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Monsters
Curse of Strahd
was a little girl, her family kidnapped van Richten’s teenage son, Erasmus, and delivered him into the clutches of a vampire. Even today, years later, she can still hear Erasmus’s pleas
family had done to van Richten, ran away from home. After many harrowing adventures, she tracked down van Richten two years later. Thinking she was a Vistana assassin, he put a sword to her throat and
Monsters
Domains of Delight: A Feywild Accessory
Fey Rebirth. If Yarnspinner dies in his Domain of Delight, he revives with all his hit points 1d4;{"diceNotation":"1d4","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Fey Rebirth (Days)"} days later in a safe
Delight called Prismeer. Yarnspinner only recently arrived in Thither and is unaware that he is intruding upon another archfey’s territory (see The Wild Beyond the Witchlight for more information about Prismeer and its archfey ruler).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
was suspicious of Mordenkainen since he arrived in the sanctum, but she said nothing to Alustriel, Tasha, or the characters. The characters can learn this secret in the “Malaina’s Mistrust” section later in this chapter.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
cultists. The place stood abandoned until a few weeks ago, when Nezzarum the silver dragon discovered it and started exploring it as a potential lair. By sheer coincidence, Xia and her followers arrived days later to reclaim the temple in Orcus’s name.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Book of the Raven Book of the Raven An Adventure for 3rd—level Characters
Written by Christopher Perkins
Edited by Kim Mohan The Book of the Raven arrived at Candlekeep, fittingly enough, by way
years later and hid a treasure map inside it. The treasure map is a prop around which you can create your own adventure, if you choose not to run the adventure described here.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
Zombie Resurgence If the adventurers did not fight the zombies when they first arrived on the island, the zombies cause trouble later. After the characters have spent some time at the cloister, they
“Shipwreck” below). More Zombies If the characters defeated the zombies when they first arrived on the island, you can use this encounter at any point during the adventure to add a little extra combat
Magic Items
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
. Roll on the Teeth of Dahlver-Nar table to determine which tooth you draw, and you can either sow the tooth or implant it (both of which are described later).
If you don’t sow or implant the
originated, with the intention to destroy it. When planted in this way, creatures summoned are not friendly to you and do not vanish. Some of the creatures summoned merely head off in search of home
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
chapter, a loyal grimlock servant of Qunbraxel (an ally of the mind flayer fanatics that’s described later in this adventure) traveled to Zorzula’s Rest to retrieve the shards before the adventurers
arrived to confront the goblins. In this chapter, the characters might prevent the mind flayers from acquiring the other three fragments. The fanatics can proceed with the fragments they have, but the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
ranks of the cult thinned as members began to lose interest in the debacle. Then Strahd von Zarovich arrived. The cultists regarded Strahd as a messiah sent to them by the Dark Powers. Drawn to Strahd
his playthings. A black carriage arrived at Death House soon thereafter, and from out of its black heart stepped the vampire himself. The cultists tried to impress Strahd. In response, he slaughtered
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
d6 Mission 1 Heroic Stand. You knew if you took one step back from the line, all would be lost. When relief arrived days later, you had not budged. 2 Telling Blow. The enemy general never knew what
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
The Bag of Devouring When Ylagan arrived almost a year ago, the modrons accepted his leadership and set about repurposing the outpost to serve the dragon’s needs. Ylagan, meanwhile, scoured the lands
entrance. A day later, the bag was empty! Ylagan accused the modrons of stealing his treasure and destroyed several of them in a rage. He then used rubble to seal off the tunnel leading to his hoard
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a7
Adventure Start The characters have arrived at the site of the demilich’s last haunt. Before them is a low, flat topped hill, about 200 yards wide, 300 yards long, and 60 feet high. Only ugly weeds
at once or merely a single one at a time. Leave this strictly to the players to decide. The best manner to handle it is to ask where they will search, once they have determined that they will
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
when Renier arrived, she found a throng of filthy commoners, not the dramatic masterminds she’d expected. As she cursed them and set off to fetch the guards, the council members revealed their true
in the land, and the nation’s de facto leader. The people begged Renier for help. Disgusted by the masses, she deemed them unworthy merely for the circumstance of their birth and the scarcity of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
The Chamber The Chamber is a secretive network of dragons that have monitored the peoples of Khorvaire for thousands of years. These dragons consider people merely pawns in an ancient game that
way. Other times, the agent provides helpful advice, useful spells, or even magic items to aid the characters in adventures. Some missions, particularly later in this level range, might feel
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
to attack them while he takes potshots at the characters with his crossbow. Two rounds later, eight more bandits leap down from the Kraken’s Folly (area D1) and join the fray. These hooligans were paid
Stone? Grinda admits that she has done business with the Xanathar Guild in the past. Her orders were to protect the stone until Noska arrived to claim it, but she changed her mind and decided to keep
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
arrived a day before the characters, and that she claims to be a performer who knew Ispin. Characters who approach Leedara find her politely aloof and evasive about how she knew Ispin—yet she expresses
sings a heartbreakingly beautiful Silvanesti song in Elvish. Soon after, Leedara leaves the reception, retiring to her room in the inn. Leedara has a role to play later in the adventure (see chapters 4
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
understand Common. A many-legged reptile stretches out as if it has been sitting for a long while, avoiding your eyes as it looks to the rocky floor at your feet. “About time you lot arrived! Come! The
. Veldyskar is committed to the protection of the library and its librarians. If trouble arises, his philosophy is to petrify first and ask questions later. Initially, this presented a problem for the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
Rest). Runara explains that she heard the sounds of combat and arrived just in time to prevent the zombies from dragging the characters into the sea. Avoiding the Zombies. If the characters decide not
to fight the zombies, they easily escape from the slow, shambling monsters. The zombies don’t follow them up the path toward Dragon’s Rest. The characters will have another opportunity to deal with the zombies later (see “Cloister Quests” later in this chapter).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
within the shattered remains of a fluid-filled tube deep in Citadel Subterrene. They have no idea how they arrived there.
2 A cavern the characters were exploring seamlessly abuts with Bluetspur
the Apparatus (see “Mordent” later in this chapter). All it needs is a relic called the Rod of Rastinon, which it wants the characters to retrieve for it.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
, Castle Laventz, as his own. Months later, the relentless knight Mara Silvra received word of her father’s defeat. Calling in debts and intimidating mercenaries, Mara forged a small army during her grueling
and her own traitorous followers. Soon after, local nobles received invitations to come to Castle Laventz and celebrate Mara’s victory. When each aristocrat arrived, though, they discovered they were
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Kaylan is a devious vampire who arrived in Avernus after dodging a group of vampire hunters on the Material Plane. When Windfall refurbished the Red Belvedere, the tiefling employed Kaylan to design the
later in this chapter for more information about this option. Lars Grant-west Rezran “Snake Eyes” Agrodro, Khai Kiroth, and Nyssa Otellion Nyssa Otellion Master of the Cerulean Hall A stoic and haughty
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
characters. Detail its leadership, including law enforcement (discussed later in the chapter). Include characters who can provide information, such as sages, soothsayers, librarians, and observant
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->Curse of Strahd
against one another. The wizards were dead and gone by the time an evil archmage named Exethanter arrived at the temple. He breached the temple’s wards, spoke to a vestige trapped in amber, and
with them. When Strahd later murdered his brother Sergei, that pact was sealed with blood. Strahd transformed into a vampire, and the Dark Powers turned his land into a prison. Strahd has returned to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
personal dislike of Lord Neverember has nothing to do with my assessment of his leadership; I merely find him an intolerable flirt.) Neverember’s influence radiates outward from the Protector’s
plans to reclaim and rebuild it as a symbol of the city’s rejuvenation. The faithful of Oghma have arrived in Neverwinter to restore the House of Knowledge to its former glory, but beyond that, shrines
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
conflict, the survivors fled, leaving the temple abandoned. Hundreds of years later, monastic knights chose the hill for their order’s home and began building a defensive structure atop the site. A
Undead arrived at the abbey and began slaughtering everyone in their path. Havarr and the other knights of the abbey were killed, along with most of the invaders, and the deck was scattered. Centuries
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
adventure is up to you—the spell might merely suppress the effects of the curse for a time. Regardless, narrative curses should feel like rare, potent magic rooted in the lore of your campaign
demonic entity takes control of the creature and determines the creature’s behavior thereafter. At the end of each of the possessed creature’s later turns, the creature makes a DC 15 Charisma saving
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
committed. How a spell like Remove Curse affects a curse that’s part of your adventure is up to you—the spell might merely suppress the effects of the curse for a time. Regardless, narrative curses should
possessed creature’s later turns, the creature makes a DC 15 Charisma saving throw, regaining control of itself on a success. After finishing a Long Rest, a creature with Demonic Possession makes a DC 15
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
they used to be star performers in the Witchlight Carnival. Gleam wants to free her sister and find a way back to the carnival—perhaps with the help of the Fey Beacons (see “Fey Beacons” later in the
, Gleam suggests they strike up an alliance with the korreds. See “Lockbury Henge” later in the chapter for how they might accomplish that.) An elf prince named Alagarthas made a bargain with Endelyn and
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
you always among monsters, and see everyone you love die beneath their claws!” Even now, so many years later, I can hear her words with painful clarity. A short time later, I found my dear Erasmus made
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
admits she began suspecting something wasn’t right shortly after Mordenkainen arrived in the sanctum. Malaina noticed that Mordenkainen muttered to himself in an unexpectedly cruel tone when he thought no
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->Storm King's Thunder
associates arrived. The snake belongs to Xolkin Alassandar (see the “Seven Snakes” section), and it now coils around Kella’s left arm. Its message is scrawled in Common on a strip of parchment in Kella’s
character who belongs to the Zhentarim recognizes the flying snake as a symbol of that faction. Kella claims it is merely her pet.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
following philosophies: Athar. Deities are frauds and merely channel the might of a true, higher power. Bleak Cabal. There is no greater truth to the multiverse. Each being must discover their own meaning
City of Doors
A faction leader (called a factol) who embodies the faction’s beliefs Feature: Conviction You gain the Scion of the Outer Planes feat (presented later in this chapter). In addition
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
of which nightmare wins the race; the rakshasa merely enjoys tempting mortals with offers to cheat and observing their reactions. If the characters accept Uvashar’s deal, Uvashar gives the characters
and commending the party’s commitment. In either case, Uvashar honors the deal, offering the party access into Dragon’s Pride (see the “Dragon’s Pride” section later in this chapter).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
use consistently. Butcher the Weak Gnolls seek only to kill, and as such prefer to deal with weak, easy targets. An enemy that can fight back is an enemy to save for later. Gnolls have no sense of
deserted. Several kinds of creatures, such as orcs and goblins, can cause such events, but the evidence that gnolls leave of their involvement is unmistakable. Their enemies aren’t merely killed, they
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
skull bowling. Each mortal rolled a skull across the Gray Waste, having agreed that the winner would be he who bowled the farthest.
Malar the Beastlord arrived to visit Jergal at this moment. After
.”
Malar growled in frustration, but could do nothing, and so yet again only the beasts were left for him.
And Jergal merely smiled, for he had been delivered.