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Basic Rules (2014)
choose to fail this saving throw if it wishes. If a creature fails its saving throw, choose one of the following two effects.
You can suppress any effect causing a target to be charmed or frightened
is hostile toward. This indifference ends if the target is attacked or harmed by a spell or if it witnesses any of its friends being harmed. When the spell ends, the creature becomes hostile again, unless the DM rules otherwise.
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
help by paying for improved roofs and lamps in your neighborhood, causing the entire community to celebrate your deed.
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Fueled by alcohol, you faced down a carrion crawler that slunk out of the
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The tyrant who rules my land will stop at nothing to see me killed.
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I’m convinced of the significance of my destiny, and blind to my shortcomings and the risk of failure.
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Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
were freed to attack Leilon, and the magic of the planar beacon was redirected back into the Material Plane, causing humanoids who looked upon it to become paralyzed. Leilon was quickly overrun and
mystical studies. The House of Thalivar was topped with a planar beacon that lured creatures from other planes into the structure, trapping them there. After Thalivar mysteriously disappeared, the people
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sleeping Dragon’s Wake
creatures sealed within were freed to attack Leilon, and the magic of the planar beacon was redirected back into the Material Plane, causing humanoids who looked upon it to become paralyzed. Leilon was
to conduct his mystical studies. The House of Thalivar was topped with a planar beacon that lured creatures from other planes into the structure and trapped them there. After Thalivar mysteriously
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
creatures sealed within were freed to attack Leilon, and the magic of the planar beacon was redirected back into the Material Plane, causing humanoids who looked upon it to become paralyzed. Leilon was
center to conduct his mystical studies. The House of Thalivar was topped with a planar beacon that lured creatures from other planes into the structure and trapped them there. After Thalivar mysteriously
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
in crisis. Strict rules of engagement prevent them from impacting local conditions or taking sides in a conflict; their mandate allows them only to extract those in danger and defend themselves if
glory faded. Arayat grew up on the streets until luck brought him to the Radiant Citadel. He soon joined the Shieldbearers, which gave him meaning and purpose. Defying the odds, Arayat has survived
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Radiant Citadel
in crisis. Strict rules of engagement prevent them from impacting local conditions or taking sides in a conflict; their mandate allows them only to extract those in danger and defend themselves if
glory faded. Arayat grew up on the streets until luck brought him to the Radiant Citadel. He soon joined the Shieldbearers, which gave him meaning and purpose. Defying the odds, Arayat has survived
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
trip back to Dougan’s Hole can be uneventful, or you can roll for a random encounter using the Wilderness Encounters rules (see "Wilderness Encounters"). If the winter wolves are still alive, they
attack the party as soon as the random encounter ends, before the characters have a chance to rest. Killing one wolf triggers the self-preservation instinct in its brother, causing it to flee.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Optional Rules Each of the Outer Planes has peculiar characteristics that make traveling through it a unique experience. A plane’s influence can affect visitors in various ways, such as causing them
one or more optional rules that you can use to help make the adventurers’ experiences on that plane memorable. Optional Rule: Psychic Dissonance Each of the Outer Planes emanates a psychic dissonance
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
Thalivar’s Beacon Locations The following locations are keyed to the map of the House of Thalivar. B1. Tower Exterior The tower rests on a rocky plateau. A grand portico once abutted the building to
library contains dozens of tomes covering a variety of esoteric subjects: magic, alchemy, religion, and the cosmos. B13. Planar Beacon This room is dominated by the planar beacon: a 5-foot-high, egg-shaped
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
(with their input), arbitrate the rules, and settle arguments. And when you’re narrating the action of the game, the players should be paying attention. Player Die Rolling Players should roll their dice
reroll it? When it lands cocked against a book, do you pull the book away and see where it lands or reroll the die? Work with your players to answer these questions, and record the answers as house rules
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
than 20 pounds of weight are placed on it, activating the pressure plate underneath and causing jets of poisonous gas to spout from the cracks between the tiles. Any creature above the trapped floor
disable a trap with a successful DC 15 Dexterity check using thieves’ tools. If a character fails to disable the trap, the tile’s trap can no longer be disabled. Characters can attempt to jump over trapped tiles, using the jump rules in the Player’s Handbook.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
saving throw, choose one of the following two effects. You can suppress any effect causing a target to be charmed or frightened. When this spell ends, any suppressed effect resumes, provided that its
harmed by a spell or if it witnesses any of its friends being harmed. When the spell ends, the creature becomes hostile again, unless the DM rules otherwise.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Rules of Engagement Ideally, when the characters learn the truth about the lizardfolk and the sahuagin, they have done so before causing irreparable harm to the occupants of the lair and the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
saving throw, choose one of the following two effects. You can suppress any effect causing a target to be charmed or frightened. When this spell ends, any suppressed effect resumes, provided that its
harmed by a spell or if it witnesses any of its friends being harmed. When the spell ends, the creature becomes hostile again, unless the DM rules otherwise.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
(with their input), arbitrate the rules, and settle arguments. And when you’re narrating the action of the game, the players should be paying attention. Player Die Rolling Players should roll their dice
reroll it? When it lands cocked against a book, do you pull the book away and see where it lands or reroll the die? Work with your players to answer these questions, and record the answers as house rules
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
is one of Halaster’s gates (see “Gates”). Its frame is composed of an assemblage of hundreds of tiny, interlocking stone gears. This gate’s rules are as follows: Any creature that inspects the frame
and succeeds on a DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check sees that one of the gears has popped out slightly. If it is pressed, the gear locks in place, causing all the gears to turn and the gate to open for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
mirror is one of Halaster’s gates (see “Gates”). Its rules are as follows: Speaking the proper command word while standing in front of the mirror opens the gate for 1 minute. Characters must be 11th level
, causing the fog to pool to a depth of 4 feet. Whenever two or more creatures are inside the cave, the sound of an old man giggling can be heard everywhere in the area. No one outside the cave can hear the giggling, which ends as soon as the cave is no longer occupied by two or more creatures.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
and phase spiders in the keep, using the rules for encounter building in the Dungeon Master’s Guide to create an appropriate challenge. Weaker Construct. The stone golem in area 4 can be replaced with
know his plan and inform the characters of it. If the characters can’t free the spirits in 3 hours, the new ritual fails disastrously, causing the entire castle to collapse. More Behirs. The behir has
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Narration in Combat Although it’s important that the players understand what’s going on in terms of the rules, the game can get dull if everyone uses only “gamespeak”: “That’s an 18 to hit,” “You hit
; now roll damage,” “11 points,” and “OK, now we’re to Initiative count 13.” Instead, use the rules and your knowledge of the scene to help your narration. If 18 is barely a hit, but the 11 points of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
dwarfed only by the Spire, the tower is a beacon of virtue impervious to spell and sword. The Godstrand’s pinnacle is obscured by soft, luminous clouds at all hours. Its peak isn’t visible from any point in
Parade). Regional Effects The region containing Excelsior’s planar gate is influenced by the magic of Mount Celestia, creating one or more of the following effects in and around the gate-town: Beacon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
orders of knights that would guard the realm together as the Knights of Solamnia. Tarnished Pride Before the Cataclysm, Solamnia was a beacon of peace and prosperity. The knights established great
rules for the organization and conduct of the knighthood. The Oath. The Oath of the Knights of Solamnia has been the same since Vinas Solamnus founded the knighthood: “Est Sularus oth Mithas,” or “My
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
who threaten them. Show mercy to your foes, but temper it with wisdom. Honor. Treat others with fairness, and let your honorable deeds be an example to them. Do as much good as possible while causing
spells at the paladin levels listed. Oath of Devotion Spells Paladin Level
Spells
3rd protection from evil and good, sanctuary 5th lesser restoration, zone of truth 9th beacon of hope, dispel
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
who threaten them. Show mercy to your foes, but temper it with wisdom. Honor. Treat others with fairness, and let your honorable deeds be an example to them. Do as much good as possible while causing
spells at the paladin levels listed. Oath of Devotion Spells Paladin Level Spells 3rd
protection from evil and good, sanctuary
5th
lesser restoration, zone of truth
9th
beacon of hope
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
in with the natural landscape. Ancient trees grow into and around the structure, causing branches and ivy to sprout from every level’s open balconies. The first floor houses the main entrance, guard
Blood-toll harpies (see chapter 6) take over a watchtower and light its beacon to bring more victims to the place.
8 A spy in a watchtower poisons the tower’s food supply in advance of an upcoming attack.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
feet on a side rests in a corner. A crank protrudes from one side of it, causing it to resemble an oversized jack-in-the-box.
If Bavlorna Blightstraw retreated to Loomlurch after fleeing her home in
crunching leaves. “Let’s have some tea.”
Skabatha Nightshade (see appendix B) obeys the rule of hospitality (see “Rules of Conduct” in chapter 2) and presents herself as a kind host who is keen to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
rocker is thick with moss. A rictus grin is painted on its face. Near a protruding root is a painted wooden box three feet on a side. A crank protrudes from one side of it, causing it to resemble an
, Elidon intends to honor the rule of reciprocity (see “Rules of Conduct” in chapter 2) and offers to use his magic to aid the characters in the following ways before parting company with them: He can use
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
, issues licensing for harvesting natural resources, and establishes the rules of business in the night market. However, their success pushes some greedy members of the collective to keep the group
recent years, the government has expanded the market further to encourage greater trade opportunities. This pushed the market into the center of local life, rankling traditionalists and causing many to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
, unless the particular attack has rules that specify otherwise. Some attacks cause special effects in addition to or instead of damage.
If there’s ever any question whether something you’re doing
roll when you attack using a weapon with which you have proficiency, as well as when you attack with a spell. Rolling 1 or 20 Sometimes fate blesses or curses a combatant, causing the novice to hit
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
dragon family demands tribute from desert communities in exchange for protection.
2 Enraged at the loss of a wyrmling, a blue dragon is causing lightning storms to destroy coastal settlements and
sign of power.
Adult Blue Dragon Connections d8 Connected Creatures
1 An adult blue dragon rules a city and applies exacting standards of aesthetic perfection to everything and everyone
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
ceremorph (see appendix C) is equipped with two nonmagical items: Laser Pistol. Rules for laser pistols appear in the Dungeon Master’s Guide. This weapon can fire 33 shots before its energy cell is
other mind flayers flowing through its veins. The chaotic neutral gnome ceremorph is equipped with two nonmagical items: Laser Pistol. Rules for laser pistols appear in the Dungeon Master’s Guide. This
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
was slain with the rest of the garrison during the drowned ones’ initial attack. The weathering of storms and the salty air has eroded the mortar in part of the wall, causing the collapse. The room is
Island’s signal beacon. The depression in the floor once held the large oil receptacle that fueled the beacon (this now sits in area 7). The metal framework extended above this receptacle and held the lenses
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
hundreds of tiny, interlocking stone gears. The rules of this gate are as follows: Any creature that inspects the frame and succeeds on a DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check sees that one of the gears has
popped out slightly. If it is pressed, the gear locks in place, causing all the gears to turn and the gate to open for 1 minute. When the gate closes, a different random gear pops out slightly
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
. Glasya, the rebellious daughter of Asmodeus, rules the place and oversees the punishments doled out to devils that stray from their assigned tasks. These lawbreakers are put on trial in Phlegethos, and if
Malbolge’s avalanches, causing injuries that are agonizing but never fatal. Some locations on the mountain are shielded from the rockfall by structures that have projections pointing upslope so that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Giants of the Star Forge
Fireside Contests The Fireside contests are described below. They can be run in any order. The rules of the Fireside contests are as follows. Competitors. Any number of characters can partake in each
Wisdom saving throw. On a failed save, the competitor flinches, causing the mud barrier to crack. If the barrier cracks, at the start of each of the competitor’s turns, the competitor must succeed on a