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Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
realm suffused the eggs, which hatched into the first moonstone dragons. Their descendants are now found throughout the Feywild.
Moonstone dragons are graceful and elegant creatures with opalescent
Moonstone Dragon Adventure Hooks table offers suggestions for stories and adventures involving moonstone dragons.
Moonstone Dragon Adventure Hooks
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Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
populate it with their Humanoid followers, a clever dragon fled to the Feywild to hide a clutch of eggs. The magic of that faerie realm suffused the eggs, which hatched into the first moonstone
. Creatures are at their most vulnerable in their dreams, and I am the master of dreams. (Evil)
Moonstone Dragon Adventures
The Moonstone Dragon Adventure Hooks table offers suggestions for
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
suffused the eggs, which hatched into the first moonstone dragons. Their descendants are now found throughout the Feywild.
Moonstone dragons are graceful and elegant creatures with opalescent scales
Adventure Hooks table offers suggestions for stories and adventures involving moonstone dragons.
Moonstone Dragon Adventure Hooks
d8;{"diceNotation":"1d8","rollType":"roll","rollAction
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
of that faerie realm suffused the eggs, which hatched into the first moonstone dragons. Their descendants are now found throughout the Feywild.
Moonstone dragons are graceful and elegant creatures
The Moonstone Dragon Adventure Hooks table offers suggestions for stories and adventures involving moonstone dragons.
Moonstone Dragon Adventure Hooks
d8;{"diceNotation":"1d8","rollType":"roll
Species
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
of stone and earth or a human skin tone with glittering sparkles like gem dust. Some earth genasi have lines marking their skin like cracks, either showing glimmering gemlike veins or a dim, yellowish
were born to non-genasi parents who lived near a place suffused by a genieâs magic.
A typical genasi has a life span of 120 years.
Creating Your Character
At 1st level, you choose whether
Species
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
descendants of a genie, while others were born to non-genasi parents who lived near a place suffused by a genieâs magic.
A typical genasi has a life span of 120 years.
Creating Your Character
violent end on an adventure. Members of some races, such as dwarves and elves, can live for centuries. If typical members of a race can live longer than a century, that fact is mentioned in the race
Species
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Deep gnomes, or svirfneblin, are natives of the Underdark and are suffused with that subterranean realmâs magic. They can supernaturally camouflage themselves, and their svirfneblin magic
doesnât meet a violent end on an adventure. Members of some races, such as dwarves and elves, can live for centuries. If typical members of a race can live longer than a century, that fact is
Species
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
others were born to non-genasi parents who lived near a place suffused by a genieâs magic.
A typical genasi has a life span of 120 years.
Creating Your Character
At 1st level, you choose
Construct or an Undead.
Life Span
The typical life span of a player character in the D&D multiverse is about a century, assuming the character doesnât meet a violent end on an adventure
Species
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
others were born to non-genasi parents who lived near a place suffused by a genieâs magic.
A typical genasi has a life span of 120 years.
Creating Your Character
At 1st level, you choose
Construct or an Undead.
Life Span
The typical life span of a player character in the D&D multiverse is about a century, assuming the character doesnât meet a violent end on an adventure
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
radius. The characters can use this device to counteract Aurilâs spell and free Icewind Dale from her Everlasting Rime. Chardalyn
More than a hundred years prior to this adventure, a wizard named Akar
Kessel found an artifact suffused with demonic magic called Crenshinibon (better known as the Crystal Shard) and used it to erect a great black tower in Icewind Dale. When this tower was destroyed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
stranded in the past. Thessalar can repair or rebuild the guide for a suitable price, as can Moghadam if an overland trek is made to reach him. (The sculptors in the temple possess maps showing the way to
the Tomb of Horrors.) Alternatively, replacement parts for the guide might be recovered from the bottom of the underground lake at the end of the adventureâif the characters are able to deal with the thessalkraken!
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
on the charactersâ sanity (see âMadnessâ in chapter 8 of the Dungeon Masterâs Guide). At various times in the adventure, characters will be called upon to make a saving throw to resist some madness
particularly alien or disturbing (such as a demon lord). The characters stay in a faerzress-suffused area for a long time (eight or more consecutive hours). A character takes psychic damage, particularly in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Visiting the Night Market Before starting the adventure, use the following hooks or work with players to determine why the group has come to the Dyn Singh Night Market: Connoisseur. The group seeks a
. Market Regular. A character grew up in the land surrounding the night market, and visiting the market is an important part of their life. Coming to the market and showing it to their friends is an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masterâs Guide
Recurring NPCs NPCs who keep showing up over the course of a campaign build the sense that the world of the game is a living, breathing place. Whether these NPCs are allies, patrons, friends, or
the course of a campaign. For example, characters on their very first adventure might face a villain who uses the stat block of a Mage Apprentice, only to have that villain escape and return many
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
Follow the Map The party has acquired a map showing the location of a secret dwarven stronghold named Khundrukar. Perhaps the characters discovered the map and other lore about the place during a
previous adventure, or it turned up in a forgotten corner of a library. Tales attributed to a previous, failed expedition make reference to a hoard of wondrous arms and armor. PLACING THE ADVENTURE
Any
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masterâs Guide
the Storm Kings: the Cloud King, the Wind Queen, the Lightning King, and the Rain Queen. Each one lives in a castle surrounded by the type of weather that ruler controls. Arcadia is suffused with a
be brought to bear on those who disrupt that peace. An adventure in Arcadia can be an opportunity to explore the tension between individual freedom and societal responsibility for the common good. Even
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
development. If the characters were drawn into Barovia by the âWerewolves in the Mistâ adventure hook, the werewolf attacks on the Sword Coast come to an end under Zuleikaâs leadership. If she is also dead, a
young but fierce werewolf named Franz Groza becomes pack leader. He is vicious and treacherous, showing the characters no mercy.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
stories of gold and platinum in the foothills of the Sword Mountains. The arrival of a white dragon threatens to destroy all that theyâve worked to rebuild. When you are ready for the adventure to
, which consists of forty or fifty simple log buildings. Crumbling stone ruins surround the newer houses and shops, showing how this must have been a much larger town in centuries past.
Phandalinâs
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
consists of forty or fifty simple log buildings, some built on old fieldstone foundations. More old ruinsâcrumbling stone walls covered in ivy and briarsâsurround the newer houses and shops, showing how
Rockseeker provided an overview of the town and its locations to them. If the characters are using different adventure hooks, other people have told the characters about the town. Either way, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masterâs Guide (2014)
Event-Based Adventures In an event-based adventure, the focus is on what the characters and villains do and what happens as a result. The question of where those things happen is of secondary
importance. Building an event-based adventure is more work than building a location-based one, but the process can be simplified by following a number of straightforward steps. Several steps include tables
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
detailed in âMagic Itemsâ. Narrative Curses A curse might manifest during an adventure when a creatureâs violation of a taboo warrants supernatural punishment, such as breaking a vow, defiling a tomb, or
adventure is up to youâthe spell might merely suppress the effects of the curse for a time. Regardless, narrative curses should feel like rare, potent magic rooted in the lore of your campaign
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masterâs Guide
deliberately or originate as the result of supernatural events. Such items are detailed in chapter 7. Narrative Curses A curse might manifest during an adventure when a creatureâs violation of a taboo warrants
committed. How a spell like Remove Curse affects a curse thatâs part of your adventure is up to youâthe spell might merely suppress the effects of the curse for a time. Regardless, narrative curses should
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
in a heavy wooden brace. Three casks stand against the north wall, six against the east wall, and three against the south wall. Decorative lettering is burned into the top of each cask, showing the
these casks are rotted and empty. The wine name burned on each is Red Dragon Crush. Lining the interior of the sixth one is a patch of yellow mold (see âDungeon Hazardsâ in chapter 5, âAdventure
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
youâre crafting a whole adventure around a dragon or just want to throw a dragon with an interesting personality into the partyâs 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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masterâs Guide (2014)
Mapping a Dungeon Every dungeon needs a map showing its layout. The dungeonâs location, creator, purpose, history, and inhabitants should give you a starting point for designing your dungeon map. If
published adventure or randomly generate a dungeon complex using the tables presented in the Appendices. A dungeon can range in size from a few chambers in a ruined temple to a huge complex of rooms and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a4
Adventure Start The party has arrived at White Plume Mountain, which stands alone in a vast area of dismal moors and tangled thickets. They will probably arrange to leave their horses and possessions
the mountain, but none of them are large enough to allow entry. Map 4.1 depicts a cross-section of the mountain, showing the lava pool and the shaft of the geyser. The numbers refer to key areas inside
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
ruinsâcrumbling stone walls covered in ivy and briarsâsurround the newer houses and shops, showing how this must have been a much larger town in centuries past. Most of the newer buildings are set on
this part of the adventure, the characters can visit the various locations in Phandalin and talk to the NPCs there. (See the âTown Descriptionâ section for details.) The town is small enough that it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Adventure Hooks This adventure is designed for 3rd-level characters, but see the âStarting the Adventureâ section for more options. When the players create characters, encourage each of them to
choose adventure-specific hooks from the list below and align with a faction (see âFactionsâ below). Doing so ties the characters more to the fight against Elemental Evil. The following descriptions detail
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
block later in the adventure). At the center of the chamber is an artificial pool filled with water and covered with floating lilies. The stolen pages from The Book of Inner Alchemy rest on an
intricately carved wooden altar beyond the pool. Bak Mei has yet to collect the materials needed to craft the gloves of soul catching. The pages feature detailed illustrations of hands, showing how ki flows
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Irian and suffused with positive energy. Almost no commerce takes place here. This center for arcane study also serves as a memorial to all the heroes of the elves, both the deathless and those lost in
to Khorvaire have a concrete purpose for the journey, which could drive an adventure. The magewrights and artificers of Aerenal are more advanced than those of Khorvaire. Aereni artisans fashion rods
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
questions the characters ask based on the information in the adventure. Gromphâs Folly If the characters inquire about Gromph Baenre or the arrival of the demon lords, they receive a vision of how
being alone once again. You feel a great hunger seize him. He experiences visions that pass into your vision, showing what appears as a paradise to him but an oozing nightmare for all others.
The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
pursue a life of adventure. Your village was destroyed in the war and you donât know if they survived. 8 You engaged in covert operations for a nation as a spy or soldier. While you were serving your
going to start showing symptoms. 7 Your family lost everything in the Last War. You could get them a stake in a new farm, inn, or stagecoach with 200 gp. 8 Youâve got a price on your head. Until you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a7
worth 10 gp each, seven spell scrolls (all of 1st- and 2nd-level wizard spells), and a map showing a location several hundred miles away that supposedly has a rich treasure (it is a fake, naturally
). False Ending. If this outcome doesnât make the players suspicious enough to take another run through to check things out, put the adventure away for use when you have a different group (or the same ones
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Prismeer. She urges the characters to find out what has happened to Zybilna. If one or more characters are working for Madryck (see the âWarlockâs Questâ adventure hook in the introduction) and the
to blackmail the carnival owners into showing them the way to Prismeer. How the characters acquire the vane is up to them, but Kettlesteam is happy to help. Development If the characters reunite
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
companions to her tower, Topolah insists on showing the characters her abode (see âTour of the Towerâ below). If Krux or the characters mention the purpose of their visit (to acquire a map of Doomspace
sill) when the opening disappears is pushed out of the tower a split second before the window vanishes. Tour of the Tower Topolah gives the characters a quick look at each floor of her tower, showing