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Eberron: Rising from the Last War
body and mind. Some shifters believe that these spirits are independent entities, and they may speak of Bear or Wolf as ancestors or guides. Most just see the beast within as a formidable expression
ready for change or opportunity.
Shifters have a natural inclination toward classes with a primal connection. A shifter barbarian draws their rage from the beast within. A shifter ranger indulges
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
find ready audiences, and the constant flow of travelers means that both new spectators and new spectacles are always passing through.
You thrive in front of an audience. You know how to entrance them
, entertain them, and even inspire them. Your poetics can stir the hearts of those who hear you, awakening grief or joy, laughter or anger. Your music raises their spirits or captures their sorrow. Your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
H: Dragonnel Spire Twelve wasteland dragonnels (see appendix B) lair atop this rock formation, which looks like a dragon. Formations like this are common in the wastes, as if the spirits of the
dragons killed during Onyari’s fall reshaped the land. The dragonnels avoid the characters unless Clystran is with them. Clystran respectfully lays out the dried meat he brought for the dragonnels and watches them from a distance. After an hour, he’s ready to return home, his errand complete.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
planes. If you are ready for the party to undertake a truly mythic quest, such as to find a lost Artifact or an elusive extraplanar entity, the vast multiverse is yours to explore. As their physical and
magical abilities are put to the test, the characters might find their emotions, values, and spirits challenged as well.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
disgust at his own cowardice and failure. Raising Krux’s Spirits Characters can persuade the giff to “buck up” with a successful DC 13 Charisma (Persuasion) check. Those who motivate the commodore with a
rousing speech or a healthy dose of tough love have advantage on this check. On a successful check, Krux regains his resolve and stands ready once more to tackle the Xaryxian Empire. On a failed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
snarls at the latest challenger to her authority over their tribe, ready to break his neck with her bare hands as she did to the last six rivals. Frothing at the mouth, a dwarf slams his helmet into the
fierce animal spirits. Others draw from a roiling reservoir of anger at a world full of pain. For every barbarian, rage is a power that fuels not just a battle frenzy but also uncanny reflexes, resilience, and feats of strength.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
snarls at the latest challenger to her authority over their savage tribe, ready to break his neck with her bare hands as she did to the last six rivals. Frothing at the mouth, a dwarf slams his helmet into
communion with fierce animal spirits. Others draw from a roiling reservoir of anger at a world full of pain. For every barbarian, rage is a power that fuels not just a battle frenzy but also uncanny reflexes, resilience, and feats of strength.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
extravagantly massive and beautiful, and every glade and stream is inhabited by nature spirits that brook no infringement. Travelers must tread lightly. Arborea is home to many elves and elven deities
. Elves born on this plane have the celestial type and are wild at heart, ready to battle evil in a heartbeat. Otherwise, they look and behave like normal elves. Optional Rule: Intense Yearning Keep track
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Types of Hauntings The Spirit of
Lady Theodora Halvhrest When the party enters the house, few menaces initially present themselves. As characters explore, though, spirits gradually stir to life
, the activities of the living alert the house’s spirits. Once this occurs, the House of Lament closes the domain’s borders, surrounds itself with the Mists, and conjures a powerful storm. Dangerous
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation Supplement
shipwreck, but it’s been abandoned for years. Evil spirits now watch over the palace, which is said to be full of treasure. (If characters press for more information, share the additional bits of lore in
they hatch, then share their life experiences with the newborn offspring. Not long after it learns to walk on two legs, a young tortle becomes an orphan ready to make its mark on the world. 7 A ship
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
who were not born in the place. The native elves are boisterous, tempestuous, and ready to draw blood over the slightest insult or lapse of tradition. The plane’s beauty is both overpowering and
bewildering. Fey spirits lurk everywhere, and they’re even more unpredictable and more easily provoked than the elves. Those are the obvious dangers. The subtle danger of Arvandor is that it can act like
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
abandoned structures or around the bends of treacherous paths, these spirits tempt the curious into peril. Once their prey is vulnerable, will-o’-wisps feed on the life force of those they lay low. Roll
structure ready to collapse. 2 An ambush by hungry ghouls or vampires. 3 A dreaded ruin that curses those who enter. 4 The lair of a predator, like a bear or wyvern. 5 Patches of brown mold* or green
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
of the complex (map 7.2) and can lead the party to its entrance when they’re ready. Stolen Treasures. Laysa hopes to recover six ancestral treasures stolen from her people. Some of these treasures
stars (area T13) Sacred scimitar dedicated to serpent spirits (area T17) Set of copper tablets engraved with incantations (area T19) Crystal orb used in rituals (area T23) Blue silk sash used in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
, certain fungi only they are capable of growing, and salt, which much of the Underdark has little ready supply of. The surface folk bring wines, ales, and spirits, cloth, wood, paper, and a great many
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
shells. Ultimately, he seems most concerned with whether a mortal has prepared for death, keeping payment ready out of respect and as a personal memento mori. Those whose bodies are burned, buried, or
otherwise disposed of along with valuables deliberately intended for the River Guide discover that they can make use of such items when trading for Athreos’s services. Spirits that reach the shores
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
life’s journey. This drew the spirits to you, and we must learn why.”
Since hearing of the characters’ encounter, Atiba-Pa has been engaged in research and verifying stories. Based on his
investigations, he believes the following is true: Regent Atiba-Pa The longship Girscamen was a raiding ship that captured Djaynaians took over and sank during the Passage of Vultures. The spirits the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
adventure to further detail the city. Read or paraphrase the following when you’re ready to begin: The city of Sagorpur is teeming with onlookers enjoying the Shankha Trials. The final event of this great
competition is being held next to the temple to the riverine Iravati, an ancient burnt-clay edifice adorned by images of lilies and spirits that peek from behind moss and vines. Countless spectators fill
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
, avoided by locals thanks to the spirits that lurk there, or it might have been summoned by the magic of a Deck of Many Things. Regardless, the character who draws the Throne card knows where the keep is
your players are ready for their characters to have a stronghold they can call their own. The castle’s fearsome reputation provides plenty of incentive for altruistic heroes to explore the site and put
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
simple peasant caught in the Mourning. Everyone else in your community was killed, but their spirits were bound to you. Your barbarian rage represents you channeling these vengeful ghosts. Is there a
way to lay these spirits to rest? Do they have unfinished business they want you to resolve? As a sorcerer, your magical powers could be the result of your exposure to the Mourning. Were you physically
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Guide to Monsters. To make more coin, he began work on a new book, Volo’s Guide to Spirits and Specters. As it happens, his knowledge of spirits mostly concerns the alcoholic variety, and the writing
has not been going well.) If pressed, Volo urges the characters to trust him, and promises he’ll have the rest of the reward, 100 gp per character, ready to deliver once Floon is returned to him
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
thousand chanting voices. Great sculptures in honor of a multitude of gods gazed across an array of shrines and altars. Priests stood ready by night and day to tend to the spiritual needs of their people
. Spectral dwarves are common in this area, though their spirits remain quiet as long as visitors are respectful of the dead. If any creatures attempt to deface or steal from the sarcophagi, a mob of dwarven
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
particular ritual before, and that they should be ready to step in and help her — or to fight off any evil forces that might try to disrupt the process. The ritual prayer takes 30 seconds to recite. Pherria
end of each of their turns or take 10 (3d6) force damage. Immediately after the character holding the sword makes their first saving throw, the potent magic of the ritual attracts demonic spirits loyal
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
from the preparation tables until Sid gives the signal. Starting the Challenge. Once any questions are answered, Sid’s sous-chefs position themselves around the large woks, ready to transform the
Market’s vendors. If the challenge took longer than 6 rounds, Sid’s crew and the audience remain in high spirits as they eat the delicious shrimp cakes, but the characters gain no renown. As Sid thanks the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
-riding lessons and then use the griffons to fly to Svardborg. When the characters are ready to leave, Dasharra leads the way on Screecher, her personal griffon mount. Dasharra’s griffons fly at a speed
spirits. Upon sighting Svardborg, the Seabreaker goes behind a smaller iceberg and drops anchor. Captain Thornbolt promises to wait up to 24 hours for the adventurers to return. The characters are given
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
front of a vertical slab of granite measuring ten feet high and thirty feet wide. This slab bears carvings of people carrying offerings to a citadel nestled between two mountains.
Four battle-ready
contained shrines to various gods, but the Onyx Scar renovated it, creating a hallway with arrow slits on both sides. Arrow Slits. Four Onyx Scar thugs stand behind the western arrow slits, ready to shoot
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
, Luskar the Frost Giant and his pet Rhinoceros come to investigate from their quarters (area D14), ready for a fight. D14: Giant Quarters If Luskar and his rhinoceros are encountered in area D13
they could do more than raise their weapons. Their restless spirits linger here as five Ghosts. The spirits are Chaotic Neutral. They emerge from their frozen corpses if the pillars entombing them are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
keeps the warriors and rangers headquartered here ready to fight at a moment’s notice. She is especially keen to hear news about the Scarlet Brotherhood. Kiara is convinced that the organization poses
with strange symbols and wrapped in silver chains. An explorer tried to open the door, but a jolt of lightning from the door’s runes nearly killed her. Shortly afterward, strange spirits and capering
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
upon a reality the world isn’t ready to face: an operational colossus (see the stat block in chapter 6). Entering a Colossus Map 4.8 shows a fallen colossus. The mostly hollow interior of a colossus
brass horns that the crews used to communicate, growing increasingly incoherent and/or sinister. The crew of a colossus might be undead — zombies lumbering through the colossus’s interior, or spirits
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
lineage goes back to Levistus (see Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes), and he keeps his horns adorned with rings, coins and other charms, some of which he claims are powerful magic items ready to be called on
been made with those ancestors’ spirits, but she manages her relationship with them carefully, lest she fall too far under their dark influence. She also claims past tutelage by Thingizzard, a witch
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
(noncombatant) holding a broken toy. A character can brighten the child’s spirits with a successful DC 15 Charisma (Performance) check or by repairing their toy. On a failed check, the characters record despair
witnessed the characters’ spontaneous resurrection. The Guvners deploy a cadre of Harmonium officers to place the characters under arrest. When you’re ready to end the exploration, read or paraphrase the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Nyanzaru. Spoiled and pompous, Faroul was shipped off by his exasperated parents to Port Nyanzaru and told to make his fortune there. Bursting with coin and ready for adventure, Faroul brought along his
where chwingas (see appendix D) dwell, and he has experience dealing with the elemental spirits. If the characters hire Qawasha, he recommends that they also purchase a charter of exploration before
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Prisoner 13
vice for ale and spirits. Warden Marthannis knows that to rid herself of Vlax’s spirit, she must visit the Brawnanvil crypts in Gauntlgrym, a dwarven fortress under Mount Hotenow (near Neverwinter
), where the spirits of Vlax’s kin can persuade Vlax to join them in the afterlife. The warden refuses to make the journey, however, because she can’t bear to lose all contact with Vlax. The warden has
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Assassin), speak multiple languages and use humor to raise spirits and diffuse tensions. Olaf can almost always break up a fight before it starts, generally with a round of drinks for the instigators
. Sivan is quiet and introspective, but he always keeps a hilarious joke or cutting remark at the ready. Character Backgrounds. Adventurers with the Artisan or Entertainer background might do business
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
approaches, drops a very large egg at your feet, and looks up expectantly. 27–30 A small, jovial crowd gathers around a goblin and a kobold that are getting ready to have an arm wrestling match. A dwarf
your gods." 10–12 An elf riding a pegasus with bulging saddlebags asks you for directions to the Aurora Gallery. 13–15 Two drunk dwarves pass a bottle of spirits back and forth and sing a bawdy song
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
vice for ale and spirits. Warden Marthannis knows that to rid herself of Vlax’s spirit, she must visit the Brawnanvil crypts in Gauntlgrym, a dwarven fortress under Mount Hotenow (near Neverwinter
), where the spirits of Vlax’s kin can persuade Vlax to join them in the afterlife. The warden refuses to make the journey, however, because she can’t bear to lose all contact with Vlax. The warden has