before based detail continue remain

Magic Mouth

Spells Player’s Handbook

spell end after it delivers its message, or it can remain and repeat its message whenever the trigger occurs. The trigger can be as general or as detailed as you like, though it must be based on visual

Fomorian Noble

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

, fomorians ordered themselves based on achievements of knowledge and magical power. Before Karontor urged his descendants into an ill-fated assault against the Feywild, some of the most ambitious

, inquisitive, and power-hungry fomorians felt they had already learned all they could from the Material Plane, and they departed to the Inner Planes, where they could continue their journeys of knowledge

Awaken Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

awakened beast or plant is charmed by you for 30 days or until you or your companions do anything harmful to it. When the charmed condition ends, the awakened creature chooses whether to remain friendly to you, based on how you treated it while it was charmed.

Magic Mouth Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

after it delivers its message, or it can remain and repeat its message whenever the trigger occurs. The triggering circumstance can be as general or as detailed as you like, though it must be based on

Acolyte Legacy

Backgrounds Basic Rules (2014)

. Choose a god, a pantheon of gods, or some other quasi-divine being, and work with your DM to detail the nature of your religious service. The Gods of the Multiverse section contains a sample pantheon

your chosen deity or pantheon, and you have a residence there. This could be the temple where you used to serve, if you remain on good terms with it, or a temple where you have found a new home. While

Tabaxi Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

tabaxi rarely stay in one place for long. Their innate nature pushes them to leave no secrets uncovered, no treasures or legends lost. Wandering Outcasts Most tabaxi remain in their distant

stories, artifacts, and lore. Those who survive this period of wanderlust return home in their elder years to share news of the outside world. In this manner, the tabaxi remain isolated but never ignorant

Shapechange Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

of equipment, based on the creature's shape and size. Your equipment doesn't change shape or size to match the new form, and any equipment that the new form can't wear must either fall to the ground

rules for the original form, with one exception: if your new form has more hit points than your current one, your hit points remain at their current value.

Obzedat Ghost

Monsters Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

Council of Five. The ghost has a trait based on who it is, as shown below: Enezesku: Enfeebling Ray. Enezesku’s Innate Spellcasting trait includes ray of enfeeblement, which he can cast at

let go of the fortunes they amassed in life. Addicted to power and prestige, these patriarchs continue to dominate the guild and accumulate even larger fortunes. Mostly Unanimous. The ghosts of the

Half-Elf Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

friends and loved ones age while time barely touches them. Others live with the elves, growing restless as they reach adulthood in the timeless elven realms, while their peers continue to live as

-Elf Variants Some half-elves in Faerûn have a racial trait in place of the Skill Versatility trait. If your DM allows it, your half-elf character can forgo Skill Versatility and instead take the elf trait Keen Senses or a trait based on your elf parentage:

Acolyte - Baldur's Gate

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

;performing sacred rites is not the same thing as channeling divine power. Choose a god, a pantheon of gods, or some other quasi-divine being, and work with your DM to detail the nature of your

, if you remain on good terms with it, or a temple where you have found a new home. While near your temple, you can call upon the priests for assistance, provided the assistance you ask for is not

Elf Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

more often amused than excited, and more likely to be curious than greedy. They tend to remain aloof and unfazed by petty happenstance. When pursuing a goal, however, whether adventuring on a mission or

might continue to use the child name. Each elf’s adult name is a unique creation, though it might reflect the names of respected individuals or other family members. Little distinction exists

Golgari Agent

Backgrounds Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

knowledge of anatomy to use by narrating the injuries my enemies suffer in grisly detail. 8 Like a wild animal, I lash out viciously when I’m provoked — and I’m easily provoked

. Ideals d6 Ideal 1 Guild. My guild is all that really matters. (Any) 2 Stoicism. All of us are part of the cyclical march of nature, which will continue with

Hobgoblin Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

but is nearly destroyed, the handful of members who remain are welcomed into another banner, taking their banner’s name and colors along with them, and assuming places of leadership in the group

pride. Such a feud can continue over generations in an ongoing cycle of retribution. Each legion has a list of grievances against any others it knows about, and any legions meeting for the first time view

Hungry Ogres

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath

learn more about the town in the D&D Starter Set or D&D Essentials Kit. If you do not wish to purchase any products that detail Phandalin, you can create your own Phandalin based on the areas described in this adventure.

PHANDALIN Since this adventure and the ones that follow were designed to continue the story of Dragon of Icespire Peak, there’s a good chance your players have already interacted with the NPCs in the town

Orc Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

for survival in the material world, but to keep Maglubiyet at bay in the conflict on the planes. Her children will remain in her care, and if need be she wouldn’t hesitate to take to the field

who study its ebb and flow to expect the stalemate to continue. A different view is put forth by the archmage Tzunk, who notes that Maglubiyet has never faced a foe as ferocious and protective as

Yuan-ti Pureblood Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

with that of snakes, producing a caste-based society of hybrids in which the most snakelike are the leaders and the most humanlike are spies and agents in foreign lands. Humans Transformed The

caste system based on how complete a person’s transformation was. The vast majority of yuan-ti fall into three categories — abominations, malisons, and purebloods — while the mutated

Passages

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

, but the width of the passage must be at least 5 feet smaller than the longest dimension of the chamber. Passage d20 Detail 1–2 Continue straight 30 ft., no doors or side passages 3 Continue

straight 20 ft., door to the right, then an additional 10 ft. ahead 4 Continue straight 20 ft., door to the left, then an additional 10 ft. ahead 5 Continue straight 20 ft.; passage ends in a door 6–7

Verdan

Species Acquisitions Incorporated

steeped in a culture, the verdan remain on the lookout for oppression and curtailment of freedoms. They understand the need for laws that protect, but they rail against laws that restrict and oppress

, particularly those based on physical characteristics such as gender, race, or appearance. Wide-Eyed and Curious Verdan are hungry to undertake new challenges and absorb new experiences. When they meet

Starting Location

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

Starting Location Begin your campaign in a location you can detail, such as a village, a neighborhood in a larger city, an outpost, or a roadside tavern. Be prepared to give players enough

Free City of Greyhawk, described later in this chapter, is an ideal starting location and illustrates the kinds of things to consider as you detail a starting location. If you’re building your own

Crashing

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

Crashing When an airship crashes into something, both the ship and the creature or object it strikes take Bludgeoning damage based on the size of the struck target, as shown in the Crash Damage table

. If a ship crashes into a creature or an object of its size or larger, it stops; otherwise, the ship can continue moving if it has any movement left, and whatever it struck moves to the nearest

Event-Based Adventures

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

Event-Based Adventures In an event-based adventure, the focus is on what the characters and villains do and what happens as a result. The question of where those things happen is of secondary

importance. Building an event-based adventure is more work than building a location-based one, but the process can be simplified by following a number of straightforward steps. Several steps include tables

Lower Dura

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

trappings of a wealthy lifestyle. There was a time when Lower Dura was the heart of Sharn, and remnants of this glory remain. The Silvermist Theater in Callestan was built to entertain nobles. The ward

of sorts, where all the major criminal powers of Sharn have a stake. Those groups are described in more detail later in this chapter. The district of Fallen is a haunted ruin; this temple district was

Purpose

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

Purpose A settlement exists primarily to facilitate the story and fun of your campaign. Other than that point, the settlement’s purpose determines the amount of detail you put into it. Create only

of the inn where the characters spend the night, the mannerisms of the shopkeeper they buy supplies from — you can add this level of detail, but you don’t have to. If the characters return to the same

Interesting Things About the Shadow Marches

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

druidic shrines. The Marches are the birthplace of the druidic tradition of the Gatekeepers. Long ago, this sect defeated the vile daelkyr; today, its last champions continue to protect Eberron from

aberrations and other extraplanar threats. Even in defeat, the daelkyr sowed seeds of madness in the Marches. Followers of the Cults of the Dragon Below remain scattered across the region. Some of these

Journey through Wildspace

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy

succeeds automatically, allowing the training exercise (and the journey) to continue. Challenge 1: Plotting a Course The characters must use their Wildspace map to plot a course to their destination

. Have each character make a DC 12 ability check. Each player chooses which check to make based on their character’s role aboard the ship: Captain: Wisdom (Survival) or Charisma (Persuasion

Running the Adventure

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6

Running the Adventure As with the previous adventures in this series, it is up to you to add to the considerable detail given herein, filling in any needed information to color the whole and bring it

to life. You, as Dungeon Master, must continue to improvise and create, for your players will certainly desire more specifics, seek to do things not provided for herein, and generally defy

Zones and Denizens

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

in more detail, with additional information contained in the “Ironslag: General Features” sidebar. The Yakfolk Village Roster tables and the Forge Roster table summarize the hostile inhabitants of

crop fields (area 7). At night, the workers are locked in their cages, and the yakfolk retire to huts (areas 5A–area 5F). Use the suitable Yakfolk Village Roster table (day or night) based on when

Quest for the Giant Relics

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

-reliefs remain until one or more characters stand inside the mithral circle in the middle of area 11 and declare which giant lord they want to face. The majority vote wins. If the characters make no

. Each lord that appears in this adventure has a conch of teleportation (see appendix B). The characters need only one of them to reach Maelstrom. The Chosen Foe The oracle utters something based on

Aftermath of the Last War

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

clan lords continue this practice. Overall, Darguun is a nation that is still finding its identity—a kingdom that seeks to be more than a seized territory. The goblins carry the legacy of a mighty

empire and stand in the shadow of the nations around them. Haruuc wants to draw out the best in his people, to harness their strengths and achieve their potential. The rest of Khorvaire waits to see if the Ghaal’dar have the will to remain a nation, and if Darguun can survive when Haruuc passes away.

1. Village of Parnast

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen

castle’s detail, but you see two statues standing just before the enormous gate. Cultists posing as villagers are unfriendly toward visitors, while villagers under the cult’s sway remain silent and

Reaching Deadstone Cleft

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

. Airship If the characters have an airship (see the “Airship of a Cult” section in chapter 4), they can use it to reach Deadstone Cleft and avoid both the rugged terrain and any land-based random

NPCs who accompany the characters on this excursion remain with the mounts, protecting them while the characters explore Deadstone Cleft.

Crashing

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

bludgeoning damage based on the size of the struck object, as shown in the Crash Damage table. If the ship runs into something that doesn’t have hit points (such as a planet or a moon), apply the damage

only to the ship. The ship stops after crashing into a Gargantuan or immovable creature or object; otherwise, the ship can continue moving if it has any movement left, and whatever it struck moves to the

Approaching the Fortress

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

climbing up a shaft that leads from the forge level to the fortress’s summit. The doors at the top of the shaft remain open until the dragon returns or until someone closes them by using the levers in

to Ten-Towns? If they continue their climb to the fortress, continue with the next section; if they pursue the dragon, move on to chapter 4.

Old City

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

merchant princes, whose positions are based on wealth that passes from generation to generation in the same family, the identities and even the number of the beggar princes changes continually. The Old City

multiple dashes through Executioner’s Run. It’s been suggested that some people continue committing crimes solely because a conviction is the only way to get tossed into the pit, and betting is always

Awaken

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

charmed by you for 30 days or until you or your companions do anything harmful to it. When the charmed condition ends, the awakened creature chooses whether to remain friendly to you, based on how you treated it while it was charmed.

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