D&D 5E Obelisks? [spoilers YES]

[Eyes of Nine]

I guess there's obelisks that have been appearing in adventures for years? I've read, run or played in almost all the adventures, and I'm not clear on when/where the obelisks appear

Can someone point to some of the obelisks in question? Like which encounter or location in which adventure path?

Feel free to mask your spoiler response with the spoiler tags but fair warning to readers of this thread - I totally expect to hear spoilers here

 

[Oofta]

Hit one recently in the jungles of Chult in Tomb of Annihilation at the entrance of the actual tomb itself is one example. It's the only mod I've played recently, so that's 100% for me.

 

[UngainlyTitan]

I guess there's obelisks that have been appearing in adventures for years? I've read, run or played in almost all the adventures, and I'm not clear on when/where the obelisks appear

Can someone point to some of the obelisks in question? Like which encounter or location in which adventure path?

Feel free to mask your spoiler response with the spoiler tags but fair warning to readers of this thread - I totally expect to hear spoilers here

I have run some and read a few but this is the first I have heard of them also.

 

[Veltharis ap Rylix]

Not fully read up on the obelisks, but the most blatant one is in Rime of the Frostmaiden:

Spoiler: Rime of the Frostmaiden

It's in the crashed Netherese flying city of Ythryn, and is especially notable because unlike the ones in other adventures, it can be activated, whereupon it triggers one of the alternate endings by promptly transporting the PCs thousands of years into the past to when Netheril was at its height and stranding them there.

 

[Tales and Chronicles]

One got stolen by cloud giants at the start of SKT
There's one in a random (?) encounter in OotA
There's one in Chult that can act as a portal if you happen to have another item (some glasses, IIRC) on you.
There's at least one in RotFM in the crashed Netherese city under the ice.

 

[pukunui]

EDIT: Ninja'd.

There's also at least one in Curse of Strahd. I think that's where the speculation about the obelisks first began, because Jeremy made some comment about them at the time.

 

[Veltharis ap Rylix]

I think there's one in Avernus as well.

 

[pukunui]

I seem to recall there being some talk about the ancient portal stones at the hunting lodge in Hoard of the Dragon Queen being part of the mysterious obelisk set as well.

 

[pukunui]

There's also one in the earth cult temple in Princes of the Apocalypse.

 

[Eyes of Nine]

One got stolen by cloud giants at the start of SKT
There's one in a random (?) encounter in OotA
There's one in Chult that can act as a portal if you happen to have another item (some glasses, IIRC) on you.
There's at least one in RotFM in the crashed Netherese city under the ice.

Ok, remember the one in SKT
Huh, would love it if someone was able to point it out in OotA. There were some parts of that AP that we skipped
The Chultan one... Hmm, will have to review. It'll be a while before my players get there
Ah yes, I remember there were actually quite a few obelisks in RotFM in the city (one of my favorite locations across the WotC adventures)