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The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
a spectacular domain for herself. Gradually, Iggwilv transformed into a Fey creature, though she outwardly appears human. Her disposition changed over time as well, as she became less interested in
emotions to run rampant and is more likely to find herself in the grip of happiness, anger, or melancholy. This is the price she pays to exert control over the Feywild and impose her will on the domain
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
The Middle Path Many DMs find that using a combination of the two approaches works best. By balancing the use of dice against deciding on success, you can encourage your players to strike a balance
between relying on their bonuses and abilities and paying attention to the game and immersing themselves in its world. Remember that dice don’t run your game — you do. Dice are like rules. They’re
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Keepers of the Flame leaves the characters in a position where they can at least avoid arrest in the city. Deciding the next step for the characters depends on what information or quests the characters
, or Stonespeaker Hgraam for a meeting with the Deepking, use the following section to run an encounter in the Deepking’s palace.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
run a new campaign for the same group of players in the same setting, using their previous characters’ actions as the basis for legends is one way to invest your players in the new campaign. Let the
new characters experience how the world has changed because of the actions or accomplishments of the previous campaign’s characters. In the end, though, the new campaign is a new story with new protagonists. They shouldn’t have to share the spotlight with the heroes of days gone by.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
unfinished goals a chance to finish them before the very end. Once the campaign has ended, a new one can begin. If you intend to run a new campaign for the same group of players, using their previous
characters’ actions as the basis of legends gives them immediate investment in the new setting. Let the new characters experience how the world has changed because of their old characters. In the end
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Franchise Downtime Even though “The Orrery of the Wanderer” is at an end, the characters should run downtime activities, both as a celebration of their victory (or to lessen the sting of a partial
as heroes, cement recent alliances, wrap up open plot hooks, or deal with debts or obligations incurred while saving the world. Friends and Enemies The characters’ heroics might have changed the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
. Hostel Staff Several commoners run a hostel on a smaller island bordering the tower. Piyarz told them Shalfey was dead and instructed them to keep the hostel up and running. Sage Pupils and Tower
to be the new elder sage, Shalfey still lives, so the tattoos on Piyarz’s arms haven’t changed. Piyarz covers his arms when he’s around the Griswill Garrison and the hostel staff, worried they’ll
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Franchise Downtime During the break between episode 4 and episode 5, the characters are likely to be focused on deciding their next move. The urgency of seeking out the final orrery component at Horn
franchise, they can assign two franchise tasks to be run by staff in addition to any personal downtime activities they wish to engage in. If those downtime activities or franchise tasks involve
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Final Séance This séance occurs whenever you choose to run it, likely after the party has fulfilled any requests made during the second séance. At its end, the house wakes, shifting the party’s
objective from investigation to survival. An investigator starts the final séance as they have previously. The same spirit answers this call, but its demeanor has changed. Their effect on the room is more
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
changed, as you’ll see in chapter 4.
Ready-Made Elements. Sample adventures in chapter 4, a campaign setting in chapter 5, and new maps in appendix B make it easier to run a game right away
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
Angels in the Outlands CoupleOfKooks “If you think you’re prepared for the ultimate struggle between good and evil, the deciding contest between all that is righteous and all that is foul, then to
, and the next batter steps up to home plate. Home Run. A batter who rolls a 20 on the die hits a home run. The defending team doesn’t get a chance to catch the ball, and the batter and every other team
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
are afraid she may run headlong into the wrong battle before the couple can provide the realm with an heir, and so they hope that King Morinn’s softer influence will help to temper her impetuous nature
listen to what both have to say before deciding how to act on royal edicts. Most humans know Citadel Felbarr from a distance. They see only a great raised road winding through a vale of broken rock
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
example to emulate. That changed after she saw how Ilvara treated Jorlan Duskryn, a seasoned drow warrior who was the commander’s lover up until he was badly wounded. Ilvara discarded Jorlan without a
benefits that came with both roles. Jorlan thought that Lolth favored him, or at least that his charms had deflected her malice, until he had the misfortune of a run-in with a black pudding on an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal
escorted into the dungeon and left to fend for themselves. All of that changed with the arrival of two men, a warrior named Durnan and a ne’er-do-well named Mirt. The duo were the first adventurers to
-filled. Patrons talk in low voices, and anyone attempting to strike up a conversation without making a clear intent to pay can expect a cold reception. Paranoia and suspicion run rampant here, as befits
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
had their glass smashed and their candles stolen, and the smells of salt air and excrement linger as you pass by rows of run-down buildings. On the corner of Zastrow Street and Fillet Lane is a shop
restored the old name and changed his name to Xoblob. “No relation to the eye tyrant hanging in the window!” he says. Trinkets. The gnome sells an assortment of trinkets. As the characters search the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
role in their campaigns. Inspiration normally requires a DM’s judgment to award, which might run against your style if you like a campaign where you let dice determine most outcomes. If that’s your
those conventions. Players and Inspiration. Remember that a player with inspiration can award it to another player. Some groups even like to treat inspiration as a group resource, deciding collectively
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
withdrew to nurse their wounds, leaving Goldenfields’ defenders to wonder when the next attack would come. The attack hasn’t changed the mood among the residents, who place great stock in the strength of
appear in appendix D. How the players run their NPCs during the battle is up to them, but encourage the players to review their NPCs’ ideals, bonds, and flaws. All of these NPCs are familiar with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
the characters release them, the dogs run back to the nearest town to seek shelter. Under the sled are two small crates. One is empty, and it appears that the dogs broke into it and ate the provisions
avalanche is 200 feet wide, 100 feet long, and 30 feet deep. To run this event, first determine the marching order of the party and how far apart the characters are. Assume that the rearmost party member
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
area’s rustic standards. Each room boasts a hearth, warm draperies and tapestries, and running water (provided by rooftop cisterns). Now run by the Irkell family from Waterdeep, the inn has become a
). Key NPCs. The Helm is run by the jovial but grasping Garlen Harlathurl (male Tethyrian human commoner). He is a cynic bitter from failed Waterdhavian mercantile ventures, but he has turned out to be
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
troops fighting elsewhere, and Jallizanx is deciding how to give directions the dim-witted kakkuus can be reasonably expected to convey. When they see the characters, the kakkuus rush into melee while
-fiends know that Miska will be voraciously hungry when freed, so they prepared this larder for him. Kakkuus kept sneaking in to steal food, so the raklupises changed the glyph on the door to keep other
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
sense of shared activities of plowing fields and moving (or “running”) livestock. But within the city, the holiday is celebrated with a series of races. Foot, horse, and chariot races are run through
. Kythorn 1: Trolltide On this day commemorating Waterdeep’s victory in the Second Trollwar, children run through the city acting like trolls, banging on doors and growling, from highsun till dusk. Home and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
of the early knights achieved renown for their heroics. Today, the Knights of the Unicorn continue to call the Helm and Cloak their informal headquarters. The establishment is even run by two retired
already prepared. This results in a certain degree of corruption, naturally, which is compounded by the proxy judge’s near-absolute discretion in deciding whether to accept a conviction or exonerate a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
inset with glowing crystal bands run along the north side of this room. Between the columns stand two still, insect-like constructs. Sporadically, lightning arcs between a column and one of the
radically changed. T7: Communications Three chairs are scattered across this room. Blackened consoles against the west and south walls buzz softly and occasionally emit sparks. Doors lead to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
of the early knights achieved renown for their heroics. Today, the Knights of the Unicorn continue to call the Helm and Cloak their informal headquarters. The establishment is even run by two retired
already prepared. This results in a certain degree of corruption, naturally, which is compounded by the proxy judge’s near-absolute discretion in deciding whether to accept a conviction or exonerate a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
players and the DM. Group Design When selecting a feature, the characters must make decisions together — meaning the players must do the same. Deciding on the features of a headquarters should be a team
or an airship, this headquarters can alter its appearance with illusion magic. Additionally, the appearance of some or all creatures aboard can be changed as if they were affected by a seeming spell
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Domains of Delight: A Feywild Accessory
spider silk cloak. He is the polymorphed form of an oni named Mugan, who served Granny Nightshade until a curse changed his alignment from lawful evil to chaotic good. Will’s time in the forests of
CHAPTER 5: PALACE OF HEART’S DESIRE
Iggwilv was a brilliant, calculating figure hardly prone to emotional outbursts, but as Zybilna, she allows her emotions to run rampant and is more likely to find
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
spider silk cloak. He is the polymorphed form of an oni named Mugan, who served Granny Nightshade until a curse changed his alignment from lawful evil to chaotic good. Will’s time in the forests of
CHAPTER 5: PALACE OF HEART’S DESIRE
Iggwilv was a brilliant, calculating figure hardly prone to emotional outbursts, but as Zybilna, she allows her emotions to run rampant and is more likely to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
within the zone deals cold damage as if it were cast at a level one higher than the spell slot that was expended. 2 Veins of cobalt-blue ice run through a glacier in the area. If extracted, this ice
— rather, it’s a domain frozen by its prince’s broken heart. If the prince’s story were changed, the realm would change with it. Time and space are both malleable in the Faerie Court, and a mortal who
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
golems. She tells the characters that they have free run of the temple, and that they will find Valin when fate determines it. She does warn them against the dangers they might face in certain areas
ability check, attack roll, or saving throw it makes. The creature can wait until after it rolls the d20 before deciding to use the number, but it must decide before the DM says whether the roll succeeds
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
a decent living from her business, but all that changed when Baldur’s Gate forged a lucrative trade alliance with the merchant princes of Port Nyanzaru in Chult. Shilvin quickly capitalized on the
House of Mastery Part school and part alehouse, this wide three-story building leans precariously over the street in Eastway. Run by an old, agender martial artist named Garmult (neutral good human
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
living from her business, but all that changed when Baldur’s Gate forged a lucrative trade alliance with the merchant princes of Port Nyanzaru in Chult. Shilvin quickly capitalized on the growing
building leans precariously over the street in Eastway. Run by an old, agender martial artist named Garmult (neutral good human gladiator), the House of Mastery offers both martial training of all sorts
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
Abyssal Prisons Originally an area containing summoning traps, this sector has been changed into a place for confining demons. Thayans break the will of imprisoned fiends and bind them into service
junction of the corridors that lead to the Temple of Chaos and to the Vermin Halls. Another gate lies in the passage to the east that connects with the Swine Run. 9. Dead End A set of double doors is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
2,500 gp in total. C10. Kitchen From sunrise until an hour after sundown, this kitchen is a hive of activity: A half dozen chefs run to and fro, seasoning meat, mixing batter, and otherwise preparing
accidentally offended one another. They have changed into dueling garb and are fighting with rapiers to resolve their differences while onlookers drink wine and cheer them on. C25a. Garden Balcony This
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
word spoken and casts the ritual, so that the characters’ bodies slip into a state of slumber as they possess the bodies of the wedding party. What approach the possessed dwarves — now run by the
check the vault and report to her if all is not well. This requires borrowing Gorat’s key, which Gorat lends willingly (whether run by a player or not). The mercurial Thunderwind has no concerns that a