Origin Feat You gain proficiency in any combination of three skills or tools of your choice. Repeatable. You can take this feat more than once. Notes: Proficiency in three skills or tools

On a success, the party passes through the sector or clears the obstacle.

"Stepping into the venue, you’re hit by a wall of warmth and a medley of mouthwatering scents. The blend of spices, freshly baked pastry and roasting meats is the unmistakable smell of Winterfest. As you shake off your heavy layers and stamp the snow from your boots, other staff hurry past you clutching supplies. It seems there’s still a lot to do to have everything ready for the banquet…

While adventuring in the Dragonlance setting, the siblings Caramon Majere, Raistlin Majere, and Kitiara uth Matar provoke the rage of a wyvern Imagination is a key ingredient of Dungeons & Dragons, a cooperative game in which the characters that you roleplay embark on adventures together in fantasy worlds filled with monsters and magic. In D&D;, the action takes place in the imaginations of the…

Wondrous Item, common This gold coin has a creature embossed on each side. The two depicted creatures must be famous rivals or enemies of each other. For example, a Rival Coin might show Iggwilv on one side and Mordenkainen on the other, or Venger on one side and Tiamat on the other. One of these figures is on the “heads” side of the coin, the other on the “tails” side. The coin has 1 charge and…

Wondrous Item, rare (requires attunement) This Gold Piece has deep scratches on one side. It has 3 charges and regains all expended charges daily at dawn. When you make a D20 Test, you can expend 1 charge to replace the d20 roll with a coin flip. On heads, the roll is treated as a 20 (though you don’t score a Critical Hit with an attack roll or activate any other effects which trigger on the…

• Encounter. The result of failure to overcome an encounter depends on the encounter’s disposition. If the party fails a neutral encounter, the party is driven to a random adjacent sector. If the party fails an aggressive encounter, the party is driven to a random adjacent sector, and each character takes 10 Force damage.
• Obstacle. If the party fails to overcome an obstacle twice during…

Be a Master of Classes Bards from the College of Adventurers learn from heroes of old and stories of legend. Bards are jacks of all trades, and, for the College of Adventurers, this statement rings even truer. They combine all the skills of their companions into one, allowing them to be versatile and supportive. While not having a direct goal, many adventurer-studying Bards live to tell tales of…

The guests at this charitable banquet include business owners, nobles and local politicians. Artum has hosted the event in a local ballroom for 10 years, and it has always run perfectly. A rival event poached Artum’s usual staff, so he’s had to recruit last-minute replacements. Elias found a ’show-stopping’ pudding recipe in an old book, but didn’t realise it was a spell book. The dog that…

One of the best ways to learn how to run a D&D; game is to observe other DMs in action. Another DM can give you a solid foundation for understanding the role—as well as inspire you with cool things you can do in your games. You can use these questions to help you reflect on a game you observe: Beginning the Session. How did the DM start the session? Was there a recap? Body Language. What gestures…

You hurl a bolt of light toward a creature within range. Make a ranged spell attack against the target. On a hit, it takes 4d6 Radiant damage, and the next attack roll made against it before the end of your next turn has Advantage. Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. The damage increases by 1d6 for each spell slot level above 1. Spell Tags: Damage, Buff Available For: Cleric (Legacy), Cleric,…

The gods show their favor toward mortals in myriad ways. A fortunate few have their minds and souls opened to the power of magic. There is no formula for who receives this divine insight, as the gods keep their own counsel concerning their selections. Some of the favored ignore or deny their gift, while others embrace it wholeheartedly. Some who display the potential for divine magic develop and…

The Caves of Chaos Map displays all the locations characters can visit in the Caves of Chaos. The player version of this map doesn't reveal the caves' contents or names, only the cave mouths and their respective elements. Share that map with your players. To begin, read the following boxed text aloud: You pass through a dense forest of gnarled trees with grasping roots, the woods twisting as if…

In the city of Graywall, a Tharashk bounty hunter signals the Sentinel Marshal he’s working with. He’s found their quarry… In a tavern filled with drunk ogres and trolls. The stench of stale alcohol and sweaty troll is overpowering, and the denizens of the bar have no love for people from the east. One misstep and it will be a short and bloody night… On the Border Road, a gargoyle soars above an…

General Feat (Prerequisite: Level 4+) You have learned a certain number of the secrets and techniques of the Ashbound druidic order. You gain the following benefits. Ability Score Increase. Increase your Wisdom or Charisma score by 1, to a maximum of 20. Ashbound Proficiency. You gain proficiency in the Intimidation skill. Arcane Enmity. When a creature you can see casts a spell, you have…

*Spell of the Divination school

Weapon (morningstar), very rare You have a +3 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with this magic weapon. Proficiency with a Morningstar allows you to add your proficiency bonus to the attack roll for any attack you make with it. This weapon has the following mastery property. To use this property, you must have a feature that lets you use it. Sap. If you hit a creature with this weapon, that…

No two DMs run the game in exactly the same way—and that’s how it should be! You’ll be most successful as a DM if you choose a play style that works best for you and your players. The Rule of Fun D&D; is a game, and everyone should have fun playing it. Everyone shares equal responsibility in moving the game along, and everyone contributes to the fun when they treat each other with respect and…

N (they/them) human The mysterious and discreet Onaivu is a member of the Thieves’ Guild. They hide in the shadows and ply their trade in the most unexpected places, even those right under your nose. Who they are and what they are aren’t important at all, unless they know something about you that you don’t want the rest of the world to know. They keep their face covered beneath a cowl; no one…

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General Feat (Prerequisite: Level 4+) The Norns have chosen you for greater things. As a result, you gain the following benefits. Ability Score Increase. Increase your Charisma score by 1, to a maximum of 20. Heroic Resurgence. If you use Heroic Inspiration and the die roll fails, your use of Heroic Inspiration isn’t expended (though you can’t use it again for the same d20 Test). Heroic…

Dice add randomness to the game. They help determine whether characters and monsters are successful at the things they attempt. From left to right: D4, D6, D8, D10 (ones digit), D10 (tens digit), D12, D20 Round Down Whenever you divide or multiply a number in the game, round down if you end up with a fraction, even if the fraction is one-half or greater. Some rules make an exception and tell you…

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You can channel divine energy directly from the Outer Planes, using it to fuel magical effects. You start with one such effect: Divine Sense, which is described below. Other Paladin features give additional Channel Divinity effect options. Each time you use this class’s Channel Divinity, you choose which effect from this class to create. You can use this class’s Channel Divinity twice. You regain…

Also known as kytons, chain devils consider themselves morbid artisans who use deception, menace, and vicious metal to coerce prisoners into betraying themselves. Many serve powerful devils, wrenching secrets from imprisoned souls using deadly, animate chains. Left to their own devices, chain devils encourage ruthless individuals to pursue forbidden magic, leading their pupils down paths to the…

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