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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
Genasi
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flowing through their veins manifests differently in each genasi, often as magical power.
Seen in silhouette, a genasi can usually pass for human. Those of earth or water descent tend to be heavier
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
Bugbear
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acts for bugbears. Garroting an unsuspecting creature and defeating foes in open battle are seen as acts of worship, in the same way that dwarves consider metalsmithing to be sacred to Moradin.
The
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->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Greta Gorunn Chaotic Good Dwarf First Year (Lorehold)
Greta is often heard long before she is seen, as her raucous laughter echoes through the university’s halls. Enjoying a reputation as a golden
), Greta spends her time in Bow’s End Tavern carousing. As beer isn’t free, she helps out at Strixhaven Stadium, setting up and putting away heavy equipment. Most people would begrudge the hard labor
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Aftermath After fleeing Gralhund Villa with the Stone of Golorr, Lady Gralhund’s nimblewright hides the artifact in a secret location in Waterdeep, setting the stage for chapter 4. Even if the bloody
Villa crime scene and questions neighbors and bystanders. Characters who are seen leaving the scene become suspects. If the characters killed any members of the Gralhund family and left witnesses or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
whether they know characters who practice magic. Citizens of an isolated hamlet might not have seen true magic used for generations and speak in whispers of the strange powers of the old hermit living
in the nearby woods. In the city of Waterdeep in the Forgotten Realms setting, the Watchful Order of Magists and Protectors is a guild of wizards. These arcanists wish to make wizardry more accessible
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
offers new race and class options, reflecting the unique character of Ravnica as a Magic setting, and the creatures and characters seen on Magic cards. You can also use this material in any other D&D
rule the city. Ravnica originally appeared as a setting for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. It has been the subject of eight card sets: 2005–6’s Ravnica: City of Guilds, Guildpact, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
massive warforged juggernaut. It’s my first time seeing one… but there’s so many things I’ve never seen in this place. A tattooed elf haggles with a masked halfling, arguing about the price of lizard
meat. A gargoyle watches from a high perch. I gather my senses and keep moving.
It’s not until I reach the lift that I realize… that warforged stole my purse.
All of the themes of the setting are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
Setting the Tone Callestan is a district shaped by poverty and neglect. People come to Callestan to engage in criminal activities: visiting dreamlily dens, buying or selling stolen goods, negotiating
because people love Eranna… and because they know Ilsa Boromar would hunt them down. Poverty is a part of a Callestan campaign. Most of the people in this district have never seen a platinum piece, and a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
them know the house’s history and anything characters have seen or done in the house. By the end of the first séance, the spirit conveys an unprompted message (with ellipses denoting pauses): Dalk
WITCH”. The planchette then moves to the skull image at the top of the spirit board. Mara wants to use the characters to free her consciousness from the house. She tests them first, setting the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Survival Skills Nearly every activity in a kobold lair contributes to the tribe’s survival. Guarding the lair keeps all of them safe from harm. Setting snares, farming mushrooms, and hunting provide
sacrifice when it presents itself. This practice contributes to the reason why most common folk (and adventurers) think kobolds are stupid as well as weak; they’ve seen or heard of a lone kobold trying to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
the dragons. As such, the similar natures of the creatures now inhabiting the many different worlds of the Material Plane can be seen as a product of the First World’s sundering. And because dragons
different forms. Forgotten Realms The most comprehensive histories suggest Toril (the world of the Forgotten Realms setting) has not always known dragons, at least not in their current forms. Many
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Adventures in Falkovnia Falkovnia provides the perfect setting for disaster horror, particularly of the zombie apocalypse variety. Characters might be harried by zombie pursuit across the empty
knight named Gondegal attacks Talon patrols and claims she can lead common folk to a safe holdfast. None who go with her are seen again. The Talons hire the party to hunt down the knight.
9 The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
as a separate city within the city. He has a reputation for stirring up conflict and setting the other councilors against one another. 8 Kilk (changeling) represents the merchants of Lower Tavick’s
seen as a tool of the industrialists who own the foundries there. Members of his family were killed by warforged during the Last War, and Toranak harbors a bitter grudge against House Cannith and the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
can’t explain why the dwarves would steal the inn’s lantern and other valuables. Allie is also surprised that no one in Caer-Konig has seen or heard the dwarves, remarking that “A quiet dwarf is an
interested in following the suspicious tracks, the Shorard sisters suggest they visit Frozenfar Expeditions and secure a dogsled before setting out on their adventure. If the characters do so, they discover
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Seven Secrets of Ravenloft Countless mysteries pervade the Domains of Dread, but these strange truths underpin the setting: Ez d’Avenir braves the Mists,
her path haunted by past
and future terrors
Mists surround each of these island-realms. The bravest souls might creep from one domain to another, but doing so involves considerable danger, and many who enter the Mists are never seen again. 2. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
a destination without being seen by the villain’s forces. 5 Stop monsters from raiding caravans and farms. 6 Establish trade with a distant town. 7 Protect a caravan traveling to a distant town. 8
tables that can help you establish the important elements of a dungeon, wilderness area, or urban setting. 4. Find the Ideal Introduction An adventure can begin with a social interaction encounter in which
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
establish the setting of the adventure, or use them in a nonhostile capacity. For example, if you’re creating encounters for a 6th-level party, a fight against two storm giants would make for a dreadfully
simply doesn’t find the characters to be a tasty treat. If the creature is sapient, it could ask the characters if they’ve seen which way its quarry has gone.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
humanoid figure. The interior of its hood cannot be seen except as an opaque black void. Ominous tales speak of these creatures prowling city streets in the darkest nights and during times of unease
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->Tyranny of Dragons
Sanctuary Dozens of townsfolk have barricaded themselves inside the temple to Chauntea (area 3), which is surrounded by raiders. The attackers tried setting fire to the stout structure but had little
clouds of thick smoke that engulf the back of the temple and blanket the surrounding 30 feet of ground. Everything in the smoke is lightly obscured, and objects or creatures that are seen through more
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
see. Behind you is a range of formidable mountain peaks. As the remnant of the setting sun dips below the horizon, a rising full moon illuminates the darkening sky.
When one or more characters move to
there appears to be no storm brewing. At night, in places where the canopy of trees thins to provide a clear enough view, occasional bolts of red lightning can be seen in the distance. Strange
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
Sanctuary Dozens of townsfolk have barricaded themselves inside the temple to Chauntea (area 3), which is surrounded by raiders. The attackers tried setting fire to the stout structure but had little
clouds of thick smoke that engulf the back of the temple and blanket the surrounding 30 feet of ground. Everything in the smoke is lightly obscured, and objects or creatures that are seen through more
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
outcast by choice; cares only for itself 6 Is seen as a bully; its allies want to see it defeated Terrain and Traps A few elements that make a battlefield something other than a large area of flat
ground can go a long way toward spicing up an encounter. Consider setting your encounter in an area that would provide challenges even if a fight were not taking place there. What potential perils or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
creature and defeating foes in open battle are seen as acts of worship, in the same way that dwarves consider metalsmithing to be sacred to Moradin. The bugbears recognize two other gods, both of which
honored them in a way by setting them free — under his control — so that bugbears could continue to employ their talents against his enemies. Bugbears understand that by venerating Hruggek and Grankhul
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
residence in Deepwater Harbor. Many sailors and dock workers have seen the dragon, and Grinda Garloth (see “Encounter 2: Mistshore”) owns an apparatus of Kwalish that characters can use to search for the
sunlight from outside can be reflected underground and shone upon the vault entrance. Setting up these mirrors and getting their alignment just right takes 2d4 + 2 hours regardless of the number of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Factions in the North The giants’ plots have far-reaching consequences for the Savage Frontier and the peoples who live there. Giant castles in the clouds have been seen drifting overhead, casting
prying eyes. TENDAYS AND THE ROLL OF YEARS
In the Forgotten Realms setting, a week is ten days long and is referred to as a tenday. There are three tendays per month, and twelve months in a year. For
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
the middle of Lake Galifar. Her scheme to bring the towers of Arcanix to the ground likewise seemed ended.
But yesterday, according to eyewitness reports, ir’Rannan was seen in the common room of
the setting. Ultimate Evil. Some mysterious villains wield enough power to threaten the entire world through colossal strength, mastery of magic, dizzying intellect, or overwhelming charisma (or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
shoulders, is a tenement that carries the name “the God Catcher.” The tenement’s landlord is Aundra Blackcloak, an unsociable sorcerer who is rarely seen in the city except when she alights from the door
on balconies or rooftops after dark. Her dealings are polite, though, and she pays fair coin. She never confides in anyone or talks about her own doings — and if anyone but she has ever seen the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
nearby stone surfaces
18 Manifests small signs of the breath weapon, such as exhaling smoke rings, setting arc lightning dancing over teeth, or blowing acid bubbles
19 Sighs restlessly, giving
: Ingeloakastimizilian, Imvaernarhro, K’rshinthintl, Claugiyliamatar. Commonly known as “Old Gnawbone,”
Claugiyliamatar is often seen with a
mangled corpse hanging from her mouth Many dragons are better
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
-changing sky and the setting sun can be seen and contemplated. Along with the setting sun, images of clouds are a major motif for followers of Labelas, who often tattoo such designs on their bodies or
Knowledge, Trickery Rainbow sphere
Labelas Enoreth CG Time, history, memory Arcana,** Knowledge, Life Setting sun
Melira Taralen CG Poetry, songs Knowledge, Life, Trickery Lute
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
The Greyhawk Setting Coupleofkooks The planet Oerth is at the very center of a Wildspace system called Greyspace. (See chapter 6 for more information about Wildspace). Oerth has two moons: Luna (a
wield magic. What normal folk know of magic depends on where they live and whether they know people who practice magic. Citizens of an isolated hamlet might not have seen true magic used for generations
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
prayers and sacrifices to the same god regardless of what aspect of life is in need of divine assistance. Whether marching into war, setting off on a journey, or hoping to win someone’s affections, the
person can be devoted to the philosophy of good and offer worship to various good deities, or revere the force of nature and also pay homage to the gods of nature, who might be seen as personal
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
attached to the south wall of the cistern, about 2 feet below water’s surface. The satchel can’t be seen from above the water, but a character can probe the cistern with a pole or jump in to find it
keeps its hoard in a battered wooden chest hidden in a cubbyhole at the bottom of the crevasse, under the northern bridge. The chest can’t be seen from the edge of the crevasse but is obvious to any
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
other than necrotic, poison, or psychic damage, there’s a 20 percent chance that a nearby crate explodes, setting off a chain reaction that engulfs the entire warehouse in flames. The initial explosion
everywhere. The bottom of the pool is open to the ship’s flooded bilge, allowing all the water in the ship to be heated from this area. That opening can’t be seen from above through the smoke, steam, and dirty
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
“questioning” the characters about their knowledge of or dealings with Oppal. A short while after the characters leave the tavern, this gang challenges them, setting Moguhl up to ask who Oppal is working
condemned a last meal. A secret passage is said to access the holes from a cave on the shore of Blacklake, from which the Blacklake District gets its name. No one the characters can talk to has seen or