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Gnomes of the Five Nations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

Gnomes of the Five Nations As they have for countless generations, insatiable curiosity and endless opportunity draw gnomes from Zilargo into the wider lands of Khorvaire. Most of these dispersed

Nations aren’t as inherently devious as their Zil cousins, they share the Zil emphasis on the importance of family. As a gnome character from the Five Nations, you might have a network of connections

Life Off the Lakes

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

. People from Good Mead, Lonelywood, and Termalaine burn wood salvaged from nearby forests to heat their houses. In the other towns of Icewind Dale, wood is too precious a commodity to burn, so whale oil

is used in lamps and small stoves around which townsfolk huddle for warmth. Ten-Towners buy their whale oil from whalers who live on the shores of the Sea of Moving Ice. Whaling is thus a lucrative (if inherently dangerous) business in Icewind Dale.

V5: Arcadian Springs

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves

V5: Arcadian Springs Wildfires have engulfed the forest, spreading for miles across the mountainsides and choking the sky with smoke. Raging fires burn right down to the edges of a beautiful alpine

trapped in the fire or otherwise exploring, they might draw the attention of the wildfires’ source: the dragon Xabazhut (Young Red Dragon). Don’t use this encounter if the characters have already

Adventures in Mordent

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

table when planning adventures in this domain. Mordent Adventures d8 Adventure 1 An alchemist discovers a way to “burn” spirits to provide fuel for magical fire. Several spirits seek the

(see chapter 5) protecting the community from a greater threat. 6 A curse has afflicted Westcote Manor for a hundred years. The surrounding bog encroaches on the house, and howling bog hounds draw

Into the Forest

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat

among the other trees nearby — one of which has intentionally and harmlessly fallen across the druid, allowing her to feign injury and draw the characters to her. She guesses correctly that the group

and difficult terrain, up to when the party reaches the pool (area 1). Because the webs are moist, they do not burn away easily. The direct application of fire destroys webs, but fire doesn’t spread

Into the Forest

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons

among the other trees nearby—one of which has harmlessly fallen across the druid, allowing her to feign injury and draw the characters to her. She guesses correctly that the group are seeking the dragon

, up to when the party reaches the pool (area 1). Because the webs are moist, they do not burn away easily. The direct application of fire destroys webs, but fire doesn’t spread among them. A character

Eternal Flame Cultists

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

try to douse the power of elemental fire. Melee combatants who draw too close face fires that can dance across the flamewrath’s skin and burn attackers. Flamewrath Medium humanoid (human), chaotic

of fire and eager to show the cult’s enemies firsthand what it feels like to burn. They light things aflame to honor elemental fire and just for entertainment, but they don’t always think ahead about

Mysterious Visitors

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

behalf. “If they don’t leave before dawn,” she says, “I’ll burn their wagons to the ground.” The characters are asked to deliver Duchess Morwen’s message immediately after dinner. The travelers are

, the Vistani are disappointed but leave as promised. A day or two later, use the “Creeping Fog” adventure hook or some variation of it to draw the characters into Barovia.

Ruinous Citadel Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

the clifftop above. The kakkuus rush toward any opportunity for combat, so characters can draw them away with any ruse that promises bloodshed. A badly injured kakkuu flees the area, hoping to hide

attack intruders on sight and fight to the death. The spyder-fiends spun the webs in this room, making the entire room difficult terrain. The webs don’t burn, but a creature can use an action to cut

Connected Creatures

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

(described in chapter 2). Magical conduits might draw creatures from the Elemental Planes and disgorge them within powerful storms, deep chasms, tumultuous wildfires, or ocean maelstroms. Elemental forces

: 1d4 + 1) seeking to burn everything in their path 3 1d4 + 1 smoke mephits (attitude: 1d6) following 1 fire elemental (attitude: 1d8) as it cuts a blazing swath 4 1 efreeti and its 1d4 dwarf

Ascendant Factions

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands

might be true deities that oversee everything, but such beings are beyond comprehension. They assert that worshipers of the gods draw their power from unknowable sources—false gods simply take the

destruction. Trees must be felled and stone cut to build a house, and the house must eventually burn, rot, or wither away. The highest-ranking Doomguard members aside from the factol are the doom lords, who

Hrakhamar

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

draw out the impurities. A smaller pool in the southeast corner holds what appears to be molten silver. Creatures that look like a mix of humanoid amphibians and elemental fire are tending to the

the chamber is noisy, so the firenewts are surprised unless characters move around openly or otherwise draw attention to themselves. The central pit contains molten iron. The smaller pool contains

Lesser Caverns Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

sense. For now, the tunnel leads only to a dead end. If the characters draw attention to themselves with light or noise, the pechs investigate. The pechs are initially indifferent toward the characters

here, including the din of battle, draw the attention of the fomorians in area L12. The cave morays retreat into their burrows when the fomorians arrive. L12: Fomorian Cave This cave stinks of sweat

Locations in Saltmarsh

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

execution. Such punishments are rare, but when they do occur, they draw a large crowd. In any given week, there is a 2 percent chance of an execution, usually of some bandit or other non-native ne’er-do

evidence lying about. His eidetic memory allows him to burn any notices and reports he receives after reading them, though at times he can be careless and leave partially burned scraps of paper in his

Tower of the Heavens Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

carefully. T20: Greater Library Shalfey (lawful good, human tower sage with 4 levels of exhaustion; see appendix B) has locked himself inside this room and threatened to burn the Books of Prophecy if Piyarz

can draw magic items from the sphere, as described in this adventure’s conclusion. Treasure. Shalfey wears a Medallion of Thoughts and a mithral chain belt worth 400 gp. While his old Books of Prophecy

Colossus Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

niches in the walls. Many of them burn with flames, each varying in color, casting the entire chamber in bizarre light. Because of the convex floor, characters standing at an entryway can’t see the

opens a small vent in the center of the ceiling, and natural air currents draw the fumes out of the chamber in a few moments. Characters to notice the steady airflow. The vent closes again 1 minute

Wyrmheart Mine

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

to sit level on the sloping track, but they look odd on level ground. A heavy draw rope and harness are hooked to the back of each cart so that a trained dinosaur could pull the heavy load up the

Wyrmheart Mine. The dragon doesn’t hold back when it comes to using her breath weapon; she loves watching her prey scream and burn in the flames. In a desperate situation, she’s confident she can fly up the

Harrowhall Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things

many rare tomes on necromancy, but most of the books were here when he arrived. The patches of webbing on the floor are difficult terrain. These webs burn up instantly when touched by flame, but flames

rod. He doesn’t notice the characters unless they interact with him or the ritual rod. If the characters draw his attention, he snickers with glee. “More fodder for my ghost army,” he says, raising his

Daelkyr

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

humanoid bodies. In some tales, these creatures control their hosts, while in others, they are parasites that burn their way out of the body when it’s time to strike. Orlassk. The Master of Stone is said

seeds of terrible ideas that fester and grow. Those who are particularly brilliant often draw the attention of the Foul Labyrinth, which hungers to consume unique minds. Twisting Flesh and Thought

Ironslag: Lower Level

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

spell on the golem reveals the long-lost command word, which is “ildstryke.” When the golem is activated, fires burn in its eyes, and sulfurous smoke billows from vents in its shoulder pauldrons. Any

Master’s Guide). The three fire giants are busy hammering and bending iron to make blades and hilts, but they draw their greatswords and attack if they see any intruders. In addition to the molds

Locations on the Fortress Level

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

Strength (Athletics) check; on a failed check, the victim drops back into the cavity. Creatures. Each time a creature falls into a cavity, the noise is 10 percent likely to draw 1d4 giant rats from the

spend more than 3 rounds in the chamber conversing in normal tones, or otherwise making noise, draw the attention of the inhabitants of area 30, who hide to ready an ambush. Trapped Fountain. The dry

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