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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Artavazda’s Last Mission Upon learning that the Silent Roar is merely performing a banned play that evening, characters working with the Brightguard can report back to Artavazda at the Noble Jewel
breakout. The pari asks the characters to go the Pedestal of Judgment and support the Brightguard members there in capturing alive any who attack the prison. Artavazda fears that if the Brightguard is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
spirituality and thought, the spheres where Celestials, Fiends, and deities dwell. The plane of Elysium, for example, isn’t merely a home for good creatures or where spirits of good creatures go when they
of the Nine Hells, from the first layer to the ninth, in a single day—if the powers of the Nine Hells desire it. Or it could take weeks for travelers to make a grueling trek across a single layer
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great unknown.
NISHREK AND THE ETERNAL WAR
Orcs believe that if they die with honor, their spirits go to the plane of Acheron, the Infinite Battlefield — specifically the layer of Nishrek
, and no orc will leave an elf alive. Orcs become so frenzied in combat against elves that they forget all about taking loot and valuables back to the tribe — the only trophies of any worth are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
; sometimes it originates from groups of elf musicians, but just as often the faint tune is merely the wind curling through the boles of the great trees. Layers of Arborea Layer Description
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
the Captain’s Cabin. The door to area D8 is covered in a thick layer of ice, which the characters need to remove if they want to get inside. Using a miner’s pick or similar tool, a character can chip
thick, translucent layers of ice produced by the dragon’s cold breath. It doesn’t represent Arveiaturace’s entire hoard, merely the small portion she chose to bring aboard the Dark Duchess. Characters can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
from a rudimentary, barely humanoid shape to a small, winged body so lifelike that it almost appears to be a real creature that is merely asleep. A character who makes a successful DC 13 Intelligence
cockatrice, a flumph, a giant fire beetle, a small grell, a myconid sprout, a pseudodragon, four severed hands in the same jar, and a slaad tadpole that’s still alive and attacks if its jar is opened. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
come alive, you’ll need to invest some time fleshing out details, but the players can help you with that work. Ask them to tell you a bit about mentors, family members, and other important people in
settlements aren’t merely rest stops but locations where adventures unfold. In a settlement that doubles as an adventure location, detail the intended adventure areas, such as towers and warehouses
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Zariel Zariel rules Avernus, the first layer of the Nine Hells. Once a mighty angel charged with watching the tides of the Blood War, she succumbed to the plane’s corrupting influence and fell from
must pass through Avernus, so the infernal armies muster on this layer. Here, the amnizus guard the citadels overlooking the River Styx, much of the fighting of the Blood War takes place, and devils
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
magical liquid. Still fully alive, they are kept in the brain chamber. The mind flayers use these brains to advance the study of how psionics affects their enemies. They also enjoy the babble of
battle. Elder Brain Resting Pool Usually centrally located, the lair’s resting pool is where the elder brain holds court in its brine pool, protected by a nearly impenetrable layer of a glass-like
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Glasya Of course I love my father. Without him, whom would I have to strive against?
— Glasya
Malbolge is the prison of the Nine Hells, and on this layer dwells its most infamous criminal
were merely traditions, and failing to observe a tradition carries no penalty according to the law of the Hells. Glasya’s scheme involved using counterfeit currency to buy souls in Minauros, then selling
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
, the first layer of Pandemonium. Neither Alustriel nor Tasha had previously met Kas, but the stories about his and Vecna’s hatred for each other are well known, as is Kas’s hunger for power
one was around. He was also angrily defensive anytime Malaina casually asked how the mage fared. Malaina assumed Mordenkainen was merely stressed, so she didn’t act on her suspicions until it was too
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy
using the relevant entry from the table below. If any hatchlings remain alive after 6 rounds, Mirt swiftly skewers them with his rapier and brings the combat to an end. Round Behavior 1 Mirt rolls
regret, Master Mirt, this attack was merely a diversion. While our forces were being drawn here, more burglaries were reported across the academy. Our thief has struck again!”
Treasure Once all the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
ownership of the place, she has merely taken over the manor from its current owner. That owner (whose identity is left to your determination) is kept alive and bound within an extradimensional prison
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
certain cause of many deaths, and the loss of many good friends. Mistake me not! I do not merely feel sorry for myself. Rather, I come to grips with a devastating realization: I now see that I am the object
the vampire, Baron Metus. Something inside me snapped. I released the zombies, and the entire tribe was eaten alive.
Yet the story has not ended. Before she died, the leader cursed me, saying, “Live
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
from three nothics floating in the pools. Naruv’s strange preservative methods slowly drain the nothics to add taste to the flowing sludge. The purple fluid is tasteless and harmless. It’s merely a base
substance which Naruv flavors with creatures dumped into the vats. The purple sludge flowing from the vats is her latest culinary offering. Two nothics are dead, but the third nothic is still alive
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
merely suppresses it. Ecstasy’s cheeriest citizens are walking powder kegs of bitterness, bottling their feelings until they erupt in unbridled incidents. Gate A column of segmented ivory, the Bone
is a fountain of quicksilver: Ecstasy’s gate to Elysium. Creatures that submerge themselves in the reflective pool emerge in Amoria, the plane’s innermost layer. Aura of Tranquility The gate to Elysium
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
coins of long-lost, legendary lands and centers of great magic are honored, though those who find them are wise to sell them to collectors rather than merely spending them in markets. The coins of the
of coins for the major contemporary and historical realms of your world adds an additional layer of texture. The golden lions of Cormyr convey the noble nature of that kingdom. If a nation mints gold
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
. A massive chain, tethered to the floor and held stiff by a thick layer of muddy ice, extends up into the howling portal set within the chamber’s vaulted ceiling. Power Vacuum Bedlam was nearly
violent winds merely changed direction, engulfing the mage before resuming their normal outward flow. When the winds reversed, they spat out Bedlam’s current gatekeeper: Cirrus the Silent, a chaotic neutral
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Dragon Encounters Often, a dragon who is merely hungry is perceived as angry. The outcome for the observing creatures is the same, but I think it’s important to clarify motives.
-Fizban
Whether
creature is undesirable. Or perhaps the characters are seriously outmatched by the dragon, and their only reasonable goal is to escape the encounter alive. Is the encounter in the dragon’s lair? Fighting in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
. The stain of darkness responsible for the existence of meazels imparts to them magical powers that allow them to move through shadows with ease. Merely stepping into one pool of darkness allows a meazel
do so, they become cringing, fawning things, eager to please and thereby escape the cold gaze of the being who brought them so low. All of the original thirteen remain alive, thanks to their cunning
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
politely they would as an elf visitor. This openness doesn’t extend all the way to naiveté. Halflings won’t be taken in by merely a promise of good intentions, and their instinct for self-preservation
future doesn’t yet exist, so it can’t be experienced. Only by living in the moment can one appreciate the wonder of being alive. I don’t believe in luck. None of the ridiculous superstitions halflings put their faith in has any value whatsoever.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
gives the inspiration to someone else, the d20 can go to that other person. Ignoring Inspiration Inspiration might not work for your campaign. Some DMs feel it adds a layer of metagame thinking, and
groups that are focused on the story. It falls flat if the players merely manipulate it to gain advantage in key situations, without earning inspiration by way of good roleplaying or whatever other
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
and powerful dragon moves into the region, upsetting the ecology and demanding tribute from nearby settlements. The Foe Time Forgot. An evil foe believed long dead emerges from the Feywild, alive and
.) Supernatural Horror Conflicts. A supernatural horror campaign often features Undead or demonic foes whose evil transcends the merely mortal. Consider conflicts like these to drive the campaign: The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Xanthoria’s more recent subjects. The sprite looks alive, yet she is subject to effects that turn undead. Thunderwing can’t be harmed unless she chooses to be. This is true for as long as she functions as
bridges rises in the distance. A cloud of spores falls gently from the sky, covering everything in a fine layer of the substance.
A tall creature beckons with a smile. Her body’s top half vaguely
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
from this room into the now-dry fountain outside the pyramid. Now, the water merely pours out here and evaporates at an accelerated rate. If the curse is broken, the silo’s teleportation functions again
layer of dust, apart from a still-intact chest and two vases.
As in area P10, this scene was staged by the priests of Amun Sa long ago. Three hostile mimics lie in wait here, disguised as an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
cannibalism to survive. The furriers and trappers are merely the camp’s latest victims, and more disappearances are likely to occur unless the cannibals are dealt with. Aluka gives directions to the camp
, who has managed to stay alive by convincing the Wolf tribesfolk that she can catch snowshoe hares for them to eat. So far, Honeybee’s traps have caught nothing, and her time (and Chief Grisgir’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
art installation. Desperate, Kwalish constructed another planar gateway while imprisoned in the temple, then opened a portal to the 222nd layer of the Abyss — Juiblex’s Slime Pits. A flood of ooze
beneath a deadly layer of clear gelatinous ooze — perfectly preserved, eerily staged, and utterly devoid of anything organic. The kenku that once occupied Daoine Gloine have all long been turned to glass or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
the Shield’s residents that the giants had no interest in the village. It merely stood in their path. Suggested Encounter After hearing of the fire giants’ “attack” on Mornbryn’s Shield, Zhentarim
Hunt Lords as if they are still alive, even though he has seen evidence to the contrary. He says the Hunt Lords are retired and don’t wish to be disturbed, and he warns guests to stay in the lodge at
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
thoughts awaken the thing in the well. A creature can gain only one insight from the well per day, and only while the monster is alive. Y13. Bazaar of the Bizarre A large market hall sits at one end of this
touch the telescope or damage it further, the slaad goes crazy and attacks them. If they merely want to read the inscription on the wall fragment that crashed through the roof, the slaad leaves them alone
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
looks up from her work. “I’ve been expecting you,” Shemeshka says, “but not quite so … still alive. I’ve never had gofers who’ve needed such convincing to just stay dead.”
Shemeshka (see Morte’s Planar
(see below). Once her bodyguards are dispatched, Shemeshka calls for a truce (see “What Shemeshka Really Knows”). Shemeshka’s Domain. The House of Liars is among Shemeshka’s favorite safe houses, a layer
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
-stamped tokens are made of copper covered with a thin layer of gold, as the characters saw with the tokens found in Horn Enclave. The cashier accepts any form of valuables as payment (excluding IOUs
room flicker and glow, and a huge fish tank swarms with unusual creatures. Some of them are even alive.
Nine liches occupy the room, either lounging around or arguing at the table. All wear leisure
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
a fine layer of shattered bone. The faint illumination from a pair of low-burning braziers reveals piles of animal skulls set around the edge of the water.
Creatures. Four merrow entertain
and the Pools of Devotion. Dungeon State. If the characters leave Tanjus alive and Ihanvas is killed, the hag and her merrow allies relocate to area 76. No matter what else happens, Tanjus and her
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
character who examines the area and succeeds on a DC 12 Intelligence (Investigation) check notices a thick layer of powdery residue has settled across the scene, suggesting the remains have possibly
final stand against the characters if she has survived this long. Her blade scouts (see appendix A), Rack and Crunch, fight alongside her if they’re still alive. L28: Graymatter Engine Dripping pipes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
been using the goodberry spell to help keep those in the cathedral alive. However, his connection to his beloved nature grows weaker by the day, and he fears he may soon be unable to cast spells at all
accommodate new signatures. Pherria took the Tome of the Creed Resolute from the cathedral to safeguard it. The book is merely a record of everyone who has taken the Creed Resolute oath. Its destruction
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
smooth walls of the adjacent chamber. Its floor is covered in a layer of ash.
Ash. Elemental ash covers the floor to a depth of 6 inches, concealing how uneven the floor is. This entire area is
. The efreeti fights for its Thayan friends. If freed of the charmed condition, it snatches up a falchion intended for the golem and attacks the Thayans. If the efreeti is alive when the other foes in the