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Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Involving the Characters Once you’ve identified what your campaign is about, let the players help tell the story by deciding how their characters are involved. This is their opportunity to tie their
a recent arrival? Where did you come from? Why did you come to this area? Are you tied to any of the organizations or people involved in the events that kick off the campaign? Are they friends or
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area is at risk. If orcs come upon a target that is too large to assault directly, they will lurk along supply routes, taking out their frustration on caravans and travelers. Left unchecked, a tribe can
; their loyalty by turning them into slaves.
If a tribe is defeated and driven from its lair, the survivors might come under the sway of a strong but dimwitted creature, such as a hill giant or an ogre
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
adventurers are undercover agents of the king. If the rogue loses a contest of Charisma (Deception) against the guard’s Wisdom (Insight), the same lie told again won’t work. The characters can come up with a
creature’s efforts. In a contest, the ability checks are compared to each other, rather than to a target number. When you call for a contest, you pick the ability that each side must use, deciding
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
through you, and you can decide whether to use your own voice or to allow the god’s voice to come through your mouth to deliver the message, translated into any language you speak. Oracle’s Insight. The
roll the d20 before deciding to add the d10, but you must decide before the DM says whether the roll succeeds or fails. Once you use this trait, you can’t use it again until you finish a short or long
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
posts alongside the monk Leosin. Characters have one night to escape this fate. They might wriggle out of their bonds, bribe or charm a cultist to set them free, or come up with a clever use for a
as if they’d been recognized. If characters lie to Mondath—claiming they are new recruits and this is all a mistake, for example, or that they are studying the cult before deciding whether to join
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
place. With each eye that is inserted, the reflections of the characters in the mirror become progressively unhealthier — losing weight, hair, and teeth as they come to resemble undead. When all ten
disadvantage on the attack roll; if the attack misses, the ammunition becomes stuck to the sphere. Throwing the black drape over the sphere renders it temporarily inert, with creatures and objects stuck to it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
giants bear the brunt of these attacks while they approach from another direction, or they can join the giants in their direct assault. When storm giants or characters of giant size come within 1,000
dealing 10 damage or more to the ceiling with a single attack or spell effect. The collapse renders the passage impassable until the sand and stone are cleared away, which requires 250 hours of work
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
uncorrupted or corrupted, roll a d8. On a roll of 3 or higher, the fairy ring is uncorrupted; otherwise, it is corrupted. Uncorrupted Fairy Rings Roll a d8 when the characters come across an uncorrupted
point, no effective attacks, an Intelligence score of 10, and other ability scores of 1. Killing more than half of a ring’s toadstools renders the ring unusable.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
liquid is removed by immersion in water. In the absence of a light source, the liquid light doesn’t spread, and a darkness spell renders it inert for 1 hour. If anything is tossed into the well, brilliant
light flashes upward and a bellowing voice fills the chamber. The voice belongs to Xipe, and he asks (in Giant) who has come and for what purpose. Nothing else happens, for Xipe can’t be bothered to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
night tied to posts alongside the monk Leosin. Characters have one night to escape this fate. They might wriggle out of their bonds, bribe or charm a cultist to set them free, or come up with a clever
effect is the same as if they’d been recognized. If characters lie to Mondath — claiming they are new recruits and this is all a mistake, for example, or that they are studying the cult before deciding
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
abandoned the citadel after nearly two millennia, whereupon a force out of Silverymoon occupied the fortress shortly thereafter. Within half a century, the orcs had come to realize the weakness of the
listen to what both have to say before deciding how to act on royal edicts. Most humans know Citadel Felbarr from a distance. They see only a great raised road winding through a vale of broken rock
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
and a gem worth 100 gp. 8. South Cavern Ogre mercenaries that serve Jarl Grugnur dwell here. There are currently six ogres here. All fight fiercely when ordered to do so, or when they come upon
the place by the various giants in the upper area. If the characters decide to look through the refuse, it takes 10 minutes to search a 10-foot-square area, and the toads from area 12 come into the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
. The goats turn hostile if the characters attack them. Avalanche Hundreds of feet up the mountain, you come to a glistening white expanse of packed snow. As you get about halfway across it, you hear a
the characters if they also refrain from combat and get it across to her that they’ve come to rescue the halfling. Perilou thanks her rescuers but is sad to have witnessed the death of her goliath
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
griffons circle above you, shrieking at your approach. They descend until they’re a few hundred feet away but come no closer.
At the end of the entranceway is a ten-foot-tall barricade made of wood and
until after it rolls the d20 before deciding to use the runestone die, but must decide before the DM says whether the roll succeeds or fails. Once the runestone die is rolled, it is lost, and the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
command me.”
Ideal. “I yearn to see the best of all possible futures, so that I can help those futures come to pass.”
Bond. “I faithfully serve Valin Sarnaster, the living embodiment of the divine will
ability check, attack roll, or saving throw it makes. The creature can wait until after it rolls the d20 before deciding to use the number, but it must decide before the DM says whether the roll succeeds
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
experiments, replacing them with pauper’s corpses and weighted coffins. Should any of the family’s misdealing come to light, it would doubtlessly shock the city to the core and potentially force
DC 12 Dexterity saving throw halves the damage. Casting dispel magic on smokepowder renders it permanently inert. Garmult’s House of Mastery Part school and part alehouse, this wide three-story
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
deceased for her experiments, replacing them with pauper’s corpses and weighted coffins. Should any of the family’s misdealing come to light, it would doubtlessly shock the city to the core and potentially
object within 20 feet of it: 1d6 for a handful, 9d6 for a keg. A successful DC 12 Dexterity saving throw halves the damage. Casting dispel magic on smokepowder renders it permanently inert. Garmult’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
people under this person’s power. What important fact didn’t they realize about this person or his or her reign, which will later come to light? Name one person or group that tries to fill the
, gems, mithral) Once you have determined the type of discovery, flesh it out by deciding exactly what it is, who discovered it, and what potential effect it could have on the world. Ideally, previous
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
golden ring. “Come to mama,” giggles the hag as three writhing grubs wiggle from the dispensary slot and into a brass bucket at her feet.
Axel Defois Duodrone Slot Machine Putrice, a friendly
Bounty. Named after a god of revelry, this game is played on a long table embroidered with a flat pattern of an unfolded, twenty-sided die. The game’s dealer is also its deciding piece: a spectator
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
an inscription on the ceiling, but the ice covering it renders it unreadable (see “Inscription” below). The central brazier is enchanted. A single spark created inside it causes it to blaze with
relics. When they detect the entry of intruders, they converge on them and attack out of hunger. Upper Level. Characters who ascend the stairs to the upper level come across the following display
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
to destroy any magic item that isn’t an artifact. When a character holds the anvil’s hammer for the first time, a voice inside their head, seeming to come from the anvil, says, “Bring me your items
table is a doppelganger named Xerophon. It has been rendered invisible and placed in a state of suspended animation by a sequester spell. The spell can be dispelled (DC 17), which renders Xerophon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
players and the DM. Group Design When selecting a feature, the characters must make decisions together — meaning the players must do the same. Deciding on the features of a headquarters should be a team
true, the orcs won’t come back (probably). This abandoned lighthouse headquarters is strong enough to stand against any storm (probably), and many of the leaks have been fixed already. And just look at
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
merchants. For some, it’s the reason they come to Red Larch. Chansyrl’s is a steady supplier for many a settlement up and down the Long Road. Key NPCs. Phaendra Chansyrl (female Tethyrian human scout
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
removing it from the room renders it nonmagical. If a character threatens to destroy Oak, the painting reveals that Zorhanna’s vault is “hidden in the tower pool beyond the bathroom,” then nods toward
and why they’ve come, a great weight seems to lift from Eliphas’s shoulders as he thanks them for heeding his summons. “I knew Fifel wouldn’t let me down!” he adds. Eliphas knows the following pieces
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
completely submerged. It has no trouble pursuing prey that plunges over the waterfall to the east. Reinforcements. The kuo-toa in area P5 come to the aboleth’s defense if they aren’t already dead. Treasure
skeletons droop from the rigging or lay in tangled piles, and seaweed hangs from the gunwales. The rain renders the entire area lightly obscured, and strong currents on either side of the wreckage pull
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
attack. Slippery Floor. The dripping water renders the uneven floor slick with mud and slime. A creature that moves faster than half its speed along the floor must succeed on a DC 15 Dexterity saving
) come to investigate. G16: Lofty Cavern The ceiling of this large cave soars overhead, and natural ledges on the walls spiral upward. Broken stalactites litter the floor, and a pile of treasure is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
mirror’s surface and speaking the password again. Breaking the mirror renders it nonmagical and closes the portal instantly. The mirror is a Medium object with AC 13, 4 hit points, and immunity to
cracked. If she has been warned about intruders, Bavlorna fixes her bulging eyes on the characters as they come into view: The toad-like creature speaks to you in a low croaking voice. “What act of






