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Deck of Illusions

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

magic of the deck functions only if its cards are drawn at random. You can take a Magic action to draw a card at random from the deck and throw it to the ground at a point within 30 feet of yourself. An

illusion of a creature, determined by rolling on the Deck of Illusions table, forms over the thrown card and remains until dispelled. The illusory creature created by the card looks and behaves like a

Shadar-kai

Species Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Shadar-kai are the elves of the Shadowfell, originally drawn to that dread realm by the Raven Queen. Over the centuries, some of them have continued to serve her, while others have ventured into the

by 1, or increase three different scores by 1. Follow this rule regardless of the method you use to determine the scores, such as rolling or point buy. The “Quick Build” section for your

Unspeakable Horror (Malleable Mass)

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

has one of four body compositions, determined by rolling on the Body Composition table. You can roll on the Limbs to customize it further, while results from the Hex Blast table replace that action in

Malleable Mass body option, which makes them appear to be composed of living mist. Further details of a mist horror’s appearance are drawn from the fears of those within 100 feet of it. This

Unspeakable Horror

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

forth into other realms to slake unnameable hungers. Customizing a Horror An unspeakable horror has one of four body compositions, determined by rolling on the Body Composition table. You can roll on

mist horror’s appearance are drawn from the fears of those within 100 feet of it. This might cause a mist horror to take on a form that combines multiple fears when it encounters a group, like a

Giff

Species Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

it, giff are drawn to the Astral Plane because, on a deep psychic level, they remain connected to their creator gods, who have just enough divine spark left in them to imbue giff with sparks of their

. Follow this rule regardless of the method you use to determine the scores, such as rolling or point buy. The “Quick Build” section for your character’s class offers suggestions on which

Unspeakable Horror (Loathsome Limbs)

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

, determined by rolling on the Body Composition table. You can roll on the Limbs to customize it further, while results from the Hex Blast table replace that action in the stat block. If the results of

them appear to be composed of living mist. Further details of a mist horror’s appearance are drawn from the fears of those within 100 feet of it. This might cause a mist horror to take on a form

Unspeakable Horror (Oozing Organs)

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

might slink forth into other realms to slake unnameable hungers. Customizing a Horror An unspeakable horror has one of four body compositions, determined by rolling on the Body Composition table. You

details of a mist horror’s appearance are drawn from the fears of those within 100 feet of it. This might cause a mist horror to take on a form that combines multiple fears when it encounters a

Unspeakable Horror (Aberrant Armor)

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

other realms to slake unnameable hungers. Customizing a Horror An unspeakable horror has one of four body compositions, determined by rolling on the Body Composition table. You can roll on the Limbs

horror’s appearance are drawn from the fears of those within 100 feet of it. This might cause a mist horror to take on a form that combines multiple fears when it encounters a group, like a wolf

5. Portrait of a Mad Mage

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

5. Portrait of a Mad Mage This room is empty except for an enormous red velvet curtain that covers the north wall. A pull-rope on one side of the curtain allows it to be drawn back. Behind the

painting must succeed on a DC 17 Wisdom saving throw or suffer a random form of long-term madness, determined by rolling on the Long-Term Madness table in chapter 8 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide. On a failed save, a creature can be affected by the painting again, but not until its current madness ends.

Crook of Rao

Magic Items Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

;potentially for the final time. Random Properties. The artifact has the following random properties, which you can determine by rolling on the tables in the "Artifacts" section of the Dungeon Master

;s name in Iggwilv’s voice, doing so until the gate calls on every fiend ever banished by the Crook of Rao. If the fiend still exists, it is drawn through the gate. This process takes eighteen

Random Road Events

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen

however you like. Use a few, use them all, or make up more of your own. On a trip of this length, checking for random events every hour is excessive. The Trade Way sees a lot of travelers and it is

relatively (if not entirely) safe. Check for a random event each day by rolling a d20. On a roll of 16 or higher, one or more events occur as indicated below: 16 means an event occurs in the morning 17

Wilderness Encounters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver

hungry beasts, greedy bandits, or vicious monsters. Check for encounters once during the day and once at night by rolling a d20. On a roll of 17–20, an encounter takes place. Roll a d12 and consult the

drain the blood of their victims and are drawn to the light of campfires at night. Ghouls. These undead humans hunger for living flesh. Ogre. The ogre is looking for an easy kill. It is too stupid to

Random Road Events

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons

however you like. Use a few, use them all, or make up more of your own. On a trip of this length, checking for random events every hour is excessive. The Trade Way sees a lot of travelers and it is

relatively (if not entirely) safe. Check for a random event each day by rolling a d20. On a roll of 16 or higher, one or more events occur as indicated below: 16 means an event occurs in the morning 17

Chapter 3: Balance

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things

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

rolling on a table of possible results. But when using cards, it’s easy to prevent any undesired results: simply leave those cards out of the deck. Eliminate Repetition. You can prevent repetition in a deck

Cult of Zariel

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

. Refugees with the will to fight but lacking experience are drawn to Zariel, as she can provide them with the skills needed to survive. Established warriors looking for an edge are otherwise her most common

creature hits with an attack that isn’t a critical hit, it can turn the hit into a critical hit. Infernal Tactics. This creature has a keen eye for seizing a tactical advantage. Immediately after rolling

Into the Astral Sea

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis

drawn visage of an astral elf. Each target has AC 15 and 7 hit points. If a character destroys a target in one hit, the act sparks a rousing old war story from Krux, and that character gains inspiration

). Random Encounter The characters have at least one random encounter in the Astral Sea. Determine what they encounter by rolling on the Astral Sea Encounters table, which appears in Boo’s Astral Menagerie or choose an encounter you like.

Wilderness Encounters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

, they might stumble across hungry animals, greedy bandits, or vicious monsters. Check for random wilderness encounters once during the day and once at night by rolling a d20. On a roll of 17–20, an

crudely drawn sketch of one party member, with “25 gold pieces for this one” and a symbol of a spider scrawled beneath it. Bugbear Scouts These two bugbears are part of the band based at Wyvern Tor. As they roam, they look for travelers to ambush.

Travel-Montage Approach

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

wilderness trek without checking for encounters along the way. Just as movies use travel montages to convey long and arduous journeys in a matter of seconds, you can use a few sentences of descriptive

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

Respect for the Players

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

in the face of devastating tragedy are better suited for character backstories. DM Die Rolling Should you hide your die rolls behind a DM screen, or should you roll your dice in the open for all the

example, you could ignore a Critical Hit to save a character’s life. Don’t alter die rolls too often, though, and never let the players know when you fudge a die roll. Visible Die Rolls. Rolling dice

Deck of Illusions

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

usually missing 1d20 − 1 cards. The magic of the deck functions only if its cards are drawn at random. You can take a Magic action to draw a card at random from the deck and throw it to the ground at a

point within 30 feet of yourself. An illusion of a creature, determined by rolling on the Deck of Illusions table, forms over the thrown card and remains until dispelled. The illusory creature created

Using the Poster Map

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

marked on the map. If queried about a location not drawn on the map, the cartographer mumbles incoherently, screams madly, or whimpers in despair. MAPPING AVERNUS Celestials and demon lords alike wish

character must make a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw. On a failed save, the character contracts a random form of madness determined by rolling on the Short-Term Madness table in chapter 8 of the Dungeon

Respect for the Players

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

in the face of devastating tragedy are better suited for character backstories. DM Die Rolling Should you hide your die rolls behind a DM screen, or should you roll your dice in the open for all the

example, you could ignore a Critical Hit to save a character’s life. Don’t alter die rolls too often, though, and never let the players know when you fudge a die roll. Visible Die Rolls. Rolling dice

Deck of Illusions

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

usually missing 1d20 − 1 cards. The magic of the deck functions only if its cards are drawn at random. You can take a Magic action to draw a card at random from the deck and throw it to the ground at a

point within 30 feet of yourself. An illusion of a creature, determined by rolling on the Deck of Illusions table, forms over the thrown card and remains until dispelled. The illusory creature created

Mordent

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

, Mordent is a quiet domain of peaceful country estates that sprawl across rolling moors. Landowners of the aristocratic class maintain a pretense of being the benevolent custodians of the land and

experiments of twisted scholars or bound to the service of the Darklord of the domain, Lord Wilfred Godefroy. And those with a personal connection to the Darklord are inevitably drawn to his manor on Gryphon Hill to become part of his endless torment.

Bazaar Chase

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

flying from Emad’s shop measures 4 feet by 6 feet, has a capacity of 400 pounds, and has a flying speed of 60 feet. It can accommodate two Medium or Small creatures. After rolling initiative, each

can avoid rolling on the table again if you don’t move this turn. 7–10 No complication Ending the Chase The chase ends when either side gives up the chase, when the Ashen Heirs escape, or when the

Introduction

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

not decorations? DM: Make an Intelligence check. Phillip: Does my Investigation skill apply? DM: Sure! Phillip (rolling a d20): Ugh. Seven. DM: They look like decorations to you. And Amy, Riva

is checking out the drawbridge? In the Dungeons & Dragons game, each player creates an adventurer (also called a character) and teams up with other adventurers (played by friends). Working

Silken Path Encounters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

Silken Path Encounters For every 500 feet the party travels through the webs, check for a random encounter by rolling a d6. An encounter occurs on a roll of 1 unless one or more party members are

pursuers by 1. Giant Spiders Giant spiders are the most common inhabitants of the Silken Paths, and they are drawn to vibrations in the webs that indicate potential prey. Mimic This creature pretends

Introduction

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

decorations? DM: Make an Intelligence check. Phillip: Does my Investigation skill apply? DM: Sure! Phillip (rolling a d20): Ugh. Seven. DM: They look like decorations to you. And Amy, Riva is

checking out the drawbridge? In the Dungeons & Dragons game, each player creates an adventurer (also called a character) and teams up with other adventurers (played by friends). Working together

Story Overview

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

become aware of the orrery’s existence — and have a full understanding of its potential for destructive power. That power is described in the orrery write-up in appendix D. As the characters are drawn

of the orrery to destroy Acquisitions Incorporated — and bring ruin to Faerûn. As the adventure unfolds, the characters travel hither and yon across the Sword Coast and the North, checking in on some

Bugbear Lair Locations

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

paraphrase the following text: This room contains an old table and four upright logs. A poorly drawn map of the Borderlands covers the table. Two tall, furry goblinoids hunch over the map, arguing

Initiative. On the goblins’ turn, they attempt to scramble up the stairs and activate the rolling log trap (detailed below). The goblins then fight the characters. Rolling Log Trap. This 10-foot-long

The Iron Tabernacle

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

names, titles, and lineage carved into the stone. A number of scholars have been drawn to Gauntlgrym in response to Bruenor’s call, hoping to record a complete lineage of the great families of Gauntlgrym

the priests and a sure sign that something unwelcome has made its way into this most sacred of places. Check for a random encounter once every hour of travel in the Iron Tabernacle by rolling a d20

Random Urban Encounters

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

gather information on the adventurers. Contest. The adventurers are drawn into an impromptu contest — anything from an intellectual test to a drinking competition — or witness a duel. Corpse. The

trinket. You can determine the trinket by rolling on the Trinkets table in the Player’s Handbook. Guard Harassment. The adventurers are cornered by 1d4 + 1 guards eager to throw their weight around

Trinkets

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

well? Then consider rolling on the Acquisitions Incorporated Trinkets table instead of the table in chapter 5 of the Player’s Handbook, to gain a unique trinket at character creation with a bit of

95 A tankard stolen from the Dran & Courtier 96 A small, severed tentacle preserved in alcohol 97 A walnut with a face drawn on it 98 A small flask of liquid from the Lake of

Death Curse

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

before the atropal devours it. You can determine the status of a trapped soul at dawn on any given day by secretly rolling a d20. On a roll of 2 or higher, the soul remains trapped in the Soulmonger, at

drawn by curiosity or circumstance to locations such as the garden ruin of Nangalore, the dwarven forge of Hrakhamar, or the pirate haven of Jahaka Anchorage. Such locations present dangers that, when

Crook of Rao

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

threat, few risk using the Crook of Rao—potentially for the final time. Random Properties. The artifact has the following random properties, which you can determine by rolling on the tables in the

initiative count 20, audibly speaks a fiend’s name in Iggwilv’s voice, doing so until the gate calls on every fiend ever banished by the Crook of Rao. If the fiend still exists, it is drawn through the

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