Dark Bargains weave Druskenvald’s essence into the characters who dare to strike them. These ancient agreements bind the land, its magical energies, its creatures.. and you. The effects bring boon and bane alike. It may be best for some sinister characters to offer their bargains plainly, letting the lurking curses reveal themselves only when the time is right. Beware your entry into these…

On the Elemental Plane of Earth, galaxies of gemstones twinkle over vaults of treasure. If dao are there, so is wealth worth hunting. —Gundren Rockseeker, Dwarf Treasure Hunter Genies of minerals and gemstones, dao embody the resolve of rock. Using innate magic, they move through the earth unimpeded, exploring depths inaccessible to most. Dao delight in the treasures of the earth, whether raw…

Creature Type: Monstrosity Size: Medium (about 4–5 feet tall) Speed: 40 feet As a Worg, you have the following special traits. Darkvision. You have Darkvision with a range of 60 feet. Keen Senses. You have proficiency in the Perception skill, and you have Advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on hearing or smell. Bite. Your formidable jaws are a natural weapon, which you can use to…

Each Dark Bargain is unique, and a character can enter into a given bargain only once. A character could be bound to multiple Dark Bargains at one time, but each one only once.

If there are parts of the game you prefer not to handle yourself, assign them to players who enjoy them. If you don’t want to break your narrative stride by looking up a rule, designate another player to be the rulebook reference expert. If you don’t like tracking Initiative, ask another player to do so.

Armor (double mail), uncommon Metal armor made of songsteel rings like a bell or chime when it clangs against an object. When wearing the armor, you can call out to Volund as a Bonus Action. Until the end of your next turn, you take 5 less damage from all attacks that hit you. Once you use this feature, you must finish a Long Rest before you can use it again. Also called tvifold brynja, the rings…

You twist your fingers and fate seems to follow suit. Until the end of your next turn, you can reroll any ability check you make to play nonmagical games of skill and must use the new roll. Therefore, this spell could influence a game of poker, but not the result of a Deck of Many Things. Available For: Bard (Legacy), Sorcerer (Legacy), Warlock (Legacy), Wizard (Legacy), Bard, Sorcerer, Warlock,…

Malisons exhibit snakelike features that make them deadly in combat. Three general types exist: Type 1. These malisons have human bodies and the heads of giant, venomous snakes. Type 2. These malisons have human bodies, but they’ve replaced their arms with snakes. Type 3. These malisons are human from the waist up, but below that extend the coils of a giant snake. Malisons possesses deadly…

Otyughs live to eat—the more disgusting the meal, the better. They consider all non-otyughs that come within reach dishes in life’s endless buffet. In dumps, sewers, polluted ruins, and similar murky depths, otyughs devour garbage, carcasses, and anything else their tentacles can cram in their expansive maws. Some creatures ply otyughs with trash to recruit them as watchful—if…

This chapter provides advice on rules for adventure elements such as poison and traps.

Infiltrators can pass as human, their serpentine features limited to scaly skin, forked tongues, and other minor or internal transformations. These spies insinuate themselves among their rivals, manipulating others and making foes vulnerable to the plots of more powerful yuan-ti. Yuan-ti Exploiting pacts with sinister supernatural forces, yuan-ti bargain away their humanity for the lethality and…

This section provides tools useful for adventures in Calimshan.

This section provides tools useful for Icewind Dale adventures, including guidance on renown, Bastions, and random encounters.

This section provides tools useful for adventures in Baldur’s Gate.

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.

This section provides tools useful for adventures in the Dalelands.

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…