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Young Deep Dragon

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

local environment, consuming vast quantities of fish and pale crabs and cultivating fungal growths. They bully nearby communities when they can or enter into cautious arrangements with powerful

works of art and bully, cajole, or steal collections from drow or duergar sages. Deep dragons are excellent swimmers. They often clash with aquatic Underdark societies, such as kuo-toa. Many deep

Circle of the Land (Desert) Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

The Circle of the Land is made up of mystics and sages who safeguard ancient knowledge and rites through a vast oral tradition. These druids meet within sacred circles of trees or standing stones to

Circle of the Land (Arctic) Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

The Circle of the Land is made up of mystics and sages who safeguard ancient knowledge and rites through a vast oral tradition. These druids meet within sacred circles of trees or standing stones to

Circle of the Land (Forest) Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

The Circle of the Land is made up of mystics and sages who safeguard ancient knowledge and rites through a vast oral tradition. These druids meet within sacred circles of trees or standing stones to

Circle of the Land

classes Basic Rules (2014)

The Circle of the Land is made up of mystics and sages who safeguard ancient knowledge and rites through a vast oral tradition. These druids meet within sacred circles of trees or standing stones to

Circle of the Land (Coast) Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

The Circle of the Land is made up of mystics and sages who safeguard ancient knowledge and rites through a vast oral tradition. These druids meet within sacred circles of trees or standing stones to

Circle of the Land (Grassland) Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

The Circle of the Land is made up of mystics and sages who safeguard ancient knowledge and rites through a vast oral tradition. These druids meet within sacred circles of trees or standing stones to

Circle of the Land (Swamp) Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

The Circle of the Land is made up of mystics and sages who safeguard ancient knowledge and rites through a vast oral tradition. These druids meet within sacred circles of trees or standing stones to

Circle of the Land (Underdark) Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

The Circle of the Land is made up of mystics and sages who safeguard ancient knowledge and rites through a vast oral tradition. These druids meet within sacred circles of trees or standing stones to

Archaic

Monsters Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

target ends.Archaics are towering, multi-armed creatures overflowing with magic. Despite their solitude, archaics carry vast understanding of magic and the world’s history, as well as the ability

to warp the fabric of the world around them. Sages who seek out archaics for their knowledge receive confusing and often contradictory answers to questions. If a supplicant successfully unwinds the

Circle of the Land (Mountain)

classes Basic Rules (2014)

The Circle of the Land is made up of mystics and sages who safeguard ancient knowledge and rites through a vast oral tradition. These druids meet within sacred circles of trees or standing stones to

Hoard Mimic

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

, that creature must succeed on a DC 18 Intelligence (Investigation) check to discern that the mimic is animate.Multiattack. The mimic makes one Bite attack and two Pseudopod attacks. Bite. Melee Weapon

-shifting prowess allow it to take on the semblance of a vast trove of treasures, not just a single object. Like smaller mimic;mimics, hoard mimics exude adhesive goo to trap prey. They can also vent a

Ancient Deep Dragon Legacy

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

1 Understanding. True power comes from the ability to discern other creatures’ motivations better than they can discern yours. (Any) 2 Kindred. All dragons are kin to one another, and

in the center of a vast underground salt lake. Deep Dragon Lairs Deep dragons make their lairs in the recesses of the Underdark, often near the settlements of people with whom they have

History of Krynn

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

History of Krynn Scholars and soldiers across Solamnia spread warnings of sinister forces rising beyond their nation’s borders While every world’s history is vast and fractured, with missing

of its people, seeking merely to survive in their slowly healing lands, care little for eons past. But the sages who piece together fragments of the past focus on three periods: before the Cataclysm, the Cataclysm itself, and the dire age since.

Background

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

Background As the adventure begins, Eberron’s sages note with interest that four planes will become coterminous with Eberron within the next several months — a rare occurrence even in the annals of

vast armies from their extraplanar homes and bring all of Khorvaire — and eventually all of Eberron — under their control.

Demiplane

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

Demiplane Level 17 Bastion Facility Prerequisite: Ability to use an Arcane Focus or a tool as a Spellcasting Focus Space: Vast Hirelings: 1 Order: Empower A door up to 5 feet wide and 10 feet

facility, magical runes appear on the Demiplane’s walls and last for 7 days. Until the runes disappear, you gain Temporary Hit Points equal to five times your level after spending an entire Long Rest in

Hiatea's Hearth

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

fireplace are inscribed with runes extolling the god Hiatea and invoking her blessing upon all who shelter here. Many dynasties of giants have claimed ownership of Hiatea’s Hearth since its founding, and each

one has known vast prosperity within its walls—followed by a spectacular fall. The magic of the hall invokes Hiatea’s aspect as a tender of the hearth, but it also carries a curse laid by her brother

11. King's Walk

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

the west and east walls of this 20-foot-high room bear frescoes and Dwarvish runes that tell of King Melair’s obsession with mithral. The discovery of vast veins of that metal in the Seadeeps (beneath

stone arches beneath a 30-foot-high domed ceiling. Frescoes. Stone panels set into the walls bear frescoes and Dwarvish runes. The frescoes chronicle the birth of Melair, a common shield dwarf

X4. Overlook

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd

X4. Overlook A twenty-foot-wide balcony of black marble with a shattered railing overlooks a vast temple. Black marble staircases at each end of the balcony descend thirty feet to the temple floor

the east leads to area X6. The double doors to the west open into area X15. Characters who listen at the western doors hear gruff humanoid voices beyond, but can’t discern what’s being said.

Occupants of the Tower

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

Occupants of the Tower Kamila Szutenberg A stronghold of astrology and prophecy, the Tower of the Heavens stands in the middle of a vast, rushing river The current occupants of the tower are

Hands Cipolla, Porro, and Lurg were Shalfey’s pupils until they joined Piyarz’s attempt to seize power. Evil and opportunistic, the four sages staged a coup with the help of tower hands they recruited

Candlekeep

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

prophecies of an ancient sage named Alaundo the Seer. Those compiled divinations make up a tiny fraction of the accumulated knowledge and secrets contained in the library’s vast collection. Not all

long since passed. The abundance of these ancillary works makes finding notable tomes an exercise in patience and perseverance. Fortunately, a legion of scholars and sages called the Avowed look after the library and remain vigilant in the care and cataloging of all the knowledge it holds.

Welcome to Strixhaven

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

study magic and many sages who take eager learners under their wings. But being accepted to Strixhaven University is a special honor, the dream of many young students. Strixhaven is a place of

a vast array of academic and magical specialties. As a Strixhaven student, you start with a well-rounded education in a rigorous first-year program. In your second year, you choose your preferred

Grasslands of Oreskos

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

been admitted into Tethmos, provoking exaggerated tales of the leonin sages and their golden city. Mount Kure Atop Mount Kure rises a massive temple, open-roofed and accented in gold. This temple of

into conflict with wary leonin hunting nearby. Sun’s Mirror This vast, placid lake sits at the center of Oreskos. No matter the weather around it, the lake’s surface remains undisturbed, and often

A Wizard's Theory

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

concocted this theory to dupe the characters into testing his latest escape plan. Characters who examine the standing stones and succeed on a DC 15 Intelligence (Arcana) check discern that the arcane runes

The Truth behind the Legend

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a7

entrance to his halls, and went to reside in his final haunt, while his soul roamed strange planes unknown to even the wisest of sages. If the characters gain access to the innermost part of the tomb

border of the Duchy of Geoff Somewhere in the Vast Swamp south of Sunndi On an island beyond the realm of the Sea Barons Other settings offer choices that are just as varied. Dragonlance. The

Scholar of Impossibilities

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel

Scholar of Impossibilities Run this encounter when you’re ready to bring the hunt for R04M to an end. The tunnel ends in a ledge overlooking a vast, empty crevasse. No path clearly proceeds above or

cleft surrounded by foul, bleeding runes. Inside is the Book of Vile Darkness. Secrets of Eternity If a character agrees to let the Scholar share a forbidden secret, the baernaloth requests that the

Navigating the Drought Elder

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

runes is etched into the ground. The symbols move, crawling in a circle. Above them hovers a mass of insectile limbs encompassing an alien light. Beyond it, a narrow passage opens into the vast void

that feels like the interior of some vast, insectile organ. Dozens of pale, oblong masses lie piled at the room’s center, and a curved passage leads out of the space. Nearby, a glowing, oval portal

Chaos Incarnate

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

Abyss. A few demon lords have come to the attention of mortals and are even worshiped as gods in some places, but the vast majority of demon lords remain unknown to scholars and sages. Some scholars

Chaos Incarnate Although sages group demons into types according to their power, the Abyss knows no such categories. Demons are spawned from the stuff of the Abyss in a near-infinite variety of

Notable Locations

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

-consuming thirst for power. The sages of Ohr Kaluun studied the darkest paths of magic and bargained with fiends and other foul creatures. They warped their bodies through mystical rituals and pacts

region, haunted and cursed. Dark secrets and great treasures remain in the vast war labyrinths of Ohr Kaluun, but fiends, wards, and far deadlier threats linger in this fallen kingdom.

A Culture of Fugitives

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

realms yet adrift in the Astral Plane. Though no one has discovered such a place, it is beyond dispute that an empire as vast as the illithids’ built great cities and other edifices. Most sages, however

7. Standing Gate to Level 21

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

vast Underdark cavern illuminated by glowing mushrooms and phosphorescent fungi. 21–40 The beholder encounters another of its kind in the Underdark and, after a fierce volley of eye rays, it turns its

must be 16th level or higher to pass through this gate (see “Jhesiyra Kestellharp”). The first creature to pass through the gate triggers an elder rune (see “Elder Runes”). A creature that passes

Hoard Mimic

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

prowess allow it to take on the semblance of a vast trove of treasures, not just a single object. Like smaller mimics, hoard mimics exude adhesive goo to trap prey. They can also vent a fine, caustic mist

creature hasn’t observed the mimic move or act, that creature must succeed on a DC 18 Intelligence (Investigation) check to discern that the mimic is animate. Actions Multiattack. The mimic makes

Sylvira Savikas

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

Candlekeep’s foremost sages, and specializes in knowledge pertaining to the Outer Planes. In addition to her other skills, she has Investigation +13. She speaks Abyssal, Celestial, Common, Draconic

apart. Inside the box is a stack of nine chain-linked plates, each three inches on a side, cast of dark iron, and stamped with Infernal runes. Anyone who understands Infernal can translate the runes as

10. Caves of the River Coven

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

these pits as baths and hide in them if they see lights approaching or hear unfamiliar footsteps. Decor. A vast variety of shells are embedded in the slick, algae-coated walls. If the characters

damages the cauldron, an elder rune materializes above it (see “Elder Runes”). Draw from the Elder Runes Deck (see appendix B) to determine which rune appears. The elder rune targets a random creature

Example Complex Traps

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

, damage their components, or discern how to avoid them. The blades are disabled if their attack bonus is reduced to −8. Ways to reduce it are described below. Intelligence (Investigation), DC 15. As

it takes time. Faint runes in the ceiling and floor at both ends of the hallway are involved in the functioning of the portals. A creature must first use an action to examine a set of runes, then use a

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