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the Land of the Mists. Few can rival her skill at interpreting omens, reading tarokka cards, or taming spirits during séances. While the fortunes she shares might have double meanings, they&rsquo
;re never wrong. She is renowned for revealing when best to enter the Mists to escape a domain or reach an intended destination, leading many travelers to seek her on the shores of the Tser Pool in
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actions, speak, or manipulate objects. He is weightless, has a flying speed of 20 feet, can hover, and can enter a hostile creature’s space and stop there. In addition, if air can pass through a
following flaws:
Forbiddance. He can’t enter a residence without an invitation from one of the occupants.
Harmed by Running Water. He takes 20 acid damage if he ends his turn in running water
Magic Items
Keys from the Golden Vault
powder if the book rests on it long enough.
A creature attuned to the book must spend 80 hours reading and studying it to digest its contents and reap its benefits. The creature can then freely modify
book, the spirit tries to leave the book and enter your body. If you fail a DC 20 Charisma saving throw, it succeeds, and you become an NPC under the DM’s control until the intruding spirit is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
W10. Glassblower’s Workshop A dirty window in the south wall allows dim light to enter this room. Wine bottles are manufactured here, as evidenced by the tools lying about, the wooden rack full of
bottles stands a barred door. The stairs lead down to area W13. The bottles stored in the rack don’t have labels. The east door is barred from the inside. Fortunes of Ravenloft If your card reading
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
Cult of the Obelisk The most recent faction to enter Talhundereth is a gang that calls itself the Cult of the Obelisk. These cultists were drawn to the broken obelisk, responding to a psychic call to
Henlifel. Ontharyx abandoned his family to follow the malign whispers that led him to the obelisk. Ontharyx’s sons have come with a few retainers to see whether they can talk some sense into their father. These drow are in Talhundereth’s reading room (area T14) and might parlay with the characters.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
strong auras of conjuration magic. The central alcove is nonmagical. Creatures that enter the western alcove are instantly teleported to the western alcove of crypt 32 in area K84. Stepping into the
inside the tomb. Fortunes of Ravenloft If your card reading reveals that a treasure is here, it lies in the center alcove. If your card reading indicates an encounter with Strahd in this area, he is in his coffin, ready to attack anyone who opens the lid.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
. The shop is open only during the day. If the characters enter during business hours, read the following description: Wyhan’s Apothecary smells of licorice and pepper. The modest shop has a few meager
stands behind a counter heaped with open books. She looks up from her reading, eyes you with disinterest, then goes back to her book.
The shopkeeper here is Wyhan (lawful evil, human mage), a black
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
form can enter the tower through these slits. Treasure The ground floor of the Daern’s instant fortress contains 50,000 cp, 10,000 sp, 10,000 gp, 1,000 pp, 15 assorted gems (100 gp each), and a +2
unlocked wooden coffer with four compartments, each one containing a potion of greater healing. Fortunes of Ravenloft If your card reading reveals that a treasure is here, it is lying atop the coins on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
the characters try to enter, determine if the four kenku inside are aware of their presence before reading the boxed text. A character with thieves’ tools can pick the lock on a door or the window
with a successful DC 10 Dexterity check. Characters who enter quietly can try to catch the kenku by surprise. If the characters knock before entering or announce their arrival in some other way, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Cataclysmic fire limning the tombs re-creates tragic scenes from his life. These scenes represent Soth’s memories of events—which don’t always match the actual events. Every time the characters enter a
new area, the illusory flames create figures of violet flame, play out a scene, then harmlessly fade. After reading the description of each room, paraphrase the next scene from the following list
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
wait in area 10 or 11 while Pharblex “communes with the great powers.” The chamber contains a mud-covered chair and reading table, a box of candles, and a wooden chest. The chest is not locked, but it is
action and all of its available movement to move to area 6, enter the pool, and remain underwater. If the die result is even, the hallucinating creature attacks the nearest creature to it, treating
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
in area 10 or 11 while Pharblex “communes with the great powers.” The chamber contains a mud-covered chair and reading table, a box of candles, and a wooden chest. The chest is not locked, but it is
action and all of its available movement to move to area 6, enter the pool, and remain underwater. If the die result is even, the hallucinating creature attacks the nearest creature to it, treating it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
the hands of the unworthy (anyone who is not an Avowed). After reading Kandlekeep Dekonstruktion, Stonky realized that one of Candlekeep’s towers—the Barn Door—is actually a flying vehicle powered by
Stonky’s scheme. Further Investigation Characters who offer to investigate the Barn Door are initially denied access, since visitors to Candlekeep are not permitted to enter the Inner Ward. Then a sudden new development changes everything.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
thoroughly. If they lay Burgomaster Ulrich’s spirit to rest (see area U2), it points them to this location before fading away. Without Ulrich’s guidance, the characters must enter the square in which
. Carved into the monument’s base is an epitaph. The epitaph reads as follows: Marina, Taken by the Mists. Fortunes of Ravenloft If your card reading reveals that a treasure is here, it is hidden in a cavity
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
as the courtyard) or that have openings through which sunlight or moonlight can enter. Rooms and halls on the upper level are dimly lit by natural light that filters through holes in the roof
or closed.
Describe this location to the players by reading the following boxed text aloud: Following a trail through the woods, you come to a foggy clearing, in the midst of which stands a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
freeze in place, even in midair. With no faculty around to control them, the dormant creatures awake and attack the characters as soon as they enter the room. C18. Tea Room Several delicate tea sets are
bottle with a sweet-smelling liquid inside. The bottle holds a potion of mind reading. C19. Student Storage This storeroom is filled with loose parchment, books, and misfiled paperwork. In the center of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
omens, reading tarokka cards, or taming spirits during séances. While the fortunes she shares might have double meanings, they’re never wrong. She is renowned for revealing when best to enter the Mists
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
experience points for the ghost only if they lay Ulrich’s spirit to rest, not if they defeat the ghost in combat. Fortunes of Ravenloft If your card reading reveals that a treasure is hidden in Berez
this fence. Fifty human skulls are mounted on the tops of the fence posts, spaced 10 feet apart. There is no gate in the fence, and Baba Lysaga uses her flying skull (see area U3) to enter and leave the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
M12 or break through the ceiling from the attic above area M10. This room is bare except for a bookshelf covered in chains against one wall, a plain wooden bench, and a reading desk built into the
chained library. The reading desk is used to support the chained books while they are being read. This chained library has been enchanted to be jealously possessive of its contents. It attacks any
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
book of Calishite recipes, or a spellbook for admittance to Candlekeep. One such gift is enough for the whole party to be able to enter the library. If a character wants to offer up some other book
up, one patron stands out among the rest: a chaotic good ogre wearing a headband of intellect. He sits by himself in a corner, reading a book titled The Sum of Theology by Saint Vetheera, a servant
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
authenticity by opening and reading it. If the letter passes muster, the Keeper returns it, opens the Emerald Door, and allows the letter’s owner to enter the Inner Ward. Unless a shorter or longer
), Gond (god of craft), or Milil (god of poetry and song). Anyone can freely enter one of the shrines, but access to a private chamber requires a key from the barkeep and a payment of 5 gp. Meeting
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
together at one table. And a handsome young man sits by himself at a corner table, sipping a glass of wine. He looks up as you enter, but the other people ignore you. “Welcome to Barovia,” he says. He
perceptiveness and intuition. Insight reflects a character’s skill at reading other people’s moods and intentions. The DM set the DC at 15, which Gareth beats. With a successful Wisdom (Insight) check
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
to let non-rilmani enter without a rilmani escort. They turn hostile should anyone try to infiltrate the town. The ferrumachs share the name of the town, but they know nothing of R04M. The rilmani
, a Rilmani Community in the Spire A third rilmani strides from the gate. This figure is leaner than the others, with a copper cast to their skin. They’re reading a scroll intently, but they look up
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
grow in small gardens around the ridge.
Provisions. Stacks of supplies and gear neatly line the walls, while a small iron pot sits on stones in one alcove.
If the characters enter in a
Lolth while her consort, the drow mage Thirza, sits at a zurkhwood desk reading her spellbook.
Furnishings. The cave contains two sleeping pallets and a zurkhwood chest. A skewered darkmantle cooks
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
room. There are small reading desks with cozy scarlet chairs in the corners.
The shelves contain books on Fistandia’s favorite subjects: arcana, natural science, religion, astrology, and planar
successful DC 15 Strength (Athletics) check. Treasure. Sitting on the reading desk is a jeweled letter opener worth 20 gp. Puzzle Book. The puzzle book with the letter R on its spine is on one of the shelves
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
, cloaked figures who are reading while seated in overstuffed armchairs.
The three goblins (neutral) are unarmed noncombatants who keep this library clean and organized. The cloaked figures seated
paper and placed it atop the highest shelf in the library. The paper becomes visible and blows off the shelf if Endelyn dies, which can happen only during an eclipse. If the characters enter this room
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
understand his personality and goals. Although Strahd can be encountered almost anywhere in his domain, the vampire is always encountered in the place indicated by the card reading in chapter 1, unless
appears in a location other than his tomb or the place indicated by the card reading, roll a d20 and consult the Strahd’s Minions table to determine what creatures he brings with him, if any. Strahd’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
characters enter the Barb, read the following description to set the scene: The arch opens into a large atrium lit with flaming sconces and adorned by grand tapestries depicting Krynn’s three moons
. Doors circle the room. The light of the moons cascades through broad windows high above. At the center of the room stands a serene-looking woman with long, gray hair and red robes. She nods as you enter
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Dock Ward is unsafe. You can set the mood by reading the following to the players: Tall, densely packed tenements leave most of the neighborhood in shadow at ground level. Most of the streetlamps have
Xoblob Shop When the characters enter, they quickly get a sense of the strangeness of the place: A cloud of lavender-scented purple smoke trails out of the shop’s door as you peer inside. Every wall is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
determine where a door leads, use the appropriate table for whichever extradimensional chamber the characters are in presently. The characters always enter a new chamber through the doorway on the wall
successful one. Quill’s Prison Chamber When the characters enter the ballroom painting, the doors on the walls of this extradimensional space close and disappear. The window is fogged over, covered
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
her tireless effort to win the Blood War. When the characters enter the room, set the scene by reading aloud the following boxed text: Two rows of tall wrought-iron candlesticks light this vaulted
Dungeon Locations Before the characters descend into the dungeon, allow them to advance to 4th level. The following area descriptions are keyed to map 1.6. V20. Cellar The characters might enter this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
a wight who follows them around and aids their malicious antics. The creatures are hiding when the characters enter this room, and they ambush the characters unless one or more characters succeed on
characters might also enter this room through the collapse from area T4. Opening the locked door from the inside is straightforward. When the characters peer into the vault, read the following
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
, comprehend languages, hold person, identify, locate object, nondetection, polymorph, protection from evil and good, and wall of stone. Fortunes of Ravenloft If your card reading reveals that a treasure is
the guard willingly allow strangers to enter the house he protects. Each hovel is configured similarly to Kasimir’s hovel. All are currently unoccupied. (Except for the nine guards left behind to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Navid’s cell of the Ashen Heirs. Characters can enter this area via the front door or the windcatcher tower above its 20-foot-high ceiling. If the characters have not alerted the anarchists to their
Baadi and the samovar are also present. If Baadi is here, read the following text after reading the initial boxed text: Several feet above the room’s other occupants, an 8-foot-tall man with blue skin
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
attempt to ambush any non-Returned who enter the catacombs. These Returned are fanatics and fight to the death. The stone slab on the east wall can be moved aside to allow access to area 5, but any
Wisdom (Perception) check notices the secret door. Those who enter the crypt immediately notice what looks like a crooked wall. The secret door opens easily. Treasure. Aside from the drenched skeletons