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Curse of Strahd
roots. It can replace one of these attacks with a rock attack.
Root. Melee Weapon Attack: +12;{"diceNotation":"1d20+12","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Root"} to hit, reach 60 ft., one target. Hit: 30
attacks with its flailing and stomping roots. It can also use its roots to fling large rocks.
Hut Interior. The hut is a 15-foot-square, ramshackle wooden building with a gently sloping thatch roof. Its
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
Guild took over your family business, ran it into the ground, and burned the building for insurance money. You were driven into crime yourself, but you’ll never work for the Guild. You take
tail and run when things look bad.
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An innocent person is in prison for a crime that I committed. I’m okay with that.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
prosperity, sharing their good fortune with friends and strangers alike. Vistani resolve disagreements through contests that end with reconciliatory singing, dancing, and storytelling. Vistani families can
believe that ravens carry lost souls within them. Hence, killing a raven is considered bad luck in Vistani culture.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
cruel and capricious goddess who must be propitiated to avoid attracting her attention and interest in a negative way. Beshaba’s name is invoked when someone is beset by bad luck — which could be as
which good luck wouldn’t play a part but bad luck might. For example, someone rolling dice would invoke Tymora because they want random chance to fall in their favor, but someone about to cross a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
bond to a patron ancestor, a place in a warband, and a chance at immortality? Or are you more interested in building a homeland for your own people? As a native, do you want to work with the elves or do you want to drive them out—and if so, who do you want to replace them?
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
, roll on the table or choose a development you think might spur the character into action. Town in Chaos d20 Development
1–3 Building collapse
4–6 Enlarged duergar
7–9 Invisible
duergar
10–14 Malevolent townsfolk
15–16 Thieves
17–18 Trapped beast
19–20 Walking wounded
Building Collapse A damaged building collapses twenty feet away from you. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
replace conflicts that don’t resonate with your players as well as conflicts you’re having trouble building adventures around. Conflict Arcs In the same way you think about character arcs over the
” section below provides examples of conflicts that reinforce particular themes. If a conflict reaches a satisfying end before the end of the campaign, create a new conflict to replace it. You can also
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
the rules for monster customization and encounter building in the Dungeon Master’s Guide—to build your own adventures. Consult appendix B for monster lists that will help your adventure building. What’s
of monsters are the same. Much of the book contains new or redesigned elements, and the monsters herein replace versions from older books. Here are highlights:
More Monsters. The number of monsters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
. Contests A contest is a kind of ability check that matches two creatures against each other. Use a contest if a character attempts something that either directly foils or is directly opposed by another
something, think of it in terms of what a very high or low score in those two abilities might mean.
A character with a high Wisdom but low Intelligence is aware of the surroundings but is bad at
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
—granted a bond to a patron ancestor and a chance at immortality—or are you more interested in building a homeland for your people? As a human whose land the elves reclaimed, do you want to work with
the elves or do you want to drive them out—and if so, who do you want to replace them? Animal Companions. Feytouched beasts play an important role in Valenar society. The Valenar are known for their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
and speedy growing season. Midsummer. The midpoint of summer is a day of feasting, carousing, betrothals, and basking in the pleasant weather. Storms on Midsummer night are seen as bad omens and signs
peoples. Many tournaments and contests of skill are held on Shieldmeet, and most faiths mark the holiday by emphasizing one of their key tenets. The next Shieldmeet will be observed in 1492 DR
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
say a door requires a successful DC 15 Strength check to be battered down. A fighter with a Strength of 20 might helplessly flail against the door because of bad die rolls. Meanwhile, the rogue with a
contests, saving throws, or attack rolls. Having proficiency with a skill or tool can also grant automatic success. If a character’s proficiency bonus applies to his or her ability check, the character
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Dragonblood Ooze What to say about the dragonblood ooze? I could comment on the bad blood between me and Tiamat. I might observe that its creator originally intended a blood sausage recipe. But
Pseudopod attacks. The ooze can replace one Pseudopod attack with its Slime Breath, if available.
Pseudopod. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 9 (1d10 + 4) bludgeoning
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
food. Building traps deters intruders. Training guard animals helps protect the lair. Mining provides gems and ore for bribing enemies to leave them alone. Carving tunnels and rooms creates spaces for
itself to give its fellows time to collapse a nearby tunnel and prevent invaders from getting to the rest of the tribe. All kobolds know that fleeing from danger, especially against bad odds, is the smart
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
reorganized, expanded, and rewritten from the 2014 version, and the versions of things in this book replace versions from older books. Here are a few highlights:
Sound Advice. Every chapter (but
game and keep track of your campaign. These sheets are also available for download in appendix C.
Encounter-Building Assistance. The rules for estimating the difficulty of combat encounters have
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
culture might have its own array of gods. In most D&D settings, there is no single god that can claim to have created humanity. Thus, the human proclivity for building institutions extends to religion
cataclysmic shift to replace him. With that in mind, consider the role of the gods in your world and their ties to different humanoid races. Does each race have a creator god? How does that god shape that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
influence among its fellows in the North. Currently, it is most remarkable for its barge-building operation (and that industry’s importance to the commerce of other settlements) and its annual fairs
Fortuitous Happenstance. The Shieldmeet festival features a number of games of chance, skill, and bravery, from dice and darts, to drunken running, to wrestling and other physical contests
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
build a city. Ephara and Nylea are almost polar opposites, and there is no shortage of bad blood between the god of the cities and the god of the hunt. Nylea resents the construction of every
building in a place that once held plants and animals, and Ephara has no patience for any wild creature that encroaches on a settlement. Ephara looks at the wilderness and sees only wasted potential, while
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
both bad at the game (which she’s never played) and far too competitive for this group. She might also attempt to use the Mosaic Mimir as a ball—which doesn’t harm it but might make some characters
happened. Other Celebrations There are countless other celebrations around Sylvania. Use the events here and challenges like those outlined in the “Contests” section of chapter 9 to create more festivities and chances for Kopoha to confide in the characters.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Phandalin” above), Linene works tirelessly to keep the coster operational through good times and bad. Most of the goods in the Player’s Handbook can be purchased here. Linene can special order items
for mining activity in the area, as well as the authority for maintaining public records. A two-story building, the exchange bears a newly painted sign depicting two crossed pickaxes above a lump of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Contests. Characters can participate in the fish catch as many times as they like. On future rounds, the best villager catches fish totaling 1d4 + 3 feet. Mayor Raven doesn’t participate again. Bad
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
yuan-ti content themselves with maintaining these ancient places rather than building new ones for their needs. Although these sites are hundreds or even thousands of years old, they don’t look or feel
quickly to invaders. In well-traveled areas, ramps replace stairs, making it easier to snake-bodied yuan-ti to move between levels. A yuan-ti settlement usually has a paved plaza, and major roads are also
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
21. Archpriest’s Chambers These caves are coated in slime. 21a. Making a God Kuo-toa. Noolgaloop, a kuo-toa archpriest, is building a statue in the middle of this 30-foot-high cave while two kuo-toa
them but decides on a whim to replace the statue’s current head (a rusty lantern) with the head of one of the characters. Noolgaloop fully expects the character to make this sacrifice for the good of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
destructive energy stand in sharp opposition to Thassa’s gradual alterations. Purphoros regularly makes gifts for Thassa, most recently gifting her a new spear to replace her lost weapon. Thassa has little use
for the gods who oversee work she believes best left to mortals: Ephara with her cities, Karametra with her fields, Pharika with her tinctures, Mogis and Iroas with their armies. To Thassa’s mind, her peers are building castles in the sand, unaware or unmindful that the tide will sweep them away.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Greenfast Locations The following locations are keyed to the map of Greenfast. Map 9.1: greenfast View Player Version G1. Mayor’s House The largest building in the village is the home of Mayor Kara
floor that can be rented out by the day or tenday. Old Fargo’s Suspicions. Old Fargo has long distrusted Lord Viallis, instinctively seeing him as a bad sort, but he keeps his thoughts to himself unless
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
Aberrant Mind Tentacles, psychic powers, beings from beyond the stars—one person’s bad dream is another person’s good time.
Tasha
An alien influence has wrapped its tendrils around your mind
sorcerer level, you can replace one spell you gained from this feature with another spell of the same level. The new spell must be a divination or an enchantment spell from the sorcerer, warlock, or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
regional, and usually involved bragging rights or hunting territory. Differences were settled by individual contests of might, wits, or skill. That situation persisted for generations, until the red
is iconic to many D&D settings. In your own world, you can replace Ostoria with another giant empire or adapt it to create your own origin story.
VONINHEIM, THE LOST CAPITAL
Voninheim (“Titan
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
reflect whatever trial you endured to secure your new destiny and to model the knowledge and abilities imparted to you by whatever force transformed your life. Building a Rewarded Character Rewarded
attain, and I won’t waste my fortune. (Star, Sun) 3 I try to be a source of inspiration and joy to others. Life is never as bad as you think! (Euryale, Jester) 4 Courage and boldness can carry the day
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
last night by a loud crash. According to the smith, a crystalline vine burst out of the ground and punched a hole through the roof of his neighbor’s bakery. “Must be divine punishment for the bad pies
the “Trouble at the Docks” encounter when they arrive. Hole Up. If the characters try to barricade themselves in a building or find somewhere else in the settlement to hide, the increasingly violent
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Giants of the Star Forge
takes 42 (12d6) acid damage. 3: Iron Shelter This massive iron dwelling sports large doors, furniture, and fixtures. The building is divided into two chambers: a long bedchamber to the north and a
workshop to the south. A simple furnace—its light and heat humble compared to the Star Forge—fills one wall of the southern chamber. Heaped in a pile near the furnace are metal building materials, gigantic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
attack. You learn two additional maneuvers of your choice when you reach Fighter levels 7, 10, and 15. Each time you learn new maneuvers, you can also replace one maneuver you know with a different
replace one of your attacks to direct one of your companions to strike. When you do so, choose a willing creature who can see or hear you and expend one Superiority Die. That creature can immediately use
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
Garaele, Halia, and Ander all use the berserker stat block, but replace their Greataxe action with the following: Psychic Slam. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3
building.
“And you know there was a fourth stone in Grista’s bar. Wheel-of-Fortune worked right next to it every day. Could you come with us to the Sleeping Giant and make sure the tiefling is alright
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
carved wooden scimitar emblazoned with the inn’s name in red paint on both sides. An inn yard with stables and outbuildings lies behind the building. The Swinging Sword is welcoming and luxurious by the
and legs, she looks like an adventurer. She has idle dreams of traveling the North and slaying dragons, but she is far more interested in building a mercantile empire and outgrowing Red Larch someday
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
out that my avocados went bad. What a mess.”
–Digny Vots, Market Ward shopper
Market Ward Encounters d8 Encounter 1 A Transcendent Order instinct (see Morte’s Planar Parade) asks to spar with
. Members hone their bodies and minds through rigorous conditioning, and they regularly challenge others in the Market Ward to contests of artistic, athletic, or spiritual prowess. Because Ciphers tend to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
rumors, and building a bad reputation around town. As a rule of thumb, a character has a 10 percent chance of triggering a complication for each workweek of carousing. Lower-Class Carousing Complications