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Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
needing to make an ability check.
Tunneler. The dragon can burrow through solid rock at half its burrowing speed and can leave a 20-foot-diameter tunnel in its wake.Multiattack. The dragon makes one
top of the map) provides the main access to the lair by way of two sections of relatively thin crystal walls. The dragon can use a lair action to open or close passages through these walls throughout
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Alien Technology When adventurers find a piece of technology that isn’t from their world or time period, they can deduce what it is with a successful Intelligence (Investigation) check, with the DC
depending on the complexity of the item: DC 10 for a relatively simple item like a calculator or a lighter, or DC 20 for a complex item such as a computer, a chainsaw, or a hovercraft. You may require
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- 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
tools to help keep the action moving. At any time, you can decide that a player’s action is automatically successful. You can also grant the player advantage on any ability check, reducing the chance of a
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
crowd, lie to someone convincingly INTELLIGENCE CHECK VS. WISDOM CHECK
If you have trouble deciding whether to call for an Intelligence or a Wisdom check to determine whether a character notices
Ability Checks An ability check is a test to see whether a character succeeds at a task that he or she has decided to attempt. The Player’s Handbook includes examples of what each ability score is
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
doesn’t normally need to make a Dexterity check to walk across an empty room or a Charisma check to order a mug of ale. Only call for a roll if there is a meaningful consequence for failure. When
deciding whether to use a roll, ask yourself two questions: Is a task so easy and so free of conflict and stress that there should be no chance of failure? Is a task so inappropriate or impossible — such
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
of pale gray marble stands gouged and cracked against one wall. A successful DC 13 Intelligence (Investigation) check reveals that the damage to this room is relatively recent, and that the creatures that caused it left no tracks of any kind in the layer of dust on the floor.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
storied events on campus.
Games are often talked about for years after they’re played Phase 1 Each participant must make a DC 16 Dexterity (Acrobatics) check to dash past opposing team members and grab
their mascot, and a DC 16 Wisdom (Insight) check to anticipate the opposing team’s tactical ploys. Phase 2 Each participant must make a DC 16 Intelligence (Arcana) check to not be faked out by the
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
guildhouse complex’s windows are boarded up (except the ones in area G21), but tiny cracks between the boards allow creatures to peer through. Prying away the boards is relatively easy, but doing so quietly requires a successful DC 13 Dexterity (Stealth) check.
, doing so with a successful DC 15 Dexterity check, or force open the door with a successful DC 15 Strength (Athletics) check. Each door has AC 15, 18 hit points, and immunity to poison and psychic damage
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
have knowledge of stonecutting can tell that this passage is a relatively new construction compared to other areas of Ravenloft. The tunnel is 120 feet long, with a stone door at its eastern end. Near
the midpoint of the tunnel is a trapdoor hidden under a layer of fog. Characters can’t spot the trapdoor passively, but an active search accompanied by a successful DC 20 Wisdom (Perception) check
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
you. That creature gains one Bardic Inspiration die, a d6. Once within the next 10 minutes, the creature can roll the die and add the number rolled to one ability check, attack roll, or saving throw
it makes. The creature can wait until after it rolls the d20 before deciding to use the Bardic Inspiration die, but must decide before the DM says whether the roll succeeds or fails. Once the Bardic
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
you. That creature gains one Bardic Inspiration die, a d6. Once within the next 10 minutes, the creature can roll the die and add the number rolled to one ability check, attack roll, or saving throw
it makes. The creature can wait until after it rolls the d20 before deciding to use the Bardic Inspiration die, but must decide before the DM says whether the roll succeeds or fails. Once the Bardic
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
upend the rowboat. Manticores (one per two characters, excluding sidekicks) follow from their perches in the cliff face. Talos is Angry The water and air, which have been relatively peaceful until now
water find the rough waves treacherous. Creatures without a swim speed must succeed on a DC 10 Strength (Athletics) check to take an action without going under. On a failed check, or if the creature
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
) check. History of Magical Devices. Writing short essays about the origins of different magical devices requires a successful DC 18 Wisdom (Insight) check. Have each player note their character’s Exam
assistant administering the test, cheating on this Exam is a relatively easy matter; the DCs of the two checks is only 12. Costume Designs A character who showed Dean Tullus their plans for a historical
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
“Skabatha’s Minions” earlier in the chapter). Characters who are suspicious of Pud can make a DC 12 Wisdom (Insight) check; on a successful check, a character discerns that Pud is untrustworthy. (In
fact, he’s deciding whether to betray the characters to the hag.) If one or more characters are mean to him, Pud slips off at the first opportunity to alert Skabatha, hoping that his loyalty to her
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
doors are made of wood. It takes a successful DC 10 Strength check to force open a locked door. Exterior doors are reinforced with iron bands and usually locked. Such a door requires a successful DC 15
Strength check to force open. Light. During the day, the windows provide bright light for most interior spaces. At night, no lights are lit. The mines are unlit as well. Locks. A lock requires thieves
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
find 800 sp and 300 gp. If one member of the party succeeds at a DC 20 Intelligence (Investigation) check, he or she finds a single pale blue sapphire worth 500 gp wedged into a crevice. Developments
If any ogres are taken prisoner, charmed, or fast-talked, the characters learn relatively little. They serve the cloud giant Blagothkus (whose wife was slain some years ago), they know that the cloud
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
down a few feet. The ceilings in the fodder chamber (area W9) and Sacred Web Hall (area W12) are 50 feet tall and relatively smooth. Doors The doors in Web’s Edge are made of iron. The doors to areas W3
, area W4, and area W5 are sealed with Arcane Lock spells, requiring a successful DC 20 Dexterity (Sleight of Hand) check using thieves’ tools to unlock. Additionally, areas W6a–W6d are locked and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
The Sky Flying characters can move from one place to another in a relatively straight line, ignoring terrain and monsters that can’t fly or that lack ranged attacks. Flying by spell or magic item
. Mounts that don’t tire (such as a flying construct) aren’t subject to this limitation. As adventurers travel through the air, check for random encounters as you normally would. Ignore any result that
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
, sacks, and chests. If the characters spend 30 minutes searching the barracks, they find 800 sp and 300 gp. If one member of the party succeeds at a DC 20 Intelligence (Investigation) check, he or she
finds a single pale blue sapphire worth 500 gp wedged into a crevice. Developments If any ogres are taken prisoner, charmed, or fast-talked, the characters learn relatively little. They serve the cloud
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
involved.” Sometimes the rules allow for any one of two or more proficiencies to apply to a check. When deciding what check a character should make, be generous in determining if the character’s
Ability Checks An ability check is a test to see whether a character succeeds at a task the character has decided to attempt. The Abilities, Ability Checks, and Saving Throws table summarizes what
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
chance of another attack becomes 50 percent every half hour. Sneaking through the senseless arrangement of the burrows is relatively easy, as the derro are normally too preoccupied with their own mad
scheming to notice a group trying not to attract attention. The characters can attempt a DC 10 group Dexterity (Stealth) check, with success negating the need to roll for a possible attack at the end of
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
gods give you flashes of insight that help you bring your efforts to fruition. When you make an ability check, you can roll a d10 and add the number rolled to the check. You can wait until after you
roll the d20 before deciding to add the d10, but you must decide before the DM says whether the roll succeeds or fails. Once you use this trait, you can’t use it again until you finish a short or long
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
in the branches above. The crash could have occurred anytime within the past 3d10 days. Climbing up to the wreck is relatively easy, thanks to many vines in the trees and lines of rigging hanging from
the ship. A successful DC 10 Strength (Athletics) check is enough to reach the ship from the ground. The same check must be repeated to move from one section of the ship to another; alternatively, a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
side to side. A large mass glides through the dark water below you.
A character who succeeds on a DC 13 Intelligence (Nature) check can identify the creature as a plesiosaurus. The creature recognizes
boats from Bremen but does not attack indiscriminately, trying to gauge the strength and determination of the crew before deciding what to do. Roll on the Plesiosaurus Behavior table to determine how
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
the Triboar Trail. The site is relatively easy to find, and any NPC in Phandalin can provide directions to the ruins. Recently, prospectors in the area have noted that someone has set up a campsite at
and can’t be seen from outside. However, any character who succeeds on a DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check smells a deathly odor wafting from the tower’s direction. When characters approach the tower or
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
needing to make an ability check.
Tunneler. The dragon can burrow through solid rock at half its burrowing speed and can leave a 10-foot-diameter tunnel in its wake.Multiattack. The dragon makes one
by way of two sections of relatively thin crystal walls. The dragon can use a lair action to open or close passages through these walls throughout the lair.
Cobweb-Choked Tunnels. Adventurers who
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
a DC 5 Charisma check. Success means no one remembers the character’s face, but failure means that at some time (not necessarily immediately, but when recognition would be the most dramatic), someone
first day, they find it more difficult, since there’s very little traffic in and out of the camp on a normal day. They’ll need a good story and a successful DC 10 Charisma (Deception) check to walk
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sleeping Dragon’s Wake
keeps order, a relatively easy job until the sahuagin arrived. Marciano refuses to answer questions shouted through the door unless a character first succeeds on a DC 15 Charisma (Persuasion) check to
character who searches her body, making a successful DC 10 Wisdom (Medicine) check finds the tip of a blade made of bone in a fatal wound in Manda’s stomach, and with a successful DC 18 Intelligence
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
relatively (if not entirely) safe. Check for a random event each day by rolling a d20. On a roll of 16 or higher, one or more events occur as indicated below: 16 means an event occurs in the morning 17
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- 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
batter makes a DC 20 Strength (Athletics) check. On a successful check, the batter hits the ball with their implement and sends it flying into the field, and the batter attempts to move to first base
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
DC 5 Charisma check. Success means no one remembers the character’s face, but failure means that at some time (not necessarily immediately, but when recognition would be the most dramatic), someone in
first day, they find it more difficult, since there’s very little traffic in and out of the camp on a normal day. They’ll need a good story and a successful DC 10 Charisma (Deception) check to walk past
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
relatively (if not entirely) safe. Check for a random event each day by rolling a d20. On a roll of 16 or higher, one or more events occur as indicated below: 16 means an event occurs in the morning 17
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
relatively easy to find due to the crude construction of the place. It requires a successful DC 12 Wisdom (Perception) check to find such a door. Random Encounters On the upper level of the
feet high. A Medium or smaller creature must succeed on a DC 10 Strength (Athletics) check to open any of the doors on the upper level due to their great size and weight. Doors stay open if left that way
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
keys to the shackles. A character can pick the lock on a set of shackles with a successful DC 15 Dexterity check using thieves’ tools. Even if they are freed, the troglodytes won’t flee this area
with the troglodytes on a rudimentary level. Getting a message across in this way requires a successful DC 15 Charisma (Performance) check. If the characters show no interest in aiding them, the
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
infernal iron that is 5 feet thick. See chapter 5 for more information on breaking these infernal chains. The chain links are covered in 1-foot-long iron barbs that make them relatively easy to move
(Athletics) check or fall. Fiendish magic within the posts and chains makes prolonged contact with them unbearable. Once per minute, any creature in contact with the infernal iron must make a DC 10