been before decide close realize

Baba Yaga's Dancing Broom

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

. The broom then moves into an unoccupied space as close to you as possible. The broom acts immediately after you on your Initiative count and remains animate until you take a Bonus Action and use a

). You decide what action the broom takes and where it moves during its next turn, or you can issue it a general command, such as to attack your enemies or guard a location. If the broom is reduced to 0

Hat of Many Spells

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

spell must be on the Wizard spell list, it must be of a level you can cast, and it can’t have Material components costing more than 1,000 GP. Once you decide on the spell, you must expend a spell

appears in an unoccupied space as close to you as possible. The creature isn’t under your control and acts as it normally would, and it disappears after 1 hour or when it drops to 0 Hit Points

Glyph of Warding

Spells Player’s Handbook

its trigger and choose whether it’s an explosive rune or a spell glyph, as explained below. Set the Trigger. You decide what triggers the glyph when you cast the spell. For glyphs inscribed on

creatures or creates harmful objects or traps, they appear as close as possible to the intruder and attack it. If the spell requires Concentration, it lasts until the end of its full duration. Using a Higher

Mordenkainen's Magnificent Mansion Legacy

Spells Player’s Handbook (2014)

any creature you designate when you cast the spell can enter the extradimensional dwelling as long as the portal remains open. You can open or close the portal if you are within 30 feet of it. While

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 Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

any creature you designate when you cast the spell can enter the extradimensional dwelling as long as the portal remains open. You can open or close the portal if you are within 30 feet of it. While

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

Giff

Species Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

divine beings who created giff have likewise been forgotten. Their titanic petrified bodies drift on the Astral Sea, isolated and unrecognizable in their current forms. Although they don’t realize

blossom into hard feelings, loud arguments, and head-butting contests, but they rarely escalate beyond that. Creating Your Character When you create your D&D character, you decide whether your

Glyph of Warding Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

spell save DC to be found. You decide what triggers the glyph when you cast the spell. For glyphs inscribed on a surface, the most typical triggers include touching or standing on the glyph, removing

triggered the glyph. If the spell affects an area, the area is centered on that creature. If the spell summons hostile creatures or creates harmful objects or traps, they appear as close as possible to the

Morkoth Legacy

Monsters Volo's Guide to Monsters

close to the morkoth as possible, using its actions to Dash until it is within 5 feet of the morkoth. A charmed target can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns and whenever it takes

each of its turns to enter the lair and to move toward the morkoth's location (the target doesn't realize it's heading toward a creature). The target moves toward the morkoth by the most direct route

Temple of the Gods

Spells Xanathar's Guide to Everything

enclosed by a floor, walls, and a roof, with one door granting access to the interior and as many windows as you wish. Only you and any creatures you designate when you cast the spell can open or close

the door. The temple’s interior is an open space with an idol or altar at one end. You decide whether the temple is illuminated and whether that illumination is bright light or dim light. The

Inheritor

Backgrounds Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide

your adventuring career, you can decide whether to tell your companions about your inheritance right away. Rather than attracting attention to yourself, you might want to keep your inheritance a secret

intend to do with your gift once you realize what it is capable of. Folk Hero d8 Personality Trait 1 I judge people by their actions, not their words. 2 If someone is in

Selesnya Initiate

Backgrounds Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

, empathetic, and generally peaceful — unless roused to action. Their flaws and bonds alike grow naturally from their close ties to the community. Personality Traits d8 Personality Trait

my former guild and joined the Selesnya along with a close friend. 4 The dryad at the head of my enclave has taken an interest in my activities. 5 A sibling is an instructor at the guild

Morkoth

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

failed save, the creature is charmed by the morkoth for 1 minute. While charmed in this way, the target tries to get as close to the morkoth as possible, using its actions to Dash until it is within

failed save, the creature feels an intense urge to use its movement on each of its turns to enter the lair and to move toward the morkoth’s location (the target doesn’t realize it’s

Boros Legionnaire

Backgrounds Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

. Contacts The ordered structure of the Boros Legion offers abundant opportunities to make friends — and rivals — in higher places. You might have close friends in other guilds that share the

. 3 A close friend serves aboard the Parhelion II, a flying fortress. 4 I had a tangled affair with a Boros garrison captain. 5 I have maintained a relationship with one of my

Golgari Agent

Backgrounds Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

, you are connected to every other member in some way or another. Convinced that the rest of the world is out to get you, you find it easy to form close bonds with your guild mates, and harder to make

. 4 Roll an additional Golgari contact; you can decide if the contact is an ally or a rival. 5 I joined the Gruul in a battle against the Boros once, and the chief of that small clan thanks

Gruul Anarch

Backgrounds Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

spiritual guidance at times. 5 Roll an additional Gruul contact; you can decide if the contact is an ally or a rival. 6 An Izzet scientist blames the Gruul for the destruction of his life’s

work in a raid, but seems to think that I’m not like other Gruul. 7 I foolishly borrowed money from an Orzhov syndic to indulge a shameful vice. 8 A close friend left our clan and

Rakdos Cultist

Backgrounds Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

of Rakdos together. We’re very close. 3 A childhood friend of mine is an attendant in Rix Maadi, the Rakdos guildhall. 4 My parents brought me into the guild and taught me my trade

Orzhov oligarch has taken an interest in my career, like a patron of the arts. 8 Roll an additional Rakdos contact; you can decide if the contact is an ally or a rival. 9 A Selesnya healer

Paladin Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

an orc war band celebrating its recent victory. Silently, he stalks into their midst and whispers an oath, and two orcs are dead before they even realize he is there. Silver hair shining in a shaft

while you were at prayer? Did another paladin sense the potential within you and decide to train you as a squire? Or did some terrible event—the destruction of your home, perhaps—drive you to

Going to Neverlight Grove

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

to navigate, although many streams flow into and through the grove. If the characters enter the general area of the grove and stay close to — or travel along — these waterways, they eventually find

prisoner Sarith Kzekarit might also become the party’s guide, owing to his extensive knowledge of the Underdark. Though the party doesn’t realize it, Sarith is infected with Zuggtmoy’s spores, which

Running This Chapter

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

archaeologists. The archaeologists are in dire straits, and it’s up to the characters to decide whether to help. Eventually, the characters realize that the sixth piece of the Rod of Seven Parts is located

The Watch Arrives

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

the gnome isn’t among the dead. The gnome and his pursuers were moving toward the tavern in Trollskull Alley (which Barnibus will soon come to realize is the characters’ property). Neither the gnome

, Barnibus wants to find out the gnome’s identity and whether he was known to anyone. The characters, having never met Dalakhar, have little information to offer unless they decide to lie. Neither

Lords of Dust Campaign Themes

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

take a while for adventurers to realize that an apparently unconnected series of encounters early in a campaign are actually all part of the complex schemes of the Lords of Dust. These fiends are so

devious that it is often impossible to discern a pattern to their actions until their plans have come to fruition and the connections have finally been made clear. (You could retroactively decide that what you intended as unconnected encounters were all part of the plan from the beginning!)

Fate of Lord Viallis

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries

guilt before his execution, and the tragic tale of the Yellowcrest family comes to a close. If Lord Viallis teleports out of the temple, his destination is for you to decide. Though he has lost the

Unscarred

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

this trait, you can’t use it again until you finish a short or long rest. Unscarred Origin d6 Origin 1 I was bathed in hydra’s blood as an infant, and my wounds close too quickly to become

fact I didn’t realize until I lost my home and ventured into the world. 6 I don’t know who one or more of my parents is, but my resilience (and other hints) provide clues to their immortal identity.

Ivan's Powers and Dominion

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

deception so they don’t realize the discordance between his childlike affectations and his appearance. If forced to reveal his aged form, he pretends to be confused and employs elaborate clockwork toys

dedicated to the master of the estate’s clockwork tinkering and private decadences. Ivan tempts victims to his home, where they gradually realize they’re trapped in a fun house of childish grotesqueries

Travel between Worlds

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Astral Adventurer’s Guide

Travel between Worlds World-to-world travel requires a spelljamming ship, a teleport spell, or some other kind of magic. Within a Wildspace system, the DM must decide how long it takes a spelljamming

Xaryxispace in Light of Xaryxis serve as examples). Using such a diagram, you can calculate the shortest possible voyage (when the two worlds are as close to one another as possible) and longest possible voyage (when the two worlds are as far apart as they can be).

Fight or Flight

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

confronted by obviously more numerous or powerful opponents usually try to avoid battle. But brave, desperate, or devoted creatures might never retreat from a battle. If you can’t decide whether a

behalf of the group. When creatures that are already engaged in battle realize they’re likely to lose, they usually try to exit that battle. A monster is likely to flee if either of the following is true

Wrapping Up

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

Wrapping Up If the characters defeat the refraction of Ilvaash, the entire Briny Maze shudders. Any denizens of the maze still within it realize that the godlet has been dealt a terrible blow, and

below). Sealed Illithinoch. The gateway to Illithinoch begins to close. The gateway gets noticeably smaller with each passing minute. One hour after the refraction’s defeat, the gateway closes entirely

Drowned Sailors

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle

’ initiative count, they move toward the characters. If they get close enough, they make melee attacks. The zombies’ stat block contains the information you need to resolve these attacks. If all the

the cleric’s sacred flame cantrip), you might describe the creature howling in agony. This can help the players realize that radiant damage is a way to get around Undead Fortitude. If the players ask

Aftermath

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries

to return to normal. When the grippli prisoners realize that the characters have persevered, they waste no time getting the news to the village and the trading post. The refugees return home, and

within a tenday the frogfolk have repaired any damage to the crab pens and are back in business. The benevolent yuan-ti, once they recover from their wounds, might decide to continue digging out the

Mission Gone Wrong?

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

form an alliance against the sea devils. The council members realize that the characters’ mission was not as successful as it first seemed. As a show of good faith, they share the essential facts of the

consternation, decide to consider the characters’ actions an honest — if uncivilized — mistake. They agree to accept the town’s help in the looming conflict. Then they call upon the council to again enlist

Drowned Sailors

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Intro to Stormwreck Isle

count, they move toward the characters. If they get close enough, they make melee attacks. The zombies’ stat block contains the information you need to resolve these attacks. On each character’s

players realize that radiant damage is a way to get around Undead Fortitude. If the players ask whether their characters know anything about fighting zombies, have them make DC 10 Intelligence checks

Instructor

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

accomplished veteran of the craft. That instructor was, or perhaps still is, well versed in a certain aspect of combat that relates to the student’s background. If you decide that your character had an

fighting for one’s life was practically an everyday occurrence. 5 Street Fighter. Your trainer excels at urban combat, combining close-quarters work with silence and efficiency. 6 Weapon Master. Your mentor

V4: Ysgardian Wildfire

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves

V4: Ysgardian Wildfire Following the river toward its source is relatively easy—until you find the valley blocked by a raging wildfire. The forest grew close to the water here, and blazing trees have

fires rage throughout this region. If the characters choose a route that takes them into or near another wildfire, use the guidelines in area V4 to decide how the flames affect them.

Baba Yaga's Dancing Broom

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

Magic action to transform it into an Animated Broom under your control. The broom then moves into an unoccupied space as close to you as possible. The broom acts immediately after you on your

you don’t have the Incapacitated condition (no action required). You decide what action the broom takes and where it moves during its next turn, or you can issue it a general command, such as to attack

The Sky

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

indicates a non-flying monster, unless the characters are flying close enough to the ground to be targeted by non-flying creatures making ranged attacks. Characters have normal chances to spot creatures on the ground and can decide whether to engage them.

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