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Returning 35 results for 'solid of read disaster verdan'.
Monsters
Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Enigmatic Mind. The archaic’s mind can’t be read, creatures can communicate telepathically with the archaic only if it allows, and magic can’t determine whether the archaic is lying
creature encounters a solid object (such as a ceiling) in this fall, it strikes the object just as it would during a downward fall. If the creature reaches the top of the area without striking anything
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Verdan Traits Verdan characters have a number of traits in common with others of their kind. Ability Score Increase. Your Constitution score increases by 1, and your Charisma score increases by 2
. Age. Verdan reach adulthood at around the age of 24, and it is thought that they might live to nearly 200 years old. However, because no verdan has died of old age since the race’s initial creation
Magic Items
Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
weapon is searching for a new owner.
Azuredge has a solid steel handle etched with tiny runes, wrapped in blue dragon hide with a star sapphire set into the pommel. The axe head is forged from silver
out to a range of 120 feet.
The weapon communicates telepathically with its wielder and can speak, read, and understand Common. It has a calm, delicate voice. The weapon can sense the presence of non
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
encounter, as Arasta summons her arachnid children to protect her. While she has temporary hit points from this trait, she can choose one of her mythic actions when she uses a legendary action.
Read or
the webs can be anchored between two solid masses (such as walls or trees). The webs are flammable. Any webs exposed to fire burn away in 1 round. Any destroyed webs are magically repaired at the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Soth’s Ascent As the party gets clear of the tower, read the following text: You find yourself amid disaster as ragged stone islands and crumbling buildings rise into the sky. Chaos confounds the
Dragon Army troops throughout the city. Dragonnels dodge stones in the skies, while winged draconians race to escape cracking streets.
To the south, violet flame lights the sky. At its center, a solid
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Alien Mind. If a creature tries to read Belashyrra’s thoughts or deals psychic damage to it, that creature must succeed on a DC 22 Intelligence saving throw or be stunned for 1 minute. The
initiative ties), Belashyrra can take a lair action to cause one of the following effects; it can’t use the same effect two rounds in a row:
An eye opens on a solid surface within 60 feet of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
can grapple only one creature at a time and can’t use Force Fist until the grapple ends.
Living Blade of Disaster A living blade of disaster is a blade of disaster spell (see appendix D) with a wicked
will of its own. It looks like a floating, black planar rift in the shape of a sword. Like a demon, it craves destruction. Living Blade of Disaster
Small construct, chaotic evil
Armor Class 14
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
the signs written in starlight. They read these signs as omens, giving them glimpses of what is to come, and they eagerly examine the potential futures of any creatures who come to them in peace
. Rising from the far side of the bridge are the lair’s anterior spires. These solid, pointed shafts resemble inverted icicles more than towers and enclose a terraced, open-air amphitheater that
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
sky and tracking the signs written in starlight. They read these signs as omens, giving them glimpses of what is to come, and they eagerly examine the potential futures of any creatures who come to
spans a chasm between a lesser peak and the lair.
Anterior Spires. Rising from the far side of the bridge are the lair’s anterior spires. These solid, pointed shafts resemble inverted icicles more
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Temple of the Immortal Lotus If the characters follow the tracks leading to the temple, read: The tracks lead you to the western edge of a secluded glade. The trees partially obscure what appear to
be several wooden structures in the clearing, but these are dwarfed by a tower-sized monument at the far end resembling a giant lotus blossom, hewn out of solid rock and bursting out of the earth.
If
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
34. Peephole If one or more characters approach this area from the south, read: The corridor turns sharply to the left. At the corner just before the turn, a peephole is carved into the stone wall at
a height of 6 feet.
The peephole forms one end of a 5-foot-long tube cut through the solid rock wall. Magnifying lenses set throughout the tube give anyone who peers through the hole a clear view
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
the will-o’-wisp in the distance. If the characters approach from the north, read: The hallway abruptly ends at a blank stone wall.
If the wall is hammered on, it will sound solid. A character who
23A. Triangular Stone If the characters approach from the south, read: You come upon a ten-foot-wide pit that stretches across the corridor. Beyond it is a wedge-shaped stone block or pillar that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Storm of Destruction As Nisha raises the Riverine’s Shankha above her head and the Shankha Trials conclude, read the following description: Thunder rings out as the sky fills with clouds. From the
.
The characters have a moment to react to the sudden disaster. The plaza surrounding the riverine temple is thousands of feet long and packed with people. There’s little the characters can do to stop
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
the forest, wealthy from the work of its woodcutters and trappers. Then thirty years ago, the eruption of Mount Hotenow to the north devastated Thundertree. In the wake of the natural disaster, a plague
area 7). As the party approaches the ruins, read the following: Gradually, the trail becomes an old, overgrown lane winding between dilapidated buildings choked in vines and brush. Ahead of you, in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
its woodcutters and trappers. Thirty years ago, the eruption of Mount Hotenow to the north devastated Thundertree. In the wake of the natural disaster, a plague of strange zombies swept over the area
ruined settlement, read the following: Gradually, the trail becomes an old, overgrown lane winding between dilapidated buildings choked with vines and brush. In the middle of the settlement rises a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a7
them, read: A ten-foot-deep, empty pit completely fills the passageway and extends so far as to make jumping across it impossible for most creatures.
Spike Trap. The characters might deduce that
block didn’t work—unless the check fails by 5 or more, in which case the job seems solid but fails when someone walks on the plate.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Humanoids or monsters might move in or out of the dragon’s territory. Cataclysmic Disaster. A dragon rampaging through inhabited lands can be worse than any natural disaster. What has stirred the dragon’s
other kinds of events described here, with dragons as its focus. Alternatively, the prophecy might be uttered by a dragon or read and interpreted primarily by dragons (like the Draconic Prophecy in the world of Eberron).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
of the island from where the wizard Nass Lantomir met her doom. Read or paraphrase the following boxed text to the players, whether the characters approach the island by sea or air: The fog through
which you’ve been traveling thins enough for you to see fifty-foot-high cliffs of solid ice ahead. Jutting out of the water off the coast are the bare, weather-beaten masts of sunken ships.
Ahead, you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
72. Trial of the Triangle The door to this area has a triangle carved into it. When the characters open the door, read: A five-foot-wide, floor-to-ceiling glass cylinder near the back wall of this
brittle and can be shattered with any solid hit. Once the cylinder is destroyed, anyone can walk up to the lever and pull it.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
. They now watch the rebuilding of the town with caution, hoping that the reconstructed tower does not bring similar disaster. When the characters first arrive at the town (after securing it during the
quest “A Normal Day in Leilon”), show the Leilon map to the players and use the following read-aloud text: Leilon is a ruined town encircled by an earthen rampart. To the southwest, new settlers
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
73. Trial of the Square The door to this area has a square carved into it. When the characters open the door, read: This room is filled with flying sheets of parchment, with writing on the pages
lever on the north wall is carved from bone but is insubstantial, such that a character’s hand passes right through it. The lever appears solid to a creature on the Ethereal Plane, and an ethereal
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
. Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common and Primordial. SPELL: WALL OF WATER
3rd-level evocation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V, S, M (a drop of water)
Duration
cause the area of the wall they pass through to freeze solid (at least a 5-foot square section is frozen). Each 5-foot-square frozen section has AC 5 and 15 hit points. Reducing a frozen section to 0 hit points destroys it. When a section is destroyed, the wall’s water doesn’t fill it.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
might discover the tomb by accident or with the aid of Fargas Rumblefoot, the halfling from the Silken Paths encounter. Either way, when they’re nearby, read the following to the players: A soft
the tomb is a 10-foot-by-10-foot slab of solid marble encased in a thin layer of beaten bronze. The bronze has turned green with age. The door pivots on a central axis, creating narrow openings on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
bolted into the wall about three feet above the floor. Ten oiled chains are secured to the bars, leading up to a hole bored in the ceiling. Another solid stone door is in the middle of the east wall
.
An eight-foot-tall rectangular stone stands upright in the room’s center. The stone has an inscription on it that’s hard to read from a distance. At the foot of the standing stone, a small human is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
E2. Blood of the Vine Tavern A single shaft of light thrusts illumination into the main square, its brightness looking like a solid pillar in the heavy fog. Above the gaping doorway, a sign hangs
precariously askew, proclaiming this to be the Blood on the Vine tavern. The tavern building is about 60 feet square. Close inspection of the sign reveals that it originally read “Blood of the Vine.” (An
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
rendezvous point leads to a more solid section of Witherbloom’s campus. Crates. Each crate is a sealed, steel box weighing about 150 pounds. Also, each crate has AC 19; 33 hit points; and immunity to
of pairs of students. Either the instructor or a character must read each scroll and cast its spell, which must be used to transport the crates to the northwest corner of the map. If the task takes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
destroy the fort. Reconnaissance Wheelwatch Outpost lies south of where the streams known as the Gravel Run and the Raiding Rill meet. Read the following description when the characters come within sight
solid watchtowers. Torchlight shines through the fort’s windows, and every so often, armored figures make their way along the walls.
If a character spends eight hours observing the fort, they
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sleeping Dragon’s Wake
the rebuilding of the town with caution, hoping that the reconstructed tower does not bring similar disaster. When you are ready for the adventure to get underway, show the Leilon map to the players
and read the following boxed text aloud: The half-finished palisade of Leilon will soon make a complete semicircle on the northeast side of the town, defended by an earthen rampart. To the southwest
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
heading to the ramparts atop Castle Kalaman. When the party arrives, read the following text: On a broken stone buttress jutting from the ancient tower wall perches an exhausted dragonnel, its coppery
ideas, Darrett makes the following suggestions: Facing the Undead dragons and the Dragon Army troops directly on the surface of the flying citadel would end in disaster. The citadel is surrounded by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
heart) being turned to creative pursuits after years of violence in the Last War. “When towers rise from rubble.” These words could be a general reference to buildings rebuilt after a disaster, or
, destructive fire raging to life after long lying dormant, or perhaps even the hatching of a red dragon’s egg. “Five shall rise to cause a dragon’s fall.” The best way to read this line is as a reference
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
ghosts bound to Leilon’s ruins. They now watch the rebuilding of the town with caution, hoping that the reconstructed tower does not bring similar disaster. When you are ready for the adventure to
get underway, show the Leilon map to the players and read the following boxed text aloud: The palisade of Leilon forms a semicircle on the northeastern side of the town, defended by an earthen rampart
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
below. Read or paraphrase the following to set the scene: This modest-sized town is comprised of some fifty buildings, most of which show signs of regular upkeep. Farms and an apple orchard mark the
old manor house. Most of its walls have collapsed in what appears to be a recent disaster, with traces of smoke still rising from piles of tumbled stone.
When the characters approach the stage or try
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
The Citadel’s Destruction If the characters destroy the brazier in area S23, read the following text: With a cacophony of whispered sighs, the violet flames vanish. You feel the flying island beneath
to flee the citadel as swiftly as possible. Soth’s End The characters witness Lord Soth consumed by disaster. If he is in area S23 or area S25, the ground opens beneath the death knight and he falls
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
. Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common. Subrace. The beast within shapes each shifter physically and mentally. The four major subraces of shifter include: beasthide, longtooth, swiftstride, and
wildhunt. Choose a subrace for your shifter. Beasthide Stoic and solid, a beasthide shifter draws strength and stability from the beast within. Beasthide shifters are typically tied to the bear or the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
2. Hunting Kennel The stone outbuilding has a mossy roof and no windows. The solid oak doors at either end are 9 feet tall; the whole thing resembles a small barn.
Opening the door requires a knock
spell or a successful DC 20 Strength check; hammering on it brings the occupants over to open it, but they might be a surprise. When the door opens, read: Trepsin The door opens and the smell of