Armor (double mail), rare (requires attunement) This armor has 3 charges and regains 1d3 charges daily at dawn. Each time you would receive a level of Exhaustion, you may spend a charge to negate that Exhaustion. As long as the armor has at least 1 charge remaining, your cannot take penalties to your Speed. Also called tvifold brynja, the rings of this chain mail are doubled, so each pair is…

Type: Heavy Armor Cost: 350 GP Weight: 65 lbs Armor Class: 17 Strength: 16 Stealth: Disadvantage Also called tvifold brynja, the rings of this chain mail are doubled, so each pair is passed through by four pairs of other rings. It is very heavy and bulky.

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…

Armor (double mail), rare (requires attunement) While wearing this armor, you don’t have the Unconscious condition when you are at 0 Hit Points. You still make Death Saving Throws normally. You can’t use the Help action to make a Medicine check to stabilize yourself. Also called tvifold brynja, the rings of this chain mail are doubled, so each pair is passed through by four pairs of other rings.…

Armor (shield), uncommon (requires attunement) While holding this large Shield, you gain a +1 bonus to Armor Class. This bonus is in addition to the Shield’s normal bonus to AC. The bonus becomes +2 while you have at least 1 Temporary Hit Point. While you have Temporary Hit Points, the Shield emits a slight blue glow. In addition, you can channel the heroic resolve within the Shield as a Magic…

Armor (double mail), uncommon This double mail is made of iced steel, which legends hold originates in the frozen underworld of Niflheim. Objects made of iced steel always feel cold to the touch. While you are wearing it, you automatically succeed on saving throws against Extreme Heat, and you have Advantage on saving throws against spells involving fire and heat. Also called tvifold brynja, the…

After the introductions, Corlie gives a grim smile. Continue reading: Corlie leads you north through the fortress. Workers repair walls, stack spears, and sharpen swords. “Five great cities of the Sword Coast have combined forces to restore this fortress,” she explains. “We expected it would give us better visibility into trouble on the frontier. But it seems that the Red Wizards of Thay don’t…

Origin Feat (Prerequisite: Dhakaani Ghaal’dar, Dhakaani Golin’dar, or Dhakaani Guul’dar) You gain the following benefits. Dreamwalker. You remain fully lucid when you dream and when you wake, you clearly remember everything that transpired. Mentor in the Uul. There is a spirit in the Uul Dhakaan that serves as your mentor. Work with your DM to develop the identity of this spirit; they could be…

Dreaming Dark Infiltrators are spies sent to gather intelligence. They plant psychic seeds in their minds of their foes that enhance the infiltrators’ combat prowess against those enemies.

The typical dhuthorex is a hungry and thoughtless beast, chasing prey through the depths and venturing onto land only to pursue easy prey. Dhuthorexes Strange things swim in sunless seas, but few are as fierce as the shark-like dhuthorexes. These beasts chase prey fearlessly and tenaciously.

Other urdefhans scorn the death scouts’ stealthy methods, but none can argue with their results. Urdefhans Translucent-skinned scourges of the Darklands, urdefhans are born with certainty that they are the true foot soldiers of the world’s end. Their enclaves are terrifying abattoirs filled with gruesome trophies, training grounds, and blood sports.

Raiders use guerrilla tactics to ambush warehouses and beat down opponents. These skilled fistfighters work in tandem to claim goods and territory for Daask.

Manyhorn Guild Brokers are the senior officials who draft, organise, and oversee trade negotiations between their guild and other parties. These include negotiations between other Manyhorn guilds, as well as other cities, kingdoms, or political groups. Manyhorn Guild Brokers are generally exceptionally cool-headed, especially in a crisis. They pride themselves on their ability to use logical…

General Feat (Prerequisite: Level 4+, Dexterity 13+) You gain the following benefits. Ability Score Increase. Increase your Dexterity score by 1, to a maximum of 20. Parry. If you’re holding a Finesse weapon and another creature hits you with a melee attack, you can take a Reaction to add your Proficiency Bonus to your Armor Class, potentially causing the attack to miss you. You gain this bonus…

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.

Fighting Style Feat (Prerequisite: Fighting Style Feature) When a creature you can see hits another creature within 5 feet of you with an attack roll, you can take a Reaction to reduce the damage dealt to the target by 1d10 plus your Proficiency Bonus. You must be holding a Shield or a Simple or Martial weapon to use this Reaction. Notes: Intercept an attack hit to another creature

While she escorts the characters to their selected defense zone, Corlie answers questions they have, which might include the following: What’s in This Horde? “Our scouts haven’t been able to get too close, but they say we’ll face dozens or even hundreds of skeletons and zombies all around this part of the fortress. They have a few wagons, or perhaps large creatures, with them—that’s not clear.…

Weapon (club), legendary (requires attunement) You gain a +3 bonus to attack rolls and damage rolls made with this magic weapon. The first time you attack with the weapon on each of your turns, you can transfer some or all of the weapon’s bonus to your Armor Class. For example, you could reduce the bonus to your attack rolls and damage rolls to +1 and gain a +2 bonus to Armor Class. The adjusted…

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…

A beam of yellow light flashes from you, then condenses at a chosen point within range as a glowing bead for the duration. When the spell ends, the bead explodes, and each creature in a 20-foot-radius Sphere centered on that point makes a Dexterity saving throw. A creature takes Fire damage equal to the total accumulated damage on a failed save or half as much damage on a successful one. The…

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…

Any remaining treasure encountered in the adventure is removed at the conclusion of play. Instead, each character selects a treasure bundle as a reward.

Upon completion of the adventure, each character may select one treasure bundle listed below.

Any remaining treasure encountered in the adventure is removed at the conclusion of play. Instead, each character selects a treasure bundle as a reward.

The Ruinbound are mutants that can be born to any humanoid species that has contact with the Daelkyr or their minions. A Ruinbound is born with a personal symbiont—an unnatural entity bound to the child. Unlike most symbionts, this entity cannot be separated from its host, and the two are permanently fused. Many Ruinbound have additional disturbing mutations; you can roll on the Ruinbound…

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

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.