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Barbarian

Classes Player’s Handbook

Core Barbarian Traits Primary Ability Strength Hit Point Die D12 per Barbarian level Saving Throw Proficiencies Strength and Constitution Skill Proficiencies Choose 2

Barbarian... As a Level 1 Character Gain all the traits in the Core Barbarian Traits table. Gain the Barbarian’s level 1 features, which are listed in the Barbarian Features table. As a

Cultist of Bhaal

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

Blood-Soaked Resolve. While Bloodied, the cultist has Advantage on saving throws.Multiattack. The cultist makes three Cursed Blade attacks. It can replace one of these attacks with a use of

. Cultists of Bhaal sometimes form cabals of assassins or mercenaries, but they perform their brutal slaughter for the perverse love of bloodshed and honor to their sinister god rather than for

Background

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

Background Axel Defois A door to the Barrier Peaks Hundreds of years ago, an advanced society of Humanoid peoples launched a mission to find a replacement for their distant, dying world in the wake

of origin. During the voyage, the ship’s built-in computer went haywire. Core systems of the spacecraft—doors, navigation, and life support—began to degrade, and the robots aboard the vessel began

Revel's End

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault

of the Sea of Moving Ice, the prison is a single-story structure topped with battlements. Rising from the core of the panopticon is a tower that holds the prison’s administrative offices and guard

barracks. Both the prison and the tower are carved from a tall, blade-shaped rock that rises high above the sea cliffs. This rock, called the Windbreak, shields the tower against the brutal winds that

Fireside Contests

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Giants of the Star Forge

awards the party a potion of flying. Stone Giant’s Resolve Each competitor must sit or stand atop a wooden post beneath a roaring waterfall. If a competitor’s body ceases to be in contact with the

protective barrier as hard as stone. However, a single movement causes the mud barrier to crack, ruining its protection. After the paste is applied but before it hardens, each competitor can take a

Revel's End

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Prisoner 13

of the Sea of Moving Ice, the prison is a single-story structure topped with battlements. Rising from the core of the panopticon is a tower that holds the prison’s administrative offices and guard

barracks. Both the prison and the tower are carved from a tall, blade-shaped rock that rises high above the sea cliffs. This rock, called the Windbreak, shields the tower against the brutal winds that

The Dispute

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

The Dispute By the time the characters reach Ialos, they should have met the pilgrims and the Cyran veterans. Both sides might ask the characters to intervene and resolve their dispute. Here is a

powered not by a Docent, but by a device called a graymatter engine that incorporated part of an artifact—perhaps that’s what you seek? The graymatter engine was said to generate a magical barrier

Orc Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

or less intact, the orcs leave themselves the option of returning to raid the community over and over. When orcs fight elves, all of that changes. The enmity between the two races cuts to the core

Ruhk Neega Bone Crusher 7 Mobad Baggi Flesh Ripper 8 Shamog Shautha Doom Hammer 9 Mugrub Ovak Elf Butcher 10 Bajok Vola Spine Snapper 11 Rhorog Engong Death Spear 12 Jahrukk Volen The Brutal

Revel's End

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

of the Sea of Moving Ice, the prison is a single-story structure topped with battlements. Rising from the core of the panopticon is a tower that holds the prison’s administrative offices and guard

barracks. Both the prison and the tower are carved out of a tall, blade-shaped rock that rises high above the sea cliffs. This rock, called the Windbreak, shields the tower against the brutal winds that

Running the Adventure

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish

Running the Adventure To run this adventure, you need the D&D fifth edition core rulebooks (Player’s Handbook, Dungeon Master’s Guide, and Monster Manual). Text that appears in a box like this is

. One-Shot (One Four-Hour Session). Give your players an adventure hook, assign them a guide (see “Part 1: Mission to the Barrier Peaks”), and start them at area C1, overlooking the bone devil’s monastery. Then as above, replace the treasury’s brain in a jar with Kwalish for an exciting conclusion.

Cult of the Black Earth

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

, and unyielding resolve. They are deliberate and slow to act, careful to consider their plans and gather their strength before beginning any new enterprise. Once earth cultists resolve to act, they

common courtesy as a way for the weak to put limits on the behavior of the strong, and they scorn empathy or friendship as weakness. In battle, Black Earth cultists are brutal and straightforward. They

Chase Complications

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

a failed check, the crowd counts as 10 feet of difficult terrain. 3 A large stained-glass window or similar barrier blocks your path. Make a DC 10 Strength saving throw to smash through the barrier

and keep going. On a failed save, you bounce off the barrier and fall prone. 4 A maze of barrels, crates, or similar obstacles stands in your way. Make a DC 10 Dexterity (Acrobatics) or Intelligence

Spaceship Locations, Level 4

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

Spaceship Locations, Level 4 The fourth level of the spaceship is the service deck. It is the central node of the ship, the brain from which the ship’s core functions derive their processing power

: “What have you done? What have you done! Back to the darkness, Into the void.” After Aphelion dies, any robots still aboard the ship default to their core programming and continue their

Gauntlgrym

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

the great empires of the elves, dwarves, and humans soured as the centuries passed. And so when numberless hordes of orcs smashed into the north, each empire stood alone. The war was brutal and

still bound within its core. The drow House Xorlarrin eventually took Gauntlgrym, establishing a new city they called Q’Xorlarrin, producing weapons at the forge that they traded and used to pay

Temple of Light

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis

their grievances against the Xaryxian Empire, while Xeleth attempts to twist every point against them. Resolve this debate by having one of the characters—whichever one is leading the argument in favor

to the radiant core of Xaryxis, along with anything it is wearing or carrying. (The zodar is immune to this effect.) A creature that enters the star or ends its turn there takes 132 (24d10) radiant

Manshoon

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

Southern Ward. The original Manshoon was one of the founders of the Zhentarim. Evil to the core, he made enemies all across Faerûn, including other powerful spellcasters such as Khelben Arunsun and

years ago by the two wizards who built it. The edifice is surrounded by a magical barrier that has the properties of a wall of force. Manshoon rarely leaves the towers and uses a teleportation circle

Ranger

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

being a defender is core to your identity as a ranger. As a member of Acquisitions Incorporated, you channel your natural proclivity for protectiveness into a razor-sharp focus on the franchise. Pure

members of your franchise might panic when that crate of figurines of wondrous power you acquired turns out to all be self-activating obsidian steeds. But you have the steady nerves and earnest resolve

Mutual Respect

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

behavior is interfering with everyone else’s enjoyment, everyone has a stake in helping to resolve the issue. Setting Expectations Before you assemble a group around a game table, pitch the

befall characters, including mind-control magic, helplessness, and death. That said, D&D is a game that has in-world conflicts and mayhem. Certain core elements of the game are difficult to ignore. For

Mutual Respect

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules

behavior is interfering with everyone else’s enjoyment, everyone has a stake in helping to resolve the issue. Setting Expectations Before you assemble a group around a game table, pitch the

, including mind-control magic, helplessness, and death. That said, D&D is a game that has in-world conflicts and mayhem. Certain core elements of the game are difficult to ignore. For example, taking damage

The Monastery

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish

(Perception) check. Any monk whose face is seen shows an identical grim countenance — a face flayed nearly to the bone, the result of a brutal initiation to better match the appearance of the Grand

the prisoners are survivors from previous expeditions sent into the Barrier Peaks by the Cartophile. They recognize any of the hirelings with the characters, or any other signs of the Cartophile’s

Xen'drik

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer

Xen’drik Expeditions to Xen’drik remain the core of Morgrave University’s archaeological work and the foundation of its reputation—for both good and ill. The school’s founder, Lord Lareth ir’Morgrave

Stormreach and journeying to their destination on foot. A Lyrandar airship can bypass the dangers of the sea voyage and cover the distance faster, but the Straits of Shargon are known for brutal storms. An

How to Play

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

resolve those actions. Sometimes, resolving a task is easy. If an adventurer wants to walk across a room and open a door, the DM might just say that the door opens and describe what lies beyond. But

, attack rolls, and saving throws are the three main kinds of d20 rolls, forming the core of the rules of the game. All three follow these simple steps. 1. Roll the die and add a modifier. Roll a d20 and

Necropolis Locations (Y1-Y9)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

barrier, which is immune to all damage and can’t be dispelled by dispel magic. The barrier also extends into the Ethereal Plane, blocking ethereal travel. Any creature that touches the barrier for the

first time on a turn takes 40 (9d8) lightning damage. When the barrier appears, read: The shimmering head and shoulders of a woman blink into existence above the arena floor. Electrical currents course

Lambent Zenith Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

. Daveras tried to talk to him, but Figaro used a magical device to erect an impenetrable barrier around the room. Personal History. Daveras wasn’t part of the Lambent Zenith’s crew. When his

barrier if he feels he can trust the characters. The barrier allows sound to pass through, meaning that the characters can talk with Figaro. A character talking with Figaro can make a DC 25 Charisma

Ascendant Factions

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands

prize. With brutal efficiency, he exploits the financial stranglehold his faction has over Sigil, richly rewarding informants for secrets that might give the Fated leverage over the other factions

transcend their potential and attain the power of gods. Even still, Seekers suspect that divinity isn’t the ultimate expression of their core beliefs, but rather a stepping stone to an unknowable

Wyrmheart Mine

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

round the pit until it smashes into the barrier at the bottom of the track. Everyone in the cart when it hits takes 1d6 bludgeoning damage per 20 vertical feet the cart descended. Those who bail out

, which serves as the kobolds’ egg nursery. These kobolds protect their eggs with flinty resolve. The mossy niches in the walls contain a total of thirty eggs. 6C. Rolling Stone Trap A tripwire

Spaceship Locations, Level 1

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

of long-dead diners. This level of the ship contains three dining rooms. S4a: Southeast Dining Room. A long-shattered skylight in the ceiling of this room is open to the Barrier Peaks. The room

sternly and questions them about the outside world. A character who portrays the Barrier Peaks in a positive light and succeeds on a DC 16 Charisma (Persuasion) check can convince Griss to relocate the

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