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Runic Circle Magic

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

Runic Circle Magic The Runic Circle has the following properties: Magic Archive. The inscribed runes make up a gigantic archive of spells. With 1 hour of study, a creature that is capable of casting

spells can try to decipher a spell coded in the carvings. The spell is subject to your approval and must belong to the conjuration, divination, or evocation school. If the creature has spell slots of

11. Forest of Stone

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

on a DC 15 Intelligence (Arcana) check recognizes that the runes floating above the stalagmites represent the school of transmutation. A detect magic spell reveals an aura of transmutation magic

“Jhesiyra Kestellharp”). The first creature to pass through the gate triggers an elder rune (see “Elder Runes”). A creature that passes through the gate appears in area 18b on level 8, in the closest

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

additional effect based on the school of magic associated with the standing stone that the character touched, as noted in the Standing Stone Effects table. Ubbalux’s latest attempt to escape his

Cities and Sites

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

wizardry that serve as home to Aundair’s Arcane Congress—a cutting-edge research facility and the finest school of magic in Khorvaire. The members of the congress oversee the magical research conducted in

, but some worry about the long-term impact of the loss of the Eldeen farmlands and the Crying Fields. Now, Aundairians debate over differing views of their nation’s future. Some believe the first focus

Rogue

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

trap’s pressure plate in a dungeon is good. Avoiding an awkward social situation might be even more important. Explosive runes warding a treasure chest go off once, maybe no one spotted them, big

learn their initial skill set through the school of necessity, forced to steal or kill to survive. More advanced talents, however, are generally taught through one of the many criminal guilds that crop up

Mbala

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

descended in half that time. As the characters climb ever higher above the tree line, they are treated to stunning views of the surrounding wilderness. Across the Aldani Basin to the southeast, they can see

, and ten adamantine ingots (10 gp each) stamped with dwarven runes. These are identical to the ingots found in Hrakhamar (see “Hrakhamar”). If characters miss the hole in the wall as they’re

23. Fazrian's Court

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

and good judgment, Fazrian now seeks to destroy any creature it believes is undeserving of continued existence. Fazrian’s views are a mockery of what they once were. Every creature is guilty of

within 10 feet of it. Characters must be 15th 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

7. Clammersham Palace

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

“Elder Runes”). A creature that passes through the gate appears in area 47a on level 6, in the closest unoccupied space next to the identical gate located there. Iron Safe. The square iron safe

views as his domain. The biggest obstacles to his success are the hobgoblins that keep stealing his scrap metal.

Locations on the Grove Level

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a1

shadow behind the statue’s wide wings. A five-foot-diameter, circular tile of dark stone is set in the floor in front of the dragon statue. Runes are carved around the circular tile’s inner edge

. Investigating. Viewed in white light, the circular tile is red. A detect magic spell can reveal that the tile and statue give off an aura of transmutation. The runes on the tile’s inner edge read, in

Upper City Gazetteer

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

-wielding school in a guest house adjoining her family’s estate. The Rillyn School is about to graduate its first class of students, all of whom have trained with Yvandre for at least five years and have

acclaim for the school. In the meantime, she continues to enroll young students, keeping those with promise and weeding out the rest. Some of those who failed to make the cut, embittered by their

Upper City Gazetteer

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

companies — a career that began in rebellion against her stodgy family. Realizing that her family needed a long term source of financial support, Yvandre opened a sword-wielding school in a guest

house adjoining her family’s estate. The Rillyn School is about to graduate its first class of students, all of whom have trained with Yvandre for at least five years and have won her approval with their

Tomb Locations

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

room. A five-foot-tall, triangular stone covered in runes stands in this bare room’s center. At the top of the stone, a plum-sized diamond pulses with red light. The triangular stone is immovable and

powers the juggernauts in area T14. A character who examines the triangular stone and succeeds on a DC 17 Intelligence (Arcana) check can decipher its runes and discern its purpose. Destroying the

Maelstrom Level 2

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

, Serissa views the arrest of her sisters as a sensible precaution. On Serissa’s orders, Uthor has Mirran and Nym confined to their towers (areas 30 and area 31, respectively), with a storm giant guard

petrified wood. Stacked on them are scores of 4-foot-diameter, 600-pound rocks engraved with Dethek runes (the Dwarvish script). These stones have various discoveries recorded on them, including the

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