more seemed with only are from for like

Mister Light

Monsters The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

inheritor of the Umbrage estate and legacy, and he did everything in his power to make life miserable for everyone around him, especially his parents. He seemed bereft of ambition and spent much of

costume and is rarely seen in public without makeup. He carries around a fancy weather vane given to him by the carnival’s previous owner. He twirls it and waves it around like a fool’s

Ezmerelda d'Avenir

Monsters Curse of Strahd

he might need help and traveled for months to reach Strahd’s domain. She rode her wagon to Vallaki and learned about an old tower that seemed the sort of place van Richten would use as a base

characters (see chapter 1), like the one that can be performed by Madam Eva. Ezmerelda d’Avenir’s Traits Ideal. “Evil that feeds on the innocent is the worst of all evils and must be

Dragonborn Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

it, this time, seemed completely still—the indifference of a dragon, even to Farideh. — Erin M. Evans, The Adversary Born of dragons, as their name proclaims, the dragonborn walk

calling in life. Proud Dragon Kin Dragonborn look very much like dragons standing erect in humanoid form, though they lack wings or a tail. The first dragonborn had scales of vibrant hues matching the

Astral Plane

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

sky, anchored in ends so distant she couldn’t perceive them, their middle parts revolving angrily like pieces of string rolled between a child’s fingertips. She glanced down, wondering what supported

perhaps a little more solid than air, but instead of gagging or drowning on the stuff she seemed perfectly acclimated to it. An electric thrill raced through her limbs as she found herself mesmerized by

Dwarf Cleric

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Intro to Stormwreck Isle

watch. Over time, you grew disillusioned with many of your fellow soldiers. They seemed to enjoy their authority at the expense of the people they’re supposed to protect. Recently you’ve had dreams

of a shadow creeping across the sea like a shroud, swallowing an island in darkness. Though you dismissed the dreams at first, you began to hear a voice calling you to stand against death’s endless

Chapter 1: Acquisitions Incorporated

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

are all now completely normal ways to discover and enjoy D&D, back then, not so much. We just did it because it seemed like a cool idea, and ten years later, it seems like maybe we were right. Today

this guide with a variety of Acq Inc tools and treasures, from vehicles like the battle balloon to the mighty Orrery of the Wanderer. Many hands worked diligently throughout the process of creating

Jacqueline Renier

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

. Her grandfather grew infirm over the years and less able to look out for the family’s interests, and the others—even her twin sister, Louise—seemed oblivious to the threat. It fell to Jacqueline to

correct their failings. Finding like-minded souls took Renier years, but she finally became aware of the mysterious Trueblood Council, a secret society of Richemulot’s eldest and most esteemed

Build Your Group

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

key part of a prophecy, or made what seemed like an innocent bargain with a harmless old hermit, or found an artifact with mysterious powers. The folk hero background is ideal for the Innocent

Adventure Background

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault

with a gemstone-like sheen, this ovoid stone was covered in strange furrows. The stone seemed ritualistic in nature, but it matched no recorded historical practices, and no one could identify its

Adventure Background

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault

Blessedore. Goldenbeard’s family traces its lineage to the dwarven queen, who was captured in a battle centuries ago, and he desperately wanted to reclaim his family’s diadem. The heist seemed like any other

Acknowledgments

compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild

hardcover adventure by Ari Marmell and Scott Fitzgerald Gray. The addition of the flooding pit trap to the tomb was an homage to an image that has appeared and reappeared — like the statue of Moloch and

for vegetable-grower, which seemed fitting. Several more names have been pilfered from the Ars Goetia, part of the seventeenth-century demonological grimoire The Lesser Key of Solomon. Those include

10. The Kraken

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Locathah Rising

they’ve just recently made their home here. When they noticed the mountain of coral, it seemed like a great opportunity. If pressed, they’ll warn the characters about the more powerful undead further into

Mysterious Visitors

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd

tell that the duchess seems more out of sorts than usual. Then a pall comes over the occasion as she voices her concern about a band of wayward travelers camped outside the town’s walls. They seemed

the visitors. It seemed as if the guards had been magically charmed. Morwen doesn’t want an armed conflict, but she aims to send a stern message to the visitors and asks you to deliver it on her

Theft in Baldur's Gate

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

gang of kenku killers haunts your trail and your nightmares. 5 It seemed like buried treasure — a collection of strange, topaz-eyed statues hidden deep in the Riverveins. You absconded with them

Theft in Baldur's Gate

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer

your trail and your nightmares. 5 It seemed like buried treasure — a collection of strange, topaz-eyed statues hidden deep in the Riverveins. You absconded with them, but now the smugglers who stole

The Spirit and the Storyteller

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

steps from the base of the tree. This is Lungtian, a ninuno and Nimuel’s partner. Light clothing of leaves and vines grows from Lungtian’s body, and when Lungtian speaks, their voice sounds like rustling

defend the land from invaders alongside Pangil ng Buwan and formed a deep friendship with the bakunawa. When Lungtian died, the gods brought their spirit back as a dryad-like ninuno. Personality Trait. “I

The Present Age

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

had been touched by the gods and granted strange powers. Some of these so-called Chosen were at the root of the conflicts that grip the land. Some seemed driven by divine purpose, while others claimed

capital of Netheril was brought crashing down on Myth Drannor, resulting in the cataclysmic destruction of both. As the year drew to a close, there were nights when the heavens seemed to hang motionless

Warlock's Crypt

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

half-collapsed and leaning on their neighbors. In the center, rising above it all, is a handful of twisted towers looking for all the world like talons clawing at the sky. These towers can be seen from

, Daerismun was not so fortunate. As we approached, this ruined cityscape seemed uninhabited. Its expanse is fairly limited, and consists almost entirely of a mess of destroyed buildings and massive

Carousing

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

the streets seemed like a great idea at the time. 8 Everyone is calling you by some weird, embarrassing nickname, like Puddle Drinker or Bench Slayer, and no one will say why.* *Might involve a rival

folk covers formal banquets, state dinners, and the like. Once a contact has helped or hindered a character, the character needs to carouse again to get back into the NPC’s good graces. A contact

Evermeet

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

bound for Evermeet, and my feet touched its blessed ground! Any who’re knowledgeable about the place might scoff at my claim, and those ignorant of it like as not think the deed not the feat of legend

of the Feywild, that strange realm of faerie that touches the world in mystical places. For a century, it seemed Evermeet was lost to the world. Venerable elves tried to hold on, hoping that this echo

E6: Passenger Car

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault

what look like ancient treasure maps. A similar map, stolen by Ethlynn while Quintus was visiting the privy, is stuffed in her spidersilk handbag. (Ethlynn insists Quintus gave the map to her, which he

aasimar won’t admit to any wrongdoing unless magic is used to coerce him. Murder Suspects Suspect Possible Motive Abernathy Vernus The cambion seemed upset, maybe even jealous, that Ethlynn and

Mister Light

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

estate and legacy, and he did everything in his power to make life miserable for everyone around him, especially his parents. He seemed bereft of ambition and spent much of his time playing in his room

carries around a fancy weather vane given to him by the carnival’s previous owner. He twirls it and waves it around like a fool’s scepter, but its power is far greater than he lets on. With this magic

Cult of the Crushing Wave

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

opportunistic in their overall philosophy than the earth cultists are. Like a flood that seeks the weak point in a levee and then bursts through with ever-growing strength, water cultists are quick to sense an

. Instead, they feign retreats, regroup, and launch new attacks, wearing down their foes like storm-driven waves eating away at a sandy beach. Almost all water cultists are excellent swimmers skilled

Amphail

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

the nobility. Amphailans are by their nature suspicious of and quiet around folk who openly display wealth or status, having learned early in their lives that nobles are folk who like to throw their

Amphail or Waterdeep before the purchase, like most of the mysterious matters in Amphail, may have the secret backing of one noble house or another. My contacts say the Oglyntyrs have petitioned the

Ezmerelda d'Avenir

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd

to reach Strahd’s domain. She rode her wagon to Vallaki and learned about an old tower that seemed the sort of place van Richten would use as a base. When she arrived there, she found some of van

her wagon (chapter 11, area V1). Although the cards aren’t magical, Ezmerelda can use them to perform a card reading for the characters (see chapter 1), like the one that can be performed by Madam Eva

Bardic Colleges

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

: Birdpipes: Pan pipes or satyr pipes, also known as the shalm, these are sacred to Lliira and popular with wood elf and wild elf bards. Glaur: Short, curved horns like a cornucopia. Played with

valves, glaur sound like trumpets, while those without valves, known as gloon, have a more mournful sound. Hand Drum: A double-headed skin drum fitted with handles along its side. Longhorn: A Faerûnian

Elturgard

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

particularly disastrous night when all seemed lost, dawn did come. A warm golden light suffused the city and surrounding lands, cast down from a golden orb that hung unwavering in the sky, so bright

that it seemed a new day had dawned. Caught outside when this miracle appeared, the High Rider and his vampire spawn burned away to dust, and the other undead quailed in its illumination. In short order

Uthgardt Lands

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

distance. Since I didn’t strike them down with lightning from afar, they were willing to approach peaceably. Still, they stopped when they were within bowshot and seemed to be arguing about whether to shoot

me. I waited as patiently as I could until one who seemed to be their leader addressed me in heavily accented Common. I replied a greeting in Bothii, their own ancient language, which again set the

Premade Characters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle

traveled to the city of Neverwinter with your company to serve in both the army and city watch. Over time, you grew disillusioned with many of your fellow soldiers. They seemed to enjoy their authority at

the expense of the people they’re supposed to protect. Recently you’ve had dreams of a shadow creeping across the sea like a shroud, swallowing an island in darkness. Though you dismissed the dreams at

10. Maccath the Crimson

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons

her grief over the death of the wizard she once served. Replacing that wizard with a member of the Arcane Brotherhood seemed a perfect solution. Maccath was smart enough to convince the dragon that his

Bargain Though she is a prisoner, Maccath has become obsessed with completing Arauthator’s challenging magical translations. Like most members of the Arcane Brotherhood, she is dedicated to the point

Halflings

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

, uncaring of the events of the world. They remarked on how the halflings enjoyed the simple pleasures of the moment, such as food and music, family, and friendship, and how they seemed to desire no more than

looks like a plucked chicken, know that Charmalaine is near — and heed her warning. Put a frog under your cap to bring good luck, but not for too long, or it’s bad luck for a fortnight. If you step on a

Helm's Hold

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

in the shadows, growing stronger until they attack. This seemed particularly true of otherworldly threats, such as portals to fiendish realms, evil spirits that seek to possess the living, and the

lies the Venturer’s Rest, a favorite stopping-off point of adventurers in the area, and of the locals who like to sit at the bar and listen to the tales such folk bring with them. The Rest was until

Easthaven Town Hall (T1-T10)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

. Prolonged contact with the figurehead might have other ill effects, at your discretion. White Lady of Lac Dinneshere. What looks like a woman tied to the figurehead is actually the White Lady of Lac

is gone (along with the ropes that seemed to bind it). The White Lady rarely manifests on land, and her ghost can be seen only by those who dared to summon it (as the characters did when they

10. Maccath the Crimson

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat

her grief over the death of the wizard she once served. Replacing that wizard with a member of the Arcane Brotherhood seemed a perfect solution. Maccath was smart enough to convince the dragon that

. Maccath’s Bargain Though she is a prisoner, Maccath has become obsessed with completing Arauthator’s challenging magical translations. Like most members of the Arcane Brotherhood, she is dedicated to the

Documancer

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

Dankgrass Favorite Methods to Destroy Documents d6 Method 1 Any way you like, provided you make a copy first 2 Mimic shredder 3 Fake dragon-head incinerator 4 The

!” after any group decision seemed to suggest your true calling. 7 You believe that language is an art, not a science. Who’s to say what is or isn’t a “real” word? 8 The smell of old parchment makes you giddy.

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