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Shifter

Species Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Shifters are sometimes called weretouched, as they are descendants of people who contracted full or partial lycanthropy. Humanoids with a bestial aspect, shifters can’t fully change shape, but

they can temporarily enhance their animalistic features by entering a state they call shifting. Shifters are similar to humans in height and build but are typically more lithe and flexible. Their

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

Other Elements

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

Other Elements Once you’ve located the adventure in the world and figured out how you’re going to handle the factions, only a few tasks remain. Give some of the magic items in the adventure an

delegation that kicks off the adventure in chapter 3 might be organized by House Kundarak. Include some NPCs of Eberron-specific races. Grund in Red Larch (described in chapter 6) can be a warforged

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.

Seven Things to Know

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

, and a multitude of organizations and factions join the struggle for position and power in the aftermath of the Last War. A Continent of Adventure. From the jungles of Q’barra to the blasted hills and

valleys of the Demon Wastes, from the skyscrapers of Sharn to the dinosaur-filled Talenta Plains, Eberron is a world of adventure. Adventures can draw heroes from one exotic location to another across

Eberron Sourcebooks

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

Masters with a richly detailed city for their Xen’drik based campaigns, this supplement presents information on the movers and shakers of Stormreach, ready-to-use adversaries, adventure hooks, and

location maps. Dragons of Eberron (3.5E): This supplement delves into the mysterious Draconic Prophecy. It explores the continent of Argonnessen, homeland of the dragons, and describes various new adventure

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

Crime in Sharn

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

hand in most criminal activity, sometimes you might want an adventure to involve a smaller gang. The Street Gangs table presents a number of lesser criminal groups adventurers could tangle with

knowledge of the sewers to pull off their thievery The Red Jackals Primarily shifters and half-orcs who live in the sewers below Menthis and clash with anyone who invades their territory

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

calling out their name and the time of day. 03–04 Two shifters drinking and spoiling for a fight. 05–06 A warforged quietly reads a book called The Machine Manifesto. 07–08 A half-elf sits down, says

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

Flavors of Fantasy

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

contribute too; they must be willing to embrace the mood. Whether you want to run a full-fledged horror campaign or a single creepy adventure, discuss your plans with the players ahead of time

in addition to combat prowess. An adventure composed of nothing but puzzles can become frustrating, so be sure to mix up the kinds of encounters you present. Mystery Conflicts. A mystery might set

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

Eldeen influence. Lower Northedge Stoneyard This residential district is home to the majority of Sharn’s shifters, including both recent immigrants from the Eldeen Reaches and long-established local

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

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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