before becoming deciding contract refuges

Monk Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

landscapes of the worlds of D&D, tiny refuges from the flow of ordinary life, where time seems to stand still. The monks who live there seek personal perfection through contemplation and rigorous

nearby towns or villages and exchanging their service for food and other goods. As versatile warriors, monks often end up protecting their neighbors from monsters or tyrants. For a monk, becoming an

Training and Asceticism

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

Training and Asceticism Small walled cloisters dot the landscapes of the worlds of D&D, tiny refuges from the flow of ordinary life, where time seems to stand still. The monks who live there seek

monsters or tyrants. For a monk, becoming an adventurer means leaving a structured, communal lifestyle to become a wanderer. This can be a harsh transition, and monks don’t undertake it lightly. Those who

Training and Asceticism

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

Training and Asceticism Small walled cloisters dot the landscapes of the worlds of D&D, tiny refuges from the flow of ordinary life, where time seems to stand still. The monks who live there seek

monsters or tyrants. For a monk, becoming an adventurer means leaving a structured, communal lifestyle to become a wanderer. This can be a harsh transition, and monks don’t undertake it lightly. Those who

Lich Spirit Jars

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

Lich Spirit Jars The process of becoming a lich is involved, dangerous, and unique to each would-be lich. If the rite succeeds, the lich’s soul is bound to a spirit jar, a specially prepared magical

inspire where a lich hides its soul. Lich Spirit Jars 1d8 The Lich’s Spirit Jar Is... 1 A bottle or puzzle box inscribed with sigils. 2 A contract folded into a paper figure. 3 The first magic item

22. Frictionless Trap

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a4

(1d12) damage and must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving throw or contract a disease called super-tetanus (see below). The walls, ceiling, and floor of the area between the pits are covered with a

. The creature takes 11 (2d10) damage at the start of each of its turns. If a victim is not cured by other means, it can repeat the saving throw at the end of every minute after becoming exposed, ending the effect on itself with a successful save.

Let This Be Their Battlefield

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

Let This Be Their Battlefield The players can choose where their characters confront the demon lords by deciding where to set the dark heart talisman. Vizeran’s preference is anywhere in

chapter 16 is a good potential site. If the vast fungal colony is already dead or badly damaged by its abuse at Zuggtmoy’s hands, it’s in no position to object. Otherwise, it opposes becoming a

Initiative Variants

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

remembering where you are in the list can bog the game down. If you want quicker combats, at the risk of those combats becoming unbalanced, try using the side initiative rule. Under this variant, the

example, a fighter wants to turn a winch to raise a portcullis. This is a complex, difficult action. You could rule that it incurs a -5 initiative penalty. Rolling Initiative. After deciding on an action

Ribcage

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands

decadence until their infernal pacts come due. To prevent the gate-town from becoming so evil that it experiences a cosmic realignment, Duchess Zelza Zurkbane (lawful evil succubus) and her senators have

dominance are never quenched in the desiccated valley, where each victory feels hollower than the last. CoupleOfKooks “Who needs an iron fist when you have a contract?” –Duchess Zelza Zurkbane

Renown

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

with the Lords’ Alliance might have to be at least 5th level before becoming a stingblade, at least 10th level to be a warduke, and at least 15th level to be a lioncrown. You can set these thresholds of

at least 3 renown within that organization, becoming friendly by default only when a character has gained 10 renown within the Emerald Enclave. These thresholds apply only to the default attitude of

Forge Level (X27-X37)

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

Talltree Thuunlakalaga. After becoming separated from his hunting party during a blizzard, Kapanuk was ambushed by duergar and brought to the fortress for interrogation. Since he knows nothing about Ten

pearls (2,500 gp). Chest 7 contains a 2-foot-tall stone statuette of Demogorgon that weighs 50 pounds. Anyone who looks into the statue’s eyes must succeed on a DC 14 Charisma saving throw or contract a

Red Larch Locations

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

commoner), has built up her business by becoming a trusted supplier to inns across the valley. She prefers not to know about “the dangers of the wilderlands” and “such nonsense as dark magic.” Nahaeliya

twenty workers, and he insists on keeping careful records. Key NPC. The Believers have no formal leader, but if they did, Dornen would be it. He is a longstanding member who serves as the deciding

Supernatural Regions

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

beneath one random creature, creating a quicksand pit (see the Dungeon Master’s Guide). 61–65 One random creature in the region must succeed on a DC 16 Constitution saving throw or contract the sight

items in the region temporarily lose their magical properties, becoming nonmagical for 1 hour. Artifacts are unaffected. When the items regain their magic, a creature’s attunement to any of them is

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