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Tomb of Annihilation
An archaeologist learns about the long-lost and fallen cultures of the past by studying their remains — their bones, their ruins, their surviving masterworks, and their tombs. Those who
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Ever since I was a child, I’ve heard stories about a lost city. I aim to find it, learn its secrets, and earn my place in the history books.
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I want to find my mentor, who
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Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
adaptations of life.
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I can’t resist prying into anything forbidden, since it must be terribly interesting.
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I employ a highly technical vocabulary to avoid imprecision and ambiguity
, devoted to contemplating philosophical principles.
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My former clade supervisor is now engaged in field research studying some of the largest beasts and monsters on Ravnica.
Non-Simic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
the key to improving Icewind Dale’s climate. Since chwingas are known to inhabit Ten-Towns and have some ability to alter their natural surroundings, Dannika thinks she can learn a lot by studying
tracking, since the towns are small and compact. If the characters ask the residents of a town about chwinga sightings, people seem dismissive of the notion of elementals living among them. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
remained. Since that attack, various bandits and monsters have squatted in the abandoned temple. Sometime after the mind flayers’ reign, aspiring lore-seekers brought one piece of the shattered obelisk
into Talhundereth’s chapel and another into its crypt, hoping that studying the pieces in close proximity might reveal more about the obelisk’s previous powers. That group was twisted by the psychic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
account for. Since lower-level NPC party members receive equal party shares of XP, they will gain levels more quickly than the adventurers (the benefit of studying under such experienced masters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
because it’s off the road. Only in the last day or two have natural scavengers returned to the area, since the lingering aura of elemental magic kept them away until now. The Dessarin Road leads south
golden mask shaped like a snarling gargoyle face (a Sacred Stone monk killed in the fight). The mask is made of gilded tin and not particularly valuable. Tracks. A character studying the tracks in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
senses and defies attempts to map it accurately. Standard cartographic methods are useless, since distances in Avernus are impossible to gauge and locations sometimes shift supernaturally. As such, the
, and the placement of locations is based on the memories of an intrepid yet insane cartographer. Distances and travel times between locations cannot be determined by studying the map and can change with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
strengths. And since your voda is mystically linked to the guildmaster, Trostani, through communion with the Worldsoul, it’s safe to assume that Trostani knows who you are as well. In addition to the voda
, military and religious leaders in each vernadi regularly communicate with its members. Ordinary members of the conclave spend a few hours every day training with a military instructor and studying
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
overdue for her bath — it’s been a couple of centuries at the very least since she last washed. She asks the characters to arrange and pay for a pampering session at Infernal Rapture in the Wandering
studying the pattern that the blood makes. Red Ruth can then point to a location on the character’s map of Avernus. (The location can be anywhere you choose.) When the characters arrive at that location
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
knowing. She’s been smoking her pipe and eyeing you ever since you walked in.
Hlin Trollbane, a neutral good shield dwarf, is a retired bounty hunter with finely honed survival instincts. She is an
is studying the characters closely, trying to decide if they’re worth her time. Ultimately, she takes the chance and draws them into conversation, asking them to help her take down her only suspect: a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
. After admitting the characters, judging their manners, and pointedly telling rude individuals to wait outside, she asks to examine the mask. Meaning in the Mask After studying the mask for some time and
. Without knowing what the other letters are, the writing is impossible to decode—even with magic—since it isn’t a meaningful message in its partial form. Buried in the Court of Orestes Although Khea can’t
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
doesn’t remove it from your list of prepared spells. You can change your list of prepared spells when you finish a long rest. Preparing a new list of wizard spells requires time spent studying your
ability for your wizard spells, since you learn your spells through dedicated study and memorization. You use your Intelligence whenever a spell refers to your spellcasting ability. In addition, you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
doesn’t remove it from your list of prepared spells. You can change your list of prepared spells when you finish a long rest. Preparing a new list of wizard spells requires time spent studying your
ability for your wizard spells, since you learn your spells through dedicated study and memorization. You use your Intelligence whenever a spell refers to your spellcasting ability. In addition, you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Borderlands Quest: Goblin Trouble
trigger the trap, since the character did not hesitate. If a player says they are carefully studying the door for anything strange, you can allow them to make the appropriate check to find clues to
characters can take are Search and Study. Searching is trying to notice something, like looking for anything important in a cluttered room. Studying generally involves using knowledge or logic to recall or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
roofs, or domes that open with the aid of great mechanisms to allow an unobstructed view of the night sky, since the movements of Eberron’s moons are thought to correspond to the shifting
and equipment. 7 A scholar hires the characters to assist with studying and restoring a rediscovered observatory. 8 Several observatories across the region will produce a powerful effect if each is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
recently came to Candlekeep to inquire into the nature of portals to other dimensions. In fact, this representative of the Six was studying the very tomes the characters are now investigating! To dial up
how the Spellplague (the great magical devastation that tore across Faerûn more than a century ago) tore a large chasm through the city. This chasm (helpfully known as “the Chasm”) has since been sealed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
first day, they find it more difficult, since there’s very little traffic in and out of the camp on a normal day. They’ll need a good story and a successful DC 10 Charisma (Deception) check to walk past
as if they’d been recognized. If characters lie to Mondath—claiming they are new recruits and this is all a mistake, for example, or that they are studying the cult before deciding whether to join
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
first day, they find it more difficult, since there’s very little traffic in and out of the camp on a normal day. They’ll need a good story and a successful DC 10 Charisma (Deception) check to walk
effect is the same as if they’d been recognized. If characters lie to Mondath — claiming they are new recruits and this is all a mistake, for example, or that they are studying the cult before deciding
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
your spellbook.
Copying the Book. You can copy a spell from your spellbook into another book. This is like copying a new spell into your spellbook but faster, since you already know how to cast the
Recovery You can regain some of your magical energy by studying your spellbook. When you finish a Short Rest, you can choose expended spell slots to recover. The spell slots can have a combined level
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
each year. The primary benefit of belonging to a guild is access to work, since the guildmaster can connect parties of adventurers with patrons and jobs suited to their talents. Beyond that, there are
security for lodgers and their possessions than you’d find at an inn. An adventurer’s guild is an excellent source of information. By studying records and working with other guild members, you can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
your spellbook.
Copying the Book. You can copy a spell from your spellbook into another book. This is like copying a new spell into your spellbook but faster, since you already know how to cast the
Recovery You can regain some of your magical energy by studying your spellbook. When you finish a Short Rest, you can choose expended spell slots to recover. The spell slots can have a combined level
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
for signs of trouble, but the goblins prefer to stand around the brazier for warmth. One goblin has a horn that it can blow to sound an alarm, putting the entire fortress on alert. Since visitors aren’t
tells fortunes by studying patterns of raven’s blood spilled on the snow. She is wise enough to have seen through Chief Yarb-Gnock’s disguise and is contemplating whether to blackmail the rock gnome
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
interested in studying its effects more closely. Might you even hope to unravel its mysteries yourself? Do you see it solely as a tragedy, or do you hope that this awesome power could somehow be harnessed
since the dawn of time. This mighty fiend is lurking in the Mournland and building its power, but soon it will be ready to act. A DM should consider whether the mystery of the Mourning can be solved
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
every craft practiced by the dwarves and the patron of artisans. He expects his children to follow in his footsteps, studying his techniques and aspiring to one day match his expertise. Priests of
to the enemy. The two axes he wields embody his attitude, since he forsakes the added protection of a shield for the chance to deal more damage to his enemies. Clangeddin’s priests are warriors who
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Outpost Locations The duergar outpost was not built with the intention of being aesthetically pleasing or welcoming to strangers. There is no interior lighting, since the duergar rely on darkvision
Nildar Sunblight, a duergar, seated at the desk, studying his collection of glassy shards. He attacks the characters when they enter. The glowing object on the desk is a magic lantern, which Nildar has
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
, about six feet above ground level. A flat metal plate covers this aperture from the inside.
During the day, the doors are barred on the inside. At night, the doors are unbarred, since sahuagin use
since sahuagin intelligence is high, this will not be an easy task. A character who can communicate with the sahuagin, and who makes a successful DC 18 Charisma (Deception or Persuasion) check, convinces
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
looks. This version of Manshoon isn’t spoiling for a fight. He commends the characters for making it this far and shows no concern for the Zhents they defeated to reach him, since he considers all
once Xanathar’s death is confirmed. He has no intention of making good on this promise, but refusing to work for him puts the characters in a tight spot, since the evil archwizard can’t risk exposure
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Intelligence (Arcana) check determines the consoles are broken beyond their ability to repair. Flameskulls. Since whatever accident befell this room, Lohezet doesn’t allow Dragon Army soldiers higher than
draconians (see appendix B) lean over the table, intensely studying it. They can be surprised by a character who succeeds on a DC 8 Dexterity (Stealth) check. Magical Map. The magical map on the table changes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
. Ballista. This weapon is inoperable since the crash. N2. Cargo Hold Attached to the walls in this chamber are three sets of chains and manacles designed to hold large creatures. A staircase rises to the
system can make a DC 25 Intelligence (Arcana) check after studying the alien technology for at least 1 hour. On a successful check, the character devises a solution that enables the life support
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
scripts and determine if they are legitimate, since a calligrapher’s training involves long hours of studying writing and attempting to replicate its style and design. Components. Calligrapher’s
these skills. For instance, you might spot hidden messages in a map, identify when the map was made to determine if geographical features have changed since then, and so forth. Nature. Your familiarity
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
techniques that aid your infiltrations. Masterful Mimicry. You can unerringly mimic another person’s speech, handwriting, or both if you have spent at least 1 hour studying them. Roving Aim. Your Speed
barriers both physical and psychic. These Rogues discover psionic power within themselves and channel it to do their roguish work. As a Soulknife, your psionic abilities might have haunted you since
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
wrong, though, and the victims were consumed before the ritual could be completed. A success with this check, or 5 minutes spent studying the runes and the bodies, gives characters advantage on their
probably once a large and ornate hall, long since fallen into ruin. Not only are the walls and supports crumbling, but a ten-foot-deep rift has opened up in the floor. Two wooden bridges span the rift
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
later when passersby noticed that one of the statue’s hands had risen to shade its eyes. Scholars immediately began studying the statue, learning that at sunrise on the first day of each new year, the
entering by a pattern of magical lights he couldn’t identify, the knight raced back to the city to gather additional scholars — yet when he returned, the structure was gone. Since then, the forested
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
tribute to the great man — until one morning several months later when passersby noticed that one of the statue’s hands had risen to shade its eyes. Scholars immediately began studying the statue, learning
returned, the structure was gone. Since then, the forested structure — which popular stories now refer to as Balduran’s Tomb — has been discovered three more times in the same fashion, each time in a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
imprisoned. The prison warden, a Netherese wizard, was interested in studying the doppelganger and perhaps developing a potion that emulated its shapeshifting ability. The wizard made Xerophon acquiesce to a
that Scrivenscry is a cruel and wicked master. Neither Kingsport nor his master knows much about Ythryn, since they arrived only yesterday by using a spell scroll of plane shift. SCRIVENSCRY AND






