before berries drawing capturing rolling

Rare Plant(s)

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

Rare Plant(s) The characters find one or more unusual plants (see appendix C), determined by rolling a d6: 2d6 dancing monkey fruit growing on a tree Menga bush with 2d6 ounces of leaves 1d4 ryath

roots growing in the ground 4d6 sinda berries growing on a bush Wukka tree with 2d6 wukka nuts 1d6 zabou growing on a dead tree

Kalashtar Legacy

Species 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

Being Your Own Patron

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

Chapter 3: Balance

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

Opening the Book

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries

and mix it with water to form a thick paste, then spread the wet clay in a thin layer on a flat surface. Rolling one of the cylinders across this surface presses the writing into the clay and makes

ominously outside the grippli village. Then the serpentfolk rush forth, capturing or killing any of the frogfolk who try to stand against them. As the village falls into disarray, the giant crabs escape

Bound to Spirits

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

Arriving at the Homestead

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes’ Feast: Saving the Children’s Menu

vegetables line the hill on all sides, along with apple, cherry, pear, and quince trees and other flourishing plants that bear a plethora of fruits, nuts, and berries. Ingredient: Mustard Seeds Near

harvest the seeds from the mustard plants with a few minutes of work and a successful DC 15 Intelligence (Nature) check, rolling the seed pods between their fingers so the seeds fall out into a bag. A

Village Green

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves

mushrooms, berries, lichens, herbs, rabbit, venison, and other forest bounties. Fergus’s food is available to visitors for a small donation, as is the fine elven wine produced by the council-owned winery

NPC shares. Roll again if the characters have already been told the resulting rumor, and stop rolling once the characters have been told all of them. Village Green Rumors 1d6 Rumor 1 “Three

Navigation

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

1d6 giant wasps 3–4 2d6 stirges 5–6 1d3 swarms of poisonous snakes Plant Discovery The ruin contains one or more rare plants, determined by rolling a d6 and consulting the Plant Discovery table

sinda berries growing on a bush 5 1d6 wildroots 6 2d6 zabou growing on the floor Treasure The ruin contains 1d6 Omuan art objects (jade rings, painted pottery, silver-inlaid wooden statuettes of

Racial Traits

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

Travel-Montage Approach

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

The Grand Design

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

intend to conquer. A colony usually adopts one of three approaches to dealing with its neighbors. Control. A colony that desperately needs to increase its population concentrates on capturing humanoids

wizardry to attract intelligent minds for the colony to feed upon Rediscovering the secrets of nautiloid manufacture to take to the sky Drawing a surface city into the Underdark so as to have a population of ready victims

Adventure Hooks

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

for finding the fire gate in the Weeping Colossus. Dark Omens The signs and portents are clear: nature is out of balance. Terrible disaster is drawing closer with every passing day. To restore the

. The character earns inspiration for successfully joining the water cult at Rivergard Keep and again for capturing or killing Shoalar Quanderil. Walked Away The character was briefly recruited by the

Encounter Pace and Tension

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

14. Sepulchers

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

Traps in Play

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

Traps in Play

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

Geographic Features

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

Landgrave's Folly

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

goals: to kill Sgothgah and to deal with the kraken, either by destroying it or capturing it. If the characters don’t instantly jump to the attack and can demonstrate that they aren’t enslaved by

purpose. The pit’s magic acts as a beacon for negative emotional energy generated within five miles of it, drawing wisps of all such energy from the dismal environment of the Styes. Channeled through the

Attack on Triboar

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

Travel

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.

Portal Encounters

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

Command Level

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

. In the middle of the room is a low stone table, on the top of which is drawn an illustration that looks something like a map. Closer inspection of the drawing reveals that it’s an accurate depiction

can view the dragon’s route in Xardorok’s war room (area X4). Xardorok is capturing Underdark monsters, which he plans to unleash upon Icewind Dale. He has also captured a myconid sovereign and is

Greater Caverns Locations

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

Combat

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

Ironslag: Lower Level

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

his time with the “dragon slayer” (the Vonindod in area 28), while her mother likes to oversee activity in the kitchen (area 31). It might occur to the characters that they could benefit from capturing

. The ogres are too stupid to surrender or flee; they fight to the death, wielding giant rolling pins that are treated as greatclubs. Archways in the north wall lead to storerooms with wooden shelves

Nangalore

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

who spends at least 10 minutes searching a garden terrace for treasure inevitably stumbles upon a hidden creature or exotic plant, determined by rolling a d20 and consulting the Garden Discoveries

1d4 jaculis (see appendix D) 10–11 Menga bush with 2d6 ounces of leaves (see appendix C) 12–13 1d4 ryath roots (see appendix C) 14–15 4d6 sinda berries growing on a bush (see appendix C) 16–17 1d4

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