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Storm King's Thunder
talking. When he does speak outside of combat, he comes across as surprisingly calm and soft-spoken. While swinging his axe in battle, however, he bellows and laughs like a berserker.
Harshnag knows the
occasion. Believed to be hundreds of years old, Harshnag wanders the wilderness with greataxe in hand, seeking to lay low his evil giant brethren.
Harshnag looks like a typical frost giant except
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
clarity that bend and refract light, sometimes making them difficult to see clearly.
The radiant energy of the Positive Plane shimmers in crystal dragons’ scales. It glows like starlight between
—if only they would stop trying to kill the dragon’s guests.
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A crystal dragon wyrmling is placed in a monastery to learn the teachings of the monks before returning home in three years. The monks don’t appreciate the wyrmling’s pranks.
Cold, Radiant
Earth Elemental
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Monsters
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hill, club-like arms of jagged stone swinging at its sides. Its head and body consist of dirt and stone, occasionally set with chunks of metal, gems, and bright minerals.PoisonBludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical AttacksThunder
10 ft., one target. Hit: 14 (2d8 + 5);{"diceNotation":"2d8+5","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Slam","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage.An earth elemental plods forward like a walking
Magic Items
Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
effect.
Donjon. You are instantly teleported to and confined within the prison of the Monastery of the Distressed Body (area M6). Everything you were wearing and carrying stays behind in the
space you occupied when you disappeared. You draw no more cards.
Euryale. The card’s medusa-like visage curses you. You take a −1 penalty on saving throws for the duration of the
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world’s greatest libraries—or I like to boast that I have.
3
I’m used to helping out those who aren’t as smart as I am, and I patiently explain anything and everything to
others.
4
There’s nothing I like more than a good mystery.
5
I’m willing to listen to every side of an argument before I make my own judgment.
6
I … speak &hellip
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
Personality Trait
1
I use polysyllabic words that convey the impression of great erudition.
2
I’ve read every book in the world’s greatest libraries—or I like to boast that I
have.
3
I’m used to helping out those who aren’t as smart as I am, and I patiently explain anything and everything to others.
4
There’s nothing I like more than a good
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
convey the impression of great erudition.
2
I’ve read every book in the world’s greatest libraries—or I like to boast that I have.
3
I’m used to helping out those who
aren’t as smart as I am, and I patiently explain anything and everything to others.
4
There’s nothing I like more than a good mystery.
5
I’m willing to listen to every
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Monastery Features Most of the Sacred Stone Monastery appears to be in good shape except for the eastern end of the building (areas M16 and area M17), with its crumbling walls and heaps of rubble
. The following features are common to the monastery. Any exceptions are noted in areas to which they apply. Ceilings. Ceilings in the monastery are 12 feet high. The mines have 8-foot-high ceilings in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
rumors about the missing delegation are the town tavern (the Helm at Highsun), the common room of the town inn (the Swinging Sword), or the store (Gaelkur’s). Rumors. An evening of asking questions in and
of Lathander in the Swinging Sword who just came from Beliard. A dozen beautiful old books written in Dwarvish showed up in the cargo of a shady keelboat skipper in Womford. Characters hear this fact
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
M2. Monastery Grounds At the surface level of the floating rock island, the monastery is laid out as a large campus composed of sharp-angled buildings. These jut out of the ground like massive
how only service to the monastery can keep it aloft. In addition, the original metal of the structures here has been melted and reworked in many places into a preponderance of leering skulls. With a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Giants of the Star Forge
mountain. The site is named after the fallen star that formed the crater and that the founding giants harnessed to power a massive furnace. Fireside Monastery. Evin suggests the characters visit the
ancient monastery partway up the mountain. “The students there have a long tradition of fighting giants,” he says. “They might know more about Brimskarda and the Star Forge.” If prompted for a reward
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
M9. Backdrop Hallway This shadowy hallway is blocked by a wooden backdrop ten feet from the entrance. The backdrop is painted to look like a library bookshelf.
Three backdrops spaced 10 feet apart
block this hall. The second one is painted to look like a raging sea, and the third looks like a moonlit graveyard. When a creature moves within 5 feet of a backdrop, it swings back against the wall
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Earth Elemental An earth elemental plods forward like a walking hill, club-like arms of jagged stone swinging at its sides. Its head and body consist of dirt and stone, occasionally set with chunks
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
Running the Adventure To run this adventure, you need the D&D fifth edition core rulebooks (Player’s Handbook, Dungeon Master’s Guide, and Monster Manual). Text that appears in a box like this is
modifications:
Full Version (Five to Six Sessions). Run the adventure as written, making use of both the monastery and the ooze-flooded city locations.
Short Version (Two to Three Sessions). Run the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
described in area M21 and also releases the umber hulk in that room. Audience with Qarbo Qarbo is the second-in-command at the monastery, but the abbess Hellenrae doesn’t like to deal with visitors. It
Monastery Locations M1. Passage of Stone When the characters arrive at the Sacred Stone Monastery, read the following text: A trail leads into an ever-narrowing defile between bluffs of wind-sculpted
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
Appendix D: Magic Items The unique magical-mechanical crafting techniques seen in the Monastery of the Distressed Body and the lost city of Daoine Gloine are the basis of a number of unique magic
. Some of these items might be experiments that Kwalish is working on, which can be made available to the characters if they return to the Barrier Peaks. Alternatively, if you’d like to make full use of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
)
By the Book The writings of famous monks of the past sometimes become holy texts that come to define entire monastic traditions. The monks of your monastery have dedicated their training and their
the love of money. So if you just like money — you know, as a friend — then it’s all good! Many Acq Inc franchises actively try to recruit monks into entrepreneurship, knowing of their reputation for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
one skill of your choice for the duration of the adventure. Otherwise, this card has no effect. Donjon. You are instantly teleported to and confined within the prison of the Monastery of the Distressed
Body (area M6). Everything you were wearing and carrying stays behind in the space you occupied when you disappeared. You draw no more cards. Euryale. The card’s medusa-like visage curses you. You
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
characters’ business at the monastery, Anish tells them he’d like to make a request of them. If the characters are interested, read or paraphrase the following: The aasimar tightens his grip on his cane as he
the quest, if they or any Wavemount crew wish to stay at the monastery, the monks direct them to the guest quarters (area M11), where they can stay as long as they like. M18: Crypt Thirty clay urns line
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
C2. Enhanced Sphinx Sitting regally on the metallic dock, this Enhanced Sphinx protects the approach to the monastery. It intervenes in any attempt to fly or otherwise cross to the floating island
creature’s eyes are now glowing blue lenses, and its head is orbited by a number of spinning metallic devices. “Entreat with me,” the sphinx says, “if you wish to cross to the monastery. You do not
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
characters and other creatures swinging weapons, casting spells, maneuvering for position, and so on—all in an effort to defeat their opponents, whether that means killing every enemy, taking captives, or
still plenty of opportunity for adventurers to attempt wacky stunts like surfing down a flight of stairs on a shield, to examine the environment (perhaps by pulling a mysterious lever), and to interact with other creatures, including allies, enemies, and neutral parties.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
flowers
Monks walk a path of contradiction. They study their art as a wizard does, and like a wizard, they wear no armor and typically eschew weapons. Yet they are deadly combatants, their
elsewhere. Adventuring monks are a rare breed of an already rare type of character, taking their quest for perfection beyond the walls of the monastery into the world at large. Playing a monk
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Opening a Path Reaching the Drought Elder in the Far Realm is no easy task. While spells like plane shift can convey characters to the Far Realm, reaching the unfathomable entity requires a more
. Although she’s aloof, she loves the land and is sure to help. Once the characters have the hammock, they must take it to the mystics known as the Green Doctors at the Silver Tapir Monastery. Yarana can’t
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
-red fires that appear to keep the island aloft. A series of odd structures rise from the rock, appearing almost like metallic crystals.
Farther down the cliff-side ledge is a flat metal dock, on which
to maintain a fixed location in the air, but they aren’t strong enough to ascend any higher. Before the characters can attempt any crossing to the monastery, they must contend with the guardian waiting for them in area C2.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Scavenger The Scavenger handles like a small bus and is used to sift through battlefield detritus for scrap metal and other materials worth salvaging. Attached to the back of the vehicle is a
swinging crane with an iron grappling claw fastened to the end of a winch and a 50-foot-long chain. Scavenger
Huge vehicle (9,000 lb.)
Creature Capacity 8 Medium creatures
Cargo Capacity 2 tons
Armor
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
sputtering engine, and is largely filled with a heaping, tangled mass of wreckage. This consists of old machine parts from other areas of the monastery, broken relics of Kwalish’s earliest experiments, dead
energy cells, and the like. The controls that operate the antimagic field are set into a wall and completely hidden behind a pile of junk. More piles of junk hide the monastery’s treasure, including
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
the members of a ninja monastery are family members, forming a clan sworn to secrecy about their arts and missions. Other monasteries are more like thieves’ guilds, hiring out their services to nobles
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
instead be found in the foothills, in the possession of outlaws seeking the monastery who use the vampire as their guide. If he joins the expedition from the start, the vampire might lead the characters
can be found as a prisoner in area M6 of the monastery. If he does start out with the party, he might choose to leave them at the monastery, joining with the Grand Master. Gearbox LN monodrone A simple
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
livestock, a feed crib, and crops or pastures nearby. Most homesteaders are human or halfling commoners. They gladly welcome travelers (especially adventurers who look like they’re trying to chase away
are currently held in the slave pens beneath Sacred Stone Monastery.) In addition, three homesteads — Anderil Farm, Dellmon Ranch, and Nettlebee Ranch — are featured in side treks and shown on the regional map.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
hand resting on its great head. Two more of the nature behemoths strode ahead of her, swinging their limbs in slow motion, indenting the streets with their footfalls as the other Selesnya troops ran
Beyer, Return to Ravnica: The Secretist
Like a thriving garden, carefully tended and abundantly fertile, the communities of the Selesnya Conclave are a harmonious union of nature and civilization. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
young bard three tables over.
Then all the noise is eclipsed by a shout: “Ya pig! Like killin’ me mates, does ya?” Then a seven-foot-tall half-orc is hit by a wild, swinging punch from a male human
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
disarray are two goblins named Beedo and Vark. The goblins are gleefully swinging on a knotted rope that hangs from the bell in the steeple. The sound of the bell delights the goblins, and they won’t stop
sack lying on the steeple floor. Beedo’s sack contains three blocks of incense (worth 5 gp each), a silver holy symbol of Mielikki shaped like a unicorn’s head (worth 25 gp), and some stolen (and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Demon Grinder A Demon Grinder is a bulky, armored coach that rumbles loudly as it crushes obstacles and enemies in its path with the help of a swinging wrecking ball. Iron jaws are mounted on the
front of the vehicle, which handles like a garbage truck. Demon Grinder
Gargantuan vehicle (12,000 lb.)
Creature Capacity 8 Medium creatures
Cargo Capacity 1 ton
Armor Class 19
Hit Points 200
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
stalls with straw-covered floors. A harness, riding crop, and saddle hang in each stall. Swinging wooden doors cap either end of each stall, one leading from the tower to the stall and the other from the
is a thirty-foot-long hall of white stone. At the opposite end of the hall are two twelve-foot-tall doors like those of the entry gate.
An eagle carved from a massive timber hangs from the far side
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
impression of great erudition. 2 I’ve read every book in the world’s greatest libraries — or I like to boast that I have. 3 I’m used to helping out those who aren’t as smart as I am, and I patiently
explain anything and everything to others. 4 There’s nothing I like more than a good mystery. 5 I’m willing to listen to every side of an argument before I make my own judgment. 6 I...speak...slowly...when