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Quests from the Infinite Staircase
. Some of these memories lodge themselves in the minds of nearby creatures as dreamlike recollections, potentially spurring their inheritors to action. The Memory Web Memories table presents adventure
seeds that might be released by a slain memory web.
Memory Web Memories
d4
Memory
1
The location of a powerful magic item
2
A secret betrayal by a beloved public figure
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Dragon Adventure Hooks table offers suggestions for stories and adventures involving sapphire dragons.
Sapphire Dragon Adventure Hooks
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":"Adventure Hook"}
Adventure Hook
1
Posing as an avatar of an evil earth elemental-god, a sapphire dragon serves as general to a fanatical cultâand claims the spoils of the cultâs
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
without the boredom. (Chaotic)
6
Control. Everyone is welcome, as long as they follow my rules. (Lawful)
Crystal Dragon Adventures
The Crystal Dragon Adventure Hooks table offers
suggestions for stories and adventures involving crystal dragons.
Crystal Dragon Adventure Hooks
d8;{"diceNotation":"1d8","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Adventure Hook"}
Adventure Hook
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
is learning, but without the boredom. (Chaotic)
6
Control. Everyone is welcome, as long as they follow my rules. (Lawful)
Crystal Dragon Adventures
The Crystal Dragon Adventure Hooks
table offers suggestions for stories and adventures involving crystal dragons.
Crystal Dragon Adventure Hooks
d8;{"diceNotation":"1d8","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Adventure Hook
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
fantasizes about rising to fame and prominence in record time and hopes that plundering the lost Netherese city of Ythryn will turn her fantasies into reality.
The tiefling has the secret support of the
the Knights of the Black Sword, if she needs to call on their talents.
Familiar. Avariceâs familiar throughout the adventure is a squawking raven named Skelm. It uses the raven stat block in
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
)
6
Power. Knowledge is power, power must be used, and I use it. Your concerns are irrelevant. (Evil)
Amethyst Dragon Adventures
The Amethyst Dragon Adventure Hooks table offers
suggestions for stories and adventures involving amethyst dragons.
Amethyst Dragon Adventure Hooks
d8;{"diceNotation":"1d8","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Adventure Hook"}
Adventure Hook
1
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Adventure Hooks table offers suggestions for stories and adventures involving amethyst dragons.
Amethyst Dragon Adventure Hooks
d8;{"diceNotation":"1d8","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Adventure
Hook"}
Adventure Hook
1
An amethyst dragon seeks a rare type of crystal found in the domain of a territorial stone giant clan.
2
A coven of hags seeks to reclaim its hag eye, which
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
, my hoard brings me great joy. But the real treasures are the guests who stop by to see it. (Good)
Sapphire Dragon Adventures
The Sapphire Dragon Adventure Hooks table offers suggestions for
stories and adventures involving sapphire dragons.
Sapphire Dragon Adventure Hooks
d8;{"diceNotation":"1d8","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Adventure Hook"}
Adventure Hook
1
Posing as
Adult Deep Dragon
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Adventure Hooks table offers suggestions for stories and adventures involving deep dragons.
Deep Dragon Adventure Hooks
d8;{"diceNotation":"1d8","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Adventure Hook
"}
Adventure Hook
1
Unfamiliar drow adventurers have been prowling a cityâs streets at night and have been overheard talking about the dragon they serve.
2
Svirfneblin hire the
Ancient Deep Dragon
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Deep Dragon Adventure Hooks table offers suggestions for stories and adventures involving deep dragons.
Deep Dragon Adventure Hooks
d8;{"diceNotation":"1d8","rollType":"roll","rollAction
":"Adventure Hook"}
Adventure Hook
1
Unfamiliar drow adventurers have been prowling a cityâs streets at night and have been overheard talking about the dragon they serve.
2
Human
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Basic Rules (2014)
These were the stories of a restless people who long ago took to the seas and rivers in longboats, first to pillage and terrorize, then to settle. Yet there was an energy, a love of adventure, that
single elf or dwarf might take on the responsibility of guarding a special location or a powerful secret, humans found sacred orders and institutions for such purposes. While dwarf clans and halfling
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Basic Rules (2014)
an almost inaccessible place, or that it simply cannot be found. Unearthing the deepest secrets of the multiverse can require an adventure or even a whole campaign.
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obvious solutions in favor of complicated ones.
5
I speak without really thinking through my words, invariably insulting others.
6
I canât keep a secret to save my life, or anyone elseâs.
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Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
, and might have set you on the path to adventure, but it could also come with many dangers, including those who covet your gift and want to take it from you â by force, if need be.
Skill
your adventuring career, you can decide whether to tell your companions about your inheritance right away. Rather than attracting attention to yourself, you might want to keep your inheritance a secret
Lizardfolk
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
If youâre considering taking a scaled one along on an adventure, remember this important fact. The strange, inhuman glint in its eyes as it looks you over is the same look you might give a
(secret), Jhank (hammer), Kepesk (storm), Kethend (gem), Korth (danger), Kosj (small), Kothar (demon), Litrix (armor), Mirik (song), Othokent (smart), Sauriv (eye), Throden (many), Thurkear (night), Usk (iron), Valignat (burn), Vargach (battle), Verthica (mountain), Vutha (black), Vyth (steel)
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Baldurâs Gate: Descent into Avernus
be found. Unearthing the deepest secrets of the multiverse can require an adventure or even a whole campaign.
BALDURâS GATE FEATURE: RUMOR MONGER
Via your personal rumor mill and articles
Unlocking an ancient mystery is worth the price of a civilization.
4
I overlook obvious solutions in favor of complicated ones.
5
I speak without really thinking through my words, invariably insulting others.
6
I canât keep a secret to save my life, or anyone elseâs.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
Adventure Maps The maps in this adventure are for the DMâs eyes only. These maps show secret doors and other elements the players arenât meant to see. Map 1: Stormwreck Isle View Player Version When
omitting secret details. Itâs not important that your hand-drawn map perfectly match whatâs in the adventure. Try to get the basic shape and dimensions correct and leave the rest to the playersâ imaginations.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
No Silent Secret âNo Silent Secretâ is a short adventure for a party of four to six 1st-level characters, who will advance to at least 2nd level by the adventureâs conclusion. At the outset, choose
choosing a polis allows the group to get a glimpse of their potential âhometown,â this setting serves as a backdrop only briefly, with much of the adventure taking place far from the safety of civilization.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Chapter 3: Secret of the Sumber Hills The adventure starts in Red Larch, with the characters investigating the disappearance of a delegation from Mirabar. Characters are free to go wherever their
information, as provided by you, takes them. Clues lead them to Haunted Keeps in the Sumber Hills. These old fortresses have become secret outposts for the cults of Elemental Evil.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masterâs Guide
characters not finding them, and donât risk letting your adventure grind to a halt because the only path forward is hidden behind a secret door.
Secret Doors A secret door is crafted to blend into the wall that surrounds it. Sometimes faint cracks in the wall or scuff marks on the floor betray the secret doorâs presence. Other than the fact
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal
Starting the Story Kicking off a dungeon adventure can be as simple as having a mysterious stranger offer the characters a quest while they are at the Yawning Portal (or some other tavern). This
approach is a cliché, but it is an effective one. Use the following two tables to generate a couple of details, then tailor the particulars of the quest and the quest giver to suit the adventure you plan
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Adventure Summary The adventure begins with the characters discovering the recently murdered Returned, Varyas, and confronting his killers. Varyasâs gold mask bears a code on it, one that points
of Orestes, a site sacred to the god Phenax. She also notes that a recent earthquake has uncovered a cave along the Khystonos River that could be the secret siteâs location. If so, then perhaps within
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
About the Adventure Designed for an adventuring party of four to six 1st-level characters, Baldurâs Gate: Descent into Avernus is a Dungeons & Dragons adventure that begins in the city of Baldurâs
Gate and ends in Avernus, the first layer of the Nine Hells. By the end of the adventure, the characters should be 13th level or higher. To run this adventure, you need the fifth edition Playerâs
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Scions of Elemental Evil
persuade the party with one of the following adventure hooks: Royal Agents. Word of a growing evil in the marshes has caused concern in the neighboring kingdom of Furyondy. The characters are secret
Adventure Hooks At the start of the adventure, the characters are summoned before Queen Yolande, ruler of the nation Celene. If answering the queenâs call isnât sufficient motivation, you can further
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Chapter 2: The Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh Four miles east of Saltmarsh, just inland of the old coast road, stands a haunted house. Until twenty years ago, it had been the residence of an aged
secret hoard of alchemical gold) all returned with naught save grim tales of decaying chambers presided over by monstrous perils. Indeed, such is the reputation of the house that the fields around it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
). Mordenkainenâs Secret. Mordenkainen is duping Alustriel, Tasha, and the characters and is actually Kas in disguise. (The characters arenât likely to learn this until later in the adventure.)
Power of Secrets The characters can learn two secrets in this chapter or later that are applicable to the rules in âThe Power of Secretsâ section in this bookâs introduction: Gertrudeâs Secret. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
W15. Brown Mold If the characters open the secret door, read: It takes some effort to push open the secret door, and you are greeted by a blast of cold air. A dark tunnel stretches for fifteen feet
throughout this area, keeping the wine cellar cool, are ten patches of brown mold (see âDungeon Hazardsâ in chapter 5, âAdventure Environments,â of the Dungeon Masterâs Guide). The characters are safe from the mold as long as they keep their distance.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
, âAdventure Environments,â of the Dungeon Masterâs Guide). Characters who stray from the unobstructed path through the webs risk becoming stuck. Secret Doors At the west end of the hall are two secret
doors. The secret door on the west wall canât be opened from this side, except by magic (such as a knock spell). See area K38 for more information on this secret door. If the characters pass through
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroesâ Feast: Saving the Childrenâs Menu
Adventure Background Holrow Homestead is a farm that has been in the Holrow family for generations. The two-story, saltbox farmhouse is built atop a hill with a huge secret (see the âSecret of Holrow
. Arthur continued his thriving business and lived a quiet, contented life alone at Holrow Homestead. SECRET OF HOLROW HOMESTEAD
The animals and plants that grow on and around the hill at Holrow
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Descent into the Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth
denoted on the score sheet, making note of any events that qualify for a point increase or deduction. Keep these actions and their associated point values secret during the adventure. You can share them
Scoring Have this adventureâs score sheet (see appendix C) handy as you run the adventure. As the characters traverse the Lost Caverns, silently cross-reference the actions of the party with those
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Chapter 6: The Final Enemy This adventure builds on the events of two previous adventures, The Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh and Danger at Dunwater. The following section provides a summary of those
chapter 8 of the Dungeon Masterâs Guide), the characters gain a level for completing this adventure. ABOUT THE ORIGINAL
Dave J. Brown and Don Turnbull bring the Saltmarsh trilogy to a conclusion in this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
, the patron could let the characters in on the secret early on, telling them that dragons will be a particular focus of their adventures and altering some of the adventure hooks along the way.
Option 1: Mysterious Patron Have a friendly patron whose true identity is somewhat mysterious befriend the adventurers early in their careers and send them on each adventure in sequence. The patron
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Vecnaâs location in an attempt to save his life. Itâs up to the characters what happens to Kas next. Learning Vecnaâs location counts as a secret for the purposes of the Power of Secrets rules, and it allows the characters to move on to the next chapter of the adventure.
, or in area F3 of the cliffside redoubt. Ekaterina Burmak At your discretion, the characters
might have found the legendary
Sword of Kas in this adventure Kas spares only a few moments to belittle
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masterâs Guide
adventure is obtainable. Donât hide important secrets or discoveries in places where the characters arenât likely to uncover them. Make sure they canât miss an important secret or discovery simply by
Secrets and Discovery In the course of an adventure, the players and their characters will uncover information that was previously unknown to them. Make sure the information they need to complete the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Droaam Adventure Hooks Any adventure that takes place in Droaam or involves creatures that hail from that nation gives the players and their characters a chance to deal with monsters that donât
always behave monstrously. The Droaam Adventure Hooks table presents a variety of story links involving Droaam, the Daughters of Sora Kell, or both. Droaam Adventure Hooks d6 Adventure Hook 1 A medusa
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
Important NPCs Here is a quick summary of the most important NPCs in Phandalin, and their relevance to the adventure. Toblen Stonehill: Innkeeper
Elmar Barthen: Owns a trading post; owes money to
the party if you are using the âMeet Me in Phandalinâ adventure hook
Daran Edermath: Member of the Order of the Gauntlet with a quest for the party
Linene Graywind: Runs a trading post and offers a