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Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
, stoneskin and mage armor spells on itself before combat.Staff of Power. He wields a staff of power, with 20 charges, that grants him a +2 bonus to Armor Class, spell attack rolls, and saving throws. His
arts. Benevolent ones counsel kings and queens, while evil ones rule as tyrants and pursue lichdom. Those who are neither good nor evil sequester themselves in remote towers to practice their magic
Monsters
Storm King's Thunder
retains its alignment; its Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma scores; and its proficiencies. It otherwise uses the target’s statistics, except the target’s knowledge, class features
that image until the strangers can be disarmed and taken prisoner.
In their seemingly idyllic hideaways, the yakfolk rule with iron fists, and for all their learning and culture, they are enormously
Monsters
Storm King's Thunder
retains its alignment; its Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma scores; and its proficiencies. It otherwise uses the target’s statistics, except the target’s knowledge, class features
, and the yakfolk foster that image until the strangers can be disarmed and taken prisoner.
In their seemingly idyllic hideaways, the yakfolk rule with iron fists, and for all their learning and
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
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Curiosity. I want to know about everything that enters my domain, especially oddities from the surface world. (Any)
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Supremacy. Creatures who refuse to recognize my rule over these waters
. The water’s edge on the map represents the lip of the shelf, which descends to a dark plain twelve hundred feet below.
Coral Reef. The rocky cliff side depicts the contours of a coral reef that
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
their completion, and everyone should be praised for their strengths and comforted in their weaknesses.
Knights of Myth Drannor. Long ago, the Knights of Myth Drannor were a famous adventuring band
, and Dove Falconhand, one of the famous Seven Sisters, was one of them. The band took its name to honor the great but fallen city, just as the new Knights of Myth Drannor do today. With the city once
Sword of Kas
Legacy
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Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
power grew, so did his hubris. His sword urged him to supplant Vecna, so that they could rule the lich’s empire in Vecna’s stead. Legend says Vecna’s destruction came at Kas’s
Class instead. The adjusted bonuses remain in effect until the start of your next turn.
Spells. While the sword is on your person, you can use an action to cast one of the following spells (save DC 18
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
offer bribes, favors, or other incentives to induce people to reveal their secrets.
Your DM might rule that the knowledge you seek is secreted away in an inaccessible place, or that it simply can
’t be found. Unearthing the deepest secrets of the multiverse can require an adventure or even a whole campaign.
Simic Guild Spells
Prerequisite: Spellcasting or Pact Magic class feature
For you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Optional Rule: Multiclassing If your group uses the optional rule on multiclassing in the Player’s Handbook, here’s what you need to know if you choose artificer as one of your classes. Ability Score
Minimum. As a multiclass character, you must have at least an Intelligence score of 13 to take a level in this class, or to take a level in another class if you are already an artificer
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
Dexterity. That’s a general rule, and a general rule is in effect as long as something in the game doesn’t explicitly say otherwise.
The game also includes elements—class features, spells, magic
everything. When you encounter something that the rules don’t cover or if you’re unsure how to interpret a rule, the DM decides how to proceed, aiming for a course that brings the most enjoyment to your whole
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Armor Class An Armor Class (AC) is the target number for an attack roll. AC represents how difficult it is to hit a target. Your base AC calculation is 10 plus your Dexterity modifier. If a rule
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
delivering presentations in class. When she orates, one can almost imagine a hardened general marshaling her bloodied and exhausted troops for a final push against a far superior foe.
Rubina is part
of the Strixhaven Show Band Association and has moved from playing to conducting. No previous student conductor has demanded and received such unwavering respect as Rubina. With merely a look and a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
, Attitude, Condition, or Hazard—indicates that a rule is part of a family of rules. The tags also have glossary entries. “You.” The game’s rules—in this glossary and elsewhere—often talk about
something happening to you in the game world. That “you” refers to the creature or object that the rule applies to in a particular moment of play. For example, the “you” in the Prone condition is a creature
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
the standard class options. With this rule, you have the option of gaining a level in a new class whenever you advance in level, instead of gaining a level in your current class. Your levels in all your
primarily remain a member of your original class with just a few levels in another class, or you might change course entirely, never looking back at the class you left behind. You might even start
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
the standard class options. With this rule, you have the option of gaining a level in a new class whenever you advance in level, instead of gaining a level in your current class. Your levels in all your
primarily remain a member of your original class with just a few levels in another class, or you might change course entirely, never looking back at the class you left behind. You might even start
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
, your class gives you the Ability Score Improvement feature. Using the optional feats rule, you can forgo taking that feature to take a feat of your choice instead. You can take each feat only once
Feats A feat represents a talent or an area of expertise that gives a character special capabilities. It embodies training, experience, and abilities beyond what a class provides. At certain levels
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
.
The game also includes elements—class features, feats, weapon properties, spells, magic items, monster abilities, and the like—that sometimes contradict a general rule. When an exception and a
rules tell you that melee attacks use Strength and ranged attacks use Dexterity. That’s a general rule, and a general rule is in effect as long as something in the game doesn’t explicitly say otherwise
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
after a Yeenoghu-worshiping war band achieves a great victory, emerging from a billowing, fetid cloud of smoke as it arrives from the Abyss. In battle, the demon wraps its slavering jaws around one
victim while lashing out with the poisonous stinger on its tail to bring down another. A creature immobilized by the poison becomes easy pickings for any nearby members of the war band. Each shoosuva
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Gnolls A gnoll war band might include one or more of the special kinds of gnolls described in this section. When gnolls are weakened, they seek out isolated settlements, maim and disable its
inhabitants, and feed upon them as they rest and regain strength.
— Elminster
Flind A flind is an exceptionally strong and vicious gnoll that commands and directs the war band it is a part of. It wields a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Boo’s Astral Menagerie
’ Wingbats, and the Night Howlers. Hadozee Warrior
Medium Humanoid, Any Alignment
Armor Class 16 (breastplate)
Hit Points 16 (3d8 + 3)
Speed 30 ft., climb 30 ft.
STR
11 (+0)
DEX
16 (+3
horizontally for every 1 foot it descends in the air.
Actions
Multiattack. The hadozee makes two Shortsword attacks.
Shortsword. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
when making a D20 Test that uses something, such as a skill, in which the creature has proficiency. See “Proficiency” later in this chapter. Circumstantial Bonuses and Penalties. A class feature, a
spell, or another rule might give a bonus or penalty to the die roll. Compare the Total to a Target Number. If the total of the d20 and its modifiers equals or exceeds the target number, the D20 Test
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
when making a D20 Test that uses something, such as a skill, in which the creature has proficiency. See “Proficiency” later in this chapter. Circumstantial Bonuses and Penalties. A class feature, a
spell, or another rule might give a bonus or penalty to the die roll. Compare the Total to a Target Number. If the total of the d20 and its modifiers equals or exceeds the target number, the D20 Test
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
accompany the war band and attack whatever creatures the gnolls fall upon. Maw Demon
Medium fiend (demon), chaotic evil
Armor Class 13 (natural armor)
Hit Points 33 (6d8 + 6)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
alongside its master. A gnoll that has been gifted with a shoosuva is second only to a flind in status within a war band. Shoosuva
Large fiend (demon), chaotic evil
Armor Class 14 (natural armor
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
.
Attunement Prerequisites. If a magic item has a class prerequisite, a creature must be a member of that class to attune to the item. If a creature must be a spellcaster to attune to an item, the creature
a snakelike tail instead of legs can’t wear magic boots.
Paired Items. You can allow exceptions to the rule that paired items must both be worn. For example, a character with only one arm might be able to use a single Glove of Missile Snaring so long as the matching glove is on their person.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Prerequisites. If a magic item has a class prerequisite, a creature must be a member of that class to attune to the item. If a creature must be a spellcaster to attune to an item, the creature qualifies if
snakelike tail instead of legs can’t wear magic boots.
Paired Items. You can allow exceptions to the rule that paired items must both be worn. For example, a character with only one arm might be able to use a single Glove of Missile Snaring so long as the matching glove is on their person.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Chapter 1: Racial Feats Leveling up in a class is the main way a character evolves during a campaign. Some DMs also allow the use of feats to customize a character. Feats are an optional rule in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
target passes below, whereupon it descends quickly and wraps its tentacles around its prey. It then floats away to its lair with the paralyzed creature in its clutches. Grell
Medium aberration
, neutral evil
Armor Class 12
Hit Points 55 (10d8 + 10)
Speed 10 ft., fly 30 ft. (hover)
STR
15(+2)
DEX
14(+2)
CON
13(+1)
INT
12(+1)
WIS
11(+0)
CHA
9(−1
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
bones. This macabre crafting is the height of ogre culture. Ogre
Large giant, chaotic evil
Armor Class 11 (hide armor)
Hit Points 59 (7d10 + 21)
Speed 40 ft.
STR
19 (+4)
DEX
8
, attacking anything that crosses its path. Only after an ogre has depleted an area of food does it move on.
Ogre Gangs. Ogres sometimes band together in small, nomadic groups, but they lack a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
, Any Alignment
Armor Class 15 (natural armor)
Hit Points 40 (9d8)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
14 (+2)
DEX
10 (+0)
CON
11 (+0)
INT
11 (+0)
WIS
10 (+0)
CHA
for every 1 foot it descends.
Actions
Multiattack. The draconian makes two Trident or Necrotic Ray attacks.
Trident. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 20/60 ft., one
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
one of those scores by 2 and increase a different score by 1, or increase three different scores by 1. Follow this rule regardless of the method you use to determine the scores, such as rolling or
point buy. The “Quick Build” section for your character’s class offers suggestions on which scores to increase. You’re free to follow those suggestions or to ignore them. Whichever scores you decide to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
expended. Variant: Training to Gain Levels As a variant rule, you can require characters to spend time between adventures training or studying before they gain the benefits of a new level. This
new level, a character must train for a number of days before gaining any class features associated with the new level. You can decide whether the character can train independently or requires a trainer
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
so far as to consort with the powers of the Nine Hells, valuing the rule of law over the balm of mercy. The archdevil Bel, warlord of Avernus, counts many of these paladins — called hell knights — as
blade can end a life. Fear can end an empire. Rule with an Iron Fist. Once you have conquered, tolerate no dissent. Your word is law. Those who obey it shall be favored. Those who defy it shall be
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Archmage Archmages are powerful (and usually quite old) spellcasters dedicated to the study of the arcane arts. Benevolent ones counsel kings and queens, while evil ones rule as tyrants and pursue
abode has numerous magical wards and guardians to discourage interlopers. Archmage
Medium humanoid (any race), any alignment
Armor Class 12 (15 with mage armor)
Hit Points 99 (18d8 + 18
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
relatives), and also with representatives of the middle class, such as traders and artisans. A lord mayor of noble birth is appointed to head the town or city council and to perform the same administrative
functions that reeves carry out in villages. The council consists of representatives elected by the middle class. Only foolish nobles ignore the wishes of their councils, since the economic power of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Supersede General Rules. General rules govern each part of the game, but the game also includes class features, spells, magic items, monster abilities, and other elements that can contradict a general
rule. When an exception and a general rule disagree, the exception wins. For example, it’s a general rule that melee weapon attacks use the attacking character’s Strength modifier. But if a feature
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
the world of Krynn, draconian infiltrators formed from copper dragon eggs are called kapak draconians. Draconian Infiltrator
Medium Monstrosity, Any Alignment
Armor Class 15 (natural armor)
Hit
it can move up to 2 feet horizontally for every 1 foot it descends.
Actions
Multiattack. The draconian makes two Dagger attacks. If both attacks hit the same creature, the target must succeed on a