Armor (ring mail), legendary You have a +3 bonus to AC while wearing this armor. This armor is leather armor with heavy rings sewn into it. The rings help reinforce the armor against blows from swords and axes. Ring mail is inferior to chain mail, and it's usually worn only by those who can't afford better armor.

Armor (ring mail), very rare You have a +2 bonus to AC while wearing this armor. This armor is leather armor with heavy rings sewn into it. The rings help reinforce the armor against blows from swords and axes. Ring mail is inferior to chain mail, and it's usually worn only by those who can't afford better armor.

Krooths, sometimes called crocodile eaters, are fast and vicious bogland hunters. While they are known to hunt and eat large predators, their favorite prey are lizardfolk, boggards, and dinosaurs. Indeed, a krooth looks vaguely like a dinosaur itself, with its ridged head frill, long tail, and mouth full of sharp, venomous teeth. When a krooth bites a creature, one of these teeth breaks off and…

The Recommended Character Levels table indicates the level characters should be when they begin each chapter. At designated points in the campaign, the characters should have enough XP to reach the required level for the next part of the story. If you’re using a method of level advancement that doesn’t rely on XP, the characters gain a level when the campaign says so.

A hulking abomination of corroded steel and pallid flesh stands before you. A gas mask covers its face, firmly strapped and bolted onto its head. The creature hunches over a massive chemical drum that makes up its gut. Tubes and hoses splay from the drum like spilled intestines that connect the tank back into the spine and limbs of the monstrosity. The pumping hoses weave through its body,…

X-ray Vision. You can take a Magic action to gain X-ray vision with a range of 30 feet for 1 minute. To you, solid objects within that radius appear transparent and don’t prevent light from passing through themselves. The vision can penetrate 1 foot of stone, 1 inch of common metal, or up to 3 feet of wood or dirt. Thicker substances block the vision, as does a thin sheet of lead. Attuning to the…

An intimidating magical automaton, a shield guardian obeys its master’s commands and protects its master from danger. When such a guardian is created, the magic that animates it is intertwined with a bonded command amulet. Any creature that has a shield guardian’s command amulet can control that Construct and, in the case of magic-users, imbue it with a spell to unleash under predetermined…

Welcome to Red Wizards’ Gambit, a play series for the Season of Magic and part of the D&D; Encounters program. D&D; Encounters is a seasonal, organized play mini-campaign where people from around the world participate in a series of shared weekly adventures during the same time period. While many participate in game stores, you can take part from anywhere and still be part of the excitement,…

Step 3: Spend Your Budget. Every creature has an XP value in its stat block. When you add a creature to your combat encounter, deduct its XP from your XP budget to determine how many XP you have left to spend. Spend as much of your XP budget as you can without going over. It’s OK if you have a few unspent XP left over. Examples are given below: Example 1. A low-difficulty encounter for four level…

Medium Aberration, Typically Lawful Evil AC 17 Initiative +2 (12) HP 97 (15d8 + 30) Speed 30 ft.

Kobold warriors use hit-and-run tactics to raid their enemies and defend their homes. To avoid danger, they frequently employ haphazard traps. Kobolds Cowardly cousins to chromatic dragons, kobolds serve draconic overlords as warriors and servants. These scrappy menaces mimic the behaviors of their dragon masters. Though their small stature and recklessness make kobolds poor imitators of dragons,…

Medium Construct, Unaligned AC 11 + the spell’s level HP 70 + 10 for each spell level above 7 Speed 30 ft.

Charging towards you with unbound fury is a lithe human clad in a hulking suit of full plate wielding a pair of oversized scimitars. As they draw closer with a snarl, it becomes clear you face no mere warrior, but a monstrous abomination of metal and flesh. The emaciated figure is not wearing the armor: the plates have been riveted and bolted into their bones. Globs of weeping, infected scar…

Medium Undead, Unaligned AC 8 Initiative -2 (8) HP 30 (4d8 + 12) Speed 20 ft.

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…

Huge or Smaller Construct, Unaligned AC 15 HP 10 (Medium or smaller), 20 (Large), 40 (Huge) Speed 30 ft.

Witchwoven are little dolls or effigies made of sticks, twine, and other simple materials, then imbued with life. Some happen naturally in places suffused with old nature magic, but most are created to serve as familiars by spellcasters knowledgeable in the Old Ways.

Witchwoven are little dolls or effigies made of sticks, twine, and other simple materials, then imbued with life. Some happen naturally in places suffused with old nature magic, but most are created to serve as familiars by spellcasters knowledgeable in the Old Ways.

Origin Feat You gain the following benefits. Cantrip. You learn the Friends cantrip. Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma is your spellcasting ability for this spell (choose when you select this feat). Cunning Diversion. You can take the Dodge action as a Bonus Action. You can use this benefit a number of times equal to your Proficiency Bonus, and you regain all expended uses when you finish a Long…

Noble prodigies trace their lineage to a legendary hero, a demigod, a dragon, or some other ancestor that grants them magical prowess. Among some nobles, the source of a prodigy's magic might be a family secret.

In nearly all cases, the power that is proposing a Dark Bargain is uninterested in negotiating the duration or eventual cost of this gift. However, there may be extenuating circumstances. There could be roleplaying scenarios or simply the current events in the adventure’s narrative that could cause the power to briefly—briefly!—consider negotiating. The GM has the final say on whether a given…

Flesh golems are roughly human-shaped collections of body parts bound together by misused magic or strange science. They serve their reckless creators, but many possess disjointed memories and instincts from their component parts. If wounded, these golems might go berserk and vent their confusion on anything in their sight, including their creators. Flesh golems appear in varied forms. Roll on or…

Walking through the rubble-strewn city streets, scraps of parchment and bits of faded street art still advertise the events, political intrigues, and foreign affairs of that fateful eve. Broadsheets from the day the meteor struck feature the headline “Queen Lenore’s Latest Outfit: Blue or Gold?” while scandals of Elyrian nobility and an interview with the latest champion of the Rex Colosseum…

The creature before you has an oversized clawed hand of deadly scissors, blades, surgical instruments, and scalpels. The other hand is completely replaced with a set of interwoven needles on pistons. The figure is tall and emaciated, with tight skin stretched over lithe muscles. Its long and slender neck ends in a small bald head with beady black eyes and multiple straps that are connected to its…