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Ghosts of Saltmarsh
’s Code. I uphold the unwritten rules of the smugglers, who do not cheat one another or directly harm innocents. (Lawful)
3
All for a Coin. I’ll do nearly anything if it
value on friendship. (Any)
6
Daring. I am most happy when risking everything. (Any)
D6
BOND
1
My vessel was stolen from me, and I burn with the desire to
Backgrounds
Ghosts of Saltmarsh
might not.
D6
IDEAL
1
Camaraderie. Good people make even the longest voyage bearable. (Good)
2
Luck. Our luck depends on respecting its rules — now
throw this salt over your shoulder. (Lawful)
3
Daring. The richest bounty goes to those who risk everything. (Chaotic)
4
Plunder. Take all that you can and leave nothing for the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
in which adventurers interact with the environment in such places. The Dungeon Master’s Guide has rules covering more unusual situations.
The Environment By its nature, adventuring involves delving into places that are dark, dangerous, and full of mysteries to be explored. The rules in this section cover some of the most important ways
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
compare the total to a target number. This chapter focuses on how to use ability checks and saving throws, covering the fundamental activities that creatures attempt in the game. Rules for attack rolls appear in chapter 9, “Combat.”
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
peer into this room through the portcullis, use this description instead: Muffled sobs and moans rise from four pits with circular iron grates covering them. A chain hooked to each grate stretches
are flooded to a depth of 3 feet. Covering each pit is a 600-pound circular iron grate that requires one or more characters with a combined Strength score of at least 20 to lift. Alternatively, a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
betray what she knows. Using Alcio Metus. Alcio is a flashy, passionate, and fantastically violent vampire. As the head of the Kargat and the region’s criminal operations, she rules the Jagged Coast using
information and intimidation. She’s quick to punish incompetence and quicker to reward daring, but she reserves her greatest rewards for those who further her plots for revenge against Rudolph van Richten.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
throughout. In some tunnels and caves, fungi growths obstruct passage. Characters either have to climb or hack their way through the fungal growth. In other places, the fungus covering the floor is
soft enough that characters can sink into it with no warning. Use the quicksand rules in chapter 5, “Adventure Environments,” of the Dungeon Master’s Guide for such areas. Creatures that fail to escape become food for Araumycos.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
the new moon.
2 One of your parents is a champion of Phenax.
3 You pulled off a daring theft or escaped from confinement at a young age.
4 You have proven yourself a capable liar
he hadn’t.
Devotion to Phenax Following Phenax means devoting yourself to a life of trickery and guile. To a champion of Phenax, a life without risk is no life at all. Some rules are meant to be
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
human garbed in a garish red-and-green uniform, welcomes characters who seek to participate in the Aroon Family Pepper Challenge. The assistant outlines the rules: Participants sit at a table with a
prior to the competition. If the characters agree to the rules, the assistant asks them to wait a few moments for the next event to begin. If four or more characters choose to participate, they are the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
a life-threatening situation. The following rules determine how far a character or monster can move in a minute, an hour, or a day. Travel Pace While traveling, a group of adventurers can move at a
short spans of time (up to an hour), many animals move much faster than humanoids. A mounted character can ride at a gallop for about an hour, covering twice the usual distance for a fast pace. If fresh
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
a life-threatening situation. The following rules determine how far a character or monster can move in a minute, an hour, or a day. Travel Pace While traveling, a group of adventurers can move at a
character can ride at a gallop for about an hour, covering twice the usual distance for a fast pace. If fresh mounts are available every 8 to 10 miles, characters can cover larger distances at this pace
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
rules for the organization and conduct of the knighthood. The Oath. The Oath of the Knights of Solamnia has been the same since Vinas Solamnus founded the knighthood: “Est Sularus oth Mithas,” or “My
years to encompass thirty-seven volumes, covering everything from courtly etiquette to the proper saddling of mounts. According to the Measure, the knights no longer have sufficient numbers to elect a new
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
armor so dried out that it’s cracked and peeling in strips.
This corpse was a daring githyanki thief who was killed by Golcuus’s death ray. The corpse has been here for years. Trapped Corpse
succeeds on a DC 13 Intelligence (Investigation) check recognizes the dangerous buildup of necrotic energy that can be released by carefully manipulating the strips of leather armor covering the corpse’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
take risks others might not. Fisher Ideals d6 Ideal 1 Camaraderie. Good people make even the longest voyage bearable. (Good) 2 Luck. Our luck depends on respecting its rules — now throw this
salt over your shoulder. (Lawful) 3 Daring. The richest bounty goes to those who risk everything. (Chaotic) 4 Plunder. Take all that you can and leave nothing for the scavengers. (Evil) 5 Balance. Do
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
–35 540 gp Kaleidoscopic agbada shifting with geometric patterns 36–39 720 gp Daring assemblage of hovering ink splotches 40+ 1,000 gp Gloves that grow to cover the wearer in regal draconic scales
Relationship Encounter If there are students with whom the characters wish to earn Relationship Points, treat the fashion show as a Relationship encounter using the rules in chapter 3. Have players note the results of this encounter on their copies of the tracking sheet.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
Map of the Sword Coast The map below shows a region of the Forgotten Realms called the Sword Coast. This is a place of adventure, where daring souls delve into ancient strongholds and explore the
, the City of Skilled Hands works to rebuild under the watchful eye of its Lord Protector, Dagult Neverember, who rules in the absence of an heir to Neverwinter’s crown. At present, no legitimate
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Wealth. Heaps of coins in a secure vault is all I dream of. (Any) 2 Smuggler’s Code. I uphold the unwritten rules of the smugglers, who do not cheat one another or directly harm innocents. (Lawful) 3
many lies, I place a high value on friendship. (Any) 6 Daring. I am most happy when risking everything. (Any) Smuggler Bonds d6 Bond 1 My vessel was stolen from me, and I burn with the desire to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
a haunt for ice spiders. Ice spiders have red eyes and white fur covering their bodies, and they weave liquid webs that crystallize quickly, forming frosty sheets and icy cocoons. The tunnels are 10
floor at the back of the cave. Although they’re made of ice, the webs are sticky (like frozen metal). They use the same rules as normal webs (see the “Dungeon Hazards” section in chapter 5 of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
rowboats and can use them to reach Svardborg in 30 minutes. There are no other crews in Neverwinter that are daring or foolhardy enough to venture into the Sea of Moving Ice, for any price, and there are
5,000 gp in its present condition. (For rules on ship repair, see the “Owning a Ship” section in chapter 5 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide.) The longship’s bow is carved and painted to look like the head
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Zariel Zariel rules Avernus, the first layer of the Nine Hells. Once a mighty angel charged with watching the tides of the Blood War, she succumbed to the plane’s corrupting influence and fell from
moans coming from the burned victims chained to the stronghold’s wall, the dying remains of those who failed to impress the archdevil. The stronghold, covering five square miles, is surrounded by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
the lead holds up, and the children have glued a wooden horn to the horse’s brow. Small holes in the fabric allow the costume’s wearers to see where they’re going under the covering. Unicorn Horn. If
oil is replenished.
Getaway Gang Raid Will of the Feywild has conceived a daring plan to free the children still being held prisoner in Loomlurch, which he shares with the characters if they decide
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
a roof, it has a 5-foot-thick covering of sticky webs. The webs provide an effective barrier, and any creature that enters the webs or starts its turn in them is restrained. A restrained creature can
hundreds of tiny, interlocking stone gears. The rules of this gate are as follows: Any creature that inspects the frame and succeeds on a DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check sees that one of the gears has
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
process that involves one or more adventures to track down rare materials and the lore needed to create the item. Potions of healing and spell scrolls are exceptions to the following rules. For more
covering other materials, tools, and so on, based on the item’s rarity. Those values, as well as the time a character needs to work in order to complete the item, are shown on the Magic Item Crafting Time
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
ghouls, but you can reward the character’s daring maneuver with inspiration. Such a reward tells the players that you want them to embrace swashbuckling action. This approach is great for campaigns that
your campaign is one where you let the dice fall where they may. It’s a good option for gritty campaigns or ones where the DM focuses on playing an impartial role as a rules arbiter. Variant: Only
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
are astral travelers who are caught and trapped within the Shadowfell by her magic — but a rare few come of their own volition, seeking knowledge or freedom from a dark past. Many of these daring
inscrutable game, the rules of which are known only to her and the Lady of Pain. Others suggest that she is balancing the multiverse by having mortals complete various tasks, and some say that it is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
talents. Nimbleness and novelty prove vital not just to exploiting untapped prospects but to avoiding the law. You embody rare experience and skill, positioned at the forefront of daring new criminal
, and avaricious members of your syndicate in line with the goals and rules of the organization. 5 Assassination. You dispatch prominent people—the sort who have numerous bodyguards and elaborate
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
human), a city watch veteran who rigidly enforces the rules Investigating Security Measures The museum is protected by several security measures after it closes at 8 p.m. Alarms. Audible alarm spells
door sets off the alarm. If an alarm is on a 5-foot square, entering that square sets it off. The alarm on the front doors in area V1 extends 10 feet, covering the entire width of the doorway. When an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
charm on that character. Each doll can bestow its charm once. These charms are similar to the ones described in chapter 7 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide and follow the same rules. Strawbundle’s Charm
hags are a frightful lot:
Widow Groat has tarnished gold coins covering her eyes and ants nesting in her skull. The ants serve as her spies, and their presence often portends her arrival. She carries a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
desperation compels you to enter my home, little darlings?”
See “Dealing with Bavlorna” below for advice on how to run an encounter with the hag, keeping in mind the rules of hospitality, ownership, and
reciprocity to which she adheres (see “Rules of Conduct” earlier in the chapter). Bavlorna has an iron key tucked in one of the pockets of her garment; this key unlocks the door to area B19. The tall
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Domains of Delight: A Feywild Accessory
Appendix: Roleplaying Cards Agdon Longscarf the Harengon
CHAPTER 2: HITHER
This harengon brigand is an insufferable braggart and a daring thief who’s willing to put himself in seemingly
. “Hospitality, ownership, reciprocity—the rules of conduct must be respected.”
Bond. “I have pledged my fealty to Zybilna of Prismeer, and I am nothing if not her loyal servant.”
Flaw. “Don’t expect
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Appendix D: Roleplaying Cards Agdon Longscarf the Harengon
CHAPTER 2: HITHER
This harengon brigand is an insufferable braggart and a daring thief who’s willing to put himself in seemingly
. “Hospitality, ownership, reciprocity—the rules of conduct must be respected.”
Bond. “I have pledged my fealty to Zybilna of Prismeer, and I am nothing if not her loyal servant.”
Flaw. “Don’t
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
the Incredible): Purveyor of antiques and imports A skeleton draped in rags lies atop a marble slab in the center of the crypt. Piled all around it, covering the floor, are heaps of old baskets
, covering the entire floor, are thousands of empty wine bottles. Each bottle’s label shows that it is from the Wizard of Wines winery, and the label names the wine inside: Champagne du le Stomp, Red
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
reach the town. Overland Adventuring This first part of the episode features three encounters covering the journey from Waterdeep to Phandalin, all of which offer connections to the rest of the adventure
might note that the undead minions Hoobur creates to harry the party don’t follow the standard rules by which a spellcaster character might create undead. Likewise, some of the creatures working for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
entertaining. This area has the following features: A magically lit, circular chamber has a thin layer of blood-soaked sand covering the floor and stone buttresses supporting its 40-foot-high domed ceiling
while Xanathar watchessilently. Rules for running a tournament are described at the end of this chapter (see “Blood and Fortune”). If a character joins the tournament and wins, or defeats its






