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Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
Warforged are mechanical beings built as weapons to fight in the Last War. An unexpected breakthrough produced sentient beings made from wood and metal that nevertheless can feel pain and emotion
plates form a protective outer shell and reinforce joints. The more a warforged cultivates their individuality, the more likely they are to modify their body, seeking out an artifi cer to customize the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
much they’ve recently eaten. Shifting Skin. Visitors to Spawn Hollow feel their skin slowly shifting over their muscles. Watchful Eyes. Visitors to the Labyrinth of Eyes constantly feel as though
the characters need only one from each rift. The characters aren’t likely to get into combat with a gnawble but, if necessary, it has the statistics of a weasel with a speed of 0 feet. It doesn’t need
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
Warforged Ignacio Bazan-Lazcano Warforged are mechanical beings built as weapons to fight in the Last War. An unexpected breakthrough produced sentient beings made from wood and metal that
, darkwood, or stone. Armored plates form a protective outer shell and reinforce joints. The more a warforged cultivates their individuality, the more likely they are to modify their body, seeking out
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
local government or temple.
6 Defeat a champion of another god (most likely Heliod, Erebos, or Iroas).
A Phenax Campaign Phenax fits easily into the role of primary campaign villain. He also
one of the necropoleis in expanding or dealing with various threats. Plots and schemes are Phenax’s lifeblood, suggesting a complex, shifting campaign full of surprises and twists. For example, a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
ancient history might disturb them deeply. In addition, they likely face nightmarish foes, potentially even including a fiendish overlord, as detailed in Eberron: Rising from the Last War. The Lords of
at random 8 A weapon made from dark metal that dims the light immediately surrounding it 9 A die made of petrified bone with mysterious glyphs on the faces 10 Glass bangles of shifting colors that make
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Final Séance This séance occurs whenever you choose to run it, likely after the party has fulfilled any requests made during the second séance. At its end, the house wakes, shifting the party’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Harpells. It is likely this spirit of experimentation that caused the Harpells to found their town so far away from other settlements. Young wizards with oddly sized or shaped limbs, strange hair color
, or shifting forms are fairly common sights in Longsaddle, not surprising to locals though they might give visitors pause. Given the Harpells’ reputation as powerful wizards, and the sheer number of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
their fate is otherwise horrible experimentation. They are likely to turn against the party at the first opportunity. 10b. Two of Moghadam’s thieves (both lawful evil spies) are incarcerated here, one
Impersonation trait to create copies of anyone approaching too closely. Manipulating Time Having a mechanical guide spend 1 charge in this area causes one of the cell doors (chosen at random
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Locathah Rising
hazards. To this end, the sahuagin are most likely to attack the characters just after the party enters combat with the undead in area 2. EXTERIOR FEATURES
The presence of Gar Shatterkeel and the rift
specific area, surrounding the coral mountain that encases the many sunken ships that recently met an untimely demise.
Current. The current here is strong and constantly shifting. This effectively
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
, and the greater wards placed on Undermountain by Halaster prevent it from getting away by plane shifting. Before he died, Yarek used a sending spell to warn the headmaster about the escaped devil
is reluctant to take on a well-armed band of adventurers, since the outcome is likely to conflict with its goals of survival and escape. If the characters are willing to free it from the confines of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
how to pronounce the town’s name. Xaos has no consistent ruler. The town’s sovereign fluctuates, chosen at random by a diadem of shifting crystals that appears atop the current ruler’s head. The crystal
. Robson Michel Three modrons prepare to enter the Cube, a mechanical outpost corrupted by the disorder of Xaos Gate The gate to Limbo shifts with the town, changing shape and location at indeterminate
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
fascinated — some say obsessed — with building mechanical wonders. Though they employed magic from time to time, the whole island smelled like sawdust, grease, and freshly scraped metal, as shop after shop
themselves, or mechanical arms that copy what a scribe is writing onto a second sheet of parchment. During my past visits there, I’d seen all of those and more with my own eyes. Were these gewgaws and trifles
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes’ Feast: Saving the Children’s Menu
Appendix B: Kender Stumblenoodles Recipe Serves 8 Kender legends have a way of shifting and swaying merrily with the tides of the Blood Sea of Istar. An early tale held that kender stumblenoodles
were born of a collision between two frantic kender cooks—when their pots mixed, it resulted in an unexpected alliance of flavors and ingredients. However, ask a kender adventurer, and you may as likely
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
ever-shifting halls of the casino’s Stygian Maze. Kaylan now presides over the maze, gleefully watching patrons wander the confounding passages in search of riches. Kaylan has a special Sword of Life
pit fiends’ attention.
Physical methods of deceit (hidden cards, weighted dice, and so on) are more likely to pass unnoticed. A character attempting to cheat in this way must make a DC 30 Dexterity
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
, including Xardorok if he’s present, use Enlarge before joining the fight. If defeat seems likely, Xardorok retreats to area X22 and uses the elevator to make his way toward area X8, where he hopes
. Loud mechanical noises come from behind the west wall.
Unless they are drawn to area X19 by sounds of combat there, four quaggoths gnaw on bones in this room and attack intruders on sight. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
: GENERAL FEATURES
A set of enormous, airtight, magically locked stone doors seal Ironslag main vault (area 28). Adventurers hoping to breach the fortress are more likely to succeed by climbing a 500
, treating the spaces they occupy as difficult terrain.
Portcullises. None of the portcullises in Ironslag have mechanical winches or other lifting mechanisms. They must be lifted manually. Any creature
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
of obstacles in the way of an adventuring party. Mechanical and magical traps, wards against divination, and protective magic items are just a few of the security measures available to a resourceful
adventurers goes badly. Any villain likely has at least one fallback plan. Take Hostages. Most adventurers wouldn’t be willing to attack the villain if they fear that the villains’ lackeys are about to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
. Fragments of the mechanical titan lie scattered about, each piece as big as a barn.
These colossi are smaller than Landro and are easily accessible, making the task of searching them relatively
the wreckage. It’s impossible to discern the aim of these lighter bipeds from these tracks alone. Skilled Extractor. The Docent was removed with surgical precision, likely by someone who knew exactly
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
coastal trade. Commandeering it will likely win over the locals and maybe even the region’s royalty! Beat-Up Keelboat. Any franchise can take to the seas in this new (okay, very used) keelboat
headquarters features a magical-mechanical locomotive that lays down its own track. Mechanical arms at the front of the locomotive set down crossbars and rails in front of the headquarters at
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Chamber Shifting green, purple, and blue light spills into this room through a single window. Bolted-down tables hold an array of equipment: beakers of alchemical fluid, alembics, cut crystal needles
, which he keeps in his study. She proposes that the characters break into Iriolarthas’s study, steal his staff, and bring it to her. She declines to accompany them, on account of the likely danger. If
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
, and if you or your players have trouble pronouncing a name, it’s likely to be quickly forgotten—or jokingly abbreviated. The Dragon Name Elements table provides Draconic morphemes that appear in
“Shape-Shifting” section later in this chapter offers more information and inspiration. (See the metallic dragons in the Monster Manual.) Damage Absorption. You might decide that a red or gold dragon is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
larger than normal and was crafted by giants for use by their smaller allies. 19 Gnome. The item is crafted to appear ordinary, and it might look worn. It could also incorporate gears and mechanical
. Anyone familiar with the item’s history is likely to treat it and its owner with suspicion. 8 Symbol of Power. This item was once used as part of royal regalia or as a badge of high office. Its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
around the colossus, the ground quakes, breaking the mages’ focus. The colossus is buried in crumbling stone, surrounded by shifting mountains and sickly gray clouds. Years pass in rapid succession while
Landro’s throat. Above, a tangle of metal dangles like a mechanical uvula.
If she still lives, Glaive has set a trap here for the characters. She tore out the weapons system from area L27 and moved it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
“HANDLE WITH CARE.” A closed door offers a way into a walled-in area to the northwest. A mechanical lift stands along the south wall to the east, and two iron spiral staircases rise from the
disturbance in the main warehouse below. Treasure. The crates in this area and their contents are similar to those in area D1. The chief difference is that no one in town is likely to notice or care if
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
to stop her, since the victims are social inferiors whose welfare isn’t worth interrupting their own revels. It’s also likely that her siblings are in denial about the true extent of their sister’s
unparalleled wonders such as a steam-operated mechanical orchestra, a steam “dragon” powering a heavy engine for moving immense weights, and elaborate orreries and nautical tools. Small cards posted
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
to stop her, since the victims are social inferiors whose welfare isn’t worth interrupting their own revels. It’s also likely that her siblings are in denial about the true extent of their sister’s
unparalleled wonders such as a steam-operated mechanical orchestra, a steam “dragon” powering a heavy engine for moving immense weights, and elaborate orreries and nautical tools. Small cards posted
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Adventure Atlas: The Mortuary
into the liquid.
Mechanical control stations dot the intersections of the catwalks, each linking to a pump that ascends from the reservoir.
Jared Blando Map 1.2: Spirit Sump View Player Version
toward its liberator and obeys their commands. In the absence of any commands, or if given a command that’s likely to result in its destruction, the specter defends itself but otherwise takes no
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
shifting light, endless sky, changing climate, and eroding wind, represents a dream state, an unreality where nothing lasts and therefore nothing has significance. Ordning of Artistry Among stone giants
person against a giant can bring furious retribution down on an entire community. A storm giant that destroys a town and kills innocents in a fit of rage is likely to regret it afterward and might offer
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
ever-shifting mud of the toppled tower strangely fascinating. Greedy Mate. Zoklork’s rockmate found and ate all the amethysts, even though Zoklork was clear about wanting a share. Gutted. The rockmate
character who searches the room and succeeds on a DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check finds the door, which opens by shifting a sliding panel. Behind the door is a staircase that ascends to area G20. Opening
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
— teaching many of them to read in the process — and then selling the notes directly. Today, Needle prints his broadsheets by the cartload, aided by mechanical scribes purchased from the Hall of Wonders and
House — but anyone who succeeded would likely be set for life. Eastway Expeditions Eastway Expeditions used to buy dubious exploration and dungeon-delving gear on the cheap — often from hollow-eyed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
frenzied mechanical arms stretch and twist the brightly colored substance into ropes of taffy. Meanwhile, a third worker snips the taffy, wraps it, and sorts it by flavor into one of three buckets
freely partake of the apples. Characters who wish to avoid a fight can obtain apples through a variety of clever means: By shape-shifting into a woodland animal By freeing Asger, a child trapped in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
— teaching many of them to read in the process — and then selling the notes directly. Today, Needle prints his broadsheets by the cartload, aided by mechanical scribes purchased from the Hall of Wonders and
the Counting House — but anyone who succeeded would likely be set for life. Eastway Expeditions Eastway Expeditions used to buy dubious exploration and dungeon-delving gear on the cheap — often from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
parts of their bodies with mechanical devices that they control through their psionic abilities. Duergar Despot
Medium Humanoid (Dwarf), Any Alignment
Armor Class 21 (natural armor)
Hit Points
missions. The mental power that duergar wield was given to them by illithids. But why would illithids create servants who could turn invisible or grow to ogre size?
Most likely because those servants
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
helps the mortals of the Material Plane. The celestials of Irian are also those most likely to respond to planar ally and similar spells. Irian Manifest Zone Features d4 Feature 1 The waters of a
space as gravity constantly shifts, and a riot of colors blazes through the ever-shifting sky. Still, stoic githzerai monks exert their will over the elements, crafting monasteries on islands of earth
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
of wax dolls held to a flame. Locals whisper the Ditch is a backwater tributary of the River Styx, but more likely its toxic waters are the result of industrial runoff coupled with the corruption of
Tattershade, King of the Rats. His territory is arranged entirely for defense, a tangle of tunnels adjacent to the Ditch that are big enough only for rats and shifting shadows. Tattershade is a






