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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Verdan Traits Verdan characters have a number of traits in common with others of their kind. Ability Score Increase. Your Constitution score increases by 1, and your Charisma score increases by 2
. Age. Verdan reach adulthood at around the age of 24, and it is thought that they might live to nearly 200 years old. However, because no verdan has died of old age since the race’s initial creation
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
D2. Shrine Entrance As the characters reach the top of the switchbacks, read the following text: The path levels off and widens before an arch cut from the dark stone of the mountain. Flanking the
the mountain rather than built from fitted stonework.
Two dwarf guards stand watch atop this stony shelf. Instead of spears and shields, they carry warhammers that they wield with two hands (1d10 + 1
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a7
opens the door, read: You see a bare chamber, with a small door on the north wall, and pairs of swords crossed behind shields hung upon the walls. There are three such sets on each of the walls to either
until they are destroyed or the one who violated their area is dead. Surviving weapons and shields return to their former positions after the offender is hacked to pieces. Worse still, if the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Armies.
One week. One week since these creatures swept down on us in numbers too vast to count. It feels like a decade. Everything is upside down.
They’re everywhere. We’ve avoided the bulk
lands with armies on the march. How do we live through a year with no harvest?
I don’t know how long we’ll hold out or who’ll read this. I hope only these words serve as a warning to someone.
Ollen Nahled,
Commander at Wheelwatch Outpost
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
portion of a larger band of warriors who gathered in Yartar nearly a decade ago — still enjoys moderate success, and makes annual contributions to the Happy Hall. Yartar is ruled by a Waterbaron who is
Shields of Yartar, a mounted force of guards who police the town, keep order, and chase off the Uthgardt raids that occasionally menace the lands nearby. The Shields are housed in the Shield Tower, a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Work Read the following text aloud: A team of dwarves is hard at work, pounding on the stone behind the altar with stout tools. Watching them intently is another dwarf wearing black leather armor. Next
the oni, Obratu. Eight dwarf guards are hammering at the stone wall behind the altar. Instead of spears and shields, the guards carry warhammers that they wield with two hands (1d10 + 1 bludgeoning
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Meeting Darrett As the characters head across town toward Thornwall Keep, they meet Becklin’s squire, Darrett Highwater, along the way. Read or paraphrase the following: The town is abuzz with
in town over a decade ago, after which Darrett spent years as a ward of the community before coming under Becklin’s wing. In the years since, his good heart and aptitude for strategic thinking led
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
Q36. Dragon’s Audience Hall The west wall of this fifty-foot-long, thirty-foot-wide audience hall has crumbled, leaving a gaping hole and a pile of rubble. Weapons and shields that once hung from the
the revenant. If the characters approach it, it says, “Go away.” If they don’t leave immediately, read: The creature’s grip on the greatsword tightens. “If you have come to destroy me, know this: I
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
feet tall and hewn from solid rock. C1. Sealed Gates When the characters descend into the catacombs, read: A pair of basalt doors block the passage ahead, their surfaces engraved with a relief of a
after 1 hour unless they are held or wedged open. C2. Funerary Chambers There are several funerary chambers in the catacombs. When the characters enter one of these rooms, read the following boxed text to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
giants who wield two huge shields like plow blades. These shields bear spikes on their exterior and have hollow interiors into which the dreadnought pours hot coals at the first sign of danger. Armed with
its two shields, the dreadnought can present a fiery wall to any attacker. When the dreadnought has finished, often all that is left of a foe is a smoking smear on the floor. When not called on to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
S3. Village of Krezk When the characters get past the outer wall, read: The mist-shrouded village beyond the wall is nothing more than a scattering of humble wooden cottages along dirt roads that
human noncombatants), plus the family’s pigs, hares, and chickens. Every cottage has its own graveyard where family members are interred. All the caskets planted in the past decade are now empty, thanks
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
list of options. Your trunk can’t wield weapons or shields or do anything that requires manual precision, such as using tools or magic items or performing the somatic components of a spell. Keen Smell
. Thanks to your sensitive trunk, you have advantage on Wisdom (Perception), Wisdom (Survival), and Intelligence (Investigation) checks that involve smell. Languages. You can speak, read, and write
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
symbol and colors. Members of a Ship often wear their colors, decorate their round shields with the symbol and colors, and tattoo themselves with the symbol. Like their Northlander relations, Luskar Ship
shields the Northlanders prefer. Each Ship accepts new candidates from time to time to fill vacancies caused by death, but as a rule, the Ships don’t expand their ranks by taking on a large number of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
Meeting the Inhabitants Read this text when the characters first climb the path to Dragon’s Rest: Your arrival quickly draws the attention of the entire population of the place—which consists mostly
the players start showing signs of exasperation), the leader of the cloister approaches to welcome the characters. Read the following text: The chattering kobolds fall silent as a new figure comes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Fortress Level 1 The following locations are identified on map 6.1. Modify the read-aloud text as necessary to account for the movement of the sahuagin around the fortress. Map 6.1: Sahuagin Lair
forced open by a character who makes a successful DC 18 Strength (Athletics) check. Once the characters are inside, read the following: You see a bare, spartan room. Ahead, a short corridor off the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
drawbridge is down, and the portcullis is up. Read or paraphrase the following if the characters get close enough to see into the moat: The bottom of the dry moat is littered with bones as well as complete
action to raise or lower the drawbridge or the portcullis in area 1. 3: Armory This room is filled with shortswords, crossbows, shields, and maces placed here by the folk who owned the keep before
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
tunnels beneath the warehouse were dug as smugglers’ byways. Later, worshipers of That-Which-Endures (see the sidebar in the “New Race: Verdan” section in chapter 3) excavated chambers beneath the ground
areas in between. When the adventurers enter the warehouse, read: In the areas where the walls and ceiling didn’t collapse, this warehouse contains no crates, no boxes, no barrels, and no wares of any
compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Legends of Greyhawk
packages are deliveries collected by halflings from the trading post. Edyth, a barmaid from the inn, collects the mail. Zerah, Burne’s foster child, is there to meet the party. Read or paraphrase the
wait in the main hall. The hall is hung with tapestries and decorated with weapons, shields, and hunting trophies. Zerah has the characters wait here while she gets her pop. A few minutes later, she
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
floor is covered with pelts, and the walls are hung with tapestries and trophies: two shields, an axe, four swords, a flail, and a hammer. All these items are sized for giants. A ledge on the south
. 10B. East Arsenal. The eastern wing has another supply of throwing rocks, five massive clubs, nine fire giant helmets, two chain shirts, eight shields, and eight studded leather jacks—all giant-sized
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
This former shrine to Sune has fallen into disrepair over a decade of neglect. It is partially hidden behind the baths and obscured by overgrown trees and scrub. If the characters haven’t already
, read the following: The interior of the shrine has the appearance of having been abandoned after some sort of terrible confrontation years ago. Broken benches with shredded cushions are overgrown by
compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Legends of Greyhawk
Flingers When the party arrives at the Inn of the Paladin Prince, read or paraphrase the following: It’s mid-afternoon when you return to the inn. Two tiefling children, about Zerah’s age, stand in the inn
Paladin Prince Jason A Engle Map: Inn of the Paladin PrinceView Player Version When the party enters the inn for the first time, read or paraphrase the following: Most of the inn's first floor is a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
labels that read “Sweetberry Summer Wine.” The bottles’ corks are not to be seen (though the characters can find them inside the captain’s treasure chest). Captain’s Journal. Bluemoon’s journal
quiver of Ehlonna. Fourth Layer. The fourth layer of ice shields the biggest, heaviest items and the treasure the dragon values the most: a 3-foot-diameter ceremonial bronze bowl inlaid with carnelians
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
warns the cultists in areas K2 and K3. If the characters openly approach the gate and call out, read the following text: Clattering sounds and muffled voices come from inside the gatehouse. Then a human
gatehouse passage, read the following text: This is the ground floor of the gatehouse tower. A door leads to the east, and stairs climb to the floor above. Arrow slits in this room offer a view of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
concentrated effort. Turtle Shell. Halflings cluster together and cover each other with shields, washtubs, wheelbarrows, coffer lids, or anything else that can deflect a blow. Troll Knocker. A few halflings act
approaches and evade it before it brings her harm. The stories of her accomplishments read like an adventurer’s wildest dreams: she escaped from an army of sahuagin, solved the Chamber of a Thousand Traps
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
chasm floor. Most are dwarves and orcs in badly rusted armor. B2. North Chasm This cavernous area is 100 feet high from floor to ceiling. If the characters enter from the east (via area B1), read the
of several small rooms linked by low archways. Brown curtains offer some amount of privacy for the different rooms, and martial displays cover the walls — shields and crossed swords, tattered banners
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
anyone using the greataxe as a weapon. T7: Armory Other than a few broken shields and warped crossbow bolts on battered shelves and hooks, nothing remains in this room.
Six dust mephits lair here with
of the armory. T8: Vault The door from the armory (area T7) is secured with a complex lock. If the characters examine it, read the following: This ancient vault door has three locks, each housed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
vault’s entrance. Read the following: The goat path dead-ends at the convergence of three steep cliff walls. Two austere pillars flank a stone double door set into the wall. Next to each pillar stands a
characters enter this room, read the following: Bright-red light fills this twenty-foot-tall oval chamber. The light emanates from a large circular mirror set into a specially made groove on the ceiling
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
out of the Mortuary other than the way corpses come in: the chute in area M6. Drawers 2–4. Each of these drawers contains a zombie worker that groans and shields its eyes if exposed to the light. If a
, read, and write Common. Once a tabaxi bard of great renown, Thaeziagnuz has a case of writer’s block. Piles of crinkled obituaries surround the skull’s desk. The cranky demilich is initially
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
14 Wisdom (Perception) check. Once the door is spotted, read: Shrubs and tall grasses conceal a large, stout wooden door.
The door is unlocked. Simply opening the door, without making any other
25 ep, a dagger in a scabbard, and a leather whip. The officer carries the key to the chest and he wears a silver collar (15 gp). 6. Armory Shields of all sizes hang on the walls here, with javelins
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
the 60 Families
If you’ve read more than two issues of the Sharn Inquisitive, you’ve seen at least two stories about the ir’Tain family. King Boranel might rule Breland, and the Lord Mayor might be
our highest appointed official, but the ir’Tains are the true royalty of our city. What citizen of Sharn doesn’t have an opinion about the fate of Lord Dalian ir’Tain, lost at sea a decade ago? Many
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
tower’s roof is missing.
A detect magic spell cast here reveals an aura of divination magic. When the characters reach the top floor of the spire, read: Large gashes in the roof allow you to see the
itself.
Adamantine shields cover the observatory’s windows. A large chunk of stone from another building has crashed through the roof and embedded itself in the floor like a jagged stone knife. This
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
blacksmith for a decade and a half and has taken only a handful of days off work in all that time. Eldras and his children — a strapping son and two strong daughters — are skilled smiths who can make almost
and used items of all sorts. Endrith Vallivoe (male Tethyrian human commoner) is a retired caravan merchant who sells new and used goods: furniture, lamps, carpets, mirrors, weapons, shields, helms
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Areas of the Water Temple C1. Lake Landing If the characters arrive by boat from the stream, read the following text: Firelight shines from a large cavern ahead. The stream opens into a large
, a twenty-foot wide canal leads north from the large lake. The lake stretches westward into darkness.
If the characters find their way here from other parts of the dungeon, read the following text
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
are adorned with crossed swords and shields. Furnishings include a bed, a wardrobe, and a glass statuette on a nightstand.
The wardrobe holds spare uniforms and outfits. Treasure. The statuette on
to be connected to the library (area S5) by a slender stone bridge. It now floats 20 feet off the ground, 10 feet from the window of area S11. When the characters enter the tower, read or paraphrase
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
giant’s armor and weapons are as much a record of its battle honors as its trophy collection is, for those who know how to read the signs. Notches carved into the haft of a weapon show the number and
cobbled together from smaller parts. Shields sized for a human, for example, can be lashed together into a crude suit of scale armor; an anvil riveted onto a log serves as a warhammer. Masters of Beasts