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people should be given every chance to prosper, free of tyranny.”
Bond: “I’ll lay down my life to protect Triboar and its citizens.”
Flaw: “I refuse to back down. Push me, and I’ll push back.”
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Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes
refuse to fight other giff, and will never agree to a contract unless it stipulates that they can sit out a battle rather than wage war against their kin. A giff prizes the reputation of its unit above its
much damage and isn’t knocked prone.
Every other keg of gunpowder within 20 feet of an exploding keg has a 50 percent chance of also exploding. Check each keg only once per turn, no matter how many other kegs explode around it.
Monsters
Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
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primal evil power before other yugoloths or that they come from an epoch before the current manifestation of the planes. Baernaloths refuse to say, but most obsess over secrets and obscene lore regarding
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
might hear you!” hisses another.
Ebbin Fulchre and his three companions are unarmed commoners who refuse to enter the cabin, even on a dare. Morbid curiosity brought them here, but they’re nothing
, and he has nowhere else to go. Toadhop’s inhabitants are too frightened to speak to him, so Frody has been waiting for braver souls to arrive so he can explain his plight to them. Given the chance, he
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
defeated elsewhere, there is a 25 percent chance that it’s here when the characters arrive, in which case the door to the room is open. If Otto is not present, the door is closed and has a silver coin
brimming with skulls, jars of powdered substances, and leather-bound journals filled with Maddgoth’s mad scribblings.
Refuse. The floor is strewn with bits of broken glass, scraps of parchment, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
of the dead), patrols the cemetery from sunset to sunrise, chasing off grave robbers and making sure the dead stay buried. Characters who creep around the cemetery in the dark have a 30 percent chance
of running into him. If that happens, he escorts them out and alerts the City Guard if they refuse to leave.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
lot of noise. Once combat starts, Zemk fights to the death. How Krentz reacts to the adventurers depends on how they treated him earlier. If they helped him, he gives them a chance to leave in peace
, but he fights alongside Zemk if they refuse to withdraw. If the duergar is killed, Krentz flees if he can or surrenders if he must. Neither Zemk nor Krentz carries any treasure. Both report to Grum’shar (see area Q7).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Adventure Atlas: The Mortuary
to expel a dybbuk† from a corpse. The exorcist asks the characters to help in dispatch the Fiend. 9 Two bards† in the Heralds of Dust approach the characters and sing a ballad honoring the dead. If the
characters interrupt or otherwise ruin the tune, 1d4 irascible specters emerge from the walls and attack, causing the bards to flee. 10 Three skeleton farmers quietly tend to corpse-white grave
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Respect quandary Ally Quandary. The adventurers have a better chance of achieving their goal with the help of two individuals whose expertise is all but essential. However, these two NPCs hate each
other and refuse to work together even if the fate of the world hangs in the balance. The adventurers must choose the NPC that is most likely to help them accomplish their goal. Friend Quandary. An
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
is, tales of overcrowding, starvation, and disease. Although we at the Voice of Breland sympathize with all who suffer, we refuse to ignore the deadly threat in our midst. The majority of Cyrans who
, Tavick’s Landing offers a host of opportunities to enjoy food and entertainment from distant lands. Or you might find yourself here for one of a few specific reasons, such as: Take a chance. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
chance that the island has one or more types of fungi growing atop it (see “Fungi of the Underdark” in chapter 2). Otherwise, the island is barren rock. Low Ceiling The clearance of the cave or
successful save indicates that the creature avoids a hard landing in the water below. There is a 50 percent chance that any waterfall area contains a duergar-built lock designed to traverse it, in which case
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
. There is a limit, though, to how far they can push their luck. Each time they venture forth from their refuge to raid the fire giant hall, there is a 10 percent cumulative chance that the hidey-hole
will be found by the giants (a 10 percent chance after the first raid, 20 percent following the second, and so forth). A nearby ravine leads directly from the safe cave to the spiny, broken heap of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
shared; these meals are a great chance to hear about local events and opportunities. Many Khoravar espouse the idea of “the bridge between,” the notion that the Khoravar are called to facilitate
communication and cooperation between members of different cultures or species. Khoravar who follow this philosophy often become bards, diplomats, mediators, or translators. Others are fascinated by their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Me the Odds Odds and probability are your bread and butter. During downtime activities that involve games of chance or figuring odds on the best plan, you can get a solid sense of which choice is
addicted to the thrill of winning or losing everything on a turn of fortune. For some, gambling is less a matter of chance and more a matter of seeking every advantage to ensure the outcome. The best
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
. Rubble-Filled Cellar A wall has collapsed, creating a larger space out of two smaller rooms. The air is heavy with dust, and the floor is strewn with rubble, refuse, and rat droppings. Secret Door
. It opens into an alley behind a boarded-up tenement. B9. Rat-Infested Cellar These rooms are situated below a hostel (75 percent chance) or an orphanage (25 percent chance). Harmless rats crawl about
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
be persuaded to help fight the dragon. (“A wizard worth her weight never passes up a chance to test her magic against the mightiest foes,” she says brazenly.) There’s room in the kobolds’ sleds to
transport the characters and their gear. If the characters insist on steering these sleds, the kobolds fuss about handing over the reins but do so, piling into the cargo beds. If the characters refuse to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
to the second dream: A flame-encircled battlefield appears on a barren hellscape. At the center of the circle, Lulu and the angel lie unconscious and prone, horribly injured. You see yourselves
next dream. Dream 4: Desolation When the fourth dream begins, read: You wander a vast, barren landscape of utter devastation. Black sludge rises rapidly out of the ground, enveloping your feet and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
allies, the Darklord learns of noteworthy characters before they hear of him. By manufacturing a chance encounter, Harkon takes the opportunity to be impressed by or indebt himself to the characters
initially patient with those who refuse his aid but manufactures perils that push the character to rely on him. The Darklord’s Betrayal. Inevitably, the Darklord grows tired of his protégés. Harkon begins
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
two umber hulks on board for use as shock troops during their raids. The nightspider is 250 feet away from the Moondancer when the characters spot it. The characters likely have little chance of
characters allow him to do this is up to them. If Captain Sartell is compelled to refuse Daar’vik’s offer of escort (perhaps because someone is holding her ship hostage or using magic to control her
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
only as stable as the thoughts that bind it. Xaos lies in a region of extreme climates and varied terrain—rugged mountains, muddy swamps, balmy coasts, and barren dunes. The town’s fragile structures
. Regardless of its form, the gate isn’t hard to identify; chaos swells around the portal—the eye of a maelstrom of change. CoupleOfKooks “Chaos, much like order, begins in the mind. Refuse its entry into
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
challenge lies in outlasting the other contestants and luring them or pushing them into the path of the cockatrice. The battleground might be barren or littered with rubble and cover; it might be lit
competition, but most are debtors who have been offered a chance to pay off their loans by winning the match. Daask takes bets on the outcome, and usually earns a tidy sum as its share of the proceeds.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
Charisma saving throw or refuse to leave it. A creature affected by the magic is allowed another Wisdom saving throw every 24 hours while the magic persists. A creature can repeat the saving throw every
3rd-level heat metal spell (save DC 15), but the damage is cold instead of fire, and the creature has no chance of dropping a chilled object. Marshes. Any creature that enters this area feels a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Morte’s Planar Parade
posit that these enigmatic yugoloths were created by a primal evil power before other yugoloths or that they come from an epoch before the current manifestation of the planes. Baernaloths refuse to say
)
Summon Yugoloth (1/Day). The baernaloth has a 50 percent chance of summoning its choice of 1d4 mezzoloths, 1 arcanaloth, or 1 baernaloth (the mezzoloth and arcanaloth appear in the Monster Manual). A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
, and the next batter steps up to home plate. Home Run. A batter who rolls a 20 on the die hits a home run. The defending team doesn’t get a chance to catch the ball, and the batter and every other team
refuse the Celestials’ gesture of goodwill. If the characters joined the Righteous Hands, Shariel gifts the characters with a prismatic chalice from Mount Celestia that functions as a gem of brightness
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
complications can arise. If you use this rule, there’s a 10 percent chance of a complication arising for every five workweeks spent on crafting the item. Xanathar’s Guide to Everything presents a number of
impressed by your techniques? Do they want to buy the item, and what will happen if you refuse?
2 A mishap creates a temporary manifest zone.
3 You need to acquire an additional rare
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
desperation, demands a chance to prove her innocence in a trial by combat—a request that Xeleth mocks: “Only someone who bears one of the starlight rings can challenge for the right to rule,” says the prince
characters don’t have the ring or refuse to present it, Xedalli loses her claim to the throne. Xeleth laughs, after which Andavier declares, “Xeleth is the rightful heir!” Skip ahead to the “All Hail
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
you’ll encounter players who tell other players what their characters should do, claim the best magic items for themselves, bully the other players, and refuse to share the spotlight. Away from the game
out of the campaign story. When you have antagonists threaten the people and places the characters love, be sure the characters have a chance to stave off the worst outcome. During the game, characters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
serving in units composed entirely of giff; a giff hiring itself out individually is unheard of. Giff refuse to fight other giff, and will never agree to a contract unless it stipulates that they can
, a creature takes half as much damage and isn’t knocked prone.
Every other keg of gunpowder within 20 feet of an exploding keg has a 50 percent chance of also exploding. Check each keg only once per
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
they don’t attack drow or anyone accompanied by a drow. There’s a 25 percent chance that 1d4 drow guards are standing within 120 feet of the orcs, quietly resenting the fact that they’ve been assigned to
punishments or duties that can be set for them. Treatment of slaves is the affair of their owners. It is a capital offense for a slave to refuse any order from a drow of the house that owns the slave. A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
-known region located near a ruined castle with monster-filled dungeons Bandit Kingdoms, the Four to six bandit lords Feuding kingdoms ruled by greedy bandit lords with private armies Barren Wastes, the
chance to attack her enemies. At other times, the Cruski raid the Fruzti, the Schnai, or the Hold of Stonefist. As their distinct kingdoms suggest, the people of the North Kingdoms value their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
awaiting the chance to plunge their daggers into each other’s backs. They vie against each other to supplant the archlector, a position prized for its access to demon lords and their dark gifts. The
barren hilltop. A moat of demon ichor surrounds the ash-gray hill, polluted by countless demons who gleefully bathe in the foul sludge. Living gargoyles adorn Blightsteel Keep’s metallic eaves, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
you’ll encounter players who tell other players what their characters should do, claim the best magic items for themselves, bully the other players, and refuse to share the spotlight. Away from the game
out of the campaign story. When you have antagonists threaten the people and places the characters love, be sure the characters have a chance to stave off the worst outcome. During the game, characters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
they receive a chance to earn their freedom by serving the Stone Guard. After waiting a long while in a dungeon cell carved out of impressively thick stone, you are taken to a dark office and met by an
character can claim a total of 350 gp worth of equipment, including weapons, armor, and common potions and scrolls. Development If the characters refuse Errde’s offer after being arrested, they spend a few
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Maglubiyet’s bloody axe is used to decapitate all who refuse to bow to him. MAGLUBIYET'S ARMY OF IMMORTALS
The war horns of the host signal that every goblinoid has the chance to prove his or her worth to
chance. Whether a deity is good, evil, or neutral is immaterial. All gods other than Maglubiyet and his servants are false and must be destroyed.
Call to War: Formation of the Host When the three
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
intruders on the iceberg is already known. If the party has maintained stealth since they arrived, they have a chance to surprise creatures in the ice caves. An Honorable Duel The Ice Hunters are determined
torture or death for every adult and child of the tribe. As they stall for time, Barking Seal, Bonecarver, and Orcaheart are also sizing up the adventurers’ strength. If the characters refuse to leave