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Basic Rules (2014)
work to preserve a library, university, scriptorium, or monastery.
4
My life’s work is a series of tomes related to a specific field of lore.
5
I’ve been searching my whole
information.
2
Most people scream and run when they see a demon. I stop and take notes on its anatomy.
3
Unlocking an ancient mystery is worth the price of a civilization.
4
I overlook
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
ancient text that holds terrible secrets that must not fall into the wrong hands.
3
I work to preserve a library, university, scriptorium, or monastery.
4
My life’s work is a series of
back.
d6
Flaw
1
I am easily distracted by the promise of information.
2
Most people scream and run when they see a demon. I stop and take notes on its anatomy.
3
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
work is a series of tomes related to a specific field of lore.
5
I’ve been searching my whole life for the answer to a certain question.
6
I sold my soul for knowledge. I hope to do
great deeds and win it back.
d6
Flaw
1
I am easily distracted by the promise of information.
2
Most people scream and run when they see a demon. I stop and take notes on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Nightingale Bell, she shares her vision of a sprawling, orderly city run by an obedient, thankful populace. The bell spreads the dream to dominate the sleep of I’Cath’s population, causing it to
persist even when Tsien Chiang is awake. The dream city is a vision of perfection for Tsien Chiang, but for all others it’s a realm of inescapable drudgery and thankless labor.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a4
16. Blow Hole The run-off from the boiling lake cascades down through a series of near-vertical lava-tubes to the base of the blow hole, 800 feet below the level of the dungeon. There the water
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
Eye of the Beholder Difficulty: Medium This map puzzle is designed to lead a party through a dungeon where a roaming beholder doesn’t wish to be disturbed. A series of clues tie to the word “eye
. The characters find themselves in a maze that emits magical darkness that can’t be dispelled. No vision can penetrate this darkness, and only the goblin’s lantern can illuminate it. Igor’s lantern
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
School Is in Session The following four chapters present a series of Dungeons & Dragons adventures optimized for four to six characters. Each adventure takes place on and around the Strixhaven campus
university, and so on. The adventures can be run consecutively as a campaign or individually, as described below. Strixhaven students are often in awe of their
surroundings at the famed university of magic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
nefarious schemes and terrible monsters await. Storm Lord’s Wrath is a D&D adventure designed for 7th-level characters. You can run this adventure for as few as one or as many as six players. By the time the
characters complete the challenges presented, they will be 9th level and ready to take on the challenges of the next adventures in this series: Sleeping Dragon’s Wake and Divine Contention.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
secrets of the past.” Generations of students and scholars have tried to help the university live up to that inspiring vision over the past two and a half centuries. On the other hand, ir’Morgrave had a
adventurers over the centuries have contributed to the university’s reputation as a cover for smuggling activities and plundering the past. Run a Morgrave expeditions campaign if you want to emulate the pulp-action adventures of Professor Challenger, Indiana Jones, Lara Croft, and other explorer-scholars.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
indoor greenhouse was Theodora Halvhrest’s pride and joy. Ambient Haunt. The first time any character enters this room (whether the house is dormant or awakened), a vision plays out: Between eyeblinks
looks toward you. As suddenly as she appeared, she vanishes, and the room lies in ruin once more.
This illusory vision provides a glimpse of Theodora Halvhrest. Characters might recognize her if
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Myconid March Shortly after the party receives Basidia’s vision and warning, myconids and fungal creatures throughout the Underdark fall under the influence of Zuggtmoy’s spreading spores, making a
procession a wide berth. Characters making their way toward Araumycos can avoid much of the risk by following Basidia’s advice and staying away from the myconid march. If not, they run the risk of falling under Zuggtmoy’s sway (see “Random Encounters” in this chapter).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
what information they want to share, then can move on to the next location. These scenes are a series of roleplaying encounters that take place over the course of a couple of days of game time. To
adventurers run into the thugs who run Phandalin. All you need to do is choose when the ruffians appear. After the characters have had a chance to visit several locations in town and talk to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
drink from one of the chalices on the table. The wine is thick and metallic tasting. When the character drinks it, the character’s vision slowly turns red before returning to normal when the character
completely obscure the characters’ vision, and the characters exit the haunted zone. Endless Graveyard Countless headstones dot this barren landscape as far as you can see. A pale full moon looms over the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
ongoing campaign, or as a series that forms a campaign, bringing characters from level 1 to a climactic conclusion at level 12.
These adventures are designed to require minimal preparation (see
ready to play. Or maybe your group needs a break or a diversion from the ongoing campaign. In any of these cases, you can pick an adventure from this book and run it.
In an Ongoing Campaign Maybe
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Adventure Examples This section contains example adventures that demonstrate the principles described throughout the chapter. Each provides enough information for you to run a one-session adventure
adventure description is a series of encounters. The text describes the location where the encounter occurs, often pointing to the maps in Appendix B, and any triggering event that might provoke the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
the waters of the Unicorn Run, which cuts through the rocks of the lower range to form a series of gorges and cliffs known as the Sisters. The sight of the tiered waterfalls is positively breathtaking
Trees). As yet though, the elves who believe in this vision are small in number and spread far apart over the eastern reaches of the High Forest. Fey and sylvan creatures of all sorts — including
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
but ignoring your arrival, they look on the returned chieftain with awe. One of the riders, her forehead marked with a tattoo of elk horns, dismounts.
She says, “My daughter’s vision was true. This
are in time for blood. The desecrater dwells there.”
He points to the Nettlebee ranch in the valley below the barrow. Then, he begins to run in that direction.
Uthgardt of the fierce Elk tribe, as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
For characters of level 7 and higher
This traveling market visits all corners of Avernus. Adventurers who happen upon the Wandering Emporium can rest, trade goods, and dine at a restaurant run by a
nest.
Path of Demons
For characters of levels 8—10
If the adventurers choose this path to finding the Sword of Zariel, a series of encounters leads them to the demon lord Kostchtchie and a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Falls Clearing As the characters approach the series of waterfalls, read the following description: A gradually increasing roar drowns out the rain forest sounds long before the river turns
, revealing a series of parallel waterfalls cascading from a ridge that runs alongside the river. A chain of sparsely forested islands lies along the far side of the river opposite the base of the falls
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
bend to its will, shifting to bring about its vision of a world of absolute perfection with the demon at its center. One Cosmos, Infinite Visions All demons seek to satisfy their whims and force others
status, and they typically don’t set impossible goals — a lesser demon, for instance, might simply run amok when unleashed into the world, its only desire to spread chaos, but a marilith or other
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
and adventurers. Saulbridge Sanitarium provides a refuge for the ill while also welcoming researchers from other domains. Across town, an unassuming herbalist shop is run by Rudolph van Richten (see
estate, but whatever it is terrifies Mordent’s ghost and they avoid it at all costs. Idlethorp Miniature constructs made of stitched-together body parts run amok in this abandoned hamlet’s Punchinel
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
1,000 gp or more, as you see fit. Resolution. The character must make a series of checks, with a DC determined at random based on the quality of the competition that the character runs into. Part of
potential complications involved come from run-ins with the law and associations with various criminals tied to the activity. Every workweek spent gambling brings a 10 percent chance of a complication
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Final Séance This séance occurs whenever you choose to run it, likely after the party has fulfilled any requests made during the second séance. At its end, the house wakes, shifting the party’s
house’s spirits think Mara is attempting to escape and awaken the house to prevent this. Theodora Halvhrest: “GET THEM OUT”. Theodora shares a vision with all the characters in the room. Spectral images
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
During the Siege Run the siege as a series of encounters rather than one extended battle. As terrible events unfold around the characters, it’s up to them to determine who and how they’ll help. Begin
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Warlords of the Avernian Wastelands As the characters cross the wastelands of Avernus, they will likely run afoul of petty warlords scavenging for soul coins and scrap metal to fuel and repair their
inevitably rises to take its place. Bitter Breath, Feonor, and Princeps Kovik are merely the latest in a long series of warlords to plague the Avernian expanse. If Zariel wasn’t so busy fighting the Blood War
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
approach, a series of rickety towers can be seen, lashed together by rope and plank bridges set in haphazard patterns. Even above ground, the kuo-toa build in line with their three-dimensional aquatic
faction has shifted its worship to Leemooggoogoon the Deep Father, a vision influenced by the manifestation of the demon prince Demogorgon from the depths of the Darklake. Initially, the archpriest of
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
this one and those that came before. It believes that when the time comes, it will be able to change the multiverse to suit its vision of profane perfection. The Scholar will share a secret no mortal
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
not fall into the wrong hands. 3 I work to preserve a library, university, scriptorium, or monastery. 4 My life’s work is a series of tomes related to a specific field of lore. 5 I’ve been searching my
people scream and run when they see a demon. I stop and take notes on its anatomy. 3 Unlocking an ancient mystery is worth the price of a civilization. 4 I overlook obvious solutions in favor of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
not fall into the wrong hands.
3 I work to preserve a library, university, scriptorium, or monastery.
4 My life’s work is a series of tomes related to a specific field of lore.
5
the promise of information.
2 Most people scream and run when they see a demon. I stop and take notes on its anatomy.
3 Unlocking an ancient mystery is worth the price of a civilization
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
mortals. His blasts of lightning set house and forest ablaze, thus rendering the soil clear for new life and new creations. His is a vision he alone is equipped to see. He is content to watch his divine
constant, makes the ideal counter to the wise yet temperamental Keranos. Another interesting relationship exists with Purphoros. The passions of the divine blacksmith run hot, as does the need to create. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Villains Monsters who plot alone and criminals on the run or who engage in taboo behavior are often found in abandoned temples. Examples of such villains appear on the Abandoned Temple Villains table
too close.
6 A gynosphinx curious about human behavior creates a series of deadly traps in an abandoned temple and lures adventurers to the place to witness if and how they overcome its challenges.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
artificer’s inventions might include items such as a lock box that opens with a verbal command or a series of gestures, a clockwork critter designed to respond to simple commands, or a common magic item (such
. Failure is part of the eventual solution and something to be celebrated. A truly epic failure might be cause for a great celebration in the community.
Tunnel Vision When they are at work, rock gnomes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
great Shaengarne river rushes through a deep canyon of rock and ice in a series of cascades and waterfalls, throwing up freezing froth as it bashes against massive spires of rock that rise from the
Shaengarne River. There the dwarf leader died, and his heir demanded that the folk that followed him build a settlement in tribute to Clanmaster Sstar’s grand vision of a dwarven empire. The dwarves found
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
already in a fight with Glaive’s squad. The soldiers know nothing of Landro other than to avoid drinking the graymatter fluid. L4: Bottleneck If the characters haven’t run into significant challenges
with the characters if they wish. A character who touches Alamar-Vatashi’s incorporeal palm experiences a vivid vision of the day Landro came to this mountain on the Day of Mourning. This touch doesn’t
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
rite takes place overnight. The aspirants, who are sleep deprived, hungry, and thirsty, are led through a series of experiences that narrate the group’s version of the history of the multiverse
readings. At the rite’s conclusion, the initiates receive a vision of the All-Consuming Star. As part of this initiation, new members of the Heralds of the Comet shed their old identities and take on new