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Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
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Wicked Tormentors. As befits creatures born from a moment of panic, screaming devilkins love to spread fear and confusion across the world. They gather in small flocks, lurking along lonely forest roads
injured and shorn of all hope. The devilkin steal treasures, weapons, and supplies, dooming an expedition to a slow death. The devilkin fly near their victims, taunting them with the items they stole
Monsters
Candlekeep Mysteries
death, Bak Mei became obsessed with living an unending life. He began collecting texts on the subject, consulting with practitioners of the necromantic arts, and seeking audiences with dark forces.
The
in the excommunication of Bak Mei and his followers, who christened themselves the Order of the Immortal Lotus. The small group eventually settled in the forest near Baldur’s Gate, where they
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
creations are ultimately doomed to death and decomposition, and the dragons’ demeanor is typically morbid and curmudgeonly as a result.
Gleaming Gold
Upon hatching, topaz dragon wyrmlings&rsquo
’s mood.
Embodiment of Decay
While generally not malicious, topaz dragons embody decay. They view destruction as a natural means of clearing the way for new creation and growth, much as a forest
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
the necrotic energy of the Negative Plane that suffuses them. Their psionic power manifests the fundamental entropic principle that mortal beings and their creations are ultimately doomed to death and
Decay
While generally not malicious, topaz dragons embody decay. They view destruction as a natural means of clearing the way for new creation and growth, much as a forest fire clears dead wood
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Vigila Forest Towering black deciduous trees pierce the canopy of Falkovnia’s dense, whispering forests. Called “sentries of death,” these trees inspire grim stories suggesting that their wood is
haunted or their roots reach into the realm of the dead. In contrast, a ring of pale sentry trees stands in the depths of the Vigila Forest. Tales tell that none who enter the ring survive. The zombie
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
later, after the saplings grew tall and mighty, an ancient green dragon dug a lair in the redwoods’ roots, poisoning the grove and surrounding forest. The elves called the dragon Death-at-Sunset, for
villagers, a green dragon wyrmling has hatched from an egg in Death-at-Sunset’s lair. The wyrmling’s presence has corrupted the forest and lured other evil creatures to the area; he has also captured the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
.” [Partially true; the dragon’s influence has encouraged the growth of many forest blights, including the Vine Blight and Twig Blight in area L4.] 4 “Remember Ethvarn, who died fighting Death-at-Sunset
mushrooms, berries, lichens, herbs, rabbit, venison, and other forest bounties. Fergus’s food is available to visitors for a small donation, as is the fine elven wine produced by the council-owned winery
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
creations are ultimately doomed to death and decomposition, and the dragons’ demeanor is typically morbid and curmudgeonly as a result.
Gleaming Gold
Upon hatching, topaz dragon wyrmling;topaz
, much as a forest fire clears dead wood, replenishes the soil, and allows the forest to regrow even healthier than before. To this end, topaz dragons use their power to reduce crumbling structures and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
to keep Wyllow in Undermountain, Halaster used several wish spells to create a magical forest for her, but even this gift wasn’t enough to offset the druid’s languor. When Yinark forbade her from ever
returning to the surface, Wyllow grew positively despondent. The relationship soured and turned violent. A volley of spells on both sides resulted in Yinark’s death. After Wyllow’s fury abated, all
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
beings and their creations are ultimately doomed to death and decomposition, and the dragons’ demeanor is typically morbid and curmudgeonly as a result.
Gleaming Gold
Upon hatching, topaz
creation and growth, much as a forest fire clears dead wood, replenishes the soil, and allows the forest to regrow even healthier than before. To this end, topaz dragons use their power to reduce
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sleeping Dragon’s Wake
from the Undead Encounters table. The undead run amuck in the forest on their way to Claugiyliamatar’s lair and fight the characters to the death. The undead are loyal to Viantha and do not lead the
Finding Viantha After speaking with Claugiyliamatar in her lair, the characters likely want to find Viantha Cruelhex in Kryptgarden Forest. Each day the characters search the forest, have them choose
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Basic Rules (2014)
Holding high a gnarled staff wreathed with holly, an elf summons the fury of the storm and calls down explosive bolts of lightning to smite the torch-carrying orcs who threaten her forest.
Crouching
character lives in a society where the Old Faith still thrives, or was raised by a druid after being abandoned in the depths of a forest. Perhaps your character had a dramatic encounter with the spirits of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
pleased you answered our call,” Gwenhumara says. “Something evil lurks in Redwood Grove. Given our history with the dragon Death-at-Sunset, you can understand our concern—and now villagers are missing
. We need you to find our missing villagers, determine why the forest is blighted, and end any threats you discover.”
Selenar interjects, “I’m certain there isn’t another dragon, but something is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
The Council Armin and two other elf council members lead Redwood Watch, though Armin is missing. The council members were among those who faced Death-at-Sunset a century ago, and the councilors
permanently. (The wyrmling is now forcing Armin to defend area R4.) Gwenhumara Goldmoss. Gwenhumara (Medium Priest Acolyte) is an elf healer who tended to the wounded after the battle against Death-at-Sunset
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
Into the Forest Neronvain’s stronghold lies thirty miles from Altand through dense, fog-filled forest. As they seek the wyrmspeaker and his dragon, the characters meet an old druid and must deal with
spidery sentries. A Timely Rescue As the characters travel through the forest, they hear the crunch of a large tree breaking, followed by a female voice crying out. If they investigate, they see a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
Into the Forest Neronvain’s stronghold lies thirty miles from Altand through dense, fog-filled forest. As they seek the wyrmspeaker and his dragon, the characters meet an old druid and must deal with
spidery sentries. A Timely Rescue As the characters travel through the forest, they hear the crunch of a large tree breaking, followed by a female voice crying out. If they investigate, they see a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
of the banshee Agatha. From the ruins of Conyberry, an old trail leads northwest into Neverwinter Wood. Agatha’s lair is a few miles outside town. The forest grows dark and still as the trail winds
and remember what they’ve come here for, they won’t have to fight her. As such, no map is provided. If a fight breaks out, any forest map with a small structure will do. When the characters enter the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sleeping Dragon’s Wake
. They couldn’t agree if what they saw was a boat or a beached whale, but they agreed it stank. (If the characters investigate the site, see “Death Knight-Dreadnaught” for more information.)
3 “A
the attacks, see “Iniarv’s Tower” for more information.)
4 “A few hunters came by saying to avoid Kryptgarden Forest, the dead are walking around there!”
5 “Did you hear about the bronze
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
Chapters 11 and 12: Death to the Wyrmspeakers From their first discovery of the dragon masks, the characters likely recognized the importance of the masks to the Cult of the Dragon. Over the course
second chapter, the adventurers go up against Neronvain, the wyrmspeaker with the Green Dragon Mask, in a hidden stronghold and dragon lair in the Misty Forest. These chapters play out at different
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
Chapters 11 and 12: Death to the Wyrmspeakers From their first discovery of the dragon masks in Hoard of the Dragon Queen, the characters will have recognized the importance of the masks to the Cult
Hills. In the second chapter, the adventurers go up against Neronvain, wyrmspeaker of the Green Dragon Mask, in a hidden stronghold and dragon lair in the Misty Forest. These chapters play out at
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
Faunel where sapient animals overcome their instincts and live communally. If the characters converse with her, she shares the following information: She’s saddened to hear about Oka’s death but
his predators attacked a herd under her protection. She suspects Oka’s death is Ebonclaw’s retaliation. She asks the characters to go to Razortooth Rock and find out if Ebonclaw is working with the Vile
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
shambling mounds 18 1 troll 1d3 mummies 1d4 oni 19 2d6 hobgoblins 1d4 + 1 shadows 1 adult green dragon 20 1d3 ogres 1 vampire 1 death knight Drowned Forest Perched at the edge of the Hool Marshes, the
outer reaches of the forest periodically, while several wood elf clans dwell at its edge. The two forces are generally successful at keeping the monsters of the Dreadwood in check, but at times a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Mage of Silverymoon, at the behest of the lesser deity Lurue the Unicorn. It was later added to Ecamane’s personal library, where it collected dust long after Ecamane’s death in 712 DR. Eventually
forest. From there, they are set on a course that leads them to investigate a blight that has arisen in the woods. It’s up to them to find the source of this corruption and expunge it from the world. What is causing this disruption, and what is its purpose?
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Ghost Story Settings Suffering, tragic death, or a villain’s monstrous evil manifest subtly in the places ghost stories are set. Typically, a setting’s hauntings are revealed slowly, until the full
places with a dead one
7 An expansive forest in which a cruel noble once hunted the poor for sport
8 A land in which mediums are revered because they maintain the veil between the living and dead
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Silvanus (god of wild nature) whose forest home was threatened by undead. By researching fungi and lichen, Xanthoria hoped to create a weapon that could protect her forest against undead invaders. At some
point, Xanthoria’s research became more geared toward creating a ward against death itself, then finally toward achieving lichdom. According to the book, Xanthoria never discovered the source of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
. Prospectors seeking pockets of rare gas in this swamp disturb forgotten ritual sites and bog mummy burial sites. Forest of Rust Ludendorf dumps its waste and scrap metal in the Forest of Rust. Creatures of
living iron, Rust Monsters, and hungry beasts prowl the wooded junk heaps. Isles of Agony Lamordians know the Isles of Agony as freezing death traps. At the hidden sanctuary of Hope’s Heart
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
are difficult terrain. White Gates. The northern exit from this area has a white gate that connects with the Culling Pens. The opening to the east has a white gate that leads to the Forest of Death
. Forest of Death Powerful necromancy magic suffuses the trees in this zone. When an intruder ends its turn in an area of trees, the creature must make a DC 15 Constitution saving throw. On a failed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
Traitors is a muddy patch where Vistani often camp. These travelers have a knack for avoiding Talon patrols. Vigila Forest In the dense Vigila Forest stand towering black trees called Sentries of Death
. Tales say the wood is haunted and these trees’ roots reach into the realm of the dead. Willow Watch The hastily constructed Willow Watch tower was built on the ruins of a church of Ezra. The Talons here report strange lights in the nearby forest and sounds from the catacombs below.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
Lair Locations The following locations are keyed to Map: Death at Sunset’s Lair. L1: Guarded Tunnel The tunnel from above leads into a dank, sprawling cavern walled with dirt and twisting roots
“Treasure” below). Downward Slope. To the southwest, the cavern slopes 20 feet steeply downward toward the chamber with Death-at-Sunset’s corpse (area L6). This sloping area is Difficult Terrain
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
C. Svalich Woods Towering trees, whose tops are lost in heavy gray mist, block out all but a death-gray light. The tree trunks are unnaturally close to one another, and the woods have the silence of
characters are following the road on foot, the party member who has the highest passive Wisdom (Perception) score notices something: You catch the scent of death on the air. The character can follow the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Jijibisha’s Vengeance Jijibisha Manivarshi, a vicious soul from the land’s past, lurks in the nearby forest. Long ago she made a deal with wicked otherworldly forces that gave her longevity and
has disadvantage on ability checks and attack rolls until she regains it. She fights to the death. A character who succeeds on a DC 20 Intelligence (History) check has heard of Jijibisha Manivarshi and can confirm that she was favored to win the Shankha Trials the year Manivarsha was destroyed.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Theros, drawing in multiple gods and threatening the idea of civilization itself. Player characters who are champions of other gods could find themselves marked for death by hunters who have a grudge
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2 Nylea refuses to turn winter into spring unless Karametra agrees to abolish agriculture and yield all cropland back to the forest.
3 When tensions between Akros and Setessa peak, Nylea
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
Encounters on the Way The characters have the following encounters as they approach Dumathoin’s Gulch. Panicked Gnome The party hears a commotion in the forest as something hurries toward them. A
delivering terrible news: Dumathoin’s Gulch was attacked earlier that day by terrible creatures that stank of death. They might have been looking for the grenade, but Bindlemint didn’t hang around to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
locating the lair of the banshee Agatha. From the ruins of Conyberry, an old trail leads northwest into Neverwinter Wood. Agatha’s lair is a few miles outside town. The forest grows dark and still as the
been beautiful once, but a hateful expression twists her features now. “Foolish mortals,” she snarls. “What do you want here? Do you not know it is death to seek me out?”
If the characters are rude
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
ancient ghost. 7 A treant who demands corpses to replace trees cleared by a town’s construction. 8 A mysterious robed figure who wears a horned mask and leads a silent cult. 9 A bloodthirsty forest
nonbelievers. 3 Seeks to transform their body into a vessel or gate for the subject of their belief. 4 Now appears as a bloodthirsty amalgamation of various forest creatures. 5 Uncontrollably utters