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                                                    Vecna: Eve of Ruin
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    /day each: Telepathy, Teleport, Time Stop
 Shining Counterspell. Alustriel interrupts a creature she can see within 60 feet of herself that is casting a spell. If the spell is 5th level or lower
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    . Whatever the spellâs level, the caster takes 11 (2d10);{"diceNotation":"2d10", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Shining Counterspell", "rollDamageType":"radiant"} radiant damage if the spell
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Mythic Odysseys of Theros
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     easily manipulated into serving their more forceful brethren. Having purpose forced upon them, these Returned perform simple, artless tasks with middling efficiency. Their one virtue is their
                                                
                                            
                                                
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Returned Masks. Adventurers who defeat Returned foes might marvel at their fortune in claiming such rich spoils after a battle. The mask of a Returned is worth approximately 100 gp, based on its
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    ", "rollDamageType":"force"} force damage.
Singularity Breath (Recharge 5â6);{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"recharge", "rollAction":"Singularity Breath"}. The dragon creates a shining bead of
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     an end to the restriction.
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An amethyst dragon recruits a group of adventurers to psychically trade bodies with adventurers from another world, so that each can carry out certain tasks before
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     (Recharge 5â6);{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"recharge", "rollAction":"Singularity Breath"}. The dragon creates a shining bead of gravitational force in its mouth, then releases the energy in a 30-foot
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     adventurers to psychically trade bodies with adventurers from another world, so that each can carry out certain tasks before swapping back.
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A cult devoted to a Great Old One of the Far Realm
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Van Richtenâs Guide to Ravenloft
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     one of the Dark Powers, and he and the other Dark Powers had conjured up a misty prison to contain the newly immortal Strahd, thereby preventing the count from serving as the conquering force that the
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     priests sought to loose upon the world; thus they were denied their reward of immortality.
To this day, the priests of Osybus seek to unleash Strahd from the mists, often using adventurers as their
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Van Richtenâs Guide to Ravenloft
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     from serving as the conquering force that the priests sought to loose upon the world; thus they were denied their reward of immortality.
To this day, the priests of Osybus seek to unleash Strahd from
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     the mists, often using adventurers as their pawns. They also ironically bear their hated founderâs name, for they know it is his original deathly gift that gives them their horrific powers
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Van Richtenâs Guide to Ravenloft
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     other Dark Powers had conjured up a misty prison to contain the newly immortal Strahd, thereby preventing the count from serving as the conquering force that the priests sought to loose upon the world
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    ; thus they were denied their reward of immortality.
To this day, the priests of Osybus seek to unleash Strahd from the mists, often using adventurers as their pawns. They also ironically bear their
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Van Richtenâs Guide to Ravenloft
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     conjured up a misty prison to contain the newly immortal Strahd, thereby preventing the count from serving as the conquering force that the priests sought to loose upon the world; thus they were denied
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     their reward of immortality.
To this day, the priests of Osybus seek to unleash Strahd from the mists, often using adventurers as their pawns. They also ironically bear their hated founderâs
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Van Richtenâs Guide to Ravenloft
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    , thereby preventing the count from serving as the conquering force that the priests sought to loose upon the world; thus they were denied their reward of immortality.
To this day, the priests of Osybus
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     seek to unleash Strahd from the mists, often using adventurers as their pawns. They also ironically bear their hated founderâs name, for they know it is his original deathly gift that gives them
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Van Richtenâs Guide to Ravenloft
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     a misty prison to contain the newly immortal Strahd, thereby preventing the count from serving as the conquering force that the priests sought to loose upon the world; thus they were denied their
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     reward of immortality.
To this day, the priests of Osybus seek to unleash Strahd from the mists, often using adventurers as their pawns. They also ironically bear their hated founderâs name, for
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Van Richtenâs Guide to Ravenloft
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     preventing the count from serving as the conquering force that the priests sought to loose upon the world; thus they were denied their reward of immortality.
To this day, the priests of Osybus seek to
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     unleash Strahd from the mists, often using adventurers as their pawns. They also ironically bear their hated founderâs name, for they know it is his original deathly gift that gives them their
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     creates a shining bead of gravitational force in its mouth, then releases the energy in a 90-foot cone. Each creature in that area must make a DC 23 Strength saving throw. On a failed save, the
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     restriction.
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An amethyst dragon recruits a group of adventurers to psychically trade bodies with adventurers from another world, so that each can carry out certain tasks before swapping back.
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                                                    Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     creates a shining bead of gravitational force in its mouth, then releases the energy in a 60-foot cone. Each creature in that area must make a DC 20 Strength saving throw. On a failed save, the
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     negotiate an end to the restriction.
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An amethyst dragon recruits a group of adventurers to psychically trade bodies with adventurers from another world, so that each can carry out certain tasks
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Backgrounds
                                                    Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     traveled in Waterdeepâs baroque and sometimes cutthroat conglomeration of guilds, nobles, adventurers, and secret societies. You might have been one of the behind-the-scenes law-keepers or
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     organization that gave you your start in life. In any event, the abilities that you honed while serving as a courtier will stand you in good stead as an adventurer.
 
Skill Proficiencies: 
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Volo's Guide to Monsters
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     kenku make an easy living serving as messengers, spies, and lookouts for thievesâ guilds, bandits, and other criminal cartels. A network of kenku can relay a bird call or similar noise across the
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     degradation or shifts in meaning. Human messengers might switch words or phrases and garble a message inadvertently, but the kenku produce perfect copies of whatever they hear.
Kenku Adventurers
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                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroesâ Feast: Saving the Childrenâs Menu 
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Arthurâs Death A week ago, when adventurers sent by the River Shining Tavern arrived at Holrow Homestead, they rashly attacked Ignis and her children. Arthur tried to defend his guests but lost his
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     life in the attempt. Ignis, outraged by Arthurâs death and the threat against her children, killed the adventurers and threw their corpses into the river. Ignis then buried Arthur in the plot next to
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masterâs Guide (2014)
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Chapter 2: Creating a Multiverse When adventurers reach higher levels, their path extends to other dimensions of reality: the planes of existence that form the multiverse. The characters might be
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     called on to rescue a friend from the horrific depths of the Abyss or to sail the shining waters of the River Oceanus. They can hoist a tankard with the friendly giants of Ysgard or face the chaos of
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroesâ Feast: Saving the Childrenâs Menu 
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Triumphant Return When the characters return to the River Shining Tavern, Kaga and Jacque are relieved to see them, then saddened to learn of Arthur Holrowâs death. If the characters retrieved all
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    . Characters who have a serving of Stumblenoodles begin to feel a tingling sensation all over. They gain the Charm of the Stumblenoodle. Charm of the Stumblenoodle Supernatural Gift (Charm)
 When a
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masterâs Guide (2014)
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Levels 11-16: Masters of the Realm By 11th level, characters are shining examples of courage and determination â true paragons in the world, set well apart from the masses. At this tier, adventurers
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     spells that completely change the way adventurers interact with the world. Their big, flashy spells are significant in combat â disintegrate, blade barrier, and heal, for example â but behind-the
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     sacrifices in subterranean lairs, and shining paladins stand like beacons against the darkness, itâs hard to be ambivalent about the deities and deny their existence. Many people in the worlds of D&D worship
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     entirely to a single god, usually serving as a priest or champion of that godâs ideals. Your DM determines which gods, if any, are worshiped in his or her campaign. From among the gods available, you
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     subterranean lairs, and shining paladins stand like beacons against the darkness, itâs hard to be ambivalent about the deities and deny their existence. Many people in the worlds of D&D worship
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     entirely to a single god, usually serving as a priest or champion of that godâs ideals. Your DM determines which gods, if any, are worshiped in his or her campaign. From among the gods available, you can
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Adventures Giants often appear in adventures that arenât about giants, serving as powerful enemies or allies to adventurers. This section offers inspiration if you want to make giants or the realms
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroesâ Feast: Saving the Childrenâs Menu 
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Overview The River Shining Tavern is located in the town of Daggerford, in the Sword Coast region of the Forgotten Realms. The tavernâs menu is legendary, but shipments from Holrow Homestead, the
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     tavernâs main supplier of ingredients, have suddenly stopped. Kaga, the tavernâs head chef, is growing anxious. A week ago, he sent adventurers to Holrow Homestead to investigate, but yesterday their
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Exploring This Level All location descriptions for this level are keyed to map 10. Adventurers most likely enter Muiralâs Gauntlet by using the stairs from level 9 (near area 1) or by descending a
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     latticework arches serving as buttresses and rafters. Many of these âweb archesâ are cracked and broken. Shattered pieces of these arches lie scattered across the floor, as well as the remains of
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Adventure Summary âThe Lost Caverns of Tsojcanthâ begins with a meeting between the characters and an agent serving the margrave of a nation whose rivals surround the Yatil Mountains, where the Lost
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     Caverns are believed to be hidden. Whether the margrave covets one of Iggwilvâs treasures for himself, seeks to sponsor the adventurers, or wants the characters to prevent his rivals from claiming the
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Serving Zariel The characters might decide after meeting Zariel that they wish to serve her, joining her army and smiting demons in the Blood War. They also might wind up serving her if they fail to
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     the Material Plane to do her bidding. Zariel has numerous schemes spinning at any given time, but the adventurers are particularly well suited to preparing Baldurâs Gate to meet the same fate as
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     Performing a psychic song or âsmell poem.â 3 Recovering and nursing fallen adventurers. 4 Revealing the location of helpful magic items. 5 Serving as a guide to a foeâs hidden lair. 6 Sharing excessive encouragement and praise.
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     often encounter dangerous beings such as aboleths and mind flayers. While flumphs generally avoid combat, they often help adventurers in peril. Such help might be of doubtful use, but flumphs mean well
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     proximity to the secret continent. Its collections of artifacts and scholarly works about ancient Xenâdrik and the Dhakaan Empire are unparalleled. In many ways, it lives up to the shining vision of
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     its founder, Lord Lareth irâMorgrave, to be âa beacon of knowledge shining from the tallest towers of the city.â On the other hand, the universityâs reputation is tainted by allegations of smuggling
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroesâ Feast: Saving the Childrenâs Menu 
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Chef in a Pickle Robin Olausson  As the characters walk through the streets of Daggerford, they find themselves drawn to the delicious aroma emanating from the River Shining Tavern. When they enter
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    , Jacqueâa tall, thin man wearing a crisp white jacketâgreets them. Jacque is the head waiter. Seeing the characters are adventurers, he hustles them into the kitchen. There he introduces them to Kaga
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     not working as the lodgeâs waiters and greeters. They were hired by the lodgeâs prior owner, one Lord Marsten, a noble slain by the cult. They are confined to this chamber when not serving Talis. These
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     adventurers about the troll in the kennels (area 2) and the room where the whole cult comes to plot (area 20). They also know that the perytons can be placated with food (area 22), and that the cult keeps a
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     not working as the lodgeâs waiters and greeters. They were hired by the lodgeâs prior owner, one Lord Marsten, a noble slain by the cult. They are confined to this chamber when not serving Talis
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     adventurers about the troll in the kennels (area 2) and the room where the whole cult comes to plot (area 20). They also know that the perytons can be placated with food (area 22), and that the cult keeps a
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Skeletons Ossified Evil Habitat: Planar (Shadowfell), Underdark, Urban; Treasure: None Andrey Kuzinskiy  Adventurers face an onslaught from all manner of skeletons Skeletons rise at the summons of
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     necromancers and foul spirits. Whether theyâre the remains of the ancient dead or fresh bones bound to morbid ambitions, they commit deathless work for whatever forces reanimated them, often serving as
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lordâs Wrath
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Threats by Air As the adventurers set off toward the caves, guardians serving the cultists of Talos sense their presence and attack. One invisible stalker flies down from the cliffs to attempt to
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Emerald Claw Campaign Themes At low levels, adventurers can clash with Emerald Claw skeletons and zombies. As the characters grow more capable, the threats escalate. They might have to protect a
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     members of the Emerald Claw believe that they are fighting for Karrnath, they are truly serving the lich Lady Illmarrow (see chapter 6). The greatest necromancer of the age, she seeks to unlock the
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurerâs Guide
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     you traveled in Waterdeepâs baroque and sometimes cutthroat conglomeration of guilds, nobles, adventurers, and secret societies. You might have been one of the behind-the-scenes law-keepers or
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     organization that gave you your start in life. In any event, the abilities that you honed while serving as a courtier will stand you in good stead as an adventurer. Skill Proficiencies: Insight, Persuasion Languages: Two of your choice Equipment: A set of fine clothes and a pouch containing 5 gp
                                                
                                            
                                        






