settling summer adventurers

Firbolg Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

sense and remarkable resourcefulness. During a bountiful summer, they store away excess nuts, fruit, and berries. When winter arrives, they scatter everything they can spare to ensure the animals of the

overwhelming attack. Outcast Adventurers As guardians of the wood, few firbolgs would dream of leaving their homes or attempting to fit into human society. An exiled firbolg, or one whose clan has been

Tabaxi Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

its secrets and nature have been laid bare. Tinkers and Minstrels Curiosity drives most of the tabaxi found outside their homeland, but not all of them become adventurers. Tabaxi who seek a safer

d10 Quirk 1 You miss your tropical home and complain endlessly about the freezing weather, even in summer. 2 You never wear the same outfit twice, unless you absolutely must. 3

Phandalin

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

, old Phandalin was a thriving town until it was sacked by bandits and lay abandoned for centuries. In the past few years, hardy folk from the cities of Neverwinter and Waterdeep have begun settling

a few ruffians and bandits. Prince of Frost, The The Prince of Frost is a son of Titania, the Summer Queen. He was once known as the Sun Prince, but his heart grew cold when he was spurned by the

The Shape of the District

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron

pinnacle, a high peak filled with shops and services catering to adventurers. The laborers and artisans who keep the district running are usually ready to drop their daily tasks and serve as hirelings. The

is a dwarf named Sumara Korranor, but she goes by Summer. If you’re part of the CAG, the DM and the players should work together to add additional details about Summer: what are her traits and quirks

Feywild

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

Feywild Stepping into the portal was like settling into a warm bath, though the chill didn’t fade from the air. At first everything muted — the roar of the river around the rocks below, the chirping

. Away from the settled areas ruled by the seelie fey that compose the Summer Court, the land is a tangle of sharp-toothed brambles and syrupy fens — perfect territory for the unseelie fey to hunt

Feywild

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

. Adventurers climbing a volcano on the Material Plane might suddenly find themselves scaling a Feywild mountain topped with skyscraper-sized crystals that glow with internal fire. Leaving behind a wide and

owls and croaking frogs. The Fey of the Gloaming Court shun the formalized etiquette and rituals of the Summer Court (see below), instead prizing behavior that is intuitive and instinctual. Prismeer

Character Advancement

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

. Fireball 3rd 4. Dragon Season 3rd–4th 5. Spring Madness 5th or higher 6. Hell of a Summer 5th or higher 7. Maestro’s Fall 5th or higher 8. Winter Wizardry 5th or higher If you decide to track

example, a fair ad hoc award for a party of 2nd-level adventurers would be 450 XP, which is what the characters would earn for defeating a challenge rating 2 monster. If you dispense with XP tracking

The Archfey

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

sometimes whimsical, and might involve a striving for greater magical power or the settling of age-old grudges. Beings of this sort include the Prince of Frost; the Queen of Air and Darkness, ruler

of the Gloaming Court; Titania of the Summer Court; her consort Oberon, the Green Lord; Hyrsam, the Prince of Fools; and ancient hags. Expanded Spell List The Archfey lets you choose from an expanded

Feywild Features

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Domains of Delight: A Feywild Accessory

conformity. The two groups are not opposites morally or ethically; good and evil Fey can be found in both. Seelie and Unseelie Fey gather in courts. The Seelie court is called the Summer Court, and the

Unseelie court is called the Gloaming Court. Both courts stretch to the far corners of the Feywild, so their representatives can be encountered almost anywhere on this plane of existence. The Summer Court

Karametra's Champions

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

Karametra might seem counterintuitive, since Karametra’s goals seem to promote the antithesis of an adventuring life. But her ideals might be attractive to some adventurers, such as exiles for whom the

idea of settling down in a safe, prosperous community can be a profoundly seductive prospect. Karametra lavishes her favor on those who protect established communities, but her most cherished champions

33. Doomcrown's Quarters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

trunk with a smashed lock. Tapestry. On the south wall hangs an old, faded tapestry that depicts a beautiful crystal cavern. A few days after settling in Arcturiadoom, the hobgoblin warlord

become separated, the flumph opts to return to the Underdark. The characters can befriend the flumph and coax it into joining the party for a while. It has encountered adventurers in Undermountain

Cold Open

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

, not even in what should be the height of summer. In this frozen tundra, darkness and bitter cold reign as king and queen. Most dale residents blame Auril the Frostmaiden, the god of winter’s wrath. The

sacrifices of one kind or another, no respite from winter’s fury seems forthcoming. For adventurers such as yourselves, Ten-Towns is a place to test one’s mettle and, in the spirit of heroes who have come

Clifftop Adventurers' Guild

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

Clifftop Adventurers’ Guild Sharn’s Clifftop neighborhood, located in the upper part of the Dura district, has long served as a crossroads for adventurers and soldiers of fortune. A dwarf named

Shekkal Korranor established the Clifftop Adventurers’ Guild 150 years ago, intending it as a place where explorers and wanderers could find support and good company. Shekkal died in the Last War, but the

Ugly, Unpredictable, and Old

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

, on another day she might be making lewd jokes to adventurers asking her for advice, and the next she might be uprooting saplings to make a fence around her home for impaling intruders. It is nearly

and clothing. Because both the Seelie Court and the Unseelie Court appreciate and revere true beauty among the fey, hags are almost never found in either place. The Summer Queen and the Queen of Air

Location Overview

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak

southwest section and ate several orcs before settling on the roof. With a terrible roar, the gorged dragon drove the remaining orcs out of Icespire Hold. Recently, evil mercenaries calling themselves

flies off, they plan to steal it. They treat adventurers as they would any other competitors — either trying to scare them off or killing them. ICESPIRE HOLD FEATURES Icespire Hold is situated at an

Yartar

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

. Each summer, except in years when Shieldmeet occurs, a vast Hiring Fair is held in Yartar, during which all sorts of undesirable folk gather north of the town looking for work as guards, miners

. Occasionally, the Tymoran priests use this festival to identify adventurers whom the goddess has called to a particular task, selected for a blessing, or otherwise marked for some undetermined destiny. Whether

Where to Start?

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Domains of Delight: A Feywild Accessory

Where to Start? Most archfey are ancient creatures, and no two are alike. When creating an archfey, here are some good questions to ask yourself: Under what circumstances might adventurers encounter

the archfey? Does the archfey have any allegiance to the Summer Court or the Gloaming Court? What traits does the archfey have? Specifically, what do they look like, what is their personality, and

The Zhentarim

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat

profitable to sellswords, thieves, and rogues of every stripe. It’s plausible that adventurers in your campaign might become members of the organization—but like most residents of Faerûn, they won’t

Ideals: Logic, greed (“I’m certain we can come to an agreement that all parties will favor. But if not, we have other means of settling the issue.”) Interaction Traits: Polite, mercantile, ruthless

The Zhentarim

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons

profitable to sellswords, thieves, and rogues of every stripe. It’s plausible that adventurers in your campaign might become members of the organization—but like most residents of Faerûn, they won’t

Ideals: Logic, greed (“I’m certain we can come to an agreement that all parties will favor. But if not, we have other means of settling the issue.”) Interaction Traits: Polite, mercantile, ruthless

Guilds and Groups

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

and investigations. If you and your friends are searching for adventure, you’ve come to the right place, and you don’t have to do it alone. Sharn is home to two organizations that provide adventurers

each year. The primary benefit of belonging to a guild is access to work, since the guildmaster can connect parties of adventurers with patrons and jobs suited to their talents. Beyond that, there are

The Zhentarim

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen

profitable to sellswords, thieves, and rogues of every stripe. It’s plausible that adventurers in your campaign might become members of the organization—but like most residents of Faerûn, they won’t

Ideals: Logic, greed (“I’m certain we can come to an agreement that all parties will favor. But if not, we have other means of settling the issue.”) Interaction Traits: Polite, mercantile, ruthless

Easthaven Town Hall (T1-T10)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

knucklehead trout. Its wooden plaque bears an engraved copper plate that reads, in Common, “Big Knuck, caught by Easthaven fishers during the summer of 1479 DR.” A secret door in the northeast corner is

check. The figurehead is a Large object with AC 13, a damage threshold of 5, 50 hit points, and immunity to poison and psychic damage. It weighs 1,000 pounds. A band of adventurers used a telekinesis

Waterdeep

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

the rarest of items can be procured, given sufficient coin and patience. Adventurers lacking one or the other can very easily find all manner of employment, from simple escorting of caravans, to

years in the settling. A plague chased most residents out of the Warrens and Downshadow, and living or digging below the city’s surface has been deemed illegal except by those authorized by the lords

Locations in Bryn Shander

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

rumored to be hiding in Ten-Towns. The Weevil led a gang of dwarf brigands that raided summer caravans traveling between Luskan and Mirabar. He also spearheaded several raids on the Mines of Mirabar

Blades This small shop and smithy stands just north of the town square and is well known as a one-stop shop for adventurers and other travelers in the region. Rather than attempting to compete with

Locations I - L

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

far above the horizon even at the height of summer — and the height of summer is a fleeting thing. Winter here is long and ruthless. Icewind Dale is surrounded by perilous terrain. The ice cliffs of

small forest or stand of trees. A singular mountain called Kelvin’s Cairn rises from the heart of Icewind Dale. During the summer, snow from Kelvin’s Cairn flows into three mineral-rich lakes: Maer

People of Phandalin

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

work with the locals before adventurers defeated the bandits and cleared their hideout in the dungeon of Tresendar Manor. He served a sentence on a work gang for his involvement with the bandits, but

1 through 8. However, he knows nothing about what the Golden Mongoose adventurers (and the agents of the Six) might have done to alter the features of the dungeon as he remembers it. Over and above

Maze of Mists

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

litter the floor of this room, along with the tattered remnants of adventurers’ clothing. Five elves dressed in similar attire kneel over the bones, speaking solemn prayers in mourning. The “elves

” are five doppelgangers that devoured a group of adventurers in this room four days ago; like the characters, those adventurers sought to break the pharaoh’s curse. The doppelgangers then took on the

Locations E - H

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

Danivarr’s House. Once a noble’s mansion, this rambling inn is a favorite haunt for adventurers. The Zoar family bought the establishment a few years ago, but leaves the running of Danivarr’s House

Evermoors is a vast, unsettled area of fog-shrouded hills, cold bogs, rocky ridges, and small peaks. Adventurers crossing this expanse might spot the occasional castle ruin or crumbled tower — a

Hive Ward

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands

academic who keeps unreasonable hours. To aid her ongoing research, she occasionally hires adventurers to investigate locations suffused with planar magic—or collect samples from the planes themselves

. The night market relies on adventurers to settle disputes between vendors and their unrepentant clientele. Grease Pit Vicki Pangestu Hungry planar creatures gather in the Grease Pit, a streetfood

Locations on the Grove Level

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a1

call the creature forth and hopes to train it to be a loyal servant before it matures. Treasure. Belak has already appealed to the snake’s greed with a small gift. In its nest, the adventurers find

to the adventurers, is with them. The skeletons attack anything the twig blight attacks. Fungus shrouds holes similar to those in area 45. Northern Arboretum. The northern room contains only its plants

Icewind Dale Quests

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

friend, Macreadus, who’s trying to build a device that can end the Everlasting Rime and return summer to Icewind Dale. Copper asks the characters to bring provisions to Macreadus at the Black Cabin and

adventurers to Karkolohk to that they can help him escape. As the DM, you get to determine Yarb-Gnock’s true intentions (see “Gnome Diplomacy” for more information). Hunt for the Red Yeti Lost Spire of

Holrow Homestead

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes’ Feast: Saving the Children’s Menu

soon as she sees the adventurers, she blurts out, “Manji!”—the Giant word for toy. She knows only a few words and speaks mostly in nonsense syllables. See the “Fire Giant Baby Talk” sidebar earlier

left the salable cheese with a pink rind and the weather was hotter than expected. In the fourth season, summer, two consecutive hot seasons caused the salable cheese to double in size. In the fifth

Locations R - U

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

River, south of the Lurkwood. During the winter, most of Shining White is buried under snow. During the summer, the grass atop the mound grows tall. Two raised rings of grass-covered earth form

or barriers, so anyone traversing it is at the mercy of the wind. Suggested Encounter The first time the adventurers approach the midpoint of the bridge, they see a fire giant and a hell hound

Goldenfields Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

). He has little tolerance for rabble-rousers and can spot adventurers from a mile away. Miros employs a staff of twenty cleaners and servers. He sells a local brand of beer called Goldengulp, though

grove of trees to the southeast of this area harbors a pair of young treants. Their job is to make sure no harm befalls the orchard. G17. Corn Field By the end of summer, the stalks of Goldenfields

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