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Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
from the rest of the world, and a shroud of mist conceals her island in the Sea of Moving Ice.
Roleplaying Auril
Portraying a deity, even a lesser god such as Auril the Frostmaiden, can be daunting
, define her.
Lesser gods in the D&D multiverse are extremely powerful and arrogant, but also fallible and blind to their own flaws. It’s appropriate for Auril to act as though she’s
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
disturb her self-imposed isolation. Terrible blizzards have cut off Icewind Dale from the rest of the world, and a shroud of mist conceals her island in the Sea of Moving Ice.
Roleplaying Auril
demystifying her in the eyes of your players. Let her actions, not her words, define her.
Lesser gods in the D&D multiverse are extremely powerful and arrogant, but also fallible and blind to their
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Short or Long Rest). Auril causes a magical blast of cold air to erupt from her hand. Each creature in a 60-foot cone must make a DC 21 Constitution saving throw, taking 36 (8d8);{"diceNotation":"8d8
that can harm her.
Auril’s worshipers know better than to disturb her self-imposed isolation. Terrible blizzards have cut off Icewind Dale from the rest of the world, and a shroud of mist
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
The Material Plane The Material Plane is the nexus where the philosophical and elemental forces that define the other planes collide in the jumbled existence of mortal life and mundane matter. All
fantasy gaming worlds exist within the Material Plane, making it the starting point for most campaigns and adventures. The rest of the multiverse is defined in relation to the Material Plane. The worlds
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Hit Points and Hit Dice Your character’s hit points define how tough your character is in combat and other dangerous situations. Your hit points are determined by your Hit Dice (short for Hit Point
Hit Die your character uses and the number of Hit Dice you have. After you rest, you can spend Hit Dice to regain hit points (see “Resting” in chapter 8, "Adventuring").
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
The Material Plane The Material Plane is the nexus where the philosophical and elemental forces that define the other planes collide in the jumbled existence of mortal life and mundane matter. All
the worlds of D&D exist within the Material Plane, making it the starting point for most campaigns and adventures. The rest of the multiverse is defined in relation to the Material Plane. The worlds of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
. Actions Action Summary Attack Attack with a weapon or an Unarmed Strike. Dash For the rest of the turn, give yourself extra movement equal to your Speed. Disengage Your movement doesn’t provoke
Opportunity Attack for the rest of the turn. Dodge Until the start of your next turn, attack rolls against you have Disadvantage, and you make Dexterity saving throws with Advantage. You lose this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
. Actions Action Summary Attack Attack with a weapon or an Unarmed Strike. Dash For the rest of the turn, give yourself extra movement equal to your Speed. Disengage Your movement doesn’t provoke
Opportunity Attack for the rest of the turn. Dodge Until the start of your next turn, attack rolls against you have Disadvantage, and you make Dexterity saving throws with Advantage. You lose this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
History Because elements of a ghost’s mortal life define and foreshadow the course of their death and undeath, a common aspect of a ghost-story adventure involves piecing together the history of the
ghost’s life to figure out how to put the spirit to rest. This gives any ghost story characteristics similar to a mystery. Be generous in planting clues to the ghost’s history throughout the adventure
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
of the brothers’ war. At first, they might be swept along by events, but as they grow in power, the characters will become the key to checking Mogis’s influence, perhaps even helping Iroas triumph
and Setessa. Thousands will die unless the scheme is put to rest.
4 Mogis agrees to ally with three other gods against their rivals if they help him defeat Iroas. Mogis’s brother does the same. Soon the entire pantheon divides along faction lines and prepare for the final war.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
benches rests in the middle. Shelves and open cupboards are chiseled out of the walls, all of it smooth and perfectly formed. Cushions cover the benches, and mattresses rest on the beds. A variety of
along the far wall. Judging from the smell and the decay, they died close to a tenday ago.
Checking the bodies reveals that they are all robed dwarves, likely the inhabitants of the shrine. Most were killed by the renegade dwarves’ warhammers, although some are rent by long wounds from the oni’s claws.
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
of farming of which goblins are capable and are charged with checking traps for captured people or beasts. Gatherers aren’t usually armed with weapons more deadly than a sling or a knife, but
lucky if their only punishment is demotion to the pariah caste. Sometimes another creature assumes control of a goblin tribe, by killing or subjugating the current boss and cowing most of the rest of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
, death mask, faded love letter, family portrait When death occurs in Mordent, it doesn’t signal a passage to a state of rest, or an end to the struggle of mortal existence. Death here heralds the beginning
of a haunted afterlife as a restless spirit. The dead earn no rest, no finality, no peace—just a passage into a shadow world of wispy phantoms, mournful groaning, and clanking chains. At first glance
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
however you like. Use a few, use them all, or make up more of your own. On a trip of this length, checking for random events every hour is excessive. The Trade Way sees a lot of travelers and it is
means an event occurs during the first rest stop 18 means an event occurs in the afternoon 19 means an event occurs in the evening or night 20 means one event occurs in the morning and another during
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
however you like. Use a few, use them all, or make up more of your own. On a trip of this length, checking for random events every hour is excessive. The Trade Way sees a lot of travelers and it is
means an event occurs during the first rest stop 18 means an event occurs in the afternoon 19 means an event occurs in the evening or night 20 means one event occurs in the morning and another during
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Noteworthy Sites Dayawlongon is a tropical archipelago whose waters hold massive whirlpools that make boat travel between the islands challenging. Winding rivers, deep jungles, and mountains define
connect many of the region’s islands. Travelers are common, and the most traveled skybridges hold small communities where they can rest and resupply. Legend holds that the bones of enormous bakunawa
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
encounters increase tension, taking a Short Rest relaxes the tension somewhat, as characters have a chance to replenish some of their resources. In many adventures, though, the characters and their players
have a sense that they need to act quickly to deal with the situation presented by the adventure. This creates tension between the need to rest and the sense that things are getting worse while the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
), or they simply laugh away queries about her accommodations, explaining that she’s always in the temple, or in the library, or checking on the rest of the residents—she never seems to sleep! Kobolds
Meeting the Inhabitants Read this text when the characters first climb the path to Dragon’s Rest: Your arrival quickly draws the attention of the entire population of the place—which consists mostly
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
: armor, weapons, skills, saving throws, and sometimes tools. Your proficiencies define many of the things your character can do particularly well, from using certain weapons to telling a convincing lie
character of that class, including how to assign your highest ability scores, a background suitable to the class, and starting spells.
Hit Points and Hit Dice Your character’s hit points define how tough
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
didn’t want someone else to have it? Theft Details Define the particulars of the party’s theft, either by having the players craft their own or by rolling on the Theft Details table. Theft Details
in Baldur’s Gate. With the bank’s reputation at stake, you know the Honorable Order of Moneylenders won’t rest until the money is returned to its rightful owners and the thieves are brought to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
, return home to free their village from an evil hobgoblin warlord. The rakshasa master of a nearby monastery performs rituals to raise troubled ghosts from their rest. A campaign that draws on elements of
Asian martial-arts movies is a perfect match for D&D. Players can define the appearance of their characters and gear however they like for the campaign, and spells need only minor flavor changes so
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
fascinated by any thing of beauty — an object, creature, scene, or event — that might be experienced only once, but which can be captured in an elf’s memory and revisited during trance for the rest of their
impressions are seldom wrong — though it might be decades later before the relationship becomes deeply personal. The quality of patience, as other races define it, is so ingrained in elves that it goes beyond
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
architects of grand, heavily fortified edifices, which other folk dwell in for a price. The cultural notes in chapter 1 are the standard D&D depiction of these creatures, but by no means do they define them
guise. A creative tie between a monstrous character and the rest of the party helps make for a memorable campaign. The Monstrous Origin table gives a number of ideas for adding a monstrous character
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
didn’t want someone else to have it? Theft Details Define the particulars of the party’s theft, either by having the players craft their own or by rolling on the Theft Details table. Theft Details d6
Gate. With the bank’s reputation at stake, you know the Honorable Order of Moneylenders won’t rest until the money is returned to its rightful owners and the thieves are brought to justice. 3
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
might hail from any corner of Krynn. Below are just a few of the distinct human nations of Ansalon. You might be a member of any of these societies, or you can choose another home to define as you
seaport without a sea. In the dry harbor, decrepit remnants of the city’s famed ships list on waves of sand. The rest of the city clings to life as a trade hub for small communities and itinerant bands
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
Details Opportunities to subvert minds and deeds exist throughout Baldur’s Gate. When an opportunity presented itself, the characters seized on one in particular. Define the particulars of their
Survivor. You should have fallen with the rest of your group, but fate interceded. Now you’re a loose end. 3 Partner. You knew little of the conspiracy, but your partner, family member, or associate
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Details Opportunities to subvert minds and deeds exist throughout Baldur’s Gate. When an opportunity presented itself, the characters seized on one in particular. Define the particulars of their
heeded, following you to their end.
2 Survivor. You should have fallen with the rest of your group, but fate interceded. Now you’re a loose end.
3 Partner. You knew little of the conspiracy
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
retain the tale in mind until you bestow the tale’s effect or you finish a short or long rest. You can use an action to choose one creature you can see within 30 feet of you (this can be you) to be the
short or long rest) using your Spiritual Focus. You can conduct the ritual with a number of willing creatures equal to your proficiency bonus (including yourself). At the end of the ritual, you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
everyone can see it. Overly Cautious Players Overly cautious players can slow down the game by checking every flagstone, door, and wall in a dungeon for traps and hidden dangers. Sometimes this
encourage your players to act boldly: Avoid Random Perils. Avoid traps and ambushes that feel random and have little importance to the rest of the adventure. Create Time Pressure. Set up a situation where
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
everyone can see it. Overly Cautious Players Overly cautious players can slow down the game by checking every flagstone, door, and wall in a dungeon for traps and hidden dangers. Sometimes this
encourage your players to act boldly: Avoid Random Perils. Avoid traps and ambushes that feel random and have little importance to the rest of the adventure. Create Time Pressure. Set up a situation where
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
school can help define your role in the business, as well as your fellow franchise members’ expectations for you. Abjuration Protective magic is often underappreciated by the members of the lesser
reserve some spell slots before the rest of the party has been made sufficiently invulnerable? Hey, that’s what potions are for. Conjuration The ability to make something from nothing is the greatest
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
-attitude or mannerisms, or the influence of his or her ability scores. A useful place to start thinking about personality traits is to look at your highest and lowest ability scores and define one trait
antihero, driven by his rivalry with Drizzt. His bond might be phrased as “I will not rest until I have proved myself better than Drizzt Do’Urden.”
Each of these characters also has an important
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
, evil, or neutral), and the other describes attitudes toward society and order (lawful, chaotic, or neutral). Thus, nine distinct alignments define the possible combinations. These brief summaries of the
lowest ability scores and define one trait related to each. Either one could be positive or negative: you might work hard to overcome a low score, for example, or be cocky about your high score.
Ideals
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
checking visitors’ identification papers Combat behind closed doors probably doesn’t raise an alarm, but any loud disturbance in the streets is likely to put the entire settlement on alert. As it
noncombatants such aschildren. Buildings not keyed on the map are assumed to be empty rooms. The rest are described below. 21a. “Krek” At the end of a street of mostly collapsed buildings is a canted
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
the counter. The Clue. The legible parts of the graffiti read, “Zorz ws here.” This is intended to say, “Zorzula was here,” and the goblins left the graffiti in reference to Zorzula’s Rest. The graffiti
fireplace, through which the goblins fled. Checking out the roof triggers the “Encounter: Rooftop Stash” section. Talking to Wheel-of-Fortune Wheel-of-Fortune tries their best to help the characters and






