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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
the adventure, that’s fine. But plot hooks and NPC interactions at each location give you lots of opportunity to inspire or compel the characters to travel to the second location, either after or in conjunction with exploring the first location.
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
along my way. (Good)
2
Reserved. As someone new to these strange lands, I am cautious and respectful in my dealings. (Lawful)
3
Adventure. I’m far from home, and everything is strange
foreign land.
2
I pretend not to understand the local language in order to avoid interactions I would rather not have.
3
I have a weakness for the new intoxicants and other pleasures of this
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
, mysteries, and more arise during these explorations. Adventures vary in length and complexity. A short adventure might present only a few challenges and take only one session to complete. A long adventure might involve many combats, interactions, and other challenges and take dozens of sessions.
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
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
short adventure might present only a few challenges and take only one session to complete. A long adventure might involve many combats, interactions, and other challenges and take dozens of sessions.
Adventures An adventure might be created by the Dungeon Master or purchased. In either case, an adventure features a fantastic setting, such as an underground dungeon, a wondrous wilderness, or a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
locations suitable for adventure, where the heroes confront the Darklord’s threats. For inspiration, refer to the Setting and Adventure Sites tables in the “Genres of Horror” section later in this
Connections table provides examples of such connections. Interactions with the Darklord. Imagine situations that allow the players’ characters and the Darklord to socialize without the encounter
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
the course of a campaign. For example, characters on their very first adventure might face a villain who uses the stat block of a Mage Apprentice, only to have that villain escape and return many
adventures later to haunt them as a Mage. Still later, the same villain might reappear as an Archmage. Of course, the trick here is making sure that the villain survives from one adventure to the next, or
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Adventure Examples This section contains example adventures that demonstrate the principles described throughout the chapter. Each provides enough information for you to run a one-session adventure
, with the help of the maps in Appendix B and the monster stat blocks in the Monster Manual. Each adventure in this section includes the following information: Title. An adventure title can help you
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
present only a few challenges, and it might take no more than a single game session to complete. A long adventure can involve hundreds of combats, interactions, and other challenges, and take dozens of
Adventures The Dungeons & Dragons game consists of a group of characters embarking on an adventure that the Dungeon Master presents to them. Each character brings particular capabilities to the
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Shadows of Sithicus
track of time, manages intertable interactions, and records each table’s successes and failures, noting how they change elements of the event. Appendix A of this adventure is a guide for the Event
D&D Celebration Event Overview This adventure is part of a multigroup event meant to be played by up to four groups at the same time, with five players and one DM per group. The event can be played
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
designed for a higher-level party; the encounters there will be more dangerous and taxing, but characters can retreat if things get too rough. Characters can also leave Undermountain, adventure elsewhere
award XP for overcoming traps and for exceptional roleplaying with key NPCs. The Bonus XP Awards table provides recommended XP awards for such interactions. Bonus XP Awards Character Level
XP Award
1st–4th
50
5th–10th
250
11th–16th
1,000
17th–20th
2,500
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
the pulse-pounding action of a pulp adventure, noir typically relies on intrigue — in every sense of the word — to keep the protagonists engaged as they move deeper into the story. Setting the Stage
Putting a mystery in front of the characters at the very start of the adventure sets the tone for what’s ahead and draws them in to the story. The Story Opening table offers some ways to draw the
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes’ Feast: Saving the Children’s Menu
interactions with the characters. Use the commoner stat block for them, if necessary. Change their creature type to Giant and increase their Strength to 14 (+2). They’re too young to speak fluently, but they know a few words of Giant (see the “Fire Giant Baby Talk” sidebar later in the adventure).
then awakened, Ignis can again be reasoned with. Ignis’s Children Ignis’s children, Flauma and Calor, are noncombatants. Where the children appear later in the adventure, you’ll find guidance for their
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
supercomputer scanned the stars for a new world to inhabit, it also observed the passengers and their interactions and misjudged their hope for callousness. Aphelion blamed them for the demise of the
any of the spaceship’s drop tubes (see the “Spaceship Features” section later in this adventure).
Communications. Aphelion can converse with creatures in any room of the spaceship via its intercom
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
, in which case the other prisoners are initially indifferent toward the characters. Handle the interactions using roleplaying, Charisma checks, or a balance of the two as best suits your group and the
way the adventure unfolds. The characters can learn the following things from talking with their fellow prisoners, some of who have been captives of the drow for a tenday or two: There are nineteen
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
from this table to determine the characters’ interactions. Reception Activities d6 Activity 1 Catching Up. The student wants to talk about their recent break, which they spent reading everything by
later in this adventure. Third-Year Rumor Mill d6 Rumor Accuracy 1 Some professors seek to change Mage Tower for the sake of student safety. Many students oppose this. False 2 There’s a ailment
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
) 2 Reserved. As someone new to these strange lands, I am cautious and respectful in my dealings. (Lawful) 3 Adventure. I’m far from home, and everything is strange and wonderful! (Chaotic) 4 Cunning
so secretly) convinced of the superiority of my own culture over that of this foreign land. 2 I pretend not to understand the local language in order to avoid interactions I would rather not have. 3 I
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
run the encounter and what information it should convey. Timing. They occur at points noted throughout the adventure or when you feel is appropriate to the tension of the story. The spirits of the
spirits’ house, and before the dead accept the trespassers, these spirits try to build a rapport through at least three interactions. The séances described in the following sections outline the
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
the party on adventures. The DM should name at least one hireling who acts as a leader for any interactions with groups of untrained laborers. Providing hirelings with a similar background (such as a
characteristics to a group leader can make for a fun play experience. Adventuring. Characters can adventure with up to one skilled hireling at a time. An NPC with a challenge rating of roughly half the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
fortress, see “Entering the Fort” below. First, however, review the following summary of how to run this scene to maximum effect. Running the Fort In this part of the adventure, the characters must
, they may move up or down the scale. Positive and helpful interactions move them up the scale, and antagonistic or unfriendly exchanges lose them points, as you determine. Where they end determines the
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
a DC 19 Intelligence (Arcana) check deduces how Traxigor made his escape. The party doesn’t encounter Traxigor again unless you want him to reappear later in the adventure. Traxigor has no interest
time spent in Avernus and key interactions with specific NPCs slowly trigger the memories that help put the characters on a path to save the city. Reya Mantlemorn is disheartened by what she sees
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
named Miska the Wolf-Spider. Together, the two can defeat Vecna. Kas is attuned to the crown throughout this adventure. Crown of Lies Wondrous Item, Artifact (Requires Attunement) After betraying and
undetectable. Your new form lasts until you die, your attunement to the crown ends, or you use another action to transform into a different creature or your true form. Interactions with you while you are
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Styes Encounters The adventure presents only those encounters and events that drive the plot, but any character who spends time in the Styes is bound to have additional unpleasant interactions. As
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
Dungeons & Dragons campaign to explore. A vast, sprawling city that covers the whole of the known world, Ravnica teems with intrigue and adventure, driven by the conflicts among the ten powerful guilds that
character archetypes, competing factions that player characters can join, and abundant opportunities to develop and drive a campaign driven by the guilds’ schemes and interactions. This book, then, is
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
excellent way to develop rich interactions between the setting and the characters. In an Acquisitions Incorporated campaign, even the smallest actions can have unexpected (and, ideally, hilarious
characters targets for assimilation or destruction. (The plots of the Six and the operations of Dran Enterprises both play a part in the adventure “The Orrery of the Wanderer,” chapter 4 of this book
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
create a short list of characteristics you want to convey to the players over encounters with the Darklord. Darklord Goals In the adventure Curse of Strahd, the Darklord’s goals are stated as follows
: Transform and possess a victim Torment and slay a rival Test or toy with the characters These goals guide Strahd’s interactions with the characters through an entire campaign, allowing for the villain’s
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Lighthouse Even as the characters are setting up their new franchise, you’ll want to work in hooks to lead them to the next stage in the adventure. Based on what they’ve learned during this episode
information regarding the attack on the manor, Talanatha used the timepiece of travel to teleport away, but no one knows where she went. Many of the locals had interactions with Talanatha in the three months
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Borderlands Quest: Dagger Danger!
come with back to the keep after this adventure. Roleplaying Attitudes and Negotiations
When you roleplay a character or creature, you determine how they think, act, and talk. Roleplaying is part of
the whole game, but it comes to the fore during social interactions.
You should use an NPC’s (nonplayer character’s) personality, history, and goals—as well as the characters’ actions—to determine
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
characters in contact with an adventuring party on any kind of journey. Each of these characters might spark an entire new adventure, or might be little more than a momentary diversion. Determine details
interactions of the clientele, paying close attention to any dragonmarked characters. 55–56 A House Cannith tinker examines the structure of the vehicle closely, looking concerned and asking
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
introduction throughout the course of the adventure (as suggested in each NPC’s description below), with each one able to provide a useful next step to help the expedition along. Ctenmiir the Vampire LE
to quietly tempt party members to draw a card. (See appendix D for more information on the deck, and its distinct connections to the adventure.) Mary is always accompanied by her familiar, a glowing
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Warlock’s Quest Use this hook if you or your players don’t like the idea of the characters having to find things that they lost as children and would prefer a more traditional adventure setup. This
to the “Lost Things” adventure hook, the potential rewards are greater. WARLOCKS OF THE ARCHFEY
If the adventuring party includes a warlock whose otherworldly patron is the Archfey, consider
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
adventure, Dragon’s Rest serves as a home base for the characters. All the places they’ll explore on the island are within a few miles of the cloister, and they can return here whenever they wish to rest
characters like the most and let them be the focus of the characters’ interactions with the kobolds: Agga speaks little and has no patience for nonsense. She keeps the rest of the kobolds organized and in
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
entry to make it the start of an encounter or adventure, though not every event needs to draw the characters into a longer story. Each table is meant to be used on a different level of Sharn: the lower
security, but they offer lively commentary about everyone who passes by. 2 A noble with auburn hair held in a silver diadem holds a darkwood staff encrusted with dragonshards, and taps it impatiently while
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
reach the town. Overland Adventuring This first part of the episode features three encounters covering the journey from Waterdeep to Phandalin, all of which offer connections to the rest of the adventure
determination) earns the curse. If the characters attack Carkuss, he doesn’t defend himself, hoping that they slay his miserable form so his soul can be free. The Riddle. After initial interactions with
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
to better fit the story you want to create with your players. HAVE WE BEEN HERE BEFORE?
The town of Phandalin will be recognizable to any players familiar with the Lost Mine of Phandelver adventure
. This version of Phandalin is set five years or so after that adventure, making use of many of the original Phandalin locations and NPCs even as it adds new places and new characters to the mix. If
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
be disrupted simultaneously (as described at the beginning of this adventure). Once that is accomplished, any glyph key can be used on any of the black gates in the Temples of Extraction, and the user
to create opportunities for interesting interactions. If combat statistics become necessary, a helpless Chosen has AC 10, has 5 hit points, and makes checks and saving throws with a +0 modifier. If