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Basic Rules (2014)
single elf or dwarf might take on the responsibility of guarding a special location or a powerful secret, humans found sacred orders and institutions for such purposes. While dwarf clans and halfling
give their children names from other languages, such as Dwarvish or Elvish (pronounced more or less correctly), but most parents give names that are linked to their region’s culture or to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
spotting those clues in the first place. See “Perception” in chapter 2 for more advice. Secret Doors Secret Door DC to Detect Barely hidden secret door 10 Standard secret door 15 Well-hidden secret
Secret Doors A secret door is crafted to blend into the wall that surrounds it. Sometimes faint cracks in the wall or scuff marks on the floor betray the secret door’s presence. Other than the fact
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
adventure is obtainable. Don’t hide important secrets or discoveries in places where the characters aren’t likely to uncover them. Make sure they can’t miss an important secret or discovery simply by
failing an ability check, not talking to the right person, or not looking in the right place. See also “Perception” in this chapter for more advice on hidden secrets in adventures. Giving Information
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
in the campaign, and a synopsis of the adventure. The four elemental cults, which serve as the primary foes of the campaign, are also described in this chapter. Although the cults are all linked by
’ travel from the great city of Waterdeep. A handful of small towns and outposts are scattered through the region, linked to more populous lands by ancient roads and the broad river. The heart of this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Many Things. This chapter also includes suggestions for other ways adventurers might end up in the Donjon Sphere, as well as advice for how to continue a campaign or keep it on track if the party gets
. When the first Deck of Many Things was created, the Donjon card was linked to the sphere, sending prisoners there.
Jim Zaccaria
The collective distress of the sphere’s prisoners ultimately
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
. He can enter a cell by assuming mist form. K74a. Forgotten Treasure This cell is linked to a teleport trap in area K73. Characters who enter the cell can feel coins shifting beneath their feet
cell is the rotting corpse of a male half-elf dressed in leather armor. This cell is linked to a teleport trap in area K73. Treasure. A search of the corpse yields a sheathed longsword and two belt
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
stone giants call the surface world. Because he has never left the Underdark, the paths he knows have come to him only as whispers through the stone. As such, you can easily shape his advice to your
magic. If the characters keep the crystal after escaping the Underdark, it will be of use if they return to deal with the demonic incursion, as it is linked to the mysterious library of Gravenhollow and has additional properties when used there (see chapter 11).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
evil. Shapechangers and blasphemers, they ally with other hags to form magical covens with extra powers. They collect and remember secret knowledge that is better lost and forgotten. Desperate mortals
come to them looking for advice, only to have their requests fulfilled in ways that bring great suffering to themselves and their loved ones. The hags put a spell on me, three times three, and made me their slave for a thousand days. I was a young fool, ’tis true, but those were dark days.
— Elminster
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Immersive Storytelling Waterdeep is threatened by political turmoil. The adventurers must convince the Masked Lords, the city’s secret rulers, to resolve their differences, but can do so only after
advice can be as important an encounter as fighting orcs. (And don’t expect the adventurers to fight the orcs at all unless they are motivated to do so.) A character will sometimes take actions
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
as it remains in this corridor. If taken from the hall, it burns down normally. Advice from the Spirits Any characters inhabited by the spirits of I’jin or Shagambi receive advice when entering this
pathways. Charred Skeleton and Secret Door The charred skeleton points to the arch containing a secret door that slides open to reveal area 81 beyond. Glyph of Warding. Opening the secret door
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
Adjusting Encounters This adventure contains advice for adjusting encounters based on the number of characters in the party. You are empowered to modify the number of enemies in an encounter and
players as their characters explore the region.
Geographical locations marked on both the DM’s map and the players’ map are described below in alphabetical order. This information is not secret and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sleeping Dragon’s Wake
Adjusting Encounters This adventure contains advice for adjusting encounters based on the number of characters in the party. You are empowered to modify the number of enemies in an encounter and
explore the region.
Geographical locations marked on both the DM’s map and the players’ map are described below in alphabetical order. This information is not secret and can be shared with players if they request details about a location.
Map 1: The Sword Coast View Player Version
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
it could be rooted in the way you feel about the world and your role in it. Secrets d6 Secret 1 An imp offers you counsel. You try to ignore the creature, but sometimes its advice is helpful. 2
Secret No mortal soul is entirely free of second thoughts or doubt. Even a cleric must grapple with dark desires or the forbidden attraction of turning against the teachings of one’s deity. If you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
a thatched roof. A small boat is tied up at a nearby jetty. Beyond the hut, rushing waters surround two islands linked to each other by a bridge. The smaller island has a dock and a modest outpost
Hadley (neutral good, human commoner) greets the characters with the first part of a secret phrase used by Shalfey and his allies. Hadley hopes the characters will reply, “but fairer the jewels of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
extends off the east balcony. At the back of the west balcony, a staircase descends 10 feet to a landing and a secret door. Advice from the Spirits Any characters inhabited by the spirits of I’jin or
Kubazan receive advice when entering this area: Fickle I’jin urges her host to pull the lever. What harm could it do? Fearless Kubazan insists that his host jump to the platforms, even if others are better
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
each. Advice from the Spirits Any characters inhabited by the spirits of Obo’laka or Papazotl receive advice when entering this area: Cautious Obo’laka advises her host to not disturb the throne or pick
area 53. Secret Doors Behind the statue in the northwest alcove, a secret door leads to area 53. The door is slightly ajar, and any character who searches the alcove finds it. A properly closed secret door in the southeast corner of the room leads to a spiral staircase going up and down (area 26).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Kenku “If you hear a baby crying in an alley, walk the other way. That’s my advice to you.”
— Endroth Knag,
City Watch corporal in Waterdeep
Kenku are feathered humanoids that wander the world
now lost to their memory, the kenku coveted the glittering baubles of his household, and longed to speak so that they could cajole and swindle others out of such treasures. Stealing the secret of speech
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
by destroying the original contract. Zariel can use an action to summon the contract, which appears in her one hand. The contract is otherwise hidden in a secret place known only to her. Getting
original contract resembles the copy stored in Thavius’s infernal puzzle box: nine square plates of infernal iron linked together by short chains, each plate inseparable from the others and inscribed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
to recover an ancient tome that contains the secret of creating perfect, obedient clones of myself. Beholder Flaws d6 Flaw 1 I usually ignore advice from my minions. 2 I enjoy taunting rivals with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
. Then downplay those NPCs’ secret agendas as needed to increase their party loyalty.
Part 2: Monastery of the Distressed Body. For encounters built around five monks led by an elder monk, use three
those defenders activate only every 20 minutes, and within 50 to 100 feet of the characters.
Appendix D: Magic Items. As a reminder, many items listed in the appendix — even though thematic to the adventure — are not level appropriate. The appendix offers advice for limiting their use.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
. OTHER SHIPWRECKS
This chapter assumes the characters heed Runara’s advice and search Compass Rose for clues to the recent shipwrecks. If the characters decide to explore other recent wrecks, you can
stat block from appendix B), ghouls, or other dangers aboard. These adventures are yours to create, but only the wreck of Compass Rose holds the secret to freeing Dragon’s Rest from the zombie attacks.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
characters, but the leader responds positively to any aid the characters offer, such as advice or adventuring supplies. Conceptopolis Mercy Pilgrims’ Problems At first, Mercy speaks vaguely about the
pilgrims’ goals. If the characters offer aid or helpful advice, Mercy talks about the pilgrims’ expeditions to ruined colossi. Mercy then tells the characters that the pilgrims have been extracting
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
47. Elemental Cells To reach Shagambi’s tomb (area 48), the adventurers must pass through four cells thematically linked to fire, water, air, and earth. Unless the characters destroyed him, Withers
(see area 28) senses when the secret door to area 47A is opened and uses the scrying pool in area 25 to observe the adventurers as they contend with the cells. An antimagic field fills each cell
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
corruption that grows stronger over time as the natural order decays. Secret cults spring up, institutions are debased, and the fundamental laws governing the seasons begin to weaken. As Elemental Evil
. Despite these different goals and varying methods, the elemental cults are linked to each other by forces they don’t fully understand. From world to world and age to age, the cults of Elemental Evil
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
gray slime found in puddles throughout this level. Advice from the Spirits Any characters inhabited by the spirits of Papazotl, Unkh, or Wongo receive advice when entering this area: Shrewd Papazotl
characters activate the telepathic link, the first thought the aboleth sends is an exasperated, “What now, Gorra?” Once the aboleth realizes it’s telepathically linked to strangers, it wants to know all about
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
the tomb stands an opaque crystal sarcophagus that is constantly changing color. Minotaur murals adorn the walls on the lower level of the tomb.
The walls of the tomb are lined with secret doors that
slide open to reveal chambers strewn with minotaur bones — ten chambers in all. One of these chambers has a hallway at the back of it leading to area 56. Advice from the Spirits Any characters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
they need it and promises to tell them the location of a secret staircase that descends to the next level of Undermountain (see area 19a). To establish trust, he tells them about the secret vault
. Fazrian rarely leaves its throne hall and keeps the cleric’s headless corpse as a memento. Fazrian takes advice from four yugoloths. These fiends arrived shortly after Fazrian’s madness took hold. Aximus
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
tomb through the secret door at area 47D. This tomb is filled with terracotta warriors, kneeling in neat ranks around a polished wooden coffin. Between the warriors, four aisles scattered with broken
“Terracotta Warriors” below). To steal Shagambi’s treasures, characters must move quietly. Advice from the Spirits Any characters inhabited by the spirits of Unkh or Wongo receive advice when entering
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
the archmages’ Wish spell. As a consequence, the spell shunts the characters to Alustriel’s sanctum. Suspecting that the characters are somehow linked to Vecna, Kas urges them to retrieve the pieces
enemies. A successful DC 20 Intelligence (History) check reveals that this story refers to Kas and Vecna. Mordenkainen’s Secret. If the characters find out at any point in this adventure that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
treasure or momentous secret. Rogue Someone important to you isn’t who you think they are. Ruin You lived a life of luxury until someone in power took it away. Will you get revenge? Sage A mage or magical
creature takes an interest in you, offering you advice—for a price. Skull You’ve defied certain death so many times that it doesn’t seem like coincidence anymore. Star You overcame a hardship imposed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
.
“The Zhentarim have a stake in a secret Underdark trading post called Mantol-Derith. If ye can get them on our side, they’ll guide ye there, where ye can meet with one of their agents, Ghazrim DuLoc
to help endear him to the players. The more the players grow to like him, the easier it is for them to respect his advice and request — and to gain more resources and assistance from him in turn.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
in the Basic Rules). Droop knows the general layout of the Redbrand hideout, as well as the location of its secret doors and traps. He doesn’t think to offer up the information, but if prompted, he
advice on how to run Droop as a member of the party. Developments The bugbears are the only ones in the Redbrand hideout who know the location of Wave Echo Cave. They won’t willingly divulge this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Robust Patronage No matter what your pact, the process of binding yourself to power has prepared you well for life in an Acquisitions Incorporated franchise. Gathering secret information from the
and advice that go outside the box. Way, way outside. And when your plans turn to profit, your franchise partners are thankfully there to take care of all that balance-sheet-and-coffer practical stuff
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
and Vogren are well versed in the religious history of the island. If asked, they provide the following advice: Reciprocity. Powerful nature spirits reside on the island and don’t take kindly to those
) check. Marian’s Secret. When the characters speak at length with Marian, they notice the mage speaks enthusiastically, but somewhat guiltily, about Acererak. If the characters remark on or ask about this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
. Roll to determine if a guard is present (as described in “Interior Security”). Locked Door. The door to area T2 is locked. Each guard in the vault has a key that unlocks this door. Secret Door. The
southwest wall of this room contains a secret door to the exterior. Vidorant uses this door often. A character who examines the wall and succeeds on a DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check spots the door