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Circle of the Moon Legacy

Classes Player’s Handbook (2014)

they might go for weeks on end before crossing paths with another humanoid creature, let alone another druid. Changeable as the moon, a druid of this circle might prowl as a great cat one night, soar

Disembodied

races

walls. That golden age came crashing down in a single night, when the founding mages of Ulmyr’s Gate attempted an ambitious ritual intended to part the veil and create a permanent portal to the

individuals have left or fled their former home, crossing through the Ethereal Rift to roam the mortal world. Though they resemble the people they once were, they are both more and less—creatures of

Shadow Crossing

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries

grave at night is instantly transported to a similar dug-up grave in the Shadowfell. There’s nothing on the Shadowfell side of the crossing as grand as Chalet Brantifax, but the topography is similar

Shadow Crossing Sylphene, the baron’s firstborn daughter, was a tortured soul. After she was interred, her grave became a shadow crossing—a gateway to the Shadowfell. To use this gate, the characters

Coming and Going

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Domains of Delight: A Feywild Accessory

crystalline formations and resembles a glittering cathedral. When moonlight shines into the cave at night, it causes a shimmering pool or spring in the center of the cave to transform into a fey crossing. 3

table allows you to randomly determine the characteristics of a fey crossing that allows passage to and from a Domain of Delight. Your Domain of Delight can have as few or as many Fey crossings as you

Locations in Loch Wynnis

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

per night; a hot supper costs 1 sp. The Auberge Aurore is owned and operated by Rei Paceran (neutral, elf veteran), who is also the village’s sheriff. Stern and unflappable, Rei has no patience for any

the boats, but the ice breaks apart easily. Most of the docks are 10 feet long, but one particularly old and creaky dock is 50 feet long. This dock extends into the lake and allows easy access to Loch Wynnis’s fey crossing (see “Sundown Crossing” below).

Life in San Citlán

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

Lucha, where luchadores don colorful masks, adopt epic personas, and battle using acrobatic maneuvers. Faith and Festivals Worship is ingrained in city culture, and major religions have temples ranging

splendid and anticipated is the Night of the Remembered, a celebration that evolved from ancient funerary rites and draws on the magic of the city. During this night, people can be visited by deceased

The Planes of Eberron

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron

trapped spirits until only a husk remains. While this seems bleak, most religions maintain that Dolurrh isn’t the end; it is a gateway to whatever lies beyond. Such faiths assert that what appears to be

home to massive beasts, lycanthropes, elementals, and other things that reflect the power of nature. Mabar: The Endless Night. Mabar is the darkness that hungers to consume light and life. It is the

The Wards of Waterdeep

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

bounded by rivers or walls. But in Waterdeep, one can traverse from ward to ward by crossing a street — a fact that offers the drivers of hire-coaches some amusement when an ignorant tourist requests a

. For example, children (and even some adults) hop on one foot when crossing Asmagh’s Alley in the Castle Ward. Why? Well, Asmagh was an apothecary who poisoned many patients, then buried them upright

Life on the Road

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen

merchants hauling northbound freight. They don’t bunch up during the day or camp together at night. As far as anyone else knows, their only connection is that they’re part of this caravan. Rezmir and eight

dotted with ancient battlefields, dolmens, and barrow mounds. Common wisdom holds that it’s a very bad idea to light a fire on a hilltop at night in the Fields of the Dead, because the light attracts

Life on the Road

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

merchants hauling northbound freight. They don’t bunch up during the day or camp together at night. As far as anyone else knows, their only connection is that they’re part of this caravan. Rezmir and eight

dotted with ancient battlefields, dolmens, and barrow mounds. Common wisdom holds that it’s a very bad idea to light a fire on a hilltop at night in the Fields of the Dead, because the light attracts

Religion and the Gods

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

Evil dragons, hatred, night Spiral of five dragon claws Chemosh LE Undead Yellow skull Hiddukel CE Greed, lies Broken merchant’s scales Morgion NE Disease, secrecy Hood with two red eyes Nuitari LE Evil

we remember. Worship of the true gods is ever waning, and false religions rise in their place. I pray every day that we’ve learned our lesson—that the gods will return, and that I may cede this chair

Tracking Time

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

temple, sitting in a pew, and listening to a sermon is a mode of worship foreign to most fantasy religions. More commonly, celebrants offer sacrifices to their gods. The faithful bring animals to the

of their ancestors. They spend all-night vigils in darkened shrines or enjoy splendid feasts celebrating a god’s bounty. Civic Observances Holy days provide the majority of the special celebrations

Worshiping Kruphix

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

, he etched all their names—including his own—in the bark of his great tree at the edge of the world. Immediately, the gods’ oracles could no longer hear them, their blessings faded, and the night sky

crossing the horizon. Then the blindfolds are removed as the faithful intone a paean to Kruphix. The hope is that Kruphix will choose to reveal himself at the climax of the ritual, whether by the appearance

Outer City Gazetteer

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

titled “The Patriars.” 10 A group of obviously drunk Flaming Fist officers stumble away from a Wyrm’s Crossing bar. They ineffectually try to start a fight with the party, then apologize and wander off

from the Garynmor Menagerie 8 1d6 stirges 9 1d4 jackalweres that live in Little Calimshan 10 Dead Three squad (4 fists of Bane, 3 night blades, and 2 necromites of Myrkul) trying to capture one or more

Elturgard

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

Hellriders made some gains by day, in darkness the vampire and its minions inflicted cruel losses. Each night the good people of Elturel prayed to the gods that dawn might come more swiftly. Then, on a

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

Patrons in the Realms

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

through a fey crossing by entering a clearing, passing through the surface of a pool, stepping into a circle of mushrooms, or crawling under the trunk of a tree. A few warlocks seek out such places to

unseelie of the Gloaming Court from an onyx throne that sits empty except for the hovering Night Diamond, a black gem the size of a human head that dully glimmers with captured stars. The Queen of Air

Outer City Gazetteer

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

the street. The device is a mobile piece of art crafted at Whitkeep Hostel and titled “The Patriars.” 10 A group of obviously drunk Flaming Fist officers stumble away from a Wyrm’s Crossing bar

shop at night. Customers are inevitably treated to the story of the grateful elven princess who enchanted the axe for him as a reward for a daring adventure undertaken on her behalf. In truth

Locations in Vogler

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

remains in the camp with her lieutenants—the half-ogre Gragonis and the human Jeyev Veldrews—along with several dozen mercenaries. The soldiers spend most of the day participating in drills. At night

. Vogler’s Crossing South of Vogler, an incomplete stone bridge begins to stretch across the Vingaard River. Half-constructed before the Cataclysm using techniques lost in the ages since, the bridge

Getting About

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

you to use the roads, the following are facts you need to know. Traffic and Travel Waterdeep is a city of broad boulevards that thrum with traffic. All day and well into the night, a bewildering melee

roads are flanked by paved sidewalks that give pedestrians plenty of space, and most of the widest roads have raised dividers that allow an individual crossing a street a safe space to step out of the

Commoners and Crews

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

Weavers, nearly every profession offers some access to a crew. And not just legal professions, either; the Revelers’ Union, made up of night-workers who sell drugs, companionship, and other recreations

as the Right Pashas of Little Calimshan, the Crossed of Wyrm’s Crossing, the Gravemakers of Tumbledown, or the Bloomridge Dandies. By far the most important crew to travelers, however, is the

Platinum Mine

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries

when summer melts the snow. When the full moon hangs in the night sky, the lake becomes a fey crossing. Anyone who completely submerges in the icy waters during this time surfaces in the Feywild.

. Meenlocks that flee return the next night to see what they’ve caught in their trap. Old Remains. The remnants of other victims lie on the south side of the room, decades of belongings shed by transformed

Putting the Planes Together

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

reward, and then beneath the world through the nightmarish Twelve Hours of Night. The Solar Barge is a tiny Outer Plane in its own right, though it exists within the Astral Plane and the other Outer

eternal city, or by four cities that each represent a different aspect of reality. The Celtic cosmology has an otherworld, called Tír na nÓg, and the cosmologies of some religions inspired by Asian

Commoners and Crews

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

Weavers, nearly every profession offers some access to a crew. And not just legal professions, either; the Revelers’ Union, made up of night-workers who sell drugs, companionship, and other recreations

the Right Pashas of Little Calimshan, the Crossed of Wyrm’s Crossing, the Gravemakers of Tumbledown, or the Bloomridge Dandies. By far the most important crew to travelers, however, is the Gateguides

Crystal Caves Locations

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

Ghost Orchid Tepui before opening into a larger chamber. Read the following description when the characters enter the cavern: Glowing crystals speckle this cavern’s walls like stars in the night sky

vulnerable—such as when they’re crossing the rope bridges. Rope Bridge. The rope bridge to area C5 looks ancient and fragile. It has AC 10, hp 14, and immunity to poison and psychic damage. Secret Door

Mutual Respect

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules

take yours just as seriously. Ideally, you’ll find a style of play that suits everyone. Downloadable PDF Using the Game Expectations Sheet The Game Expectations tracking sheet is a tool you can use

gesture (such as crossing the arms in an X or raising a palm in a “stop” gesture), a code word or phrase, touching or lifting a designated object, or anything else your group agrees on. Players should

Mutual Respect

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

seriously, and make sure they take yours just as seriously. Ideally, you’ll find a style of play that suits everyone. Downloadable PDF Using the Game Expectations Sheet The Game Expectations tracking

directions. It’s helpful to have an agreed-on signal that players can use to communicate that a limit has been violated, allowing you to adjust quickly. That signal might be a gesture (such as crossing the

Portal Encounters

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

Pirates versus zombies 6 River barge crossing 7–8 The Maverick Just Cut to the End If the players are particularly clever, they might come up with novel ways to shortcut the search for

reaching the crow’s nest, then continuing on to the aft platform and the exit portal. At different points during the crossing of the rigging, the characters might attract the attention of crew members

Sinister Sunbeams

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

through the woods, the characters must succeed on three DC 14 group Dexterity checks to avoid crossing the sunbeams. Each character gains a +2 bonus to their check if a ranger or druid is with the

characters move through the woods at night, the moonbeams function in the same way. After the third group check, Mother Stag arrives to “assist” the characters. See “Offer of Help” below. A Friendly Voice

Excelsior

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands

Godstrand’s interior, branching and crossing endlessly, and its walls are adorned with intricate mosaics that shift to disorient trespassers. However, Celestials and those with pure hearts or intentions

of Light. Excelsior’s auriferous streets and temples produce a warm, ambient glow, even at night. Evil creatures find the light repulsive. Euphoric Utopia. Excelsior is perfection incarnate. Fruits

Camp Locations

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

celebrating in hopes of a successful rite. They offer the characters food and drink, including a few sips from a small cask of brandy, and encourage the group to spend the night and witness the rite

likely to disrupt the ritual, the druids attack. Sauruki tries to hang back and fight cautiously. He repeatedly makes the sign of the water cult, crossing his forefingers and touching his thumbs, hoping

Tomb Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

corridor. A thin plank of wood is laid over the pit to allow for safe crossing. Characters can use the wooden plank to cross the pit safely. A creature that falls into the pit takes 5 (1d10) piercing

location outdoors, thanks to illusion magic: You’re transported to a grassy field with a starry night sky above you. The grassy field and night sky are illusions concealing a bare, rectangular room

Tour of the Planes

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

, most religions maintain that Dolurrh isn’t the end of a soul’s journey; it is a gateway to whatever lies beyond. They assert that what appears to be dissolution is the natural process of the soul

circle of stones is in truth a group of slumbering earth elementals that came from Lamannia during its most recent coterminous period. Mabar, the Endless Night Mabar is the darkness that promises to

Locations V - Z

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

looms atop a hill. Womforders lock and bar their doors and shutter their windows at night, for fear of the so-called Womford Bat, a nocturnal predator that snatches folk it can catch outside after dark

cleaning the inn’s stables during the day or drinking in a private, plainly furnished guest bedroom on the upper floor of the inn at night. The Weevil avoids making eye contact with strangers. He has the

Locations I - L

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

Horns, crossing over the Dessarin River at a place known as Dead Horse Ford. Kheldell Kheldell is a fortified logging village on the north edge of Westwood, in the shadow of the Sword Mountains. The

of the Mere of Dead Men had to travel for miles around Leilon or pass by it at night to avoid the tower’s mysterious power. When Lord Neverember decided to reopen the High Road to travel, tearing down

Stone Giants

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

they dare to visit the surface world — at night, the better to avoid the glaring dreams and visions that would assail them during daylight. A stone giant that visits the surface for too long or is

invariably draws their attention is an elemental crossing — where the Material Plane and the Elemental Planes intersect and interact. Elemental influence pervades the architecture of storm giants and

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