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Stranger Things: Welcome to the Hellfire Club
Training. The commoner has proficiency in one skill of the DM’s choice and has Advantage whenever it makes an ability check using that skill.Club. Melee Attack Roll: +2;{"diceNotation":"1d20+2
Commoners constitute the majority of people who don’t pursue magical talents, extraordinary training, or a life of adventure. Some are generous, helpful sorts, while others are more cautious in sharing what they have.
Monsters
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
Multiattack. The dragon makes three Rend attacks.
Rend. Melee Attack Roll: +7;{"diceNotation":"1d20+7", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Rend"}, reach 10 ft. Hit: 11 (2d6 + 4);{"diceNotation":"2d6
local environment, consuming vast quantities of fish and pale crabs and cultivating fungal growths. They bully nearby communities when they can or enter into cautious arrangements with powerful
Monsters
Candlekeep Mysteries
missile. The damage he takes from the attack is reduced by 1d10 + 10;{"diceNotation":"1d10+10","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Deflect Missile"}. If the damage is reduced to 0, Steel Crane catches
the missile if it’s small enough to hold in one hand and Steel Crane has a hand free.
Slow Descent (3/Day). When Steel Crane falls, he can slow his descent, taking no damage from the fall.Steel
Monsters
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
False Appearance. If the doll is motionless at the start of combat, it has advantage on its initiative roll. Moreover, if a creature hasn’t observed the doll move or act, that creature must
living doll is a mean spirit that encourages those around it to behave badly toward others. The doll takes pleasure in tormenting the guilt-ridden and despondent, hastening their descent into depression
Monsters
Adventure Atlas: The Mortuary
False Appearance. If the animated coffin is motionless at the start of combat, it has advantage on its initiative roll. Moreover, if a creature hasn’t observed the coffin move or act, that
. Natural ambushers and tireless sentries, animated coffins guard ancient necropolises, family crypts, and the lairs of powerful Undead. A cautious vampire might sleep in an animated coffin to evade hunters
Monsters
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
":"piercing"} piercing damage if Molliver has advantage on the attack roll or if the target is within 5 feet of one of Molliver’s allies.
Shortsword. Melee Weapon Attack: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5
roll or if the target is within 5 feet of one of Molliver’s allies.
Levitate. While wearing boots of levitation, Molliver casts levitate (self only).Uncanny Dodge. Molliver halves the damage
Magic Items
Acquisitions Incorporated
someone in your franchise within the last 24 hours, then grant the character who slew it a d10. Once within the next hour, that character can add the d10 to an attack roll, ability check, or saving
glasses.
3
Burning a small piece of the body and looking for shapes in the smoke.
4
A cautious, reasoned, professional guesstimate.
5
Careful measurements. The distance between nostrils
Kobold
Legacy
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
provoke retaliatory attacks from the creatures they steal from. It’s better to be cautious and overlooked than to be considered dangerous and a threat.
In a couple of situations, kobolds might
they were demigods — mighty beings of divine descent. This isn’t a casual sort of worship or lip service; kobolds are awed in the presence of a dragon, as if an actual avatar of a deity
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
number of reasons, and the departure from his or her homeland could have been voluntary or involuntary. To determine why you are so far from home, roll on the table below or choose from the options
along my way. (Good)
2
Reserved. As someone new to these strange lands, I am cautious and respectful in my dealings. (Lawful)
3
Adventure. I’m far from home, and everything is strange
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
more cautious in sharing what they have. Commoner Medium or Small Humanoid, Neutral
AC 10 Initiative +0 (10)
HP 4 (1d8)
Speed 30 ft.
Ability Score Mod Save
Str 10 +0 +0
Dex
(XP 10; PB +2)
Traits
Training. The commoner has proficiency in one skill of the DM’s choice and has Advantage whenever it makes an ability check using that skill.
Actions
Club. Melee Attack Roll: +2, reach 5 ft. Hit: 2 (1d4) Bludgeoning damage.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
players say otherwise, assume that the characters explore at a cautious rate of 200 feet every 5 minutes. Searching an unnumbered location takes 30 minutes and requires a check for random encounters
. Roll once on the Ythryn Treasures table to determine if the characters find anything of value in the location. Ythryn Treasures d20 Treasure
1–10 No treasure
11 1d4 Netherese art
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
magical talents, extraordinary training, or a life of adventure. Some are generous, helpful sorts, while others are more cautious in sharing what they have. Use the following list of jobs and roles to
0 (XP 10; PB +2)
Traits
Training. The commoner has proficiency in one skill of the DM’s choice and has Advantage whenever it makes an ability check using that skill.
Actions
Club. Melee Attack Roll: +2, reach 5 ft. Hit: 2 (1d4) Bludgeoning damage.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
other dragonnels to help them escape. Floating Rocks The characters find their path impeded by a 30-foot ascent or descent between levels of the ruins. A character can jump between a series of floating
appendix B for both stat blocks) spots the characters and attacks. At the end of the first round of combat, roll a die. If you roll an even number, a random draconian is affected as if by the levitate
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
in the face of devastating tragedy are better suited for character backstories. DM Die Rolling Should you hide your die rolls behind a DM screen, or should you roll your dice in the open for all the
example, you could ignore a Critical Hit to save a character’s life. Don’t alter die rolls too often, though, and never let the players know when you fudge a die roll. Visible Die Rolls. Rolling dice
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
dragon disappears behind a cloud, taking its strange caravan with it, and is seen no more. But sometimes the dragon makes a gentle, spiraling descent into a forest or another secluded area. Those who seek
roll on the Seelie Market Introductions table or choose the most fitting option. Seelie Market Introductions d6 Introduction 1 A strange trail of toadstools leads off the beaten path into the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
in the face of devastating tragedy are better suited for character backstories. DM Die Rolling Should you hide your die rolls behind a DM screen, or should you roll your dice in the open for all the
example, you could ignore a Critical Hit to save a character’s life. Don’t alter die rolls too often, though, and never let the players know when you fudge a die roll. Visible Die Rolls. Rolling dice
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
without difficulty. The walkway that crosses the west and south walls is weakened and dangerous. When a character reaches the bend in the walkway, have the player roll any die. If an odd number is rolled, a
must then attempt a Dexterity saving throw or fall off the ice platform; see area 16 for more information. A creature that jumps into the chute on purpose takes half damage from the descent and has advantage on the saving throw to stay on the ice platform.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
difficulty. The walkway that crosses the west and south walls is weakened and dangerous. When a character reaches the bend in the walkway, have the player roll any die. If an odd number is rolled, a
must then attempt a Dexterity saving throw or fall off the ice platform; see area 16 for more information. A creature that jumps into the chute on purpose takes half damage from the descent and has advantage on the saving throw to stay on the ice platform.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
thorny bushes choke the streets. Statues representing the trickster gods leer from many junctions. Cautious characters can move through the city at a rate of 200 feet every 5 minutes. Even if they
. Whenever the party searches a ruined building, roll percentile dice and consult the Ruin Interior table to see what, if anything, the building contains. Ruin Interior d100 Ruin Contents 01–40
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
. They always have a friendly jibe or acerbic remark on the tip of their tongue, and their cavalier attitude doesn’t always sit well with their more cautious companions. Alignment. Chaotic good
. Hit: 5 (1d4 + 3) piercing damage. The attack deals an extra 7 (2d6) piercing damage if Molliver has advantage on the attack roll or if the target is within 5 feet of one of Molliver’s allies
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
toward others. The doll takes pleasure in tormenting the guilt-ridden and despondent, hastening their descent into depression or paranoia. Because it fears its own destruction, the doll rarely causes
Perception 10
Languages Common
Challenge 2 (450 XP) Proficiency Bonus +2
False Appearance. If the doll is motionless at the start of combat, it has advantage on its initiative roll. Moreover, if a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Nihiloor, a mind flayer in Xanathar’s employ. It knows everything Meloon knew, and Meloon behaves much as he did before his descent into Undermountain. He hangs out at the Yawning Portal, tries to
fails. He must use the new roll.
Second Wind (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). As a bonus action, Meloon can regain 20 hit points.
Actions
Multiattack. Meloon makes four attacks with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
Random Encounters Searching the Sea of Moving Ice for the plateau-like iceberg described by Maccath is a time-consuming process. Roll a d6 each morning, afternoon, and night. On a roll of 1, an
encounter occurs. Roll on the table to determine the specifics, adding +1 for each previous table roll made while the characters were searching from the ship on water by day. Searching by night or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
Random Encounters Searching the Sea of Moving Ice for the plateau-like iceberg described by Maccath is a time-consuming process. Roll a d6 each morning, afternoon, and night. On a roll of 1, an
encounter occurs. Roll on the table to determine the specifics, adding +1 for each previous table roll made while the characters were searching from the ship on water by day. Searching by night or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
laden cart on a steep descent Steer a chariot around a tight turn Pick a lock Disable a trap Securely tie up a prisoner Wriggle free of bonds Play a stringed instrument Craft a small or detailed
object Dexterity Attack Rolls and Damage You add your Dexterity modifier to your attack roll and your damage roll when attacking with a ranged weapon, such as a sling or a longbow. You can also add your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
heavily laden cart on a steep descent Steer a chariot around a tight turn Pick a lock Disable a trap Securely tie up a prisoner Wriggle free of bonds Play a stringed instrument Craft a small or detailed
object Attack Rolls and Damage You add your Dexterity modifier to your attack roll and your damage roll when attacking with a ranged weapon, such as a sling or a longbow. You can also add your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
nonthreatening manner, the guards are cautious but willing to summon their leaders to speak on their behalf. If greeted with hostility, the drow elite warrior sounds the alarm with a single whistle, bringing
descent through Undermountain. Such a raft is stored in area 14, and Melith makes good on her promise. Though she has great affection for Melith, Thirza sees any alliance with the characters as an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Adventure Atlas: The Mortuary
powerful Undead. A cautious vampire might sleep in an animated coffin to evade hunters during the day, while a necromancer might enlist animated coffins to conscript corpses from faraway settlements into
Bonus +2
False Appearance. If the animated coffin is motionless at the start of combat, it has advantage on its initiative roll. Moreover, if a creature hasn’t observed the coffin move or act, that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Draconic Bloodline Your innate magic comes from draconic magic that was mingled with your blood or that of your ancestors. Most often, sorcerers with this origin trace their descent back to a mighty
modifier. Elemental Affinity Starting at 6th level, when you cast a spell that deals damage of the type associated with your draconic ancestry, you can add your Charisma modifier to one damage roll of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Draconic Bloodline Your innate magic comes from draconic magic that was mingled with your blood or that of your ancestors. Most often, sorcerers with this origin trace their descent back to a mighty
modifier. Elemental Affinity Starting at 6th level, when you cast a spell that deals damage of the type associated with your draconic ancestry, you can add your Charisma modifier to one damage roll of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
and one never knows for sure, so their approach is more cautious if they smell smoke. In that case, characters with passive Wisdom (Perception) scores of 10 or higher notice the approaching lizardfolk
don’t mistreat Snapjaw and don’t kill any more lizardfolk than they need to, he becomes a reliable ally for as long as they work against the cult and the bullywugs. Roll a die for each of the other
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
can add the d10 to an attack roll, ability check, or saving throw. If it’s not clear who administered the killing blow, you grant this benefit to a random creature involved in the fight. Once you use
glasses.
3 Burning a small piece of the body and looking for shapes in the smoke.
4 A cautious, reasoned, professional guesstimate.
5 Careful measurements. The distance between
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
, and the second indicates the weapon’s long range. When attacking a target beyond normal range, you have disadvantage on the attack roll. You can’t attack a target beyond the weapon’s long range
ranged attack. If the weapon is a melee weapon, you use the same ability modifier for that attack roll and damage roll that you would use for a melee attack with the weapon. For example, if you throw
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
knows for sure, so their approach is more cautious if they smell smoke. In that case, characters with passive Wisdom (Perception) scores of 10 or higher notice the approaching lizardfolk canoes before the
bullywugs. Roll a die for each of the other lizardfolk captives. On an even roll, Snapjaw persuades that lizardfolk to join his little revolt. On an odd roll, that NPC refuses to cooperate under any
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
up the social ladder or trying to slow the downward descent of shifting fortunes. Though this area suffered relatively little damage during Demogorgon’s rampage, its population has swelled with
formerly high-profile drow forced out of their homes and holdings. If you want a random encounter to occur as the characters make their way through the Eastmyr district, roll a d20 and consult the Eastmyr