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Shifter

Species Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

facial features have a bestial cast, often with large eyes and pointed ears; most shifters also have prominent canine teeth. They grow fur-like hair on nearly every part of their bodies. While a shifter

typical life span of a player character in the D&D multiverse is about a century, assuming the character doesn’t meet a violent end on an adventure. Members of some races, such as dwarves and

Seasons

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

Seasons The adventure unfolds in a particular season depending on the villain you choose at the outset. If you switch to a new villain midway through the adventure, don’t change the season to match unless the characters take enough downtime for seasons to change naturally.

Turbine Heights (Areas L4–L6)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault

. The power station generates electricity that powers the bridges, the Slagline (see “General Features” earlier in the adventure), and various workshops scattered throughout the town. The

map are several switches: one for every bridge and district, one for the Slagline (see “General Features”), and one for the power station. All are described below: Bridge Switches. There’s one switch

Chapter 4: Adventures in Sharn

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

towers of Skyway, in the deepest depths of the Cogs, or anywhere in between. At the end of this chapter is an introductory adventure, “Forgotten Relics,” set in Sharn. Sharn can be a grim place that

City d6 Adventure Seed 1 A homicidal changeling has killed two members of different dragonmarked houses, and doesn’t plan to stop until one heir from each of the dragonmarked houses is dead. 2 A

Arresting Characters

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

might allow fugitive characters to forge alliances with NPCs who can help clear their names. If the threat of arrest becomes tedious, you can switch to the second approach, which is to merely inform the

. NAMING NPCS Important NPCs in the adventure are given names, but many of the secondary NPCs aren’t named. Xanathar’s Guide to Everything contains an appendix of tables you can use to randomly generate names for human and nonhuman NPCs if you have trouble coming up with names on your own.

Adventures in Hazlan

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

magic turns against the characters, forcing them to doubt abilities they previously took for granted. Here, no adventure site is too fantastical. Anything explainable as “an evil wizard did it” fits

Hazlan Adventures table suggests other adventures that might unfold here. Hazlan Adventures d10 Adventure 1 Hazlik’s apprentice Eleni charmed the ancient albino purple worm Gravedrinker, using

Areas of Terminus

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

adventure. T1. Skycoach Platform A large platform at the top of a tower is crowded with a diverse crew of humanoids. A prominent dock juts out from the tower, overlooking the crowded bridges and

unconscious and currently has 5 hit points remaining. After getting the information she needed from Germaine, Garra knocked her out using oil of taggit (see “Caden d’Orien” earlier in this adventure). A

Pulp Adventure

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

Pulp Adventure Eberron is a world of swashbuckling adventure and two-fisted action. Whether you’re a DM developing an adventure in the world or a player preparing to explore it, here are a few things

heroes of pulp adventure are often able to overcome seemingly impossible odds. One way to reflect this is to use the optional hero points rule from chapter 9 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide. This is

Dragon Encounters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

you’re crafting a whole adventure around a dragon or just want to throw a dragon with an interesting personality into the party’s path, how do you put a dragon to best use in an encounter? Start by

answering these four questions: Is the encounter a goal or an obstacle? Dragons (particularly adult and older dragons) are well suited to being the climactic encounter in an adventure, and slaying evil

Mysterious Passengers

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

characters in contact with an adventuring party on any kind of journey. Each of these characters might spark an entire new adventure, or might be little more than a momentary diversion. Determine details

faces of the guests. Not all of them are amused. 31–32 A shifter glowers in a corner booth, looking angry at the world. 33–34 A warforged bard uses its body as a percussion instrument to entertain the

The Streets of Sharn

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

entry to make it the start of an encounter or adventure, though not every event needs to draw the characters into a longer story. Each table is meant to be used on a different level of Sharn: the lower

you and quickly move apart. 45–46 Three shifter children run by you, yelling and chasing each other with wooden swords. They duck into a boarded-up building. 47–48 "Stop her! She stole my necklace

Spaceship Features

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

unlock each door (if applicable) is detailed on the maps throughout this adventure and listed as a parenthetical in encounter area headings. To open a card-locked door, a key card that grants access

. Flicking a switch on a panel inside a corridor or room with functional lighting changes its illumination to brightly lit or back to darkness. Area descriptions assume the characters have a light

Vault Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault

panels. If the check made to detect the trap succeeds by 5 or more, the character also spots a concealed switch on one wall that disables the trap. Treasure. The crates hold 60 pounds of gemstones. The

action, a character can search a trapped area and make a DC 15 Intelligence (Investigation) check. If this check succeeds, the character finds a tiny switch on the wall next to the nearest door

Factions

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

are fighting side by side, to betray the elf—but it’s not impossible. If it looks like the cult’s operation at the castle is doomed, Pharblex is the sort of creature who will switch sides to save his

lizardfolk probably could not have been maneuvered into making common cause with the bullywugs. Characters should not encounter either of these dragons face to face in this adventure (they are likely to meet

Factions

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

, to betray the elf — but it’s not impossible. If it looks like the cult’s operation at the castle is doomed, Pharblex is the sort of creature who will switch sides to save his slimy skin. The timing

not have been maneuvered into making common cause with the bullywugs. Characters should not encounter either of these dragons face to face in this adventure (they are likely to meet in The Rise of

Museum Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault

reveals the pressure plate, which is activated and deactivated by a toggle switch hidden under the nearby information desk. The trap is normally activated while the museum is closed to the public and

financial records. A character who searches this area also finds information about the placement of the building’s alarm spells (see “Investigating Security Measures” earlier in the adventure). V7

Getting Around

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

goods. Due to the significant shifter population in Lower Northedge, North Market offers goods and services aimed at shifters (grooming services, claw care, and so forth) as well as those reflecting an

, those who seek to explore and adventure in the wake of the Last War can surely find patrons among these elite. And from our desks, we will be watching to see which families will be next to rise and fall.

Revel's End Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault

. Prisoner 13 (see the “Roleplaying Prisoner 13” section later in this adventure for more details) has no cellmate. Her cell is marked on map 4.1. To add detail to other inmates, roll on the Prisoners

disabled if it is reduced to 0 hit points: Gate Control. Twenty-four switches on the console open and close the gates to the prison cells. A master switch opens or closes all the gates at once. Flipping

Revel's End Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Prisoner 13

. Prisoner 13 (see the “Roleplaying Prisoner 13” section later in this adventure for more details) has no cellmate. Her cell is marked on map 4.1. To add detail to other inmates, roll on the Prisoners

disabled if it is reduced to 0 hit points: Gate Control. Twenty-four switches on the console open and close the gates to the prison cells. A master switch opens or closes all the gates at once. Flipping

Areas of the Lair

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

swing open into area X16. Characters can find the secret door and the switch with a successful DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check. X18. Audience Chamber Xanathar greets visitors and makes speeches to its

THE MIND FLAYER Nihiloor the mind flayer has carved out its own lair within Xanathar’s lair (areas X23 through X26). If Nihiloor is killed earlier in the adventure, replace it with a mind flayer named

Spaceship Locations, Level 1

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

-off switch, a toggle for zooming in and out, and dials to cycle through the ship’s rooms. As an action, a character can adjust the dials to glimpse the contents of another room on this level. Have the

computer terminal inhabited by Aphelion, the ship’s integrated intelligence. See the “Artificial Antagonist” section at the beginning of this adventure for important details about Aphelion, its goals, and

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