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Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
"} necrotic damage.Dullahans are headless undead warriors—the remains of villains who let vengeance consume them. These decapitated hunters haunt the areas where they were slain, butchering innocents in
searches. The Dullahan Legends table suggests dullahan hauntings that might be the stuff of local legends.
Dullahan Legends
d4
Haunting
1
A dullahan pursues anyone who has one of the
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
are the most common materials they use in the construction of a lair, crystal and other precious minerals feature prominently in certain areas. In this way, crystal dragons’ hoards literally
mountain in a local range, transforming it into a series of gleaming spires. Though visitors are rare, the dragon has built a roadway that ascends the mountain to encourage travel to and from the lair
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
certain areas. In this way, crystal dragons’ hoards literally become the fabric of their homes.
Crystal Dragon Lair Features
The crystal dragon lair shown in map 5.7 is the home of a dragon who
has spent considerable time shaping the pinnacle of the tallest mountain in a local range, transforming it into a series of gleaming spires. Though visitors are rare, the dragon has built a roadway
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
deceive and disorient. They cloak their own presence so they can observe other creatures without being discovered as they collect information on everything from local cultural practices to
to mirror the dragon’s mood.
Clever Concealment
The shyest of the gem dragons, emerald dragons are also the most curious. They love to observe local settlements and peoples, using their psionic
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
disorient. They cloak their own presence so they can observe other creatures without being discovered as they collect information on everything from local cultural practices to supernatural occurrences
dragon’s mood.
Clever Concealment
The shyest of the gem dragons, emerald dragons are also the most curious. They love to observe local settlements and peoples, using their psionic abilities to
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
experience in enforcing the law, and dealing with lawbreakers, gives you a feel for local laws and criminals. You can easily find the local outpost of the watch or a similar organization, and just as
than watch or patrol members are a community’s investigators, who are responsible for solving crimes after the fact. Though such folk are seldom found in rural areas, nearly every settlement of
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Backgrounds
Basic Rules (2014)
effort to accommodate you and avoid your displeasure, and other people of high birth treat you as a member of the same social sphere. You can secure an audience with a local noble if you need to
you into obviously dangerous areas (such as dungeons), and will leave if they are frequently endangered or abused
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
nuances of royal courts half a continent away and shockingly ignorant of what life is like for the poor outside their own doorsteps.
This combination of worldly savvy and local blindness characterizes
effort to accommodate you and avoid your displeasure, and other people of high birth treat you as a member of the same social sphere. You can secure an audience with a local noble if you need to.
Baldur
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
areas to help you succeed.
You might be a cunning thief-catcher, prowling the rooftops to catch one of the myriad burglars of the city. Perhaps you are someone who has your ear to the street, aware of
comes in the form of a contact in any city you visit, a person who provides information about the people and places of the local area.
Suggested Characteristics
Use the tables for the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
. The rest of the cultists at the Wayside Inn see Backes as their leader however, to be protected and obeyed in any circumstance. The local cultists have received orders to kidnap a local bard, Tarbin
off travel and trade between the civilized areas of the northern Sword Coast. As they draw power into the shrine within the Wayside Inn, the cultists summon storms to do the bidding of their master
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Restrictions on Magic Some civilized areas might restrict or prohibit the use of magic. Spellcasting might be forbidden without a license or official permission. In such a place, magic items and
prohibited, for obvious reasons. A local ruler could have a phobia about a specific effect or spell (such as shapeshifting effects if he or she were afraid of being impersonated) and enact a law restricting that type of magic.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
, and the constant drone of the Draakhorn has forced the local animals to flee or turned them vicious. A handful of villages in the area are bloodstained ghost towns, and every farmstead is a charred ruin
, simply ask what precautions the characters are taking against being spotted and judge for yourself whether that will keep them safe. Sticking to wooded areas, following ravines, spending as little
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
notes on new places you invent. Local Color A settlement might serve as a place where the characters stop to rest and to buy supplies. A settlement of this sort needs no more than a brief description
. Include the settlement’s name, decide how big it is, add a dash of flavor (“The smell of the local tanneries never lifts from this town”), and let the adventurers get on with their business. The history
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
. With public fountains and wells all about the city, clean water is plentiful. Many buildings have pumps of their own to draw water from the local supply, and some even possess taps that pour out water
keeps the streets lit (excepting the Field Ward and the most dangerous areas of the Dock Ward). Not only that, but hundreds of driftglobes bob about the City of the Dead at night, departing to float over
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
themselves. Towns and cities are the seats of the nobles who govern the surrounding area, and who carry the responsibility for defending the villages from attack. Occasionally, a local lord or lady
Population: Up to about 25,000 Government: A resident noble presides, with several other nobles sharing responsibility for surrounding areas and government functions. One such noble is the lord mayor, who
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
to escape, Iarno flees to area 1 (through areas 7 and area 8) and grabs the satchel hidden in the cistern there. If the nothic is still alive in area 8, Iarno instructs it to waylay any pursuers. If
member of the Lords’ Alliance, Iarno seized an opportunity in Phandalin to line his own pockets. Originally tasked with setting up a constabulary, the mage instead assembled a group of outlaws and local
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
mention that his cantankerous father, Davian Martikov, owns the local winery and vineyard, the Wizard of Wines (chapter 12). There’s bad blood between Urwin and his father (whom Urwin and Danika refer
hugs the outer wall of the inn and leads up to guest quarters on the upper floor (areas N2l and N2m). The sturdy wooden door at the top of the stairs can be barred from the inside. N2c. Taproom Damp
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
. Before the characters can investigate further, they are assaulted by members of the Xanathar Guild. Bugbears Attack At the end of a dead-end side alley south of areas L1 and L2 is an iron grate that
falls ill. She has no knowledge of Thrakkus’s nasty handiwork and promises to bring the matter to the attention of the Guild of Butchers and the local magister. Until then, she won’t use any of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Dullahan
Dullahans are headless undead warriors—the remains of villains who let vengeance consume them. These decapitated hunters haunt the areas where they were slain, butchering innocents in
dullahan hauntings that might be the stuff of local legends.
Dullahan Legends d4 Haunting
1 A dullahan pursues anyone who has one of the shards of its shattered skull.
2 A vain
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
as seating areas.
The eastern shop sells cheap souvenirs and bears a sign that reads, “The Historian’s Gifts.” The western shop sells books and artifact replicas and is labeled “The Archaeologist’s
. V9: Underground Wonders Exhibit Glittering ore and gemstones are arranged in velvet-backed display cases. Informational placards explain local geologic history.
Two guards patrol this exhibit and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
walking statues, no longer mobile, offers another way to orient yourself on a local scale. At nine stories tall, twice the height of any buildings nearby, the Honorable Knight stands guard in a block of
to Undermountain in their midst. “And only when they’ve incurred the wrath of said persons themselves.”
Traffic Wardens During particularly heavy traffic and at congested areas such as the great
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
areas, creating a hodgepodge appearance. A flat area in the center of the roof provides a platform for defense, with the surrounding roof peaks providing cover.
The slate tiles are strong enough to
support the weight of a Large creature, but the scattered areas of thatch can support only Small creatures. A Medium or larger creature that attempts to cross a portion of the thatched roof must
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
3–4 Local ruler 5–6 Military officer 7–8 Temple official 9–10 Sage 11–12 Respected elder 13 Deity or celestial 14 Mysterious fey 15 Old friend 16 Former teacher 17 Parent or other family member 18
features, as well as any encounter that plays out there. The adventure key turns a simple sketch of numbered areas on graph paper into encounters designed to entertain and intrigue your players. See “Creating Encounters” later in this chapter for guidance on crafting individual encounters.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
develop these outlying areas as you see fit. Map 2.3: Triboar View Player Version C. Cottage Each of these plain stone cottages is home to 1d4 adult commoners and 1d4 - 1 children (noncombatants) of
children (noncombatants) of various ethnicities. T1. Market Square and Tower The center of Triboar, where the Long Road meets the Evermoor Way, is a huge open space used as a market by local farmers and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
birds nest in all areas of the tower. Ceilings and Floors. Openings in the floors and ceilings connect the tower’s three levels. A magical rope-and-pulley mechanism serves as an elevator; a creature
observatory. In exchange, she asks the characters to agree to dispose of a local threat: “A void scavver has started prowling around my tower. I call her Big Momma because she’s enormous. I’m surprised
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
his affable personality won over many in town by the time of his release. He thus stayed on in Phandalin, where he works doing odd jobs and keeping a close eye on local goings-on.
BRAWN MCGABLE
dungeons (see “Tresendar Manor” below). If effective roleplaying or ability checks get the characters on Brawn’s good side, he can be convinced to provide further details of the layout of dungeon areas
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
local orc thug, gettin’ some information for a client. But in the meantime, that orc kills somebody on that very same night Oppal’s pretendin’ to be him. The guards know the orc, then they find Oppal
, even though she appears no older than thirty. Being a wererat keeps one looking young. Moguhl works for a local thieves’ guild and keeps tabs on illicit goods going into and out of the city. Her
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
until the next dawn in honor of Rhyester. If you want to feel like a local, catch the eye of any celebrant you see and wink. Fine friendships have grown from far less. Ches 19: Fey Day The veil between
this world and the faerie realm of the Feywild is thought to be weak on this day. Though this phenomenon provokes caution in rural areas (with folk avoiding woodlands, putting offerings of food on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
. Unless otherwise noted in an area’s description, the cove is brightly lit by the sun during the day and dimly lit by the moon at night. Cove Reef Areas The following areas are keyed to map A.5. Map
been caused, but rumors about these incidents have spread wildly and the local fishing crews are spooked. Keledek the Unspoken (see location 6 in chapter 1) promises the characters a cap of water
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
way in, the workers flee, hollering that they intend to summon the militia. Fortunately for the characters, they have an unknown ally pulling strings for them behind the scenes. Another of the local
water. A creature can swim from this pool through the bilge directly into areas D8 and D9, and vice versa. The cloudy water conceals three skum (see appendix C and the “Skum” sidebar). If they were
compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
Wilderness Though the world is covered with streets and buildings, Ravnica also has its wilderness areas, including the ruined rubblebelts haunted by the Gruul and the sylvan wilds cultivated by the
cells keeping prisoners in complete isolation.
The opposite end of the station is a headquarters for a local detachment of arresters. The main level includes two meeting rooms, an office for the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
policy. The oligarchs utterly control their nation, but beyond the areas that each rules, their families and businesses compete with one another and with the locals of far-flung places. The use of
as a vassal state, mercenary work and adventuring were popular livelihoods among Sembians who didn’t have local families to feed. Those endeavors are even more popular now among veterans of the war
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
golems. She tells the characters that they have free run of the temple, and that they will find Valin when fate determines it. She does warn them against the dangers they might face in certain areas
has disadvantage on the first attack roll it makes on its turn. On a successful check, the character has become acclimated to the local gravity and does not need to make checks on subsequent turns
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
streets in humanoid form, taking in the local culture and cuisine, and amusing themselves by observing how the smaller races live. Some metallic dragons prefer to stay as far away from civilization as
sand within 6 miles of the dragon’s lair. The tracks lead to safe shelters and hidden water sources, while also leading away from areas that the dragon prefers to remain undisturbed. Images of Large or