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.
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.
Ketgrinn are catlike Fey spirits who delight in puzzles, riddles, and bargains. They have large, bright eyes and too-wide grins that gleam starkly even in shadows. Ketgrinn are tricksters and spies, often sent by those they serve to steal the voices of a rivalโs minions to sow chaos and confusion. Secret. Ketgrinn canโt resist a puzzle or riddle, and a difficult one can send a ketgrinnโs mindโฆ
No two DMs run the game in exactly the same wayโand thatโs how it should be! Youโll 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 andโฆ
This mark of prestige is granted to all characters who made a deal with the Night Hag coven.
Make a Deal with the Lower Planes Your pact draws on the Lower Planes, the realms of perdition. You might forge a bargain with a demon lord such as Demogorgon or Orcus; an archdevil such as Asmodeus; or a pit fiend, balor, yugoloth, or night hag that is especially mighty. That patronโs aims are evilโthe corruption or destruction of all things, ultimately including youโand your path is defined byโฆ
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โ Use Minimum Hit Points and Damage Rolls for this creature.
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 roleโas 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 gesturesโฆ
On the Elemental Plane of Earth, galaxies of gemstones twinkle over vaults of treasure. If dao are there, so is wealth worth hunting. โGundren 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 rawโฆ
| Name | AC | HP | Initiative | Key Ability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Animated Armor | 18 | 33 | +2 | Multiple slam attacks |
| Animated Flying Sword | 17 | 14 | +4 | 50 ft. fly speed โฆ |
Manipulate Time with Help from the Future Your patron is you in a decades-distant future. Perhaps your future self found an artifact of great power connecting them to the past, which they must now lead you to discover, or perhaps they were taught the mystic arts by their future self long ago, a cycle you will have to continue someday. Your future self has forgotten the fine details of some thingsโฆ
| Name | AC | HP | Initiative | Key Ability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ankheg | 14 | 45 | +0 | Spews streams of acid |
| Commoner | 10 | 4 | +0 | Club (farm shovel) โฆ |
Whenever a character drops to 0 Hit Points in the Hellfire Dome, Dardew extends an infernal contract to that character. This event takes place outside the Initiative order, which resumes after the character accepts or declines Dardewโs offer. Read or paraphrase the following text: The scene around you freezes as Dardew appears and unfurls a lengthy contract. โIโve got a good feeling about you.โฆ
โ Use Minimum Hit Points and Damage Rolls for this character.
Characters earn an advancement toward their next level. If they decline the advancement, they do not earn any treasure but remain eligible to earn marks of prestige or other non-treasure rewards.
If there are parts of the game you prefer not to handle yourself, assign them to players who enjoy them. If you donโt want to break your narrative stride by looking up a rule, designate another player to be the rulebook reference expert. If you donโt like tracking Initiative, ask another player to do so.
When the characters enter the Fields of the Crow, Raumโs voice rings out upon the wind: โSuch strong wills have entered the rows. I can feel your souls struggle to cling to your flesh. Now you scurry like rats in a maze. No more than three creeping hours until you are lost forever. Come to me in the heart of the fields. Feed me your secrets and drift into eternal sleep.โ After entering theโฆ
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 โheadsโ side of the coin, the other on the โtailsโ side. The coin has 1 charge andโฆ
Content Warning Starvation, minor body horror (eyes and mouth).
Festergut is one of two abominations created by Professor Putricide. Festergut has a childlike mind, calls Putricide โDaddy,โ and seems to cherish its pet plague-dog, Stinky, but it shares Putricideโs loathing of all living things.
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