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Quests from the Infinite Staircase
condition ends on a creature early if the creature takes damage or if another creature uses an action to shake it awake.Combat robots are designed for security or military action. They make able sentries
imminent arrival with an intimidating display. Combat robots display a wide range of voices. Some units are clearly designed to intimidate, while others offer canned, upbeat platitudes in pleasant tones
Monsters
Quests from the Infinite Staircase
Design Specialization. When the android is created, it gains one of six possible designs suited for its role (choose or roll a d6;{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"roll", "rollAction":"Design
android must see the attacker.Androids are synthetic humanoids built to assist their creators with highly specialized tasks. They are designed to be compliant and typically have friendly demeanors.
Every
Species
Acquisitions Incorporated
— especially those designed to protect the power and wealth of the elite. When living among enlightened folk, verdan are still the first to speak out against cultural restraints on individuals
The verdan owe their existence to chaos. Descended and transformed from a large clan of goblins and hobgoblins, those who became the verdan were simply living their lives, doing goblinoid things. But
Monsters
Quests from the Infinite Staircase
robots designed to be in public view—such as units that carry out deliveries, repairs, or transportation—have voices that more closely mimic those of their creators. These robots employ
specialized for its role. Robots are programmed with intelligence, understanding, and usually loyalty to their creators. Despite that, long-operating robots sometimes develop their own personalities and ideas
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
protect, but they rail against laws that restrict and oppress — especially those designed to protect the power and wealth of the elite. When living among enlightened folk, verdan are still the first to
Cultural Chameleons The clan homes of the Underdark goblinoids who became the verdan covered an enormous area. As the verdan fled to the surface world, they emerged in culturally diverse locations
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Eberron: Rising from the Last War
designed.
Although they were manufactured, warforged are living humanoids. Resting, healing magic, and the Medicine skill all provide the same benefits to warforged that they do to other humanoids
.
Warforged Personality
The warforged were built to serve and to fight. For most of their existence, warforged had a clearly defined function and were encouraged to focus purely on that role. The Treaty
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
Chapter 9: A Copper for a Song an adventure for
Level 12
characters
This adventure is designed to fill one or two sessions of play.
It can take place in any coastal town with nearby farmland
and hills.
This adventure takes place in Godsbreath, a D&D setting introduced in Journeys Through the Radiant Citadel. You don’t need that book to run this adventure, however; you can place it in any similar setting. Jabari Weathers
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy
Introduction This adventure, designed for three to seven 1st-level characters, is the first in a series of four adventures. It is set in Spelljammer Academy on the island of Nimbral, many miles southwest of the Chultan peninsula in the Forgotten Realms campaign setting.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy
Introduction This adventure, designed for three to seven 2nd-level characters, is the second in a series of four adventures. It is set in Spelljammer Academy on the island of Nimbral, many miles off the southwest coast of the Chultan peninsula in the Forgotten Realms setting.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
discusses aberrant dragonmarks and their role in a campaign. Eberron Campaign Guide (4E): Designed for the fourth edition of the Dungeons & Dragons Roleplaying Game, this book presents a historical and
, religion, folklore, and other aspects of these races, as well as exploring the role of other core D&D races in the setting. Secrets of Sarlona (3.5E): This sourcebook explores the continent of Sarlona
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
multiverse by a magical barrier. This section is an introduction to those themes, designed to help you tell stories that fit well in Eberron. It explores techniques for making compelling recurring
villains, and for keeping the action moving over the course of an adventure. It discusses how to use the Last War as a theme and a setting for adventures, and details the Mournland as an adventure location
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy
Introduction This adventure, designed for three to seven 3rd-level characters, is the third in a series of four adventures. The adventure begins at Spelljammer Academy, which is located on the planet
Toril (the world of the Forgotten Realms setting). From there, the characters enter Wildspace and travel to the distant planet H’Catha (the outermost world in the Wildspace system known as Realmspace
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
, untamed wilderness. You don’t need to be a Forgotten Realms expert to run the adventure, as everything you need to know about the setting is contained in this book. If this is your first time running a D&D adventure, read the “Role of the Dungeon Master” section.
short distance from the city of Neverwinter in the Sword Coast region of the Forgotten Realms setting. The Sword Coast is part of the North — a vast realm of free settlements surrounded by lawless
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Barbarian The Path of the Battlerager is somewhat difficult to incorporate into a setting because of its idiosyncratic nature. It provides a good match for pit fighters, berserkers, and gladiators
. Its reliance on armor provides a good cultural touchstone for dwarf characters, as befits its role in the Realms. Alternatively, you could use the battlerager as the basis for a militant religious
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal
them to the next adventure. Perhaps a friendly NPC drawn from the upcoming adventure visits the tavern in search of help, or some element of a character’s background pushes the group down the proper road. In any case, these dungeons are designed to be easily portable to any campaign setting.
of your own invention or drawn from another D&D setting, provides the perfect framing device for the campaign. The characters hear rumors of each dungeon, with just enough information available to lead
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
Introduction Ebondeath’s Lair Divine Contention is a Dungeons & Dragons adventure designed for characters of 11th through 12th level set in the Sword Coast region of the Forgotten Realms campaign
setting. By the end of the adventure the characters should reach 13th level. You can run the adventure for as few as one player or as many as six players. You can run Divine Contention as a stand-alone
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sleeping Dragon’s Wake
Introduction Sleeping Dragon’s Wake is a Dungeons & Dragons adventure designed for characters of 9th through 10th level and takes place in the Forgotten Realms campaign setting. By the end of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Coast of Mystara, the jungles of Xen’drik on Eberron, or a comparable setting on your home campaign world. This adventure is designed to begin with a party of four to six 1st-level characters, who should advance to 11th level or higher by the adventure’s conclusion.
, impassable mountains, and belching volcanoes. You can substitute a different jungle setting, changing location names as needed. Alternative D&D settings include the Amedio Jungle of Oerth, the Savage
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
awaken him? Who murdered the guildmaster, and how did the killer get into the guild’s locked vault? A mystery-themed campaign puts the characters in the role of investigators, perhaps traveling from
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Franchise Downtime Once the characters formally establish their franchise at the end of episode 2, downtime activities and franchise tasks will play a bigger role in the adventure. For now, though
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->Lost Mine of Phandelver
set a short distance from the city of Neverwinter in the Sword Coast region of the Forgotten Realms setting. The Sword Coast is part of the North — a vast realm of free settlements surrounded by
wilderness and adventure. You don’t need to be a Forgotten Realms expert to run the adventure; everything you need to know about the setting is contained in this content. If this is your first time
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->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a1
Sunless Citadel is designed to be easily located in whatever setting the DM prefers. Here are some examples.
Dragonlance. On Krynn, the citadel was once part of Xak Tsaroth, and it harbored
Adventure Synopsis During their trip through the Sunless Citadel, characters deal with monstrous threats and ancient traps, as well as warring tribes of kobolds and goblins. The adventure is designed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Zagyg The archmage Zagig Yragerne (ZAG-igg EE-rag-airn) was an adventurer in the Greyhawk setting and a member of the Company of Seven. At the climax of a long and prosperous adventuring career, he
built a fortress known as Castle Greyhawk outside the Free City of Greyhawk (see chapter 5). From this stronghold, he took an increasingly powerful role in the politics of the city, contributing to its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
a central role in the Dragonlance setting. But they’re all D&D worlds, and you can use the rules here to create a character and play in any one of them. Your DM might set the campaign on one of these
villains. Some races have unusual traits in different worlds. The halflings of the Dark Sun setting, for example, are jungle-dwelling cannibals, and the elves are desert nomads. Some worlds feature races
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
a central role in the Dragonlance setting. But they’re all D&D worlds, and you can use the rules here to create a character and play in any one of them. Your DM might set the campaign on one of these
villains. Some races have unusual traits in different worlds. The halflings of the Dark Sun setting, for example, are jungle-dwelling cannibals, and the elves are desert nomads. Some worlds feature races
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Campaign Setting Just like an adventure’s setting (as described in chapter 4), a campaign setting is an essential part of a campaign’s premise, shaping the kinds of stories that unfold there. As the
DM, you have two options when choosing a campaign setting: Use a published campaign setting. Create your own campaign setting. Whether you create your own campaign setting or use a published one, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
don’t record a collectively remembered past, fictions spawn terrible facts, and sheltered villagers remain stubbornly ignorant about the world beyond. Ravenloft is a setting designed to cultivate
how long will that remain certain? The answers are for you to decide. THIS BOOK GIVES CHARACTERS NIGHTMARES
Ravenloft is a setting designed to bring nightmares to life—for characters, not for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Using This Book This book is a gateway to using Eberron as a setting for your D&D campaign. It guides players and the Dungeon Master through the process of creating characters and adventures set in
Eberron or any other D&D setting. Chapter 2 provides an overview of the nations of Khorvaire (and beyond) and the religions of Eberron, handy details whether you’re a player seeking inspiration for your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
to the adventures that await them in the sea caves, the shipwreck, and the ancient observatory. This adventure is designed to be flexible and give the players the sense that they’re in charge of
course of the adventure—both the paladin and the fighter gaining a better understanding of their role in the world, for example. Use those goals (described under “Individual Quests” below) to help the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Chapter 20: Flames The following pages detail three unique Fiends designed to be recurring adversaries for your campaign. Each entry includes a description and details about the Fiend’s background
.
A character who draws the Flames card from a Deck of Many Things attracts the ire of a powerful Fiend. The three malevolent beings described in this chapter can each fill that role, but you can
compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Legends of Greyhawk
A Village Called Hommlet An Adventure for Level 1-4 Characters
A Village Called Hommlet is designed for level 1-4 characters and optimized for five level 2 characters. This adventure should be
Guide for more details on the Greyhawk setting. Adjusting Encounters
If you have less than five players, a group of new players, or all level 1 characters, the adventure may suggest adjusting
compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Legends of Greyhawk: Secrets of the Free City
Sword in the Shadows An Adventure for Level 1-4 Characters
Sword in the Shadows is designed for level 1-4 characters and optimized for five level 3 characters. This adventure should be completed in
on the Greyhawk setting. Adjusting Encounters
If you have less than five players, a group of new players, or all level 1 characters, the adventure may suggest adjusting certain encounters to be less
compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Legends of Greyhawk: Secrets of the Free City
Murder Among Thieves An Adventure for Level 1-4 Characters
Murder Among Thieves is designed for level 1-4 characters and optimized for five level 3 characters. This adventure should be completed in
on the Greyhawk setting. Adjusting Encounters
If you have less than five players, a group of new players, or all level 1 characters, the adventure may suggest adjusting certain encounters to be less
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy
NPC Information Petty Officer Winston Ryeback takes command of Miken, Krik’Lit, and Pffred and puts them to work unpacking gear (see “Equipment List” below), taking inventory, and setting up a
makeshift galley in one of the Cargo Deck’s chambers. Petty Officer Ryeback keeps a weather eye on the characters and serves mostly in an advisory role throughout the mission. Feel free to use him as a