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Programmed Illusion

Spells Player’s Handbook

occurs, the illusion springs into existence and performs in the manner you described. Once the illusion finishes performing, it disappears and remains dormant for 10 minutes, after which the illusion

create an illusion of yourself to appear and warn off others who attempt to open a trapped door. Physical interaction with the image reveals it to be illusory, since things can pass through it. A

Mahadi the Rakshasa

Monsters Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

can be permanently slain. Mahadi acts as the eyes and ears of Asmodeus in Avernus. As a deal broker and moderator, he’s privy to all manner of dealings that might otherwise escape the attention

Infernal Rapture, a restaurant and spa. Since the establishment exists within a demiplane, patrons can comfortably visit it at any time, even while the caravan is on the move. As long as they can pay for

Gladiator Legacy

Backgrounds Player’s Handbook (2014)

inexpensive but unusual weapon or a musical instrument (one of your choice), the favor of an admirer (love letter, lock of hair, or trinket), a costume, and a pouch containing 15 gp

collect local rumors and spread gossip. 3 I’m a hopeless romantic, always searching for that “special someone.” 4 Nobody stays angry at me or around me for long, since I can

Dhampir

Species Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

or raw meat 3 Cerebral spinal fluid 4 Psychic energy 5 Dreams 6 Life energy Dhampir Origins Dhampirs often arise from encounters with vampires, but all manner of

joined and advanced through their lesser ranks, known as the Kargatane, and were rewarded by being transformed into a dhampir. I’Cath. At night, the starving city of I’Cath is overrun by

Kenku Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

master took away their voices. Once the entity was satisfied that they had been sufficiently punished, the kenku were set loose on the Material Plane. Since then, the kenku have wandered the world

produce large numbers of identical items. Few kenku find this work satisfying, since their quest for the freedom of flight makes them ill-suited to settle into a routine. Ideal Minions Kenku gather in

Entertainer Legacy

Backgrounds Player’s Handbook (2014)

Proficiencies: Acrobatics, PerformanceTool Proficiencies: Disguise kit, one type of musical instrumentEquipment: A musical instrument (one of your choice), the favor of an admirer (love letter, lock of hair, or

for that “special someone.” 4 Nobody stays angry at me or around me for long, since I can defuse any amount of tension. 5 I love a good insult, even one directed at me. 6

Tabaxi Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

stories, artifacts, and lore. Those who survive this period of wanderlust return home in their elder years to share news of the outside world. In this manner, the tabaxi remain isolated but never ignorant

hand, which you constantly fidget with. 7 You are always in debt, since you spend your gold on lavish parties and gifts for friends. 8 When talking about something you’re obsessed

Entertainer - Baldur's Gate

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

type of musical instrumentEquipment: A musical instrument (one of your choice), the favor of an admirer (love letter, lock of hair, or trinket), a costume, and a pouch containing 15 gp

, since I can defuse any amount of tension. 5 I love a good insult, even one directed at me. 6 I get bitter if I’m not the center of attention. 7 I’ll settle for nothing

Exploring This Level

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

area 40 for details). View Player Version The Obstacle Course is mostly devoid of furnishings, since the level was designed explicitly to dispose of intruders in an efficient yet entertaining manner.

Adventurers' Guild

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

Adventurers’ Guild Your group has ties to a network of professional adventurers. These experts share contacts, resources, and leads on all manner of unusual and often dangerous work. Joining such a

few exceptions, adventurers’ guilds are local in scope, since their primary benefits center on a guildhall. They might point you to adventures halfway across the world, but the general assumption is that you’ll always come home to your guildhall, sooner or later.

The Spy's Letter

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

The Spy’s Letter The characters have a problem in Red Larch: Justran Daehl, the cellarer (ale buyer) of the Helm at Highsun, is a spy for the Cult of the Crushing Wave. He’s been reporting on the

party’s comings and goings since they arrived in the region. Justran doesn’t sign his letters, but if the characters find one of his reports in Rivergard or in the Temple of the Crushing Wave, they might

Flumph

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

sentient beings of great intelligence and wisdom, possessing advanced knowledge of religion, philosophy, mathematics, and countless other subjects. Flumphs are sensitive to the emotional states of nearby

creatures feel no loss or discomfort from such feeding. Consuming psionic energy reveals the thoughts and emotions of the creatures on which the flumphs feed. Since so many of those creatures are evil

Settlements and Sites

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

the Carnival’s oldest performers, Hermos the Half-Giant, handles the Carnival’s day-to-day operations. Hermos is a mountain of muscle half again as tall as most human adults. His deliberate manner and

coolheaded demeanor earn him the respect of the Carnival’s troupers. Other senior or charismatic figures hold influence over cliquish groups of performers, but few dare openly contradict Hermos since

Dolindar Tomb Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

. She’s not interested in fighting, since fights make messes. Nikki Dawes Newmy Talking with Newmy. Newmy would rather talk than fight. She shares the following points: Crypt Cleaner. The Dolindars

The door in the east wall of this otherwise empty room bears the inscription “DOLINDAR” above “NO WORLD TO RETURN.” Every letter of each word is set into the wall on a separate tile. The door is

Confronting the Hags

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault

character who took Mettle’s hag eye can trade it for the shard solitaire, since the hags don’t want to suffer the consequences of their hag eye being destroyed. If a night hag is reduced to 50 hit points

or fewer, it uses plane shift to flee. If two members of the coven are forced to flee in this manner, the third flees as well.

Invitation to a Funeral

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

, his friend Becklin Uth Viharin, a Solamnic knight stationed in Vogler, sought to fulfill Ispin’s wish and sent each of the characters a copy of the letter presented as handout 2.1. Each character has

friends are holding a memorial for him in the manner he always wanted. It will take place here in Vogler on the eve of the Kingfisher Festival. I write to ask you to do Ispin one last honor and attend

Gates

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

being a patriar, having a patriar’s letter or livery, showing a Watch token issued to the Upper City’s residents or licensed to its few inns for guest use, or paying an entry toll. Tokens and tolls are

only accepted at Citadel Gate, Baldur’s Gate, and the Black Dragon Gate, since the other gates are reserved for the exclusive use of patriars, their servants, and their guests. Black Dragon Gate

Ideal Minions

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

creatures can put them to use. The kenku lack the talent to improvise or alter a plan, but a wise Master sets multiple plans in motion at once, confident that underlings can follow orders to the letter

noise across the city, alerting their allies to the approach of a guard patrol or signaling a prime opportunity for a robbery. Since kenku can precisely reproduce any sound, the messages they carry

9. Adventurers' Camp

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

company, Lord Brixton, left this letter behind for a missing comrade. The rest of the camp has since been looted. Development If the characters stay at the camp for an hour or more, a randomly

Gates

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer

being a patriar, having a patriar’s letter or livery, showing a Watch token issued to the Upper City’s residents or licensed to its few inns for guest use, or paying an entry toll. Tokens and tolls are

only accepted at Citadel Gate, Baldur’s Gate, and the Black Dragon Gate, since the other gates are reserved for the exclusive use of patriars, their servants, and their guests. Black Dragon Gate

A Night to Remember

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

plainspoken manner and lack of pretense. Alone and outside the political maelstrom, she acts more like an adventurer than a city official. If the characters inquire about the letter, she shows it to

Eyecatcher. If a battle erupts and escape appears impossible, the drow fight to the death. A City Watch patrol consisting of six veterans arrives 1d4 minutes later to make arrests. Jarlaxle’s Letter One

1H. Forge and Armory

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons

to put the forge back into operation. He despises Pharblex and the bullywugs, and he would prefer to deal solely with the lizardfolk if they could overcome the gloom that has gripped the tribe since

Pharblex murdered their shaman. Borngray thought mastering a craft as advanced as metalworking would instill the lizardfolk with a renewed sense of pride. He might be right, but so far, the lizardfolk

Modrons

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

than one rank away are either too advanced or too simple to understand. Cogs of the Great Machine. If a modron is destroyed, its remains disintegrate. A replacement from the next lowest rank then

transforms in a flash of light, gaining the physical form of its new rank. The promoted modron is replaced by one of its underlings in the same manner, all the way to the lowest levels of the hierarchy

1H. Forge and Armory

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen

put the forge back into operation. He despises Pharblex and the bullywugs, and he would prefer to deal solely with the lizardfolk if they could overcome the gloom that has gripped the tribe since

Pharblex murdered their shaman. Borngray thought mastering a craft as advanced as metalworking would instill the lizardfolk with a renewed sense of pride. He might be right, but so far, the lizardfolk

Rillyn House

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

arrive at the end of each of her turns until twenty have appeared. Personality Trait. “Complicated problems are defeated in the same manner as overwhelming forces: divide and conquer.” Ideal. “The

Programmed Illusion

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules

existence and performs in the manner you described. Once the illusion finishes performing, it disappears and remains dormant for 10 minutes, after which the illusion can be activated again. The

appear and warn off others who attempt to open a trapped door. Physical interaction with the image reveals it to be illusory, since things can pass through it. A creature that takes the Study action to

Mordent

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

, death mask, faded love letter, family portrait When death occurs in Mordent, it doesn’t signal a passage to a state of rest, or an end to the struggle of mortal existence. Death here heralds the beginning

ways to maintain that order. In Mordent, the dead who have unfinished business or a strong tie to a place or a family line manifest as all manner of spectral terrors. But not every unquiet spirit

Programmed Illusion

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook

cause a watchdog to appear and kindly ask intruders to leave When the trigger you specify occurs, the illusion springs into existence and performs in the manner you described. Once the illusion

interaction with the image reveals it to be illusory, since things can pass through it. A creature that takes the Study action to examine the image can determine that it is an illusion with a successful

Advanced Dungeons & Dragons

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things

Advanced Dungeons & Dragons With the publication of the first Dungeon Master’s Guide in 1979, the most recognizable aspects of the Deck of Many Things were established. Here, the names of the cards

deck’s most enigmatic questions: who made the deck, and why? Jenkins, through Jared, suggested the deck—or, more properly, decks, since the cards were rare but not unique—were created by gods of luck

E2. Blood of the Vine Tavern

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd

Castle Ravenloft and (he hopes) beyond the reach of Strahd. Ismark knows that moving Ireena is a gamble, since she’s vulnerable to Strahd when she is outside their home, but he has heard assertions that

knows that, for some unknown reason, Strahd is attracted to Ireena and desires her above all others. If you used the “Plea for Help” adventure hook and the characters show Ismark the letter they received

Catching Coal

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

named Garra. The letter has since been destroyed. The criminals have no other useful information to share with the characters. They don’t know Garra is a half-ogre, and they don’t know how to contact her

(Intimidation) check compels the captive to reveal the following information: The group works for Daask, a criminal organization. The criminals were told to kill Coal via a letter sent by a Daask lieutenant

Chapter 10: The Ruins of Berez

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd

. Marina bore a striking resemblance to Strahd’s beloved Tatyana, both in appearance and manner, and she became Strahd’s obsession. He seduced her in the dead of night and feasted on her blood, but before

returning. Berez has remained mostly abandoned since. The ruins of Berez are now home to Baba Lysaga (see appendix D), an almost mythic figure tied to Strahd’s ancient past. A hermit, she spends most of her

Court of Air

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries

is performed by scribes in the House of the Binder. The entire text must be replicated, since the Avowed insist on maintaining the scholarly intent and integrity of the original author. Nonmagical

consent to receive a signed and sealed letter of admittance. The wax seal must be intact and unbroken when the letter is presented to the Keeper of the Emerald Door. The Keeper determines the letter’s

Social Interaction Example

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook

!” I show him the letter that drew us here. Phillip: I watch his reaction as he reads it. 1 Jared: He reaches for the letter but pulls back before touching it. “That seal—it’s not my

plague to my sister. You must help her!” Amy: “So Strahd wrote this letter, pretending to be the burgomaster, imploring us to come to Barovia and rescue Ireena Kolyana from a deadly affliction

Area Information

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rrakkma

uses Sulfurous Impersonation to try and lure them in quickly with promises of aid. Since the characters won’t be able to hear the creature due to the winds, its communication consists of gestures only

debris. SOCIAL If the gith wish to speak with the elder oblex, it is happy to waste their time with idle conversation. It tells them all manner of seemingly useful things that aren’t true.

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