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Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
with an arsenal of deceptive magic, cuprilachs do whatever they must to complete their missions.
Rilmani
Rilmani protect the balance between the forces and philosophies of the multiverse. They
seek to maintain planar equilibrium, assuring that good, evil, law, or chaos never grow too powerful or too weak. To the rilmani, each of these forces is fundamental to the multiverse’s existence
Monsters
Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
with the sheen of bare iron. Their bodies are honed to razor edges, and from it they can fling bolts of sharpened metal.
Rilmani
Rilmani protect the balance between the forces and philosophies of
the multiverse. They seek to maintain planar equilibrium, assuring that good, evil, law, or chaos never grow too powerful or too weak. To the rilmani, each of these forces is fundamental to the
Monsters
Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
powerful or too weak. To the rilmani, each of these forces is fundamental to the multiverse’s existence. Whenever one threatens to tip the balance in its favor or a plane is on the verge of collapse
preservation of the cosmic status quo, serving as leaders and strategists of the rilmani. Employing mysterious magic, occult calculations, and networks of informants, aurumachs monitor forces across the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Morte’s Planar Parade
too weak. To the rilmani, each of these forces is fundamental to the multiverse’s existence. Whenever one threatens to tip the balance in its favor or a plane is on the verge of collapse, the rilmani
Rilmani Rilmani protect the balance between the forces and philosophies of the multiverse. They seek to maintain planar equilibrium, assuring that good, evil, law, or chaos never grow too powerful or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
: H’slaat orders his fellow troglodytes in area 2 to rush across the stream while the troglodytes in area 3 rain javelins down on the chieftain’s forces. Meanwhile, H’Slaat grabs H’hoort from area 3
. H’slaat crosses the stream, dragging her behind him. He threatens to kill her unless the chieftain meets him in battle. The troglodytes in areas 5 and 7 try to make their way through the side caverns to
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
weapon that happens to be the pride and joy of a sapphire dragon’s hoard.
5
A sapphire dragon threatens to sink a town into the Underdark unless the authorities find and turn over a thief who
sapphire dragon wyrmling;sapphire wyrmling who left home months before.
6
An adult sapphire dragon and a squadron of githyanki have joined forces to locate and destroy a mind flayer colony
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Hells that has opened in the remote wilderness. A close-knit band of loyal friends strives to overcome the forces of a tyrannical overlord. An epic-fantasy campaign emphasizes the conflict between good
gain or ambition, and facing incredible dangers without blinking. Characters might struggle with moral quandaries, fighting the evil tendencies within themselves as well as the evil that threatens the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
is to amass the power they need to defeat a powerful enemy that threatens the world. Their goal in the second example is to defend something they care about by destroying whatever threatens it. The
lies beyond the realm of a known enemy and forces them to navigate hostile territory. The characters could be pilgrims in search of a holy site or members of a secret order dedicated to defending the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
ever be the price of divinity.
—Iuz the Evil, cambion demigod
Cambions are former mortals corrupted by fiendish power or possessed by insidious forces. While tieflings are free-willed individuals
with a hint of fiendish ancestry, cambions are inherently tied to or remade by the wicked magic of the Lower Planes. Many cambions serve the malevolent forces that are the source of their powers
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
threatens her vessel and crew, Captain Snowmane reluctantly uses a magical performance known as the Dance of the Dead, a forbidden song and dance that keeps Undead creatures at bay but slays living
deadly magic from grim forces that consider her debt unpaid. Larissa Snowmane’s Traits Ideal. “Everyone needs help from time to time. I’ll help those who have no one else.” Bond. “My ship, my crew, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
…challenge a character’s ideal or exploit a flaw. The character might hear rumors of the dragon’s activity, spurring them into action.
4 …trap the characters between clashing forces.
5
…create an opportunity for a character to pursue a personal goal.
6 …cause an accident or catastrophe that threatens the characters.
An adventure featuring a dragon’s schemes often works best as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
champions of the natural world. We defend it from anything and anyone who threatens it. We, the Children of Winter, preserve the natural cycle of life and death. Disease and decay cull the weak and
strengthen the whole. We must destroy undead and ensure that the cycle continues. We, the Gatekeepers, protect the natural world from the forces that come from outside it, from those beings that slither in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
3. Halaster Puppet Both doors to this room are difficult to open because furniture inside has been piled against them. A successful DC 15 Strength (Athletics) check forces open either door. Apart
vials of various solid and liquid substances, but nothing valuable or dangerous.
The puppet responds to any movement within 20 feet of it and threatens any creature that comes closer, shouting in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
Sword Coast. Three metallic dragons joined forces to battle Sharruth and imprisoned her beneath the ocean floor, believing seawater would quench her fire and keep her bound forever. But Sharruth’s fury
of hermits and ascetics. But the ageless conflict between chromatic and metallic dragons threatens to disrupt the serenity of Dragon’s Rest—and this is where the adventure begins!
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
Introduction
Dragon fire threatens to consume Faerûn! Do you dare oppose the Cult of the Dragon and resist the might of Tiamat, Queen of Dragons? Welcome to Tyranny of Dragons. This book collects
coming of Tiamat. As events unfold, dragons rampage across the Sword Coast, serving at the vanguard of a legion of cultists, fiends, and worse. To oppose these forces, new heroes must rise and resist
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
Introduction Dragon fire threatens to consume Faerûn! Do you dare oppose the Cult of the Dragon and resist the might of Tiamat, Queen of Dragons? Welcome to Tyranny of Dragons. This book collects two
coming of Tiamat. As events unfold, dragons rampage across the Sword Coast, serving at the vanguard of a legion of cultists, fiends, and worse. To oppose these forces, new heroes must rise and resist them
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
Introduction
Dragon fire threatens to consume Faerûn! Do you dare oppose the Cult of the Dragon and resist the might of Tiamat, Queen of Dragons? Welcome to Tyranny of Dragons. This book collects
coming of Tiamat. As events unfold, dragons rampage across the Sword Coast, serving at the vanguard of a legion of cultists, fiends, and worse. To oppose these forces, new heroes must rise and resist
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
prevent national secrets from falling into the hands of rival intelligence agencies. The Dark Lanterns also have an unwritten license to eliminate any creature that threatens their nation, its sovereign
willing to exercise his considerable power on that agent’s behalf. The King’s Citadel. The Citadel has three branches besides the Dark Lanterns. The King’s Swords are elite special combat forces. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
the order. When evil threatens, the gauntlet strikes. Using the Order of the Gauntlet The Order of the Gauntlet is an invaluable asset at the final showdown at the Well of Dragons. No other faction can
clerics to support the fight against Tiamat’s forces Boisterous and gregarious to a fault, Ontharr is the leading delegate for the Order of the Gauntlet. He has all the justification he needs to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Adventures in Valachan Valachan forces adventurers to survive in a wilderness that’s not merely hostile, but is actively trying to destroy them. Other terrors in the Domains of Dread take the form of
in Valachan, but the domain’s dangerous wilderness threatens anyone who explores the land. In addition to natural rain-forest predators, dinosaurs and displacer beasts roam the domain. Its varied
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
the order. When evil threatens, the gauntlet strikes. Using the Order of the Gauntlet The Order of the Gauntlet is an invaluable asset at the final showdown at the Well of Dragons. No other faction can
clerics to support the fight against Tiamat’s forces Boisterous and gregarious to a fault, Ontharr is the leading delegate for the Order of the Gauntlet. He has all the justification he needs to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
the order. When evil threatens, the gauntlet strikes. Using the Order of the Gauntlet The Order of the Gauntlet is an invaluable asset at the final showdown at the Well of Dragons. No other faction can
clerics to support the fight against Tiamat’s forces Boisterous and gregarious to a fault, Ontharr is the leading delegate for the Order of the Gauntlet. He has all the justification he needs to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
pride and joy of a sapphire dragon’s hoard.
5 A sapphire dragon threatens to sink a town into the Underdark unless the authorities find and turn over a thief who stole from the dragon.
6 A
dragon wyrmling is actually the sapphire wyrmling who left home months before.
6 An adult sapphire dragon and a squadron of githyanki have joined forces to locate and destroy a mind flayer colony
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Heroes make their mark on a postapocalyptic world defiled by magic and forsaken by the gods. Dragonlance The forces of good battle the evil queen of dragons and her armies in the world-shaking War of
the Lance. Eberron In the aftermath of a deadly war, magically advanced nations rebuild as a cold war threatens lasting peace. Exandria Heroes make names for themselves in the world made popular by the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
failed check, the brush counts as 5 feet of difficult terrain. 2 Uneven ground threatens to slow your progress. Make a DC 10 Dexterity (Acrobatics) check to navigate the area. On a failed check, the
Baldur’s Gate or through the spiderweb-filled alleys of Menzoberranzan might inspire you to create your own table. Splitting Up Creatures being chased can split up into smaller groups. This tactic forces
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
Rival Houses Conflicts, rivalries, and feuds among the thirteen dragonmarked houses drive a dragonmarked intrigue campaign. As tremendously powerful magical and mercantile forces, the houses seek
economic dominance, which often comes at the expense of other houses and sometimes with little concern for ethics. Ambitious forces within the houses—if not the houses as a whole—can lead them to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
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
travelers. Middle Reaches. Inside the outer fringe, the forest takes on an increasingly sinister character. Even on the brightest days, the thick canopy of greenery threatens to devour the sunlight
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
scions of giants’ gods described in chapter 6). An adventure might also challenge characters to drive the giants (and other forces of destruction) away from settled lands. The giant in a scenario like
1 The ghost of a murdered giant monarch appears to the monarch’s heirs and demands they claim vengeance. The heirs and the murderer end up in a wide-ranging conflict that threatens to devastate
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
Supernatural Regions Not all lands thrive as nature intended. Magical forces, strange interlopers, or tragic events can alter an area’s destiny, fundamentally changing the land. While the flora
into alien shapes by the realm’s eldritch forces. The Far Realm’s pernicious influence is often subtle, leaking into the Material Plane through thin places in reality or as invasive thoughts that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
hour. The dragon threatens to eat any character who fails to hold her interest. Kalimrax attacks any character she sees trying to enter the hold by stealth or by force, but she doesn’t pursue
of its magically binding employment contract prevent Nebukath from taking direct action against Vrakir, his forces, or his property (for example, by attacking the hold’s defenders). If Nebukath
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
curious about any racket. The duergar use crossbows (see area B5) while the cultists in B7 come to aid the forces here. Development If the characters defeat the guards here and depart the temple, Marlos
, but only threatens intruders who present themselves as cult members. Broog-Norb has no idea who is a cultist and who isn’t. Treasure The ettin’s treasure lies in an untidy heap covered with a filthy