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Species
Basic Rules (2014)
shared elements among these folk.
Orcs regard battle scars as tokens of pride and ornamental scars as things of beauty. Other scars, though, mark an orc or half-orc as a former prisoner or a disgraced
name for a human name. Some half-orcs with human names decide to adopt a guttural orc name because they think it makes them more intimidating.
Male Orc Names: Dench, Feng, Gell, Henk, Holg, Imsh, Keth
Magic Items
Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
Power. Powered armor originally required energy cells to fuel it, but was adapted by Kwalish to be fueled by the life energy of the creature wearing it. You might decide that the armor can also draw
power from additional sources, or that energy cells can be recharged with the aid of a tinker, inventor, or artificer. It might also be possible for allies to connect to the armor through the use of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
understanding of the value of weapons and armor, so one might decide to hold onto an object seen as useful. In this way, a gnoll might come to possess a magic item, though it might not know exactly how to
use it. Gnolls regard objects of “treasure” only in terms of their ability to cause harm or preserve a gnoll’s life. Everything else is fit only for destruction.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
between those structures.
Wooden drawbridges connect the two bridges to a keep situated atop the island. The flags of Baldur’s Gate and the Flaming Fist wave proudly above this fortress.
Wyrm’s
item weighing 1 pound or less (such as a coin pouch or potion) and disappears into the crowd before the theft is noticed. If a character is robbed, ask the player what small items the character is carrying, then decide which of those items was stolen.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
modifying the cards’ effects to more broadly fit the campaign. You might also decide that the cards’ effects are as closely tied to the adventure as they are because they are really a set of clockwork
-controlling punch cards from the crashed planar craft. Whether Gearbox is with the party or not, the cards might be used to connect to any of the technology in the adventure that the modron can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
. An encounter might indeed be the prelude to a battle, a parley, or some other interaction. What happens next depends on what the characters try, or what you decide is bound to occur. The tables also
include entries for what the Dungeon Master’s Guide calls “encounters of a less monstrous nature.” Many of these results cry out to be customized or detailed, which offers you an opportunity to connect
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
your homeland with near perfect accuracy. GENERATIONAL BACKGROUND FEATURES
You can use background features to connect characters between campaigns. Characters who have previously adventured in
might have impacted your new character, throwing them into action or danger. Whatever details you and your DM decide upon, such connections can forge the continuing legend of a whole family of heroes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
bit of an advantage in this regard, in that the NPCs placed under their command are all well-trained faction operatives, not raw recruits or mercenaries. However, some of these seasoned personnel might
even for seasoned and professional troops (see “Heart of Darkness”). If the expeditionary force is made up of diverse factions, the players also need to decide how much latitude to give those factions
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
Plea for Help The characters start their adventure in an old tavern, the details of which are for you to decide. To a party of seasoned adventurers such as yourselves, what you see is but another
patrons regard his people as friendly folk who travel about in covered wagons and usually keep to themselves. Arrigal describes Barovia as a valley of great beauty and his master as a remarkable man. If the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
about the Pudding King until he has secured a meeting with the Diggermattocks. If there is any hint of violence, he calls for help. If the characters decide to fight, all forty svirfneblin wererats in the
he’s smart and can help the characters connect the dots if they’ve heard of Juiblex and its unending hunger. If either Topsy or Turvy are with the characters, Chipgrin is pleased to welcome them to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
failed checks cause significant sections of the tower to crumble, you might decide that the DC of the check to climb across increases, or that checks are made with disadvantage. Using the Controls
of the panel, as well as the silver wires that connect it to the rest of the tower structure. A successful DC 10 Intelligence (Investigation) or Wisdom (Perception) check notices two gemstone-like
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
occasional family heirloom. It’s up to you to decide how pervasive magic is in a domain, choosing whether a dearth or an excess of magic is more terrifying. Rarity of Magic. In domains where
inhabitants regard simple magic as remarkable, those inhabitants’ lack of engagement with the supernatural doesn’t mean you should limit magic for adventurers. Rather, use this as an opportunity to feature
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
table, indicating that the party’s goal is to secure aid from a ruler or council. You decide to connect that to the leadership of the order targeted by your vampire villain. Maybe the order’s leaders
decide that your vampire villain murders several knights. By slipping past locked doors in gaseous form, the vampire is able to make the deaths appear natural at first, but it soon becomes clear that a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
The Survivors’ Response The survivors in the abbey provide many potential social interactions and combat encounters. Use the following guidelines to decide how the survivors react to the characters
acolytes and cultists throw themselves into the fight without regard for their safety. All of the cultists target clerics, wizards, and other casters in the group first, since they know well that a spell or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Scions of Elemental Evil
eyes regard you with intense interest.
“Step forward, heroes,” the queen says. “Word of your exploits has brought solace to my ears in these troubled times, and I am honored that you’ve answered my
(see appendix A). The queen explains their function. Before proceeding, the characters must decide who wears the boots.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
scorn me if they knew how fondly I regard my minions. They’re so cute!
6 I am terrified of creatures from the Outer Planes—especially modrons.
7 Another dragon has sworn to find and destroy me
. Consider these examples: Change Shape. You can decide that a dragon acquires this action at a younger age than usual, particularly if you want to feature a dragon in Humanoid form in your campaign. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
× 5 gp. 21–30 You make an enemy. This person, business, or organization is now hostile to you. The DM determines the offended party. You decide how you offended them. 31–40 You are caught up in a
Magic Item Magic items are the DM’s purview, so you decide how they fall into the party’s possession. As an option, you can allow player characters to craft magic items. The creation of a magic item
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
original construction. They connect different areas of the complex. When the characters see a black gate for the first time, read: A ten-foot-diameter circle of runes and black onyx fragments is set
’ magic. To reach the Phylactery Vault, six black gates must be disrupted. Once those gates are disrupted, any black gate can be forced to connect the Temples of Extraction to the Phylactery Vault, which
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
previous explorer noticed a ring on the finger, couldn’t remove it, and decided to break off the whole finger instead. P10. Rubble-filled Spiral Stairway This spiral staircase used to connect levels 2
Krintaas, my undead bodyguard, is of no help in this regard. I assure you, the chamber can in no way harm anyone.”
Dzaan’s simulacrum lacks a spellbook. If attacked, its impulse is to turn invisible
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
whole of Eastern Oerik. Adventurers and Organizations
Factions and organizations aimed at player characters can connect adventurers to your world, providing ties to key NPCs and a clear agenda beyond
except the strange powers of the old hermit living in the nearby woods, which they regard with suspicion and mention only in whispers. By contrast, magic is common enough in the Free City of Greyhawk
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
Presence. The Free League congregates in the Great Bazaar. Although the Harmonium patrols the bazaar’s busy avenues, it’s the members of the Free League who capture thieves and decide whether to turn
their burdens. Visitors must surrender their weapons before entering the gymnasium, and spellcasting is allowed only in sanctioned areas. Sigil’s factions regard the Great Gymnasium as neutral ground
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Random Encounters in Thither Roll for a random encounter whenever you feel it is appropriate; for example, you might decide to stage a random encounter while the characters are traveling toward a
. Although Kro’ah has no regard for the life of campestris and finds them quite delicious, he won’t pick a fight with a group of well-armed adventurers. If the characters leave him alone, he gives them some
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
, cowslips, and hyacinths suffuse this vast garden. Ahead, a ring of standing stones rises from the flower beds. Glittering streams divide the garden and connect with a large pond shaded by willows. The garden
badger minstrels plays delicate chamber music.
The guests gathered here are denizens of the Material Plane who regard Zybilna as a fairy godmother-like figure. After using various fey crossings to enter
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
, pistons, sprockets, screws, bolts, and countless other mechanical bits — all of which twitch and slide across the floor as if drawn together by some unseen force. The pieces connect and entwine to take
wants desperately to return to Mechanus. You can decide whether the characters can help Stevie with this plight as a side trek or a downtime activity. Alternatively, the modron might have been
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
fanatics. The alhoon can describe each fanatic (as mentioned in “Mind Flayer Fanatics” section earlier), but Oshundo doesn’t regard them very highly. Fanatics’ Problem. The fanatics retreated to the
pod with slime in it that helped connect the mind flayers to the elder brain. The connection hasn’t done anything in decades except impart the infected elder brain’s obsession and madness into those
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
followers will straighten things up, bring fresh flowers, and refresh offerings of food, water, and wine. Especially vigilant individuals might even decide to clean up after others who carelessly spill a
stately in the eyes of his followers than he was in his youth. Elves tend to give Labelas little regard until they experience Remembrance. Like Corellon and Hanali, Labelas makes few demands on his
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
tunnels connect this cave to areas P12 and area P18. Characters swimming underwater spot them automatically. Secret Passage. A one-way secret door blocks access to a submerged tunnel that ends at another
learned too much about the Cult of the Crushing Wave or who stood in its way. A few could be adventurers who failed to stop the cult. Decide who these prisoners are, if any of them are alive, and what role
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
checks must be attempted by the characters. The players can decide which characters make which checks, but a character cannot make a second check until all the characters have made one check. A character
your vantage point forty feet above the deck, you can see dozens of crew members below. All wear the livery of Dran Enterprises, and most carry swords and crossbows. Rigging and rope ladders connect
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a1
is trapped with a tripwire that the kobolds connect after shutting the door. Hitting this tripwire, 2 inches off the ground stretched between opposite door frames and running up the frame, causes the
to us, I shall grant you a reward. Meepo can accompany you if you desire.”
If the characters decide to go looking for the dragon, the kobolds direct them toward the passage that connects area 15 and