mastery stretches with only advances for for leaders

Fisher

Backgrounds Ghosts of Saltmarsh

nature. 2 My friends are my crew; we sink or float together. 3 I need long stretches of quiet to clear my head. 4 Rich folk don’t know the satisfaction of hard work. 5 I

Oweland and her family are the informal leaders of the fishing industry in Saltmarsh. You can always count on the Owelands for minor aid and can gain access to Eda if the need is obvious and imminent.

Wizard

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

Wizard Wizardry requires understanding. The knowledge of how and why magic works, and our efforts to broaden that understanding, have brought about the key advances in civilization over the centuries

that flout the laws of nature, and the most accomplished among them can cast spells with world-shaking effects. The price that wizards pay for their mastery is that most valuable of commodities: time. It

Ephara's Influence

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

justice, and many politicians and other leaders seek her guidance in how to rule. Ephara’s Goals Ephara seeks always to further cities: establishing them, protecting them, and seeing them grow. She supports

thrive. Civic responsibility is essential in Ephara’s eyes, and having an engaged citizenry is important. The pursuit of knowledge is also a vital task, and she encourages advances in philosophy and

Factions in the North

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

’ Alliance, a shaky coalition that proactively eliminates threats to their mutual safety and prosperity. Alliance leaders are often contentious, while their operatives seek honor and glory for themselves and

for each giant head brought to their gates. Rumors that the Lords’ Alliance was behind King Hekaton’s disappearance have not yet reached the alliance leaders. Were the alliance to learn of these rumors

Seven Things to Know

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

assortment of monsters and other challenges. A World of Magic. The technology of Eberron has developed not through the advance of science but by the mastery of magic. The widespread use of magic pervades life

necessities. Advances in magic item creation have led to everything from self-propelled farming implements to sentient, free-willed beings created in artificers’ forges. With the aid of rare crystals

Donigarten

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

, whose northern and western shores hold broad stretches of slave-tended fungi fields that feed much of Menzoberranzan. The dark, cold waters of the lake have a sinister reputation, dating back to days when

notable leaders of the great houses and their honored heroes were cast into the lake, dressed in full regalia and weighed down with stone spars. Many less important drow have been sent by rivals to

Fisher

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

Traits d8 Personality Trait 1 I am unmoved by the wrath of nature. 2 My friends are my crew; we sink or float together. 3 I need long stretches of quiet to clear my head. 4 Rich folk don’t know

pursuits. Saltmarsh Ties Eda Oweland and her family are the informal leaders of the fishing industry in Saltmarsh. You can always count on the Owelands for minor aid and can gain access to Eda if the need is obvious and imminent.

Gods and Adventures

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

older dragons. The giant hopes to provoke a conflict between giants and dragons that will lead to Surtur cleansing the world with fire. 11 When winter stretches too long, food grows scarce and a priest

who will herald a new age for all giantkind. Interloper Gods Adventures d10 Adventure Hook 1 A giant who worships Vaprak leads ogres and ettins in a rebellion against their steading. The leaders

Random Encounters

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

bandit captain). Shepherds. A group of shepherds watch over herd animals. Roll a d6 to determine the shepherds’ race: 1–4, human; 5–6, halfling. The group consists of 1d4 commoners and 1d2 leaders

(scouts). The Watchful Knight. Once, this helmed horror stood watch in the common room of the Inn of the Watchful Knight in Beliard. It chooses one character at random, advances to within 5 feet, then

Gala at the Cerulean Lyceum

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

Janya on “mercenary business from the surface.” Brother Broumane Brother Broumane is one of the charismatic leaders of the New Janyan movement, a political group focused on Janya’s self-reliance and

philosophical debate that stretches back generations. Zisatta’s group, the Djaynaists, believe in cultivating the Janyan people’s connection to their original homeland, Djaynai. Brother Broumane’s group, the

Areas of the Fire Temple

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

pass phrase, which is “Fire is eternal!” Otherwise, visitors must convince the hobgoblins that they must talk to temple leaders. The hobgoblins attack if none of these things happens. If the characters

within each niche. The shadowy forms are statues of dwarven warriors, carved long ago as an honor guard for those passing through this area. Tripwire Trap. A tripwire stretches across the floor between

Death House Locations

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

tunnel stretches southward before branching east and west. Chanting. From the moment they arrive in the dungeon, the characters hear an eerie, incessant chant echoing throughout the chambers. It’s

ceiling with a trapdoor set into it. The trapdoor is bolted shut from this side and can be pushed open to reveal the den (area D3) above. D33: Cult Leaders’ Den A chandelier hangs above a table in the

Goldenfields Quests

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

time now.” Greenwhistle is disappointed because a dryad spurned his advances, so he sits by a pool playing sad songs on his panpipes day and night. Between songs, Greenwhistle repeatedly assures the

that the Lords’ Alliance will support this plan, given the gravity of the situation. She couldn’t be more wrong. Naxene is unaware that the Lords’ Alliance leaders would rather hurl themselves into the

Najara

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

, treacherous ravines, featuring stretches of rough, ridged land surrounding tall mesas. Only scrub can manage to grow here, tenaciously clinging to the dry clay. Beneath this perilous territory — filled with

. Though each tribe of lizardfolk is dominated by a chieftain from among their kind, each of those leaders has sworn fealty to the King of Najara. Forest of Wyrms In the end, it was through the Forest of

Roleplaying a Giant

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

mastery of our traditional crafts. (Good) 3 Strength. No other race can match the strength of giants, and none should dare to try. (Evil) 4 Lordship. Giants are the rightful rulers of the world. All

siblings of their teachers, but that’s not always so. Leaders are chosen by general recognition from among the best crafters in the clan. One group of fire giants, known as the dreadnoughts, owe their

Stone Giants

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

, mastery of an art ranks as the greatest virtue, and among all the arts, stone carving is held in highest regard. Most stone giants spend their lives in unending pursuit of the perfect artistic creation

beginning a great work. The best carvers are honored as the leaders and shamans of the tribe, and their hands are seen as holy — literally becoming the hands of Skoraeus Stonebones as they work. Of course

Lower City Gazetteer

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

waterfront, its two windowless upper stories heavily guarded. Most ordinary patrons never make it past the ground-level offices, yet the majority of the Counting House stretches below, extending down

DC 12 Dexterity saving throw halves the damage. Casting dispel magic on smokepowder renders it permanently inert. Garmult’s House of Mastery Part school and part alehouse, this wide three-story

Lower City Gazetteer

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

squats on the waterfront, its two windowless upper stories heavily guarded. Most ordinary patrons never make it past the ground-level offices, yet the majority of the Counting House stretches below

House of Mastery Part school and part alehouse, this wide three-story building leans precariously over the street in Eastway. Run by an old, agender martial artist named Garmult (neutral good human

Goldenfields Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

Darovik many times for putting the defense of Goldenfields in the hands of incompetent military leaders, which has made her somewhat unpopular. When she isn’t busy with chores or prayers, Zi takes it upon

court Naxene, but she ignores his halting advances. Among the other guests of Northfurrow’s End are numerous actors, musicians, acrobats, and other performers from Waterdeep and Daggerford. These spirited

Web's Edge Locations

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

mining operation and discovered that two of the operation’s leaders were secret Lolth cultists planning an attack on the operation. Rockzanna was too scared to tell anyone besides Gertrude, and the

area W12. W12: Sacred Web Hall An enormous web stretches across this open cavern’s center, its strands plastered over stalagmites and stalactites. Crawling on the web is a gigantic reptilian creature

Locations V - Z

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

ago. The cloud giants plan to meet with the city’s leaders to learn more about Waterdeep’s history and determine whether any remnants of Ostoria survive today. The family’s noble patriarch is a

bank is a walled citadel under the city’s control. Between them stretches a wide stone bridge. Travelers must move through the citadel and pass inspection before continuing west to Triboar or crossing

Areas of the Water Temple

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

, a twenty-foot wide canal leads north from the large lake. The lake stretches westward into darkness. If the characters find their way here from other parts of the dungeon, read the following text

stored ingredients can determine that items powered by the energy of elemental water are assembled here. Roleplaying Morbeoth. Morbeoth is proud and prickly. He feels his mastery of arcane power

Areas of the Earth Temple

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

that carry bright lights in this area might be noticed by the creatures in B15. This long chasm stretches northwest to southeast. A five-foot-wide ledge clings to one wall, then forms a narrow stone

room’s eastern alcove stand two double bunks and an iron stove. This chamber has been equipped with implements to torture defeated enemies, cult servants who fail their insane leaders, or the

Locations I - L

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

Ten-Towns is composed mostly of humans and dwarves, with the humans outnumbering the dwarves roughly twenty to one. In times of great peril, the leaders of Ten-Towns, known as town speakers, meet at

stretches from the desert of Anauroch to the Forgotten Forest and the foothills of the Graypeak Mountains. Long Road The Long Road, one of the North’s busiest trade routes, begins at the gates of

Chromatic Dragons

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

, a black dragon does anything it can to save itself, but it accepts death before allowing any other creature to claim mastery over it. Foes and Servants. Black dragons hate and fear other dragons

fealty from chaotic evil humanoids. If allegiance isn’t forthcoming, it slaughters a tribe’s leaders and claims lordship over the survivors. Creatures serving a red dragon live in constant terror of

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