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Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
locations on the Material Plane, in the Elemental Planes of Air and Fire, and especially in the Great Conflagration, the border region between those two planes. They retain none of the skills and motivation
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
artists and poets, encourage great thinkers, and spur adventurers to heroic deeds. They sometimes give guidance to those in need or request help from adventurers to encourage them to greatness.
As a rule
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)
5
Inspiration. Great are historyâs artists and creators
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
great thinkers, and spur adventurers to heroic deeds. They sometimes give guidance to those in need or request help from adventurers to encourage them to greatness.
As a rule, moonstone dragons are
? (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 historyâs artists and creators. But greater still are
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Eberron: Rising from the Last War
least, salvaged for docents and other magic items. Here are locations where operational warforged colossi are rumored to dwell:
âArkusâ (Colossus WX-11) lies prone at the bottom of the
otherwise intact.
âKarrnslayerâ (Colossus WX-31) lost its legs but crawls through the Mournland, using its arms to drag its great bulk across the ground. It is always prone and canât
Monsters
Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
experiences, particularly great meals, with the monster. Some might even convince a darkweaver to release them if they promise to return with rare spices or one-of-a-kind meals. Those who manage to
lightless caverns, preferring locations touched by pitch-black planes, such as Pandemonium or the Shadowfell. Darkweavers tend to inhabit isolated sites where they can weave webs of shadow undisturbed.
A
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
the greatest bards and philosophers to partake in âthe Great Dialogueâ in the dragonâs mountaintop lair. But only the dragon knows that the Great Dialogue has no end, and no one can
spirit of their glacier home. Such worship amuses and flatters the dragon, who keeps the hunters safe and leads them to locations where seals are plentiful.
Crystal Dragon Lairs
Crystal dragons
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
using her magic.
Casting such great magic night after night while also granting spells to her devoted followers leaves Auril weak and vulnerable. In her self-inflicted weakened state, Auril is inclined
instantly knows the locations and health of all other creatures on the island. She knows how much damage each of these creatures has taken, how many levels of exhaustion they have, and what conditions
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Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
realm in the far north and, after a time, plunged it into frigid darkness using her magic.
Casting such great magic night after night while also granting spells to her devoted followers leaves Auril
lair actions on initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties):
Auril instantly knows the locations and health of all other creatures on the island. She knows how much damage each of these creatures
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
gravity with flight that doesnât rely solely upon their great wings, and gravitational force empowers both their devastating breath weapon and the exploding amethyst crystals they spit at their
A cult devoted to a Great Old One of the Far Realm seeks an alien monolith that can summon its master, but the site is guarded by an amethyst dragon.
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An amethyst dragon wyrmling is actually
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Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Frostmaiden could not stay away for long. Auril returned to her icy realm in the far north and, after a time, plunged it into frigid darkness using her magic.
Casting such great magic night after
sheâs on the island, the Frostmaiden can take one of the following lair actions on initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties):
Auril instantly knows the locations and health of all other
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
bards and philosophers to partake in âthe Great Dialogueâ in the dragonâs mountaintop lair. But only the dragon knows that the Great Dialogue has no end, and no one can leave the lair
university, but the students must travel to the dragonâs mountain lair for class.
Crystal Dragon Lairs
Crystal dragons seek out frigid, picturesque locations with clear views of the sky
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
physical laws affect them. They defy gravity with flight that doesnât rely solely upon their great wings, and gravitational force empowers both their devastating breath weapon and the exploding
before swapping back.
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A cult devoted to a Great Old One of the Far Realm seeks an alien monolith that can summon its master, but the site is guarded by an amethyst dragon.
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An amethyst
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
.
Emerald Dragon Lairs
Emerald dragons make their lairs in caves and subterranean ruins, favoring locations that have been abandonedâand ideally forgottenâby other creatures. They are most
features:
Lava Tubes. When the volcano is quiet, the dragon uses the lava tubes to come and go from the lair.
Great Hall. The emerald dragon resides in a grand rectangular hall near the center of the
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
for a history of the gods the dragon is compiling.
Emerald Dragon Lairs
Emerald dragons make their lairs in caves and subterranean ruins, favoring locations that have been abandoned&mdash
had subsided, the dragon moved in.
The lair has the following features:
Lava Tubes. When the volcano is quiet, the dragon uses the lava tubes to come and go from the lair.
Great Hall. The emerald
Triton
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
to escape so easily. A great conclave of tritons chose volunteers skilled in weapons and magic as part of an expeditionary force to enter the Material Plane and seek out their enemies.
Those tritons
spread across the worldâs oceans and established protectorates to watch over deep sea trenches, portals, undersea caves, and other locations where their enemies might lurk. They defeated their
Criminal / Spy
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Basic Rules (2014)
CONTACT
You have a reliable and trustworthy contact who acts as your liaison to a network of other criminals. You know how to get messages to and from your contact, even over great distances
new place is note the locations of everything valuableâor where such things could be hidden.
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I would rather make a new friend than a new enemy.
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I am incredibly slow to trust. Those
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Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
prey on the rich, whether pickpockets or con artists. The community where you plied your trade might have been one of FaerĂ»nâs great metropolises, such as Waterdeep or Baldurâs Gate
situation. I never raise my voice or let my emotions control me.
3
The first thing I do in a new place is note the locations of everything valuableâor where such things could be hidden
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Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
locations discussed here, it is far more unnatural. You hail from one of the settlements in the Underdark, each of which has its own strange customs and laws. If you are a native of one of the great
hundreds of miles of the Great Glacier and the Great Ice Sea. No one from your nation makes the effort to cross such colossal barriers without a convincing reason. You must fear something truly
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Baldurâs Gate: Descent into Avernus
can find passages through the urban sprawl that others would miss. When you are not in combat, you (and companions you lead) can travel between any two locations in the city twice as fast as your
their torch-based code. From the lighting, placement, and type of torch arranged on or near a structure, you can gather a great deal of information about those who live or do business there, particularly
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
crystals fill the hall with dim light. (Crystals pried out of their fixtures go dark.)
Carvings. The lower walls were once lined with carvings depicting dwarves pushing mine carts toward the west
hall. Carved into the walls flanking the double door stand armored dwarves, their stony beards flowing out of great helms that conceal their facial features.
Halaster used magic to distort the wall
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
their nightmares to the great serpent. A yuan-ti malison (Ras Nsi) wielding a flaming sword and wearing a gold crown set with a black opal leads the snake people to a great door to the underworld. The
) check discovers that the black opal in Ras Nsiâs crown is a stone button. If the check succeeds by 5 or more, the character also sees tiny holes hidden among the scales of the Night Serpent carvings
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Guildmastersâ Guide to Ravnica
and companions you lead can travel between any two locations in the city twice as fast as your speed would normally allow. The paths of the undercity are haunted by dangers that rarely brave the
affairs of other guilds is a great way to get squashed like a bug. (Neutral)
Bonds
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Bond
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I cherish the finger of a family member who was petrified by a
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Baldurâs Gate: Descent into Avernus
to and from your contact, even over great distances; specifically, you know the local messengers, corrupt caravan masters, and seedy sailors who can deliver messages for you.
BALDURâS GATE
matter what the situation. I never raise my voice or let my emotions control me.
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The first thing I do in a new place is note the locations of everything valuableâor where such things
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
Additional Locations You can turn this adventure into an entire campaign by adding additional locations containing more missing components of the Infernal Machine. Just as the Tomb of Horrors was
repurposed here, you might similarly repurpose other adventures from D&D history or your previous campaigns, manipulating their time lines to create alternative scenarios. So many of the iconic locations
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Running an Acquisitions Incorporated Campaign The grand buffet that is an Acquisitions Incorporated campaign features plenty of the exciting locations and high adventure common to all great fantasy
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
three copper pneumatic tubes fastened to a wall, with a shelf of empty copper canisters below them.
Bed. At the north end of the room is a comfortable mahogany bed, its bedposts topped with imp carvings
other locations in Dweomercore. From left to right, the tubes are labeled with their respective destinations: âHeadmasterâs Officeâ (area 15a), âKitchenâ (area 27a), and âStudy Hallâ (area 39).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
9. Temple of the Great Snake This 30-foot-high cavern is dominated by a ruin that contains the following: Carvings. The interior walls are covered in carvings of snakes, fanged maws, and open
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
of the Talhund. Dwarven Made The crypt is solid dwarven construction. Its stone remains strong despite millennia of neglect. Carvings of dwarf priests are prevalent, as are carvings of mountain peaks
and multifaceted gemstones. Subtle enchantments cause the carvings of gemstones to glitter like genuine gems. Darkness The crypt isnât illuminated, and its denizens rely on darkvision to see. Area
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
9. Goat Cave A large campfire burns in the middle of this cave. The fire illuminates wall carvings that depict stone giants heaving boulders over their heads. Sitting around the campfire are two
stone giants. They are meditating in order to gain the benefits of the Olach Morrah feature (see âThe Great Stillnessâ section earlier in this chapter). If they remain undisturbed for another 30 minutes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurerâs Guide
locations is encompassed within the wild lands of the North. Among them are the great library of Candlekeep, home of the greatest collection of written lore in Faerûn; the imposing, giant-scale castle
exist largely outside the protection or purview of the great powers of the region. Even the civilized locales among these places, such as Elturgard, exist, at best, in an uneasy tension with the denizens
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
. The now-lost Temple of Moloch and the construction site of the legendary Tomb of Horrors are two of those locations. However great the risks, finding the components demands the effort, for whoever
uncover additional components scattered across distant places â and times. The now-lost Temple of Moloch and the construction site of the legendary Tomb of Horrors are two of those locations. However
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
. Moonstone dragons often use locations in the Feywild as their primary residences, locations on the Material Plane for entertaining guests, and locations on the Ethereal Plane for storage. Occasionally
version of the black dragon lairâs tower (map 5.2) makes a great Feywild audience chamber, while a vibrant, living version of the green dragon lairâs enormous tree (map 5.10) makes for a very
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
, appearing as a great fireball blazing through the night sky. Characters who investigate this celestial event find mind flayers skirmishing with githyanki warriors and a githyanki knight amid the wreckage
choice. Waves of invaders appear throughout the night, unless the characters can activate the proper sequences of runes and star carvings to sever the invadersâ connection to the circle. Missing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurerâs Guide
Great Glacier to the fertile shores along rivers and seas. Humans find ways to survive and to thrive almost anywhere. In locations where elves and dwarves have withdrawn, humans often move in and build
many places the most dominant. Their cultural and societal makeup runs the gamut, from the cosmopolitan folk who reside in great cities such as Baldurâs Gate and Waterdeep to the barbarians who rage
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Candlekeep dispel it.
Great Library The Avowed transported the towers of the Great Library piecemeal from other locations and painstakingly reassembled them, creating a skyline of bristling spires
Inner Ward The poster map included with this book shows the Inner Ward, which contains the Great Libraryâa veritable forest of stone towers clumped around stockier buildings, all joined together in