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Monsters
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
Aura of Dread. Creatures in a 10-foot Emanation originating from the Zhentilar have their Speeds halved while in the Emanation. The Zhentilar can designate creatures to be unaffected by the
aura.Multiattack. The Zhentilar makes three attacks, using Dooming Blade or Oppressive Ray in any combination. It can replace one attack with a use of Spellcasting.
Dooming Blade. Melee Attack Roll: +5
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Contents table.
Maw Demon’s Stomach Contents
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Stomach Contents
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Intact wine skin with wine still in it
of oddities in addition to the remains of their recent prey. You may choose one or more items appropriate for your campaign for a maw demon to contain, or roll on the Maw Demon’s Stomach
Monsters
Adventure Atlas: The Mortuary
False Appearance. If the animated coffin is motionless at the start of combat, it has advantage on its initiative roll. Moreover, if a creature hasn’t observed the coffin move or act, that
during the day, while a necromancer might enlist animated coffins to conscript corpses from faraway settlements into an Undead army.
Animated coffins are rarely empty. The Animated Coffin Contents
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
that’s important to the story of an adventure or your campaign.
Goose Egg Trinket
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Egg Contents
1
The
’t do so again for a year and a day.
You can use the Goose Egg Trinket table to determine the contents of a golden egg. A giant goose’s egg can be a great way to give characters an item
Monsters
Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
":"Darkweaver Webs (Cocoons)"} cocoons. Roll on the Darkweaver Cocoon Contents table to determine what might be inside each of these shadowy masses.
Darkweaver Cocoon Contents
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Roll a die. If you roll an even number, the cocoon contains the bones of a Humanoid. If you roll an odd number, the
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Amphibious. The egg hunter can breathe air and water.
False Appearance. If the egg hunter is motionless at the start of combat, it has advantage on its initiative roll. Moreover, if a creature
contents. They deposit their own eggs into the empty shells, hiding the eggs from unsuspecting dragon parents or guardians.
Bag of Beans
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Magic Items
Basic Rules (2014)
Inside this heavy cloth bag are 3d4 dry beans. The bag weighs 1/2 pound plus 1/4 pound for each bean it contains.
If you dump the bag's contents out on the ground, they explode in a 10-foot radius
creature eats a toadstool, roll any die. On an odd roll, the eater must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving throw or take 5d6 poison damage and become poisoned for 1 hour. On an even roll, the eater
Magic Items
Keys from the Golden Vault
The contents of this foul manuscript of ineffable wickedness are the meat and drink of those in evil’s thrall. No mortal was meant to know the secrets it contains, knowledge so horrid that to
powder if the book rests on it long enough.
A creature attuned to the book must spend 80 hours reading and studying it to digest its contents and reap its benefits. The creature can then freely modify
Spells
Xanathar's Guide to Everything
enclosed by a floor, walls, and a roof, with one door granting access to the interior and as many windows as you wish. Only you and any creatures you designate when you cast the spell can open or close
24 hours. Even if the creature can enter the temple, the magic there hinders it; whenever it makes an attack roll, an ability check, or a saving throw inside the temple, it must roll a d4 and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Chamber Contents Once you have a sense of the purpose of the various dungeon chambers, you can think about the contents of those areas. The Dungeon Chamber Contents table allows you to randomly roll
contents for a chamber, or you can choose contents for specific areas. If you choose contents, be sure to include an interesting, colorful assortment of things. In addition to the contents shown on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
of water; chamber’s original contents are water damaged 12–16 Furniture wrecked but still present 17–18 Converted to some other use (roll on the General Dungeon Chambers table) 19 Stripped bare 20 Pristine and in original state
Current Chamber State If a dungeon has a tumultuous history, you can roll to determine the current condition of any particular area. Otherwise, if the room is still used for its intended purpose, it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Beginning a Chase A chase requires a quarry and at least one pursuer. Any participants not already in initiative order must roll initiative. As in combat, each participant in the chase can take one
between them, and designate the pursuer closest to the quarry as the lead. The lead pursuer might change from round to round.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Beginning a Chase A chase requires at least one quarry and at least one pursuer. Any participants not already in Initiative order must roll Initiative as the chase begins. As in combat, each
participant in the chase can take one action and move on its turn. When a chase begins, determine the starting distance between the quarry and the pursuers. Track the distance between them, and designate the pursuer closest to the quarry as the lead. The lead pursuer might change from round to round.
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
tables to inspire your portrayal of distinctive amethyst dragon characters.
Amethyst Dragon Personality Traits
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, anything is possible—including the creation of a more orderly and perfect cosmos than this one.
Amethyst Dragon Ideals
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Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
distinctive amethyst dragon characters.
Amethyst Dragon Personality Traits
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Trait
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I am never so content as when
the creation of a more orderly and perfect cosmos than this one.
Amethyst Dragon Ideals
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Ideal
1
Balance
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
roll 1d100 uses a pair of ten-sided dice numbered from 0 to 9, known as percentile dice. One die—that you designate before rolling—gives the tens digit, and the other gives the ones digit. If you roll
games use). The illustration on this page shows what each die looks like. When you need to roll dice, the rules tell you how many dice to roll of a certain type, along with any numbers to add or subtract
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
roll 1d100 uses a pair of ten-sided dice numbered from 0 to 9, known as percentile dice. One die—that you designate before rolling—gives the tens digit, and the other gives the ones digit. If you roll
games use). The illustration on this page shows what each die looks like. When you need to roll dice, the rules tell you how many dice to roll of a certain type, along with any numbers to add or subtract
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Morte’s Planar Parade
or darkness. Darkweaver Webs A darkweaver’s web has a 50 percent chance of having 1d6 cocoons. Roll on the Darkweaver Cocoon Contents table to determine what might be inside each of these shadowy
masses. Darkweaver Cocoon Contents d6 Contents 1 Roll a die. If you roll an even number, the cocoon contains the bones of a Humanoid. If you roll an odd number, the cocoon contains the bones of a non
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
, “Den of the Hill Giants”), the characters might be able to convince a defeated, captured giant to lead them there. Each giant carries a sack holding 1d3 mundane items; roll on the Items in a Giant’s Bag table in the introduction to determine the contents of each one.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Navigation Have the players designate one party member as the navigator. The navigator might be an NPC, such as a guide, and the party can switch its navigator day to day. At the start of each new
hex, roll a d6 to randomly determine which neighboring hex the party enters, and do not divulge the party’s location to the players. While the party is lost, players can’t pinpoint the group’s location
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
containers can be determined randomly by using the following table. Roll 3d4 to determine the number of different items among the contents, then roll d100 for each item and refer to the table to
determine its nature. Either apply the result of the roll or use it as inspiration for something along the same lines. Giant’s Bag Contents d100 Item in Bag 01–03 Old axe blade for use as hand chopper 04
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
. The Random Treasure Hoard table can help you create such a cache. When determining the contents of a hoard belonging to one monster, use the row for that monster’s Challenge Rating (CR). When the hoard
for a monster that is particularly fond of amassing treasure (such as a dragon), you can roll twice on the table or roll once and double the total. As a rough benchmark, aim to roll on the Random
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
characters travel from one location to another, roll 2d4 to determine the number of hours it takes the party to reach their destination. Have the players designate one party member to make a DC 15
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
granting access to the interior and as many windows as you wish. Only you and any creatures you designate when you cast the spell can open or close the door. The temple’s interior is an open space with
there hinders it; whenever it makes an attack roll, an ability check, or a saving throw inside the temple, it must roll a d4 and subtract the number rolled from the d20 roll. In addition, the sensors
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
contain all manner of oddities in addition to the remains of their recent prey. You may choose one or more items appropriate for your campaign for a maw demon to contain, or roll on the Maw Demon’s Stomach
Contents table. Maw Demon’s Stomach Contents d8 Stomach Contents 1 Intact wine skin with wine still in it 2 Iron skillet 3 Remnants of silk banner embroidered with a moon-and-stars motif 4
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
individual players are having trouble getting a chance to do things during exploration or social interaction, have the characters roll Initiative and act in Initiative order, just as you do in combat
designate a party leader, who is then the only person who tells you what the group is doing. It becomes the leader’s role to work with the rest of the players to find consensus on what the group will do
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Chambers Whenever a roll on a table indicates a chamber, use the Chamber table to define its dimensions. Then roll on the Chamber Exits table to determine the number of exits. For each exit, roll on
the Exit Location and Exit Type tables to determine the nature and placement of the exit. Use the tables in the “Stocking a Dungeon” to determine the contents of a chamber. Chamber d20 Chamber 1
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Adventure Atlas: The Mortuary
an Undead army. Animated coffins are rarely empty. The Animated Coffin Contents table presents some contents an animated coffin might contain when encountered. Animated Coffin Contents d6 Contents
Bonus +2
False Appearance. If the animated coffin is motionless at the start of combat, it has advantage on its initiative roll. Moreover, if a creature hasn’t observed the coffin move or act, that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
, increasing the harm you inflict on it. As a bonus action, you designate one creature you can see within 60 feet of you as the target of this feature. The first time each turn that you hit that target with
a weapon attack, it takes an extra 1d6 damage from the weapon. This benefit lasts until you finish a short or long rest. It ends early if you designate a different creature. Supernatural Defense At
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
is rummaging through the store’s contents and stuffing choice items into a backpack. He fights to the death if cornered here. Treasure. During their initial search, the goblins pulled almost
post can find anything on the Adventuring Gear table in chapter 5 of the Player’s Handbook that is worth 10 gp or less. Roll a d4 to determine how many of each available item can be found.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a7
holding. To determine the contents of the small sack, roll a d10: d10 Contents 1–2 Filled with wool 3–4 Five pieces of jewelry 5–6 1d6 potions of greater healing 7 1d6 spell scrolls, each of a
. If a character or characters state they will grab them simultaneously, roll dice to see which sack is touched a fraction of a second sooner. The other disappears—along with Siren—forever.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
. Whenever the party searches a ruined building, roll percentile dice and consult the Ruin Interior table to see what, if anything, the building contains. Ruin Interior d100 Ruin Contents 01–40
— 41–50 Assassin vines 51–60 Blue mist (and roll again) 61–65 Collapsing floor (and roll again) 66–70 Nest 71–75 Plant discovery 76–85 Treasure 86–00 Vegepygmies Assassin Vines This ruin is choked with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
fractured psyches that sow discord where they haunt. Poltergeists telekinetically move objects in the places they lurk. Roll on or choose a result from the Poltergeist Activities table to inspire how
like someone trapped in a wall. 4 Organizes a pack’s contents across the floor. 5 Playfully puppets a corpse or doll. 6 Removes bedding while someone sleeps. 7 Sticks knives or weapons in the ceiling
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Using the Treasure Hoard Tables A Treasure Hoard table helps you randomly determine the contents of a large cache of treasure, the accumulated wealth of a large group of creatures (such as an orc
. You can also split up a treasure hoard so that the adventurers don’t find or receive it all at once. When determining the contents of a hoard belonging to one monster, use the table that corresponds to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
creature expends a spell slot to cast a spell of 1st level or higher, an additional effect might occur. That creature must roll a d10. On a roll of 1, they must then roll on the Wild Magic Surge table in
minutes searching either room and succeeds on a DC 12 Wisdom (Perception) check discovers two potions of healing and a packet containing dust of sneezing and choking (the contents of both rooms are the same).