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Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
search of their severed heads or to quench their thirst for revenge.
Wicked knights or commanders in life, dullahans adhere to twisted codes of chivalry or soldiership. These fallen champions consider
searches. The Dullahan Legends table suggests dullahan hauntings that might be the stuff of local legends.
Dullahan Legends
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Backgrounds
Basic Rules (2014)
battlefield. You might have been part of a standing national army or a mercenary company, or perhaps a member of a local militia who rose to prominence during a recent war.
When you choose this background
, Intimidation
Tool Proficiencies: One type of gaming set, vehicles (land)
Equipment: An insignia of rank, a trophy taken from a fallen enemy (a dagger, broken blade, or piece of a banner), a set of bone dice
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
Mechanical Guide If the characters’ mechanical guide is lost or destroyed while they explore the Tomb of Horrors, you can make use of a number of options to keep the characters from remaining
maps showing the way to the Temple of Moloch.) Tarnhem might also be able to help restore a fallen guide using his powerful fiendish magic, but only if the characters are willing to make a deal with the demon and free him.
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
standing national army or a mercenary company, or perhaps a member of a local militia who rose to prominence during a recent war.
When you choose this background, work with your DM to determine which
gaming set, vehicles (land)
Equipment: An insignia of rank, a trophy taken from a fallen enemy (a dagger, broken blade, or piece of a banner), a set of bone dice or deck of cards, a set of common
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
Unnatural Invasion A massive magical-mechanical golem, an unknown planar vessel, or some other rare threat has appeared in civilized lands. Though local settlements are safe for the moment, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
their arrangements around such expressions. The concept of hours and minutes exists mainly where wealthy people use clocks, but mechanical clocks are often unreliable, and rarely are two set to the same
time. If a local temple or civic structure has a clock that tolls out the passing of the hours, people refer to hours as “bells,” as in “I’ll meet you at seven bells.”
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
ruins of an ancient city. All that remains are worn flagstones covered in moss and lichen, toppled blocks of weathered stone, and a former tower fallen and now lying stretched across a fifty-foot-wide
of the chasm, the base of the fallen tower can be seen, reduced to a broken section of its former ground floor.
Ruins This city once housed the Infernal Machine before Lum the Mad conquered those
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
local insistently tries to get the frailest-looking character to flee with them. 3 An elder has fallen down. They’re bruised and separated from their family. A character must succeed on a DC 16 Wisdom
(Perception) check to find the lost family amid the chaos. 4 A desperate local searching the ground for the 20 sp they lost in the wave is in danger of being trampled by those fleeing. A character can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
Mechanical Guides Each mechanical guide is programmed to teleport through space and time to the adventure’s set locations, effectively dropping the characters at the start of chapter 3 or chapter 4
charge. A guide can also be commanded to spend 1 or more charges to manipulate time in the local area at either adventure location. See “Manipulating Time” below for more information. All damage dealt to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Fallen Farmhouse Workers have vanished from several farmhouses that bear conspicuous X marks As the characters continue on their journey, they notice the environment changing around them after only
earthquake but something local, such as a collapsing cave or something moving underground. Lady Dre and Proclaimer Ward have never heard of earthquakes in the Rattle, but they know that bulettes occasionally trouble local farmers.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
: Through the Radiant Citadel. Characters traveling from the Radiant Citadel arrive in Dayawlongon near the town of Kalapang. While this adventure visits just two of the local islands, the “Dayawlongon
locations. The Dayawlongon archipelago could also be in the Sea of Fallen Stars, the Shining Sea, or elsewhere.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
.” The daughter finally destroyed Shemshime by crushing it under a millstone that had been blessed by a traveling halfling cleric of Chauntea (god of agriculture). The story became a local legend, a
brought the mechanical book to Candlekeep, where it has been ever since. A Kenku’s Curiosity The kenku Avowed, Crinkle, loves to collect all kinds of curios and baubles. Shemshime’s Bedtime Rhyme, with its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Chapter 8: The Styes A series of mysterious murders shakes the downtrodden folk of the Styes — a decaying port fallen on hard times and slowly being reclaimed by the sea. Even after the so-called
Lantern Ghost killer is caught and executed, some in the district believe that the true killer is still out there. It’s left to the adventurers to follow the clues that the local militia ignores
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
scattered across Mount Ironrot (as shown on map 4.1). Instead of searching each colossus individually, the wizards suggest augmenting the rod’s divining power with local magic that can penetrate the
Mournland’s impeded navigation. The characters can do this by tuning their second rod piece to a working Docent from inside one of the fallen colossi. A Docent is a small, sentient metal sphere that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
off by the hobgoblins one year, leading to more sheep grazing, which brings the trolls out (the local trolls enjoy mutton, it seems), which brings intrepid adventurers to deal with the growing menace
noble family of old Netheril. Local legends say the family dabbled in dragon magic, attempting to capture those powerful wyrms and acquire their powers. The tales differ as to what folly led to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Domains of Delight: A Feywild Accessory
domain’s archfey has fallen into a magical slumber. Others are looking for someone they can trust to find a way to awaken the archfey. 5 The vegetation is sick in part of the domain, and the contagion is
two masters. They won’t be happy until one archfey yields to the other. 7 A sleeping knight in silver plate mail bearing no distinguishing symbols has been discovered in a hollow tree trunk. Local Fey
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Citadel This ruined castle could easily be located in the Dreadwood. It makes a good side trek for low-level characters. The Forge of Fury This fallen dwarven citadel can be placed on an island in
This deadly tomb might be hidden away in the Hool Marshes. The lure of valuable magic items can be enough to tempt many characters to enter the place, but perhaps one of the items hidden in the Tomb is essential to a local faction’s plans.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
creature has the undead type and cannot use its Animate Trees feature). The treant collects all such fallen branches to take to a hidden graveyard of treant remains, and it angrily attacks any characters
statistics from Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes) or a gibbering mouther with a mechanical skull housing its central brain. 8–10 The characters come across a group of roving outlaws (five to ten thugs led by a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
formulating a plan to get past the undead guardians in this area. A blast furnace and a mechanical bellows powered by a waterwheel dominate this large chamber. The furnace is cold and dark, but heaps of coal
. Floating above them is a skull engulfed in green flame.
Eight of the fallen dwarf warriors are zombies. They rise and pursue any living creatures that enter the room, but they do not pursue creatures
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
Forgotten Realms is one such setting, and that’s where the story in this adventure takes place. In the Realms, knights dare the crypts of the fallen dwarf kings of Delzoun, seeking glory and treasure
. Wizards plunder the ruins of the fallen Netherese empire, delving into secrets too dark for the light of day. Dragons, giants, demons, and unimaginable abominations lurk in dungeons, caverns, ruined
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
, scattered communities claim to be inheritors of the fallen Empire of Ergoth and dwell among the remnants of its cities and fortresses. These Ergothians enjoy a prosperous peace with the kender
of ogres and giants. Solamnia Once a mighty empire, Solamnia has fallen from the glory it knew. Though Solamnia remains one of the largest and most prosperous nations on the continent, its provinces
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
doom has residents on edge. 9 Locals are being drafted to fight in a war. 10 Political or religious strife threatens violence. 11 The settlement is under siege. 12 Scandal threatens powerful local
families. Local Leaders 1d12 Leader 1 Respected, fair, and just leader or council 2 Feared tyrant 3 Coward manipulated by others 4 Illegitimate leader causing civil unrest 5 Powerful monster 6
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Karrnath. The local mariners are keen to have a bastion against Lhazaar pirates, but the gold they offer comes, indirectly and deniably, from the coffers of King Kaius. The king is keen to rid his
them defend against raiders from Pirate Isle in the Sea of Fallen Stars. A cult devoted to Shar, an isolated remnant of the Netherese occupation, has lived on the island for some time. If the cult is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Radiant Citadel
in crisis. Strict rules of engagement prevent them from impacting local conditions or taking sides in a conflict; their mandate allows them only to extract those in danger and defend themselves if
the Ancestors. He has cremated a hundred fallen comrades-in-arms and seen horrors few can comprehend. The toll has pushed him to his limits, and he believes a more aggressive, proactive strategy will
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
stretch of water where the once-notable port district of a minor city had fallen into decay and corruption. Known as the Styes, the district was only a wretched shadow of what it had once been. But
the aboleth found a perfect location to hide the kraken — a sunken temple to the west of the district, known to the locals as Landgrave’s Folly. Sgothgah quickly established mind control over a local
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
in crisis. Strict rules of engagement prevent them from impacting local conditions or taking sides in a conflict; their mandate allows them only to extract those in danger and defend themselves if
the Ancestors. He has cremated a hundred fallen comrades-in-arms and seen horrors few can comprehend. The toll has pushed him to his limits, and he believes a more aggressive, proactive strategy will
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
lost cities you’re anxious to explore. Your request to join the expedition was approved. Charlatan Player’s Handbook After a few successful scams, you’ve gotten into some trouble with local authorities
Chult. Your expertise could prove helpful, so you’ve asked to join the expedition. Criminal Player’s Handbook Local authorities grant you a full pardon for past crimes. In exchange, you are to join an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
local townsfolk, learning that the members of the “C” Team entered the inn but have not returned. Likewise, the inn’s co-owner and proprietor, Propha Dran, has not been seen since the planar strangeness
, the characters discover the members of the “C” Team fallen in combat and must fight the horrid Far Realm creature that slew them. Doing so brings those NPC heroes back to life. Once the Keymaster has
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
the essence of a fallen mage, and she remembers them all by name. Gyome, Master Chef Anyone who thinks a troll can’t be a great chef has never met Gyome (neutral troll). He combines local ingredients
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
your game. The stag can be cornered, fought, and killed. It is a normal stag but with a breathtakingly beautiful coat of golden fur. If the local farmers learn that it’s been killed, they grab their
into a golden stag whenever he steps outside these walls. He has lived with the curse for so long that his kingdom is forgotten, his castle is fallen to ruin, and he no longer remembers his own name. He
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
your game. The stag can be cornered, fought, and killed. It is a normal stag but with a breathtakingly beautiful coat of golden fur. If the local farmers learn that it’s been killed, they grab their
into a golden stag whenever he steps outside these walls. He has lived with the curse for so long that his kingdom is forgotten, his castle is fallen to ruin, and he no longer remembers his own name
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
them.
3 In Caer-Dineval, no one has seen the town speaker for a long time. Locals say Speaker Crannoc has fallen ill, but sinister figures have been seen entering and leaving the castle at odd
hours.
4 In Caer-Konig, local establishments are beset by vandals and thieves that skulk about unseen. The town speaker, a dragonborn named Trovus, could really use some help catching the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
scholars might request a favor, such as clearing out a local monster den or collecting a rare magical ingredient from a nearby mountaintop. In return, the scholars allow the characters to use the
maps of Wildspace systems. Unusual items of celestial import, such as fallen meteorites and flora collected from alien worlds, are also kept here for study. Planetarium Suzanne Helmigh Telescopic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
particular celebrations varying based on local traditions and popular faiths. Midwinter. The first festival day of the year is known generally as Midwinter, though some people name it differently
, offer prayers for the fallen, and prepare for the coming cold. The Calendar of Harptos Month Name Common Name 1 Hammer Deepwinter Annual Holiday: Midwinter 2 Alturiak The Claw of Winter 3 Ches The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Law and Order Saltmarsh is a bastion of civilization in the midst of an untamed region. Without its stout defenders, it might have long ago fallen to the depredations of outsiders. Militia and
. Townsfolk tend to see them as brutish thugs, though they are quick to call them when trouble arises. Local Law Enforcement The town guard arrests lawbreakers and imprisons them in the town jail. In