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Returning 26 results for 'floating tells'.
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
this book tells how to reach a lost city of magic entombed in the ice. Before she could obtain the book, Nass perished. She now exists as a ghost, unable to rest until she finds the book. Characters
, detect magic, detect thoughts, find familiar, Melf's acid arrow, Tenser's floating disk, and thunderwave.Cold, Necrotic, PoisonAcid, Fire, Lightning, Thunder; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
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Adventure Hook
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A pirate ship is found floating on the open sea, the bodies of the crew completely desiccated. The only clue to what happened is a
for driving away a topaz dragon attempting to claim the sea devils’ territory.
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A pirate captain tells stories of an adult topaz dragon;adult topaz dragon's legendary hoard while
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
her quarters (area 11b), or vice versa. A light cantrip cast on the top of her staff lights her path. Skrianna’s shield guardian marches a few steps behind her. Floating nearby is a grell valet that
, not she, must stand aside. If this leads to violence, the headmaster quells the conflict as quickly as possible and tells Skrianna that she is confined to her quarters. Once she is out of sight of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
magical portal. When a living creature enters the blowhole, roll a d10. On a 1-8, nothing happens. On a 9, the creature is pulled down into the shaft, through a portal, and appears moments later floating
pity on the creature and uses plane shift to return it home — for a price!) The party can learn about the magic of the blowhole in a number of ways: One of the disgruntled anchorites tells the character
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Netheril’s Fall: Tales of Terror, Treasure, and Time Travel
go to Fool’s Needle, travel through the time gate’s portal, confirm it leads to ancient Netheril, and report back with proof. Krazbrax promises to pay each character 150 GP for their efforts and tells
confused after accidentally floating through the time gate. Moderate 2 Two Basilisks The result of irresponsible summoning, these aggressive creatures wreaked havoc in Eileanar until their summoner
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
pirate ship is found floating on the open sea, the bodies of the crew completely desiccated. The only clue to what happened is a single topaz dragon scale on the deck.
2 A topaz dragon has claimed
driving away a topaz dragon attempting to claim the sea devils’ territory.
7 A pirate captain tells stories of an adult topaz dragon’s legendary hoard while attempting to gather a crew to raid the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
missing its entire north wall, and what little remains turns to ashes before your eyes. Through the hole, you see two detached sections of the castle floating in the air.
The gallery itself contains
Figurines. The six figurines are floating because they are subject to the tug of the void (see “Castle Features”). The figurines are shaped like tiny humans but lack fine features to distinguish them from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
the Runestone, which he can then deliver to Laeral in utmost secrecy. Jalester tells the characters that he wants the fragment for himself and won’t disclose its purpose, except to say that its recovery
will help to ensure Waterdeep’s security (a true statement). He describes the Runestone as a large, glowing, disk-shaped gem with Halaster’s rune floating in it. He does not mention a monetary reward
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
guardian accompanies Zelraun at all times. Zelraun tells the characters (truthfully) that he has no idea where Artus is, and all prior attempts to divine his whereabouts or scry on him with magic have
settlements of Ten-Towns, Duvessa tells the characters that she has an aunt (her father’s sister) living in Waterdeep who is the captain of a ship called the Dancing Wave. Duvessa writes a letter to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Breaking the Chains Eight chains of infernal iron anchor Elturel to its binding posts, and each of those chains must be broken to free the city. If all the chains are broken, Elturel remains floating
tells Arkhan as such. Read or paraphrase the following: A shroud of confusion passes over Arkhan’s face, dissolving his bravado. He mutters to Tiamat under his breath, “Is that wise, my queen?” Then his
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
bargain. As she departs, she tells the characters to wait in the caves until midnight, then head north along the shore for a mile. If they follow her instructions, they find a waterlogged wooden chest
she has added skinned meat and fresh human organs to the latest batch. Characters who examine the stew see lumps of flesh and organs floating in the spicy broth. Characters will need to dump the stew
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
along the edges of the pool, staring at a corpse floating in it.
Five bulezaus drowned a night hag in the pool. The hag, Yiggleblight, was working with Trantolox to find Crokek’toeck until the
walls. The demons wait for prey to enter the room before attacking. They hungrily pursue more elusive prey. The barlguras tore the floating chunk of scab from the center of the ceiling, causing blood
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
this camp. Each party member has a tiny, glowing, snowflake floating a few inches above them—the symbol of the Frostmaiden, which most Reghed nomads recognize and fear. Members of the Bear Tribe won’t
this camp. Each party member has a tiny, glowing snowflake floating a few inches above them—the symbol of the Frostmaiden, which most Reghed nomads recognize and fear. Members of the Elk Tribe won’t
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
lost. If the characters have Boy with them, the dog and Garret become inseparable. If the characters tend to his wounds, Garret comes around and tells them that a yeti surprised him and his
, which contains the following wizard spells: alter self, cloud of daggers, comprehend languages, detect magic, expeditious retreat, scorching ray, shield, suggestion, and Tenser’s floating disk.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
up—its exposed chest cavity on display—and the horrified mortician tells the characters they’re supposed to be dead. Both creatures attack. Treasure. The golem’s chest contains the key to the locked
-white fruit resembling an apple. A creature that eats half or more of the fruit takes 70 necrotic damage. The dryads don’t stop characters from picking the fruit. M9: Records Room A floating feline
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
floating bodies to drift through the muck, bumping into walls and passersby. They are harmless but unsettling nonetheless. In addition to the bodies, three Returned sentries (see chapter 6) lurk here. These
and tells his overprotective partner, Callisos, what has happened. Both of the lampads then return to try to drive the characters off. Eidolon. Varyas’s flitterstep eidolon (see chapter 6) dwells in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
of Moving Ice, hoping to find a tome called The Codicil of White, a book of magic and lore composed by servants of Auril the Frostmaiden. The Arcane Brotherhood believes that this book tells how to
Lantomir’s Traveling Libram. The tome contains the following spells: clairvoyance, cloud of daggers, counterspell, detect magic, detect thoughts, find familiar, Melf’s acid arrow, Tenser’s floating
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
feigned his demise to trick his attackers. If the characters search the bodies, they notice Seltern open his eyes. If the characters treat him kindly, Seltern tells of how forces of devils assaulted
with holy water. A successful DC 15 Intelligence (Investigation) check notices odd details in the stonework around one of the fonts, which covers a secret tunnel (area H17). Development. Pherria tells
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
sour expression. “What do you want?” he asks.
Reash decides whether to admit the party. If he does, he has the reavers in area K9 lower the chain and tells the characters to tie up their boat in
area K10. He then sends the reavers to escort the characters. K12. Moored Keelboat A large keelboat is moored to the inner side of the keep’s east wall, floating in the boat basin. A rope ladder leads
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
creature in the water, but the result is only healthful exfoliation. With a successful DC 10 Strength (Athletics) check, a character can climb the rough walls of the pit, or can stay floating while the
with weak acid and floating bones. A character who succeeds on a DC 12 Intelligence (Investigation) or Wisdom (Survival) check notices the hinged floor. With a successful DC 15 Dexterity check using
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
the following when the characters reach this room: A long, oaken dining table spans this room, and an empty fireplace sits in one corner. Cobwebs stretch across the room’s large window. Floating above
can destroy ghosts. Patrin tells the characters that if they defeat the phase spiders, they can get the book and use it to break Gremorly’s ritual, releasing the ghosts trapped in Harrowhall. 11
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
damaged iron golem in the street. She tells the characters she needs two hundred pounds of iron to replace the construct’s missing arm—even scrap will do. Lower Ward Factions The following factions are
per Spell Comprehend languages, detect magic, disguise self, feather fall, illusory script, protection from evil and good, shield, Tenser’s floating disk 25 gp Arcane lock, darkvision, detect
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
they collide with creatures they can’t reach (creatures flying above them, for example). This statue on the dais doesn’t move, and the tiny sphere floating next to its head is frozen in time and magical
consequences for the characters in their climactic encounter with her (as described at the end of the chapter). P38. Secret Library A dozen floating candles cast dim, flickering lights over this sepulchral
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
a magically lit chamber containing the following: Thorvin Twinbeard (see appendix B), Xanathar’s engineer, is building a large contraption in the middle of the room. Floating nearby is an albino gazer
), into giving them the large supply of smokepowder that he smuggled into the dungeon. Thorvin also tells them where to plant the smokepowder to cause the most damage (see “Destroy the Lair”). X14
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
area P14d. A double door leads to a stone balcony that overlooks the Court of Storms (area P13). Floating 10 feet above the top of the staircase is a banshee trapped in temporal stasis. The banshee
, but Shon doesn’t trust visitors not to steal the books. If necessary, he uses suggestion spells to force intruders to “get out and stay out!” If the characters stubbornly refuse to leave, Shon tells
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
characters received a letter of recommendation from Tamalin Zoar (see the “Calling Horns” section) and they show it to Dral Thelev, the half-orc tells them that the Zoar family has power in the city and
great numbers. Settlements that stand on the edge of the Evermoors face constant threats from these and other monsters. Floating a mile above the Evermoors is Lyn Armaal, Countess Sansuri’s cloud