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Argent Blaze (Requires Silver Fire). Alustriel summons a 60- foot cone of silver fire. Each creature in that area must make a DC 22 Dexterity saving throw, taking 77 (14d10);{"diceNotation
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Alustriel has partaken in countless adventures before and after her tenure as Silverymoonâs high mage. She has befriended famous adventurers such as Drizzt DoâUrden, worked with prominent
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bald heads, with the males growing long, unkempt, gray beards.
Duergar value toil above all else. Showing emotions other than grim determination or wrath is frowned on in their culture, but they can
artistic value.
Few duergar become adventurers, fewer still on the surface world, because they are a hidebound and suspicious race. Those who leave their subterranean cities are usually exiles. Check
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
summons. Either aiding Eldethâs return or honoring her memory enhances the partyâs reputation with the dwarves of Gauntlgrym. It also reinforces King Bruenorâs opinion that these adventurers are the right people to do the job of investigating the happenings in the Underdark.
, King Bruenorâs summons might come in the form of a personal message or a visit from her, and itâs likely Bruenor has heard all about the Underdark exploits from Eldeth. If Eldeth didnât survive, she
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Summoned by Bruenor King Bruenor has learned of the charactersâ exploits from dwarf merchants and couriers recently returned from the Underdark. (If Eldeth Feldrun was part of the adventurers
â successful escape and returned safely to Gauntlgrym, word of the partyâs heroics came to Bruenor through her. See âGauntlgrym Connections.â) King Bruenorâs summons reaches the characters by whatever method
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masterâs Guide (2014)
, huge lakes, and political boundaries. A map at this scale is best for showing how multiple kingdom-scale maps fit together, rather than tracking the movement of adventurers day by day. The same
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Chapter 8: Audience in Gauntlgrym After their escape from the Underdark in chapter 7, the adventurers have time to rest, recuperate, and reorient themselves back in the surface world from which they
were taken. Some three months after their return, they receive a summons to the dwarf kingdom of Gauntlgrym in the North. King Bruenor Battlehammer desires an audience with them regarding their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
respective Princes of Elemental Evil. The adventurers interrupt the first prophet they encounter in a node. The second successfully summons his or her patron just as the characters arrive.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Chapter 5: Giant Treasures Working together forged our friendship as well as my beneficent bracelet. Afterward, Diancastra delighted in showing me the glory of the giants across the breadth of the
intrepid adventurers might find during their encounters with giants, focusing on the six main families of giants described in the Monster Manual. This chapter contains the following sections: âGiant Bags
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
at least coming up with a plausible way for the villain to return from death. After all, death is rarely the final word for adventurers, so it neednât be for their opponents. Donât Go Overboard
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Dwarvish and has been showing it off. It looks old and important. Larmon Greenboot, a shepherd, says he found strange new graves out in the Sumber Hills. He hangs around Gaelkurâs store (area 17). When
these NPCs know what they know, the adventurers must question the key characters. These conversations should suggest several ways to begin the search for the delegation from Mirabar. Continue with the âEarly Investigationsâ encounters in chapter 3 when the adventurers decide which lead to follow.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Iymrith has gone to ground. Seated upon the Wyrmskull Throne, Hekaton summons the adventurers before him, thanks them for their help thus far, and asks them to join him as he takes the fight to Iymrith
, swearing that Iymrithâs deception will not go unpunished. She reaches out to the adventurers one more time, imploring them to join her as she confronts the dragon. An ancient blue dragon is more than
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Important Red Larchers The inhabitants of Red Larch have become so frightened by the recent âdark doingsâ that rather than showing typical frontier reticence, they helpfully babble about everything
theyâve seen and heard. Most hope to convince adventurers to investigate and put an end to the current troubles. Important Red Larchers include the following NPCs: Eldras Tantur is the local blacksmith
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
, 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
news to share. The Stonehill Inn at the center of town offers modest lodging and meals. A couple of doors down from the inn, posted outside the townmasterâs hall, is a job board for adventurers.
When the adventurers are ready to inspect the job board, proceed to the âTownmasterâs Hallâ section.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Reaching the Tower Vizeranâs tower lies on the edge of the Wormwrithings, about ten days from Menzoberranzan. The map and directions the archmage provides the adventurers in chapter 11 allow them to
, the secret door opens on his command. The adventurers can travel to Araj with the full complement of their expeditionary force. Vizeran allows only the player characters within the tower, though the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
, damaging their equipment, insulting them, or showing how ineffectual their attacks are.
5 The dragon has a way to call for help hidden deep inside the lair, such as a magic horn that summons
a dragonâs lair is more likely to mean a fight to the death, since the dragon will be less keen on fleeing an encounter that goes badly and more determined to hunt down adventurers who flee after
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Enacting the Plan Once the dark heart is in place, the ritual can begin. The adventurers and their allies take up a position not far from the dark heart, close to where the demons will appear. Where
exactly depends on the placement of the talisman and the adventurersâ own tactics and plans. They can use a sending spell to signal Vizeran to begin the ritual once the talisman is in place. (If none
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
perils became too much for them. Brythia petitioned Torm for aid, and Fazrian answered the summons. The planetar provided much-needed assistance and healing, then chose to remain by Brythiaâs side as
the adventurers descended deeper into Undermountain. When blood lust finally took hold of the planetar, it turned on the adventurers and decapitated Brythia with its greatsword. This former cleric of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Skeletons Ossified Evil Habitat: Planar (Shadowfell), Underdark, Urban; Treasure: None Andrey Kuzinskiy Adventurers face an onslaught from all manner of skeletons Skeletons rise at the summons of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
command words needed to operate it. Map 11.1: Van Richtenâs Tower (Area V)View Player Version Anyone who sits in the driverâs seat and speaks its command word (âDrovashâ) summons a pair of quasi-real
rope, a tinderbox, a steel mirror, a sharpened wooden stake, and a spyglass Two spell scrolls (major image and remove curse) A map of Barovia (showing all the locations marked on this adventureâs map of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masterâs Guide (2014)
steps the villain takes to achieve its goals. Create a timeline showing what the villain does and when, assuming no interference from the adventurers.
Building on the previous example, you might
track after the adventurers thwart its plans. Or the flowchart could be separate from the timeline, showing the various actions the adventurers might take and the villainâs response to those actions. 6
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
etherealness spell, is the exception to this rule. A creature that enters the Border Ethereal from Undermountain is pulled back into the dungeon upon leaving that plane. Magic that summons creatures or
.â HALASTER'S GOALS
The Mad Mage makes his presence known throughout this adventure. Most often, heâs a distant observer, watching with amusement as adventurers contend with the denizens and other dangers of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
in appendix D. In keeping with their promise to Lottie, the characters are obliged to break the orrery up again and scatter its components far and wide. But hey, sometimes adventurers are forgetful
Franchise At an appropriate time, Omin Dran summons the characters to Acquisitions Incorporated Head Office in Waterdeep for a special dinner to thank them for a job well done. The cost of admission is
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
passages extending hundreds of feet in all directions. The adventurersâ goal often lies as far from the dungeon entrance as possible, forcing characters to delve deeper underground or push farther
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurerâs Guide
lean, with black eyes and bald heads, with the males growing long, unkempt, gray beards. Duergar value toil above all else. Showing emotions other than grim determination or wrath is frowned on in their
, disdaining aesthetic or artistic value. Few duergar become adventurers, fewer still on the surface world, because they are a hidebound and suspicious race. Those who leave their subterranean cities are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
adventurers to oppose forces that threaten their charges or to seek knowledge and power that will help them safeguard their charges better. Wherever these druids go, the spirits of the wilderness are with
them. Circle of the Shepherd Features Druid Level Feature 2nd Speech of the Woods, Spirit Totem 6th Mighty Summoner 10th Guardian Spirit 14th Faithful Summons Speech of the Woods At 2nd level
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
up and its units assigned to cities and strongholds across Breland. As an elite group of special forces, the Redcloaks donât include inexperienced adventurers in their ranks. Considering that, there
are two ways to use the Redcloak Battalion as a group patron. First, the Redcloaks do sometimes take inexperienced adventurers under their wings. Existing Redcloaks proved themselves on the battlefields
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
walls are decorated with life-sized frescoes showing the lost gods of Netheril and Anauria. If the party benefits from the boon granted in area 1, all the characters sense it would be disrespectful to
.â Varram If the adventurers spoke well to the statues in area 1, the voice says, âYuan-ti have taken the one called Varram beyond their portal in the northern wall. Be prepared, for I shall open the way to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
center. The walls are decorated with life-sized frescoes showing the lost gods of Netheril and Anauria. If the party benefits from the boon granted in area 1, all the characters sense it would be
you seek.â If the adventurers spoke well to the statues in area 1, the voice says, âYuan-ti have taken the one called Varram beyond their portal in the northern wall. Be prepared, for I shall open the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
while he summons a quasit. If the adventurers overcome these forces, Rizzeryl trades the stone key for his life. Rizzeryl knows the way to Skullport through level 3 and might share this information
quarrel with adventurers who leave them alone. 14a. Rizzerylâs Hideout The door to this room has a mural painted on the outside depicting a darkmantle descending on an unsuspecting dwarf who is admiring a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
. Roleplaying the Uthgardt. The barbarians follow Javor. Fennor assumes (only somewhat rightly) that the party emerged from the barrow unscathed only because Javor allowed them to, showing tacit approval. The
the Uthgardt intend to allow no Nettlebee to survive. This intention can be confirmed if the characters ask the right questions. If the adventurers bargain for the safety of innocent Nettlebees, Javor
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
adventurers. The elves fire bows from atop the bluff of area 4, while the ettins and cultists wade into melee beside their master. See areas 3, 4, and 5 for creature stats and information. Neronvain
cannot free themselves. If Neronvain is reduced to 54 hit points, he summons Chuth to his side and consumes a potion of healing. If Chuth is reduced to 78 hit points, he likewise seeks out Neronvain in the fight. The two then fall back to area 10 through the pool.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Heroes of the Giants Barbarians who harness the might of giants are not the only adventurers who draw power from giants. A character of any class can explore ties to giants in the following ways
have a connection with giant-sized or prehistoric animals. You might call on the spirits of cave bears, dire wolves, or eagle-eyed pteranodons, or you might use your magic to take the shapes of such creatures. Or you could have a dinosaur companion. Nikki Dawes A druid summons a primeval beast
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
rest of Chult. Omuâs clerics lost their spells, and the city fell to sickness and disease. Uprisings wracked Omu, and its nobles fled in droves. Maps showing Omuâs location were destroyed, and its
tomb with their false gods. The archlich resumed his odyssey across the planes, content that the dungeon would feed his phylactery with the souls of dead adventurers. The jungle reclaimed Omu, and it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
then even as you are close to freeing the woman, the tree begins to rise on its own. Two other trees standing nearby shift back along the ground as the elf stands and smiles, showing no sign of
, she calls out pitifully for help as they move away, offering a last lament against their cowardice as they disappear. If the adventurers attack the druid, the awakened trees attack. They fight to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
are close to freeing the woman, the tree begins to rise on its own. Two other trees standing nearby shift back along the ground as the elf stands and smiles, showing no sign of injury.
âHeroes at last
pitifully for help as they move away, offering a last lament against their cowardice as they disappear. If the adventurers attack the druid, the awakened trees attack. They fight to the death as the druid