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Acquisitions Incorporated
bred by empathy that helps them eventually sort out those who are sincere from those who are not.
Verdan Names
The oldest verdan names spring from goblinoid traditions, but more recent names reflect
The verdan owe their existence to chaos. Descended and transformed from a large clan of goblins and hobgoblins, those who became the verdan were simply living their lives, doing goblinoid things. But
Magic Items
Out of the Abyss
Lost for ages in the Underdark, Dawnbringer appears to be a gilded longsword hilt. While grasping the hilt, you can use a bonus action to make a blade of pure radiance spring from the hilt, or cause
is kind and compassionate to those in need, but fierce and destructive to its enemies.
Long years lost in darkness have made Dawnbringer frightened of both the dark and abandonment. It prefers that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Verdan Names The oldest verdan names spring from goblinoid traditions, but more recent names reflect the character of the different cultures these folk have encountered since coming out into the
sunlight. When a group of verdan live near dwarves, they might take on more dwarven-sounding names, only to change those names when they wander into a human area. A verdan is also not hesitant to change
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
spring sky to the rich, crystalline azure of sapphire gems and compressed glacial ice. In the light, the scales glitter and shine like luminous starbursts. The dragons’ psionic nature is evident
the lair.
Cobweb-Choked Tunnels. Adventurers who manage to access the other side of the cave’s crystal walls discover a network of dark, cobweb-choked tunnels extending deep into the earth, set
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
jut from the walls as if driven into them by some tremendous force. Two doors stand opposite one another in the center of the north wall and the south wall. A dark archway leads out through the east
wall.
After Strahd was transformed into a vampire, several of the castle guards retreated to this room, but Strahd caught them and slaughtered them in a brutal show of violence. Removing one of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
retreated to their homes while several bounty hunter guards have set an ambush for anyone coming down the road, crouching low and hiding behind the wall near the archway. A character who is looking for
as the characters advance or attempt to fall back from the arch, the bounty hunters spring their ambush: Seven figures spring up from behind the wall, aiming longbows at you.
“Clear out!” one of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
The Dark Stream An underground stream connects the Temple of the Crushing Wave to the surface. The stream originates from a large spring in this part of the ancient dwarven stronghold. It flows
. Random Encounters. Each time the characters travel the Dark Stream to or from the Temple of the Crushing Wave, roll a d20 for a random encounter at some point during the underground voyage. d20
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
D2. Shrine Entrance As the characters reach the top of the switchbacks, read the following text: The path levels off and widens before an arch cut from the dark stone of the mountain. Flanking the
make no attempt to approach quietly, the dwarf guards detect them and aren’t here. They have retreated to the courtyard (area D3). If the characters don’t trigger the trap in area D1 and make an effort
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
.” With that, he causes a blade of light to spring from the sword hilt and drives it down his own throat, reducing his skeletal form to dust. The blade is snuffed out, and all goes dark as the hilt
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
mining village of Kled, and Silver Spring oasis. Kled is a good base for explorations, and can serve as the “Red Larch” of a Dark Sun Elemental Evil campaign. Freedom is a good counterpart for Beliard
, and Silver Spring works well in the role of Bargewright Inn and Womford. You can invent another small village or two — perhaps a merchant house outpost — to serve as Westbridge, and provide a location that can be threatened or destroyed by cult reprisals as the adventure unfolds.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
15. Bridge The steep stairs from area 14 lead to a 40-foot-long stone bridge extending over a dark pit. The west end of the bridge is 10 feet higher than the eastern edge. Moisture drips down from
the bridge meets either set of stairs requires three successful DC 15 Strength (Athletics) checks. Any lizardfolk that retreated from area 14 attempt to hold the party off here. In addition, 6 more
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
. Each spring, communities observe the festival of the First Hunt, the Protokynion. In ancient times, the festival involved hunting, but in the modern form of observance, it is a day of picnics, outdoor
games, and frolicking that has little to do with Nylea except that it celebrates the full flowering of spring. Tales tell of Nylea being passingly bitter about the celebration and, annually, visiting
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
Dark Forces Dragons and demons are just a few of the dangerous forces at work in the world. The daelkyr came to Eberron from the Plane of Madness. They came with armies of aberrations — forces
can’t return to the surface, their minions can. This leads to the Cults of the Dragon Below, mad mortals who work with mind flayers and lesser aberrations. A cult of the Dragon Below can spring up
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
15. Bridge The steep stairs from area 14 lead to a 40-foot-long stone bridge extending over a dark pit. The west end of the bridge is 10 feet higher than the eastern edge. Moisture drips down from
the bridge meets either set of stairs requires three successful DC 15 Strength (Athletics) checks. Any lizardfolk that retreated from area 14 attempt to hold the party off here. In addition, 6 more
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
floors. Moving through a narrow passage, you enter a cavern dimly lit by phosphorescent fungi — and are met by the sight of a dark metal tower perched on the edge of a cliff that drops away into
the wall facing you is a sturdy-looking door made of the same dark metal as the rest of the tower.
No ordinary structure, the tower is a Daern’s instant fortress (see chapter 7, “Treasure,” of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Dark Elves (Drow) The drow are descended from the dark elves who retreated into the Underdark after the Crown Wars. They are infamous for their cruelty, evilness, and drive to dominate. For much of
name of their demon-goddess. Almost always, dark elves who reject the ways of their people are exiled, or executed for being rebels, heretics, and insurrectionists who have turned against drow culture
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Rockblight When the drow attacked Blingdenstone, Ogrémoch’s Bane retreated to the far corners of the ruined city, waiting for the time to reemerge and seek out earth elementals to corrupt. The
by her own greed and vanity, Neheedra engaged in dark rituals designed to secure her hold on power, imagining that Blingdenstone would one day become a drow enclave with her as its immortal leader
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Sedgemoor Locations The following locations are keyed to map 3.6. All descriptions assume the characters are exploring this area during the day. Area S7 holds the contaminated spring that is the root
them spot the bubbling of the underwater spring in that area to draw them in. Map 3.6: sedgemoor View Player Version S1. Marsh Banks Beyond some scrubby bushes, the solid ground here gives way to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
the hilt, you can use a bonus action to make a blade of pure radiance spring from the hilt, or cause the blade to disappear. Dawnbringer has all the properties of a sun blade (see chapter 7, “Treasure
and destructive to its enemies. Long years lost in darkness have made Dawnbringer frightened of both the dark and abandonment. It prefers that its blade always be present and shedding light in areas of darkness, and it strongly resists being parted from its wielder for any length of time.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
Darkon Domain on the Brink of Destruction
Darklord: None
Genres: Dark fantasy and disaster horror
Hallmarks: Fractured realm, magical ruins, ongoing supernatural catastrophe
Mist Talismans
: Ashes of a corpse, coin stamped with Azalin Rex’s face, tainted spring water
Aligned Tarokka Card: Necromancer
Opposed Tarokka Card: Donjon
Pam Wishbow Darkon is a sprawling realm of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Darkon Domain on the Brink of Destruction Darklord: None Genres: Dark fantasy and disaster horror Hallmarks: Fractured realm, magical ruins, ongoing supernatural catastrophe Mist Talismans: Ashes of
a corpse, coin stamped with Azalin Rex’s face, tainted spring water The domain of Darkon has failed. Across the land, ageless monuments and magical wonders crumble before the Shroud—the Mists turned
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
The Price of Beauty, Sylvarie Silversong, after visions bestowed by Sune led her to a hot spring infused with fey magic. Ten years ago, a coven of green hags calling themselves the Fetid Gaze tricked
insecurities and tricking them into accepting dark bargains that ultimately lead to misery. The temple consists of three buildings. What was once Sylvarie’s private tower has been taken over by the hags as a
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
the victims unable to fight back.
Luminous Blue
Sapphire dragons’ scales and wing membranes show varied shades of blue, ranging from the light tones of a spring sky to the rich, crystalline
manage to access the other side of the cave’s crystal walls discover a network of dark, cobweb-choked tunnels extending deep into the earth, set with natural steps and shelves throughout. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Wars and cursed the dark elves so that they might never dwell comfortably under the sun. Now finding themselves pained by exposure to daylight, the drow — in a mere two months’ time — retreated from
culminated in the Dark Disaster, in which terrible storms engulfed Miyeritar, turning it into a wasteland within a single season, leaving behind the area now known as the High Moor. The high mages of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
became a settlement in the first place thanks to a drinkable spring that fed a sizable pond ideal for watering horses, oxen, and pack mules. An east-west trail meets the Long Road at the pond, running west
large new buildings and repairing older edifices. Red Larch is also a center for stonecutters quarrying slate on the fringes of the Sumber Hills. While Red Larch remains prosperous, dark omens are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
Features of Zorzula’s Rest Zorzula’s Rest has the following noteworthy features. Sulfuric Lava The outpost is built atop a sulfuric lava spring. The sulfur colors the lava bluish-purple and fills the
grooves allow lava to flow through and illuminate the outpost’s interior with dim blue light. The mining tunnels are dark unless otherwise noted. Tunnels Galore!
Map 5.5 and the corresponding location
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
corruption that grows stronger over time as the natural order decays. Secret cults spring up, institutions are debased, and the fundamental laws governing the seasons begin to weaken. As Elemental Evil
hate in their hearts, those whose minds are broken and therefore open to insinuation and dark whispers. These are the servants of Elemental Evil, and they can cause immeasurable harm if they aren’t
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
dark clouds that manifest leering skulls and bone-white lightning. Any creature exposed to the storm that isn’t a construct or an undead must succeed on a DC 13 Constitution saving throw at the end of
whether a spring is pure or tainted, creatures might need to drink the water to experience the spring’s effects, simply touch the water, or bathe in it for a minute to trigger an effect. Bottling an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
, most are drawn to it by strange visions and corrupting madness. Like weeds breaking through the foundation of Khorvaire, Cults of the Dragon Below can spring up anywhere, at any time. Unlike other
to describe any sect devoted to the daelkyr or the overlords. Each cult pursues its own mad schemes, tied to its dark patron. Even cults associated with the same master might not recognize one
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Kartakass Domain of Tarnished Dreams Darklord: Harkon Lukas Genres: Dark fantasy and gothic horror Hallmarks: Hidden identities, dangerous performances, exploitative ambitions, werewolves Mist
after their extended spring, while songbirds sing themselves hoarse. And every local, from the youngest child to the most venerable elder, knows that dreams, fame, and immortal adulation are theirs for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
surface. Knifepoint Gully near Feathergale Spire leads to the Temple of Howling Hatred. The Dark Stream flows under Rivergard Keep, leading to the Temple of the Crushing Wave. The Ancient Stair
temples while its elemental prophet is still alive, the prophet gathers reinforcements and sends them to attack the intruding party. The prophets can organize this strike even if they have retreated
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
? The final piece? I can tell from the spring in your step that you do! How exciting!
“While you’ve been away, we’ve deduced that Vecna needs to conduct his ritual in a place of great import where he
while posing as Mordenkainen, Kas knows Vecna is conducting his Ritual of Remaking on the plane of Pandemonium. After receiving a message in a dream from the Dark Powers, Kas realized that the magic
classes
Basic Rules (2014)
becoming a druid was part of your character’s destiny.
Have you always been an adventurer as part of your druidic calling, or did you first spend time as a caretaker of a sacred grove or spring
druids count them all (even the violent ones) as worthy of veneration.
The druids of Eberron hold animistic beliefs completely unconnected to the Sovereign Host, the Dark Six, or any of the other
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
the order, she and the death dogs spring into melee combat while the other hobgoblins take cover behind the rock formations and shoot arrows. The hobgoblins in area 11b also join the battle by loading
giant fire beetle glands illuminate the rust monster pen. Each gland is the size of a small loaf of bread and glows for 1d3 days before going dark.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
weighing 50 pounds or more steps on a pit’s cover, it swings open like a trapdoor, causing the creature to spill into the pit below and take 2d6 bludgeoning damage from the fall. The lid is spring-loaded
and snaps closed after the creature falls through. A successful DC 20 Strength check is necessary to pry the lid open. A character in the pit can also attempt to disable the spring mechanism from the