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Returning 25 results for 'sleeping secrets'.
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Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
, icy Fey spirits, or the Sleeping Beast—feel about the land’s exploitation? The monsters that roam Lamordia are lab-crafted horrors or mutated beasts, but use the statistics of creatures from the
the city’s navy asks the party to learn why by seeking Winter’s Mouth, a crack in the ice where the sea supposedly whispers its secrets.
4 Three brilliant Ludendorf University students compete to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
city, overrun by jiangshi and ghosts. Escaping means engaging with those who know the city’s secrets, whether sleeping residents, wandering ghosts, or deadly jiangshi. The dream of I’Cath presents a
placate a hungry ghost. This has attracted dozens of other ghosts. The family seeks help placating the undead mouths they can’t feed.
8 Tsien Chiang’s library in the Palace of Bones holds secrets
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
on all the world’s wonders. This curiosity pushes them to leave no secrets uncovered, and no treasures or legends lost. They revere a fickle deity called the Cat Lord, who is said to wander the world
. Sample tabaxi names include Nest of Eggs (“Eggs”), Dead Leaf (“Leaf”), Eyes of Onyx (“Onyx”), Lost Spear (“Lost”), and Daylight Moon (“Moon”). Clan names include Distant Rain, Hundred Feathers, Sleeping
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Reality Dawns When Kas reveals himself, a cacophony erupts downstairs. Sleeping characters are awakened, and otherwise occupied characters hear the following: Violent slamming and terrible crashes
late. Regardless of the characters’ reaction to this revelation, learning it counts as a secret for the purposes of the rules in the “Power of Secrets” section in this book’s introduction.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
describe Annam as a sleeping god whose dreams formed the substance of reality and allowed other gods to create within it. Annam is often described as an all-knowing god whose deep learning, profound
her father of her clever deeds rather than her feats of strength: she solved a sphinx’s riddles, plumbed the secrets of the ocean, and stole a string of pearls from a god of the kuo-toa. Through these
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
slumbering for centuries, a scion of Grolantor (described in chapter 6), begins to stir. The residents of the farming village built on the sleeping giant’s back seek help evacuating. Warren Mahy A giant
scholars and treasure hunters mount expeditions to plunder the ruins and unearth the secrets of the giants. On other worlds, the ruins of ancient giants’ civilizations might not be as numerous or well
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
actually claim a noble title and hobnob with other members of the aristocracy. However, dragons in this category often prefer to avoid the hassles of secrets and disguises, focusing instead on extravagance
kidnapped a well-known storyteller or musician because the dragon is having trouble sleeping. (Noble)
12 An aristocrat is being blackmailed by someone threatening to reveal that the noble is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
recesses, and dwarf-crafted traps still work perfectly well despite their age. In addition, a small number of duergar have come here to breathe life into Durgeddin’s old forges and decipher the secrets
exits. A small fire smolders on the floor before the dais, where six sleeping pallets lie empty, surrounded by packs and supplies. The sound of hammers ringing on iron comes from beyond the doors to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
visiting Skullport, claiming that it’s not safe for adventurers. It also tells them an Undermountain secret, hoping they’ll be lured away by the mystery. Draw a card from the Secrets Deck (see
emanating from within. Sleeping in a pile to the north are twelve goblins. Their weapons and shields lie in a heap to the south. The goblins are reluctant combatants, easily intimidated by shows of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
-grown griffon that appears to be sound asleep. The wind stirs the sleeping griffon’s feathers as it enters through a wide opening in the north wall, beyond which you can see mountain peaks and storm
). GRIFFON TAMING
Goliaths of the Akannathi clan can learn to raise and tame griffons using secrets passed down through the generations. The clan’s griffon trainer, Rahi, shares these secrets with clan
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
of stealing a coin from a sleeping dragon’s hoard. Rumors say the sensates also keep a collection of sensory stones containing unspeakable insights and experiences disruptive to multiversal peace
stored in vaults beneath the campus, including The Secret History of Sigil, a detailed account of the Fated’s activities and the secrets its agents have learned. Volumes of this ongoing research
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
blue dragon. Lightning arcs around his horns and snout as he slumbers amid a scattered collection of coins and glittering jewels.
Sparkrender the blue dragon wyrmling is currently sleeping here
Sparkrender, have the characters turning the north and east statues (nearest the sleeping dragon) each make a DC 14 Dexterity (Stealth) check. On a failed check, the noise of a turning statue wakes the dragon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
keeper of secrets that he must be forced or tricked into divulging.
In a classic tale, Memnor came to Skoraeus and whispered something in his ear. When Surtur demanded to know what Memnor had said
giant gods about magic, wards, banes, hidden treasures, and the secrets of the earth. Skoraeus gave the secret of smelting to Surtur. Skoraeus showed Thrym how to carve runes on his old weapons to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
warning or threatens to reveal one of the character’s secrets. 16–20 All bright light weakens to dim light for 24 hours. Sources that provide dim light, such as candles, do not shed any light. 21–25
the next night, one random sleeping creature vanishes and reappears approximately a foot beneath where they were sleeping—typically buried in undisturbed dirt or in a space beneath floorboards. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
metal pail and yells for the stablemaster (see area G16), who takes 1 minute to arrive. G3: Staircase Halfway up this flight of stairs is a sleeping figure wrapped in a wool blanket. A door is situated
glaive leans in the northeast corner behind the door. Gwish’s Trunk. When the oni is hungry, it sneaks from the guildhouse and invisibly preys on the city, feeding primarily on anyone sleeping
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
for a monk. If combat occurs, sleeping monks wake up and stand up during their first turn. They can each take a normal second turn. By day, four monks (the ones who drew night shift) sleep here. M4
. Guest Quarters The door to this room is usually locked. Qarbo carries the key. He is either in area M9 during the day or sleeping here at night. Eight simple bunks line the walls of this room, each with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
, however, Avery is visibly troubled. Recently, someone managed to break into the upper workshop while he was sleeping and steal four kegs of smokepowder. In their place, he found a drawing of a phoenix
secrets teased from the bathhouse’s clients, and those looking to purchase such information need only whisper in the right ear here. Though this dichotomy keeps Merilyn herself from officially
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
the upper workshop while he was sleeping and steal four kegs of smokepowder. In their place, he found a drawing of a phoenix. Avery is terrified of what the thieves might do with the powder — he’s all
spouses or gossipy wags. Unlike Merilyn, the Reveler’s Union — the city-spanning crew of night-workers — isn’t averse to selling secrets teased from the bathhouse’s clients, and those looking to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
cyclops fears a terrible fate for the miners. Regardless of the characters’ reaction to this revelation, learning it counts for the purposes of the Power of Secrets rules in this book’s introduction. The
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Although she looks like she’s sleeping, the bugbear in this cell, Rothgral, is dead. She deserted a band of mercenaries based near Mithral Hall after meeting a persuasive duergar agent of Lolth
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
any person with the ability to discover and absorb it all powerful beyond compare. The problem with doing that, of course, is the same as with secrets in any other location: one must know that a
sleeping quarters, and arranges for each to meet a monk who will help to plan and then supervise the seeker’s visit to the library. The Court of Air The Court of Air is aptly named. This cobbled
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
to the south reveals a sleeping area. The bed is piled high with sumptuous linens. This area also holds a sturdy wooden wardrobe and a privy.
Guards don’t patrol this room, the eastern door of which
secrets of longevity, but difficult to decipher.” This oversized tome is full of esoteric, archaic text that would require extensive research to decipher. A character who spends 12 weeks studying it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
the body and succeeds on a DC 13 Wisdom (Medicine) check learns the corpse is fresh but bereft of blood. Sleeping Stirges. Four stirges, their bellies engorged with the corpse’s blood, hang asleep
operate the shifting wall in area B21. Additionally, if at least one character joins the faction, Auriga gifts the party a Wand of Secrets from a hidden niche in the altar. The Mages of Usamigaras and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
fault, and he’s glad that no one else was captured in the assault. Regardless of the characters’ reaction to this revelation, learning it counts as a secret for the purposes of the Power of Secrets
a simple sleeping mat and a bookcase full of grim tomes of little value. Two doors exit the tower and connect to the wall walk outside.
Black Moonlight Mirror. A circular opening in the floor
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
gods bear somber expressions and formal regalia. The doors are spiked shut from the outside.
The reliefs portray Dumathoin, the Keeper of Secrets Under the Mountain, and Marthammor Duin, the Watcher
furnishings and decorations have long since been removed. Shards of rubble, broken pottery, and bits of bone litter the floor.
Air cultist use these areas as sleeping quarters. If the characters are disguised
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
are usually off-duty and might be asleep; roll 1d6 to see how many cultists are in their bunks. Sounds of fighting nearby rouse the sleeping cultists, who join the fray on their turns during the third
and rubble choking the eastern part of the chamber. The nothics took up residence here in the hopes that unwary cult members might be easy prey for an ambush or unwittingly yield secrets of power to