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Monsters
Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
, making even the coolest, most experienced adventurers prone to outbursts of destructive frustration. When mites are about, even the simplest task can turn into a disaster, and a mild disagreement can
that wrap around existing passages and chambers. They use these hiding spots to watch the comings and goings of monsters and adventurers, setting traps to vex and annoy whenever possible. A trip wire
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
Whisperer. A purple star whose guidance and minions seem to help for a time but whose influence inevitably leads to disaster.
Hadar, the Dark Hunger. A cinder-red dying star that siphons life from its
Monsters
Infernal Machine Rebuild
with gems of red and black in each eye socket—then attacks.
Spectral Visage. An eye of fear and flame resembles a hooded, skeletal humanoid figure. The interior of its hood cannot be seen except as an
momentous decision. The undead seeks to corrupt vulnerable individuals, especially those of lawful or good alignments, by setting tasks that test its targets' moral foundations. A paladin might be ordered
Dragonborn
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Basic Rules (2014)
ancestor—bright red, green, blue, or white, lustrous black, or gleaming metallic gold, silver, brass, copper, or bronze.
Self-Sufficient Clans
To any dragonborn, the clan is more important
DRACONIANS
In the Dragonlance setting, the followers of the evil goddess Takhisis learned a vile ritual that let them corrupt the eggs of metallic dragons, producing evil dragonborn called draconians
Half-Elf
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Flint squinted into the setting sun. He thought he saw the figure of a man striding up the path. Standing, Flint drew back into the shadow of a tall pine to see better. The man’s walk was
the dwarf could see of the man’s face beneath a green hood was tan skin and a brownish-red beard. A longbow was slung over one shoulder and a sword hung at his left side. He was dressed in soft
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
. Alternatively, the setting might exhibit the effects of a disaster—perhaps an event that gave rise to brutal powers. Such scars appear both upon the setting and upon its inhabitants. Dark Fantasy Settings d8
Setting
1 A land where towering stents pierce magical leylines, allowing their power to be drained
2 A country devastated by magical pollution or the fallout of weapons used in an age
Genasi
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Elemental Evil Player's Companion
Genasi inherit something from both sides of their dual nature. They resemble humans but have unusual skin color (red, green, blue, or gray), and there is something odd about them. The elemental blood
accustomed to a variety of different people.
GENASI ON ATHAS
Although any world that includes one or more elemental planes can feature genasi, on Athas, the world of the Dark Sun campaign setting
Magic Items
Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
metal bosses adorn the armor in seemingly random fashion. On the back of the armor’s left gauntlet is a rectangular metal box, from which projects a short rod tipped with a cone-shaped red
’s legendary powered armor.
Automatic Defenses. Unless Kwalish deactivates the suit’s automatic defenses, no one can approach the armor without setting those defenses off. Treat the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
ways, or that they are heading down a path with disastrous consequences. The Apocalyptic Warnings table provides ideas for warnings that foretell disaster. Apocalyptic Warnings d12 Warning
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of what is coming, just as a red sunrise is often an indicator of coming storms. Subtler warnings might need special understanding to be interpreted properly; they are often meant to encourage people
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Szass Tam Szass Tam (ZASS TAM) is a powerful lich and necromancer in the Forgotten Realms setting. As leader of the Red Wizards of Thay, he has countless spies, assassins, and other agents at his service, and his schemes span centuries and reach to the ends of the world.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
. You can ignore or rewrite any of Faerûn’s history to suit your game. Perhaps you want the Red Wizards to be evil necromancers, and you want Thay to be a horrifying realm bent on conquest and populated
deemphasize elements of the setting that don’t fit your campaign. With this approach, you highlight the aspects of the setting that are important to your story, and you let the rest of Faerûn’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
the whole campaign. Why did someone kill the characters’ mentor, setting them on the path of adventure? Who really controls the Cult of the Red Hand? In this case, the characters might uncover clues to
. Meyers), and Spellstorm (by Ed Greenwood) are mysteries set in the Forgotten Realms. Murder in Tarsis (by John Maddox Roberts) takes the same approach in the Dragonlance setting.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Playing During the Last War In your campaign, you might want to take a look back at the war as it unfolds. Setting an adventure during the Last War puts the characters in a tumultuous time of
the characters’ backgrounds to life. Maybe the characters are all part of the same unit in the war, or they might be enemies forced to cooperate when disaster strikes. Are the characters participants
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
Ravenloft Setting Models What domains compose the Ravenloft setting is up to you. The Domains of Dread have no definitive map or proscribed orientation for how they relate to one another. This allows
you to shape the setting however best serves your adventures. Consider the following setting models for how you might use the Domains of Dread or use your favorite elements from multiple domains
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Setting Both time and place must be considered when converting this adventure for use in a Dragonlance campaign. Each era of Krynn’s history provides its own challenges. Does the adventure take place
suggest setting the campaign when and where the Dragonlance saga began: in the lands of Abanasinia, near Solace and Haven, at the end of the Time of Darkness in the year or two preceding the War of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Hazlan Domain Doomed by Magic Darklord: Hazlik Genres: Dark fantasy and disaster horror Hallmarks: Amoral spellcasters, magic-ravaged environment, magical experiments, wild magic Mist Talismans: Eye
of Hazlik amulet, gremishka foot, scrap from a red robe In Hazlan, magic is authority, justification for any excess, and—for those without it—the specter of inevitable doom. This domain is less a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Chapter 1: Fool Harry Conway Welcome to The Book of Many Things, whose twenty-two chapters give you character options, magic items, spells, monsters, ready-to-play adventures, DM advice, and setting
of powerful fiends. But they’ve also gained vast wealth or a stronghold of their own, rewound time to reverse disaster, or suddenly advanced in level far beyond the other characters in the group. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Body Horror Settings Body horror can occur anywhere, from mundane backdrops to garishly unsettling locations. Body Horror Settings d8 Setting
1 A country of red muscle, with bleeding eyes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
realms, cosmic horror dimensions trend toward being unnatural, logic-defying places. Cosmic Horror Settings d8 Setting
1 A wind-blasted dimension of indigo sand and eyeless statues
2 A
during dawn and dusk
5 A red ocean that manifested without warning
6 An ambulatory forest riddled with glowing eyes
7 A kingdom of undying monarchs who outnumber their frightened
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
the “Chapter 9: Council of Waterdeep.” Tyranny of Dragons can be adapted to different regions of the Forgotten Realms, or to a different campaign setting entirely with a bit of preparation on your part
makes the assumption that those NPCs escaped any conflict with the adventurers.
In the event that important nonplayer characters such as Wyrmspeaker Rezmir or the Red Wizard Rath Modar were killed or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
Hazlan Domain Doomed by Magic
Darklord: Hazlik
Genres: Dark fantasy and disaster horror
Hallmarks: Amoral spellcasters, magical experiments, magic-ravaged environment, wild magic
Mist
Talismans: Eye of Hazlik amulet, gremishka foot, scrap from a red robe
Aligned Tarokka Card: Diviner
Opposed Tarokka Card: Ghost
Pam Wishbow Hazlan is a domain drained of vitality, frayed by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
the “Chapter 9: Council of Waterdeep.” Tyranny of Dragons can be adapted to different regions of the Forgotten Realms, or to a different campaign setting entirely with a bit of preparation on your part
makes the assumption that those NPCs escaped any conflict with the adventurers.
In the event that important nonplayer characters such as Wyrmspeaker Rezmir or the Red Wizard Rath Modar were killed or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Regarding Dragons Even with the suggested changes to the factions and locations, a key component of the Dragonlance setting is still missing: dragons! If you want to add a draconic influence to the
Dragonlance setting. Draconians could be found in elemental temples, especially near the prophets. They should not be the first enemies the characters face when they encounter the elemental cults, but an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
occasionally enchanters and alchemists, frequent the central market. Astra Vorn Astra Vorn Lawful good half-elf florist (age 78) Astra has pale skin, shoulder-length red hair streaked through with white, and
child when their family left Vermeillon, so their knowledge of the forgotten village is clouded by time and the hazy memories of the very young. They remember the disaster at the mine, bits of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Setting The classic home of the Temple of Elemental Evil is in the Kron Hills, a lightly populated frontier between the small state of Verbobonc and the elven kingdom of Celene. The Sumber Hills are
replaced by the eastern portion of the Kron Hills and the western border of the Gnarley Forest. Instead of Red Larch, the starting town of the adventure is Hommlet. The adventure content described in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
hand. The blood of a particular type of dragon runs very strong through some dragonborn clans. These dragonborn often boast scales that more closely match those of their dragon ancestor — bright red
, green, blue, or white, lustrous black, or gleaming metallic gold, silver, brass, copper, or bronze. DRACONIANS
In the Dragonlance setting, the followers of the evil goddess Takhisis learned a vile
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
before will be known. Only a special escape route — a secret passage known only to a palace’s most trusted servants, for example — should come as a surprise to the cultists and Red Wizards. Frontal
hide in, setting it ablaze. Half-dragons, cultists, and mages watch all known exits, including underground ones, to prevent the characters from slipping away.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
horrors, dead or alive, in areas F6 and area F7. If any treasure is missing, the deep gnomes shrug and continue on their way. After setting the machines in the workshop (area F8) to overload, the kagu
workshop explodes, causing area F8 to cave in and dealing 70 (20d6) bludgeoning damage to any creatures still in that room. Death from Above Olivier Bernard The pitiless red dragon Grisdelfawr delights in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
. Only a special escape route—a secret passage known only to a palace’s most trusted servants, for example—should come as a surprise to the cultists and Red Wizards. Frontal Assault Because clever ruses
. When they finally face off against the adventurers, the attackers fight to kill. If the characters try to stay inside and under cover, the dragons attack whatever building they hide in, setting it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
or sphere Gods of Neutrality
Alignment
Province
Symbol
Gilean N Knowledge Open book Chislev N Nature Feather Lunitari N Neutral magic Red circle or sphere Reorx N Craft Forging
Evil dragons, hatred, night Spiral of five dragon claws Chemosh LE Undead Yellow skull Hiddukel CE Greed, lies Broken merchant’s scales Morgion NE Disease, secrecy Hood with two red eyes Nuitari LE Evil
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
democracy or bureaucracy. Examples include the Red Wizards of Thay in the Forgotten Realms campaign setting and the sorcerer-kings of Athas in the Dark Sun campaign setting. Matriarchy or Patriarchy
ruler could be immortal or undead. Aundair and Karrnath, two kingdoms in the Eberron campaign setting, have autocrats with royal blood in their veins. Whereas Queen Aurala of Aundair relies on wizards
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
79. Hall of Finality Behind the curtain is a ten-foot-wide, forty-five-foot-long hallway set with four decorative archways that have blank walls within them. Three paths marked out in red, gold, and
24 Intelligence (Investigation) check. Wall of Fire. When the glyph of warding spell activates or is dispelled, a magical wall of fire springs up at the south end of the hallway, setting the black
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
, each involving one of the most important and widely worshiped deities of the setting. Faction adventures spotlighting a group such as the Harpers, Red Wizards, or the Zhentarim. High magic adventures
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
regarding the looming threat. The doppelganger might serve a faction of the Underdark or a surface world faction Bruenor didn’t invite (such as the Arcane Brotherhood or the Red Wizards of Thay), or
natural reaction to this new stress upon itself, the primordial spawns a trio of fire elementals that attack the Vault of Kings, setting fire to marketplaces and unleashing chaos upon the dwarven
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Setting A fertile agricultural region like the Dessarin Valley does not exist in Athas, but there are several frontier areas containing small, out-of-the-way villages separated by several days
mining village of Kled, and Silver Spring oasis. Kled is a good base for explorations, and can serve as the “Red Larch” of a Dark Sun Elemental Evil campaign. Freedom is a good counterpart for Beliard