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Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
desire, and you can make decisions in any order you want. For instance, you might not want these tables to help you decide who your parents and siblings are, because that’s among the information
you’ve already come up with. But you can still use other parts, such as the section on life events, to provide added depth and detail.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
. The Meet continues until all items are resolved or half the participants leave. Crime in Godsbreath is rare, and justice in this land focuses on making the wronged party whole. Decisions on how to
make amends come through groups known as sevens—assemblies of the seven people who are closest at hand when an accusation of criminal behavior is made, but who have no direct stake in the outcome. For
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Backgrounds Countless people come from loving, nurturing homes. Through hard work, clean living, and wise decisions, they excel at what they do. They live prosperous, respectable lives, leaving the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
breathtaking plazas and public reflecting pools, the empire’s new capital teems with people who see the city as the promise of the empress made manifest. Adventurers come to Qaragarh seeking employment from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
A Sinister Shadow Once the characters have cemented their fourth-year Extracurriculars, Jobs, and Relationships decisions as needed, it’s time to kick off this adventure. When the characters arrive
you’re ready to begin the adventure: All of your hard work has come down to this—your fourth and final year as a student of magic at Strixhaven University. But as soon as you arrive on campus, it’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
of the decor is nearly two hundred years old, reflecting Luskan as it was in the years before its decline. The inn has sturdy walls but rotten floorboards, and drafts come up into the common room from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
advantage, reflecting the help provided by the other characters. In combat, this requires the Help action (see chapter 9, “Combat”). A character can only provide help if the task is one that he or she
a group ability check, everyone in the group makes the ability check. If at least half the group succeeds, the whole group succeeds. Otherwise, the group fails. Group checks don’t come up very often
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
advantage, reflecting the help provided by the other characters. In combat, this requires the Help action. A character can only provide help if the task is one that he or she could attempt alone. For
, everyone in the group makes the ability check. If at least half the group succeeds, the whole group succeeds. Otherwise, the group fails. Group checks don't come up very often, and they're most useful
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Back in Session Once the characters have chosen their colleges and cemented their other second-year decisions, it’s time to kick off this adventure.
The academic year has barely dawned when
you’re in, you can register your team with Professor Sharpbeak. Come on—we’ll talk you into it over Curtie’s caster’s stew!”
Show the players the Battle of Strixhaven flyer. As Strixhaven students, the characters are familiar with the game Mage Tower. Share the information below with the players.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
as you’re planning adventures. If your adventure relies on certain events, plan for multiple ways they might come about, or be prepared for clever players to prevent those events from happening as
adventure possibilities available to them at the same time. If the characters have two or three things they can investigate or pursue, they have a meaningful choice. And if whatever threads they don’t investigate turn into bigger problems, you’ve clearly demonstrated that their decisions matter.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
what catches your interest. Once you have a character in mind, follow these steps in order, making decisions that reflect the character you want. Your conception of your character might evolve with
each choice you make. What’s important is that you come to the table with a character you’re excited to play. Throughout this section, we use the term character sheet to mean whatever you use to track
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
what catches your interest. Once you have a character in mind, follow these steps in order, making decisions that reflect the character you want. Your conception of your character might evolve with
each choice you make. What’s important is that you come to the table with a character you’re excited to play. Throughout this chapter, we use the term character sheet to mean whatever you use to track
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Icewind Dale Go far enough north, and you will come to the mountains rightly called the Spine of the World. Turn west and go toward the Sea of Moving Ice, and you might eventually come upon one of
the scattered communities of Icewind Dale. You can also travel up the ever-narrowing road from Luskan called the Northern Means, and eventually come upon the frozen tundra beyond. Why travel so far
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
efreet’s grandiose and cruel nature. True to the nature of the Plane of Fire, everything in the city seems alive with dancing flames, reflecting the vibrant energy of the place. The heart of the city
eruptions, uncontrolled wildfires, heat waves, and droughts, transforming the Material Plane into a mirror of the Cinder Wastes. Adventurers frequently come to the City of Brass on quests for legendary magic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
cruel nature. True to the nature of the Plane of Fire, everything in the city seems alive with dancing flames, reflecting the vibrant energy of the place. Adventurers frequently come here on quests
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
Fourth Session The fourth council is the final meeting between the faction leaders and the adventurers. Hundreds of chromatic dragons have been sighted near the Well of Dragons, and the time has come
to strike. At the end of this council, the delegates make their final decisions of support for the adventurers and their cause, if they haven’t done so already. Follow-Up: Xonthal’s Tower At an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
mad, and it didn’t take long for the madness to spread to other members of the Shadowdusk family and come into public view. As the family’s behavior grew more bizarre, local broadsheets circulated
and their plots, even as he allows the family free rein in their corner of his domain. The Mad Mage has decided that these are the kinds of nobles that need to be making decisions and wielding power in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium
things they don’t. In a typical D&D session, a DM makes numerous rules decisions—some barely noticeable and others quite obvious. Players also interpret the rules, and the whole group keeps the game
perspectives that help you see parts of the game in a new light and that aid you in fine-tuning your D&D experience. When I answer rules questions, I often come at them from one to three different
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
Fourth Session The fourth council is the final meeting between the faction leaders and the adventurers. Hundreds of chromatic dragons have been sighted near the Well of Dragons, and the time has come
to strike. At the end of this council, the delegates make their final decisions of support for the adventurers and their cause, if they haven’t done so already. Follow-Up: Xonthal’s Tower At an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
altar, modest living quarters, a kitchen, and a dining area. The building’s only noteworthy feature is its reflecting pool, which is filled with holy water. Entering the Temple When the characters enter
, Shir says that the high priest went through the portal to visit Valin eight months ago and has not come back. Messages received from him through Valin’s attendant, Alessia, say that he continues to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
make decisions for most prides, these leaders rising from among the oldest or best-respected women of the pride. Generally, leonin communities avoid outsiders, particularly armed groups of soldiers and
grown less isolated, though, they have come to explore greater continuity in their leadership, and the current speaker, Brimaz, has held the office for several years. One of the few men to ever be
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
with the story behind the race or subrace you wish to create. Having a firm idea of a race’s story in your campaign will help you make decisions during the creation process. Ask yourself several
at odds, reflecting some greater conflict between the forces of good and evil in your campaign. Here are our basic goals for the aasimar: Aasimar should make effective clerics and paladins. Aasimar
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
, they’re approached by a hound archon (see Morte’s Planar Parade). He’s one of the locals who’s been reflecting on the gate, and he introduces himself as Varrel, a member of the town guard. He asks if the
something, we have no proof to hold her. I have my suspicions, but I won’t accuse someone who could be innocent based on my own possibly flawed perspective.
“That’s where you come in. You’re not from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
” section, roll a d6 instead of a d4, reflecting their increased ability to avoid the guards. If the characters spend more than 10 minutes in any room that’s part of the guard rotation, a guard
, characters can resolve encounters without resorting to combat. Some examples are listed below, though the characters may come up with creative alternatives: Bluffing. A character can lie their way
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
has an internal logic, adventurers can use their understanding of that logic to make informed decisions. For example, characters who find a pool of fresh water in a dungeon might infer that many of
the creatures inhabiting the dungeon come to that spot to drink. The adventurers might set an ambush at the pool. Likewise, closed or locked doors can restrict the movement of some creatures. A dungeon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
in. If a dungeon doesn’t have some internal logic to it, adventurers will find it difficult to make reasonable decisions within that environment. For example, characters who find a pool of fresh water
in a dungeon might make the logical assumption that many of the creatures inhabiting the dungeon come to that spot to drink. The adventurers might set an ambush at the pool. Likewise, locked doors
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
should have the opportunity to avoid or mitigate losses in heroic ways, with tragedy being a consequence of the characters’ actions and decisions, not a foregone conclusion. Moments of helplessness
causing them to play in an overly cautious way. Come to an agreement that those elements won’t appear in your game, as keeping the game moving will result in a better experience.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
personality traits. Choose your character’s alignment (the moral compass that guides his or her decisions) and ideals. The Personality and Background section also helps you identify the things your character
absent-minded, foolhardy, or oblivious.
A character with high Charisma exudes confidence, which is usually mixed with a graceful or intimidating presence. A character with a low Charisma might come
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
describing the present situation, what the bad guys are up to, and how the adventurers become involved in the story. Heroes Who Matter An adventure should allow the adventurers’ actions and decisions to
might defeat that villain. Something for All Player Types As outlined in the book’s introduction, players come to the gaming table with different expectations. An adventure needs to account for the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
should have the opportunity to avoid or mitigate losses in heroic ways, with tragedy being a consequence of the characters’ actions and decisions, not a foregone conclusion. Moments of helplessness
causing them to play in an overly cautious way. Come to an agreement that those elements won’t appear in your game, as keeping the game moving will result in a better experience.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
colorful wicker shields mounted beside trophies of battle. Among them hangs a magic tapestry adorned with a scene of charging warriors. Its image changes after each battle, reflecting any newly fallen
, glimpsing where the threads of destiny begin and end. Occasionally, the hags prophesize catastrophes yet to come, calling on heroes to rise and shape the future. Serpent’s Rise Named for the stone
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
occasional large events (such as the ascension of a new chieftain, or certain religious gatherings) for all members of a single tribe to come together in one place. Instead, the Uthgardt tend to travel in
, these folk are similar to nomadic Tel’Quessir, in that they make their decisions by consensus among the heads of the families, and disagreements are handled efficiently: those who don’t like the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
& Courtier if you’re ever in Red Larch. In late summer, preferably. Come hungry.
— Omin Dran
1. Main Door The inn’s windows, chimneys, and other access points are all magically sealed. They cannot be
can share that strangers come and go, with the main door always closing behind them before anyone else can get out. The strangers often head into the door to the right of the bar. Others have gone
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
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The pool in this room once served as a reflecting pool for a pillar sculpted with images of serene, intertwined snakes with glowing crystalline eyes. The waters have since been despoiled by rotting
character approaches this area, Yarana urges them to come quickly, saying that Chimagua is dying and needs assistance. As soon as the first character reaches this area, she attacks. Any time Yarana takes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Raxivort. The desire to please Raxivort weighs heavily on all their decisions. When things aren’t going well for them, xvarts naturally assume that Raxivort is angry. To appease their troubled lord, they
come out of hiding most of the time. Occasionally, he does appear before a tribe of worshipers as a 9-foot-tall xvart carrying an empty sack. In every such instance, Raxivort takes all of the treasure