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Eberron: Rising from the Last War
with their quori spirits. Rather, they might experience this relationship as a sense of instinct and inspiration, drawing on the memories of the spirit when they dream. This connection grants kalashtar
an orphan kalashtar raised among strangers.
The bond to the spirit can cause some kalashtar to display unusual quirks. Consider rolling or selecting a trait from the Kalashtar Quirks table
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
to worry about; when you run your own mercenary company, for example, you need to stock your own armory rather than drawing on an existing organization’s stockpile. The organization brings in income
Guide) to reflect your organization’s ongoing activities. More than one character can take part in this activity at a time. When rolling to determine the business’s performance, add the total days spent
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
wandering monsters to inspiring whole adventures. But The Deck of Many Things card set and other card decks provide an alternative way to get random results. How is drawing from a deck of cards
different from rolling dice? And how can Dungeon Masters make interesting use of those differences?
This chapter addresses some of the unique randomizing elements cards can provide, even for a game that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
can use this information to make another guess by placing four more cards in the next row down. Winning the Game. There are ten rows for cards, meaning the characters have ten chances to correctly
players can’t see it. Give the players a copy of Unseen Order Handout 1 or a sheet of grid paper. Ask them to write their guess in the first row of empty boxes, writing the card names or drawing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
communicate with their quori spirits. Rather, they might experience this relationship as a sense of instinct and inspiration, drawing on the memories of the spirit when they dream. This connection grants
, such as an orphan kalashtar raised among strangers.
The bond to the spirit can cause some kalashtar to display unusual quirks. Consider rolling or selecting a trait from the Kalashtar Quirks table
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
damage is a bad wound for the enemy, say: “You swing wildly, and the knight brings his shield up just a second too late. Your blade catches him along the jaw, drawing a deep gash. He recoils, bleeding
against a Fire Elemental (a creature that has Immunity to Fire damage), let the players know the spell doesn’t seem to bother the creature at all. Players might correctly guess that a creature made of fire
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
roll when you attack using a weapon with which you have proficiency, as well as when you attack with a spell. Rolling 1 or 20 Sometimes fate blesses or curses a combatant, causing the novice to hit
whether you guessed the target’s location correctly.
When a creature can’t see you, you have advantage on attack rolls against it.
If you are hidden — both unseen and unheard — when you make an attack, you give away your location when the attack hits or misses.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Medium. To set your height and weight randomly, start with rolling a size modifier: Size modifier = 2d12 Height = 6 feet + your size modifier in inches Weight in pounds = 200 + (2d6 × your size modifier
. Alignment. In Eberron, goblins are usually neutral. They tend to look out for themselves, preferably without drawing unwanted attention from any larger, more powerful people. Size. Your size is Small
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
character wins a prize playing a game, roll a d8 on the Carnival Prizes table to determine the prize. Carnival Prizes d8 Prize 1 Trinket (determined by rolling on the Feywild Trinkets table in the
group of caged cockatrices. Someone who succeeds on a DC 18 Intelligence check guesses correctly and earns one roll on the Carnival Prizes table, or two rolls if the successful check occurs on the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
encounter nothing of interest” is okay, but far less evocative and memorable than, “A light rain dampens the rolling plains as you travel north. Around midday, you break for lunch under a lonely tree
be a signal that the adventurers are drawing close to the site of evil power that is their destination or can provide clues to the nature of the threats to be found there. Specific wilderness
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
, can be correctly identified with a successful Intelligence (Nature) check. Use the guidelines in chapter 8 to set an appropriate DC for any check made to spot or recognize a hazard. Hazard Severity
the chapter (the table also appears in chapter 8). Brown Mold Brown mold feeds on warmth, drawing heat from anything around it. A patch of brown mold typically covers a 10-foot square, and the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
but can’t be surprised. Teleport Trap. This trap fills a 10-foot-square section of the passage leading to area 24d. A creature teleported by this trap arrives at a location determined by rolling a d20
Runes”). A creature that passes through the gate appears in area 7a on level 17, in the closest unoccupied space next to the identical gate located there. The githzerai have correctly deduced that a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
seriously. Random Encounters Olly Lawson Mysterious lights glimmer in a remote mountain lake, drawing adventurers to explore Random encounters are randomly determined encounters that don’t occur in a
danger and urgency by rolling dice behind your DM screen, even without an actual encounter!) Drain Character Resources. By draining the party’s Hit Points and spell slots, leaving the adventurers feeling
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
information in exchange for her life. She knows one random Undermountain secret, determined by drawing a card from the Secrets Deck (see appendix C). She also knows how to deactivate the pit traps and
confound grave robbers). Lifting the lid or tapping on the sarcophagus causes 1d4 rats to emerge in a panic. The detritus in the nest includes two random trinkets, determined by rolling on the Trinkets
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
description is clear enough that you can adjudicate whether a character’s actions locate or foil the trap. As with many situations, you shouldn’t allow die rolling to override clever play and good planning
. Use your common sense, drawing on the trap’s description to determine what happens. No trap’s design can anticipate every possible action that the characters might attempt. You should allow a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
description is clear enough that you can adjudicate whether a character's actions locate or foil the trap. As with many situations, you shouldn't allow die rolling to override clever play and good planning
. Use your common sense, drawing on the trap's description to determine what happens. No trap's design can anticipate every possible action that the characters might attempt. You should allow a character
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
carries with it the risk of drawing Granny Nightshade’s attention. Each resting character must roll a d20. On a roll of 1, the character suffers horrible dreams that leave them marked by the forest
beside their mistress. Random Encounters. The Dreadwood Random Encounters table provides ideas for the sort of encounters that can take place here. Check for an encounter once per day by rolling a d20. On
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
the advancing fire giants. The orogs spread through town, attacking civilians who cross their path and drawing attention away from the fire giants. The orcs ride their axe beaks into town after the
sack holding 1d6 mundane items, determined by rolling on the Items in a Giant’s Bag table in the introduction, and a ruby pendant (worth 750 gp). The magmins and the orcs have no treasure. Each orog
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
or minor illusion, or even copy it with pen and ink. In any case, a character must succeed on a DC 15 Intelligence (Arcana) check to correctly re-create the tattoo, which requires 10 minutes of study
or drawing. The characters can retry if they fail, at the cost of more time and more risk of discovery. Last Resort. A gruesome but effective option is killing Prisoner 13 and taking her body back
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Prisoner 13
or minor illusion, or even copy it with pen and ink. In any case, a character must succeed on a DC 15 Intelligence (Arcana) check to correctly re-create the tattoo, which requires 10 minutes of study
or drawing. The characters can retry if they fail, at the cost of more time and more risk of discovery. Last Resort. A gruesome but effective option is killing Prisoner 13 and taking her body back
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
-figure drawings carved into its northern wall.
A character who makes a successful DC 15 Intelligence (History) check can correctly interpret the carvings, which show frost giants wading up a river to
giant skeleton (see appendix C) partially encased in ice. It remains inanimate until it takes damage or until an intruder enters the ossuary. Instead of rolling initiative for it, have it act on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
carrying 1d3 magic items, each determined by rolling on Magic Item Table C in chapter 7 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide. Development. Characters who cast a speak with dead spell on the frozen shield
assembly instructions and can read Dethek (or has someone who can translate). If the check succeeds, the clockwork mule is assembled correctly. If the check fails, the character ends up with one or more
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
grease to get it rolling again. The old brake looks solid, but each time it’s used, it has a 10 percent chance to fail utterly. This risk is recognized by someone who inspects the brake and makes a
living in the mine believe (correctly) that this upper level is haunted by dwarven spirits. The kobolds avoid the upper level of the mine except when they must exit or enter. They use the wooden bridge
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
walrus as big as an elephant is having a grand old time rolling and sliding on the ice, paying you little heed.
The giant walrus (see appendix C), named Ukuma, is supposed to be guarding this room
frost giant with an icy beard.
The frost giant entombed in the block of ice is Queen Vassavicken. Characters who succeed on a DC 15 Intelligence (Religion) guess correctly that the visage looking
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
rolling on the Weather table, adjusting for the terrain and season as appropriate. Roll 1d20 three times to determine the temperature, the wind, and the precipitation. Weather has no significant game
be a signal that the adventurers are drawing close to the site of evil power that is their destination or can provide clues to the nature of the threats to be found there.
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an encounter, it has advantage on the attack roll.
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Your clothes are wrapped in illusion that makes them appear to be the very latest style, drawing praise and attention. You have a +1 bonus to
construct resembling a gynosphinx follows you around. It constantly asks unsolvable riddles of other creatures, and insults those creatures when they fail to answer correctly.
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A creature appears
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
crates are organized in mazelike rows, making it hard to see how far the warehouse spreads. From somewhere to your right, you hear humming, running footsteps, and the squeak of a wheeled cart drawing
wraps around you, drawing you through the portal and into a raging storm. You stand on the deck of a ship that heaves from one side to the other as waves crash over the rails. Crew members pull lines and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
toward a place where they can find treasure in exchange for leaving him in peace. The behir keeps no hoard of his own. If they agree, Lludd directs them toward a “vast treasure” in the rolling
stomach is a Periapt of Proof against Poison left over from an unlucky explorer the behir digested. G4: Rolling Gallery This vast, tubelike gallery’s concave walls curve from long ledges about halfway
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium
by rolling initiative and then undermine turn order with a delay option. Moreover, we felt that toying with initiative wasn’t where the focus should be in battle. Instead, the dramatic actions of the
during an action. One of the most common object interactions is drawing or stowing a weapon. Interacting with a second object on the same turn requires an action. You need a feature like the Dual Wielder
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
correctly surmise that the snowflake inscribed on the door is the Frostmaiden’s holy symbol. The word carved above the door depends on which area lies on the other side: Door to Area G16. Carved into
. Each of these party members must succeed on a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw or return to camp with a form of indefinite madness determined by rolling on the Indefinite Madness table in the Dungeon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
characters convince the commoners of their good intentions, such as by offering gifts and by not drawing weapons, the lizardfolk lead them to area 9. The basting liquid is a spiced oil. Two of the
bed on the east side is a small table, featuring a crudely framed drawing of a powerful-looking lizardfolk queen.
In the southeast corner sits an iron chest, closed and padlocked. Next to it is a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
. What the Dryads Know. The dryads correctly suspect Juliana and Orlando are in the Palace of Spires but are hesitant to say anything. They see themselves in the missing lovers and won’t risk bringing
as a Potion of Vitality. Katerina Ladon With sharp horns and
even sharper wit,
the unicorns Stargleam
and Silverlily delight
in philosophical debates G15: Unicorns’ Meadow A rolling
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
to area X36. He gleefully offers to serve as a guide if the characters correctly answer the following riddle: I come with a smile; In slaughter, I rest; I can be contagious, But my medicine is best
radiation found in the Underdark. A creature that ends its turn in the room must succeed on a DC 13 Constitution saving throw or suffer a random form of short-term madness, determined by rolling on the






