apron. These keys can lock and unlock all the doors in the manor. M3. Dining Room This room is dimly lit by a golden candelabra resting atop a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
(Small Performer) is a human street magician whose attempts at card tricks and legerdemain are less interesting than his stories from when he worked on his father’s farm. He wears a floppy straw hat and
mostly good news. Copper dragons are even-tempered but also miserly. They’re as fond of music, jokes, and riddles as they are of treasure. Their burrows are often sinuous, winding, and riddled with secret doors.” Jabari Weathers
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
the front doors. To the north is a grand staircase draped in rich carpet.
Two guards patrol this area. The two statues flanking the information desk animate if a character comes within 5 feet of
front doors. Front Doors. The museum’s front doors are locked from the inside. As an action, a character can try to pick the lock using thieves’ tools, doing so with a successful DC 16 Dexterity check
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
in the hollows of trees and warrens dug into hillsides, each home connected to the others in the community by elaborate burrows. Beyond the secret doors into their houses, the homes of forest gnomes
is a kind of entertainment unfathomable by most other races, whose stories and performances are limited by whatever materials are on hand. The forest gnomes’ playful nature shows through in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
closed monastery doors. The plain doors are made of heavy timber with iron studs. A dusty footpath circles the building.
If the characters scout around the other sides of the building, add the
right direction. All outside doors are locked after nightfall. M2. Basalt Hall At night, no one is here, but during the day, two Sacred Stone monks (see chapter 7) are stationed here. If the monks are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
gate-towns come knocking on their doors, residents feign ignorance or offer up false clues to throw off the nose of justice. Residents remain smugly aloof, fending off bounty hunters like bad suitors
slanted windows above its spiked veranda, giving it the impression of a grimacing face. The estate’s heavy doors screech on their hinges, and farastu demodands (see Morte’s Planar Parade) creep along
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes’ Feast: Saving the Children’s Menu
Holrow Homestead The homestead’s large farmhouse has two stories and is well maintained, but all the windows have been boarded up. Unless otherwise noted, areas in the homestead share these features
:
High Alert. Ignis is alert to anything out of the ordinary. If her children cry, the cows startle, or any loud noise occurs, she investigates.
Doors. Each door has AC 15, 30 hit points, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
corners and by shouting summaries of top stories at passersby. From the slums of the Outer City to the finest manor house sitting rooms, the Mouth is where Baldurians go to be informed, incited, and
to shout his stories of upper-crust injustices, but as enthusiasm for the practice built and more people began bringing him information, he began writing the stories down for his distributors
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
corners and by shouting summaries of top stories at passersby. From the slums of the Outer City to the finest manor house sitting rooms, the Mouth is where Baldurians go to be informed, incited, and
to shout his stories of upper-crust injustices, but as enthusiasm for the practice built and more people began bringing him information, he began writing the stories down for his distributors
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
, pillars, columns, walls, or floors. For example, an earthquake spell would not trigger a ceiling collapse or create fissures in Undermountain. Doors and furnishings, however, are not protected in this way
adventurers coming down the well to pester him and steal his valuable belongings. To that end, his goal is to terrify adventurers and send them screaming back to Waterdeep with horror stories that discourage
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
portcullis, green with growth, hangs in the entry tunnel. Beyond this, the main doors of Castle Ravenloft stand open, a rich warm light spilling into the courtyard.
Phillip (playing Gareth): I want
to collapse under our weight?
Unlike a game of make-believe, D&D gives structure to the stories, a way of determining the consequences of the adventurers’ action. Players roll dice to resolve
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
N6. Coffin Maker’s Shop This uninviting shop is two stories tall and has a sign shaped like a coffin above the front door. All of the window shutters are closed up tight, and a deathly silence
fitted with squares of frosted glass and locked from the inside. The outside doors of the shop are barred shut from within. If the characters knock on one of them, Henrik shouts, “We’re closed! Go
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Campaign Setting Just like an adventure’s setting (as described in chapter 4), a campaign setting is an essential part of a campaign’s premise, shaping the kinds of stories that unfold there. As the
-forgotten empires. Greyhawk As tensions rise among warring nations, heroes plunder dungeons to gain the magic and might they need to defeat the growing forces of evil. Planescape Sigil, the City of Doors
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
portcullis, green with growth, hangs in the entry tunnel. Beyond this, the main doors of Castle Ravenloft stand open, a rich warm light spilling into the courtyard.
Phillip (playing Gareth): I want
to collapse under our weight?
Unlike a game of make-believe, D&D gives structure to the stories, a way of determining the consequences of the adventurers’ action. Players roll dice to resolve whether
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
value has little if anything to do with monetary concerns. A typical halfling’s most prized possessions are those that have the most interesting stories attached to them. Indeed, entering an elderly
halfling village is a cluster of small, stone houses with thatched roofs and wooden doors, or burrows dug into hillsides with windows that look out onto gardens of flowers, beans or potatoes. Since a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
sanctuary from the evils of this land. In the event of trouble, the windows and doors can all be barred shut from within. A bed for the night costs 1 ep. Characters looking for something to eat are
resting on the tables bathe the room in dull orange light and cast shadows upon the walls, most of which are adorned with wolf heads mounted on wooden plaques. The double doors leading into the taproom
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
ruined jumble of buildings.
Unless the characters want to swim in, clamber down the side of several stories of buildings, or use magic, this bridge (known locally as the Milden Span for its long
the deck disappears into a wall of boarded-up and badly weathered buildings. The only cleared pathway across the tilted deck leads from the bridge to a pair of massive wooden doors leading into the