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remains unknown.
Cruel Puppet Masters. An eye of fear and flame often chooses to appear during times of uncertainty, such as after a group's devastating defeat or when an individual contemplates some
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
Demilich (Variant)
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Monsters
Monster Manual (2014)
speed.
Cloud of Dust. The demilich magically swirls its dusty remains. Each creature within 10 feet of the demilich, including around a corner, must succeed on a DC 16 Constitution saving throw or be
evolution. The lich Acererak — a powerful wizard and demonologist and the infamous master of the Tomb of Horrors — anticipated his own transformation, preparing for it by setting enchanted
Bugbear
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
. Cunning Grankhul is the younger one, and in the stories bugbears tell, he gifted them with stealth but in return he sapped their vigor, so that bugbears sleep in his stead while he remains eternally alert
instead of killing them, he showed mercy and even honored them in a way by setting them free — under his control — so that bugbears could continue to employ their talents against his enemies
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Laeral Silverhand Laeral (LAIR-ull) Silverhand is the fifth of seven daughters of Mystra, a deity of magic in the Forgotten Realms setting. (Alustriel Silverhand is Laeral’s older sister.) She is
. Though her power has waxed and waned depending on Mystra’s involvement with the world and has declined significantly in recent years, Laeral remains one of the most formidable spellcasters in a world known for powerful spellcasters.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
of information can be revealed at the outset should hint at even more that remains to be discovered. Dragonsitting If the players helped Dabshabah, they might want to check up on the wyrmling. Helping
Waterdeep can undertake research to study its mysterious runes, which can lead to information regarding That-Which-Endures (see the sidebar in the “New Race: Verdan” section in chapter 3.) Gorkoh the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
Customizing the Puzzle Consider creating your own map and series of directions to customize this puzzle. By crafting directions that suit locations in your campaign’s’ setting, you can create a
discovered, or the characters might need to learn the directions from someone who personally explored the island. As long as the order of locations doesn’t change, the code remains correct.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
reflect the character you have in mind. TIKA AND ARTEMIS: CONTRASTING CHARACTERS
The details in this section make a big difference in setting your character apart from every other character. Consider
the following two human fighters.
Hailing from the Dragonlance setting, Tika Waylan was a brash teenager who had a rough childhood. The daughter of a thief, she ran away from home and practiced her
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
trap is broken, all the ghosts in the keep can leave except Gremorly, who remains to haunt the observatory. Side Effects When the characters first arrive at Harrowhall, a thick and unsettling fog covers
the grounds and many of the castle’s rooms. The fog is a side effect of the ritual. As long as Gremorly’s ritual remains in effect, the keep remains cold, foggy, and inhospitable. Trapped Ghosts Three
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
reflect the character you have in mind. TIKA AND ARTEMIS: CONTRASTING CHARACTERS
The details in this chapter make a big difference in setting your character apart from every other character. Consider
the following two human fighters.
Hailing from the Dragonlance setting, Tika Waylan was a brash teenager who had a rough childhood. The daughter of a thief, she ran away from home and practiced her
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
. While Lord Soth is well known in tales of the Dragonlance setting, this adventure doesn’t assume the characters, or most of Kalaman’s people, know the death knight’s legend or expect him to be at work
in the world. The characters can learn relevant details about Lord Soth throughout the adventure. Even as the characters reach their highest levels, Lord Soth likely remains too great a threat for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
nature of all yuan-ti in the setting. Monsters can be one-off flukes of nature or the products of insidious magic. For significant adversaries, use the tables in the “Genres of Horror” section of chapter
experiment to infuse piscine traits into a soldier or the result of someone drinking from a spring tainted by demon’s blood; the merrow’s stat block remains the same. But those different origin stories suggest
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
area 27b enter through the north door and begin setting the table for a feast. Once the table is set, they pull out chairs for guests and begin pouring wine into goblets before serving dinner and
of their own volition. 27c. Pantry Grains, dried meats, and other foodstuffs line the shelves here. Thanks to Maddgoth’s magic, the food is perfectly preserved as long as it remains in the castle
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Astral Adventurer’s Guide
surrounds all the Wildspace systems, as well as the astral dominions of gods and the floating remains of dead gods (see the “Astral Dominions and Dead Gods” sidebar). Many Wildspace systems have names
; for example, Realmspace is a Wildspace system that contains, among other things, the planet Toril—home of the Forgotten Realms setting. The following sections describe how astral travelers can get
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
lived in these caverns many years ago until adventurers got the better of her. The crumbled statue is all that remains of one of her victims. 11b. Cocoon Forest Drider Spellcaster. A drider lurks in
shooting its longbow. As it attacks, it says over and over in Elvish, “The queen is mad — mad at me. She is mad as mad can be.” Pulling apart the web cocoons or setting them on fire reveals the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
bobbing in the gentle breeze and huge fireflies buzzing through groves and fields. The sky is alight with the faded colors of the setting, or perhaps rising, sun. But, in fact, the sun never truly
sets or rises; it remains stationary, dusky and low in the sky. Away from the settled areas ruled by the Seelie Court, the land is a tangle of sharp-toothed brambles and syrupy fens—perfect territory
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
wall sconce at the far end of the hall. Mounted below it is a bronze plaque that bears a warning in Common: “Behold the fate of those who defy me!”
The torch remains lit and doesn’t burn down as long
as it remains in this corridor. If taken from the hall, it burns down normally. Advice from the Spirits Any characters inhabited by the spirits of I’jin or Shagambi receive advice when entering this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
that remained was undying grief and encroaching madness. She remains in Undermountain in accordance with Yinark’s wishes, a prisoner of her own guilt. Undermountain is Wyllow’s home now, and all memory
threatened. Before setting out to destroy interlopers, she rallies the green dragon and the werebats, using them to soften up her adversaries. She can also summon six awakened trees from the forest with a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
also receive a Blessing in advance of a perilous quest. For example, a Paladin could receive one before setting out on a quest to slay a terrifying lich that is responsible for a magical plague
particular purpose, such as recovering a holy person’s remains or toppling a tyrannical empire, and could revoke the Blessing if a character fails to pursue that purpose or acts counter to it. A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
drowning almost all of its living occupants. To say that the Emperor now has a skeleton crew would be an overstatement. Of all the cultists who escaped the island, only a single evil druid remains alive
ADVENTURE
Salvage Operation was written to take place in a coastal region of any campaign setting. Aubreck’s history as a once-powerful merchant makes a port city or a large port town the best starting place for the adventure.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
worlds of the Material Plane.
Different Wildspace systems drift about the Astral Plane. Greyspace is the system of the Greyhawk campaign setting, for example, and Realmspace encompasses Toril and the
phenomena—they’re far stranger things: the remains of dead gods, the domains of evil entities, or vast cosmic civilizations. Stargazers who spin tales about the sparkling lights in the night sky might be surprised at how accurate their stellar myths really are.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
A Demilich’s Lair A demilich hides its earthly remains and treasures in a labyrinthine tomb guarded by monsters and traps. At the heart of this labyrinth rests the demilich’s skull and the dust from
own transformation, preparing for it by setting enchanted gemstones into his skull’s eye sockets and teeth. Each of these soul gems possessed the power to capture the souls on which his phylactery
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
skilled artistry remains apparent. The living monkeys chatter and shriek continually, and the gorge echoes with the sound of their cries. Occasionally, the echoes from up and down the gorge overlap
skeleton lying at the statue’s feet is all that remains of a human explorer killed by the golem. It has long since been picked clean. Bridge Gap Part of the bridge has fallen away, leaving a 20-foot
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
salamander The salamander remains here to watch over the prisoners. 18 Zaltember (young fire giant), 4 ogres Zaltember and the ogres investigate work stoppages in area 17. If wounded, Zaltember flees to
Duke Zalto, 2 hell hounds Duke Zalto and his hell hounds go to area 20 if the bucket chain stops moving. 30 1 iron golem The golem remains here until activated. 31 Brimskarda (fire giant), 2 ogres
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
a perilous quest. For example, a paladin could receive one before setting out on a quest to slay a terrifying lich that is responsible for a magical plague sweeping the land. A character should
holy person’s remains or toppling a tyrannical empire. The god might revoke a blessing if a character fails to pursue that purpose or acts counter to it. A character retains the benefits of a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
fireflies buzzing through groves and fields. The sky is alight with the faded colors of an ever-setting sun, which never truly sets (or rises for that matter); it remains stationary, dusky and low in the sky
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
went on to inspire the creation of a campaign setting of the same name in 1990: Ravenloft, home of the Domains of Dread.
Module I6: Ravenloft, written by Tracy and Laura Hickman, broke new ground by
presenting a D&D adventure that was as much story-driven as location-based, featuring a villain who was complex and terrifying. Castle Ravenloft, with its amazing three-dimensional maps, remains to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
blast out of this cramped cell. The walls are scribed with relief carvings showing volcanoes setting cities ablaze. Rows of tiny holes are bored into the floor and the ten-foot-high ceiling. A human
skeleton embedded in the opposite wall holds an iron sconce with a burning red candle in it.
The skeleton is all that remains of a dead Omuan engineer. As long as the candle remains in this cell, it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Greyhawk Conflicts Although Greyhawk lends itself well to any D&D adventure you might want to run, the default setting features conflicts with three major villainous groups: chromatic dragons
transplant it into Greyhawk or any other setting. Iuz the Evil North of the Free City of Greyhawk, a demigod named Iuz has reclaimed the vast tract of land he lost after being imprisoned under Castle
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
drawn into the jar, where it remains desperate to be reunited with its body. As with the other brains in jars, this brain can be negotiated with. If a character succeeds on a DC 15 Charisma (Deception
research into finding Daoine Gloine even after setting up his initial laboratory on the floating island. Using the notes and maps contained in the journal, the characters can find a route through the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
only twenty of these creatures exist, but much of the truth about them remains unknown. Cruel Puppet Masters. An eye of fear and flame often chooses to appear during times of uncertainty, such as after
a group’s devastating defeat or when an individual contemplates some momentous decision. The undead seeks to corrupt vulnerable individuals, especially those of lawful or good alignments, by setting
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
High Forest Anyone with even a hint of elven blood can’t help but feel it stir upon setting foot in the High Forest. The sheer age and the power of the trees, the depth of their roots, and the wind
smaller pair of mountains called the Lost Peaks. Far less idyllic are the cursed ruins of Karse. Here are the remains of the great heresy of the Netherese wizard Karsus, who sought to claim godhood
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
werewolves. When the characters arrive on the scene, the cultists’ depredations have corrupted the water of the pool, setting the stage for Malar’s final act in his campaign of terror. Malar believes that
’ presence. The berserkers fight to the death until one remains. That warrior tries to retreat to the south, hoping to alert the cult members gathered at the pool (see below).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
brothers to load the family’s wagon with everything the orcs thought they could use. After setting fire to the barn and house, the orcs departed, forcing the brothers to pull the wagon. Maygan was stuffed
reveals that no one else, dead or alive, is inside. No remains can be found in the barn. Selwyn relates as much he can remember about what happened before he was beaten to unconsciousness. If the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
member of the Lords’ Alliance, Iarno seized an opportunity in Phandalin to line his own pockets. Originally tasked with setting up a constabulary, the mage instead assembled a group of outlaws and local
reduced to 8 or fewer hit points and has no avenues of escape, Iarno surrenders. He values his life more than anything, and he remains a model prisoner in the hopes that the Black Spider will somehow
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
Horror in Barovia Adventures in Barovia often include the following elements. The Ancient, The Land Strahd remains bound to Barovia and it to him in a way few rulers or Darklords understand. He knows
setting. Some Darklords might have emerged from the Mists first in Barovia, encountered Strahd, and found their ways to their own domains later. Others might have a particular interest in Barovia and in