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Tales from the Yawning Portal
Amphibious. The nereid can breathe air and water.
Aquatic Invisibility. If immersed in water, the nereid can make itself invisible as a bonus action. It remains invisible until it leaves the water
, ends the invisibility as a bonus action, or dies.
Mantle Dependent. The nereid wears a mantle of silky cloth the color of sea foam, which holds the creature’s spirit. The mantle has an AC and
Monsters
Acquisitions Incorporated
cousins, the ancient deep crows. Whether these gargantuan specimens are elder deep crows grown to great size or some higher form that holds lesser deep crows in thrall remains to be determined. Ideally
Monsters
Candlekeep Mysteries
past.
Although outwardly friendly, Quill is driven by three selfish desires: to preserve his well-being, to alleviate his boredom, and to escape Wisteria Vale. He holds a grudge against the Harpers
and eliminate agents of tyranny.
As long as Quill remains in Wisteria Vale, he is immune to all damage and automatically succeeds on all saving throws. This feature is suppressed if Quill wills it (no action required) or while he is within 15 feet of Renekor the beholder.
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
guilt and regret have dispelled all evil thoughts from her mind and cleansed her tortured soul. But Kasimir remains unconvinced by her assertions, because he knows that Strahd has corrupted Patrina and
more important, he believes that the Amber Temple holds the secret to bringing the ancient dead back to life.
With the characters' help, Kasimir thinks he might be able to find out how to restore
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
. However, wizardry remains a temptation. In the pages of a spellbook, an illithid sees a system to acquire authority. Through the writings of the wizard who penned it, the illithid perceives the workings of
mind is transferred to the periapt, where it remains in communion with any other trapped alhoon minds, as well as the souls of those sacrificed.
The undeath conferred by a periapt of mind trapping
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
While some might think it strange to find hermits in a bustling city, others know that sometimes the most profound solitude exists in the midst of a crowd. Baldur’s Gate holds a handful of
contradictions, fills your hours.
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You tend to some part of the city’s forgotten history: the unmarked graves in Cliffside Cemetery, the crumbling remains of dead patriar families’ manors, or
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
deal or try to steal from it. A morkoth knows every person and object in its collection.
A morkoth’s island has the qualities of a dreamscape. It holds a jumble of objects and creatures the
saving throw. On a failure, the creature has misplaced one possession (chosen by the player, if the creature is that player’s character). The possession remains nearby but concealed for a short
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
enemy general survives. Pyrrhic Victory The ruinstone remains hidden. Leilon holds, but the defenders are decimated. At least one enemy general survives. Victory The ruinstone remains hidden. Leilon
holds, and more than half the defenders survive. At least one enemy general is slain. Great Victory The ruinstone remains hidden. Leilon holds, and most of the defenders survive. Both enemy generals and the dragon are slain. Battle Flowchart
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
E9. Vestry An empty stone font juts out of the southwest wall. A stone wardrobe against the east wall holds the rotted remains of two suits of red leather armor (vestments worn by priests of Abbathor, now ruined and worthless).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
are locked; a skeleton in the east tunnel (area T10) holds the keys. The DC to pick one of these locks is 15. The cells’ contents are as follows: Cell A holds the skeletal remains of two humans. Cell B
skeleton causes the traitor’s spirit to manifest as a Wraith and fight the characters. Skeletal Remains. The skeletal remains in the cells are clad in tattered rags and have no equipment or treasure. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
jungle. Chakuna’s home holds only the bare necessities: an armory, an infirmary, and a stable of displacer beasts. Chakuna’s displacer beast hunting partner, Yana, remains by her side here. Those who
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
on the wall is a symbol of Orcus. Skeletal Remains. This room holds five piles of skeletal remains (see “Temple Features”). The first time someone opens one of the secret doors to the vaults (area T14
on the floor are the skeletal remains of five humans in dusty crimson robes.
Carved into the south wall is the skull of a giant goat, which measures ten feet across.
The giant goat skull carved
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
Interesting Things About Thrane Flamekeep is the capital of Thrane and the seat of the Silver Flame. The Keeper of the Flame dwells in the great Cathedral of the Silver Flame, which holds a pillar of
part of life in Thrane. The streets are lit with everbright lanterns, and there are magewrights and even wizards, just not as many as in other nations. The feudal system of nobility remains in place
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
City Sights As the characters explore the City of Lost Names, use the City Sights table to describe the ruins. City Sights d6 Sight 1 A Humanoid skeleton lies under a fallen aqueduct. It holds a
dagger, and the words “we deserve this” are scratched into a nearby cobblestone. 2 At the end of a boulevard stand two enormous marble feet—the rest of the statue is missing. 3 The partial remains of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
3. Statue of Shar Fog. The room is lightly obscured by fog.
Statue. The east corner holds a black marble statue of a cloaked woman wielding two daggers. Three dust-covered human skeletons lie at
disturbed or targeted by a dispel magic spell. The skeletons lying at the statue’s feet are the remains of long-dead adventurers placed here as a warning not to disturb the 7-foot-tall statue. A character who succeeds on a DC 15 Intelligence (Religion) check can ascertain that the statue depicts Shar.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
woman approaches the adventurers to tell them of this dragon, who killed the city’s brass dragon protector. The brass dragon’s egg—which the woman gives to the party—holds the key to defeating
dragon’s remains to weaken Anthradusk. They must slay Anthradusk to end the threat posed by his foul ritual.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Lower Level B10-B13 B10. Ossuary This dark, dead-end chamber holds a mound of charred bones, desiccated body parts, and skulls scattered across a linen sheet. Strange red-black runes mark the sheet’s
edges, seemingly scribed in blood.
On Gaernoo’s instructions, Lord Viallis and the cultists have been gathering the remains of dozens of ritually slain victims in this area. A character who has
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Secrets in Waterdeep Accepting Sarah’s mission to seek the truth of what happened at Yellowcrest Manor and to locate the remains of Lady Maria and her three children takes the characters to Waterdeep
, which holds the first clues in the mystery. Like all other books in Candlekeep, Sarah of Yellowcrest Manor cannot be removed from the library, so make it clear to the characters that Sarah’s ghost
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
chapter as the characters join them by reading the following text: Kalaman’s surviving soldiers made camp on a bluff east of the City of Lost Names—or what remains of it. In the distance, a
Army forces. The island holds aloft a sinister temple with otherworldly violet light gleaming from its cracked walls. Its exposed foundations crawl with creatures of blackened bone and violet flame
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
in a Dragonmoot, and with the long ancestral memory of the metallic dragons, she holds all dwarves responsible. Attitude. Neutral. If the party includes one or more dwarves, Otaaryliakkarnos is
lord who slew her. She demands the remains be returned and that Ambassador Brawnanvil make an apology on behalf of all dwarves for the wrongful deaths the Dragonmoots have caused. The Draakhorn
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
tool and a successful DC 11 Strength (Athletics) check. The Nandar crypt contains a stone bier, upon which rests a wooden coffin. The coffin can easily be pried open and holds the skeletal remains and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
with a +10 bonus. On a hit, the target creature takes 22 (4d10) bludgeoning damage and is grappled (escape DC 19). While it remains grappled, the creature takes 5 (1d10) bludgeoning damage at the start
object jammed into the skull’s jaw holds it open for as long as the object can withstand the damage. A detect magic spell or similar effect reveals an aura of transmutation magic around the skull.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
in a Dragonmoot, and with the long ancestral memory of the metallic dragons, she holds all dwarves responsible. Attitude. Neutral. If the party includes one or more dwarves, Otaaryliakkarnos is instead
lord who slew her. She demands the remains be returned and that Ambassador Brawnanvil make an apology on behalf of all dwarves for the wrongful deaths the Dragonmoots have caused. The Draakhorn
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
3. Boulderfall Hall The ceiling in this hall is 60 feet high, sloping down to 40 feet as it moves toward area 2. Although the ceiling remains level heading eastward, its distance from the floor
railings or battlements. Giants once stood atop these ledges, ready to hurl rocks at interlopers that passed below. Five niches are carved into the back wall of each ledge. Each one holds an iron sconce
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
anywhere in these caves, all the werebats in the three sections of area 12 quickly join the fray. Mobar (see area 14) remains where he is. 12a. Werebats in Bat Form Werebats. Three goblin werebats (see
holds three scimitars, three shortbows, and three leather quivers each containing 20 arrows. 12b. Werebats in Goblin Form Three goblin werebats (see appendix A) in humanoid form crouch in the middle
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
great workmanship.
Attached to the east wall are two torch sconces. The southernmost one holds a torch with an intricate metal base. The other is empty. A skeleton in broken plate armor lies against
the wall. The skeleton’s right hand is on its throat, and its left hand holds the matching torch from the empty sconce.
The coins scattered around the trapped chest total 50 gp, 100 sp, and 2,000 cp
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Graveyard Temple (NILS HAMM) Any place where the remains of the dead are interred is considered a place of worship for Erebos. A graveyard can consist of mass graves, individual burial plots, family
are centered on death and wealth. The characters could be asked to deal with undead, protect or steal a grave’s remains or treasure, or attend a funeral in the graveyard. Many graveyards have tunnels
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
and used multiple fireball spells to destroy the room’s contents. Burned Shelves and Racks. The walls are lined with burned bookshelves and scroll racks.
Charred Furnishings. The charred remains of
magical apparatus. Treasure. The bench holds a set of alchemist's supplies, a poisoner's kit, a healer's kit, and an unlit lantern filled with oil. A recently brewed potion of invisibility rests among
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
fountains, arching aqueducts that flow through the air, towers of solid-seeming water. One water structure holds a secret: a mysterious inner expanse called the Arithmodrome. From the outside, the
, a few professors have tried to deactivate it, but all their formulas somehow end up dividing by zero and fizzling out. Esix never seems to register these would-be threats, as it remains consumed by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
by wealthy pirates and sea lords to house their treasures and earthly remains. Presented below are a handful of the most widely known—if hard to find—places in the principalities. Dreadhold This
Trebaz Sinara, and that this island holds the treasures and tombs of generations of sea lords. However, the island hasn’t been seen in over five hundred years. Many Lhazaar sailors have devoted their lives to finding the legendary lost isle.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a7
11. The Three-Armed Statue This small room holds what appears to be a statue of a gargoyle, eight feet tall, with four arms. One of the arms is broken off and lies on the floor in front of the statue
three large gems of any sort are placed within the hands, the stony digits will close and crush them to powder, dump the remains on the floor, and return to their normal positions. If this process is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
4. With Sword in Hand Sword Stand. An unadorned wooden armor stand rests in the middle of the room, with a faintly glowing longsword stabbed into it. At the base of the stand lie the skeletal remains
spell or using similar magic on the sword’s wielder, or by chopping off the hand that holds the weapon. The skeletal hand on the floor belonged to the orc who last held the sword. Echoes Vent shafts in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
lacquered leather, feathers, and copper wire jewelry, he faces the western entrance to this chamber. The centaur holds a bronze-hafted pike tipped with a broad, blue-gray, flame-shaped spearhead
trod underfoot. Two tall urns shaped like wicker baskets stand along the north wall, each one filled with river stones.
Creature. The centaur figure is the mummified remains of a sacred offspring
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
the remains of the following ne’er-do-wells: Crypt A holds Yerda Ever-Coin, who paid her debts with stolen stars. Crypt B holds “Cyclops” Phelnidus, beloved by numerals and friend of dice. Crypt C
room has collapsed, burying much of the area. At its center, a broken marble bier stands atop a short dais.
This room once served as a place to view the remains of those who died in Phenax’s service
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
1. Entrance Plaza The entrance to Diderius’s tomb stands in what was once a large paved plaza. The remains of a fountain are now little more than a stone circle set around a crumbling hole in the
carved with strange, otherworldly scenes.
The left-hand colossus is a bearded human male wearing exotic clothes, but its face is smashed beyond recognition. It holds a balance in its right hand and a