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Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
Location Overview Five miles south of Conyberry is a shrine dedicated to Savras, god of divination and fate. Many years ago, the shrine’s priest-seers foresaw a barbarian attack on Conyberry, giving
to the shrine, besieged it, and slaughtered everyone inside. In the days leading up to this final battle, the priest-seers helped the townsfolk hide their gold in plain sight. They melted down the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
portray him, the Cartophile might fall under suspicion by the characters in the manner of so many too-helpful NPCs. You can opt to run with such suspicions by giving the Cartophile a secret agenda. He
with the characters. The Cartophile will be keen to meet this ancestor, perhaps leading to a new family business. Or considering that they’re both gnomes, perhaps Kwalish is the ancestor the Cartophile sought all along!
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
vortex.
A water weird bound to the pool years has been corrupted by the demonic influence infecting these tunnels, turning it evil and giving it a dark hunger. The western path slopes upward to a
protect the path leading to area 16. The water weird can command the pool’s water to erupt like a geyser, effectively lifting the water weird up to the characters’ level and putting them within its reach
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
to extract the mithral from the pillars proves futile.)
Xindulus. An invisible ultroloth named Xindulus guards a secret door leading to a 10-foot-wide spiral staircase that descends to level 22 (see
battling a black pudding conceals the secret door in the north wall. Bloodstains mar the carving, making the dwarves look horribly wounded and giving the ooze a disgustingly realistic sheen. The secret door
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
elsewhere, or you can advance the timeline if the characters seem to be in a hurry. Under threatening skies, a parade of unhappy children dressed as flowers trudges through the muddy streets, leading the
guards fail in their duty, the burgomaster retreats to his mansion and the townsfolk flee to their homes, giving the characters free rein in town.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
silently through these caves. 17a. The Maw Rock Formations. Sharp-pointed stalagmites and stalactites fill this 40-foot-high cave, giving it the appearance of a toothy maw. Harmless bats flutter between
the stalactites.
Lightning Flashes. If the behir is in area 17c, sporadic flashes of blue-white light appear in the tunnel leading to that area, accompanied by a crackling noise.
17b. Crushed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
the glass cabinet and fell victim to its spell. If one or more characters follow Rubin into the Hall of Illusions, see “Chasing Rubin” below. After recovering from the cabinet’s spell, Ween remains
avoid entering the hall. All the color has leached out of his skin, hair, eyes, and apparel, giving him a strangely monochromatic look. And his problems don’t end there. A kenku named Kettlesteam stole
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
3. The Stable The two big doors leading into the stable are sealed, and the place looks shuttered.
If the characters ask around, the villagers claim that the stable was put out of business some
carry up to two Medium or six Small riders at a time. The difficult part is getting their harnesses attached so that riders don’t fall off, and giving the proper commands once airborne.
Any character
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
3. The Stable The two big doors leading into the stable are sealed, and the place looks shuttered. If the characters ask around, the villagers claim that the stable was put out of business some time
up to two Medium or six Small riders at a time. The difficult part is getting their harnesses attached so that riders don’t fall off, and giving the proper commands once airborne.
Any character can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
innate power over them. He plays with them as if they were children, chasing them through the gloomy depths.
Something changes, and the oozes flow away. The deep gnome runs after them, fearful of
that cast them out and devour it all!
Sundered Blades The corruption in Gracklstugh slowly rots duergar society from within, leading it toward a brutal fate. You see a circle of small hooded figures
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
. If asked, Gash explains that the minotaurs spared his life in exchange for leading travelers into the maze. If the characters insist on entering the maze, Gash goes with them, trying to keep his new
friends safe. If the characters defeat the minotaurs and move deeper into the Labyrinth, Gash can accompany them as a follower and guide, giving the characters advantage on Wisdom (Survival) checks to avoid becoming lost in the Labyrinth.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
locals to avoid him. The burgomaster enables Blinsky to stay in business by giving him a couple of gold pieces a month to make festival decorations. Gadof Blinsky and Piccolo Blinsky is a heavyset man
snarling wolves chasing children in place of prancing horses (price 9 sp) A ventriloquist’s dummy that looks like Strahd von Zarovich (price 9 sp) A doll that looks remarkably like Ireena Kolyana
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
many hours. Sometimes the sounds get closer or fade away, echoing strangely through the surrounding tunnels. Eventually, the characters enter a smaller tunnel leading upward. As they move forward, they
grow louder. The tunnel ends at a ledge twenty feet above the floor of a large cavern, giving you a perfect view of the conflict below.
On the shores of an underground lake, a pack of frenzied
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
house on campus. Upon his death, Captain Dapplewing bequeathed the manor to the university, which honored his legacy by giving the house his name and keeping most of its original furnishings in pristine
top and bottom of the steps leading inside the building in area C1. These circles are permanent, customized teleportation circles. Anyone can move onto a circle and mentally focus on the floor to which
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
retreated to their respective enclaves with their goods and livestock. A stream runs nearby, crossed by two stone bridges leading to the drow and Zhentarim enclaves. The stream is 5 feet deep and fed by the
over, and various goods (see “Treasure”) are strewn upon the cavern floor amid the slaughtered corpses of giant lizards and steeders. Characters approaching the market see two enlarged duergar chasing a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
meet once a week or more. This section assumes that no cultists are on site when the characters arrive, giving the party a chance to explore in relative peace. But if you decide so, the cultists could be
than from stone.
A narrow timber bridge sags across the channel, leading from the back of a crooked alley to what appears to be a partially sunken galley whose structure has been incorporated into the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
metal-coated skull of a half-elf (Trenzia) floats around the room, giving off crackling sounds as it electrifies the floor with rays of lightning (see “Trenzia” below).
Golem. A flesh golem stands in
uses its next action to try to calm the golem. While attempting to calm the golem, the skull can’t electrify the floor. 7d. Mining Woes Three ghasts hunker down behind the door leading into this room
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
, invites the party to tea at Harbreeze Bakery, eager to gossip with them. 5 A merchant giving away samples of her wares offers each party member a free cigar. 6 A street artist offers to sketch one of the
bodyguards checks to make sure the character is okay. 12 A shady broker claims to know exactly what the party needs, leading characters to the Undercellar to show them a selection of interesting but shady
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
settle a grudge. A sneaky character puts their skills to the test by leading the rest of the party to conduct a heist. A character learns the location of a magic item needed to save their hometown. A
Goals. Characters can change their goals whenever they please, but you can encourage them to do so by giving them significant victories roughly every 5 levels. When characters accomplish their goals
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
bring her to him for questioning. Other svirfneblin tried to free the mage, leading to the first of several armed confrontations. Flagonfist has since sent his duergar guards to storm the neighboring
-studded robe is worth 750 gp. Development. If the characters cure Yantha’s madness, she confesses to giving Krimgol’s black gem to her apprentice, Flink Thunderbonk. She doesn’t know Flink’s current
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
chatty stranger, Ellyn Harbreeze, invites the party to tea at Harbreeze Bakery, eager to gossip with them.
5 A merchant giving away samples of her wares offers each party member a free cigar.
6
young boy belonging to a wealthy patriar family. One of the boy’s nine bodyguards checks to make sure the character is okay.
12 A shady broker claims to know exactly what the party needs, leading
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
queen who has corrupted the myconids, has made her intentions clear. She is leading her new followers to the vast cavern complex occupied by Araumycos, the largest life-form in the Underdark and
perhaps in all the world. There, the two will be bonded in a demonic ceremony, giving Zuggtmoy dominion over a fungal kingdom larger and greater than any surface-world realm. To that end, she and her
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
, represented him. Her power to harness the Weave clings to the fabric of her works, giving her the ability to bring these monsters to life on command. Ultimately, Neverember used his influence to ruin Kalain
and divorce her from Waterdeep’s high society. She was allowed to keep her home, but her works and her reputation were destroyed, slowly and methodically. Kalain’s spirit was broken, leading to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Levistus, a pale glow caught their eye in the snow nearby, leading to the discovery of a sword-shaped amulet of chardalyn. Each of these amulets has an inner radiance that provides warmth and aid
, short of giving up their stronghold and their leverage over Speaker Crannoc. Levistus tells the cultists to terminate the alliance if one of the following events comes to pass: The characters attack any
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
, accessible from only one or two other areas, giving the beholder control over the route that enemies must take to reach the sanctum where the owner of the place lies in wait. A beholder usually
bends every 50 to 100 feet to prevent attackers from shooting at the beholder while it flees, but giving the monster opportunities to attack when its enemies come into view. Many escape tunnels have
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
you can add to the villains in this chapter, giving them more or less good reasons to perform their evil deeds. Morally Ambiguous Villains d4 Villain 1 The villain is targeting people with
criminal deeds, but there’s no trail of evidence leading back to the villain. 5 A crime lord has the local authorities on the payroll, so no official action will ever be taken to stop their criminal
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
priest of Boldrei wheels a cart of bread loaves through the city, giving food to the homeless. 11–15 A goblin pushing a cart of rusty weapons and broken clay pots calls out, "Real artifacts of ancient
you and quickly move apart. 45–46 Three shifter children run by you, yelling and chasing each other with wooden swords. They duck into a boarded-up building. 47–48 "Stop her! She stole my necklace
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
them all. Inside the Whorlstone Tunnels, however, the derro is distracted by ever-present threats, giving the party the best chance to catch him. The characters can fight Droki by the tunnels’ entrance
its occupant. Upon reaching area 11, he greets the derro there before eating another pygmywort mushroom and traveling through the narrow tunnel leading to area 12. He eats another bigwig and reverts
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
each other’s company while singing, dancing, and playing games. Argantle is playing a chess-like game called Crowns with her cousin, Jagu, when a howling wind warns her of the party’s approach, giving
stones were transparent instead of opaque. Characters who examine the campfire and succeed on a DC 12 Wisdom (Survival) check notice two sets of small, sooty hoofprints leading up to the stones where
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
cuts a deal with the adventurers: if they distract the arcanaloth and the night hag long enough for him to steal the spellbook, Spite will show them the stairs leading down to level 10 (see area 44
while giving them assurances that things will change for the better. Wormriddle the night hag has been keeping an eye on the sisters, who take advantage of any distraction to flee back to Skullport
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
reconciliation, giving the factions a chance to make amends. 17–18 A bungled smuggling operation lands a few respected people in jail, leading to near riots as fishers gather in a huge mob to effect a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Borderlands Quest: Goblin Trouble
bowl to the goblins for 50 GP, there were only three goblins, but there may be more now.
Giving Clues when Roleplaying
Dilly the bandit was injured by the giant wolf spiders. The players may have
the characters who succeeded on the saving throw take 2 Bludgeoning damage.
Secret Door The secret door into the final goblin lair area on the eastern cavern wall leading into the room is designed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
with human tracks, as well as a set of tracks that look like they belong to a pair of giant rodents. The reptilian (kobold) tracks fan out, leading to areas M2, M3, and M4. The rodent (giant rat
long tails and beady eyes. They rush to attack as soon as you notice them.
The two giant rats are aggressive, giving chase if the characters run away. Underground River. Thermal vents keep this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
down enemies, giving a dungeon’s inhabitants time to mount a defense or flee. The hidden pit is a classic example of this kind of trap. A 10-foot-deep pit usually deals little damage and is easy to
spots for traps, especially those that serve as alarms or restraints. The goal is to foil or delay intruders before they can reach a critical location, giving the dungeon’s denizens a chance to mount a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
these embarrassments, he declared an oath to bring death to all gnomes.
To keep his nemesis from doing him harm, Garl tricked Kurtulmak into chasing him into a maze of caves by singing mocking songs
appreciation in return. Sometimes the deity reveals itself before giving the gift, and sometimes the item simply appears on the recipient’s pillow or in a loot sack. Typical gifts include a golden