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enmity is overt. The character should experience the devil’s malevolent efforts on multiple occasions. Seeking out the fiend shouldn’t be a simple task, and the adventurer should clash with
the devil’s allies and followers a few times before being able to confront the devil.
In the case of the Rogue card, the enmity is secret and should come from someone thought to be a friend or
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
the land while carrying or seeking vital information for their masters.The first anvilwroughts were created by the god of the forge, Purphoros. He gave the secret of breathing life into these metal
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
goblinoid leaders and other powerful individuals, a barghest earns elevated status in the afterlife. Barghests typically keep their true nature secret, preying on the occasional lone goblin when the
opportunity arises, until they reach adulthood and are capable of seeking out stronger prey. A barghest avoids contact with large, open fires.
Any conflagration larger than its body acts as a gateway to
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
above to build their lairs. Then, like gem cutters seeking the perfect diamond, they spend much of their lives refining, polishing, and enhancing the beauty of their lairs.
Crystal dragons&rsquo
blinds and secret passages throughout their lairs, allowing them to move easily—and potentially unnoticed.
The challenge rating of a legendary crystal dragon increases by 1 when it’s
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
seek out frigid, picturesque locations with clear views of the sky above to build their lairs. Then, like gem cutters seeking the perfect diamond, they spend much of their lives refining, polishing
areas for their hoards. They use their burrowing ability to dig blinds and secret passages throughout their lairs, allowing them to move easily—and potentially unnoticed.
The challenge rating
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
. Everything is a complex interaction of forces that must be kept in a delicate and carefully maintained balance. (Neutral)
2
Knowledge. We are the whole of creation, seeking to understand itself
, one in the rock face just above one tarn and one below the surface of the other tarn. The dragon uses the underwater passage as a secret entrance and emergency exit.
Main Caves. The lair is a complex
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
, seeking to understand itself. (Any)
3
Self-Improvement. I am a complex gem, and I constantly polish and refine my many facets to make the whole that much more perfect. (Any)
4
the other tarn. The dragon uses the underwater passage as a secret entrance and emergency exit.
Main Caves. The lair is a complex of caves and tunnels; the stone surfaces are smooth and water-worn, and
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own laws.
Firbolgs use their magic to keep their presence in a forest secret. This approach allows them to avoid the politics and struggles of elves, humans, and orcs. Such events concern the
call home.
Orphaned firbolgs are those whose clans or homelands have been destroyed. They become crusaders for nature, seeking to avenge their loss and prevent the further destruction of the natural
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
of these secret places lie crypts dedicated to gods that predate Pharaoh Ankhtepot’s reign. A traitorous Child of Ankhtepot called Senmet also lurks within these passages, seeking ways to depose Ankhtepot and become the new pharaoh.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
Adventure Hooks In the course of previous adventures, the characters might have come up against a special magical-mechanical dilemma too challenging to overcome. Perhaps a secret door in a dungeon
are seeking Kwalish not just on their own behalf, but to prevent hardship to friends, family, or the common folk. Just make sure that the peril doesn’t come on too quickly, though, as an expedition into the Barrier Peaks will take some time.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
, merchants, and priests alike came to Talhundereth seeking wisdom, political alliances, secret martial training, and hints at where to find wealth. Eventually, however, the passages to Talhundereth grew
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
priestesses. A secret cabal of noble wizards calling itself the Council of Spiders works to see wizards represented on the Ruling Council — overturning thousands of years of tradition while remaining true to
. Vizeran has told council members that adventurers are helping him banish the demon lords back to the Abyss, and that they might come to Menzoberranzan seeking lore from Gromph’s sanctum in Sorcere. The council stands ready to disable the magical wards on the tower, should this come to pass.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
needing to leave Skullport in a hurry. “Tas” is an elderly archmage. Her secret is that she and Halaster are friends. The Mad Mage visits her about once a month for tea, and she catches him up on the
latest news and gossip. When they are together, Halaster and Tasselgryn act like an old married couple. If the characters come seeking an escape from Skullport, Tasselgryn offers to cast the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
few areas are illuminated by other means, as indicated in the area descriptions. The caverns of unworked stone (areas 19, 20, 21, and 23) are unlit. Secret Doors. Secret doors on the dungeon level are
33, roll a d12. On a roll of 1, which indicates a random encounter, choose from the following possibilities: Four ogres seeking some orcs The Keeper (see area 2), out inspecting, accompanied by an ape
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
the world. (True) 3 The kender homeland of Kendermore suffered some disaster. Kender are traveling far, seeking help but also getting into trouble. (True) 4 Armies in the east are recruiting anyone
the Dragon Armies.) 7 A great fleet of elven ships was sighted heading west. The elves are retreating to their secret homeland. (Inaccurate; the Silvanesti elves have fled their homeland for Southern
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
have come seeking knowledge and power. If it is inclined to help them, it tells them how the amber sarcophagi work (as explained in the “Amber Sarcophagi” sidebar). The lich has no alliance with or
animosity toward Strahd, and no interest in challenging Strahd for control of Barovia. The furnishings here are in poor condition and fall apart easily. There are three secret doors in this room. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
magic might provide a glimpse of the future, but it can also manipulate reality in large or small ways. If the character who drew the card has a secret or has performed some action that would turn a
arrested suddenly has a cousin seeking revenge, or the spirit of a wicked cultist the character slew returns to torment the character by possessing a dear friend. Domenico Cava Four villains play a game for mysterious stakes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
(now 4th level) head to Luskan, seeking to find that organization’s secret headquarters, infiltrate it, and determine what Dran Enterprises is up to — and what plans they have for the Orrery of the
peg and hook shop. After dealing with thugs sent to quiet Arla, the characters learn the location of Dran Enterprises’ secret headquarters, and can plan their infiltration. That headquarters is a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Ladies’ task, from seeking to gather examples of all of the beauty and riches of Toril, to a secret plan to thwart the evils of the world using their anonymity as a shield, causing the world to forget
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
highest levels of Yongjing’s government. Before running the adventure, familiarize yourself with the “Yongjing Gazetteer” section. Keep the following details of the conspiracy secret, revealing them
this fact. The alchemists have not made this information known, at the grand secretary’s command. End of an Era Grand Secretary Wei, the leader of the emperor’s government, knows that the secret of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
themselves in. Athreos’s Quests d6 Adventure Goal
1 Seal a secret path that the Returned use to escape the Underworld.
2 Strike against one of the necropoleis, either Asphodel or Odunos
seeking the souls of loved ones or the spirits of those with work left undone. At some point, Athreos’s champions might come to oppose the arrogance and treachery of Erebos, Heliod, and Phenax, or the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
have desires beyond his responsibilities to the dead, he would likely keep them secret and act with slow, nearly invisible, deliberateness. The Athreos’s Divine Schemes table suggests just a few of the
agents to the headwaters of the Tartyx River, seeking the cause of the problem before whatever the river had kept drowned emerges.
4 War between Heliod and Erebos is inevitable. Rather than
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
brilliance led him along a stranger path: seeking to escape the Mists into the “true realities” beyond. Firan keeps the basis for his strange theories secret, but his ambitions drive him to travel
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
Chapter 13: The Amber Temple A secret society of good-aligned wizards built the Amber Temple in the Balinok Mountains more than two thousand years ago. They needed a vault in which to contain the
discovered the secret to becoming a lich. After his transformation, the lich Exethanter took over the temple and turned the skulls of it previous defenders into flameskulls under his command. Exethanter
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
group of tower hands into his private guard. Shalfey is teaching them the secret phrase used among his closest confidants. This phrase might come in handy when the characters meet Hadley, who runs the
her this bestiary as payment. When the star falls, only she can tell you where it landed. I implore you, do not return without the star.”
Three days ago, Shalfey tasked his tower hands with seeking out Derwyth. They died along the way.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Hold who were seeking an alliance with House Freth. Tendra Nightblade and Maleen Shadowdusk have been feted and flattered by Erelal Freth since they arrived. The drow priestess recognizes the potential
interest in an alliance, and Tendra and Maleen have come to the Maze Level on a secret mission. Beholden to Halaster Blackcloak, the Shadowdusks have been ordered to convince Drivvin Freth to accept an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
. I will make no secret of my love for my home in the following summary, but I will endeavor to be as evenhanded as I can in describing it. The Gem of the North is a stunning place of sweeping curves
handle magic, Silverymoon is a place of quiet, contemplative beauty, splendid opportunities for learning, and respite from the harsher realities of the North. Folk seeking knowledge that has been
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
through a series of plazas. Map 13.3: yongjingView Player Version Hall of Divine Wisdom Each morning, the Gate of Ascendance is thrown open, and petitioners seeking the ear of the emperor crowd onto
artifacts beneath their floors. Expeditions into the subterranean Old City are common, whether staged officially on behalf of the emperor or undertaken in secret by criminals and treasure hunters.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
creature or event.
2 A signature piece of clothing or distinct weapon serves as an emblem of who I am.
3 I never accept that I’m out of my depth.
4 I must know the answer to every secret
Everything I do is in the service of a powerful master, one I must keep a secret from everyone.
3 I owe much to my vanished mentor. I seek to continue their work even as I search to find them.
4
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Searching for Dran Enterprises The characters’ main goal in this episode is to find Dran Enterprises’ secret headquarters. However, owing to that organization’s habit of breaking the legs of anyone
them a starting point for seeking the information they need. The characters can learn the name and location of the Fishbone tavern in any number of ways, including talking to other tavern owners
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
feet from the floor. They open and close easily on ancient hinges. Doors and secret doors are unlocked unless otherwise specified. Ceilings Ceilings throughout the crypt are 12 feet high. Unnamed
Although many dead are buried here, nothing indicates the names of the deceased. The temple’s followers believed that Dumathoin gives the Talhund new, secret names in death, so their mortal names aren’t
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
secret agendas that might work against the characters’ interests. You can let the party’s size and the players’ interest in bringing NPCs into their group determine whether more than one of the
shelter against adversaries, including a freed Ctenmiir. Secret Agendas. Get out of the coffin. Feed on at least one character. Alternative Entry. If Ctenmiir does not start with the party, he might
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
leaders and other powerful individuals, a barghest earns elevated status in the afterlife. Barghests typically keep their true nature secret, preying on the occasional lone goblin when the
opportunity arises, until they reach adulthood and are capable of seeking out stronger prey. A barghest avoids contact with large, open fires. Any conflagration larger than its body acts as a gateway to Gehenna
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
seeking the Vault of Dragons unless there’s something in it for her. Appealing to her greed backfires, since Iokaste wants all the treasure for herself. Path to the Vault One of the dressing rooms (area P8
) contains a secret trapdoor in the floor that no one knows about. It can be found with a successful DC 20 Wisdom (Perception) check. This stone door has an arcane lock spell cast on it and can be
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Murder in Baldur’s Gate There’s blood on the characters’ hands. They all had a part to play in a murder — justified or not. Shared guilt, coercion, and fear keep the secret between them. Murder
you’ve got to figure out how to put them down a second time.
6 Your victim’s death ignited a social spark. Now you’re being sought by mobs seeking to bring new justice to Baldur’s Gate.