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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
ferry at the Tower of the Heavens (detailed later in this adventure). Memory 2: The Star Foretold The scene shifts. The sage has aged by several years. Distraught, he paces in a starlit observatory
prophecy.”
Four days ago, Shalfey recounted his findings from the final page of the Books of Prophecy. Memory 3: Shalfey’s Orders Another memory shifts into your mind. The same old man gazes at you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Harpy Attack Regardless of what brings the characters to the area, the adventure begins with a chance encounter as they travel along the coast near the village of Uskarn. The road is little more than
shape shifts to that of a gray-feathered harpy.
The harpies and their matriarch attack the characters in the hope of claiming another easy meal.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
everything on it shifts between planes. When it does so, it teleports either to the Deep Ethereal several thousand feet away from the Radiant Citadel or to a specific site on the Material Plane in the land
the Jewel is linked to. When a Jewel teleports to its linked land, it appears 600 feet above a site where it can land and hovers there. The location where a Jewel arrives is noted in the “Setting the Adventure” section of each of this book’s adventures.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Radiant Citadel
everything on it shifts between planes. When it does so, it teleports either to the Deep Ethereal several thousand feet away from the Radiant Citadel or to a specific site on the Material Plane in the land
the Jewel is linked to. When a Jewel teleports to its linked land, it appears 600 feet above a site where it can land and hovers there. The location where a Jewel arrives is noted in the “Setting the Adventure” section of each of this book’s adventures.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
Beginning the Adventure Start the adventure when the characters are traveling together in a city near a desert. The character with the highest Passive Perception score notices that the party is being
, linen-covered basket under one arm. She shifts her attention between you and whatever’s in the basket. She looks like she’s about to speak. Before she can, though, a young woman with her face
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
Strahd’s Goals Strahd has the following goals in the adventure. Turn Ireena Kolyana Strahd’s unrequited love for Tatyana drove him to slay his brother, Sergei. Some time ago, Strahd glimpsed the
Successor or Consort Strahd can sense the arrival of new blood in his domain. When newcomers enter Barovia, he shifts his attention from Ireena Kolyana and van Richten to his new guests so that he can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
makes off with the item undetected. You can make the search for the item a loose thread for the conclusion of the adventure. Alternatively, have the quasit killed during the battle, with the stolen item
biding their time and dealing with the fallout of the titanic battle between the demon lords, you can shift focus for this part of the adventure. Consider having the players take control of the various
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
questions the characters ask based on the information in the adventure. Gromph’s Folly If the characters inquire about Gromph Baenre or the arrival of the demon lords, they receive a vision of how
faerzress rises around them, whispering to them in unintelligible sounds. The derro cackle and dance, their hands glowing with a power that isn’t theirs. The vision shifts, and suddenly gray dwarves
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
something of sentimental value to you during your adventure. Remove one trinket from your possessions. 61–70 You were terribly frightened by something you encountered and ran away, abandoning your companions
to their fate. 71–80 You learned a great deal during your adventure. The next time you make an ability check or a saving throw, you have advantage on the roll. 81–90 You found some treasure on your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
command, so if you roll the same result twice, roll again or choose a different option from the table. If the characters fulfill all three of his commands, Nezzarum’s attitude toward them shifts to
, Nezzarum tells the story of his coming to the temple and the cult’s subsequent arrival (see “Adventure Background”). If the characters haven’t defeated Xia yet, that’s the dragon’s highest priority
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
. Robson Michel Three modrons prepare to enter the Cube, a mechanical outpost corrupted by the disorder of Xaos Gate The gate to Limbo shifts with the town, changing shape and location at indeterminate
encounters and stories in the gate-town. Xaos Adventures d4 Adventure Hook 1 A team of four quadrones recruits the party on a rescue mission into the Cube. 2 Lazethon, a githzerai uniter (see Morte’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
discovers a segment of the stone wall behind the altar easily shifts aside, revealing a passage leading to area C4. Characters who have the Stonecunning trait have advantage on this check. This door is
obvious to any creature in the passage beyond. C3: Whistling Hall Two whistlers (detailed at the end of this adventure) lurk in this hall. If creatures make considerable noise in area C2, the whistlers
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
adventure, Dragon’s Rest serves as a home base for the characters. All the places they’ll explore on the island are within a few miles of the cloister, and they can return here whenever they wish to rest
pries into his past, his attitude shifts—first to indifferent, then to hostile if the character continues to push. When he’s hostile, his demeanor becomes cold and clipped, and he avoids the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hold Back The Dead
Appendix A: Creatures The following creatures from the 2025 Monster Manual appear in this adventure. Doppelganger Medium Monstrosity, Neutral
AC 14 Initiative +4 (14)
HP 52 (8d8 + 16)
Speed 30
turns, ending the effect on itself on a success. After 1 minute, it succeeds automatically.
Bonus Actions
Shape-Shift. The doppelganger shape-shifts into a Medium or Small Humanoid, or it returns
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
.
Traveling farther down the tunnel is impossible here. A character who attempts to move any of the rocks must succeed on a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw or take 7 (2d6) bludgeoning damage as the rubble shifts
transformed (see the “Telepathic Torment” sidebar at the end of the adventure). Any remaining meenlocks attack when the party reaches the center of this room. Dynamite Trap. The miners-turned
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
sold during downtime. Finding someone to buy such an item can be the substance of an adventure or quest. For each salable item, the character makes a DC 20 Intelligence (Investigation) check to find
character spreads a rumor for ten days, disappears on an adventure for another few days and then returns, the rumor fades away without the benefit of constant repetition. Sowing Rumors Settlement
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
slippery. (See chapter 5, “Adventure Environments,” in the Dungeon Master’s Guide for rules on extreme cold and slippery ice.) For every minute the characters spend here, there is a cumulative ten
percent chance that the temperature shifts dramatically. When the temperature shifts, read the following: Suddenly, the air grows very warm. Water rains from above. The ice cracks, and thick waves of steam
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Scions of Elemental Evil
Appendix B: Creatures The following creatures appear in this adventure. These creatures appear in the 2025 Monster Manual. Berserker Medium or Small Humanoid, Neutral
AC 13 Initiative +1 (11)
HP
. Failure or Success: The target’s Hit Point maximum decreases by an amount equal to the damage taken.
Bonus Actions
Shape-Shift. The succubus shape-shifts into a Medium or Small Humanoid, or it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
Indifferent toward the characters but can’t abide guests in his kitchen; the longer they linger here, the more irritable he becomes until his attitude shifts to Hostile. If the characters fight Uncle
action and a successful DC 10 Strength (Athletics) check. Storybook. The storybook on the desk describes Edith’s pact with Uncle Nibblecheek (see “Adventure Background”). It presents Edith’s life as a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
day, these guards and the ones on active duty operate on alternating shifts. When the castellan decides that a shift is done, he rousts these guards from their slumber and orders them to replace the
party for the remainder of this part of the adventure but chooses not to accompany them to Maelstrom (see chapter 10, “Hold of the Storm Giants”), saying that he doesn’t want to rile up any more giants
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
councillors, Thornwell, has her own reasons for wanting Mr. Dory humiliated, bankrupted, or — better yet — killed. She has been keeping an eye on her enemy as a result (see the “Adventure Hooks
chains, all of which creak and groan ominously as the ship shifts in the wind. The only apparent access to the vessel’s interior is near the bow on the port side. A grate in the hull there belches
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
that aren’t relevant to the part of the adventure you’re running now. You can assume that the Believers decide to keep a low profile as long as adventurers are asking questions about the missing
servers work shifts at the Helm; most nights, two cover the ground floor and one waits on guests on the upper floor. The staff at the Helm don’t gossip, but they direct anyone who questions them to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
their fallen leader shifts subtly at first and then changes dramatically as they look back or reminisce about the time before. The fallen leader might have been a benevolent ruler, an influential citizen
in a meaningful way, shaping the course of history and the events of the age. Think of this discovery as a big adventure hook or series of hooks. This is also an opportunity to create a unique
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
job. He has no tolerance for unrepentant criminals and often votes no on commutations. R8: Kitchen and Side Rooms Six cooks (neutral, human commoners) take shifts here, working in pairs to produce
. 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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Prisoner 13
job. He has no tolerance for unrepentant criminals and often votes no on commutations. R8: Kitchen and Side Rooms Six cooks (neutral, human commoners) take shifts here, working in pairs to produce
. 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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
the individual the title of “Springwarden.” This rank and faction won’t affect this adventure, but it is significant for players who participate in Organized Play events.
U5: Blighted Farmhouse This
inside and can be forced open with a successful DC 15 Strength check. Six human cultists hide in the house. Four stand guard at a time (two in each room) on eight-hour shifts, while the others rest in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
, relaxing between shifts. Accompanying them is the garrison’s leader, Captain Mainwaring (lawful neutral, gnome knight). When she’s aware of the characters, Captain Mainwaring calls the guards to arms
earlier in this adventure) have advantage on this check. On a failed check, Shalfey condemns the character as an agent of Piyarz and orders them to step away from the door—or else. Desperate Measures
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
significance are heavily fortified. All miners who enter — dwarf and human — are searched both before and after shifts, ensuring security. It is an inconvenience the miners accept because, unlike many
Princes of the Apocalypse (see that adventure for more information). As the battle winds down, before the characters have time to take a short rest, twenty tribal warriors and an Uthgardt shaman (see
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
shifts watching this area. The guards aim to prevent anyone from entering area E14. E14. Shaft to the Fire Node At the end of this passage, a wooden platform similar to a drawbridge extends into a
it to double in size), they decided to avoid the place. The brown mold (see chapter 5, “Adventure Environments,” in the Dungeon Master’s Guide) fills the 20-foot-square section in the southeast
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a1
is unable to move. If the check fails by 5 or more, a slab of masonry below the character shifts, dumping the character into a debris-lined cavity. Climbing back out requires a successful DC 10
Underdark. The tunnel leads beyond the scope of this adventure, but it could be a route to a site you have designed. Creatures. If they have not come forth as reinforcements, three kobolds camp here, serving