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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Traveling to the Gate Tonalli or other locals can easily mark a trail on the characters’ map leading to the Gate of Illumination, a well-known sacred site. The route from the ruins of Twin Gods
events continue to rock the region. Consult the “Volcanic Threats” section earlier in the adventure for dangers that might occur. Additionally, at a point between the Xoxotla and the shrine, the characters come upon the aftermath of a battle.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Downfall Downfall is Bavlorna’s home in the murky swamp of Hither. The settlement consists of a collection of outbuildings and ruins surrounding the hag’s monstrous cottage. Courtly bullywugs, all
water level in and around Downfall is always high (see “Fluctuating Swamp Waters” earlier in the chapter). Thick fog hangs over all outdoor areas, limiting visibility to 20 feet.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Episode 2: Fun in Phandalin THE RUINS OF TRESENDAR MANOR In episode 2, Omin Dran sends the adventurers (now 2nd level) to Phandalin to learn the fate of an Acquisitions Incorporated franchise that
opened there a few months earlier but has recently gone dark. After overcoming hazards on the road, the characters enter the town. There, they learn that the franchise had signed an agreement to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
In the Ruins As dust rises from the ruins of Twin Gods Observatory, the earthquake ceases. All of the Watchers survived, with the possible exception of Tonalli. If the characters didn’t rescue
characters’ help. If the characters explain why they came, Tonalli tells them what he knows: Ameyali’s warriors arrived three days earlier. At the time they arrived, Tonalli didn’t have any theories about
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
adventurers of an earlier century who dealt with one of the previous manifestations of Elemental Evil in this spot, but fell into ruin over time. They guard hidden accesses to the dungeons beneath the
sprawling surface ruins of the temple. Rivergard Keep lies on the bank of the nearby Imeryds Run. The missing delegation that serves as the adventure’s initial spur to action instead hails from the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Becklin Uth Viharin Becklin Uth Viharin (lawful good, human knight) is a Solamnic Knight of the Order of the Crown who, in her earlier years, adventured with Ispin Greenshield and Cudgel Ironsmile. For
seriously, maintaining her skills and equipment as she remains alert for danger. In her considerable free time, she indulges her passion for studying the past by excavating the ruins of Thornwall Keep
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Docents from these ruins, and that the pilgrims consider the items sacred. Mercy also talks about the pilgrims’ recent run-ins with rival salvagers. Mercy mentions two other groups in particular: a
’ base in Ialos (see “Ialos” earlier in this chapter). Mercy and the pilgrims happily travel with the characters, though they hide if violence breaks out, emerging only when it’s safe. If the characters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Roots of Bathalang Puno The swamps grow drier and more densely forested within a couple miles of Bathalang Puno, with vines and mangroves ensnaring ancient, overgrown ruins. A character who succeeds
on a DC 16 Intelligence (History) check knows that a great city once spread around the sacred tree; the crumbled structures are that city’s ruins and the remnants of a destroyed skybridge called
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
the elves’ conveyance. Dalamar is surveying the coast for ancient ruins. He knowns there are none here, but his leader, Zhelsuel, wants him to search thoroughly anyway. If the characters mention the
, ancient ruins An ambitious elf magic-user, Dalamar (neutral elf mage) has an insatiable thirst for knowledge. This often puts him at odds with other Silvanesti mages, whose conservative methods wear on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Kell, described earlier in this chapter. Do the Daughters simply want to ravage their enemies? Or, guided by the oracular visions of Sora Teraza, are they actually working toward some greater good? For
powers in Sharn, or pursue ancient artifacts in the ruins below the city to keep them out of others’ hands. Dreamlily is relatively safe; dragon’s blood is not. Its effects are intentionally unpredictable
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Ostoria, a bygone empire of magic-wielding giants that waged war against the dragons forty thousand years earlier. After many fruitless excavations, they found a large stone spindle bearing strange
searched the ruins of the city for his spellbook and his phylactery, recovering only the former. He also found several magical servants in stasis that had survived the devastation, as well as a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
of tents and dragonnel landing strips. Plaza. This raised, 10-foot-high plaza provides a vantage of the surrounding chaos. Stairs descend to the south. Ruins. Ruined Istarian buildings lie scattered
Bastion of Takhisis is magic, such as the feather fall or fly spell. Narycrash. If the characters obtained extra narycrashes earlier in the adventure, these devices can be used to escape. Enemy
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
, Elemental Evil cults, and Iuz and his followers. You can replace one or more of these conflicts with ones of your devising or with ones from the “Flavors of Fantasy” section earlier in this chapter. If you
residence in the nearby ruins and are working to rebuild their great temple. The rest of the adventure focuses on exploring the ruined Temple of Elemental Evil and dealing with the varied evil factions
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
large wooden doors stand within the arch, but they haven’t been closed for years and are embedded in the surrounding dirt. Thornwall Keep The ruins of an ancient Solamnic keep perch on a rocky rise at
phoenix—a symbol of the god Habbakuk, deity of animal life and the sea. Wharfinger’s Office Wharfinger Umpton Lanth (lawful neutral, human guard) wakes up earlier than any other fisher in Vogler to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
work in the ruins of Old Sharn. You can add other documents that could act as story hooks for future adventures. Sergeant Germaine Vilroy (neutral female Brelish human veteran) is restrained and
unconscious and currently has 5 hit points remaining. After getting the information she needed from Germaine, Garra knocked her out using oil of taggit (see “Caden d’Orien” earlier in this adventure). A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
the “What’s Left Unsaid” section earlier in the adventure. Stone Defenders. After the image of Secretary Wei fades, a sculpted soldier detaches from its alcove, then steps forward to attack. The
animate statues return to their alcoves and deactivate. Ancient jade statues animate to defend the secret ruins beneath Yongjing S2: Hallway Alcoves A long hallway is roughly carved out of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
” section earlier in this chapter for more information. Eggs. The “snowballs” in the shallow crater are six unhatched remorhaz eggs, each one frozen to or partially embedded in the icy floor. Each egg is
here, he intends to launch a full-blown expedition into the ruins of Ythryn, which he and his fellow drow discovered a few weeks ago. The drow entered the Caves of Hunger by scaling a remorhaz tunnel
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
. Moonwood See the “Glimmerwood” section. Morgur’s Mound Map 3.7: Mogur’s Mound View Player Version The spirit mound of the lost Thunderbeast tribe (see the “Uthgardt” section earlier in this chapter
Silver Marches to a horde of orcs aided by an ancient white dragon named Arauthator. It was then conquered by drow until they too were forced to abandon it. Today, Nesmé lies in ruins, and monsters from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Zuggtmoy (see “Malady of Zuggtmoy” earlier in the adventure). The vision is fleeting, and characters who experience it find themselves back inside the faerie ring when it concludes. L6. Flooded Cavern A
check must then succeed on a DC 16 Charisma saving throw or become afflicted with the malady of Zuggtmoy (see “Malady of Zuggtmoy” earlier in the adventure). A search of the cave yields a bundle of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
as an image in a floating crystal depicts a knight being ravaged by a violet-striped saber-toothed tiger. Several similar drifting crystals display other armed individuals exploring ruins and engaging
activated, creating a connection with area P1 (see the “Guards” section earlier in this chapter). On entering this area, read the following description: Colorful silks and mosaic patterns cover the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
information on this location. Fallen Lands Countless ruins dot this rugged, barren land, where ancient cities once stood and great battles once raged. Strange witchlights float around the ruins at night
Master’s Guide. Flint Rock The spirit mound of the Elk tribe (see the “Uthgardt” section earlier in this chapter) is situated in the midst of the Evermoors atop a gnarly knob of flinty stone that’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
shelter behind its walls. Random Encounters When in this region, use the Random Encounters in Icewind Dale table instead of the Random Wilderness Encounters table earlier in this chapter. Random
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
stairs has the word “HAVEN” and a crude picture of a quill scratched into it, left by Machil before he made his descent. A narrow spiral staircase descends fifty feet from the ruins on the surface. A
earlier, Machil and his companions collapsed the archway in the north wall as they left, leaving it blocked. A Small character can squeeze through gaps in the rock with a successful DC 20 Dexterity check
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
currently being held in the dungeons beneath the ruins of Castle Never, awaiting execution. As my documancer, Walnut, is so fond of saying: Ignore Head Office’s missives at your own peril. (She says
appropriate roleplaying or ability checks. Easy-to-acquire information comes earlier in the list, while the details that are harder to acquire are provided later. Dispense the following points as you see
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
branches southward from the inn. Characters who follow the dirt road discover the razed ruins of a farming village on the north shore of the Delimbiyr River. Only some rickety wooden docks remain to
became of the villagers or whatever attacked them. Zelbross has been abandoned for more than ten years. Suggested Encounter If the characters search the ruins of the Sly Fox, they encounter a runaway
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
into area P14. P5: Watery Chamber Michele Giorgi The ruins of the Crypt of the Talhund now serve as lairs
for many monsters, including a hydra and a water weird Most of this room has collapsed into a
gem cannot benefit from the Blessing of Dumathoin described in the “Purifying the Crypt” section earlier in this chapter. P9: Historian’s Tomb The walls of this room are carved with images of open
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
allies (see “Impersonating Worshipers” earlier in this chapter). The cultists who maintain Web’s Edge are friendly with both agents, making Makubli and Torkner good candidates for the characters to
Gertrude, a chaotic neutral cyclops who was the lone survivor of an attack on a supply caravan near the ruins of the city of Ched Nasad. Makubli (see area W2) captured Gertrude weeks ago and brought her
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Corellon and recapture his earlier formless nature by turning on Lolth. Ghaunadaur’s double act of betrayal brought retribution from both gods, and he was cast down into the world as a skinless
escape from Lolth’s web can feel like freedom.
The Acropolis of Thanatos, erected in the ruins of a drow city wiped out by plague in the Underdark of Faerûn, was home to a drow settlement of a few
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
dangerous-looking walkways extending between the ruins. The rooftops and upper levels of the towers are strewn with vines and foliage. But a strange gleam extends across the lower reaches of the city
clockwork kraken at the apparatus garage (area O5). The construct’s tentacles are outfitted with local teleportation-field devices (see the earlier sidebar), allowing them to move throughout the city