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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

Deep Crow

Monsters Acquisitions Incorporated

, echoing from the darkness like a death knell. For by the time those glowing red eyes fix on you, it's far too late to run … Some adventurers and sages whisper that deep crows were first spawned as

resembles a massive version of its namesake bird, this creature is a unique form of avian insect. Seen up close, it can easily be discerned from any other giant bird by its insectoid maw, its four-clawed

Izzet Engineer

Backgrounds Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

. The mizzium apparatus described in chapter 5 is a magical version of this gear. The chaos bolt spell is a favorite of Izzet spellcasters because of its unpredictable

suspension. 7 Great ideas are fine, but great results are what counts. 8 If you can guess what I’m about to do, that means I’ve run out of imagination. Ideals d6

Kobold Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

strong social structure that stresses devotion to the tribe, are clever with their hands, and viciously work together in order to overcome their physical limitations. In the kobolds’ version of

other useful items, but if they are at risk of discovery, they run away rather than attack anyone in the house. By fleeing before they can be seen or identified, they avoid getting into a situation

Aarakocra Legacy

Species Elemental Evil Player's Companion

. Beak and Feather From below, aarakocra look much like large birds. Only when they descend to roost on a branch or walk across the ground does their humanoid appearance reveal itself. Standing

lies on the slopes of the Star Mounts’ southernmost mountains. At the headwaters of the Unicorn Run, the Last Aerie is home to several dozen aarakocra. Recently, aarakocra elders detected

Running the Adventure

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish

and challenges that should keep a group entertained for multiple sessions. However, you can easily run a shorter version of the adventure, or even an exciting one-shot, by making the following

modifications: Full Version (Five to Six Sessions). Run the adventure as written, making use of both the monastery and the ooze-flooded city locations. Short Version (Two to Three Sessions). Run the

Hiatea's Hearth Features

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

Hiatea’s Hearth Features Dyson Logos Map 4.9: Hiatea’s Hearth View Player Version Map 4.9 depicts Hiatea’s Hearth, including the following features: Feast Tables. Several giant-sized tables carved

from whole tree trunks run the length of the hall. Hearth. An enormous fireplace holds iron spits, pots, and kettles within. Inscribed on the stone arch surrounding the fireplace are Giant runes

Tavern and Inn

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Astarion's Book of Hungers

Tavern and Inn Characters can rent a room, order food, and buy a drink at Rat’s Run. Inn Characters who wish to rent a room must speak with the manager. They can be found at the main bar (area R2a

(area R2a) for 4 CP per drink. Meals are available for order during the day at the kitchen (area R3). Each meal costs 1 SP. MIKE SCHLEY Rat's RunView Player Version

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

Location Overview

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath

her tough demeanor. She is cold, calculating, charismatic, and knows how to run a business with ruthless efficiency and an eye for profit. The bartender is Backes Dunfield, a human with a scarred face

of Martisha for many years. Cooragh is famous for her incredibly tasty, and alarmingly well-spiced, stews and meat pies. Map 2: Wayside Inn View Player Version

Reinforcements

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

Reinforcements Adventurers can use hit-and-run tactics to weaken Grudd Haug’s defenses. Depending on how much time passes between the adventurers’ forays, the hill giant den might gain reinforcements

commoners) in tow. If Guh commands the reinforcements to stay, they take up defensive positions in and around the stockyard after confining their prisoners in area 13. Otherwise, they leave by the route they came after 20 minutes or so. Map 5.1: Grudd Haug View Player Version

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

DM Tips

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

at the start of the next session and make adjustments moving forward. What’s New in the 2024 Version? This is the 2024 version of the fifth edition Dungeon Master’s Guide. Much of the book has been

reorganized, expanded, and rewritten from the 2014 version, and the versions of things in this book replace versions from older books. Here are a few highlights: Sound Advice. Every chapter (but

Chapter 2: Growing Your Franchise

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

Chapter 2: Growing Your Franchise As a run-of-the-dungeon adventurer, your character might kick through countless locked doors, lay down ancient magics, or send any number of monsters to the

standing on the cutting edge of the adventuring business, the brand precedes you. And sure, sometimes the blades on the cutting edge are kind of sharp. But with Head Office at your back, you know you have

Meeting Diasma

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Giants of the Star Forge

the ordning. However, Brimskarda’s standing has waned in recent years. Brimskarda’s scheme to kidnap Theldin and exploit his skill is no doubt part of a plan to increase her standing, likely by using

. After Diasma shares what she knows, she issues the party a challenge in exchange for further help from the monastery. Run the “Fireside Contests” section below. Roleplaying Diasma Diasma is a serene but

Exploring the Town

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

wind through the town at street level. Above this labyrinth run mazes of catwalks made from the wood of old shipwrecks. Old rigging is used to suspend the creaky catwalks. The 90-foot-high cavern

on darkvision to see. Flameskulls are often mistaken from a distance for bobbing torches as they drift through town. View Player Version The town has no general store, and some merchandise that is

No Competition

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

Enterprises. Originally founded by what turned out to be a false version of Omin’s lost sister, Auspicia, Dran Enterprises has long sought to execute a hostile takeover of Acquisitions Incorporated. All

off-brand.) And that expansion means new franchises. The first step was Ravnica, a city run by guilds and simply overflowing at the practicability of acquisition for hire. But beyond that? Infinite

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

Using This Supplement

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Descent into the Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth

, the pech. Appendix C features a score sheet for use in competitive play. See the “Tournament Rules” section for how to run the adventure as a tournament-style scenario. Appendix D provides six premade

Caverns of Tsojcanth module was an expanded and revised version of The Lost Caverns of Tsojconth, a tournament adventure created by Gary Gygax for Winter Con V in 1976. The adventure offers

Zombie Escape

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sleeping Dragon’s Wake

, but the shorter towers have hanging lanterns within which provide bright light. Parapets. Parapets standing 3 feet high run along the outside of the keep’s wall walkways (area I1) and the roof of

near, their grayish rotting flesh becomes apparent. A pair of red-faced women in heavy armor run behind the undead crying, “Stop those zombies!” Greater zombies (see appendix A) that escaped from

New Management

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

mounting a supply run to Waterdeep to talk matters over with his superiors there. He needs someone to mind the inn in his absence. Nalaskur works with but doesn’t trust Chalaska Muruin, a terse, cold

skimming, but he fears Chalaska and can’t accuse her without proof. Inglor decides both need framing and replacing. Map 6.4: Bargewright InnView 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

2. Gallery of Tricksters

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

2. Gallery of Tricksters Alcoves run the length of a narrow tunnel, each one featuring a bestial statue standing or squatting above a basin of oil. The statues depict the nine trickster gods, with

Quest: Dangerous Stowaway

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

gate nod at them as they exit the keep and head down the trail. When the characters come across the wagon, read the following boxed text aloud: You find the wagon standing in the middle of the trail with

Trail Map and the Gray Ooze Glob stat block, to run this encounter. Reward After defeating the ooze, carting the goods is straightforward work. When the characters return to Oleira, she’s shocked to

Zhentarim Hideout

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

Zhentarim Hideout The hideout on Castle Lane (see map 1.1) is a ramshackle two-story warehouse. The Black Network has other sanctuaries in run-down buildings like this one throughout Waterdeep

lazily searching the warehouse for loot while waiting to see if any more Zhents show up. View Player Version

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

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

Gold Dwarves

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

Faerûn. Smaller communities are found in the Smoking Mountains, in the Giant’s Run Mountains, and the Western Heartlands. Because they have not endured the same cycle of invasion and displacement

acceptable. Gold dwarves who take up a life of adventuring, away from the clan, rarely forsake their traditions when doing so. Even though they might have to live as outsiders for a time, they hope to ultimately improve their standing in their society.

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

Shady Nightclub

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

. At the other end of the spectrum, the run-down gambling halls and dreamlily dens in the poorer districts are places where those in the employ of the Boromars plan heists, store smuggled goods, hide

bodies and wanted criminals, interrogate Daask spies, make good on threats, and unwind. These places are public and expertly run by the city’s most powerful criminals, so an openly violent approach to

Mordentshire

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

and adventurers. Saulbridge Sanitarium provides a refuge for the ill while also welcoming researchers from other domains. Across town, an unassuming herbalist shop is run by Rudolph van Richten (see

Darklord, Lord Wilfred Godefroy. Francesca Baerald Map 2.25: Mordent View Player Version Mordent Locations Location Description Abbey Point A group of silent Ezra worshippers maintain a

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