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Magic Items
Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Stone of Golorr has the following properties, determined by rolling on the tables in the “Artifacts” section in chapter 7 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide:
1 minor beneficial property
Aurinax inhabits the vault and guards its treasures.
Failed Memory. When your attunement to the Stone of Golorr ends, you must make a DC 16 Wisdom saving throw. On a failed save, you lose all memory of
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
Dungeon Master. Was it a merchant ship, a naval vessel, a ship of discovery, or a pirate ship? How famous (or infamous) is it? Is it widely traveled? Is it still sailing, or is it missing and presumed lost
that will meet your every need. Your Dungeon Master will determine how long it takes to get where you need to go. In return for your free passage, you and your companions are expected to assist the crew
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
places where such creatures are willing to live side by side.
Some beholderkin serve Belashyrra as guards and agents, while others spend their lives in deep meditation, pursuing inner visions known only
Dungeon Master’s Guide has more information on madness.
Madness of Belashyrra
d6
Flaw (lasts until cured)
1
“I constantly see shapes moving in the shadows.”
2
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Arcturia, who dwells on level 23 of Undermountain, is one of Halaster’s most accomplished apprentices, arguably the most powerful of the Seven, and a master of transmutation magic. Arcturiadoom is
her personal retreat (“doom” being an archaic term for a lord’s domain). Hidden on this level is Arcturia’s phylactery, and adventurers would be wise to find and destroy it before facing the lich in battle on level 23.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
Chapter 4: Temple of Moloch The Temple of Moloch is an ancient site steeped in magic, and the former home of a legendary artificer. Thessalar was a master alchemist and creator of monsters, whose own
themselves back in that long ago, facing off against the artificer and his host of monstrous guardians in pursuit of the missing components of the Infernal Machine of Lum the Mad. Having come back in time
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
12. Master Suite The double doors to this room have dusty panes of stained glass set into them. Designs in the glass resemble windmills. The dusty, cobweb-filled master bedroom (area 12A) has
. A web-filled parlor in the southwest corner contains a table and two chairs. Resting on the dusty tablecloth is an empty porcelain bowl and a matching jug. A door facing the foot of the bed has a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
want to get your hands on a master key, your best bet is to snatch it from Elix the Saint, who frequents a seedy tavern called the Tipsy Tankard.” Guildhouse Guards. “By late evening, most guild
master keys to the doors: Guildmaster Dusk; Elix the Saint, one of Dusk’s lieutenants; and Jaymont the Sinner, the guild’s resident spy. The master of ravens, Gwish, might have a key as well. If you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
side of the tower. Hanging from the tower’s rafters is a brass gong with a wooden mallet. Four hobgoblins stand guard in the tower, facing north, south, east, and west. They have a fairly unobstructed
view of the countryside out to a range of 1 mile, though there are hillocks and trees behind which creatures can hide. If the guards spot any unusual creatures approaching the den, or if they come
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
T6. Guard Tower Rooftop Ten-foot-tall, gold-plated statues stand atop the battlements, facing outward. Each one depicts a female human knight holding a lance. The cold wind stirs the snow, under
. The skeletons are the remains of four guards who held this post long ago. Characters who search the remains find tattered bits of cloth, broken longbows and arrows, rusted blades in ruined sheaths
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
gate to the south, and a postern gate to the north. The villa’s wooden doors and lead-framed windows aren’t locked, and the Vanthampurs employ guards to patrol the yard (see area V1). The guards live
Peck, a salty fifty-two-year-old groundskeeper and stable master Gabourey D’Vaelan, a fussy thirty-five-year-old cook Ambra Fallwater, a plainspoken nineteen-year-old maid Ambra is a recent hire to replace the previous maid, whom Duke Vanthampur threw down the stairs for breaking a vase.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
Rahadin’s Prayer Strahd’s loyal chamberlain, Rahadin (see appendix D), believes that his master forged a pact with the nameless god of secrets to whom the Amber Temple is dedicated. The dusk elf
comes to the temple on occasion to petition the dark god into releasing his master from his torment. Rahadin rides a phantom steed along Tsolenka Pass to the Amber Temple and kneels before the great
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
Features” section. Curator Alda Arkin, whom the characters might meet at the gala, carries a master key, while the museum’s guards have keys that grant access to specific areas (see “Circumventing
Keys. The curator carries a master key, while each guard carries a key that unlocks all doors to the area in which the guard is stationed. Guards in area V1 also have a key to the break room (area V7
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
use cups and vases to draw water from a crumbling stone fountain. Standing tall at the center of the fountain is a gray statue of an impressive man facing west. All around the square are posted
with two town guards. Izek orders one guard to tear down all of the old proclamations while the other posts the following new one: COME ONE, COME ALL, to the greatest celebration of the year:
THE
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
likely, Karstis grabs his spellbook in area 8b and flees to level 9 after instructing his bodyguards to cover his escape. Thereafter, Karstis can be encountered in area 8c on level 9. 8a. Guards Golem. A
flesh golem stands watch in the middle of this 10-foot-high cave, facing the entrance.
Wights. Two wights are on guard at the south end of the cave (outside area 8b).
Crates. Three open crates
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
intruders. This does not mean that you, as Dungeon Master, must surrender your creativity and become a mere script reader. You will have to make up certain details for areas and items that characters
from within. The characters have been warned to expect guards at the great doors to the steading, but none are visible. (If the party returns to the stronghold after an initial foray, there will be
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
other guards and servants. Urstul’s goal is to capture Lord or Lady Gralhund, force the surrender of the Stone of Golorr, and deliver it to his master Manshoon in Kolat Towers (described in chapter 8
nimblewright to meddle in his mission. Lady Gralhund decides she no longer likes Urstul and, taking advantage of his injuries, wrests the Stone of Golorr from him at swordpoint and orders her guards to lock
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Facing Strahd After he arrives at Death House, Strahd, Master of Death House (see appendix B) waits for the characters in the house’s main hall (area D2a). He is accompanied by two vampire spawn. If
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
) Lieutenant (civilar) Captain (senior civilar) Multiple command positions, some perennial (Seneschal of Castle Waterdeep, Defender of the Harbor, Master of the North Towers, Master of the South
Towers, Master Armorer), others bestowed as needed in wartime (the Lords’ Hand and the Lords’ Champion) Warden of Waterdeep The current Warden of Waterdeep is Elminster, who answers to the Open Lord
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Locations in the Styes The most notable buildings in the Styes are described here. A few of these locations are detailed later, but most are left for you to develop as you see fit. 1. Harbor Master
These two stone buildings on a small island in the Merchants’ Quarter are the base of operations for Harbor Master Tak Merakin (NE female half-orc bandit captain) and her constables (twelve NE human
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
-eyed human veteran. Chalaska is the Senior Sword, master of the inn’s forty guards (known as Swords). Chalaska runs the community, but she knows Nalaskur is her counterbalance, and he has orders to spy
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
her wounds before the castle guards could reach her. The few guards who remain are demoralized, in shock, and at each other’s throats. 14a. Great Hall Half of the great hall lies buried under rubble
. Four guards (NG male and female Illuskan humans) have placed the body of Lady Velrosa Nandar atop the shattered remains of an oak dining table and are arguing about next steps. The guards’ names are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
out of a stone ramp descend 40 feet to the floor of a vast natural cavern (area 30).
Guards. Standing guard at the top of the stairs, facing westward, are two male drow mages named Gorthax Auvryndar
to sneak into this room must succeed on a DC 13 Dexterity (Stealth) check, made with disadvantage due to the large number of guards. Fountain. The centerpiece of this immense, 80-foot-high room is a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Cleric Forge Domain 1st Clad in heavy armor, serves a god of the forge or creation Cleric Grave Domain 1st Opposes the blight of undeath Druid Circle of Dreams 2nd Mends wounds, guards the weary, and
3rd Defends allies and knocks down enemies, often on horseback Fighter Samurai 3rd Combines resilience with courtly elegance and mighty strikes Monk Way of the Drunken Master 3rd Confounds foes through
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
22. Garrux’s Brewery This complex was built by a dwarf named Garrux, who served as Master of Ale and Provisions for the Melairkyn dwarves. 22a. Ale Dispenser Pillar. A stone pillar in the middle of
brass plaque bolted to the western door has the following words stamped into it in Dwarvish: “BREWERS ONLY! Others keep out! By order of Garrux, Master of Ale and Provisions.” 22c. Ale Vats Vats. Six
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
barred door facing the alley behind the tavern. Nareen made sure to set up in a room with two ways out, just in case. Acquiring the Orb The orb is hidden in a nearby mausoleum. Nareen can describe the
Charisma (Persuasion) check. Her guards are vigilant for use of magic to charm or coerce her, and attack at once if they see it used. If the party attacks and defeats Nareen and her guards, she
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
incapacitated the undead here, but the life force of the adventurers brings them back. They immediately return to their mission: kill everything in the area and recover the Gnomengarde grenade for their master
attacks to allow the characters to escape from immediate danger.
Nine of the gnomes are guards, and the tenth is a priest. The priest, Favora Corehoarder, is a follower of Garl Glittergold, brave enough to put herself in danger to save others.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
the master of the stronghold to receive visitors 07 Aviary or zoo for keeping exotic creatures 08–11 Banquet room for hosting celebrations and guests 12–15 Barracks used by elite guards 16 Bath
kill or capture creatures 20 Observation room, allowing guards or spectators to observe creatures moving through the dungeon Dungeon: Lair d20 Purpose 1 Armory stocked with weapons and armor 2
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
successful DC 15 Dexterity check to open. 13. Guard Rooms This guard room is intentionally set in the midst of the family rooms and the master suite. The guards are responsible for safeguarding the
these apartments. They are richly appointed with pillows and tiger-skin rugs. 12. Master Suite The merchant prince’s suite is the most opulent room in the palace. A pleasant breeze blows through large
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
, most of whom are in the pockets of the Zhentarim. The unofficial leader is Chalaska Muruin (female Damaran human veteran), the terse, cold-eyed “Senior Sword” and master of the gate guards. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
with valuable cargo may carry 2d10 guards with a veteran guard captain. Cargo ships that transport livestock may have goats, camels, draft horses, mules, and other beasts, in addition to their crews
to an important destination. Most crew members and officers on passenger ships are commoners. Vessels carrying important people may carry 2d10 guards with a veteran guard captain. The passengers on a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
forever, shot their master with arrows. But Strahd did not die. The Dark Powers honored the pact they had made. The sky went black as Strahd turned on the guards, his eyes blazing red. He had become a
accept and love him. Tatyana hurled herself off a castle balcony to escape Strahd’s pursuit, plunging to her death. Treacherous castle guards, seizing the opportunity to rid the world of Strahd
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
currently held by a human Spy Master (Lawful Neutral) named Nerof Gasgol. The other directors include the captain-general and constable of the City Watch, several guild masters, priests of Boccob and Rao
himself, who achieved his position and wealth as the owner of a notorious gambling den. City Watch The City Watch is a standing garrison of some eight hundred Guards and Warrior Veterans. Bolstering
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
characters don’t proclaim that they’re investigating the Lantern Ghost case, the militia guards are fairly friendly toward them. (It’s their policy not to antagonize powerful-looking strangers.) If the guards
realize what the party is up to, they immediately suspect the characters are out to make them look bad. In that case, they become surly and tight-lipped. All the militia guards have been assured by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
navigator, Ra-das (N male Halruaan human scout); the master-of-arms, Falx Haranis (CN male Halruaan human veteran); and three other crewmen named Brax, Nhar, and Veliod (N male Halruaan human guards
enemies and tossing them off the ship; one or two of the NPC guards should die that way. A character who falls or is thrown off the ship can halve the falling damage with a successful DC 10 Dexterity
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
guards, 2d4 commoners, and the caravan leader (a spy). Dwarf Miners. A band of dwarf miners consists of 1d4 + 1 shield dwarf scouts and a pugnacious leader (a shield dwarf thug). Earth Cult Marauders
. A band of marauders for the earth cult consists of 1d4 + 1 Black Earth guards, a Black Earth priest, and 1d4 − 1 ogres. See chapter 7 for the cultists’ statistics. Earth Cult Robbers. These earth