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The Book of Many Things
leader, a masked archmage called the Eye of Aurnozci.
Aurnozci’s followers believe the demon lord’s imprisonment is coming to an end, and soon the Caged Worm will shed its current form and
transform into an even more powerful shape. Once it attains this new form, Aurnozci can escape Xulregg and wreak havoc across the multiverse. To accelerate this terrible transformation, cultists hunt
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nature, coming face to face with a giant eagle or dire wolf and surviving the experience. Maybe your character was born during an epic storm or a volcanic eruption, which was interpreted as a sign that
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Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Bring It to an End The climactic ending of an adventure fulfills the promise of all that came before. The best climax is one the players see coming, so if a dragon is the mastermind behind all the
nefarious activity happening in an adventure, having the dragon’s minions mention the nature of their boss sets up the coming climactic encounter. Although the climax must hinge on the successes and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
druid after being abandoned in the depths of a forest. Perhaps your character had a dramatic encounter with the spirits of nature, coming face to face with a giant eagle or dire wolf and surviving the
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Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Aurnozci. Aurnozci’s followers believe the demon lord’s imprisonment is coming to an end, and soon the Caged Worm will shed its current form and transform into an even more powerful shape. Once it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Harkon’s Powers and Dominion A born liar and shape-shifter, Harkon Lukas orchestrates elaborate manipulations. He has statistics similar to a loup garou (see chapter 5) but is never forced to change
shape, either by the moon or by other external factors. He prefers his human form, but explores different physical details as the mood strikes him. He’s rarely seen without his signature wide-brimmed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
hangs in the balance.
To the Council of Maelgoth:
War is coming—that truth I can no longer deny. Here in Solamnia’s eastern reaches, rumors swirl of human-led armies on the march, their ranks
have joined the enemy en masse. Whispers also speak of winged doom, wild reports of riders on dragonnels—and I dare imagine worse.
I don’t yet understand the shape of our enemy. Their motivations
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
the ancient dance of bigger creatures consuming smaller creatures. And let’s face it, those smaller creatures probably had it coming to them. Druids are natural-born leaders. We are beasts of war and
? Running Wild Branding is everything. Whenever you take on a wild shape form, you do so with a unique bit of personal style that lets folks know you’re a beast to be reckoned with. Distinguishing Features
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
beholder’s opponents unsure of what rays will be coming next (and, not incidentally, to prevent the monster from using its most lethal eye rays at every opportunity). The rule also makes the creature
cut and shape objects as though it were wielding a fine chisel, drill holes too small for an arrow to pass through, carve masonry blocks out of raw stone, amputate limbs, or brand creatures with burn
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
controller of problems makes you a natural leader for sure. Your sense of selflessness and integrity can help shape and guide the more unscrupulous business plans of your allies. Likewise, the other
locales. But there’s one place you just keep coming back to. Points of Interest d8 Point of Interest
1 A secret cove a few hours’ north of town that is a known meeting spot for pirates.
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Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
boy chosen at birth to be sacrificed to the sun upon his coming of age. Treasure. The items at the corpse’s feet include an agate carved in the shape of a heart (worth 15 gp) that is actually a stone
unfamiliar with the rest of the ruins but tries to act like the character it has killed until it is discovered. If the doppelganger is forced to fight the party, it assumes the shape of a creature of molten
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Scions of Elemental Evil
cumulative −1 penalty to attack rolls immediately after dealing damage to the ooze and coming into contact with it. The weapon is destroyed if the penalty reaches −5. The penalty can be removed by
, it can shape-shift into a Succubus, using that stat block instead of this one. Any equipment it is wearing or carrying isn’t transformed.
Actions
Multiattack. The incubus makes two Restless Touch
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
a ten-foot-high inner wall with a door-sized opening in it that’s covered by a curtain. Coming from beyond the doorway inside the enclosed area, you can hear the groaning and plaintive cries of
. Its hilt changes shape to adjust to the grasp of any creature that picks it up. The weapon deals an extra 1d10 poison damage to any target it hits.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
hold, though smoke rises from the bombardment of enemy war machines and dragonnels. Flights of winged enemies circle between the city and, high above, the inky shape of the flying citadel. Clystran
the ground. Coming for them is Red Ruin, the Red Dragon Army’s ace dragonnel rider, and Bakaris the Younger (a Dragon Army officer). Both are mounted on Dragon Army dragonnels (see appendix B for all
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
or leave items in this area, the marks and items are gone the next time they arrive here. The adventurers shouldn’t know whether they’re coming back to the same spot each time or whether more than one
, even if the solutions are not always obvious. The fourth sundial casts four shadows in an “X” shape. As the characters examine them, the shadows start slowly rotating around the face of the sundial
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
entrance through a thin vertical slit.
Defenders can watch the cave entrance from this alcove. A Steam Mephit flits about the area. It ostensibly watches for intruders coming from area B1, but it is bored
, which is mostly empty. Two chests rest along the east wall.
One of the chests is fake—a hungry Mimic has altered its shape to resemble the mundane container beside it. The mimic ambushes any
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
ground or leave items in this area, the marks and items are gone the next time they arrive here. The adventurers shouldn’t know whether they’re coming back to the same spot each time or whether more than
, even if the solutions are not always obvious. The fourth sundial casts four shadows in an “X” shape. As the characters examine them, the shadows start slowly rotating around the face of the sundial
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
hear the soft sobs of a young child coming from a wooden shed on the far side to the pit.
The cavern is irregular in shape and hundreds of feet in diameter. Its uneven ceiling ranges in height from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Map The forest shrine shown in map 4.11 is a clearing surrounded by a grove of wild olive trees. A pond at the center is fed by streams coming from the north and south. Arches of grapevines grow up from
the ground, each creating a small, sheltered area for private conversations. Several bushes sculpted in the shape of Nylea and predatory forest animals, such as the bear and the wolf, are scattered
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Mordenkainen’s magnificent mansion spell) are subject to the same restrictions as magic cast in Undermountain. Spells can’t destroy or alter the shape of Undermountain’s magically protected ceilings
adventurers coming down the well to pester him and steal his valuable belongings. To that end, his goal is to terrify adventurers and send them screaming back to Waterdeep with horror stories that discourage
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
. Moaning Forest Characters passing through this part of the forest can see Wyllow’s tower (area 6) through the trees and hear an eerie moan coming from the northwest. (The source of the incessant moaning is
top of the gravestone is carved in the shape of a rose. A detect magic spell cast in the vicinity reveals a source of evocation magic buried in the earth (see “Treasure” below). The will-o’-wisp is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
appears as little more than a vague shape. Hidden in the webs are a narrow staircase down and, near the bow, a table and four chairs. The weathered furniture here is worthless, but the table is still
initial attack, one swarm of insects (spiders) boils up the stairs from area 4 each round, using the same initiative count as the giant spider. The swarms keep coming until four have entered the fight, unless the passage from area 4 is blocked somehow. Each swarm attacks the nearest creature.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
Outline The events of Hoard of the Dragon Queen lead directly into The Rise of Tiamat. The shape of this adventure is defined by the meetings of the Council of Waterdeep, which divide the adventure
send word to the Council of Waterdeep that they wish to participate in the coming struggle. The adventurers are chosen to attend a council of dragons in the Sunset Mountains, pleading the humanoid
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Githzerai in the World Zerthimon does not expect us to wait in patience for his return. Instead, we must pave the way for his efforts, so that we can hasten the coming of our golden age.
— The
transported to another plane. After the transfer is complete, at least one anarch must always attend the citadel to maintain its form and shape as well as to utilize the chaos-stuff within. When a citadel is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
faint sound of chanting is audible coming from a corridor to the northwest. To the south are three cells with iron-banded wooden doors. A small, barred window is embedded in each door at the height of
perched invisibly on the statue. Devil Statue and Sacrificial Bowl. The statue once depicted Siamorphe, but the Cassalanters used stone shape spells to recast it into an image of their dread lord
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
. You help advance your franchise by keeping staff happy (enough), hiring competent (enough) workers, coming up with slogans and catchphrases, launching marketing schemes, and getting jingles and
conversations.
4 It’s the perfect size, shape, and weight to be used as a skipping stone.
5 It heats up when you use it, to the extent that it once burned through your gloves.
6 It has an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
across the fissure. The structures obscure a great shape within the cavity: a giant, fossilized, multilimbed body.
At the seam’s base stands a glimmering, crooked tower with a prominent gate. Two
final line reads, “R04M. Modron. Mismatched.” Ascetelis is friendly, and she comes across as easy to impress, with a welcoming, folksy charm. She quickly explains she was just coming to look for the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
castle is a mighty, pearl-colored dragon with branch-like horns. Its brilliant eyes fix on you. In a warm, slow voice that sounds as though it were coming from far away, it says, “My old friend. How good
passes overhead. A massive shape settles atop a nearby ruin. It’s a gigantic, ancient-looking time dragon with huge, branching horns that pulse with opalescent energy. A voice like a whisper reaches
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
much as she enjoys offering and enforcing her bargains, a hag rarely goes out looking for people to make deals with because she knows that someone coming to her puts her in a position of power. The
, mortals are more likely to get away in good shape if they offer up something a hag needs or wants. In such a case, the hag might even start the bidding. A hag that faces a serious threat from enemies will
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
attic is stuffy, dimly lit, and covered in a fine layer of dust. A character who has a passive Wisdom (Perception) score of 13 or higher notices light coming through the floorboards above area M13. The
clear. In fact, the stars shine down with an almost fierce light. Anyone who explores the room discovers that this effect is an illusion and can determine the size and shape of the actual space. If
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
the adventurers find out what they must do and why. It can start with a surprise attack, or with the adventurers coming across information by accident. The best introductions arise naturally from the
suggestions to help you shape the end of your adventure. Adventure Climax d12 Climax 1 The adventurers confront the main villain and a group of minions in a bloody battle to the finish. 2 The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
Phaia and Kelson are here (see “Creatures” below), anyone who listens at the doors can hear screaming coming from the other side. The walls of this black marble mausoleum are lined with hundreds of
the door the characters use to enter. Kelson is unconscious and stable at 0 hit points. Phaia’s magic is drawing forth from his body a wispy shape that resembles him, and this shape screams in an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
symbol is painted on the southern wall — a shape like an X with the bottom limbs linked by a horizontal line.
Long ago this chamber served as the harbormaster’s post, but the Crushing Wave cult
. If she knows a fight is coming, Thuluna grabs the potions out of her wooden chest. She hates beauty, so she targets the best-looking character. If the fight goes against her, she pleads for mercy and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
black were destined to one day follow the Path of Phenax, coming back from death as Returned. After Orestes’s death, his tomb was consecrated as a holy site by Phenax’s followers, in part due to
Varyas’s eidolon inside. The eidolon is a cowardly creature that tries to flee if attacked. Even through its flickering form, though, its general shape suggests the form and mask of Varyas the Returned
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
chamber. The statue has a roughly bipedal shape and is carved to look like it’s coming undone, like a frayed rope. Its form is covered with mouths and outstretched tongues.
Standing before the
feel cold air coming from the wall, suggesting the presence of a secret door. The wine cask must be moved aside to access the secret door. Secret Door. An arcane lock spell has been cast on the