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Returned Sentry
 Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros
easily manipulated into serving their more forceful brethren. Having purpose forced upon them, these Returned perform simple, artless tasks with middling efficiency. Their one virtue is their
. Convincing a merchant to buy a Returned mask, or dealing with the ramifications of such a sale, might prove to be an adventure in itself. Returned Nature. The Returned are undead. They need water
Sapphire Dragon Wyrmling
 Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Sapphire dragons’ scales and wing membranes show varied shades of blue, ranging from the light tones of a spring sky to the rich, crystalline azure of sapphire gems and compressed glacial ice. In the
treasures are the guests who stop by to see it. (Good) Sapphire Dragon Adventures The Sapphire Dragon Adventure Hooks table offers suggestions for stories and adventures involving sapphire dragons
Young Sapphire Dragon
 Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
blue, ranging from the light tones of a 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
) Sapphire Dragon Adventures The Sapphire Dragon Adventure Hooks table offers suggestions for stories and adventures involving sapphire dragons. Sapphire Dragon Adventure Hooks d8;{"diceNotation
Ancient Sapphire Dragon
 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
Dragon Adventure Hooks table offers suggestions for stories and adventures involving sapphire dragons. Sapphire Dragon Adventure Hooks d8;{"diceNotation":"1d8","rollType":"roll","rollAction
Adult Sapphire Dragon
 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
, my hoard brings me great joy. But the real treasures are the guests who stop by to see it. (Good) Sapphire Dragon Adventures The Sapphire Dragon Adventure Hooks table offers suggestions for
Hexblood
 Species Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
before their birth. Many hexbloods turn to lives of adventure, seeking to discover the mysteries of their magic, to forge a connection with their fey natures, or to avoid a hag that obsesses over them
unusual crown, often called an eldercross or a witch’s turn. This living, garland-like part of a hexblood’s body extends from their temples and wraps behind the head, serving as a visible
Harengon
 Species Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
and powerful legs of leporine creatures and are full of energy, like a wound-up spring. Harengons are blessed with a little fey luck, and they often find themselves a few fortunate feet away from
of a player character in the D&D multiverse is about a century, assuming the character doesn’t meet a violent end on an adventure. Members of some races, such as dwarves and elves, can live
Eladrin
 Species Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Season 1 Autumn: peace and goodwill, when summer’s harvest is shared with all 2 Winter: contemplation and dolor, when the vibrant energy of the world slumbers 3 Spring
meet a violent end on an adventure. Members of some races, such as dwarves and elves, can live for centuries. If typical members of a race can live longer than a century, that fact is mentioned in the
Adventures
 Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Adventures Giants often appear in adventures that aren’t about giants, serving as powerful enemies or allies to adventurers. This section offers inspiration if you want to make giants or the realms
they inhabit a central element of an adventure. This section has two parts: “Adventure Models” outlines five categories of adventures to help you think about the role you want giants to play. “Giant
Threats by Air
 Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
Threats by Air As the adventurers set off toward the caves, guardians serving the cultists of Talos sense their presence and attack. One invisible stalker flies down from the cliffs to attempt to
, suddenly turn violent as the party approaches shore. Jagged reefs magically spring up out of the water. The reefs can be avoided in the maneuverable rowboat, but a larger ship would have been torn
Setting
 Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
, 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.
Athas would have looked much like the Forgotten Realms. The four Haunted Keeps described in chapter 3 of this adventure are lonely outposts or ruins scattered throughout the badlands under which Tyar
Dead in Thay
 Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal
Encounters season in the spring of 2014. Featuring an immense and lethal dungeon known as the Doomvault, the adventure serves as a tribute to Tomb of Horrors, Ruins of Undermountain, and other “killer dungeons
Xanathar
 Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
inclined to spare those in her employ, to avoid provoking a conflict with Waterdeep’s Open Lord. Adventurers who incur the wrath of the beholder can use its fear of Laeral to escape certain death. If you choose Xanathar as the villain, the adventure takes place in the spring.
A Reckoning in Ruins
 Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
A Reckoning in Ruins As the fourth and final year of the characters’ academic career at Strixhaven dawns, the university faces a crisis. In this adventure, the characters come face-to-face with an
their studies and stop him at all costs. When the characters discover Murgaxor’s deadly plan, they must spring into action
Running This Chapter
 Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Running This Chapter This chapter focuses on the characters’ exploration of the ice caves. There’s a good chance that Vellynne Harpell is present as well, serving as an NPC guide. If she died earlier
in the adventure, the characters can use Professor Skant as a substitute guide, assuming they retrieved Vellynne’s professor orb from Auril’s island in chapter 5. If neither Vellynne nor Professor
Castle Ravenloft
 Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
. Lurking Undead, tormented spirits, and Strahd’s other servants haunt the vast castle, each serving the count’s schemes; reflecting some aspect of his depraved past; or protecting his coffin, which lies
hidden within the castle’s vast catacombs. Mementos of lost times and fallen heroes lie scattered throughout the count’s home. Strahd keeps these relics close, but that might hold the key to his undoing. Castle Ravenloft is detailed in the adventure Curse of Strahd.
Adventure Outline
 Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
describes additional encounters you can use in the course of the adventure, including a magical hot spring with mysterious guardians at the site of a brass dragon’s death. Chapter 2, “Seagrow Caves
Adventure Outline In Dragons of Stormwreck Isle, the characters experience the magical scars left behind by the death of dragons. Faced with the evil schemes of one living dragon and the righteous
Character Hooks
 Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Character Hooks Consider the following ways to involve characters in this adventure: Festive Homecoming. Every spring, the people of Yeonido gather to encourage a bountiful harvest during the
Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
 Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
Lost Laboratory of Kwalish You can make use of this adventure in conjunction with 2018’s Extra Life adventure Lost Laboratory of Kwalish in one of two ways. If you want to use Infernal Machine
Rebuild as a prelude to Lost Laboratory of Kwalish, the conclusion of this adventure can involve the characters learning that one of the functions of the Infernal Machine leads to Kwalish and his hidden
Chapter 5: Spring Madness
 Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Chapter 5: Spring Madness Xanathar has let its paranoia get the better of it, and the beholder trusts no one. The Stone of Golorr disappeared from its lair while it was brokering a deal that would
has access to lair actions, and characters might encounter the beholder’s regional effects as well. Characters who don’t visit Xanathar’s lair in the course of this adventure might have reason to do
Character Advancement
 Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Character Advancement You can track experience points or simply allow characters to level up when they reach certain points in the adventure. Ideally, the characters should fall within the desired
. Fireball 3rd 4. Dragon Season 3rd–4th 5. Spring Madness 5th or higher 6. Hell of a Summer 5th or higher 7. Maestro’s Fall 5th or higher 8. Winter Wizardry 5th or higher If you decide to track
Arriving at the Temple
 Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Arriving at the Temple The Temple of the Restful Lily is built around a fey-enchanted hot spring in a large open grove in the High Forest. The woodland trail accessed through the portal created by
, the cambion Saeth (see “Coven Minions” earlier in the adventure) leaves area T1 to intercept them. He encourages the characters to return with him to the bathhouse, describing the abandoned shrine as a
Adventure Summary
 Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
Adventure Summary “The Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth” begins with a meeting between the characters and an agent serving the margrave of a nation whose rivals surround the Yatil Mountains, where the Lost
Dealing with the Arcane Brotherhood
 Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
highly intelligent and can help the characters arrive at a solution. You, as the DM, can use them to keep the adventure from grinding to a halt. Both Vellynne and Avarice will do almost anything to
helpful as Vellynne nor as dangerous as Avarice, but he’s just as greedy and self-serving. Roleplay him accordingly.
Arriving in Vogler
 Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
adventure to begin: The fishing village of Vogler clings to a spit of land reaching into the Vingaard River. Wooded cliffs overlook the community, and the only path from the north descends past the ivy
than half the river’s width before giving way to a series of ropes and tethered rafts serving as ferries. On the river itself, dozens of small boats drift along the slow, murky waters as the fishers
Chapter 1: Character Creation
 Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
adventure in the jungles of Q’barra. Or you hunt Emerald Claw agents on the lightning rail, creeping through one train car after another. Or you chart another adventurous course on the war-torn continent of
serving a dragonmarked house. Artificer. You have the option of choosing the artificer as your character’s class, becoming an unmatched magical inventor. Group Patron. Working with the other players
Neo-Noir Intrigue
 Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
Neo-Noir Intrigue While Eberron embraces the swashbuckling action of pulp adventure, it also draws inspiration from neo-noir and hardboiled fiction. It’s a world where stories don’t always end well
the heroes from the villains. Good people can do terrible things, while cruel or heartless people may be serving the greater good. An inquisitor may torture innocents in a quest to root out a cult of
Roleplaying Devils
 Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
a superior form of devil. That’s how, over ages, a lemure might become a pit fiend. But devils do more than corrupt. They also fight in the Blood War. Asmodeus attests that serving in his infernal
. IMPORTANT REFERENCES This adventure features the Nine Hells, which is described in chapter 2 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide. Devils, being the primary inhabitants of the Nine Hells, play prominent
Kalaman Troops
 Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
adventure, the characters are guiding Kalaman’s troops toward battle with the Dragon Army. The characters should frequently split from the troops, then meet back up with them, serving as scouts and handling
The Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan
 Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
easily defended glade with an artesian spring. Most of the city is toppled and almost completely covered in undergrowth. Intruders who enter the ruins will discover that the ancient streets now serve as
newly collapsed area, revealing a jagged hole with a debris-covered slide, leading down into darkness. PLACING THE ADVENTURE In the original adventure, set in the world of Greyhawk, the Hidden Shrine is
Ten-Towns Overview
 Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Ten-Towns Overview Ten-Towns didn’t spring up overnight. It started from humble beginnings four centuries ago. Immigrants from all over FaerĂ»n came here in search of escape or adventure and built a
Features of Zorzula's Rest
 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
now lay abandoned. The contents of these splinter tunnels is unimportant to the bulk of the adventure. If the characters want to explore these areas, feel free to fill these additional tunnels with whatever treasure or monsters you see fit.
Section 1. Call to Action
 Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rrakkma
Section 1. Call to Action The characters begin the adventure standing about one-hundred feet from a gate to Pandemonium. They’re underground, two days travel and far beneath the Sha’sal Khou redoubt
, serving as a rough indicator of how much time the rrakkma has before the artifact is fully charged. Additional information regarding the reliquary can be found in Appendix 3. DM Tips. CUT TO THE
Karametra's Influence
 Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
thrive. Her goodwill is a bulwark against both physical starvation and starvation of the spirit: despair, loneliness, and moral weakness. Karametra promises that spring will always come again, trees will
always bear fruit, and flocks will always bear young. Children will always be born, parents will always care for them and be cared for in their turn. Great fortune or adventure might not be at hand
Red Dragon Adventures
 Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Red Dragon Adventures The Red Dragon Adventure Hooks table offers suggestions for stories and adventures involving red dragons. Red Dragon Adventure Hooks d8 Adventure Hook 1 A red dragon
creatures as potential servants or pawns, valuable only as long as they fulfill the dragon’s needs. Many red dragons terrorize creatures into serving them—and sometimes into worshiping them as well. Others