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Storm King's Thunder
of the Sea of Moving Ice to reclaim Svardborg, the ancestral home of his forebears. He found a nest of white dragon eggs within the iceberg fortress and successfully enslaved a mated pair of white
dragons by holding their eggs hostage. Within a matter of months thereafter, he also freed several gigantic longships from the ice and sent his giant raiders out to attack smaller ships and plunder their
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
archway is 40 feet wide and 40 feet tall. Six different runes are carved into it, each one inlaid with mithral, and a glowing mist fills the arch. Niches in the walls on either side of it contain empty
, ice-covered sconces made of iron.
The double doors that lead to this chamber are 30 feet tall and open into the room. The double doors leading to areas 4 and 7 are covered with a 4-inch-thick
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
ice, with no passages leading out. The ceiling is 30 feet high and lined with icicles, and bits of broken ice surround a massive white marble sarcophagus situated in the middle of the floor. The lid
of the sarcophagus is sculpted into the likeness of a female giant with long flowing hair. The sarcophagus is 20 feet long, 10 feet wide, and 10 feet tall. Dwarvish runes carved into its base spell the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
ice, with no passages leading out. The ceiling is 30 feet high and lined with icicles, and bits of broken ice surround a massive white marble sarcophagus situated in the middle of the floor. The lid
of the sarcophagus is sculpted into the likeness of a female giant with long flowing hair.
The sarcophagus is 20 feet long, 10 feet wide, and 10 feet tall. Dwarvish runes carved into its base spell
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
to the coldest reaches of the Sea of Moving Ice to reclaim Svardborg, the ancestral home of his forebears. He found a nest of white dragon eggs within the iceberg fortress and successfully enslaved a
mated pair of white dragons by holding their eggs hostage. Within a matter of months thereafter, he also freed several gigantic longships from the ice and sent his giant raiders out to attack smaller
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
impossible, because a DC 70 Strength check is required. A staircase of ice leads from the tower’s ground floor to a higher chamber, the walls and ceiling of which gleam and glitter: Jewels are everywhere in
glowing white runes wink into existence, drifting about the room like snowflakes.
This is the castle’s steering chamber. When no one is present, the castle is under the control of the spirit of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
impossible, because a DC 70 Strength check is required. A staircase of ice leads from the tower’s ground floor to a higher chamber, the walls and ceiling of which gleam and glitter: Jewels are everywhere in
glowing white runes wink into existence, drifting about the room like snowflakes. This is the castle’s steering chamber. When no one is present, the castle is under the control of the spirit of Esclarotta
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
holding greataxes. Runes are carved into the door’s surface.
The runes on the door, written in the Dwarvish script, read as follows: In ice and blood, our folk are born.
To our great queen, we
. Ice Rink The staircase descends into a vaulted chamber. A nine-foot-high railing of sculpted ice hugs the staircase as it descends to the chamber floor, which, like the stairs, is smooth and gleaming. A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
The Ring of Winter After reclaiming Svardborg, Jarl Storvald used rune magic to divine how best to find the Ring of Winter — what the frost giants call the Ice That Never Melts. The runes told
Zhentarim mage, Nilraun Dhaerlost. Nilraun was dragged before Storvald and came to realize that the frost giants were searching for the Ring of Winter. As the runes had foretold, Nilraun was also
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
and other humanoid bodies. 21. Ice Cavern A warning carved into the icy floor in Giant with Dwarvish runes clearly shows that this place is to be shunned. Ten feet beyond where the passage turns to the
Locations on the Upper Level The following locations are identified on map 6.3. 1. Guardroom Ice Cavern One frost giant keeps watch here at all times to prevent any unauthorized use of the long
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
inn.) If her sanity is restored, Darribeth becomes her normal self — a curious and kind woman with a flair for magic who doesn’t mind bending rules for the greater good. She speaks Common, Dwarvish
invisible and flees. Treasure Darribeth’s spellbook contains the following spells: cone of cold, counterspell, darkvision, detect magic, fireball, fly, greater invisibility, ice storm, jump, mage
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
2. Giants’ Lodge This two-story lodge is partially buried in the ice. It has three possible entrances: the main entrance on the ground floor (leading to area 2A), an ice tunnel that leads to a door
looking toward the southeast contains a wooden brace supporting an ancient red dragon’s horn that the frost giants have etched with runes and made into a musical instrument. The horn weighs 450 pounds. Only
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
22. Rooms of Magic Ezzat summons and speaks to planar beings in area 22a, and keeps his spellbook in area 22b. 22a. Magic Circle Circle. A circle of runes is inscribed on the floor.
Door Symbol
, flesh to stone, geas, hold person, ice storm, imprisonment, knock, levitate, magic mouth, maze, meteor swarm, mislead, plane shift, prismatic wall, remove curse, telekinesis, true polymorph, unseen servant, wall of force, and web.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
ice. The arched ceiling is covered with icicles.
This chamber is lit by a permanent dancing lights spell that can be dispelled (DC 17). Characters who succeed on a DC 10 Wisdom (Perception) check spot
an inscription on the ceiling, but the ice covering it renders it unreadable (see “Inscription” below). The central brazier is enchanted. A single spark created inside it causes it to blaze with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Lost Spire Locations (P9-P16) P9. Collapsed Staircase This staircase once connected to area P2 on level 1, but the passage is too choked with rubble and ice to be used. Dead Apprentice. Partially
and flee, then use its levitate spell to ascend the tower while Krintaas covers its escape. If it escapes the spire, it makes its way to Ten-Towns; as a thing made of ice and snow, the simulacrum can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Jarlmoot Locations The following area descriptions are keyed to map 2.8. J1. Ring of Thrones Ice covers seven giant thrones arrayed in a ring atop a snow-covered hill. Scores of black ravens gather
through. Stone Braziers. Any character who understands Dwarvish or Giant can interpret the runes on the six braziers as follows: dod (death), fjell (mountain), krig (war), liv (life), vind (wind), and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Words of the Oracle Etched into the floor of area 11 and hidden under a thin layer of frost is a 20-foot-diameter, mithral-inlaid circle inscribed with the kong (king) rune (see "Giant Runes" in the
bring about the Age of Everlasting Ice.”
What is Zalto’s plan? “To rebuild a dragon-slaying colossus.”
What is Sansuri’s plan? “To find a lost trove of dragon magic.”
Where is [giant lord’s name
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
wolves are forbidden from entering Paliset Hall without a command from Zorhanna or Eliphas. If someone tries to slip past the wolves, they alert the ice mephits in area P2, which attack the offender
the foyer by rolling once on the Gala Guests table. Ice Mephits. Six ice mephits are disguised as ice decorations along the perimeter of the room. The mephits attack anyone who starts a fight in this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
. Hill giants who choose that path make themselves maug. Non-giants are considered maug out of hand and must usually prove themselves maat to gain a giant’s respect. Runes and Tale Carvings For much of
etched in wood, ice, stone, or even earth, in the case of hill giants. These “tale carvings” relate legends or the stories of important events or meetings in the manner of highly sophisticated cave
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Necropolis Locations (Y1-Y9) The following locations are keyed to map 7.2, which is the DM’s version of the necropolis map. Y1. Ice Causeway Characters can use this naturally formed causeway of solid
ice to enter the city. As the characters approach the end of the causeway, read: Green and purple lights cast an otherworldly glow upon the frost draping the silent city. Clawing spires, broken domes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
: Escape Tunnel This tunnel stretches one hundred feet before ending at a flat wall.
The secret door in the wall is obvious: emblazoned on the masonry is a wide circle of dimly glowing runes. A character
who examines the secret door immediately realizes they can trace the runes to cause that circular section of wall to disappear, revealing the remainder of the tunnel on the other side. The wall re
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
sapphire (worth 5,000 gp) set into the top of the throne, in the middle of a sun-shaped marble fitting engraved with runes. A character can use an action to pry loose a gemstone. Removing the black
sapphire triggers a glyph of warding (explosive runes) spell placed on the throne. The effect deals 36 (8d8) cold damage to all creatures in the spell’s area. 2. Workshop and Meeting Room Sansuri uses this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
) anxiously searching for the lost goats it tends for a frost giant tribe
7 1 frost giant (attitude: 1d8 + 1) building a wind shelter from ice blocks
8 1 frost giant ice shaper* (attitude
storm giant oracle who is an ancient enemy
11 1 kraken priest† and 3 deep scions† (attitude for all: 1d4 + 1) studying storm giant runes
12 1 storm giant quintessent† (attitude: 1d12) reading
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
, clothing, and other necessities. Ice fishing is a popular pastime among children, but all able-bodied adults are expected to toil in the mines. The town has three leaders, who form a ruling
across ice or wading through frigid waist-deep water toward the docks, eager to raid and pillage. The remaining eight frost giants remain aboard the ship. As townsfolk retreat to the mines or flee across
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
hoard. Green dragons accept the servitude of sentient creatures such as goblinoids, ettercaps, ettins, kobolds, orcs, and yuan-ti. They also delight in corrupting and bending elves to their will. A green
, so that by the time it is old, it is mottled by patches of pale blue and light gray. This patterning helps the dragon blend into the realms of ice and stone in which it hunts, and to fade from view
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
has a sliding bolt lock, and its opening is wide enough for a fire giant to pass through. Inscribed on the floor of the forge is the ild (fire) rune (see Giant Runes in the Introduction). The forge is
an artifact and thus impervious to damage. Trapping an ice primordial inside it for 1 hour, however, causes the forge to crack, whereupon it ceases to function. Flanking the forge are two cable towers
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
pillars, all carved of black jet. Glowing arcane runes surround the top edge of this shrine. Between the pillars, an unconscious humanoid is suspended in a roiling field of golden light.
Thereafter, you
may disable its magic by making three successful DC 15 ability checks: Strength to smash the pillars, Dexterity to remove elements and disable key arcane runes, or Intelligence to disrupt the flow of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
he relinquish his weapons in order to accompany them, the Zhent assassin laughs at them and attacks. E6. Binding Chamber A circle inscribed with runes is carved into the alabaster floor of this room
into the room through small vents in the floor. In the middle of the room is an open sarcophagus carved from ice, which contains a humanoid figure made of snow. The back wall is made of 5-inch-thick
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
behind the southeasternmost statue. It can be found with a successful DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check. E4. Hidden Vault This vault contains two stone sarcophagi elaborately carved with Dwarvish runes and
this secret area. The Dethek runes on one sarcophagus read, “Rest well, Findon Stonemender. Dream of hammer and chisel echoing in your halls.” On the other, they read, “Beloved Gitte. Heavy are the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
supposed treasure room, they succeed only in making a lot of noise—no passage beyond can be unearthed. 4B. Hungry and Hopping Six giant ice toads (see appendix B) lair in the northern extreme of this chamber
of protection (fiends). Number 5 contains a scroll of gibberish with an explosive runes glyph of warding on it (spell save DC 15). Number 6 has two spell scrolls, one of delayed blast fireball and one
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a1
quite a while, and rats have gnawed at them. The bodies have been looted. If someone removes the spear pinning the goblin to the wall, the body slumps to reveal Draconic runes on the wall behind it
. Those who know the Draconic language can read the runes as “Ashardalon.” Secret Door. A trapped secret door leads to area 5. Finding the door requires a successful DC 20 Wisdom (Perception) check. The