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Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Warriors Soldiers and Scrappers Habitat: Any; Treasure: Armaments Bram Sels An aasimar commander leads warriors charging into battle Warriors are professionals who make a living through their
prowess in battle. They might be skilled in using a variety of tactics or trained to take advantage of unusual battlefields. Warriors often work together, whether in armies or in teams with deliberate goals
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rrakkma
helping the ulitharid charge the artifact. Objectives/Goals The ulitharid has a pact with the star spawn seer and spends its time focused on charging the Gith Capacitor. If the star spawn seer is
only visible way out is back through the portal. Lighting This area is well lit. The charging Gith Capacitor creates A LOT of light. Creatures/NPCs A star spawn seer and its guardian star spawn hulk are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Adventure Locations Each god’s section includes a map of an iconic location often associated with a specific god. The description of each location includes tables that list possible goals for an adventure based there and villains the characters might face there.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rrakkma
are slick because of the water and walking on them is normally no trouble. However, once combat begins, anyone charging across the floor must make a successful DC 15 Dexterity (Acrobatics) check or
move quickly along the ground and walls. Objectives/Goals These creatures immediately fled the chamber with the illithids and started exploring the complex, until they became trapped here. Natural
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
are key to the story, as well as one of the locations where Strahd can be found. Chapter 1 also outlines Strahd’s goals, and it suggests adventure hooks to draw the player characters into the cursed
Adventure Structure Much of the adventure’s action is driven by the clash between the adventurers’ decisions and Strahd’s goals, and the adventurers and the vampire are all caught in strands of fate
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
in this role. Adventure Sites. The four chapters of the adventure describe locations on Stormwreck Isle where characters can explore, interact with various creatures, and pursue their goals. The first
Overview A D&D adventure is a collection of locations, quests, and challenges that inspire you to tell a story. The outcome of that story is determined by the actions and decisions of the adventurers
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Gaining Access By the time they have visited the locations detailed in the previous chapters, the characters should have knowledge of a route to the surface world and a map or guide to help them
navigate it. These two goals should serve as tools to help motivate the players throughout the earlier chapters of the adventure. As a reward in one chapter, the characters might learn of the existence of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
locations are the cornerstone of countless campaigns. Many of the greatest D&D adventures of all time are location-based.
Creating a location-based adventure can be broken down into a number of steps
steps.
1. Identify the Party’s Goals
The Dungeon Goals table provides common goals that drive or lure adventurers into dungeons. The Wilderness Goals table provides similar inspiration
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
Strahd’s domain, steer them to the village. For the duration of this introductory adventure, any attempt by the characters to explore other locations in Strahd’s domain causes the mists of Ravenloft to
block their path. LEVEL ADVANCEMENT
In this mini-adventure, the characters gain levels by accomplishing specific goals, rather than by slaying monsters. These milestones are as follows
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
you hope to evoke. Step 2: Draw In the Players. Start your campaign in a memorable way. Determine how the characters get drawn into events and how the characters’ goals and ambitions might come into
important locations, and the elements that link the adventures together. Step 4: Bring It to an End. Think about how the campaign might end and what level you expect the characters to be when the campaign
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
steps the villain takes to achieve its goals. Create a timeline showing what the villain does and when, assuming no interference from the adventurers.
Building on the previous example, you might
villain could be following a trail to find the object of its revenge, killing one victim after another while moving ever closer to the real target. 3. Determine the Party’s Goals You can use the Event
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
ready for the party to level up. Conversely, you can hasten level advancement by awarding ad hoc XP for making discoveries, completing goals, roleplaying well, and surviving or avoiding deadly traps
fun distractions, alluring locations, and opportunities for characters to explore. Consequently, it can be hard to gauge what level the characters will be when they arrive at adventure locations
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
or cooperate with demons in order to escape the clutches of the dragons. Throughout the campaign, the goals of the Chamber might not be readily apparent. Locations such as the planar observatory
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
complex north of the village. The chapter concludes with the characters rescuing the villagers and gaining a quest that leads them to one of three locations: Bryn Shander, Goldenfields, or Triboar
three locations described in chapter 2. Appendix A suggests ways in which you can transition characters from the D&D Starter Set adventure or one of several other D&D adventures to chapter 2 of Storm
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
any number of locations, such as warehouses and trade shops, within its region. You may not maintain property or establish formal operations in a settlement outside your region, even if you ship goods
now includes specific locations located on other planes of existence. These could include such fabled trading locations as Sigil, the City of Brass on the Elemental Plane of Fire, or a githyanki outpost
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Goals The Solar Bastion monitors the Deck of Many Things in all its manifestations throughout the multiverse, warns and protects those who find it, and minimizes the damage it causes when found
welcomes assistance from adventurers sympathetic to its goals. Monitor the Deck Most of the Solar Bastion’s activity revolves around monitoring Decks of Many Things. The knights strive for the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
, slippery stone that require successful DC 10 Strength (Athletics) checks to climb. Currents. In locations near steep waterfalls, rapid currents exist. Whenever a creature enters a strong current for
aboleth instantly knows all the character’s desires and goals. It then intermittently projects images to the character in which everything the character loves is destroyed by the Cult of the Crushing Wave
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
to consider. Exotic Locations. Lightning rails, airships, and other forms of transportation can facilitate travel to exotic locations. Adventures could take you to the colossal ruins left behind by
have limitations: the Keeper of the Flame loses her powers if she leaves her citadel. The mighty great druid is… well… a tree. Most of the powerful people in the setting are driven by selfish goals. If
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
which a piece of the Rod of Seven Parts waits. The characters can chat with the archaeologists to learn about the complex and ask to borrow magic items to aid their quest. Laysa’s Goals At camp, Laysa is
are magic items, although Laysa describes them only as detailed below. The items (and their locations on map 7.3) are as follows: Ebony wand decorated with bones and feathers (area T9) Ring of golden
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
monster, a villain with lackeys, an assortment of monsters, or an evil organization. Whatever their nature, the antagonists should have goals that the heroes can uncover and thwart. Familiar Tropes
to the discovery of a dragon’s tomb hidden underneath. A trek through the wilderness might lead to the discovery of a tower that appears only on nights of the full moon. Players remember such locations
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
locations are constructed by and for dragons. The orreries that surround the central space track the courses of the planes as they shift toward and away from Eberron. All about the observatory are enormous
brought into a specific, simultaneous alignment. Chamber NPCs The dragons of the Chamber typically use magic to disguise their true nature and move unseen among humanoids. Although their goals of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
, combat, and other types of encounters to create interesting and engaging pacing. Ensure that scenes are always somehow relevant to your story and move characters toward their goals. Logistics You often
just as important to your horror adventures as lurid shocks. Frequent betrayals encourage paranoia that can paralyze players. Emphasize that certain people and locations will never turn on the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
goals and interests that usually involve the acquisition of even greater wealth. Such a giant’s appeal to adventurers is simply the promise of a steady salary and a luxurious lifestyle. The
giants often needs Humanoid agents to act as emissaries to smaller peoples—and perhaps to enter locations where giants can’t. Adventurers who fill such a role might do so out of loyalty to the giant
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
Quest 1 Acquisition and Retrieval. You acquire assets for the syndicate. You steal important documents or clear out locations for use as hideouts. 2 Heists. You plan and execute elaborate robberies
, and avaricious members of your syndicate in line with the goals and rules of the organization. 5 Assassination. You dispatch prominent people—the sort who have numerous bodyguards and elaborate
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Hollow Mine Locations The following locations are keyed to map 4.1. Map 4.1: hollow mineView Player Version H1: Mine Entrance Loose planks cover the entrance to the mine. Once characters enter the
knowledge she gleans from unholy rites. If Teocín is captured, she says nothing to the characters, but they can learn of her goals, Orencio, and Pazuzu by looking through her notes—dozens of filthy
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
political figure in Baldur’s Gate. Her manner is brusque but professional. She is happy to deal with anyone who appears likely to further her family’s goals, but she can be ruthless toward those who cross
Delimbiyran: A vellum map labeled “Delimbiyran and Environs” shows a few locations in the aboveground ruins of the city. A note written on the map in Elvish identifies one site as “Haven of the Red Quill
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Locations in Bryn Shander The following locations are identified on map 2.1. Map 2.1: Bryn Shander View Player Version B1. Outer Gates The town has three sets of 15-foot-high hinged wooden gates
profitable ventures. The proprietor, a retired sellsword who goes by the name Scramsax (N male Illuskan human veteran), takes advantage of the high hopes and good fortunes of his customers by charging
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Threshold Locations The following locations are keyed to map 6.5. Map 6.5: threshold of the heavens View Player Version T1: Plaza Once characters reach the floating island of the Threshold of the
to bargain and shares the following information: Lohezet doesn’t care about the Dragon Armies’ goals; they just support his research. He discovered the City of Lost Names’s location while with the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
Cave of Echoes Locations The following locations are keyed to map 4.1. Marc Moureau Map 4.1: Cave of Echoes View Player Version C1: Empty Cavern This vaulted cavern is forty feet across and twenty
effect of a spell, the cavern targets the creature that requested its aid. A creature that asks a question here receives a truthful, albeit cryptic, answer in Common with clues to its goals. Those who
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
. This version of Phandalin is set five years or so after that adventure, making use of many of the original Phandalin locations and NPCs even as it adds new places and new characters to the mix. If
operator of the Lionshield Coster (see the “Locations in Phandalin” section). Her daughter Minghee (NG female human commoner) knows that her mother expects her to take over the business in a few years
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
encounters that can occur in underground regions or at surface locations suffering an invasion from the depths. These encounters also fit well for places warped by the strange corruption of the Far
simply seek to indulge their endless hunger. Hill Giant Encounters d12† Encounter
1 2 hill giants charging at each other until their heads collide, while 4 ogres (attitude for all: 1d6 + 3
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
locations of Wyllowwood’s gates and how to activate them (see areas 3b, 6i, and 9), as well as the passages leading down to levels 6 and 7. If the characters slay the cloakers north of her tower (in area 4
done nothing aside from this to offend him, Halaster babbles about his current preoccupation (see “Halaster’s Goals”) and demands the characters do whatever they can to help him. He then teleports away
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
dolgrims. A few can be found on the surface, working with the Cults of the Dragon Below or pursuing their own enigmatic goals. The mind flayers often seem to pursue reopening the gates to Xoriat with
of Eyes has followers across Khorvaire, and its cults are typically driven by mad visions. Devoted cultists can grow eyes in unusual locations, and might have darkvision or other supernatural
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
Lair Locations The following locations are keyed to Map: Shivering Deaths Lair. D1: Lair Entrance A wide cleft in an icy cliffside marks the entrance to Shivering Death’s lair. Frozen bones protrude
.) Ralvald’s Goals. Ralvald is eager for aid and wants the dragon dead. He would prefer that his sister survive, but he understands that her choices might have serious consequences. Advice for Ralvald
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
Cave Locations The following locations are keyed to map 4.1. Mike Schley Map 4.1: Wave Echo Cave View Player Version W1: Cave Entrance The entrance tunnel leads into a large natural cavern supported
regarding their identities, allegiances, interests, and goals, filing it all in his memory in the hope that someday he will find a use for what he learns. Nezznar admits to being the Spider, and to