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Calm Emotions Legacy

Spells 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.

Folk Hero - Baldur's Gate

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. 4 Fueled by alcohol, you faced down a carrion crawler that slunk out of the

1 The tyrant who rules my land will stop at nothing to see me killed. 2 I’m convinced of the significance of my destiny, and blind to my shortcomings and the risk of failure. 3

Sneaking Out

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.

Optional Rules

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

Respect for the DM

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

Respect for the DM

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

L3. Parlor

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

L6. Rocking Horse

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

Making an Attack

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

25. Auvryndar Hall

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

Glasya

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

20. False Tomb

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

valves behind the heads open, causing the wine to pour from the gargoyles’ mouths and nostrils. The wine floods the tomb at a rate of 1 foot per round. Trying to crawl into a gargoyle’s mouth while wine

fully immersed in wine. After 12 rounds, the wine fills the tomb. Use the underwater combat rules in chapter 9 of the Player’s Handbook to handle fighting in these conditions. Visibility within the

Brass Dragon Adventures

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

the dragon. 4 A young brass dragon’s lair occasionally spawns air elementals that roam around the area for a while, causing havoc before eventually dissipating. 5 A young brass dragon and

harassing the other. 4 An ancient brass dragon rules a mighty city whose folk have erected massive stone monuments to honor the dragon over the centuries.

Mind Flayer Thralls

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

psionic ability to send visions to a humanoid shaman, causing it to proclaim the mind flayers as emissaries of the gods. With that ruse in place, the “gods” then dictate strict rules that cause some

Random Encounters in Yon

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

these words, the goats wait to see if the characters offer them something in return, thereby honoring the rule of reciprocity (see “Rules of Conduct” in chapter 2). The goats are hungry but not picky

around her. If the kite’s taunts are muted for at least 1 minute using a silence spell or similar magic, Feenia’s mood improves, causing the wind to abate and the kite to fall. The same thing happens if a

Black Cabin Locations

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

character who helped lay Macreadus’s spirit to rest gains a blessing of the Morninglord (described below). For rules on blessings, see “Supernatural Gifts” in the Dungeon Master’s Guide. Blessing of

, causing the tattered gray curtains to billow and flap like angry ghosts. Snow covers a bed and much of the surrounding floor. This room is unfit for habitation and hasn’t been used it in a long time

Locations R - U

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

a giant raven, attack the characters. Rules for mounted combat appear in chapter 9 of the Player’s Handbook. Suggested Encounter (Night) Characters who explore Raven Rock in the dead of night

vengeance. The reigning king of Ruathym is First Axe Vok Dorrg (CE male Illuskan human priest), a blind and vindictive old man who worships Valkur, a lesser god of the sea. The king rules from the Hall of

Appendix D: Roleplaying Cards

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

. “I’m quick to lose my temper.” Kettlesteam the Kenku CHAPTER 1: WITCHLIGHT CARNIVAL Kettlesteam delights in causing trouble at the carnival. She uses a combination of mimicry and conjured

. “Hospitality, ownership, reciprocity—the rules of conduct must be respected.” Bond. “I have pledged my fealty to Zybilna of Prismeer, and I am nothing if not her loyal servant.” Flaw. “Don’t

Appendix: Roleplaying Cards

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Domains of Delight: A Feywild Accessory

quick to lose my temper.” Kettlesteam the Kenku CHAPTER 1: WITCHLIGHT CARNIVAL Kettlesteam delights in causing trouble at the carnival. She uses a combination of mimicry and conjured

. “Hospitality, ownership, reciprocity—the rules of conduct must be respected.” Bond. “I have pledged my fealty to Zybilna of Prismeer, and I am nothing if not her loyal servant.” Flaw. “Don’t expect

Web's Edge Locations

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

Menzoberranzan and Blingdenstone, sabotaging supply caravans and generally causing mayhem. They usually kill or convert victims who survive their initial attacks, although Makubli recently turned over

cyclops fears a terrible fate for the miners. Regardless of the characters’ reaction to this revelation, learning it counts for the purposes of the Power of Secrets rules in this book’s introduction. The

Neverdeath Catacomb Locations

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

the ground, gathering evil energy around himself in glowing wisps. The desiccated man then screamed and the energy exploded, causing something terrible to happen. This vision terrified Sarcelle. A

. Learning of Sarcelle’s vision counts as a secret for the purposes of the Power of Secrets rules found in this book’s introduction. C6: Supply Room Stone shelves in this room contain boxes and bags. A few

Howling Caves Locations

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

slippery. (See chapter 5, “Adventure Environments,” in the Dungeon Master’s Guide for rules on extreme cold and slippery ice.) For every minute the characters spend here, there is a cumulative ten

, causing bits of debris to ricochet off the walls, exploding into dust from the impact. In the middle of the cavern a stone brazier is lit with a steady green flame. Blocking the tunnel to the north

21. Azrok's Hold

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

hobgoblins stationed outside immediately raise a general alarm, causing all forces loyal to Azrok to converge on the area. Lord Rosznar’s Ring. The ring worn around Azrok’s neck bears the symbol of

”). The keystone of this arch is carved to look like a gold dragon wyrmling, its mouth agape. The rules of this gate are as follows: The gate opens for 1 minute when a gemstone worth at least 100 gp is

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