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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masterâs Guide
Adventure Setting Many D&D adventures revolve around dungeonsâinterior spaces such as great halls and tombs, subterranean monster lairs, mazes riddled with traps, natural caverns extending for miles
beneath the surface, and ruined castles. The âDungeonsâ section in chapter 3 can help you craft a dungeon environment for an adventure. Of course, not every adventure takes place in a dungeon. A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Setting the Adventure Use the following suggestions to help contextualize Tletepec in a wider world: Through the Radiant Citadel. Visitors from the Radiant Citadel arrive in Tletepec north of
Etizalan and begin their investigation there. You can use the âTletepec Gazetteerâ section at the end of this adventure as a starting point to detail the region. Forgotten Realms. The region of Tletepec
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Setting the Adventure This adventure and the islands of the Dayawlongon archipelago can appear in any setting. The following are suggestions for contextualizing the adventure in a wider world
: Through the Radiant Citadel. Characters traveling from the Radiant Citadel arrive in Dayawlongon near the town of Kalapang. While this adventure visits just two of the local islands, the âDayawlongon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Setting the Adventure Use the following suggestions to help contextualize Djaynai and Janya in a wider world: Through the Radiant Citadel. Characters traveling from the Radiant Citadel arrive in a
clearing 5 miles upriver from Djaynai. If you wish to further detail these lands, use the âDjaynai and Janya Gazetteerâ section at this adventureâs end as a starting point. Forgotten Realms. Djaynai
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hold Back The Dead
Setting the Adventure This adventure takes place in the Western Heartlands of the Sword Coast region in the Forgotten Realms campaign setting. You can set the adventure on a different world if you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Setting the Adventure Use the following suggestions to help locate Yongjing in a wider world: Through the Radiant Citadel. Characters traveling from the Radiant Citadel arrive less than a mile from
starting point. Forgotten Realms. Yongjing could be the capital of any nation east of the Sunrise Mountains or of a new island realm in the Trackless Sea. Alternatively, lands such as Chessenta
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Setting the Adventure Use the following suggestions to help contextualize Shankhabhumi in a wider world: Through the Radiant Citadel. Characters traveling from the Radiant Citadel arrive just outside
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Setting the Adventure San CitlĂĄn and its borderlands can appear in any setting. The following are suggestions for contextualizing the adventure in a wider world: Through the Radiant Citadel
. Characters traveling from the Radiant Citadel arrive near the Ruisenor Peaks, a few hours travel from Milpazul. You can use the âSan CitlĂĄn Gazetteerâ section at the end of this adventure as a starting point
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
Setting the Adventure On the world of Oerth in the Greyhawk campaign setting, the Lost Caverns hide within in the southern Yatil Mountains, nestled between the nations of Ket and Perrenland, with
Bissel to the south. The margrave of the March of Bissel has uncovered clues to the Lost Cavernsâ location. You can set the adventure in a different world by placing it in any mountain range near a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Setting the Adventure Use the following suggestions to help contextualize Akharin Sangar in a wider world: Through the Radiant Citadel. Characters traveling from the Radiant Citadel arrive just
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
Setting the Adventure Lost to time and sand, Cynidicea is barely a memory to the lands where it once prospered. When deciding where to place Cynidicea, consider the following suggestions: Dragonlance
1982, The Lost City was written by Tom Moldvay, who contributed to the Dungeons & Dragons Basic Set. Following in the footsteps of other âB-seriesâ adventures, The Lost City served as both an adventure
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Uni and the Hunt for the Lost Horn
Setting the Adventure Uni and the Hunt for the Lost Horn can take place in any woodland setting where magic and monsters are rife. The Dungeons & Dragons animated series unfolds in the Realm
, although this adventure can easily take place in a different world. Consider the following suggestions: AURORE FOLNY Dragonlance. The famed wizard Fizban tasks the characters with finding a unicorn in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Setting the Adventure Use the following suggestions to help contextualize Zinda in a wider world: Through the Radiant Citadel. Characters traveling from the Radiant Citadel arrive in a jungle
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Setting the Adventure The Dyn Singh Night Market could be any cityâs bustling trade district. Use the following suggestions to help contextualize the market and all of Siabsungkoh in a wider world
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Starting the Adventure The adventureâs default starting location is the city of Baldurâs Gate on the Sword Coast, in the Forgotten Realms setting. However, any large settlement will do. Possibilities
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
Starting the Adventure When this adventure begins, the characters are in Neverwinter. Consider telling the characters that theyâll all join the same wagon headed to Phandalin, whether itâs because
theyâre working for the dwarf Gundren Rockseeker (see the âMeet Me in Phandalinâ adventure hook above) or they have another reason to go to the frontier town. No matter the charactersâ motivation, allow
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
Setting the Adventure On the world of Oerth in the Greyhawk campaign setting, the island of Sybarate is located in the mouth of Jeklea Bay, about a mile south of Fairwind Isle. If youâd like to place
the adventure in another campaign setting, consider the following suggestions: Dragonlance. On the world of Krynn, Juliana and Orlando might be from rival kingdoms that donât typically get along
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Setting the Adventure Use the following suggestions to help contextualize Yeonido in a wider world: Through the Radiant Citadel. Characters traveling from the Radiant Citadel arrive only a few miles
outside Yeonido. If you wish to further detail the city and its surroundings, use the âYeonido Gazetteerâ section at the end of this adventure. Dragonlance. Either the island of Enstar or the New
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
Setting the Adventure The Desert of Desolation is part of Raurin, a vast desert in southeastern Faerûn in the Forgotten Realms. When the River Athis dried up, it transformed the kingdom of Bakar from
. Consider the following suggestions: Dragonlance. The adventure takes place in a small, cursed region within the Plains of Dust. Eberron. The long-lost kingdom of Bakar occupied a portion of the Blade
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Scions of Elemental Evil
Setting the Adventure This adventure takes place in Flanaess, a region in the Greyhawk campaign setting. You can set the adventure on a different world if you wish. Consider the following suggestions
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
Setting the Adventure This adventure takes place in a region with a moderate climate, rolling hills, and winding rivers. The Tower of the Heavens lies far enough from major settlements that it sees
Graeme Morris. The adventure is remembered for its intricate plot and unique adventure hook, which spurred characters to action by imprinting their minds with memories from a creature known as a memory web (see appendix B).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Descent into the Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth
Setting the Adventure On the world of Oerth in the Greyhawk campaign setting, the Lost Caverns hide within the Yatil Mountains, nestled between the nations of Ket and Perrenland, with Bissel to the
south. You can set the adventure in a different world by placing it in any mountain range near a kingdom or settlementâbefore her disappearance, Iggwilvâs influence spanned multiple worlds and planes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
Setting the Adventure In the original adventure written for the Greyhawk setting, the Barrier Peaks lie northwest of the city of Hornwood in the Grand Duchy of Geoff. However, the spaceship could
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
Starting the Adventure Read or paraphrase the following text to begin: The gray mounds of the desert roll toward the horizon. Not one stone shows through the powdery sand, nor does a single insect
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Starting the Adventure Castle Djaynai monitors the arrival of travelers to the fog-shrouded port of Djaynai The adventure begins with the characters arriving in the city of Djaynai. Whoever arranged
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Starting the Adventure If the characters are 1st level, use the adventures at the start of chapter 6 to get them to 3rd level, at which point theyâre ready for the main adventure (which begins with
âThe Missing Delegationâ in chapter 3). You can also skip the introductory adventures in chapter 6 and begin playing the main adventure with 3rd-level characters. If you previously ran Lost Mine of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richtenâs Guide to Ravenloft
Starting the Adventure âThe House of Lamentâ serves as an introduction to the Domains of Dread and can serve as the first adventure in a longer horror campaign. As players make characters, use the following details to encourage them along the path leading into the Mists.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Setting the Adventure When preparing to run this adventure, use the following suggestions to help contextualize Atagua in a wider world: Through the Radiant Citadel. Characters who visit Atagua from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Starting the Adventure Prince Kirina fends off an attack by twilight dune scorpions After arriving in Anisa, the characters overhear that the cityâs famed gold mine, the Goldwarren, has collapsed
details you wish to share about Anisa or the Aurum Guild from the âSensa Gazetteerâ section at the end of this adventure.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Descent into the Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth
Starting the Adventure Read or paraphrase the following text to begin the adventure: You are a member of a group of adventurers, united in weeks past by your pursuit of a common prize: the treasures
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Starting the Adventure Prince of Vice, Azra Nir, leads Zindaâs annual March of
Vice festivitiesâ unaware heâs just one target of a killer The adventure begins with the characters traveling through
celebration of the cityâs prosperity. The travelers can also share any details about Zinda from the âZinda Gazetteerâ section at the end of this adventure.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Setting the Adventure Use the following suggestions to help contextualize the Sensa Empire in a wider world: Through the Radiant Citadel. Characters who visit Sensa by traveling through the Radiant
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Setting the Adventure Enchanted farmers attack Aunt Dellie on the streets of Promise Use the following suggestions to help contextualize Godsbreath in a wider world: Through the Radiant Citadel
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Starting the Adventure The adventure begins when the characters arrive in the town of Promise or, if they are already there, as they explore the Awakening Festival. Read or paraphrase the following
history of the land. They also have advantage on Intelligence (History) checks related to the Awakening Song made for the rest of the adventure. During the festival, stalls throughout the community sell
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Starting the Adventure The adventure begins once the characters arrive in Akharin Sangar. The city is filled with locals anticipating the festival of Shabe Taabaan. Whether the characters seek






