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Tomb of Annihilation
practice archaeology travel to the far corners of the world to root through crumbled cities and lost dungeons, digging in search of artifacts that might tell the stories of monarchs and high priests, wars
century old.
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Few archaeologists can resist the lure of an unexplored ruin or dungeon, particularly if such a site is the source of legends or is rumored to contain
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Deep within the forests of Obojima, there is a very special plant called a spiral fern that is the source of fizzing green. Only a few druids
and naturalists know the secret to getting a spiral fern to release fizzing green, and they are reluctant to tell, but will gladly go and harvest the strange, effervescent substance for a trade.
Monsters
Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
payment of fresh food and metal weapons. A blindheim's radiant eyes make these creatures a unique source of light in the Underdark depths, and are bright enough to hinder creatures that suffer in the
tell the sun about them, and ask endless questions about the sun's actions, its anger, and its attitudes. But surface folk who attempt to soothe the blindheims' fears often cause these creatures great
Adult Brass Dragon
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desert sands within 1 mile of the dragon’s lair. These illusions move and appear real, although they can do no harm. A creature that examines an image from a distance can tell it’s an
Intelligence of 3 or higher comes within 30 feet of a water source within 1 mile of the dragon’s lair, the dragon becomes aware of the creature’s presence and location.
If the dragon dies, the
Ancient Brass Dragon
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image from a distance can tell it’s an illusion with a successful DC 20 Intelligence (Investigation) check. Any physical interaction with an image reveals it to be an illusion, because objects pass
through it.
Whenever a creature with an Intelligence of 3 or higher comes within 30 feet of a water source within 1 mile of the dragon’s lair, the dragon becomes aware of the creature’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
and Walls. The characters can clearly tell the difference between the natural tunnels and the worked marble of ancient Istarian structures. Slope. All the chambers tilt slightly down to the southwest
, due to the resting angle of the city’s eastern district. Darkness. The tunnels are not illuminated. Area descriptions assume the characters have a light source or other means of seeing in the dark.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
and Walls. The characters can clearly tell the difference between the natural tunnels and the worked marble of ancient Istarian structures. Slope. All the chambers tilt slightly down to the southwest
, due to the resting angle of the city’s eastern district. Darkness. The tunnels are not illuminated. Area descriptions assume the characters have a light source or other means of seeing in the dark.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
river’s south side. Characters can tell that this stream is the source of the pollution. Journey Upstream. Borogrove, a kindly Treant, keeps watch over the wood and meets the characters as they follow
the polluted stream. He knows the source of the corruption is inside a cave that the stream spills out of. He gives the characters a magic acorn. If swallowed, the acorn conveys the benefits of a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
river’s south side. Characters can tell that this stream is the source of the pollution. Journey Upstream. Borogrove, a kindly Treant, keeps watch over the wood and meets the characters as they follow
the polluted stream. He knows the source of the corruption is inside a cave that the stream spills out of. He gives the characters a magic acorn. If swallowed, the acorn conveys the benefits of a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Bard Music is the fruit of the divine tree that vibrates with the Words of Creation. But the question I ask you is, can a bard go to the root of this tree? Can one tap into the source of that power
feats of valor as well as their less than impressive failures. Of course, the world has many people who can carry a tune or tell a good story, and there’s much more to any adventuring bard than a glib
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
the caster and lasting for 5 minutes. Darkness. The interior of the Spire is dark. Area descriptions assume the characters have a light source or other means of seeing in the dark. Preternatural Silence
the cavern floor. The cavern has no ceiling—it rises endlessly into the infinite hollow of the Spire’s interior. Ascetelis can tell the characters that rilmani artisans occasionally scavenge useful
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Bard Music is the fruit of the divine tree that vibrates with the Words of Creation. But the question I ask you is, can a bard go to the root of this tree? Can one tap into the source of that power
feats of valor as well as their less than impressive failures. Of course, the world has many people who can carry a tune or tell a good story, and there’s much more to any adventuring bard than a glib
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
the caster and lasting for 5 minutes. Darkness. The interior of the Spire is dark. Area descriptions assume the characters have a light source or other means of seeing in the dark. Preternatural Silence
the cavern floor. The cavern has no ceiling—it rises endlessly into the infinite hollow of the Spire’s interior. Ascetelis can tell the characters that rilmani artisans occasionally scavenge useful
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
she needs the help of trustworthy adventurers to find the source of sereno and put an end to it. She goes on to share the following information: The sereno outbreak has killed many since it began a few
months ago. One night while Paloma and three allies were traveling, trying to determine the source of the outbreak, a strange owl revealed itself to be a terrible fiend. They wounded the fiend, but it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
she needs the help of trustworthy adventurers to find the source of sereno and put an end to it. She goes on to share the following information: The sereno outbreak has killed many since it began a few
months ago. One night while Paloma and three allies were traveling, trying to determine the source of the outbreak, a strange owl revealed itself to be a terrible fiend. They wounded the fiend, but it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
sourcebook that’s come before it, this book is intended to be a source of inspiration: use what inspires you, but always feel empowered to change the world to better suit the story you want to tell
the underworld of Khyber, the source of many aberrations and monsters. It’s the result of recent experiments by one of the dragonmarked houses or a mad artificer. It comes from one of the planes and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
sourcebook that’s come before it, this book is intended to be a source of inspiration: use what inspires you, but always feel empowered to change the world to better suit the story you want to tell
the underworld of Khyber, the source of many aberrations and monsters. It’s the result of recent experiments by one of the dragonmarked houses or a mad artificer. It comes from one of the planes and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
council meeting. She flatly refuses to tell anyone the source of her knowledge if asked. This makes Ulder Ravengard, King Connerad, and Ontharr Frume suspicious, but others take the secrecy in stride
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
otherwise. The boxed text for those locations assumes that the characters have darkvision or a light source. Rubble. Areas of crumbling rock and gravel are difficult terrain (see “Difficult Terrain” in the
either 5 feet on a side or 10 feet on a side.
Compass Rose. A compass rose comes in handy when you’re describing locations. For instance, you might need to tell players about “barrels along the north wall” or “the staircase descending to the west.”
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
otherwise. The boxed text for those locations assumes that the characters have darkvision or a light source. Rubble. Areas of crumbling rock and gravel are difficult terrain (see “Difficult Terrain” in the
either 5 feet on a side or 10 feet on a side.
Compass Rose. A compass rose comes in handy when you’re describing locations. For instance, you might need to tell players about “barrels along the north wall” or “the staircase descending to the west.”
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
council meeting. She flatly refuses to tell anyone the source of her knowledge if asked. This makes Ulder Ravengard, King Connerad, and Ontharr Frume suspicious, but others take the secrecy in stride
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
the area. The music, which blends woodwinds and bells, is faint and has no discernible source. Breakaway Roofs Where denoted in area descriptions, certain parts of the lair have 5-foot-thick breakaway
(Investigation) check. On a success, the character can tell that the roof has been structurally weakened but is in no danger of collapsing on its own. A character with Tremorsense has Advantage on this check
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
the area. The music, which blends woodwinds and bells, is faint and has no discernible source. Breakaway Roofs Where denoted in area descriptions, certain parts of the lair have 5-foot-thick breakaway
(Investigation) check. On a success, the character can tell that the roof has been structurally weakened but is in no danger of collapsing on its own. A character with Tremorsense has Advantage on this check
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
soaks in water from the well; this provides both good camouflage and partial protection against fire. The muddy cape allows him to ignore the first 10 points of fire damage from any attack or source
carcass hangs from the tripod by a rope: probably a young boar, though the flies make it hard to tell. Beneath it is a bowl circled by runes written in blood.
The runes are written in Giant. Trepsin
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
veteran) is loudly trying to pick a fight with three local commoners, who are clearly no match for the lout. If the characters intervene, the grateful locals become a reliable source of information
Forbidden City gives birth to a terrible new god! The snake-men know! They know!” Then he stumbles away into the crowd. Passersby tell the adventurers to ignore the beggar, and that his predictions are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
humanoid rather than reflecting the creature’s physical form. Sages postulate that the first perytons were humans transformed by a hideous curse or magical experiment, but bards tell a different tale
the mountains know to avoid confrontations with these monsters at all costs.
Established settlements are attractive to perytons as a renewable food source. As such, village councils and local
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
color, and its area is lightly obscured. Anyone can tell that the gas is irritating, but it takes a successful DC 15 Intelligence (Nature) check to discern the gas’s toxicity. Flames in the gas sputter
and glow redly, and any attempt to use natural means to ignite a fire has only a 50 percent chance of success. Fire used as a light source has an effective radius only half normal. A creature takes 3
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
veteran) is loudly trying to pick a fight with three local commoners, who are clearly no match for the lout. If the characters intervene, the grateful locals become a reliable source of information
Forbidden City gives birth to a terrible new god! The snake-men know! They know!” Then he stumbles away into the crowd. Passersby tell the adventurers to ignore the beggar, and that his predictions are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
color, and its area is lightly obscured. Anyone can tell that the gas is irritating, but it takes a successful DC 15 Intelligence (Nature) check to discern the gas’s toxicity. Flames in the gas sputter
and glow redly, and any attempt to use natural means to ignite a fire has only a 50 percent chance of success. Fire used as a light source has an effective radius only half normal. A creature takes 3
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
soaks in water from the well; this provides both good camouflage and partial protection against fire. The muddy cape allows him to ignore the first 10 points of fire damage from any attack or source
carcass hangs from the tripod by a rope: probably a young boar, though the flies make it hard to tell. Beneath it is a bowl circled by runes written in blood.
The runes are written in Giant. Trepsin
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
could shape the future. These ancient mysteries can be a source of fantastic adventures and terrible danger. If it exists in D&D, it has a place in Eberron… But it may not be the place you’re used to
. These elements are all part of Eberron, but you don’t have to use all of them in every story. As you go through this chapter, decide which themes appeal to you and best fit the stories you want to tell.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
that feeds the waterwheel. As the wheel rotates, the chains connected to it move the clock gears, which in turn control the hands and dials on the clock’s face. This clock can tell not just the time of
. This is the observatory’s primary source of income; since demand is low, funding is a perpetual struggle. Adjoining chambers accommodate the observatory staff. Stairs ascend from the clock room to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
wandslinger training as opposed to the usual source. If you’re playing a sorcerer or warlock, you could say that your choice of Sorcerous Origin or Otherworldly Patron reflects specialized military
. Instead of dealing with the demands of a patron, you might receive requests from your former commander or your comrades from the war. Ultimately, it’s about the story you want to tell with your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
variety of contemporary and historical cultures in your game’s setting, it’s enough to tell your players that some of the coins are unfamiliar in their size, shape, or inscription—but their value is
of your choice from the Dungeon Master’s Guide, chapter 2 of this book, or any other source. As described in Xanathar’s Guide to Everything, the items found on Magic Item Table A through Magic Item
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
variety of contemporary and historical cultures in your game’s setting, it’s enough to tell your players that some of the coins are unfamiliar in their size, shape, or inscription—but their value is
of your choice from the Dungeon Master’s Guide, chapter 2 of this book, or any other source. As described in Xanathar’s Guide to Everything, the items found on Magic Item Table A through Magic Item