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Shifter

Species Eberron: Forge of the Artificer

Shifters—sometimes called “weretouched”—descend from people who contracted full or partial lycanthropy. Humanoids with a bestial aspect, shifters can’t change shape

a shifter’s appearance might remind an onlooker of an animal, the shifter remains clearly identifiable as a Humanoid even when at their most feral. Shifter Traits Creature Type: HumanoidSize

Ki-rin Legacy

Monsters Volo's Guide to Monsters

natural site, and the entrance is difficult for visitors to find and reach. Inside, the lair is a serene and comfortable place, its ambiance a mix between palace and temple. If the ki-rin has taken

concentrate for the change in weather to persist. Within 3 miles of the lair, winds buoy non-evil creatures that fall due to no act of the ki-rin or its allies. Such creatures descend at a rate of 60 feet

Ancient Deep Dragon Legacy

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

taking on a new form, making new allies, or trying a new strategy, flexibility keeps one youthful. (Chaotic) 5 Superiority. Weaker creatures cannot be trusted, so I constantly remind my servants

, they use local settlements—and any competent visitors—as pawns in their struggle. 4 An ancient deep dragon has put the folk of a city to work building the dragon a metropolis to rule

Adult Deep Dragon Legacy

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

taking on a new form, making new allies, or trying a new strategy, flexibility keeps one youthful. (Chaotic) 5 Superiority. Weaker creatures cannot be trusted, so I constantly remind my servants

treasures with significant financial or sentimental value to the host dragon are stored away in the protected hoard, these tastefully appointed visitors’ chambers contain lesser treasures from

Ki-rin

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

from a natural site, and the entrance is difficult for visitors to find and reach. Inside, the lair is a serene and comfortable place, its ambiance a mix between palace and temple. If the ki-rin has

lair, winds buoy creatures that fall due to no act of the ki-rin or its allies. Such creatures descend at a rate of 60 feet per round and take no falling damage. Aberrations, Fiends, and Undead don

Young Amethyst Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

. Strangely, though, they are intrigued by and fond of flumph;flumphs. These Aberrations, which oppose the depredations of mind flayer;mind flayers and other wicked Aberrations, remind amethyst dragons that

dragon's lair, and its members telepathically commune with the dragon and any visitors in the lair from time to time. 2 A young amethyst dragon and a githzerai zerth travel together, learning

Everything's Awful

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

Everything’s Awful Avernus is insidious in the way it fosters greed and makes visitors pay or barter for the things they need to survive. Most of the wildlife on Avernus is not edible to mortals, and

most sources of water are poisonous or otherwise tainted. The rarity of edible food and drinkable water encourages hoarding behavior. You can remind players about the awfulness of Avernus in the

1. Grand Foyer

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

1. Grand Foyer The stairs from level 21 descend to a grand entry chamber that contains the following features: Pillars. Pillars support the 40-foot-high, vaulted ceiling. Grells. Six grells float

behind the pillars to the north. The grells attack visitors and can use their tentacles to open and close doors as needed. Apparitions. Spectral images of dead servants and adventurers occasionally

Moonstalker Guildhall

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things

looking to impress the client or they see the client as potentially dangerous and want backup in case negotiations break down. In either case, Moonstalkers usually blindfold visitors before leading them

descend a stone staircase to the guildhall’s crescent antechamber. Wanewort has also created four magical doors that connect to other cities during different phases of the moon. Each leads to a Moonstalker-owned building in that city.

Crystal Dragon Treasures

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

Crystal Dragon Treasures Crystal dragons covet bright, opulent objects; baubles and trinkets that remind them of the stars, sky, sun, or heavens; and relics that aid in the divinatory arts. They

they collect, always trying to display those items they consider most precious in a tasteful and interesting way and recounting their elaborate histories to visitors whenever possible. Indeed, crystal

Beneath the Waves

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

Beneath the Waves Schools of silvery fish swarm around the characters as they descend through the first few hundred feet of the Nightsea. Life in the sunlight zone begins to thin as the water changes

from vibrant blue-green to deeper blue. Once the characters descend 500 feet, only dim light illuminates their surroundings. After the characters descend 3,000 feet, they enter an area of complete

Feywild Guides

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Domains of Delight: A Feywild Accessory

Feywild Guides The Feywild has its own illogical logic that visitors from other planes can never fully grasp. A guide who is well-versed in the ways of the Feywild can save travelers time and

frustration, possibly even their freedom and their lives—by helping them avoid or get around the illogical logic. While visitors are easily vexed by roads that lead nowhere and forest trails that double back

Shifter

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer

Shifter John Thacker Shifters—sometimes called “weretouched”—descend from people who contracted full or partial lycanthropy. Humanoids with a bestial aspect, shifters can’t change shape fully, but

appearance might remind an onlooker of an animal, the shifter remains clearly identifiable as a Humanoid even when at their most feral. Shifter Traits Creature Type: Humanoid Size: Medium (about 4–7 feet

Example Observatory

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things

Example Observatory Map 13.1 shows an example of a midsize observatory. This observatory is staffed by 2d4 scholars who study the stars and provide visitors with information and counsel. Use the mage

the observatory leads into the building’s ground floor. Suspended from the ceiling is a clockface ten feet across, surrounded by slowly turning gears. Slender metal chains descend from the gears

Starting the Adventure

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries

part of the library, close to a collection of ancient books, might be a compelling enough reason for the characters to stay there. The characters descend into the Firefly Cellar through the hatch in the

voice from below. “Oh?” The elf looks down and seems surprised at your presence. Then she says, indicating the room around her, “Ah. Visitors. I’m Scribe Varnyr. Sorry for the state of things. As

The Braeryn

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

, bankrupt merchants, escaped slaves, and the homeless or maimed are common here, as are visitors to the city who wish to go unnoticed. The population of the Stenchstreets has swelled in the wake of

hungry and crawl out of buildings or descend from rooftops to attack the party. Infected Drow This drow has been infected with Zuggtmoy’s spores (see chapter 5) and will succumb to the infestation in

Great Chasm

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within

Great Chasm The Great Chasm gapes in Sithicus like a wound. None can say how deep it goes, as light fails to pierce more than a few dozen feet into the ravine. Those who descend deeper vanish into

her visitors’ shadows. Pedro Cardoso Map 2.30: Sithicus View Player Version Sithicus Locations Location Description Giant’s Cloak Throughout the Giant’s Cloak forest are petrified trees carved

Akros's Surroundings

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

, landslides, and venomous animals make travel dangerous for anyone who doesn’t know the terrain, and visitors wishing to avoid suspicion from patrolling stratians would be wise to stick to the roads. (STEVEN

, where the Lukos finish off any stragglers. Pharagax Bridge. On the western border of Akros gapes a massive chasm rumored to descend all the way to the underworld and belch forth foul creatures. The

High Forest

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

remind us of the fallen cities and empires of the past. The High Forest once sheltered three great elven realms beneath its boughs, and the bones of those empires still lie tangled in its roots. Many

often goes awry here, and the caverns deep beneath the site are rumored to contain all manner of magical portals. If it isn’t the elves, the fey, or the trees themselves watching visitors, it might be

Duthcloim

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

small inns, taprooms, and pleasure houses catering to locals, visitors, and high-status drow seeking distraction. Parts of Duthcloim were damaged or destroyed after Demogorgon emerged from the Clawrift

hit point. Disturbing the eggs attracts 1d4 giant spiders, which descend from nearby rooftops to defend the nest. Statue of Lolth The characters stumble upon a 9-foot-tall statue of Lolth depicted in

Monastery Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

visitors’ story, then turn the party away unless the characters make convincing arguments about their importance. If the doors are unlocked, the characters can walk in without announcing themselves

described in area M21 and also releases the umber hulk in that room. Audience with Qarbo Qarbo is the second-in-command at the monastery, but the abbess Hellenrae doesn’t like to deal with visitors. It

Ki-rin

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

outside, a ki-rin’s lair is indistinguishable from a natural site, and the entrance is difficult for visitors to find and reach. Inside, the lair is a serene and comfortable place, its ambiance a mix

due to no act of the ki-rin or its allies. Such creatures descend at a rate of 60 feet per round and take no falling damage. Aberrations, Fiends, and Undead don’t gain this benefit, falling as normal

Nine Hells

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

Lords of the Nine. To reach Nessus, one must descend through all eight layers above it in order. The most expeditious means of doing so is the River Styx, which plunges ever deeper as it flows from one

rivers. Stygia Levistus’s prison is a frigid hellscape of jagged ice and cold fire. Malbolge An ever-crumbling mountain threatens to bury visitors. Maladomini Swarms of hungry flies plague dead cities

The Nine Hells

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

Hells. Optional Rule: Pervasive Evil Evil pervades the Nine Hells, and visitors to this plane feel its influence. At the end of each long rest taken on this plane, a visitor that isn’t evil must make a

descend through all eight of the layers above it, in order. The most expeditious means of doing so is the River Styx, which plunges ever deeper as it flows from one layer to the next. Only the most

Ki-rin

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

, and the entrance is difficult for visitors to find and reach. Inside, the lair is a serene and comfortable place, its ambiance a mix between palace and temple. If the ki-rin has taken creatures into

change in weather to persist. Within 3 miles of the lair, winds buoy non-evil creatures that fall due to no act of the ki-rin or its allies. Such creatures descend at a rate of 60 feet per round and

Areas of the Fire Temple

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

pay little attention to anyone heading in that direction. Visitors heading east must make the handsign of the fire cult (one hand in a fist, thumb up, with the other hand over the fist) or state the

pass phrase, which is “Fire is eternal!” Otherwise, visitors must convince the hobgoblins that they must talk to temple leaders. The hobgoblins attack if none of these things happens. If the characters

Hobgoblins

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

where they can hide their numbers and keep their presence secret. Such an arrangement isn’t desirable, because space is usually at a premium. Permanent Visitors. If a hobgoblin legion is looking for

similar facilities for the practice of warfare. Monuments, typically statues and pillars, are erected around these areas to remind the legion of past glories. Every legion’s headquarters includes a command

Maelstrom Level 2

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

several high-ranking visitors: a cloud giant count named Vaal (neutral evil), a fire giant duchess named Tartha (lawful evil), a frost giant jarl named Hellenhild (neutral evil), and a stone giant thane

room. The coral fountain spouts fresh water (see “Treasure”), which the giants drink from their conch shells. The giant visitors know better than to start a fight in here. They have no interest in

Halfling Gods and Myths

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

halfling gods are viewed as folk heroes — mortal beings who ascended to divinity, rather than divine entities who descend from their realms to influence the world. Because of this outlook, halflings

hearth. The home is a welcoming place, but it is also sacrosanct. Halflings honor Cyrrollalee by opening their homes to visitors, and by respecting the home of one’s host as if it were one’s own

Maelstrom Level 1

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

on some other visitors. Pool and Sunken Passage Next to the staircase is a 40-foot-deep circular pool with a 30-foot-high passageway at the bottom. The flooded passage leads to area 1. A barnacle

area 31. Halfway up the spiral staircase is a secret door that opens into area 23. Rough-hewn stairs in the south wall descend to area 7. Development If Nym retreats to this chamber, she raises the

Eternal Garden Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

but fun loving, and all are genuinely delighted to see new visitors—mostly because they have new people to tease, as the rest of the garden’s inhabitants have long grown weary of their antics

toward the garden’s denizens and peaceful visitors. Gorguth is a chimera with the following changes: His alignment is chaotic neutral. He speaks Common and Draconic. Gorguth enjoys flying over the garden

Faerûn

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

for the “fat philosophers” of Heptios is widely known. Toreus welcomes all visitors, even those from lands that are despised or mistrusted, and foreign coin can buy nearly anything there. The

as the work of the Netherese, and remind their former trading partners of the long and mutually profitable relationships they previously enjoyed. To prove its good intentions, Sembia has “allowed

Locations E - H

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

. Soldiers of the city’s army make a show of patrolling the walls, to reassure citizens and visitors as well as to discourage attackers. The buildings of Everlund are stately and well maintained, with

important matters and plan for the tribe’s future. While Halric enjoys the comforts of a king, the rest of the tribe lives in squalor. At various times in the past, visitors were welcome to meet and

Test Page

compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Legends of Greyhawk

yard. One is a girl with pale cornflower-blue skin and pink, fungus-shaped horns. She wears a dirndl and an apron with many pockets. The other is a boy whose skin and horns remind you of sliced

place in the village where visitors can stay. For a map of the Inn of the Paladin Prince, see “Map: Inn of the Paladin Prince.” For a list of available provender, give the players “Player Handout

Camp Righteous

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

heart of the shrine. The overconfident visitors neglected to build defenses around the camp, believing that their own strong arms were sufficient protection. A couple months ago, they were proved

saving throw. After 3 rounds, the bricks stop falling. A rider/carrier team trying to descend the stairs while carrying the alchemy jug makes Dexterity (Acrobatics) checks with disadvantage unless the jug is placed in a backpack, or slung in a sack or some other hands-free carrier.

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