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Player’s Handbook (2014)
only in legends. Its motives are incomprehensible to mortals, and its knowledge so immense and ancient that even the greatest libraries pale in comparison to the vast secrets it holds. The Great Old One
Lurks; Tharizdun, the Chained God; Dendar, the Night Serpent; Zargon, the Returner; Great Cthulhu; and other unfathomable beings.
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Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Blessings of the Gods. While the oracle is wearing no armor and wielding no shield, its AC includes its Wisdom modifier. In addition, a creature that hits the oracle with a melee attack while within
—mortals communicate with a single god, interpreting their intentions for the wider world. Others aren’t aligned with a god and observe the night sky, reading Nyx like a vast, cryptic scroll
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
pray to Bahamut to uphold honor and justice, or when they need courage to face a great threat. In the most dire situations, a powerful follower of Bahamut who makes a tremendous sacrifice—a vast
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Celestial Shield (Costs 2 Actions). The aspect manifests seven spectral ancient gold dragons around himself that protect him; he gains 77 temporary hit points until the start of his next turn
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It takes true artistry to maintain a warm, desert-like dwelling under the water.
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I soothe myself to sleep by imagining the perfect insults for bronze dragons; while I wait to meet one, I
my territory has forfeited its right to be upset by anything I do to it. (Evil)
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Wonder. Though I don’t wish to spend time in it, my soul sings at the sight of the vast beauty of the
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artistry to maintain a warm, desert-like dwelling under the water.
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I soothe myself to sleep by imagining the perfect insults for bronze dragons; while I wait to meet one, I hone them on other
forfeited its right to be upset by anything I do to it. (Evil)
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Wonder. Though I don’t wish to spend time in it, my soul sings at the sight of the vast beauty of the ocean. (Good)
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Code of
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
Setting the Adventure The Desert of Desolation is part of Raurin, a vast desert in southeastern Faerûn in the Forgotten Realms. When the River Athis dried up, it transformed the kingdom of Bakar from
a thriving oasis into Raurin’s driest region. However, the Desert of Desolation could be any desert of your choice, or an inhospitable stretch in an otherwise lush region, due to Amun Sa’s curse
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
Chapter 2: The Lost City Lost in the desert, the last great remnant of a once-prosperous civilization rises from the dunes. Within this ziggurat await untold riches and the sunken city of Cynidicea
factions devoted to ancient gods. Meanwhile, an ageless evil of unknown origin lurks in the bowels of the dilapidated ziggurat. Called Zargon the Returner, the tentacled, one-eyed creature preys on the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
stone arch in a vast desert. The arch isn’t far from the ruins of Cynidicea. After the adventure, the characters can return to the staircase through the same portal.
CoupleofKooks A Door to the Lost City
Background Centuries ago, Cynidicea was the capital of a prosperous kingdom. Through advancements in magic and technology, the Cynidiceans reclaimed land from the desert and transformed their city
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
, read or paraphrase the following text: Amid the vast desert, a great pyramid rises from the sands, barely touched by time. Stairs ascend from the sand to an opening in the pyramid.
Near the base of
the stairs rests an empty basin one hundred feet in diameter. South of the basin, a deep stone channel cuts a path into the desert ground.
The pharaohs of Bakar built pyramids not merely as burial
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
than most, but still braved by travelers who hope to profit from its exotic goods and strange magics. Like Kara-Tur, Zakhara seems a world away to Faerûnians. It is thought of as a vast desert, sprinkled
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Noteworthy Features Those familiar with Har’Akir know the following facts: Har’Akir is a land of vast deserts and deadly storms. Water is scarce beyond the land’s few oases and the city of Muhar. The
monuments, tombs, and pyramids of past golden ages litter Har’Akir. These countless tombs are interconnected, forming a vast, semi-hidden underground network called the Labyrinth. Akirran death rituals call
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
elder gods known only in legends. Its motives are incomprehensible to mortals, and its knowledge so immense and ancient that even the greatest libraries pale in comparison to the vast secrets it holds
, called That Which Lurks; Tharizdun, the Chained God; Dendar, the Night Serpent; Zargon, the Returner; Great Cthulhu; and other unfathomable beings. Expanded Spell List The Great Old One lets you choose
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Armor and Shields D&D worlds are a vast tapestry made up of many different cultures, each with its own technology level. For this reason, adventurers have access to a variety of armor types, ranging
separates them into three categories: light armor, medium armor, and heavy armor. Many warriors supplement their armor with a shield. The Armor table shows the cost, weight, and other properties of the common
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a7
to turn up just about anywhere. Those possibilities are as follows:
Inside the highest hill on the Plains of Iuz
On an island (unmapped) in the Nyr Dyv
In the Bright Desert
At the western
border of the Duchy of Geoff
Somewhere in the Vast Swamp south of Sunndi
On an island beyond the realm of the Sea Barons Other settings offer choices that are just as varied.
Dragonlance. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Arborea Arborea is a plane of extremes: stupendously craggy mountains; unbelievably deep gorges; forests of monstrously huge trees; and vast stretches of wheat fields, orchards, and arbors. Wild
. Mithardir A desert of white sand is abandoned by whatever powers once lived there. Arborea Adventures Arborea is a larger-than-life place of violent moods and deep affections, of whim backed by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Shield Dwarves The ancestral home of the shield dwarves is in northern Faerûn, where ancient dwarfholds exist in the North, Damara, Impiltur, Vaasa, the Vast, and the Western Heartlands. The most
famous of the old shield dwarf cities is Citadel Adbar, north and east of Silverymoon. Many of these dwarfholds have changed hands over the centuries in a cycle of invasion by enemies, followed by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Chapter 3: The Savage Frontier A vast frontier serves as the backdrop for this story. As it turns out, giants are everywhere and wreaking all sorts of havoc, from the Sword Coast to the desert of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Netheril’s Fall: Tales of Terror, Treasure, and Time Travel
mighty magical wonders. When Netheril fell, Faerûn’s fabric shuddered. A huge swath of land shriveled into the Anauroch desert. Yet echoes of ancient Netheril persist. Flying cities’ ruins dot Anauroch
are vast and terrifying, from arcane squalls running amok to violent villains who siphon Netheril’s magic. The rewards for adventuring in Netheril are as fantastical as the magical empire itself.
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
unpredictability.
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It takes true artistry to maintain a warm, desert-like dwelling under the water.
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I soothe myself to sleep by imagining the perfect insults for bronze dragons; while I wait
that comes into my territory has forfeited its right to be upset by anything I do to it. (Evil)
5
Wonder. Though I don’t wish to spend time in it, my soul sings at the sight of the vast
Orc
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festooned with garish trinkets and grisly trophies that hang from hooks and spikes. A war wagon makes a good shield against arrows when orcs besiege an elven fortress, and a heavily modified wagon could
killers that washes over the countryside and leaves vast tracts of devastation in its wake. Such an event is rare in the extreme, but its consequences can lay low entire nations that are unable to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
strongholds, ancient burial mounds, and the ruins of many forgotten empires dot this vast landscape. Bounded by the Sea of Swords to the west and the desert of Anauroch to the east, the Savage Frontier
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predictable only in my unpredictability.
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It takes true artistry to maintain a warm, desert-like dwelling under the water.
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I soothe myself to sleep by imagining the perfect insults for
the sight of the vast beauty of the ocean. (Good)
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Code of Combat. I despise most other dragons, but I meet them face to face without resorting to the base trickery I use on lesser creatures
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
unpredictability.
6 It takes true artistry to maintain a warm, desert-like dwelling under the water.
7 I soothe myself to sleep by imagining the perfect insults for bronze dragons; while
anything I do to it. (Evil)
5 Wonder. Though I don’t wish to spend time in it, my soul sings at the sight of the vast beauty of the ocean. (Good)
6 Code of Combat. I despise most other
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Roc Avian of Unbelievable Size Habitat: Arctic, Coastal, Desert, Hill, Mountain; Treasure: Any Alejandro Pacheco Birds of prey of fantastic scale, rocs hunt over vast territories and can snatch
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
danger and hardship, the North is portrayed as a vast, cold, and lawless domain that defies all attempts to civilize it. Grim dwarfholds, clans of fierce nomads, and half-legendary elf realms might
Frontier lies between the Sword Coast and the desert of Anauroch, extending as far north as Icewind Dale and as far south as the city of Waterdeep. The denizens of the North are accustomed to cool, mild
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
Illusions, a +2 Shield, and a Scimitar of Speed. Kevin Glint Zargon the returner rises from a lake of slime within its lair
characters of all levels, though unseasoned adventurers determined to face the Returner in combat are almost certainly doomed to fail. Characters killed by Zargon might be resurrected on the Infinite
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
vast desert. Tens of thousands of years have passed, yet no civilization has risen to the heights of the fallen giants; some believe that Aureon’s and Boldrei’s curses ensure that any city that grows too
vast cities and leveled the towers. Cul’sir was slain and his people scattered. The Sovereigns and Six each laid a curse upon the land. Aureon decreed that the creatures of Xen’drik would have no
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Halls of the Hunting Axe These monster-haunted ruins were once a grand and important city in the shield dwarf kingdom of Besilmer. The old city was a small forest of stone roundhouses, interlaced
with gardens and joined by walls into one vast and sprawling building. It was surrounded by a moat fed by underground springs; splendid stone statues of heroic dwarves stood on high pedestals wherever
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
Construct Forge Level 17 Bastion Facility Prerequisite: Ability to use Artisan’s Tools as a Spellcasting Focus
Space: Vast
Hirelings: 2
Order: Recruit
A Construct Forge is used to create
Horror 42 days 5,000 GP Scarecrow 14 days 1,000 GP Shield Guardian 63 days 25,000 GP Warforged Titan* 250 days 200,000 GP *The Warforged Titan stat block appears in Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
in the Plane of Fire is comparable to a hot desert on the Material Plane, and poses a similar threat to travelers (see “Extreme Heat” in chapter 5, “Adventure Environments”). The deeper one goes into
vast Cinder Wastes, a great expanse of black cinders and embers crossed by rivers of lava. Roving bands of salamanders battle each other, raid azer outposts, and avoid the efreet. Ancient ruins dot the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
, but she blasted the golem with eldritch magic that damaged its memory and hurled it to a far corner of Faerûn. Thinking his golem destroyed, Hamukai put a shield around the vault containing the scroll
prince died, the shield would disappear and the scroll would be hers for the taking. Knowing that Zikzokrishka’s curse had sealed his fate, Hamukai made a decision. Against the wishes of his subjects, who
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
when placing a dragon’s lair in or near such a feature. Lair Location d10 Unusual Feature
1 The area is a climate anomaly—a cool and lush oasis in a hot desert, a balmy spring within a
year. Stars and planets might line up with rock spires and windows on solstices and equinoxes, for example.
4 A dead god or titan is buried in the area.
5 The area is a vast crater, at the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
been completely scavenged. Rebuilding Faith Shield dwarf priests have begun the long task of rebuilding, revitalizing, and restoring the Iron Tabernacle to its former glory. The area is vast, and its
some surface towns, devoted to the faith of the former Delzoun Empire and of the dwarves who answered Bruenor’s call to reclaim the city. Vast cathedrals of stone once echoed with the paeans of a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
as the dragon does.
4 Under the pretense of helping an ancient blue dragon become a dracolich, an archmage is actually hoping to claim the dragon’s vast hoard.
Iymrith, “Doom of the Desert,” flies above her lair
dragon family demands tribute from desert communities in exchange for protection.
2 Enraged at the loss of a wyrmling, a blue dragon is causing lightning storms to destroy coastal settlements and