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Resolving Activities

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

steps in the activity, and determine the results. Most downtime activities require a workweek (5 days) to complete. Some activities require days, weeks (7 days), or months (30 days). A character must

How to Play

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

might be locked, the floor might hide a deadly trap, or some other circumstance might make it challenging for an adventurer to complete a task. In those cases, the DM decides what happens, often

relying on the roll of a die to determine the results of an action. The DM narrates the results of the adventurers’ actions. Describing the results often leads to another decision point, which brings

Tarokka Deck

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

in to the characters’ pasts or events in your adventures. You can also use the results of tarokka readings to guide your campaign and make sure predictions come to pass. The tarokka hails from the

same world as the domain of Barovia, but it and its users have since spread throughout the Domains of Dread. Further details and a complete tarokka deck appear in the adventure Curse of Strahd.

Rhythm of Play

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook

adventurer to complete a task. In those cases, the DM might ask the player to roll a die to help determine what happens. Describing the results often leads to another decision point, which brings the

resolve their activity. In combat, the characters take turns. The DM Narrates the Results of the Adventurers’ Actions. Sometimes resolving a task is easy. If an adventurer walks across a room and

Rhythm of Play

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules

adventurer to complete a task. In those cases, the DM might ask the player to roll a die to help determine what happens. Describing the results often leads to another decision point, which brings the

resolve their activity. In combat, the characters take turns. The DM Narrates the Results of the Adventurers’ Actions. Sometimes resolving a task is easy. If an adventurer walks across a room and

Character Advancement

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

completing those quests. Reputation in Ten-Towns As the characters complete the quests in this chapter, their reputation in Ten-Towns begins to spread. For better or worse, they become known to the

adventuring party’s reputation in Ten-Towns improves as the characters gain levels, with the following results: When the characters reach 3rd level, they begin to earn a healthy measure of respect

Arcane Workshop

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

been modified for use as a servant in the workshop. 5 Storm the workshop before the artificers complete a doomsday weapon. 6 Investigate the workshop for signs of the illegal creation of warforged. 7

the workshop’s masters to determine why a young artificer’s magic is producing unpredictable, often dangerous results. 12 Request assistance from the artificers in recovering crucial memories from a destroyed construct or warforged.

Wererat

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

can transform voluntarily, but some are magically compelled to shape-shift when exposed to complete darkness or during nights of a new moon. Often, wererats’ nature results from a divine curse

Encounters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

complete a task. In those cases, you typically call for a D20 Test, usually an ability check. For example, a successful Dexterity (Sleight of Hand) check might be needed to pick the lock, while a

determine the results of characters’ actions. Roleplaying. When the players interact with other creatures, roleplay those creatures based on whether they are Friendly, Indifferent, or Hostile. Improvise

Around the Outlands

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel

of weeks, years, or centuries, and the results would be the same. Creatures in the Outlands might experience time differently from one another, so make use of NPCs and encounters whenever or wherever

you want. Advancing in Level Characters gain 1 level every time they complete two of the gate-town adventures in part 2. This is outlined on the Levels in the Outlands table. The characters will be

Detention Monitors

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

scrolls. A number of students equal to the number of characters are serving detention; you can roll on the Students in Detention table (rerolling any repeated results) to identify them, or you can

, the instructor would appreciate them finding and repairing the ruin grinders, although they don’t need to complete that task today. Students in Detention As detention monitors, each character must

Encounters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules

hinder a character’s ability to complete a task. In those cases, you typically call for a D20 Test, usually an ability check. For example, a successful Dexterity (Sleight of Hand) check might be needed

can make melee weapon attacks using Charisma, that exception supersedes the general rule. When narrating results, try to give a flavorful description while clearly communicating what’s happening in

How to Play

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

the door might be locked, the floor might hide a deadly trap, or some other circumstance might make it challenging for an adventurer to complete a task. In those cases, the DM decides what happens

, often relying on the roll of a die to determine the results of an action. 3. The DM narrates the results of the adventurers’ actions. Describing the results often leads to another decision point

Adventure Types

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

. Each step provides tables from which you can select the basic elements of your adventure. Alternatively, roll on the tables and see how the random results inspire you. You can mix up the order of the

Escape from captivity in the dungeon. 15 Clear a ruin so it can be rebuilt and reoccupied. 16 Discover why a villain is interested in the dungeon. 17 Win a bet or complete a rite of passage by

Couatl

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

with which to produce offspring. The mating ritual of couatls is a beautiful and elaborate dance of magic and light, which results in a gem-like egg from which a new couatl hatches. The parent that

sought out the mate raises the newborn couatl and instructs it as to its duties, so that it can complete whatever task the parent leaves unfinished. Couatl Medium celestial, lawful good Armor Class 19

Introduction

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

gives way? Or cast a spell to carry them over the chasm? Then the DM determines the results of the adventurers’ actions and narrates what they experience. Because the DM can improvise to react to

fail to complete an adventure successfully, but if everyone had a good time and created a memorable story, they all win.

Secret of the Black Cabin

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

Border Ethereal, unwilling to depart until its work is complete. (For more information on the Border Ethereal, see the “Ethereal Plane” section in the Dungeon Master’s Guide.) Spirit of Macreadus From

confines of the Black Cabin, where Macreadus can observe the results. Once he sees the device working as intended, his spirit departs to the afterlife. Dying in the Black Cabin If a creature with an

Introduction

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

way? Or cast a spell to carry them over the chasm? Then the DM determines the results of the adventurers’ actions and narrates what they experience. Because the DM can improvise to react to anything

to complete an adventure successfully, but if everyone had a good time and created a memorable story, they all win.

Mind Flayer Lairs

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

to prevent parasites, and any sickly ones are disposed of. Common Room The lair’s common room serves as a gathering spot for the colony’s thralls. As they complete tasks, they come here to rest, eat

contents. Prison The results of failed experiments from the transformation chamber are dumped into cages and cells in the prison, to prevent them from getting underfoot elsewhere in the lair. They are

Hobgoblins

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

all boons from Maglubiyet that must be cultivated and unleashed upon the enemy. Only Results Matter. Devastators study a simplified form of evocation magic. Their training lacks the theory and context

into their ranks. While a recruit is in training, it serves the Iron Shadows by looking for and reporting suspicious behavior. Masters of Shadow and Fist. When a recruit’s training is complete, she is

Character Advancement

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands

Character Advancement In this adventure, the characters can gain a level by exploring different regions. After the characters complete at least one encounter in all four regions, everyone in the

picture of the scene. Ask the Players, “What Do You Do?” If the players aren’t sure how to respond, suggest ways they could glean more information, like looking for tracks. Narrate the Results

Spire of Iriolarthas (Y19a-Y19h)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

they complete this mission and return with the staff, she escorts them to the obelisk and tries to activate it. If the characters are unwilling to help Veneranda achieve her goal, they quickly outlive

and results in the death and liquefaction of the subject’s body. Veneranda doesn’t allow anyone to view the ritual while it’s being performed. Y19f. Staff Storage This irregularly shaped room contains

Lost Spire Locations (P9-P16)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

complete the transformation. (No such component is needed for objects.) The cracks in the walls have damaged enough of the runes to compromise the room’s magic, which might give rise to unexpected

results. (Warning Dzaan’s simulacrum about this risk does not discourage it from using the rune chamber.) Illusory Objects. When one or more illusory objects are placed under the crystal disk, the disk

Portal Encounters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

their story. Fortunately, Dagdra is open to reconsidering her life choices and allegiances — and is having a really bad day. If the characters agree to help her complete her tasks, she reveals the

location of the exit portal. Lending a Hand. Helping Dagdra complete her tasks involves a specific process and a number of ability checks, all at DC 12. When an order comes in, it appears magically on

Goblins

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

, Khurgorbaeyag, and thus each group has one leader that exerts autocratic control. But as with many tyrannies, the passing of a leader often results in a chaotic transition to the next. Sometimes a goblin boss has

Exterior. Anyone who is skilled or fortunate enough to pass through the territory of a goblin tribe without being detected is likely to come upon some telltale signs of habitation — complete with goblins at

Super-Secret Basement

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

Disintegration trait results in the replica falling into a pile of parts — gears, plates, screws, and wires — rather than turning to dust. Each collapsed modron also spits out a six-inch-diameter magically

Investigation) or Wisdom (Perception) check to study the walls and assess the duodrones’ activities can fill in the details. When the characters complete the circuit and insert charged disks into the four slots

Torrents Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

the civilized world and crushes the temples of the gods. In the dark age that results from the triumph of Olhydra, aboleths can return to their proper place as rulers of the world. If Gar Shatterkeel

until the ritual is complete. Characters can close the portal only by hurling Drown into it, destroying Drown in the process. If the portal closes while Olhydra remains in the world, she is forced back

The Fissure

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

pressing matters force the characters to complete their investigation quickly. This episode is for 1st-level adventurers, and the characters are at their most vulnerable at this level. As such, it’s

encouraged Gorkoh to expand his Common vocabulary, with inconsistent results. Since becoming separated from Caerhan during a carrion crawler attack, Gorkoh has hidden here waiting for his mentor to return. He

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