Princes of the Apocalypse

This document corrects and clarifies some text in the adventure Princes of the Apocalypse. These changes appear in recent printings of the book and have been applied across D&D Beyond.

Global

In the book’s following sections, the Intelligence (Investigation) check to find a secret door, a trap, or an object is now a Wisdom (Perception) check.

Page	Section
58	K16. Great Hall
59	K19. Old Library
59	K21. Lord’s Chamber
68	M21. Hall of Thirsting Stone
93	C24. Bridge of Heroes
104	E3. Niche Hall
105	E6. Bastian’s Quarters
106	E11. Cell Block
110	E26. Fire Temple
121	F18. Drow Tomb
132	P11. Hunter’s Den
132	P15. Reflection Chamber
159	T9. Chamber of Moving Stones
172	D1. Switchbacks
174	D5. Chapel
186	X9. False Crypt [second paragraph after the boxed text]
187	X10. False Tomb

Chapter 1

Starting the Adventure (p. 17)

In the section’s last paragraph, 225 miles is now 140 miles.

Chapter 2

Helvur Tarnlar, Clothier (p. 25)

Maegla is a Turami human, rather than a Tethyrian one.

Waelvur’s Wagonworks (p. 27)

In the “Key NPCs” subsection, “area T1” is now “area T9.”

Mellikho Stoneworks (p. 28)

In the section’s second paragraph, “area T9” is now “area T1.”

Fire Cult War Band (p. 31)

Both instances of “Eternal Flame warriors” are now “Eternal Flame guardians.”

The Dessarin Valley Map (p. 32)

The map’s scale has been corrected: 1 hex = 4 miles.

The positions of Sacred Stone Monastery and Rivergard Keep have been swapped, and the X of the latter is now closer to the river.

Chapter 3

Shallow Graves (p. 43)

In the second block of boxed text, “Perhaps two miles to the north” is now “Several miles to the north.”

In the “Grave Occupants” subsection, “red surcoat with a black axe” is now “black surcoat with a red axe.”

Pinnacle (p. 48)

In the “Spyglass” subsection, “area C3” is now “area V3.”

Shrine of Stone (p. 63)

In the sentence that follows the boxed text, “northeast corner” is now “northwest corner.”

Samular’s Empty Tomb (p. 68)

Now called “Samular’s Tomb,” this subsection ends with the following new paragraph:

Trapped Stairs (p. 68)

The DC of the Dexterity saving throw is 15.

Wicker Giant (p. 72)

In the last sentence of the section, “in area H1” is now “in area H4.”

Chapter 4

A15. Plaza of Fallen Spires (p. 83)

In the second paragraph following the boxed text, the last sentence now reads as follows: “Torhild tasked the djinni with the daunting task of keeping the palace quarter in good repair—a task he has been performing now for centuries.”

In the third paragraph following the boxed text, the first sentence now reads as follows: “When Aerisi Kalinoth arrived, she took possession of the horn but refused to free the djinni from his previously assigned task.”

C4. Drowning Chambers (p. 87)

“Nine aquatic ghouls” is now “Twelve aquatic ghouls.”

C12. Troll Hole (p. 88)

In the last sentence of the boxed text, “to the north and east” is now “to the north and the west.”

B5. East Guardroom (p. 96)

In the last paragraph, “The other two prepare” is now “The other three prepare.”

B20. Mess Hall (p. 101)

In the boxed text, the last sentence now reads, “Doors lead to the east and west.”

B21. Screaming Statues (p. 102)

In the “Roleplaying Marlos Urnrayle” subsection, “flees to area B23” is now “flees to area B22.”

E1. Entrance (p. 104)

In the second paragraph that follows the boxed text, the parenthetical description of the fire cult hand gesture now reads as follows: “one hand in a fist, thumb up, with the other hand over the fist.”

E26. Fire Temple (p. 110)

In the first sentence of the boxed text, “in the west wall” is now “in the east wall.”

Chapter 5

N3. Oubliette (p. 124)

In the sentence that follows the boxed text, “area A19” is now “area A18.”

The Earth Portal (p. 141)

The following sentence now appears at the end of this section’s second paragraph: “After the portal is destroyed, Ironfang turns to rust and disintegrates.”

W6. Prison (p. 144)

In the “Prisoners” subsection, the first paragraph now reads as follows:

The subsection ends with the following new paragraph:

Chapter 6

Lance Rock (p. 151)

In the paragraph before the boxed text, “Northwest of Red Larch” is now “Southwest of Red Larch.”

T1. Entry Cavern (p. 155)

In the “North Tunnel” subsection, the first sentence now reads as follows: “This tunnel leads to the Mellikho Stoneworks quarry (Red Larch, area 18).”

The paragraph that follows the boxed text now reads, “Beyond the wooden door, the tunnel continues ten feet before opening into the quarry behind Albaeri Mellikho’s house.”

T9. Chamber of Moving Stones (p. 159)

In the “Secret Door” subsection, “leads to the quarry pit in Mellikho Stoneworks (Red Larch, area 18)” is now “leads to a wooden shed in the yard behind Waelvur’s Wagonworks (Red Larch, area 16).”

The Long Road (p. 167)

• In the “Setup” subsection, the last paragraph now reads as follows: “The caravan travels from Womford to Red Larch along the Cairn Road, then heads north along the Long Road through Westbridge to its final destination of Triboar.”
• In “The Caravan” subsection, the fourth paragraph no longer contains the following sentence: “The route is over the Stone Bridge.”

Bandit Attack (p. 167)

In the first sentence of the first paragraph, “on the Long Road” has been cut.

In the third paragraph, the following sentence has been cut: “Fire attracts the monsters in the next encounter.”

The Nettlebees (p. 168)

In the fourth bullet point, “Bertram knows about Wiggan” is now “Watson knows about Wiggan.”

Stone Bridge (p. 183)

After the third block of boxed text, the DC 16 Wisdom (Perception) check should be a DC 16 Wisdom (Insight) check.

Chapter 7

Monsters and NPCs by Challenge Rating (p. 189)

The challenge rating of Wiggan (CR 2) and Ghald (CR 5) are now correct in the table.

Aerisi Kalinoth (p. 193)

Windvane—the attack bonus is now +8, and the damage is 8 (1d6 + 5), or 9 (1d8 + 5) with two hands.

Marlos Urnrayle (p. 199)

Ironfang—the attack bonus is now +8, and the damage is 9 (1d8 + 5).

Appendix B

Sorcerer Spells (p. 231)

The list of 1st-level spells now includes “Absorb elements (abjuration).” (5th printing)

The list of 3rd-level spells now includes “Tidal wave (conjuration).” (5th printing)

The list now includes a new header, “7th Level,” and the entry “Whirlwind (evocation)” beneath it. (5th printing)

Wizard Spells (p. 232)

The list of 2nd-level spells now includes “Warding wind (evocation).” (5th printing)

Catapult (p. 233)

The sentence “In either case, both the object and the creature or solid surface take 3d8 bludgeoning damage” now reads, “When the object strikes something, the object and what it strikes each take 3d8 bludgeoning damage.” (5th printing)

Create Bonfire (p. 234)

The second sentence now reads, “Until the spell ends, the magic bonfire fills a 5-foot cube.” (5th printing)

Erupting Earth (p. 236)

In the “At Higher Levels” section, 3rd level is now 4th, and 2nd is 3rd.

Maximilian’s Earthen Grasp (p. 238)

In the third paragraph, “can make a Strength check” now reads, “can use its action to make a Strength check.” (5th printing)

Pyrotechnics (p. 239)

In the first sentence, “an area of flame” is now “an area of nonmagical flame.” (5th printing)

Whirlwind (p. 242)

The first sentence now reads, “A whirlwind howls down to a point that you can see on the ground within range.”