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Returning 35 results for 'Published'.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Published Adventures Published adventures are available for purchase if you have neither the time nor the inclination to write an adventure of your own, or if you want a change of pace. A published
adventure includes a pregenerated scenario with the maps, NPCs, monsters, and treasures you need to run it. An example of a published adventure appears in the D&D Starter Set. You can make adjustments
Monsters
Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
the same. His reputation and writings have spread among the domains. His published works, such as Van Richten’s Guide to Vampires and Van Richten’s Guide to Werebeasts, have earned him both
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
with adventures, a DM might create a campaign from scratch, assemble a campaign from published adventures, or mix homemade material with published material. And the campaign might take place in a world of the DM’s creation or in a published campaign setting.
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
published in Baldur’s Mouth, you can surmise a great deal about Baldurians’ secrets — who’s practicing necromancy, who’s involved in spying or smuggling, who would purchase or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
with adventures, a DM might create a campaign from scratch, assemble a campaign from published adventures, or mix homemade material with published material. And the campaign might take place in a
world of the DM’s creation or in a published campaign setting, such as the Forgotten Realms or Greyhawk (the latter is described in the Dungeon Master’s Guide).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
expect the adventure will end? Think about possible endings as well as rewards for the characters. The rest of this chapter offers inspiration and advice for each of these four steps. Using Published
Adventures
A published adventure includes a pregenerated scenario with the maps, NPCs, monsters, and treasures you need to run it. This allows you to focus your preparation time on plot developments
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Group Size D&D’s rules and published adventures generally assume four to six players plus the DM. The following advice helps you adjust adventures to work for smaller or larger groups.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
First Adventure If you’re using a published adventure to launch your campaign, use the character hooks in that adventure to bring the characters from their starting location to the adventure’s action
. Many campaigns begin with a published adventure and then develop organically as the characters explore beyond the scope of the adventure. If you’re creating your own adventure for the start of your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium
Rules References The fifth edition of D&D has three official rulebooks, each of which was first published in 2014: Player’s Handbook (2014) (abbreviated PHB) Monster Manual (2014) (abbreviated MM
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
the rich and powerful. 3 Unheeded Warning. You’ve been tracking a significant story and have published damning articles. Unfortunately, those who keep the truth hidden work to make even your most
so significant that you put it on ice. 6 Double Cross. You thought you had the scoop of a lifetime, but you were fed false information and published a story that was pure fiction.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation Supplement
Doyle
Creature Catalog, a D&D game accessory published in 1986 by TSR, Inc., provided inspiration and text for this supplement.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal
The Sunless Citadel The Sunless Citadel, written by Bruce R. Cordell, was the first published adventure for the third edition of the D&D game. It is designed for a party of four or five 1st-level
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal
as a game designer. Not only did he get the job, but White Plume became an instant favorite when it was first published in 1979. The version of the adventure in this book is tailored to a group of characters of 8th level.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
adventuring party If you’re using a published campaign setting, pick any location in that setting and develop it as you like. A published setting or adventure might give you all the details you need. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
abandoned. The best-known worlds in the multiverse are the ones that have been published as official campaign settings for the D&D game over the years — Greyhawk, Blackmoor, Dragonlance, the Forgotten
own dungeons and its own dragons. But if your campaign takes place on one of these worlds, it belongs to your DM — you might imagine it as one of thousands of parallel versions of the world, which might diverge wildly from the published version.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
Pharaoh was originally published by Tracy and Laura Hickman’s game company, DayStar West Media, in 1980. They later sold their adventures to TSR, which liked the adventures so much that it not only
reprinted Pharaoh in 1982 but also hired Tracy Hickman. TSR later published two more adventures in the Desert of Desolation trilogy.
Pharaoh was praised for blending masterful dungeon design with a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
Adventure Summary This adventure is split into two halves: A Lost Mine. Chapters 1–4 reimagine the beloved adventure Lost Mine of Phandelver, originally published in 2014 with the D&D Starter Set
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal
, where it was used in the official D&D competition. The first published version of the adventure was produced in 1980. The updated version of the adventure presented herein is designed for a group of four or five 5th-level player characters.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Unearthed Arcana
Subclasses Update October 30, 2025
Keep it classy with five previously published subclasses, now updated for use with the latest Player's Handbook. This document presents five revised subclasses
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal
settings. Use that information to place it in your campaign or to give you an idea of how to adapt it. These adventures provide the perfect side quest away from your current campaign. If you run published D
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Chapter 4: Creating Adventures David Auden Nash A mysterious carriage brings the vampire Strahd von Zarovich out from Castle Ravenloft Whether you’re creating your own adventures or using published
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
players to look up a monster in the Monster Manual (or the equivalent digital tool) while fighting that monster. If you’re running a published adventure, players should avoid reading that adventure so they don’t spoil any surprises.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal
The Forge of Fury The Forge of Fury, written by Richard Baker, was published in 2000 shortly after The Sunless Citadel. Characters who succeeded in that mission and advanced to 3rd level were now
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal
compilation of Steading of the Hill Giant Chief, Glacial Rift of the Frost Giant Jarl, and Hall of the Fire Giant King was published in 1981 as Against the Giants. The version presented here is designed to be undertaken by characters of 11th level.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Appendix A: Linked Adventures Wizards of the Coast has published other D&D adventures that can serve as springboards for Storm King’s Thunder, not only getting characters to 5th level but also
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
originally published in 2000 as an adventure for the third edition of the D&D game.
The adventure was published shortly after The Sunless Citadel and was designed as a follow-up to it. Characters who
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
mill and articles published in Baldur’s Mouth, you can surmise a great deal about Baldurians’ secrets — who’s practicing necromancy, who’s involved in spying or smuggling, who would purchase or craft
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
mill and articles published in Baldur’s Mouth, you can surmise a great deal about Baldurians’ secrets — who’s practicing necromancy, who’s involved in spying or smuggling, who would purchase or craft
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Adventures An adventure might be created by the Dungeon Master or purchased (the examples of play in this chapter are inspired by a published adventure, Curse of Strahd). In either case, an adventure
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
adventures in this home-brewed setting. The version of Greyhawk presented here is largely based on The World of Greyhawk gazetteer, published in 1980. Poster Map
Included is a poster map showing the lands of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
“Behind Bars”). This villain last appeared in Legacy of the Crystal Shard, a published adventure also set in Icewind Dale. Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden presupposes that Vaelish Gant’s plot to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
, substituting any large library similar to Candlekeep. Examples from other published D&D settings include the following: On the world of Exandria, the Soltryce Academy in Rexxentrum (a large city on the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Part 2: Master of Adventures Whether you write your own adventures or use published ones, expect to invest preparation time beyond the hours you spend at the gaming table. You’ll need to carve out
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a1
, by Bruce R. Cordell, was originally published in 2000 as a beginning adventure for the third edition of the D&D game. The adventure is widely regarded as an excellent way to introduce players to D&D. It’s also a great starting experience for a new DM.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
method, the characters should reach 13th level by the adventure’s conclusion.
About the Original
Published in 1980, Expedition to the Barrier Peaks was designed by Gary Gygax to introduce D&D