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Magic Items
Storm King's Thunder
This item is an ordinary, albeit rather large, conch shell that has been inscribed with the uvar rune. The conch measures 2½ feet long and weighs 20 pounds.
As an action, you can cast the
teleport spell by blowing into the shell. The destination is fixed, and there is no chance of either a mishap or the spell being off target. Anyone teleported by the conch appears in a specific location
Monsters
Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
tasty, refined metal their victim carries, they quickly flee—and will flee before that rather than risk death.
Stealthy Couriers. A number of clans among the dwarves, duergar, and azers have trained
, digesting the dust but leaving the message lodged in its digestive tract. Trained over long years and with plentiful treats to learn the direction to different underground strongholds and outposts, the khargra carries its burden to its destination, then coughs up the message on command.
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
one that you’re perfectly willing to use for your advantage.
You know what people want and you deliver, or rather, you promise to deliver. Common sense should steer people away from things that
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5
I run sleight-of-hand cons on street corners.
6
I convince people that worthless junk is worth their hard-earned money.
FEATURE: FALSE IDENTITY
You have created a second
Charlatan
Legacy
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Backgrounds
Player’s Handbook (2014)
them like they were children’s books. It’s a useful talent, and one that you’re perfectly willing to use for your advantage.
You know what people want and you deliver, or rather
weakness and secure their fortunes.
4
I put on new identities like clothes.
5
I run sleight-of-hand cons on street corners.
6
I convince people that worthless junk is worth their hard
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
rather Auril as she is encountered in this adventure.Lair Actions
Auril dwells on Solstice, a frozen island hidden among the titanic icebergs in the Sea of Moving Ice. Few creatures know of this
destination is already occupied, Auril appears in the closest unoccupied space to it instead.
Auril telepathically communicates with any number of creatures at once, provided they’re all on the island
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
.
A stat block is given for each of Auril’s three forms. These descriptions do not reflect Auril at full power, but rather Auril as she is encountered in this adventure.Lair Actions
Auril
are affecting them currently.
Auril instantly teleports to any location on the island. If the space she chooses as her destination is already occupied, Auril appears in the closest unoccupied space to
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
forms. These descriptions do not reflect Auril at full power, but rather Auril as she is encountered in this adventure.Lair Actions
Auril dwells on Solstice, a frozen island hidden among the titanic
to any location on the island. If the space she chooses as her destination is already occupied, Auril appears in the closest unoccupied space to it instead.
Auril telepathically communicates with any
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Social Interaction During their adventures, player characters meet many different people and face some monsters that would rather talk than fight. In those situations, it’s time for social
interaction, which takes many forms. For example, you might try to convince a burglar to confess to wrongdoing or try to flatter a guard. The Dungeon Master assumes the roles of any nonplayer characters who are
Kenku
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
The map we found showed the entrance to the Priest King’s treasure cache right in the middle of the ruined section of the city. We approached our destination without issue, but as we arrived
kenku, constant attempts to mimic noises can come across as confusing or irritating rather than entertaining. You can just as easily describe the sounds your character makes and what they mean. Be clear
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
evil, and that revel in their villainy. Emerald Claw NPCs d6 NPC 1 Though mortal, this fanatical warrior drinks the blood of those he slays in battle. 2 A cleric tries to convince her enemies to
embrace the order, promising eternal life through undeath. 3 A noble with sympathies toward the order hides a cell’s library vault within the grounds of their estate. 4 A suave vampire would rather charm
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
monsters that would rather talk than fight. In those situations, it’s time for social interaction, which takes many forms. For example, you might try to convince a burglar to confess to wrongdoing or try
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Thunderwing into her phylactery. Armed with the information about Xanthoria’s phylactery, the characters must convince Thunderwing to give up her life to destroy the lichen lich once and for all. Here
are some of the ways in which the characters might convince Thunderwing to sacrifice herself for the greater good: Promising to raise her friend, Bunny Blossom the faerie dragon, from the dead
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
they search for a secret door, detailing how they tap on a wall or twist a torch sconce to find its trigger. That could be enough to convince the DM that they find the secret door without having to
make an ability check to do so. This approach rewards creativity by encouraging players to look to the situation you’ve described for an answer, rather than looking to their character sheet or their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
rather a sequence of locations that the characters must visit in order. If the characters wander off these paths, use optional encounters to pull them back (see “Other Locations,” and “Roaming
recommended level of their destination, introduce some random encounters or reroute them to another location first to raise their level. Allow characters the opportunity to explore locations on the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
a dream. A character’s death — either in the Astral Plane or on the destination plane — causes no actual harm. Only the severing of a character’s silver cord while on the Astral Plane (or the death
of his or her helpless physical body on the Material Plane) can result in the character’s true death. Thus, high-level characters sometimes travel to the Outer Planes by way of astral projection rather
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Important Red Larchers The inhabitants of Red Larch have become so frightened by the recent “dark doings” that rather than showing typical frontier reticence, they helpfully babble about everything
they’ve seen and heard. Most hope to convince adventurers to investigate and put an end to the current troubles. Important Red Larchers include the following NPCs: Eldras Tantur is the local blacksmith
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
higher than 10 feet.
Conch of Teleportation Wondrous item, very rare (requires attunement)
This item is an ordinary, albeit rather large, conch shell that has been inscribed with the uvar rune
. The conch measures 2½ feet long and weighs 20 pounds.
As an action, you can cast the teleport spell by blowing into the shell. The destination is fixed, and there is no chance of either a mishap or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
in time if they are loyal. It takes convincing roleplaying and a DC 17 Charisma (Persuasion) check to convince the elves to flee rather than wait around for the dragon to eventually tire of and eat
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
time if they are loyal. It takes convincing roleplaying and a DC 17 Charisma (Persuasion) check to convince the elves to flee rather than wait around for the dragon to eventually tire of and eat them
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
—rather, it presents an opportunity to take the game in a new direction. Consider these possibilities. A Fresh Start Everyone makes new characters, and the campaign starts anew. This might be the most
characters must convince the council to return them to life. Escape from the Underworld The dead characters wake up in Hades (see chapter 6) and must find a way to escape the grim underworld and return
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
, though, a creature has a Fly Speed (in feet) equal to 5 times its Intelligence score and can hover. Just as movement is accomplished by the power of thought, all that is required to find one’s destination
is to think about it. As long as the destination is somewhere in the Astral Plane (or in Wildspace, as described below)—such as “the nearest githyanki outpost,” “the nearest color pool leading to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Chapter 10: Descent into the Depths Having survived Mantol-Derith and obtained Ghazrim DuLoc’s ring, the adventurers and their allies continue on into the Underdark. This time, rather than escaped
, dictated largely by the characters’ decisions and tactics. The adventurers’ immediate destination is the legendary library of Gravenhollow (see chapter 11), where they gain information that likely takes them
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
threatened, a boggle flees rather than stand and fight. Boggle
Small fey, chaotic neutral
Armor Class 14
Hit Points 18 (4d6 + 4)
Speed 30 ft., climb 30 ft.
STR
8 (−1)
DEX
18 (+4
rift, the boggle can see through it and is considered to be next to the destination as well, and anything the boggle puts through the rift (including a portion of its body) emerges at the destination
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Travel-Montage Approach Sometimes the destination is more important than the journey. If the purpose of a wilderness trek is to get the characters to where the real adventure happens, gloss over the
. There, the rogue finds a small rock that looks like a grinning face, but otherwise you encounter nothing out of the ordinary.” The trick is to focus on a few details that reinforce the desired mood rather
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Psychic Wind A psychic wind isn’t a physical wind like that found on the Material Plane, but a storm of thought that batters travelers’ minds rather than their bodies. A psychic wind is made up of
travel time 9–12 Blown off course; add 3d10 hours to travel time 13–16 Lost; at the end of the travel time, characters arrive at a location other than the intended destination 17–20 Sent through color
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
campaigns to overturn it. Rather, her champions’ work often serves her immediate interests or embodies her ire about some recent slight. The Thassa’s Quests table suggests a few adventures the god’s
discovering ancient knowledge. The campaign might begin with Thassa warning the characters about an impending attack or disaster involving a seaside community, leaving them to convince others and organize a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
interrupts and orders all the characters to introduce themselves rather than first sharing her own name. If the characters speak about the ghost ship, Zisatta tensely reports that sightings of a ghostly
doing so will validate the viewpoint of her faction). Through compelling roleplaying or by succeeding on a DC 14 Charisma (Persuasion) check, a character can convince her to settle for making a copy of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
thwarted his criminal ventures by capturing him. Rather than put Gant to death for his crimes in Icewind Dale, the Council of Speakers in Ten-Towns made a deal with representatives of the Lords’ Alliance
Brotherhood but rather hatched by Gant himself, who intended to impress his superiors by pulling it off. For a long time, Gant held out hope that the Arcane Brotherhood would apply pressure to secure
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
no such principles exist, how that power might be seized. Most mortals would rather be annihilated than have their souls travel to the Abyss, but some see its chaos as something that can be harnessed
each potential destination. Those who would navigate the Abyss always enter the place in a random location. From there, they must locate a portal and then perform the ritual that enables them to find a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
convince a randomly encountered creature to let them pass by telling them about the wealthy drow following them, you might reduce the pursuit level by 1 as the drow are forced to deal with the encounter
before they can resume tracking the party. Similarly, the adventurers could lay traps to slow down their pursuers, or they might convince a friendly creature to lie to the drow about which way the party
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
. Performance Charisma Act, tell a story, perform music, or dance. Persuasion Charisma Honestly and graciously convince someone of something. Religion Intelligence Recall lore about gods, religious
ask for a Strength (Intimidation) check rather than a Charisma (Intimidation) check. That character would make a Strength check and add their Proficiency Bonus if they have Intimidation proficiency.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
only when driven by hunger and a lack of safer options. After securing a meal of whatever tasty, refined metal their victim carries, they quickly flee—and will flee before that rather than risk death
plentiful treats to learn the direction to different underground strongholds and outposts, the khargra carries its burden to its destination, then coughs up the message on command. khargra
Small
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
hiding a baby in an attic. Although a boggle’s antics might cause distress and unintentional harm, mischief—not mayhem—is usually the intent. If threatened, a boggle flees rather than stand and fight
specify by distance and direction (such as “30 feet straight up”). While next to the rift, the boggle can see through it and is considered to be next to the destination as well, and anything the boggle
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Charisma (Persuasion) check can convince him to sweeten the deal, in which case he offers up to ten 500 gp gemstones. If the characters accept his offer, Danneth needs 48 hours to call in some debts and
are knocked unconscious rather than slain. Development Characters at the Town Hall can attempt to thwart the robbery. If no characters are present during the robbery, the theft becomes apparent when
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
character might try to bribe enemies rather than fight them, or chase after a fleeing enemy to see where it goes. Players who ignore objectives will have to deal with the consequences, which is another
the same objective in multiple encounters allows you to combine those encounters into a larger obstacle or problem the adventurers must overcome. Make Peace. The characters must convince two opposing