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Spells
Player’s Handbook
You give a verbal command to a creature that you can see within range, ordering it to carry out some service or refrain from an action or a course of activity as you decide. The target must succeed
Delayed Blast Fireball
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Spells
Basic Rules (2014)
A beam of yellow light flashes from your pointing finger, then condenses to linger at a chosen point within range as a glowing bead for the duration. When the spell ends, either because your
concentration is broken or because you decide to end it, the bead blossoms with a low roar into an explosion of flame that spreads around corners. Each creature in a 20-foot-radius sphere centered on that
Geas
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Spells
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You place a magical command on a creature that you can see within range, forcing it to carry out some service or refrain from some action or course of activity as you decide. If the creature can
Mordenkainen's Magnificent Mansion
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Spells
Player’s Handbook (2014)
space can’t exceed 50 cubes, each cube being 10 feet on each side. The place is furnished and decorated as you choose. It contains sufficient food to serve a nine-course banquet for up to 100
people. A staff of 100 near-transparent servants attends all who enter. You decide the visual appearance of these servants and their attire. They are completely obedient to your orders. Each servant can
Magnificent Mansion
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Basic Rules (2014)
space can’t exceed 50 cubes, each cube being 10 feet on each side. The place is furnished and decorated as you choose. It contains sufficient food to serve a nine-course banquet for up to 100
people. A staff of 100 near-transparent servants attends all who enter. You decide the visual appearance of these servants and their attire. They are completely obedient to your orders. Each servant can
Species
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
, and topaz—gleam in these dragonborn’s scaled skin and course through their veins. Theirs are the wonders of the mind, the force of will, the brilliant light of insight, and the resounding
echo of discovery—but also the desiccation of despair.
Creating Your Character
When you create your D&D character, you decide whether your character is a member of the human race or one of
Feats
Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
You are a Knight of Solamnia aligned with the Order of the Rose, a group known for leadership, justice, and wisdom. Your resolve grants you these benefits:
Ability Score Increase. Increase your
one of their organization’s orders. In the course of their training, most knights begin as members of the Knights of the Crown and then move on to join other orders. Whether a character follows
Magic Items
Acquisitions Incorporated
. The difference between the index finger and the middle finger. The elasticity of the ear lobe.
6
You take a long, careful look, and then decide based on which fellow franchisee has been nice to
within 5 feet of a creature killed within the past 24 hours, you can cast the augury spell. The course of action you inquire about with the spell does not need to have any connection to the dead creature
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
course of my life.
8
A Boros angel knows my name.
Non-Boros Contacts
d10
Contact
1
One of my siblings is an Azorius arrester.
2
Roll an additional Boros contact
; you can decide if the contact is an ally or a rival.
3
I showed mercy to an injured, now-grateful Dimir spy.
4
I suspect someone I know is a Golgari assassin, but I can’t prove it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
one general education or interdisciplinary course together each year. It is this course that the Exam rules represent. Each Exam encounter has a Studying phase followed by a Testing phase. In general
. In each phase, resolve the outcome of one character’s ability checks before moving on to another character. (If any characters are studying together, however, resolve their ability checks at the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
orrery, the characters can plot a course to the imperial citadel of the Xaryxian Empire, which is connected to Xaryxis by a beam of light 300 million miles long. The characters are 100 million miles (1
the beam of light and follow it to the imperial citadel. For a map of Xaryxispace and more information about this Wildspace system, see the “Xaryxispace” section immediately following this chapter.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Studying Phase The day before the Exam, a character can study the course material. A character can use any ability check and skill during this Studying phase. Once you’ve asked each player how their
character is approaching the Studying phase, resolve that phase by having each character who studies make a DC 12 ability check. Make sure players keep track of their characters’ rerolls from this phase and apply them during the Testing phase.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Studying Phase The day before the Exam, the characters can study the course material. A character can use any ability check and skill during the Studying phase. Once you’ve asked each player how
their character is approaching the Studying phase, resolve that phase by having each character who studies make a DC 18 ability check. Make sure players keep track of their characters’ rerolls and apply them during the Testing phase.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Studying Phase The day before the Exam, the characters can study the course material. A character can use any ability check and skill during the Studying phase. Once you’ve asked each player how
their character is approaching the Studying phase, resolve that phase by having each character who studies make a DC 17 ability check. Make sure players keep track of their characters’ rerolls and apply them during the Testing phase.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Studying Phase The day before the Exam, the characters can study the course material. A character can use any ability check and skill during the Studying phase. Once you’ve asked each player how
their character is approaching the Studying phase, resolve that phase by having each character who studies make a DC 15 ability check. Make sure players keep track of their characters’ rerolls and apply them during the Testing phase.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Studying Phase The day before the Exam, the characters can study the course material. A character can use any ability check and skill during the Studying phase. Once you’ve asked each player how
their character is approaching the Studying phase, resolve that phase by having each character who studies make a DC 16 ability check. Make sure players keep track of their characters’ rerolls and apply them during the Testing phase.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Studying Phase The day before the Exam, the characters can study the course material. A character can use any ability check and skill during the Studying phase. Once you’ve asked each player how
their character is approaching the Studying phase, resolve that phase by having each character who studies make a DC 17 ability check. Make sure players keep track of their characters’ rerolls and apply them during the Testing phase.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Studying Phase The day before the Exam, the characters can study the course material. A character can use any ability check and skill during the Studying phase. Once you’ve asked each player how
their character is approaching the Studying phase, resolve that phase by having each character who studies make a DC 20 ability check. Make sure players keep track of their characters’ rerolls and apply them during the Testing phase.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Attack Rolls In combat, an attack roll is used to determine whether an attack hits. You can also use attack rolls to resolve noncombat activities that are similar to attacks in combat, such as an
archery contest or a game of darts. Assign an Armor Class to the target, decide whether the character is proficient with the weapon used, then have the player make an attack roll. (See also “Degrees of Success” in this chapter.)
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Studying Phase The day before the Exam, the characters can study the course material. A character can use any ability check and skill during the Studying phase. Once you’ve asked each player how
their character is approaching the Studying phase, resolve that phase by having each character who studies make a DC 12 ability check. Make sure players keep track of their characters’ rerolls and apply them during the Testing phase.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Studying Phase The day before the Exam, the characters can study the course material. A character can use any ability check and skill during the Studying phase. Once you’ve asked each player how
their character is approaching the Studying phase, resolve that phase by having each character who studies make a DC 13 ability check. Make sure players keep track of their characters’ rerolls from this phase and apply them during the Testing phase.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Studying Phase The day before the Exam, the characters can study the course material. A character can use any ability check and skill during the Studying phase. Once you’ve asked each player how
their character is approaching the Studying phase, resolve that phase by having each character who studies make a DC 17 ability check. Make sure players keep track of their characters’ rerolls and apply them during the Testing phase.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy
Damage Threshold: 15 Keel/Beam: 250 ft./25 ft. Speed: Fly 35 ft. (4 mph) Cost: 40,000 gp Hit Points. If the ship was lightly damaged in the “Journey through Wildspace” section, it has 300 hit points
: 20 tons Hit Points: 300 Crew: 13 Damage Threshold: 15 Keel/Beam: 250 ft./25 ft. Speed: Fly 30 ft. (3½ mph) Cost: 25,000 gp Using Roles in Combat During each round of combat, a ship has its own turn
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
communication with an instructor who set me on the course of my life and research.
6
I had a romance with a chemister working in the Blistercoils.
7
As an attendant, I had a fierce rivalry
me with conflicted feelings.
5
I helped a minor Gruul chieftain acquire an Izzet weapon.
6
Roll an additional Izzet contact; you can decide if the contact is an ally or a rival.
7
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Interacting with Objects A character's interaction with objects in an environment is often simple to resolve in the game. The player tells the DM that his or her character is doing something, such as
moving a lever, and the DM describes what, if anything, happens. For example, a character might decide to pull a lever, which might, in turn, raise a portcullis, cause a room to flood with water, or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Interacting with Objects A character's interaction with objects in an environment is often simple to resolve in the game. The player tells the DM that his or her character is doing something, such as
moving a lever, and the DM describes what, if anything, happens. For example, a character might decide to pull a lever, which might, in turn, raise a portcullis, cause a room to flood with water, or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
party. If that occurs, resolve what happens to these wandering characters after the play has run its course.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
road, or a situation the characters are asked to resolve. You decide the scope of the decision the characters must make. You can ask them to make a simple choice (“Do you want to take the path along
ability checks (though another character can help, at your discretion). Whatever choice or challenge you decide the top card represents, the characters’ success or failure while dealing with that situation determines how you read the bottom card.
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Psychic Step or Spellcasting.
Starlight Strike (Costs 3 Actions). The dragon releases a searing beam of starlight at a creature that it can see within 60 feet of it. The target must succeed on a DC 17
the lair returns to normal levels over the course of 1d10;{"diceNotation":"1d10", "rollType":"roll", "rollAction":"Days"} days. The increased Hit Die recovery ends immediately. The existing abundance of
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
dragon uses Psychic Step or Spellcasting.
Starlight Strike (Costs 3 Actions). The dragon releases a searing beam of starlight at a creature that it can see within 60 feet of it. The target must
made with advantage.
If the dragon dies, the animal population near the lair returns to normal levels over the course of 1d10;{"diceNotation":"1d10", "rollType":"roll", "rollAction":"Days"} days. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
to decide on a course of action for when the drowned ones breach the defenses. The survivors do not participate in combat against the drowned ones. Even if they aid in the defensive preparations, come nightfall they retreat to area 25.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Running This Chapter Characters who learn of Xardorok’s plot to forge a dragon of chardalyn and unleash it upon Ten-Towns might decide to launch a preemptive strike on Xardorok’s fortress. This
chapter describes the fortress of Sunblight in detail, in the event the adventurers decide to attack it. But the characters are in for a surprise: by the time they arrive, Xardorok has already finished his
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
characters don’t need to take turns, but you need to give each player a chance to tell you what their character is doing so you can decide how to resolve everyone’s actions. In combat, everyone takes
the DM, you decide how much to tell the players and when. All the information the players need to make choices comes from you. Within the rules of the game and the limits of the characters’ knowledge
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
bookshelf. Outside combat, the characters don’t need to take turns, but you need to give each player a chance to tell you what their character is doing so you can decide how to resolve everyone’s
sections offer more detailed information on how an encounter typically unfolds, in three steps. Step 1: Describe the Situation As the DM, you decide how much to tell the players and when. All the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
pool with a brilliant beam of light penetrating it from above. Flanking the priest are Prince Xeleth and Princess Xedalli. The prince is arrayed in regal splendor, his expression one of exultation
, while Xedalli stands stiffly, regarding her brother with a look of utter loathing.
Silence fills the temple as the priest raises his arms and the emperor’s body, shrouded in light, rises into the beam