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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
situation, ask the players what their characters want to do. Note what the players say, and identify how to resolve their actions. Ask them for more information if you need it. Sometimes the players
characters don’t need to take turns, but you need to give each player a chance to tell you what their character is doing so you can decide how to resolve everyone’s actions. In combat, everyone takes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Once you’re done describing the situation, ask the players what their characters want to do. Note what the players say, and identify how to resolve their actions. Ask them for more information if you
bookshelf. Outside combat, the characters don’t need to take turns, but you need to give each player a chance to tell you what their character is doing so you can decide how to resolve everyone’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
, secrets are power. Depending on how many secrets the characters kept throughout this campaign, they might be more powerful in this cave than they would otherwise be. Before running this part of the
, they start the encounter with inspiration and also can see clearly through the cave’s crystal walls. Power of Secrets Secrets Kept Additional Power 0–2 — 3–6 Each character starts the encounter
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
book and have its advice copied by the scribes in the House of the Binder. Depending on how you bring the book into the possession of the characters, they might spend enough time with it to discover
for a missing friend. Falthrax Loderr is a shield dwarf acolyte whom Lorris last saw two days before. Lorris is clearly upset but maintains her composure as she shares the following information
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
franchise whose members are clearly as cool and capable as the characters. However, she’s an adventurer, not a follower. As such, she’s not suitable as franchise staff but would make an excellent allied NPC
or hired troubleshooter (perhaps after joining another franchise). To use Talanatha as an NPC, you can give her the stat block of a berserker or priest (depending on what use you wish to make of her
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
character must succeed on a DC 20 Charisma check. Depending on the character’s approach, the Deception, Intimidation, or Persuasion skill can apply to the check. Mentioning Tarak’s name or presenting
. For example, when the myconids talk about their ailing leader, the characters might feel a deep sadness and a sense of anxiety much more clearly and powerfully than mere words and facial expressions
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
material by providing a structured way to resolve a social interaction. Much of this structure will be invisible to your players in play and isn’t meant to be a substitute for roleplaying. 1. Starting
be required to convince a friendly creature to take that risk. An indifferent creature might help or hinder the party, depending on what the creature sees as most beneficial. A creature’s indifference
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
carrying you in your infancy (depending on how old you are). Your family drifted from village to village around the region, finding work as laborers where they could. You’ve spent the last few years in
a champion to those who are overlooked by the institutions that exist to protect them. Recently, your resolve has been shaken by corruption in the city guard and ruling aristocrats. Personal Goal
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
or follow him farther in, depending on their end goals. If they follow Droki, he goes to area 1a, eats a pygmywort mushroom, and disappears into a narrow tunnel (see the “Whorlstone Tunnels: General
screams in fright and knocks his feet together, activating his boots of speed. If a chase ensues, resolve the outcome using the chase rules in chapter 8 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide. Droki has advantage
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
attacks while two goblins stand 30 feet away from the party and make ranged attacks. The goblins’ stat block contains the information you need to resolve these attacks. For more information on what the
need to rest after the goblin ambush, depending on how the battle plays out. See the Basic Rules for more information on short rests and long rests.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy
spectators can’t decide which of them should guard the meteorite, and they are anxious for someone to help resolve their dispute. The gazers were drawn to the cavern by the spectators’ argument but lack the
meteorite.” Alternatively, the characters can claim that neither spectator should guard the meteorite, since it clearly belongs to the ogre, or that the ogre should choose the guardian. Whichever
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
to discover a trap without making an ability check if an action would clearly reveal the trap's presence. For example, if a character lifts a rug that conceals a pressure plate, the character has
damage it deals can vary depending on the trap's severity. Use the Trap Save DCs and Attack Bonuses table and the Damage Severity by Level table for suggestions based on three levels of trap severity
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Dexterity modifier to your attack roll and your damage roll when attacking with a melee weapon that has the finesse property, such as a dagger or a rapier. Armor Class Depending on the armor you wear, you
presence.
You can’t hide from a creature that can see you clearly, and you give away your position if you make noise, such as shouting a warning or knocking over a vase. An invisible creature can always
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
. Talis is wary of the characters but offers them hospitality to see whether they might be useful tools. An observer will note that she is polite but not warm. She is clearly looking for something. What
prefers to remain behind so that she can use her magic to check on them from time to time. If the characters insist that she join them, she acquiesces but might turn against them depending on how events
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
characters but offers them hospitality to see whether they might be useful tools. An observer will note that she is polite but not warm, she is clearly looking for something.
Talis the White
What Talis
to remain behind so that she can use her magic to check on them from time to time. If the characters insist that she join them, she acquiesces but might turn against them depending on how events play
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Graywind at the Lionshield Coster, or with Sharna Quirstiron of the Phandalin Miner’s Exchange — whether they know Sharna’s true allegiances or not. Depending on how well the characters are getting along
, the characters are aware that the only other survivor of the attack on the Fellowship of the Golden Mongoose was the tiefling paladin occultant Talanatha Three-Coins. Clearly the best source of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Dexterity modifier to your attack roll and your damage roll when attacking with a melee weapon that has the finesse property, such as a dagger or a rapier. Armor Class Depending on the armor you wear
hiding, that check's total is contested by the Wisdom (Perception) check of any creature that actively searches for signs of your presence.
You can't hide from a creature that can see you clearly, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
character to discover a trap without making an ability check if an action would clearly reveal the trap’s presence. For example, if a character lifts a rug that conceals a pressure plate, the character has
the damage it deals can vary depending on the trap’s severity. Use the Trap Save DCs and Attack Bonuses table and the Damage Severity by Level table for suggestions based on three levels of trap
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
pursuers to either divide their forces or allow some of the quarry to escape. If a pursuit splits into several smaller chases, resolve each chase separately. Run a round of one chase, then a round of
and slow down long enough to attack the nest or throw rocks at it, thus creating an obstacle for their pursuers. A map of a chase can be linear or have many branches, depending on the nature of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
in themselves. A map of Gorewood and an overview of the locations within this Abyssal realm appear later in this chapter. Depending on your players’ actions, the characters might resolve their final
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Enunciates overly clearly 6 Speaks loudly 7 Whispers 8 Uses flowery speech or long words 9 Frequently uses the wrong word 10 Uses colorful oaths and exclamations 11 Makes constant jokes or puns 12 Prone to
sentence, describe how the NPC interacts with others, using the NPC Interaction Traits table if necessary. An NPC’s behavior can change depending on who he or she is interacting with. For example, an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
interrogation by speaking for the party and making a DC 15 Charisma check (Deception and Persuasion apply; Intimidation or Performance are met with scorn). Depending on how believable the party’s story is
his eyes and his smile. “You are clearly lying. I ought to just send you to the slave pens, but … you amuse me. What do you have that is worth your freedom?”
The duergar waits for your answer, his
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
takes to complete. Step 2: Narrate the Travel. Describe what happens as the characters complete this stage of their journey. Introduce and resolve any challenges (see “Journey Stage Challenges”). Step 3
Planner. Depending on how you planned the stages, the end of a stage might mean the characters arrive at a landmark, a waystation, or an adventure location, whether or not it’s their final destination
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
resolve those actions.
Sometimes, resolving a task is easy. If an adventurer wants to walk across a room and open a door, the DM might just say that the door opens and describe what lies beyond. But
, roll a d6 and divide the number rolled by 2 (round up). To simulate the roll of 1d2, roll any die and assign a 1 or 2 to the roll depending on whether it was odd or even. (Alternatively, if the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Zindanese accent and a laborer’s gruff lilt depending on whom they talk to. Personality Trait. “I consider all to be my dearest companions unless proven wrong three—perhaps four—times.” Ideal. “Family is
characters warmly. She is a gray-skinned orc commoner with her hair braided in elegant loops. She has an easygoing demeanor but is clearly nervous. Zenia is thrilled to meet adventurers and asks about the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
Harmonium. Residents of the Clerks’ Ward claim it’s the safest and most honest ward in Sigil. Conflict usually occurs on paper, and structured forums for debate allow folks to resolve disagreements
breath and clearly hiding something on their person, a teenage tiefling spy begs the characters to help them avoid two oncoming Harmonium peacekeepers (see Morte’s Planar Parade). 4 A drunk elf
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
encounter occurs on a roll of 15 or higher on a d20. If an encounter occurs, roll on the daytime or the nighttime encounter table, depending on the time, or have Strahd’s spies appear (see the “Strahd’s
belongs to a Barovian man, woman, or child who was clearly torn to pieces by dire wolves. If the party is accompanied by Barovian scouts (see above), the scouts recognize the corpse as the person they
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
clearly the place to hang out. A sign on the wall says so. Huge fish tanks feature brightly colored fish and an octopus. Soft leather chairs provide a great place to sober up or to enjoy a delicious
Lottie Depending on how their dealings with the liches go (and whether they did any damage to Lottie’s Palace while getting to her), the characters can spend a few hours hanging out with the undead
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
losing to Karg. When the party arrives, he calls out, “I wanna play dese li’l guys! Hey, puny-bones! Wanna play?” If a character accepts the challenge, resolve the outcome of each game with an
Battle This room smells of blood and death. The debris of several recent battles is scattered throughout this rough-hewn chamber. A dozen dead warriors, clearly of the earth and water cults, lie amid
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
fireworks are clearly ruined. If lit, an intact firework explodes in a harmless burst of light accompanied by a crackling noise audible up to 300 feet away. The light is as bright as a torch flame but lasts
ask one or more characters to join his faction, depending on whether they answered him truthfully (see the “Joining the Guardians” section). If the characters attack the Guardians of Gorm, Kanadius
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
, a halfling, and a tiefling. Secret Door. The secret door to area X2 is clearly visible from this side. It is opened by turning a stone knob on the adjacent wall. X9. Guild Barracks This magically
be disintegrated but is actually teleported to area X34a or X34b, depending on which button was pushed. Once a button is pushed, it locks in place for 1 hour and can’t be pushed again until that time






