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Monsters
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attacks are magical.
Secure Memory. Crokek'toeck is immune to the waters of the River Styx as well as any effect that would steal or modify its memories or detect or read its thoughts.
Standing Leap
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
power.
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An ancient Draconic inscription on a standing stone empowered you when you read it aloud.
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You had a vivid dream of a mysterious figure accompanied by seven yellow canaries, who warned you of impending doom. When you awoke, your drake was there, watching you.
classes
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power.
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An ancient Draconic inscription on a standing stone empowered you when you read it aloud.
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You had a vivid dream of a mysterious figure accompanied by seven yellow canaries, who warned you of impending doom. When you awoke, your drake was there, watching you.
Species
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
birdfolk. Only when they roost on a branch or walk across the ground is their Humanoid nature clear. Standing upright, aarakocra are typically about 5 feet tall, and they have long, narrow legs that
increase. You can follow those suggestions or ignore them, but you can’t raise any of your scores above 20.
Languages
Your character can speak, read, and write Common and one other language that you
Species
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Sylvan, and encounters with human visitors prompted many of them to learn Common as well.
Infused with the magic of the Feywild, most fairies look like Small elves with insectile wings, but each fairy has
. You can follow those suggestions or ignore them, but you can’t raise any of your scores above 20.
Languages
Your character can speak, read, and write Common and one other language that you and
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
the signs written in starlight. They read these signs as omens, giving them glimpses of what is to come, and they eagerly examine the potential futures of any creatures who come to them in peace
mountain in a local range, transforming it into a series of gleaming spires. Though visitors are rare, the dragon has built a roadway that ascends the mountain to encourage travel to and from the lair
Monsters
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sky and tracking the signs written in starlight. They read these signs as omens, giving them glimpses of what is to come, and they eagerly examine the potential futures of any creatures who come to
has spent considerable time shaping the pinnacle of the tallest mountain in a local range, transforming it into a series of gleaming spires. Though visitors are rare, the dragon has built a roadway
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
frames and stone scrapers to stretch and scrape leather to create sheets of parchment. The servants ignore visitors.
Shelves. Standing against the walls are wooden shelves lined with jars of ink and rolled sheets of blank parchment.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Obelisk An unknown man with unknown purpose. Assist him at your peril, lest he drag you into madness. — The Cartographer When the characters arrive at this location, read or paraphrase the following
boxed text to the players: A thirty-foot-tall obelisk ringed by seven smaller standing stones rises from the crest of this hill. A tall man wearing tattered robes strides between the standing stones
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
one of the characters to read aloud the “Rime of the Frostmaiden” (see appendix E). Reading the poem aloud while standing before the glacier has the following effect: As the last words of the poem
Opening the Way When the characters reach the wall of the Reghed Glacier at the spot specified by Vellynne Harpell or Professor Skant, read: An immense, glistening wall of blue ice stands before you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
castle’s detail, but you see two statues standing just before the enormous gate. Cultists posing as villagers are unfriendly toward visitors, while villagers under the cult’s sway remain silent and
withdraw from visitors for fear of incurring the cult’s wrath. If the characters demand to speak with someone in charge, they are directed to Captain Othelstan (appendix D) but are also warned that he
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
of Sybarate serves as a hub for fishing and trade. Its people are industrious and friendly, and they eagerly share stories with visitors. One popular tale surrounds the Eternal Garden, a magical
real. Past the dangers of the cave, the garden is tucked away in the Feywild, far from the pressures of the world. Whimsical Fey, talking animals, and a benevolent archfey ruler await visitors to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Shadows of Sithicus
Beginning the Adventure Read the following aloud to the entire event. If there is no Event Coordinator, one DM can read to everyone, or DMs can each read to their own table: You travel along a
possibly longer, the mists clears. You are now in another place entirely, standing amid other bewildered figures.
A gloomy, ruined city surrounds you. Abandoned, crumbling buildings loom over
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
visitors, particularly those who want to know their futures or who want to strike bargains with her. Endelyn stands in the otherwise empty alcove when performing her auguries (described below). A detect
magic spell cast on the alcove reveals an aura of conjuration magic emanating from it. While standing in the alcove, Endelyn can use a bonus action to speak a command word (“imprek”) and teleport to her
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Life in Akharin Sangar Despite the rumors outside its borders, Akharin Sangar is markedly hospitable. By long-standing custom, every Sangarian is a potential host and must be prepared to entertain
guests on short notice. Visitors are invited to relax on luxurious carpets adorned with colorful pillows while their host prepares them hot beverages—if not an entire meal. Education and Art A thirst
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
Mysterious Visitors The details of this adventure hook assume that your D&D campaign is based in or near Daggerford, a town on the Sword Coast in the Forgotten Realms, but you can change the location
harmless at first, but Morwen has received reports that they have begun harassing townsfolk and other visitors as they come and go, demanding money and wine, and threatening to put hexes on anyone who
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
studies the runes and succeeds on a DC 15 Intelligence (Investigation) check realizes their rotation marks out repeating 12-hour cycles, allowing visitors to keep time with the Material Plane worlds
they came from. Transport Disks. Inlaid near one edge of each platform is a distinct 20-foot-diameter magical disk of intricately woven copper, iron, and silver. A creature standing on one of these disks
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
. Genasi are as varied as their mortal parents but are generally built like humans, standing anywhere from 5 feet to over 6 feet tall. Your size is Medium. Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet
. Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common and Primordial. Primordial is a guttural language, filled with harsh syllables and hard consonants. Subraces. Four major subraces of genasi are found
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
.
An eight-foot-tall rectangular stone stands upright in the room’s center. The stone has an inscription on it that’s hard to read from a distance. At the foot of the standing stone, a small human is
pinned, face down, by rocks placed atop his arms, legs, and back. He is barefoot and wears ragged clothes.
Depending on what has happened in area T3, Grund (male half-orc thug) might be standing by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Skytower Shelter Skytower Shelter is one of two goliath settlements described in this chapter, the other being Wyrmdoom Crag (see "Wyrmdoom Crag"). Read both entries before running encounters in
might visit Skytower Shelter to resolve a long-standing dispute between the two goliath clans (see “Tall Tales in Ten-Towns” and “A Goliath Problem”). Or a goliath player character who hails from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
)
Government: Absolute monarchy
Defense: Large standing army with specialized corps; every duergar is trained for battle, and the citizens of the city create a formidable militia
Commerce: Weapons and
engage in trade with visitors. As befits a major settlement in a dangerous realm, Gracklstugh places no restrictions on the weapons or gear characters can carry or trade. Twelve stone bridges lead to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Pixie “Petal gowns and acorn caps are so last summer!”
— Rivergleam, pixie fashionista
Standing barely a foot tall, pixies resemble diminutive elves with gossamer wings like those of dragonflies
Tricksters. While the arrival of visitors piques their curiosity, pixies are too shy to reveal themselves at first. They study the visitors from afar to gauge their temperament or play harmless tricks on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
Approaching the Town When the characters first approach Vallaki, read: The Old Svalich Road meanders into a valley watched over by dark, brooding mountains to the north and south. The woods recede
a set of sturdy iron gates with a pair of shadowy figures standing behind them. Planted in the ground and flanking the road outside the gates are a half-dozen pikes with wolves’ heads impaled on them
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Entering Candlekeep Although some visitors travel to Candlekeep by air, most arrive on foot or on horseback. When the characters arrive at the gatehouse, read the following boxed text to the players
quarters for visitors, as well as amenities one would expect to find in a self-sufficient settlement (bathhouses, clothiers, granaries, gardens, and so forth). Candlekeep even has a pub called the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
the “Devils” entry of the Monster Manual. Once they’re ready to leave for Traxigor’s tower, read or paraphrase the following boxed text to the players: Sylvira ushers you to a crescent-shaped landing
platform with a stunning view of the sea. Waiting for you atop this platform are several griffons with saddles, their handlers standing nearby to help you. “The griffons have instructions to fly you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Approaching the Fen Once the party arrives at Bittergrass Fen, show your players map 6.2. Read the following to describe the scene: Dyson Logos Map 6.2: Bittergrass Fen View Player Version Rising
from the fen are two rows of standing stones, each one a rough-carved pillar twenty feet high and ten feet thick. Floating inches above each standing stone is a ten-foot-diameter boulder. West of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
, each one containing a standing suit of armor covered with dark stains. Each suit of armor clutches a mace, the “business end” of which is shaped like a dragon’s head. Words engraved on the arches above
plate springs forward, flailing its arms and wielding its mace. Any creature standing on a pressure plate when its trap triggers must succeed on a DC 14 Dexterity saving throw or take 7 (2d6
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
direction, don’t read the first sentence. The trail hugs the river for several miles. The dirt and grass soon turn to marsh as the trail dissolves into spongy earth pockmarked with stands of tall reeds and
thinner on the far side of the river, where a light flashes amid a dark ring of standing stones.
The river ranges in depth but is never more than 10 feet deep. Muriel Vinshaw, a wereraven in human
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
repair dock. When the characters arrive here, read the following boxed text to the players: A massive iron structure that appears to be a pair of docking arms straddles the River Styx and extends out
“Zariel’s Flying Fortress”). If so, read the following boxed text to your players: A gigantic basalt citadel shaped like a sword blade is moored at the dock. The flying fortress thrums as screaming souls from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
Dr. Dannell’s bag of holding or elsewhere. Once the characters are ready to enter the museum, keep track of which character has the bag of holding that contains the group’s adventuring gear. Then read
the following aloud: The facade of the Varkenbluff Museum of Natural History boasts enormous columns and elegant archways hewn from marble. Cosmopolitan visitors bustle about the entrance, including
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation Supplement
1. South Gate If the characters approach the fort from the south, read: A multitiered fort stands at the water’s edge, its sturdy stone walls adorned with large tortoise shells. The trail leading to
of wide-bottomed fishing boats are tethered to piers.
See area 9 for more information on the tortle guards. They are friendly toward visitors who show no outward signs of hostility. The double door
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
castle’s detail, but you see two statues standing just before the enormous gate.
Cultists posing as villagers are unfriendly toward visitors, while villagers under the cult’s sway remain silent and
withdraw from visitors for fear of incurring the cult’s wrath. If the characters demand to speak with someone in charge, they are directed to Captain Othelstan (see appendix D for statistics) but are also
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Vistani Lore Characters who read the Book of the Raven learn the following information about the Vistani: The Vistani are planar travelers often encountered in the Shadowfell, and they seem to be
immune to the despair that besets all other visitors to that plane. They travel in horse-drawn, barrel-shaped wagons and have no permanent home. The Vistani display their wealth openly as a sign of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Goldwarren, read or paraphrase the following description: Golden statues of royals smile down on visitors from atop the impressive, multistory entrance to the Goldwarren. While rubble spills from the open
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
7: Bank The keep’s residents and visitors store their most valuable belongings and savings in the bank. When the characters arrive at the bank, read the following boxed text aloud: This one-story