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Returning 33 results for 'speaking of interest both'.
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Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
Redbrand Ruffians Within a day or so of the adventurers’ arrival in Phandalin, a confrontation with the Redbrands becomes inevitable. This can happen in a number of different ways: After speaking
“Redbrand Hideout.” If the characters show no interest in the Redbrands, a gang of the ruffians seeks them out and picks a fight in the street. Run this encounter as the characters are leaving one of the locations in the town.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
interest in the Speaking Stones (use the priest statistics in the Monster Manual, but also give Gurnik the Stone Camouflage, Gnome Cunning, and Innate Spellcasting features of a deep gnome). He asks them
13. Speaking Stones A circle of stone menhirs predating Blingdenstone stands at the center of this small cavern. The gnomes believe this henge is a cluster of truly ancient galeb duhr, venerated as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
speaking with the banshee makes the check. If that player roleplays the encounter well, allow him or her to make the check with advantage. If any character has Sister Garaele’s silver comb and
, divide 200 XP equally among the characters. WHERE'S THE MAP?
No maps are provided for Agatha’s lair, Old Owl Well, or Wyvern Tor. These adventure locations contain only one or two points of interest
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Chapter 6: Blingdenstone Blingdenstone, once called the City of Speaking Stones, is a deep gnome settlement founded more than two millennia ago. The deep gnomes, insular and secretive by nature, care
combination of misdirection and magic. It wasn’t until they provided shelter to a drow exile named Drizzt Do’Urden that the deep gnomes began to take a more active interest in the world outside their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
effects. The passage to the right contains nothing of interest. Mirror Gate to Level 10. At the end of the west tunnel, a tall oval mirror framed in stone hangs on the rocky wall. The mirror’s frame is
mirror is one of Halaster’s gates (see “Gates”). Its rules are as follows: Speaking the proper command word while standing in front of the mirror opens the gate for 1 minute. Characters must be 11th level
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
bear’s mate and 1d4 cubs (noncombatants). Chwingas As the characters navigate the woods or stop to rest, 1d4 chwingas (see appendix C) take an interest in them. Fox and Hare The characters spot an arctic
facilitates communication with small beasts. Speaking to the fox prompts the hare to flee, and vice versa. A friendly animal can lead the characters to the white moose’s tracks in the snow after 1d4 hours
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
nothing happen to me. If it’s necessary that others sacrifice themselves for my security, so be it.” Speaking of the Past As long as the characters approach in a nonthreatening way, Faerl is willing
to talk to them, though his bodyguards stand close by. Faerl pretends to take an interest in any talk of the characters looking into the Yellowcrest murders, calling the fact that no one was ever
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
(see appendix B). Unlike the real Kas, whom the characters encountered in the previous chapter, this imagined Kas is despondent and has no interest in fighting. Kas doesn’t recognize the characters and
is open to speaking with them, though he is bored by any topic of conversation that doesn’t involve his own predicament. As long as he is shackled, Kas’s speed is 5 feet, and he is unable to leave
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
understand individuality in others. When speaking to a group, the tridrone might focus its attention on the adventurer it believes to be at the top of the party’s hierarchy even while talking to another
thought about whether the Orderer might provide a solution to the modrons’ predicament. If the characters express an interest in investigating this possibility, the tridrone leads the party to the center of the Labyrinth where the Maze Engine is found.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
it might subtly remove all known Dwarvish-speaking characters from the simulation until its familiarity with that language improves significantly.
The Yawning Portal. The most accurate and fleshed
tries to create enough situations of interest in the tavern to keep its captive audience engaged. Extremiton appears in the Yawning Portal as its gruff proprietor, Durnan, though it can inhabit other
compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Legends of Greyhawk: Secrets of the Free City
of Emridy Meadows and the disappearance of Prince Thrommel IV. Though her agents had nearly given up on the endeavor, recent activity in Hommlet and Nulb has rekindled interest. The Package. It was
librarians: the most Lena’s allies have gleaned is that it is tied to enchantments using the blood of the library’s custodians. Starting Point. Lena suggests starting the investigation by speaking with Abra
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
incident from a few months ago. She reported a former friend and Dran Enterprises operative named Arla Razortongue to her bosses for speaking out about the organization’s unethical practices. (See
characters help Velos and mention their interest in Dran Enterprises, he shares that he recently overheard a melancholy employee talking about how a friend “got invited to headquarters but accidentally
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
the seeking of treasure or ale, that they forgot how to live in any other way but in pursuit of it. That’s what stone giants do.
— Elminster
Speaking Stones Although they are unsurpassed masters of
incorporate runic letterforms, for example). Stone giants also make extensive use of the carved word through “speaking stones.” A speaking stone is an upright stone cylinder into which writing is carved
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
interrogation by speaking for the party and making a DC 15 Charisma check (Deception and Persuasion apply; Intimidation or Performance are met with scorn). Depending on how believable the party’s story is
. Alternatively, an agent of the Keepers of the Flame can stop the guards before they take the characters to Overlake Hold (see “Themberchaud’s Lair” for information regarding the keepers’ interest in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
several years older and wiser than they look. The magic of the Feywild has kept them young. Speaking to the Getaway Gang about Loomlurch yields the following information: A squad of tin soldiers defends
information about Wayward Pool if the characters express interest in going there: Only unicorns can reach the shore of Wayward Pool, but the magic protecting the pool can’t tell the difference between
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
mounts. As a cartographer, you have a sharp eye for detail and take an interest in people, history, and natural features. You help advance your franchise by discovering and mapping new locations or
-Orc Cartographer (Fighter)
Cartographer Grost was once so lost that he had to sleep on rocks and eat things that were not, strictly speaking, food. Determined to avoid this in future, he began
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
circle of binding sigils or sealed as a spirit within a gigantic statue, the fiend’s influence drives your group. 4 Guardian Celestial. An angel or another powerful celestial takes an interest in a
monolith or a specific grave, for instructions. 4 Visions. Your patron doesn’t use intermediaries, instead speaking to you in dreams, omens, or visions. The being appears in your mind as you sleep, taking
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
express interest in restoring Ythryn to its former glory, he laments, “Many powerful minds have tried.” If the characters mention Veneranda’s plan to use Iriolarthas’s staff of power and the obelisk
learn the apprentices’ names from the museum (area Y29). Each time a creature steps through a door without speaking the correct name, a barbed devil appears in the dark corridor beyond. The devil can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
nearby locations of interest, food sources, or safe places to rest in exchange for its safety. An awakened beast can be persuaded to help the characters, and perhaps even join the party for a time
can shift the dwarves’ attitude to friendly by speaking to them in Dwarvish. Although the dwarves are grim, which is understandable given the inclement weather, they’re neither violent nor spoiling for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
residents for a month. T9: Kitchen A pot of squash soup simmers gently on a stove in this tidy kitchen, filling the room with its aroma. The kitchen otherwise holds nothing of interest. T10: Trapped
character can unlock the door with a successful DC 15 Dexterity (Sleight of Hand) check using thieves’ tools. If the drawer is unlocked without first speaking the password, a magical glyph inside the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Scions of Elemental Evil
duties of welcoming recruits to the temple and solving any intercult squabbles that arise. Speaking to Peluze. If the characters approach wearing cult initiates’ masks and robes, Peluze addresses them
vestry writing a love song. Drule keeps two Chaotic Evil Gray Oozes here as guards. They see Drule as an ally thanks to the cult’s influence. As an Influence action, characters can show interest in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
, which is kept in the aviary (area P20). To free a creature frozen in time, one must touch it with a unicorn horn while speaking the creature’s true name. (Thinnings knows that “Zybilna” is not
or similar magic opens the windows, as does speaking the command word “canzus” within 10 feet of them. Only Zybilna and her quasit, Iggrik, know the command word. P21. Records Room The door to this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
threatening to devour any dockhands working there. Kalimrax finds her task incredibly dull and looks to the hold’s occasional visitors to provide some interest. The dragon interrogates newcomers, hoping
hour. The dragon threatens to eat any character who fails to hold her interest. Kalimrax attacks any character she sees trying to enter the hold by stealth or by force, but she doesn’t pursue
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
stone. They don gargoyle masks and use a finely honed sense of touch to measure their surroundings by contact with the ground. They avoid speaking, or extraneous thought for that matter. They live only
the element of water and styles himself a “mud sorcerer.” Though he is the most accomplished spellcaster in the Cult of the Black Earth, he has no interest in challenging Marlos Urnrayle for leadership
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
there. The base of each statue contains a ladder down to the storeroom (area B2) and up into the statue above, which is also hollow. Each statue contains a speaking tube, as well as a series of rusty
warriors who can hold their own. If a character expresses interest in joining the Warriors of Madarua—and if they don’t display allegiance to another faction, such as a prominent tattoo or mask—Pandora
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
the Shield’s residents that the giants had no interest in the village. It merely stood in their path. Suggested Encounter After hearing of the fire giants’ “attack” on Mornbryn’s Shield, Zhentarim
location. Not long after the characters arrive, the mercenaries alert Oboth, who insists on speaking with the newcomers. If Oboth thinks the characters are troublemakers, he insists that they look for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
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
patient and listens intently to what they have to say. If the characters express interest in bringing an end to the unrest in giant society, she hands them the wooden coin and asks them to find out
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
proficiency in Animal Handling) walk from stall to stall, carrying buckets of food and speaking softly to the creatures. Each pen is effectively a cell equipped with a sliding door that can be double-latched
human swashbuckler (see appendix B) Margo and Khafeyta both joined the Sea Maidens Faire within the past year — Margo as a lyrist, Khafeyta as an acrobat. Jarlaxle has taken a romantic interest in both
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
can respond by standing before his sphere and speaking. When he does, his helmeted face manifests, but it’s composed of the sphere’s silvery goo. (For more about Lord Soth, see appendix B.) Unknown to
to attack anyone who snoops around her room. Logbook. On the desk is a log of all the treasures and prisoners transported to and from the Three Moons Vault. Of interest to the characters are the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
that speaking his name aloud allows Keledek to eavesdrop on a conversation for a short time. In truth, Keledek relies on his familiar, an imp named Zivmal, to spy on the townsfolk. Keledek is a close
into Saltmarsh harbor. He knows many fanciful stories of shipwrecks, lucky escapes, and famous captains. Matters ashore rarely interest him, but the temple and its bell tower are also served by a half
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
a foul smell. The sea chests contain clothes and other personal effects. The garments are all stained, grubby, and in poor condition. Of minor interest among the remaining items are the following: A
the bosun’s cabin. Oceanus shouts to attract their attention if he overhears someone speaking Aquan or Elvish. Treasure. The sea chest is unlocked and contains grubby garments of no value. Concealed by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
surprise her new husband with the gift. Likewise, the player running Rala does not share her goal with anyone having an interest in what’s in the vaults. In any free time between events, or by sneaking away
Lord Horn. Lady Kira Horn and Lord Zardak Horn (NG female and male dwarf veterans) arrive halfway through lunch. Zardak is half-blind and periodically confers with his wife to make sure he is speaking
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
split up and assigned pallets in areas M3 and area M5. Over the next few days, they are assigned routine chores in the kitchens and watched carefully. If the party seems committed to speaking with higher
wriggle out of the window and drop to the garden below (area M14). Hellenrae flees by this route if she is cornered and doesn’t believe she can defeat her enemies. Treasure Hellenrae has little interest