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Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes
. Berbalangs prefer to speak only to dead things, and specifically only to the spirits they call forth in the hope of learning secrets. They record their stories on the bones that once belonged to
;t above spying on the living to take knowledge from them as well. A berbalang can create a spectral duplicate of itself and send the duplicate out to gather information on other planes by watching
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
life.
Berbalangs prefer to speak only to dead things, and specifically only to the spirits they call forth in the hope of learning secrets. They record their stories on the bones that once belonged
spying on the living to take knowledge from them as well. A berbalang can create a spectral duplicate of itself and send the duplicate out to gather information on other planes by watching places where
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Mapping A character not focused on any other task — including watching for danger while traveling — can record the group’s progress through the Underdark and create a map of the route. Such a map can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
record is a great way to keep your notes organized. Your notebook might include any of the following elements. Campaign Planner. Write down the main story arc of your campaign, and keep track of things
they’re engaged in. If the characters have a ship or stronghold, record its name and whereabouts, as well as any hirelings in the characters’ employ. Player Handouts. Keep a copy of all handouts you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
to add a special trait. You can add a special trait of your own devising or pick up a special trait from one of the many creatures in the Monster Manual. For example, you can create a goblin-spider
in the Monster Manual might make a good starting point for your monster. Imagine, for example, that you want to create an intelligent arboreal predator that hunts elves. There is no such monster in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Campaign Conflicts One way to ensure your campaign’s longevity is to come up with three compelling conflicts you can create adventures around. Introduce these conflicts early in the campaign. As the
campaign unfolds, focus adventures on different conflicts to keep the players’ excitement high. Use the Campaign Conflicts tracking sheet to record your campaign’s conflicts (with room to add details
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
these steps: Step 1. Focus on the story of the adventure. Read or reread the adventure’s introduction and background information. Create a bulleted list of key plot points to make sure a coherent
personalities, goals, and tactics. For exploration encounters, record any clues or other information the characters should learn, and review any special rules that might come into play in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
. You can swap out some of the entries on the Lost Things table with others that you or your players create, using the ones described below as models. Use the adventure’s Story Tracker to record what
characters might be tempted to visit the Palace of Heart’s Desire as well (see chapter 5), but they can avoid this location and still accomplish their goals. Setting the Stage After the players create their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
ability scores, which you determine in step 3. Note these increases and remember to apply them later. Record the traits granted by your race on your character sheet. Be sure to note your starting
languages and your base speed as well. BUILDING BRUENOR, STEP 1
Bob is sitting down to create his character. He decides that a gruff mountain dwarf fits the character he wants to play. He notes all the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
them later.
Record the traits granted by your race on your character sheet. Be sure to note your starting languages and your base speed as well.
BUILDING BRUENOR, STEP 1
Bob is sitting down to
create his character. He decides that a gruff mountain dwarf fits the character he wants to play. He notes all the racial traits of dwarves on his character sheet, including his speed of 25 feet and the languages he knows: Common and Dwarvish.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
invite visitors to participate in Battle Prawns. If characters ask, Sid explains the challenge is simple: assist in making a gigantic shrimp cake in record time. Participants must rapidly prepare prawn
meat and chop beans for the sous-chefs. If they perform these preparations fast enough, they might complete the recipe in record time. Unless the characters specifically ask, no one mentions the unusual
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
builder which provides a standardized way for players to create, record and keep track of their characters’ abilities and possessions.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
these steps: Step 1. Focus on the story of the adventure. Read or reread the adventure’s introduction and background information. Create a bulleted list of key plot points to make sure a coherent
personalities, goals, and tactics. For exploration encounters, record any clues or other information the characters should learn, and review any special rules that might come into play in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Chapter 1: Step-By-Step Characters Your first step in playing an adventurer in the Dungeons & Dragons game is to imagine and create a character of your own. Your character is a combination of game
your character, whether it’s a formal character sheet, some form of digital record, or a piece of notebook paper. An official D&D character sheet is a fine place to start until you know what
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Chapter 1: Step-By-Step Characters Your first step in playing an adventurer in the Dungeons & Dragons game is to imagine and create a character of your own. Your character is a combination of game
your character, whether it’s a formal character sheet (like the one at the end of these rules), some form of digital record, or a piece of notebook paper. An official D&D character sheet is a fine
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
DM, you have two options when choosing a campaign setting: Use a published campaign setting. Create your own campaign setting. Whether you create your own campaign setting or use a published one, the
material about the campaign setting, other than what you create for yourself. Whether you create a setting from scratch or borrow elements from established settings, the result needs to resonate with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Dragons of Many Worlds Whether it is regarded as interpretive myth or historical record, “Elegy for the First World” offers an explanation for the common elements that appear in the legends and
annals of the Suel Imperium record that that empire created the mighty Orbs of Dragonkind for use in a war against a powerful cabal of shadow-wielding red dragons. Dragonlance Legends say the world of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
could be one of the three described here, or one of your own devising. Nature. You feel a kinship with the natural world, and its beauty and mystery inspire you. For you, a tree is deeply symbolic
, conflict is what inspires tale-tellers like you to create your best work. Conflict can bring out the best in some people, causing their heroic nature to shine forth and transform the world, but it can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
score, which is a number you record on your character sheet.
The six abilities and their use in the game are described in the Using Ability Scores section. The Ability Score Summary table provides
six ability scores randomly. Roll four 6-sided dice and record the total of the highest three dice on a piece of scratch paper. Do this five more times, so that you have six numbers. If you want to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
the hope of learning secrets. They record their stories on the bones that once belonged to these creatures, thus preserving the information they gain. Pursuit of knowledge drives everything berbalangs
do. Although they mostly learn their secrets from the dead, they aren’t above spying on the living to take knowledge from them as well. A berbalang can create a spectral duplicate of itself and send
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Prepare to Be Scared When planning to play a scary adventure, create a character prepared to be scared. Consider how your character reacts to being frightened and how that affects the creepy
might they throw themself into battle, perhaps recklessly or for too long? Record a default reaction on your character sheet so you can respond consistently when shocking events occur. Beyond this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
don’t record a collectively remembered past, fictions spawn terrible facts, and sheltered villagers remain stubbornly ignorant about the world beyond. Ravenloft is a setting designed to cultivate
make sure you’re crafting adventures that are spooky in ways your players will enjoy. Chapter 1 also provides guidance for players so they can work together to create horror experiences that are safe
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
exploration of the mountains, building an ambulatory craft capable of crawling up and down mountainous slopes to travel farther into the Barrier Peaks, and other tasks of your devising. Completing any such
monastery’s power and moved elsewhere. Energy cells might also be used in devices the characters create (see above) or in the powered armor found in area O7. Energy cells cannot be recharged.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
beyond the mysteries of death, the world, or the Mists.
11 Sanctuary. I know the forces at work in the world and strive to create islands apart from them.
12 Truth. I care about the truth
there.
10 I’m exceptionally cautious, planning laboriously and devising countless contingencies.
11 I have a reputation for defeating a great evil, but that’s a lie and the wicked force
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Getting Players Invested To get your players excited about and invested in your campaign, create a setting that features people and places they recognize and where their characters’ choices matter
. The following sections suggest ways to help you create a world your players will be excited to explore. Recurring Elements When characters form relationships—friendships, business arrangements, or even
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Creating Quick Monster Stats If all you need are simple stats for a monster of a particular challenge rating, follow the steps here. If you want to create something more akin to the monster stat
need a well-armored monster, increase its Armor Class. Once you’ve made the desired adjustments, record the monster’s statistics. If there are any other statistics you think the monster needs (such as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Step 5: Fill In Details Now fill in the rest of your character sheet. Record Class Features Look at your class’s feature table in “Character Classes”, and write down the level 1 features. The class
? Does it have religious or other significance? Is it a name you chose for yourself? Create Final Details As you finish creating your character, consider whether you’d like to make up any other details
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
below it. Few made any lasting record of their explorations, and their names are forgotten. But in the year 893 DR (using the Dalereckoning calendar, about 600 years before the present day), a band of
elemental nodes that grew larger every day and testing their powers to create ever-larger natural disasters. After thousands of years, the seeds of Elemental Evil once again sprout beneath the Sumber Hills. Whether anyone can expose these sinister plots and put a stop to them remains to be seen.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Detailed NPCs Flesh out NPCs who play prominent roles in your adventures. You can use the accompanying NPC Tracker to record information as you determine these six elements of your NPC: Name You’ll
and lowest ability scores, and combine them to inspire a persona. For example, if you find the adventurers unexpectedly arguing with a Lawful Neutral guard, you might create a cooperative but laconic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Step 5: Fill In Details Now fill in the rest of your character sheet. Record Class Features Look at your class’s feature table in chapter 3, and write down the level 1 features. The class features
religious or other significance? Is it a name you chose for yourself? Create Final Details As you finish creating your character, consider whether you’d like to make up any other details about the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
her potions. Mary strikes an eerie, witch-like figure, surrounded always by swirling magical-mechanical trinkets of her own devising. She is often seen shuffling a deck of several things, and will try
the merrenoloth (area C3). Secret Agendas. Mary’s biggest secret is that she is actually her cat familiar, polymorphed from human form, and using magic to create and direct the human simulacrum of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
should strive to make the body beautiful. Fitness, cleanliness, and well-honed physicality create a clearer window through which the light can shine. Seek spiritual virtue. Recognize the light in others
welcome the diseased and the dying so that they might watch and record their deaths. If such unfortunates seek release from pain through death, the monks provide it. They view death as a gift that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
they call forth in the hope of learning secrets. They record their stories on the bones that once belonged to these creatures, thus preserving the information they gain. Spectral Spy. The pursuit of
knowledge drives everything berbalangs do. Although they mostly learn their secrets from the dead, they aren’t above spying on the living to take knowledge from them as well. A berbalang can create a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Players can use the Bastion Tracker sheet as a record of the facilities and other characteristics of their Bastions. Encourage your players to list their hirelings on this sheet and develop them more
facility can’t be used on your next Bastion turn, but the hirelings are replaced at no cost to you at that point. Magical Discovery Your hirelings discover or accidentally create an Uncommon magic item
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
the Mark, the houses agreed to create an institute for the application of magic—a foundation that would study dragonmarks, along with more traditional forms of magic. Over the centuries, the Twelve has
structure, but the institute occasionally pays grants to researchers whose promising work can’t easily (or safely) be relocated inside the keep. Allies. With a long record of providing benefit to society at