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Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
fireball goes off early in the morning, at a time when all the characters are in Trollskull Manor. Read aloud the following text to set the scene: Windows rattle as the roar of an explosion fills Trollskull
Alley. Charred bodies and anguished screams fly through the air. A thick cloud of acrid smoke billows outward from the blast, which seems to have occurred right outside your door. Let the players tell
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
of the action during play, describing locations and creatures that the adventurers face with read-aloud text. The players decide what their characters do as they navigate hazards and choose what to
Secrets and reveals are important DM tools. If you read any of the DM-only material and still want to experience the adventure as a player, you can—just don’t let this knowledge influence your character’s actions or behavior. More importantly, don’t spoil any surprises for your fellow players!
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
31. Halaster’s Secretary A nothic is chained to the floor of this otherwise empty room. The nothic’s chain is short enough to prevent the creature from reaching the doors but long enough to let it
mages inquiring about apprenticeships. Vulgar taunts from adventurers are also common. Treasure If the word “xunderbrok” (Dwarvish for “secret trove”) is spoken aloud in this room, a small stone chest
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
4: Smithy The smithy is where the keep’s residents purchase metal goods and have them repaired.
When the characters arrive at the smithy, read the following boxed text aloud:
The stench of hot
strike of her hammer.
The hard-working smith is Kalista.
Jane Katsubo Kalista
Dwarf Blacksmith
Stat Block: Commoner
The keep’s taciturn, hardworking smith prefers to let her hammer do
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
citizens and peaceful visitors.
Summary. The beginning of each location summarizes its function in the keep and the NPCs who can be found at it. Don’t read this aloud.
When the characters
arrive at the outer gatehouse, read the following boxed text aloud:
Two stone towers flank an archway that leads into the keep. A sturdy-looking gatehouse spans the archway and connects the towers
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
Ghost Ship As the party’s ship gets closer to the Thunder Cliffs, the spectral ship that the characters heard about approaches. Use the following read-aloud text to set the scene: The skies darken
top of the cliffs to the surf below. Still, some players, as soon as you tell them they cannot do something, want to do just that. If they insist, let them.
The trek from Leilon to the Thunder Cliffs
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
aloud:
The aroma of cooked mutton, fresh bread, and stiff ale wafts from this bustling tavern’s doors. Inside, retired soldiers, chatty merchants, and weary travelers dot the taproom. A raised stage
, the outer gatehouse guards will let anyone into the keep. (False)
4 Kalista, the keep’s blacksmith, doesn’t forge weapons anymore. (Partially true; she makes them only for the keep’s militia.)
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Locathah Rising
aloud to them, asking them to halt and turn around. She is strangely audible underwater. Unless convinced otherwise, Fhenimore and Whymsee do their absolute best to keep from showing themselves, and
the mountain, and let them know that the master of the mountain also resides that way. They’ll tell the characters his name is Gar Shatterkeel, and that he’s a very powerful ocean dweller with a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
and senses, tell players everything they need to know. Published adventures often include text in a box like this, which is meant to be read aloud to the players when their characters first arrive at
more details about what their characters find. The “Narration” section in chapter 2 offers more extensive advice and examples of narration. Step 2: Let the Players Talk Once you’re done describing the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
often include text in a box like this, which is meant to be read aloud to the players when their characters first arrive at a location or under a specific circumstance, as described in the text. It
sentences of descriptive text. As characters search rooms, open drawers and chests, and examine things more closely, give players more details about what their characters find. Step 2: Let the Players Talk
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
and hides her treasure. When the characters approach Iymrith’s lair for the first time, read or paraphrase the following boxed text aloud to the players. Your long journey ends here, in the desert. A
unfolds; it’s simply a reflection of Iymrith’s mood. Storm giants who stride boldly toward the amphitheater with weapons in hand draw fire from the trebuchets (see area 1). The characters can let the storm
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
that hint that it might once have been a myconid.
“Welcome, travelers.” The aberrant myconid’s voice gurgles and spits as it speaks both aloud and in your minds at once. “Are you here for the
wedding rehearsal? Friends of the bride or her intended? No matter! Let the love of the Great Seeder embrace you as you become one with her chosen, the Great Body!”
As the garden comes alive with screams
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
side of the hammer that was facing the wall is the following inscription in Dwarvish runes: “Let hearts be lifted and battles won.” The hammer must be removed from its indentation for the inscription
to be seen. Iron Anvil. If the characters clear away the cobwebs, they see an inscription on the front of the stone block. Written in Dwarvish runes, it reads as follows: “Let the hammer fall and the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
. If characters come from within the fire temple and act like they belong there, the guards pay them little mind. Characters who arrive escorted by hobgoblins must convince the guards to let them pass
. If they do, one of the razerblasts escorts the party. If a fight breaks out, one of the razerblasts shouts, “Imix defend us!” When this happens, read the following text aloud: The obsidian columns
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
spoken aloud as an action. Any undead creature that moves within 5 feet of an empowered statue for the first time on a turn or starts its turn there takes 5 (1d10) radiant damage. Each pillar is hollow
living quarters when he oversaw the chapel and the maintenance of the cemetery. Read the following boxed text aloud when the characters enter this area: This simple building contains a bed, a desk, a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
to be a better fit for a particular district. The events on the tables are phrased so they can be read aloud or summarized to players. Lower Sharn Street Events d100 Event 01–02 A minotaur holding
turns changing their forms into the people who enter and exit the building. 65–66 A human woman shouts at a group of Cyran refugees, "Go home! Stop taking our jobs. Let the Mournland have you!" 67–68 A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
The End of the World This is it! The showdown with Splugoth! The moment of truth as the characters battle for control of the orrery and try to stop the world’s end! The read-aloud text below assumes
attempts to baffle or seduce a Far Realm friend to remove that manifestation from the fight for the round. If it’s roleplayed well enough and you think it might be fun, let it work.
Ritual Actions The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Domains of Delight: A Feywild Accessory
into flowery verse, if you’ll pardon the pun. Allow me to demonstrate: Do not cry, my love! Let me catch your tears as faeries collect morning dew. Let me lift your spirits like a seed on the breeze
pocket watch.
Alignment. Chaotic good.
Personality Trait. “I carefully consider my words before speaking them aloud.”
Ideal. “Caution. Thoughtless decisions lead to reckless acts.”
Bond. “This
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
drifts into flowery verse, if you’ll pardon the pun. Allow me to demonstrate: Do not cry, my love! Let me catch your tears as faeries collect morning dew. Let me lift your spirits like a seed on the
pocket watch.
Alignment. Chaotic good.
Personality Trait. “I carefully consider my words before speaking them aloud.”
Ideal. “Caution. Thoughtless decisions lead to reckless acts.”
Bond. “This
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a1
Draconic, “Let the sorcerous power illuminate my spirit.” If anyone speaks this sentence aloud while standing on the tile, a puff of spectral flame harmlessly envelops the speaker, granting the target
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Nest of the Eldritch Eye
no clues related to the ghost in this room. To regain its identity, the ghost must hear its full name: Chanelle Hallwinter. If a character speaks this name aloud within 20 feet of the ghost, the
leader commands, “Now! Release your secrets unto me! Let the truths hidden in your soul come forth and become stronger!” As if in response, the cultists’ silhouettes warp into two lanky shadowy entities
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
the tome aloud. If Jomlus sounded out the words, Klaudel believed he would understand them. When this, too, failed, Klaudel assumed that Jomlus was simply mispronouncing the text. He worked with
. A jackal-headed woman sits at the desk.
An arcanaloth named Ashripask lives in this alcove. She also casts mind blank on herself each day. Ashripask prefers to let people underestimate her, so she
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
while arguing with himself and tittering at a series of black jests he only partially shares aloud. If the characters pass themselves off as Black Earth cultists, he assumes they brought him a new
can keep an eye on the Cult of the Eternal Flame. To guard this point of access, Marlos Urnrayle has assigned a garrison of five ogres with orders to let no one enter from the west without giving the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
are lit, they shed a green light that reveals black writing on the walls. The writing, which is not visible otherwise, says in Common, “RISE AND BE COUNTED!” If these words are spoken aloud within 5
will break up. The cultists keep their treasure nearby.” (Mortlock points toward area D30.) If the characters let him go, Mortlock hides in the city until he can book passage on a ship and leave
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a1
notices a mostly worn-away inscription in Draconic on the basin’s front. It reads, “Let there be fire.” If a character speaks the phrase aloud, the magic of the fountain functions one last time. Reddish
mostly worn-away inscription in Draconic on the front of the basin. It reads, “Let there be death.” Anyone who speaks this phrase aloud in Draconic triggers the trap. A poison mist sprays forth from the