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Returning 25 results for 'dragon isles are barriers'.
Monsters
Candlekeep Mysteries
see.Well over 1,500 years ago, the silver dragon Miirym broke into Candlekeep, intent on adding its riches to her hoard. She devoured scholars and destroyed a score of irreplaceable books before she was
. The spectral dragon—what’s left of her— dwells in the catacombs and caves under the library. Those who have visited the depths describe Miirym as a set of immense spectral jaws whose
Magic Items
Storm King's Thunder
Olorn Ridaugaur of Underspires), the Drakkalor Scepter (lying in the hoard of an ancient red dragon, Charvekannathor), the High Shanatar Scepter (last seen in the Nelanther Isles), the Iltkazar Scepter
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Dragon Campaigns Dragons occupy a prominent place in most D&D worlds, but in some realms, they are central to a world’s story. Consider these three examples. Laurana and Kitiara—generals and
dragonriders in opposing armies—battle in the temple of the Dragon Queen Krynn. The home of the Dragonlance setting is the battleground for an unending conflict between Bahamut and Tiamat. Tiamat commands
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Copper Dragon Adventures The Copper Dragon Adventure Hooks table offers suggestions for stories and adventures involving copper dragons. Copper Dragon Adventure Hooks d8 Adventure Hook
1 A
copper dragon holds an annual competition of poetry and music. The winner dwells with and entertains the dragon for a year—providing a perfect opportunity to access the dragon’s lair and hoard
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
behind them, the characters hopped on a ship to the Moonshae Isles and escorted traders around the Sword Coast area. They fought privateers and oceanic monsters in their bid for high adventure. 3 The
characters accepted a call for heroes to confront a murderous young red dragon named Rhagaermati in the wilds outside Myth Drannor. They are fighting the dragon when they experience the events described in the “Surprise Development” section.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Creating a Gold Dragon Use the Gold Dragon Personality Traits and Gold Dragon Ideals tables to inspire your portrayal of distinctive gold dragon characters, and use the Gold Dragon Spellcasting table
to help select spells for a spellcasting dragon. Gold Dragon Personality Traits d8 Trait
1 I prefer to parley before combat. If villains can be reformed without violence, all the better
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
forces to fend off the dragon Orinix. If the characters fail to thwart Teremini’s ritual, they should fight her elsewhere in the vault so they can retrieve the rod piece. Ritual Duration
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, and barriers around the lunarium daises—instantly dissolve. Any creature standing on one of these surfaces falls to the courtyard 100 feet below. Orinix Arrives A portal to Lunitari opens where the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
created by the lunar dragon Orinix. These crystals are components for Teremini’s ritual, but they have no value or special properties. When the characters arrive, these daises are surrounded by barriers
condition until the start of its next turn. While Teremini concentrates on her ritual, spherical barriers of solid moonlight also surround each lunar crystal dais. Nothing can physically pass through
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
lunar dragon named Orinix. Orinix also taught Teremini a ritual to make the wall of transformative moonlight permanent and tasked her with completing this lengthy, taxing ritual. While she focuses on
the ritual, powerful magical barriers surround Teremini and her ritual components, which include the fifth rod piece. Stopping the Ritual. Argentia insists there must be a way to disrupt Teremini’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
The Moonshaes Cloaked in mists, the rocky cliffs of the Moonshae Isles rise high above the surf of the Sea of Swords, their tops clothed in ancient forests. The Moonshaes lie due west from Mintarn
— and Baldur’s Gate, and Candlekeep, and even Amn, for that matter: this great stretch of islands is nearly half as long as the Sword Coast, enclosing the Sea of Moonshae. On the southern isles live
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
dragon goddess, and she sees the summoning of Tiamat to the world as a way to be rid of her. Zariel has directed her mortal agents to assist those who seek to free Tiamat, and her power has made it easier
for the Red Wizards to summon devils and for the Cult of the Dragon to find more adherents. However, just as Zariel wants Tiamat out, other devils would be happy to see the Dragon Queen stay in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Scepter (held by the duergar king Olorn Ridaugaur of Underspires), the Drakkalor Scepter (lying in the hoard of an ancient red dragon, Charvekannathor), the High Shanatar Scepter (last seen in the
Nelanther Isles), the Iltkazar Scepter (hidden in the Sea of Fallen Stars), the Sondarr Scepter (location unknown), the Torglor Scepter (held by the Ryscelsar noble family of Halruaa), the Ultoksamrin
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
dragon goddess, and she sees the summoning of Tiamat to the world as a way to be rid of her. Zariel has directed her mortal agents to assist those who seek to free Tiamat, and her power has made it easier
for the Red Wizards to summon devils and for the Cult of the Dragon to find more adherents. However, just as Zariel wants Tiamat out, other devils would be happy to see the Dragon Queen stay in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
beneath a roiling cloud of flies. Despite her power as ruler of the first layer of the Nine Hells, the archdevil Zariel cannot kill the dragon goddess, and she sees the summoning of Tiamat as a way
to be rid of her. Zariel has directed her mortal agents to assist those who seek to free Tiamat, and her power has made it easier for the Red Wizards to summon devils and for the Cult of the Dragon to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
wars at once: one against the Kingdom of Nyrond and the Prelacy of Almor, and the other against the Iron League (consisting of Idee, Irongate, the Lordship of the Isles, Onnwal, and Sunndi). To pay
) Independent fiefdom; member of the Iron League Irongate (Free City) Mayor Unthera Selvich (appears as a dwarf) Thriving metropolis; member of the Iron League; the mayor is a disguised adult bronze dragon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
and fuel truly whales, or perhaps dinosaurs, dragon turtles, or abominations created from people’s flesh? At the other extreme, how do Lamordia’s original inhabitants—the spirits of forgotten tribes
Unbreakable Heart and claim a monster stole it. The characters and dozens of other hunters are sent to the Isles of Agony to recover the device.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Mintarn I don’t know what the people of Mintarn did to attract Beshaba’s ire, but they surely have her attention. For as long as I can remember, Mintarn has lived in the shadow of the dragon
threaten their power to pay the dragon, as well as their other aspirations on the Sword Coast. Mintarn has long been a neutral ground for various forces — a place aloof from the conflicts between the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
entangled in melee, and they don’t hesitate to turn on each other to save themselves. Neither knows that Iymrith is a blue dragon in disguise. If Iymrith’s true nature is exposed, each sister blames the other
for colluding with a dragon. Each feigns innocence while blaming the other for conspiring with Iymrith to murder their mother and dispose of their father. If things go badly and the sisters have
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
the larger Moonshae Isles. Dragon turtles and seafaring human marauders prowl the waters around these islands, which are home to griffons, harpies, wyverns, dragons, goblinoids, and old ruins haunted
Encounters in Icewind Dale d20 Encounter 1 1 ancient white dragon 2–5 1d4 + 2 crag cats (see appendix C) 6–8 1d3 frost giants 9–12 Reghed nomads (berserker and tribal warriors) 13–15 3d8 reindeer
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
below. Three-foot-high barriers line the causeway’s edges, funneling travelers toward the gatehouse of Vrakir’s imposing fortress.
The bridge crosses the lava river at its narrowest point, spanning 300
red dragon named Kalimrax. The dragon guards the fortress against aerial assault, but attacks from the air are few and far between. Kalimrax spends most of her time prowling about the harbor, idly
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Locations R - U Rassalantar Many a traveler has come upon the quiet village of Rassalantar and taken comfort in the soft beds and rich ale of the Sleeping Dragon, a cozy roadside inn. Few pay much
dwarf spy), a retired adventurer on the Black Network’s payroll, runs the Sleeping Dragon and keeps an eye on the activities of the City Guard and any Lords’ Alliance members that come through. Anyone
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
mundane items, determined by rolling on the Items in a Giant’s Bag table in the introduction. Among this junk are 11,000 cp, 3,500 sp, 220 gp, and the bronze-plated skull of a slain adult red dragon (worth
running through these tunnels end at a pair of wooden barriers. Three pillars of black basalt support the ceiling. The bucket chain passes through gaps in the western and eastern walls, its iron
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
and each other, speaking through the barriers so as to maintain anonymity. Also popular are schools like the Lamp of Learning and the Verdashir Academy (also known as the Dervish Academy), which train
to scale. Built by the Flaming Fist on a rock once said to have housed a bronze dragon, the fortress is the first checkpoint at which Baldur’s Gate taxes northbound travelers. Anyone seeking to cross
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
people from across the city can buy and sell secrets with Guild agents and each other, speaking through the barriers so as to maintain anonymity. Also popular are schools like the Lamp of Learning and the
scale. Built by the Flaming Fist on a rock once said to have housed a bronze dragon, the fortress is the first checkpoint at which Baldur’s Gate taxes northbound travelers. Anyone seeking to cross the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
dimensional barriers that prevent fiends from teleporting or summoning other demons within the sector. Fiendish Arena In this zone, a vampire named Issem culls the weakest demons using arena combat. When
gold coffer wrought to look like a sleeping dragon with violet garnet eyes (worth 1,000 gp). The coffer holds 200 pp and a dark, smooth river rock (a loadstone; see appendix A). True Name Box. If