before begins during continues rules

Green Dragon Wyrmling Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

recognized by the crest that begins near its eyes and continues down its spine, reaching full height just behind the skull.Poison

Young Green Dragon Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

cunning and treacherous of true dragons, green dragons use misdirection and trickery to get the upper hand against their enemies. A green dragon is recognized by the crest that begins near its eyes and continues down its spine, reaching full height just behind the skull.Poison

Handy Haversack Legacy

Magic Items Basic Rules (2014)

large central pouch can hold up to 8 cubic feet or 80 pounds of material. The backpack always weighs 5 pounds, regardless of its contents. Placing an object in the haversack follows the normal rules

breathing creature is placed within the haversack, the creature can survive for up to 10 minutes, after which time it begins to suffocate. Placing the haversack inside an extradimensional space created

Heward's Handy Haversack Legacy

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

large central pouch can hold up to 8 cubic feet or 80 pounds of material. The backpack always weighs 5 pounds, regardless of its contents. Placing an object in the haversack follows the normal rules

breathing creature is placed within the haversack, the creature can survive for up to 10 minutes, after which time it begins to suffocate. Placing the haversack inside an extradimensional space created

Wildspacer

Backgrounds Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

gravity isn’t present, the following rules apply: Impeded Melee. When making a melee attack with a weapon, a creature that doesn’t have a flying or swimming speed (either naturally or

, flying, or swimming speed in a straight line. The creature continues along this course, moving in a straight line at its speed on each of its turns until something stops it or changes its trajectory.

Ancient Green Dragon Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

and treacherous of true dragons, green dragons use misdirection and trickery to get the upper hand against their enemies. A green dragon is recognized by the crest that begins near its eyes and

continues down its spine, reaching full height just behind the skull.The forest-loving green dragons sometimes compete for territory with black dragons in marshy woods and with white dragons in subarctic

Adult Green Dragon Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

treacherous of true dragons, green dragons use misdirection and trickery to get the upper hand against their enemies. A green dragon is recognized by the crest that begins near its eyes and continues down

Inheritor

Backgrounds Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide

determines the properties of your inheritance and how they figure into the item’s history and importance. For instance, the object might be a minor magic item, or one that begins with a modest

with me to pursue my destiny. d6 Flaw 1 The tyrant who rules my land will stop at nothing to see me killed. 2 I’m convinced of the significance of my destiny, and

Claugiyliamatar (possessed)

Monsters Divine Contention

the crest that begins near its eyes and continues down its spine, reaching full height just behind the skull. A small wooded region near Westbridge hides many old dwarven ruins and the extensive

Karametra's Villains

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

(commoner) believes she can care for the city’s children better than their parents and works to have the other adults arrested. 2 A priest begins imposing restrictive lifestyle rules on a

’ wrath. 4 The head of a prominent family (noble) continues to exert abusive control over their adult children, citing their role as matriarch or patriarch to justify it. 5 A local leader

Event 3: Singing Skull

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries

Event 3: Singing Skull The remains of Yowen Pilt, the book seller who brought the book and its curse to Candlekeep, are hidden in a secret compartment in area F4. This event begins when his skull

starts singing the words to the rhyme. The tune continues to tug at each of your minds, willing you to intone its sequence of notes. The notes take on the shapes of words you’re certain you’ve never

Weightlessness

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Astral Adventurer’s Guide

Weightlessness In any location where gravity isn’t present, the following rules apply: Impeded Melee. When making a melee attack with a weapon, a creature that doesn’t have a flying or swimming speed

and move up to its walking, flying, or swimming speed in a straight line. The creature continues along this course, moving in a straight line at its speed on each of its turns until something stops it or changes its trajectory.

Chases

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

Chases Simon Dominic An exciting chase nears its conclusion The rules for movement in combat don’t translate to every situation. In particular, they can make a potentially thrilling chase seem dull

and predictable. Faster creatures always catch up to slower ones, while creatures with the same Speed never close the distance between each other. Use the following rules to introduce random elements

Casting a Spell

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

Casting a Spell When a character casts any spell, the same basic rules are followed, regardless of the character's class or the spell's effects. Each spell description begins with a block of

Threshold Evacuation

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

Threshold Evacuation After Belephaion is defeated, read the following: The shaking underfoot continues. Outside the windows, boulder-sized chunks of the city tear free, rising into the air. Beneath

them, whole districts shudder as mighty forces tug them skyward. Deep in the tower, something cracks. The floor under you slants as the tower begins to slowly lean. The Threshold of the Heavens and

Player Assistance

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves

behind the DM’s screen. Before play begins, work with the other players to divide any or all of the following tasks among them: Initiative Tracker. In combat, one player tracks Initiative for the

share this role.) Rules Consultant. One player references rules in the Player’s Handbook or other books as needed.

Weather Conditions

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

Weather Conditions The dragon begins its attacks under dark, clear skies. That changes shortly after it leaves Termalaine, its sixth target, for that’s when a winter storm sweeps down from the Reghed

contend with strong wind and heavy snowfall (for rules, see “Strong Wind” and “Heavy Precipitation” in the Dungeon Master’s Guide). The dragon ignores these effects, having been built by Xardorok to overcome such debilitating weather.

Using These Rules

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

Using These Rules The book’s adventures include Relationship encounters, featuring events during which characters can interact with one or more of the student NPCs in the “Fellow Students” section

. When such an encounter begins, use the adventure’s read-aloud text to describe the scene. Then work with the characters one at a time until each has had a turn to interact with the student NPCs. The

Part 3: Master of Rules

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

player do it), and the game continues. Sometimes mediating the rules means setting limits. If a player tells you, “I want to run up and attack the orc,” but the character doesn’t have enough movement

Part 3: Master of Rules Dungeons & Dragons isn’t a head-to-head competition, but it needs someone who is impartial yet involved in the game to guarantee that everyone at the table plays by the rules

The Game of Mage Tower

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

rights among the student body. For more about this event, see the “Battle of Strixhaven” section. Mage Tower’s Rules Here are the rules of Mage Tower: Each of the two teams has an equal number of

students, usually not exceeding five. Each team is represented by a small mascot creature that reflects one of Strixhaven’s colleges, as described in the “Mascots” section of chapter 1. When the game begins

D5. Narrow Tunnel

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak

tunnel. A buried creature is blinded and restrained, has total cover against attacks, and begins to suffocate when it runs out of breath (see “Suffocation” in the Basic Rules). Only a creature that is

Dueling Begins

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

Dueling Begins If the characters go to the repository early, their opponents arrive at midnight. If the characters arrive on time, their opponents are already there waiting at the duelist marks in

the center of the structure. Once both parties meet and banter, one-on-one duels commence following the rules outlined in the “Duels in the Repository” section. The Rivals use the pledgemage stat blocks

Reading Ahead

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak

Reading Ahead As the players familiarize themselves with the character options and adventuring gear described in the Basic Rules, take advantage of the opportunity to read ahead. “The Adventure

Begins” section tells you everything you need to know about what’s happening in and around Phandalin. It also describes quests that characters can pursue, leading them to other locations. The adventure is

Beneath the Waves

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

Beneath the Waves Schools of silvery fish swarm around the characters as they descend through the first few hundred feet of the Nightsea. Life in the sunlight zone begins to thin as the water changes

DC 10 Constitution saving throw or gain 1 level of exhaustion. A creature that has a swimming speed can swim all day without penalty and uses the normal forced march rules in the Player’s Handbook. The

Chapter 1: Playing the Game

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook

drawbridge? The adventure continues from there, relying on the DM’s descriptions to set the scenes. Later in the chapter, other examples of play focus on certain aspects of D&D play: social

interaction, exploration, and combat. Rules Glossary If you read a rules term in this book and want to know its definition, consult the rules glossary, which is appendix C. This chapter provides an

33. Illusion Classroom

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

tiefling introduces itself as Professor Figment and invites new arrivals to sit on the benches and make themselves comfortable. It then begins to tell lengthy stories about famous illusionists and their art

Figment and fails is targeted by a phantasmal killer spell (save DC 22) as the tiefling instructor briefly and vividly transforms into the target’s worst nightmare; then it calmly continues with “Now

Adventure Summary

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

Adventure Summary “Beyond the Crystal Cave” begins when characters approach the governor of Sybarate, who is offering a small fortune for an urgent rescue mission. The characters learn the tale of

garden, they likely meet the Gardener, the archfey who rules the domain; this is especially likely if they clash with any denizens of the garden, which abounds with eccentric Fey creatures. Various

Beginning the Adventure

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves

Beginning the Adventure The characters begin in Respite in the morning, within sight of Morkoth Tavern. Before the adventure begins, ask the players why their characters are here. For instance, the

aloud: Mayhem rules in the seaside village of Respite. The Cobblehook Corsairs, a crew of troublemakers who aren’t normally violent, have raided the village. Black smoke billows from buildings

Scourge of Worlds

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

presence begins to erode the barriers between their location and the Abyss. It can take a few years for weaker demons to warp their environment, while changes begin to occur around the location of a

the infection continues long enough, a portal opens in the corrupted environment that connects to a random location in the Abyss. Demons that happen to be near the portal can travel through it and into

Snail Racing

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

. The course is 480 feet long. Racing Rules. The race is divided into 6-second rounds. Once the race begins, the snails move along the track at remarkable speed, each one covering 80 feet per round by

1 step (see “Tracking Mood” earlier in the chapter). If anyone breaks the rules, the mood lowers by 1 step. Snails and Pixies Each of the eight giant snails (see appendix C) is assigned a crew of

Bowl Bandits

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Borderlands Quest: Goblin Trouble

Bowl Bandits The passage continues onwards, taking the characters north for a while, and then switching back to the south. The caves here are empty, save for some old cobwebs on the ceiling

the characters dive into a fight. Combat. If the characters want to fight the bandits, combat begins! Here’s how that plays out: Describe the Scene. Determine where everyone is standing at the

Golems

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

.” — Mordenkainen the Archmage, chronicling his party’s harrowing exploits in the dungeons below Maure Castle Elemental Spirit in Material Form. The construction of a golem begins with the building

incapacitated, it continues to follow its last orders to the best of its ability. When it can’t fulfill its orders, a golem might react violently — or stand and do nothing. A golem that has been

Welcome to Dragon's Rest

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Intro to Stormwreck Isle

Welcome to Dragon’s Rest Jenn Ravenna The adventure continues at a tiny cloister on Stormwreck Isle called Dragon’s Rest, a haven where world-weary people come to seek peace, reconciliation, and

, where a large rowboat is neatly tied. They point to the base of the path and wish you good luck before they row back to the ship. Your visit to Dragon’s Rest begins! Before continuing with the

Journey to Kelvin's Cairn

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

passing through the Dwarven Valley. Both options are discussed below. Targos to Caer-Konig Sticking to trails and roads, the characters can safely reach Caer-Konig in 14½ hours on foot. The trip begins

with a 3-mile jaunt to Bryn Shander, continues with an exhausting 23-mile journey to Caer-Dineval, and ends with a 3-mile hike around Lac Dinneshere to Caer-Konig. Characters can reduce the total

Mistshore: Spring

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

characters leave Mistshore, a gazer (see appendix B) begins to follow them, staying at least 60 feet away. Xanathar uses it to spy on the characters. Characters who have a passive Perception score of

15 or higher can spot the gazer shortly after the party enters the City of the Dead. The gazer defends itself if attacked. Next Encounter Armed with directions to the Garloth mausoleum, the characters can head for the City of the Dead. The spring chain continues with encounter 4, “Mausoleum.”

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