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Fomorian Noble

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

only), mage hand, prestidigitation 1/day each: chain lightning, cone of cold (6th-level version), fireball (6th-level version), fly, plane shift (self only)Before their banishment to the Underdark

of entitlement. Karontor exploited these qualities, tempting them with promises of higher standing in the ordning, and incited his descendants to launch an assault on the Feywild. When the assault

Elf Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

insults with vengeance. Like the branches of a young tree, elves are flexible in the face of danger. They trust in diplomacy and compromise to resolve differences before they escalate to violence. They

humans translate their family names into Common, but others retain the Elvish version. Child Names: Ara, Bryn, Del, Eryn, Faen, Innil, Lael, Mella, Naill, Naeris, Phann, Rael, Rinn, Sai, Syllin

Exploring the Wilderness

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands

Exploring the Wilderness Wilderness encounters occur across large tracts of unmapped backcountry. The text tells you when to use a map and monsters; otherwise, you can resolve encounters using words

and imagination. Stacey Allan & William Doyle Map: Wilderness (DM Version) View Player Version View Unlabeled Version

Skytower Shelter

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

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

Fool's Needle

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Netheril’s Fall: Tales of Terror, Treasure, and Time Travel

Fool’s Needle MIKE SCHLEY Map: Fool’s NeedleView Player Version In the wilds of Anauroch, nestled among the Plain of Standing Stones, a time gate at a place called Fool’s Needle leads to the flying

Outside Castle Naerytar

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons

whole site is swampy, and large pools of standing water dot the clearing. The castle was built on exposed bedrock, so its foundation is sound and mostly dry even a century after the flooding. Tangled

brush and trees grow to within twenty feet of the walls on three sides of the castle. Only the front (southern) face is clear. Bullywugs live in crowded, hastily made reed huts. The lizardfolk have sturdier, roomier reed longhouses. Map 6.1: Castle Naerytar – Ground LevelView Player Version

Approaching the Town

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd

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

palisade twelve feet off the ground, enabling guards to peer over the wall there. Map 5.1: Vallaki (Area N)View Player Version

Outside Castle Naerytar

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen

whole site is swampy, and large pools of standing water dot the clearing. The castle was built on exposed bedrock, so its foundation is sound and mostly dry even a century after the flooding. Tangled

brush and trees grow to within twenty feet of the walls on three sides of the castle. Only the front (southern) face is clear. Bullywugs live in crowded, hastily made reed huts. The lizardfolk have sturdier, roomier reed longhouses. Map 6.1: Castle Naerytar - Ground Level View Player Version

Breaking the Archetypes

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

, providing a boon to your franchise’s standing in the community. Any franchise could do worse than having you as its public face — especially when your sense of quiet resolve is needed to quietly resolve some unexpected business disaster.

Approaching the Fen

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

Chapter 1: A Great Upheaval

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

lonely wooden signpost, standing where the trail to Nightstone meets the High Road, points the way to the settlement. Nightstone’s closest neighbors are the elves of the Ardeep Forest. Hunters from

northern neighbors, the elves of the Ardeep Forest. Lady Velrosa Nandar has been searching for skilled mediators to help resolve the dispute. The Nightstone Inn is renowned for its food and cozy guest

Large Groups

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

Information. If you tell the players what the Armor Class of their opponents is, you reduce the steps of interaction needed to resolve an attack. Instead of telling you a number and asking if it hits

quick recap of the state of the battle. How many foes are still standing, and how hurt do they look? What’s the most immediate threat to that character? Make Initiative Obvious. Display the Initiative

Shaking Loose

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

mephits have appeared. The mephits attack anyone on or near the Maze Engine. Shake, Rattle, and Roll At the end of its turn during round 3, the engine shifts. Any creature standing on it must make a DC 10

thrown off. Resolve the effects as described above. On its turn during round 13, the Maze Engine sinks into the magma and is destroyed.

General Features

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver

terrain (see “Difficult Terrain” in the Basic Rules). Intact buildings are rundown, ramshackle stone cottages that are otherwise still standing. Their wooden doors are swollen and require a successful

. Trees average 30 to 40 feet tall and provide cover. Brush consists of large bushes that count as difficult terrain. Ruins of Thundertree View Player Version

Stage 4: Revenge for the “C” Team

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

Stage 4: Revenge for the “C” Team You are standing just inside the front door to the Dran & Courtier. The place is deserted, the tables empty. Everything is in shadow, except where a purple light

pulses from the four open bedroom doors above the bar. This version of the Test Market is empty except for the rooms rented by the “C” Team. When the characters make their way to the second floor, read

Death Slaad

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 16): At Will: Detect Magic, Detect Thoughts, Invisibility (self only), Mage Hand, Major Image 1/Day Each: Blight (level 8 version

), Cloudkill (level 6 version), Fly, Plane Shift, Tongues Bonus Actions Shape-Shift. The slaad shape-shifts into a Small or Medium Humanoid, or it returns to its true form. Other than its size, its game

Blood o' the Vine

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within

treasures. Second Entry. Sorvina’s digging revealed strange standing stones. Mirabel worries about her sister, who’s started whispering to herself as she obsesses over learning more about the stones

. Third Entry. Sorvina discovered the bones of some monster at the center of the standing stones. All three sisters are having nightmares from which they wake up ravenous. Sorvina claims the hunger is

Temple of Light

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis

Temple of Light The interior of the Temple of Light is large enough to accommodate dozens of people, while hundreds more gather outside. Temple of LightView Player Version Entering the Temple As the

chaotic neutral astral elf aristocrat. If Xedalli died previously, the figure standing here is a clone (created using a clone spell). Also present is Andavier, a lawful neutral astral elf star priest

The Krigvind

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

evidence of such or hearing the sound of the horn in area 2C. If there are obvious targets in sight, such as an airship parked on the iceberg or characters standing in the open, the frost giants use

around the iceberg to check on Cryovain’s mate in the temple of Thrym (area 4). Five frost giants remain aboard the Krigvind — four to man the ballistae and one to guard Cryovain (see the “Dragon in Chains” section). Map 7.3: Krigvind View Player Version

Cult Members

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

gives them remarkable resolve in the face of threats. Cultists perform much of a cult’s mundane work, which might include evangelism, criminal acts, or serving as sacrifices. Cultist Medium or Small

. Ranged Attack Roll: +9, range 120 ft. Hit: 31 (4d12 + 5) Radiant damage. Spellcasting. The cultist casts one of the following spells, using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 17): At Will: Thaumaturgy 1/Day Each: Jallarzi’s Storm of Radiance (level 7 version), Mass Suggestion

M5. Dressing Room

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

in his chair and gazes into a mirror. Reflected back at him is a sickly, haggard version of himself (see “Magic Mirrors” below). He is dressed to portray the green dragon in the tragedy titled A

enchanted to display an image that corresponds to a performer’s standing with Endelyn. What a creature sees in a mirror depends on how Endelyn feels about that creature: If Endelyn is tolerant or unaware of

Gatekeeper Seal

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

the edge of a swamp, but it could be located in any kind of terrain. A circle of standing stones serves to focus the magic of the area toward the seal itself, and the stones also serve as a place of

worship for the druids’ devotions and ceremonies. Map 4.4: Gatekeeper Seal View Player Version Gatekeeper Seal Adventures The location of a Gatekeeper seal might be the site of an adventure’s climax

Merchant Prince's Villa

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

floor rug or hanging rug might be a rug of smothering in disguise. Zhanthi’s villa is decorated with standing suits of gold-plated armor and large potted plants, and the bejeweled skulls of Zhanthi’s ancestors rest in wall niches. Map 1.2: Merchant Prince’s Villa View Player Version

Noteworthy Sites

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

Noteworthy Sites In addition to its robust agricultural holdings, Zinda is home to magical universities, conservatories, museums, and other centers of the arts. Map 5.2: zindaView Player Version

spirits, zombies, and green hags that lurk in the jungle beyond the city, as Zinda has no standing army to protect these outlying regions.

Stage 2: Little Inn of Horrors

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

the common room of the inn (area 2), as if they had just walked through the main door. You are standing just inside the front door to the Dran & Courtier. Things are a bit different, however. The

mouths the words, “Be careful.” She then goes back to absentmindedly cleaning the bar. This is a version of the Test Market where everything has gone wrong. Not What They Seem The figure swinging from

Wandering Outsiders

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

these thieves. Some characters might catch glimpses of these spooky figures as reflections in mirrors, shadows in doorways, or out-of-place figures standing motionless in the moving crowd. Use these

caught. They are as follows: Bavlorna Blightstraw’s thief is one of her lornlings—a miniature version of herself. Use the quickling stat block in appendix C to represent this toad-like creature. Skabatha

The Vaults

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within

Baerald Map 2.17: Innsmouth View Player Version Innsmouth Locations Location Description Blind Observatory Within a ring of bismuth monoliths called the Blind Observatory, the clouds vanish

Cthulhu’s Vault. Map of the Eclipse Hollows in a series of standing stones depict the progression of a crumbling constellation. Cultists believe that a force capable of moving the stars left this

Entering the Sanctum

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

is depicted on map 5.6. Mike Schley Map 5.6: Indigo Sanctum View Player Version Ruxithid the Chosen stands on the mezzanine behind the statue. When the characters confront Ruxithid, read the

otherworldly green, and beckons to you. Ruxithid the Chosen The goblin standing on the sanctum mezzanine is Ruxithid the Chosen (see the accompanying stat block). Ruxithid’s psionic abilities afford him

Cellar Complex: Autumn

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

B6 1 half-ogre that became poisoned after drinking six casks of cheap wine B7 3 duergar and 1 gazer (see appendix B) standing guard while Thorvin Twinbeard (see appendix B) works on a mechanical

its side in area B7. Xanathar wants this mechanical version of itself to hover over the crowd, reminding the Lords of Waterdeep of the beholder’s superiority, but no one can figure out how to make it

Areas of the Converted Windmill

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

Areas of the Converted Windmill The following locations are keyed to map 4.8. View Player Version W1. Stone Staircase A curved set of stone stairs climbs 20 feet to the upper level. The stairs are

creature standing on the floor of area W4b when it collapses falls 20 feet, landing in area W4a. Any creature in area W4a when the ceiling falls in must make a DC 11 Dexterity saving throw, taking 4 (1d8

Copper Dragon Lairs

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

View Player Version Copper Dragon Lair Features The copper dragon lair shown in map 5.6 is a network of tunnels and large chambers dug beneath dry, rocky hills. The dragon’s acid breath has left the

of woodwinds and bells can be heard carried on the wind within 1 mile of the dragon’s lair. Starlit Stones. Standing stones are common on hilltops within 1 mile of the dragon’s lair. The stones shed

G. Tser Pool Encampment

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd

this camp by the Vistani, their escorts remain at the camp and don’t accompany the adventuring party any farther. Twelve Vistani (male and female human bandits) are standing and sitting around the

that way, continue with “Madam Eva’s Tent.” Map 2.2: Tser Pool Encampment View Player Version A Vistana’s Tale If the characters linger by the fire, one of the Vistani recounts the following tale

Dragon's Rest Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle

Dragon’s Rest Locations The following locations are keyed to map 2, which shows the layout of Dragon’s Rest. Map 2: Dragons Rest View Player Version A1: Path and Monastic Cells A long path leads

sixth cells are strung with hammocks, offering space for the other eight kobolds to sleep. A2: Winch House A small, free-standing building halfway up the path has a peaked roof and a weathered wooden

Zariel

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

a defeat that leads to her removal. For now, though, the devils are fighting with a berserker fury under her charge. Zariel leads their offensives herself, and her unyielding resolve coupled with the

other features, but recent activity in the Blood War has reduced it to a blasted wasteland. The few structures still standing are citadels constructed by the devils to repel attackers, to be rebuilt

Components of a Curse

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

. It promises suffering to those who dare to perform or have already performed a specific offensive act. The pronouncement can be a standing warning against taking some action, or it could be a

pronouncement, or it may be left to those who suffer the curse to make amends on their own. Research and divination can offer clues or even reveal the exact steps needed to resolve the curse. While more

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