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Vecna: Eve of Ruin
mithral. They were originally created by a desperate mage on Krynn who drew the Moon card from a Deck of Many Things. The mage wished for a retinue of bodyguards ideally suited to fighting lycanthropes
into its blows. It can also unleash searing blasts of lunar energy that can expose shapeshifters by forcing them into their true forms.Poison, RadiantBludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
teachers and storytellers who anchor Feywild communities. The worst of them are pompous and ill behaved, but even those remain gentle by nature and curious about all things—especially travelers
wonders? (Chaotic)
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Beauty. There is beauty to be found in even the simplest things if you look hard enough. (Good)
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Inspiration. Great are history’s artists and creators. But
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
worst of them are pompous and ill behaved, but even those remain gentle by nature and curious about all things—especially travelers from faraway places.
Moonstone dragons can project themselves
in even the simplest things if you look hard enough. (Good)
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Inspiration. Great are history’s artists and creators. But greater still are those who inspire them. (Any)
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Power
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
teachers and storytellers who anchor Feywild communities. The worst of them are pompous and ill behaved, but even those remain gentle by nature and curious about all things—especially travelers from
? (Chaotic)
4
Beauty. There is beauty to be found in even the simplest things if you look hard enough. (Good)
5
Inspiration. Great are history’s artists and creators. But greater still are
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
mature into wise teachers and storytellers who anchor Feywild communities. The worst of them are pompous and ill behaved, but even those remain gentle by nature and curious about all things&mdash
ludicrous wonders? (Chaotic)
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Beauty. There is beauty to be found in even the simplest things if you look hard enough. (Good)
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Inspiration. Great are history’s artists and creators
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Many Things. This chapter also includes suggestions for other ways adventurers might end up in the Donjon Sphere, as well as advice for how to continue a campaign or keep it on track if the party gets
. When the first Deck of Many Things was created, the Donjon card was linked to the sphere, sending prisoners there.
Jim Zaccaria
The collective distress of the sphere’s prisoners ultimately
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Ability Checks An ability check represents a creature using talent and training to try to overcome a challenge, such as forcing open a stuck door, picking a lock, entertaining a crowd, or deciphering
things in the environment or in creatures’ behavior Charisma Influence, entertain, or deceive Proficiency Bonus Add your Proficiency Bonus to an ability check when the DM determines that a skill or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Ability Checks An ability check represents a creature using talent and training to try to overcome a challenge, such as forcing open a stuck door, picking a lock, entertaining a crowd, or deciphering
things in the environment or in creatures’ behavior Charisma Influence, entertain, or deceive Proficiency Bonus Add your Proficiency Bonus to an ability check when the DM determines that a skill or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
, reveal a vital secret, or end a destructive conflict. When the other gods send their champions to circumvent divine agreements, Kruphix often calls upon his champions to set things right. The Kruphix’s
gods, whether by mediating, forcing a truce, or siding with the weaker group to defeat the stronger one.
A Kruphix Campaign A campaign structured around champions of Kruphix can embrace moral
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Things. The mage wished for a retinue of bodyguards ideally suited to fighting lycanthropes and other shapeshifting creatures. In response, the Moon card spawned the first moonlight guardian. A
moonlight guardian’s body is infused with magical moonlight that the creature can channel into its blows. It can also unleash searing blasts of lunar energy that can expose shapeshifters by forcing them into
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
that keeps the townsfolk from leaving is the beer at the local tavern, which never seems to run out. As if things weren’t bad enough, the town has suffered several mysterious break-ins recently, with
taken its toll on the dwarves of Kelvin’s Cairn, forcing them to come down from the mountain in search of food or beer. In truth, the town is beset by invisible duergar searching for chardalyn. The town
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Chapter 22: Euryale Though many cards in the Deck of Many Things depict individuals, only one card bears a proper name: Euryale, a baneful card with a medusa-like visage. Many sages have pondered who
this individual is and why she appears in the deck, speculating that perhaps Euryale is a fearsome demigod or the wielder of a destructive curse. But the truth is simple: the Deck of Many Things was
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
role these races play in your setting should determine the kinds of reactions that such characters meet. Don’t be afraid to push things to an extreme. An orc character might have to venture into town
visions that guide you. 6 Your sworn enemy is an ally of your people, forcing you to leave your tribe to gain vengeance. 7 An evil entity corrupted your people’s society. 8 An injury or strange event caused you to lose all memory of your past, but occasional flashes of it return to you.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
from a volume in their master’s library, they disguised themselves in rags to beg for pretty things. When their master learned of their greed, he stripped away their wings as punishment, forcing them
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
the heroes from the villains. Good people can do terrible things, while cruel or heartless people may be serving the greater good. An inquisitor may torture innocents in a quest to root out a cult of
gold in their pocket. Another wants to impress their paramour. A leader forcing the Five Nations into war is driven both by fear of their neighbors and the sincere belief that Khorvaire would be
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
the royal army of Keoland, where he earned a name driving the wild things of the Dreadwood away from the settled lands. Eliander suffered a tremendous injury to his leg in a battle against an owlbear
Loyalists in Play The loyalists are focused on two things: ensuring that the dwarven mine is a success, and clamping down on smuggling to keep the Sea Princes in check. The mine is the most precious commodity
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
its direction or collective nerve, you stand tall with the power of your convictions and an even more powerful assortment of weapons to keep things on track. If that sometimes inspires a need to crack
combatants enter a fight not knowing whether their boots have come untied.
6 You have a belt pouch specially made to release ball bearings or caltrops in the thick of the fight, forcing your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
odd things: A duergar merchant can’t stop insulting customers when they are trying to sell something, but becomes a picture of politeness when they want to buy. A number of duergar merchants give
quietly neutralize Xalith and her squad, perhaps tricking them into damaging a duergar merchant’s property or forcing them outside Darklake District, where even drow are forbidden to go. Doing so
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
, and the hunt), Malyk (god of wild magic), Kiaransalee (god of undeath), Ghaunadaur (god of oozes, slimes, and all things subterranean), Zinzerena (god of assassins), Vhaeraun (god of thieves), Lolth
. Forcing the gate open requires a successful DC 25 Strength (Athletics) check. The slave pen is lined with straw. It contains a halfling musical quintet that the drow kidnapped just outside the town
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
mundane equipment is stored here, most of it having no value. This includes such things as a 1-foot length of hempen rope, a harp with only one string, a single left boot, a bucket with no bottom, and so
tower is barricaded shut from the inside. Forcing it open requires a successful DC 14 Strength (Athletics) check. Where this small guard tower once abutted the east side of the fortress, part of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
gripped Toril as a result. This was the first Sundering, and elves have always said it echoed through time. Recent calamities would seem to prove them right. When things settled down, the elves
along? I felt a little bad about taking advantage of the elf’s blindness and forcing him to leave behind some of his baggage, but it was the opportunity of a lifetime! I overheard it said by the
Magic Items
Infernal Machine Rebuild
properties. Roll for each of these properties on the Infernal Machine Properties table. To keep things interesting, the DM might roll secretly for detrimental properties, revealing those properties only
feet of you over the previous hour.
You are distracted by voices and visions, forcing you to succeed on a Wisdom saving throw every 4 hours or gain one level of exhaustion.
15
You understand all
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
on Time If the party arrives at the same time as the Six, roll initiative! Szorrulax prioritizes killing Bracus during the fight, forcing the characters to try to save the Dran Enterprises employee
to the characters if they save him, or they can loot it if things go the other way. Getting Away When the fight is done, the characters can exit through the portal, return to the portal nexus, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
of my ancestors called on me to carry out a great task. 3 I lost control in battle one day, and it was as if something else was manipulating my body, forcing it to kill every foe I could reach. 4 I
stranger things to come for me. 2 I suffered a terrible emotional or physical strain, which brought forth my latent magical power. I have fought to control it ever since. 3 My immediate family never
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
can include furniture, clocks, mirrors, jewels, and toys. Also appearing in the fortress are ghostly visions of people, places, and pets. Any of these things can spontaneously appear about her lair
as a filter of sorts, cleansing souls that cling to fear and pain, forcing them to confront their unfinished business so that they are freed of their mortal baggage and can rise to explore higher
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
, tentacles of black moss sprout from the alcove’s walls, forcing the creature to succeed on a DC 14 Dexterity saving throw to avoid being grappled by them (escape DC 14). The tentacles are an otherwise
characters are unable to see below the surface. This is another ideal ambush location for the meenlocks or, if you want to shake things up a bit, for a black pudding or other ooze to lurk on the surface
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
capitalists but as mercenaries willing to serve others instead of forcing them to serve. In the years that followed, the transformation served the Zhentarim well. They earned a reputation for sterling
smiled in reply. Although it seemed a genuine smile, I could wring no truth from it. Of the castle’s defenses, I can say little. My tour was limited. But I did note that, while some things on the giants
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
to believe, for this area had always hosted such things. But a nation of such creatures? As we now know, the kingdom of Najara, as proclaimed by the serpents that live within, lies along the northern
unaffected by magics that force slumber, I escaped, along with a half-elf among the apprentices to the sage. The spirit chased us across the moors relentlessly, forcing us into the tunnels beneath the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
line of defense against these varied threats. In recent years, they have mobilized against the rising threats of Iuz and Elemental Evil, forcing them to broaden the scope of their operations into
Suloise empires came to a horrific end. The Baklunish people who lived in what is now the Dry Steppes called down a rain of colorless fire that burned all living things, ignited the landscape, and reduced
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
do the same things as the Darklord to a lesser extent, or they’re a weaker version of the same creature as the Darklord. Creations. A Darklord might be served by their creations, such as Construct or
. Isolation. Disrupt those who empower the Darklord—like their soldiers, cultists, creations, or other allies—forcing the Darklord to spend years to make more. Relic. Recover a symbol, icon, or weapon that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
. Perhaps a building collapses, forcing any creature close enough to be struck by falling debris to succeed on a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw or take 7 (2d6) bludgeoning damage.
Map 2.1: Elturel View
city to ponder its role in all things. As long as the characters leave it alone, it doesn’t attack. If they approach, it speaks with them, using its telepathy to communicate with one character at a time
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
barred from the inside. Forcing open the barred door is very difficult, requiring a successful DC 20 Strength check. Creatures. If the orcs have been alerted, the orcs in areas 4 and 4a fire arrows until
natural caverns deeper in the hillside. Creatures. If the characters aren’t trying to be quiet, four hungry stirges attack. The buzzing grows louder, and then four things resembling insectoid bats
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
small, iron-barred window. Forcing open the door requires a successful DC 22 Strength (Athletics) check. Standing inside the room is a hobgoblin guard with a horn. It uses an action to blow the horn and
remains of his life here. Characters who take pity on him earn his trust, and he readily tells them where to find things in Azrok’s Hold. If information is what the characters seek, Salt Nose suggests they
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
, sometimes behave in ways that seem consistent with reverence for That Which Lurks. Those who are faithful to Lolth often oppose Ghaunadaur’s cultists, driving them into hiding or forcing them into
him. Some succeed admirably and achieve great things beyond the reach of most males, but many more succumb to excesses of the flesh, dissipation, and disease, or they are ruined or murdered by a rival
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
compartment in its false back. A character can use an action to try to open this compartment, either with thieves’ tools and a successful DC 15 Dexterity check, or by forcing it open with a successful DC 20
. Therefore, nothing surprises me.”
Ideal. “To know all things is the goal of the most powerful oracles. And I will be the most powerful oracle of all.”
Bond. “This temple was made for me. It has