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Magic Items
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
creature that is transformed by magic, and see into the Ethereal Plane, all within a range of 60 feet.
New Personality. You gain new personality traits, determined by rolling once on each of the
misquote) religious texts.
6
I anger quickly when I witness cruelty or injustice.
7
My praise and trust are earned and never given freely.
8
I like everything clean and organized
Half-Elf
Legacy
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Species
Basic Rules (2014)
Flint squinted into the setting sun. He thought he saw the figure of a man striding up the path. Standing, Flint drew back into the shadow of a tall pine to see better. The man’s walk was
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EXCELLENT AMBASSADORS
Many half-elves learn at an early age to get along with everyone, defusing hostility and finding common ground. As a race, they have elven grace without elven aloofness and
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
guildless masses of the city.
Consider why you’re embedded in the secondary guild. Create a story with your DM, inspired by rolling on the following table or choosing a reason that suits you
people’s nightmares.
6
Combat is meant to be quick, clean, and one-sided.
7
I like to stick to the shadows.
8
I never show my anger. I just plot my revenge.
Ideals
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
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3
When I give an order, I expect it to be obeyed.
4
I just want things the way I like them: neat, orderly, and clean.
5
No wrongdoing can escape my watchful gaze.
6
I always say
best at everything in my legal training, and now I work with the person who was always just a little bit better.
6
A good friend was promoted into work they can’t tell me about.
7
I
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Backgrounds Countless people come from loving, nurturing homes. Through hard work, clean living, and wise decisions, they excel at what they do. They live prosperous, respectable lives, leaving the
world a better place than they found it. You’re not one of them. Somewhere along the way, something went wrong. Maybe it was bad luck. Circumstances might have conspired to put you in an impossible
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Icewind Dale’s future. The tavern is run by a plump, gray-haired widow named Ethen Yarbroul (neutral good human commoner), better known as “Ma.” She fusses over the fishers as if they were her children
. Characters who hang out in the tavern are likely to hear a rumor or two, which you can determine by rolling on the Ten-Towns Rumors table (See "Ten-Towns Rumors").
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
The Lucky Liar Tavern Fishers and woodcutters gather here in the evenings to weave tall tales—the more outrageous and embellished, the better. From time to time, patrons whose tongues have been
loosened by drink let slip valuable or dangerous secrets. Characters who loiter in the tavern are likely to hear a rumor or two, which you can determine by rolling on the Ten-Towns Rumors table (see "Ten
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
-five years old and has run the establishment for decades. His elven blood through his half-elf mother has kept him alive this long, and keeps him looking better than most full-blooded humans his age. He
the Flaming Fist. Tavern murders are common, and usually end with the poor victim being dragged away and either left in an alley (to be picked clean by urchins, then eaten by rats) or tossed in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
greater intelligence than most elementals, allowing it to better assess threats and to communicate with creatures entering its guarded area. Stone Guardian. A galeb duhr doesn’t age or require
. Galeb Duhr
Medium elemental, neutral
Armor Class 16 (natural armor)
Hit Points 85 (9d8 + 45)
Speed 15 ft. (30 ft. when rolling, 60 ft. rolling downhill)
STR
20 (+5)
DEX
14 (+2
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
sphere. If it would better fit your group, a trapped character can mysteriously reappear after a few in-game hours or days, rejoining the party on their own. Those who return from the sphere in this
character’s mark by rolling on the Marks of the Donjon table. A Mark of the Donjon lasts until removed by a Remove Curse spell or similar magic. Marks of the Donjon d6 Curse 1 The character can’t
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
like Eberron. The nicer neighborhoods of the city enjoy central heating and plumbing (thanks to the work of the Izzet League), elevators, and spacious apartments. Even poorer neighborhoods boast clean
and smooth roads and sturdy construction. No one needs to go hungry in Ravnica, because the Golgari Swarm provides a bare minimum of sustenance to anyone who can’t afford better food, though it is best
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
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
succeeds on a DC 20 Intelligence (Investigation) check finds some hidden treasure determined by rolling on the Treasure Hoard: Challenge 5–10 table in the Dungeon Master’s Guide. Up to four such hoards
can be found before the city is picked clean. To keep the characters on their toes, you can use one of the following encounters. Hands of the Dead A 20-foot-square area underneath the characters erupts
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
is a staple in Port Nyanzaru, both because catching fish is easier and safer than hunting dinosaurs, and tender fish tastes better than tough reptile. The fish market is a great place to buy the day’s
meals. Prices are higher in the morning, when quality and selection are also better. 20. Grand Coliseum This stone arena is the site of gladiatorial games (usually nonlethal, but accidents happen
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
air with one hand while speaking in a deadpan monotone, while an archmage might express her displeasure by silently rolling her eyes and massaging her temples with her fingers. Engaging the Players
?” Or just ask the player what his or her character is doing while the conversation is going on. The first approach is better for players who are already comfortable speaking in their characters’ voices
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
and villains the adventurers battle against, choosing their actions and rolling dice for their attacks. The DM also plays the part of all the other characters the players meet in the course of their
issues as they come up.
When in doubt, make it up! It’s better to keep the game moving than to get bogged down in the rules.
It’s not a competition. The DM isn’t competing against the player
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
“People of Phandalin” for more information on Sister Garaele. Sleeping Giant This single-story tavern’s better days have seen better days. Its weathered sign probably depicts a prone giant, but whatever
five years ago. The six-bedroom complex is tidy and clean, the table fare is good, and the company is pleasant. Development. The Stonehills are unwitting soldiers in the war for power in Phandalin
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
sidebar outlines several possible goals for Halaster. Choose one you like, or randomly determine Halaster’s goal by rolling a d6. His goal can change at any time without explanation; he is the Mad
Mage, after all.
Goal 1: Clean House. Halaster wants adventurers to clear out parts of his dungeon so that he can restock the tunnels with new threats from across the planes. He’s unhappy about the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
the characters have hit the creature at least once, allowing players to know without asking if attacks made against the creature hit or miss. Hit Points. It’s better not to tell players how many hit
can take advantage of its predictability. Rolling the dice takes more time but can yield more volatile results. In the interest of fairness, commit to one approach or the other for the duration of an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
, and relying on the good graces of people better off than you. A wretched lifestyle presents abundant dangers. Violence, disease, and hunger follow you wherever you go. Other wretched people covet
hungry or thirsty, and your living conditions are clean, if simple. Ordinary people living modest lifestyles include soldiers with families, laborers, students, priests, hedge wizards, and the like
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
minimum
Wretched. You live in inhumane conditions. With no place to call home, you shelter wherever you can, sneaking into barns, huddling in old crates, and relying on the good graces of people better
clean, if simple. Ordinary people living modest lifestyles include soldiers with families, laborers, students, priests, hedge wizards, and the like. Comfortable. Choosing a comfortable lifestyle
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
plays the monsters and villains in the adventure, choosing their actions and rolling dice for their attacks. The DM also plays the parts of all the other characters who the adventurers meet, including
help you arbitrate issues as they arise. When in doubt, make it up. It’s better to keep the game moving than to get bogged down in the rules. Embrace the shared story. D&D is about telling a story as a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
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
mile away. Five swarms of insects gather around it. 10 A 50-foot-diameter pool of pure clean drinking water calls out to creatures who are within 100 feet of it. Those who understand at least one
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Manor Locations Within the marble walls of the manor, the rooms and hallways are spacious and clean, and the decorations are luxurious without being gaudy. Its doors are unlocked unless noted
gateway to one of four connected extradimensional spaces throughout the manor. See “Finding Quill” later in the adventure for more information. M2. Kitchen This kitchen is bright and clean, with two
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
distances. But that’s what fills Sechepol’s wagon. He will make his money on the road, selling his stock to his fellow travelers in the caravan. He is diplomatic and has a gift for defusing arguments
team of horses or mules better than anyone on the Trade Way. She has an uncanny knack for making animals understand what she wants from them with only a twitch on the reins, a whistle, and a snap of her
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
long distances. But that’s what fills Sechepol’s wagon. He will make his money on the road, selling his stock to his fellow travelers in the caravan. He is diplomatic and has a gift for defusing
handle a team of horses or mules better than anyone on the Trade Way. She has an uncanny knack for making animals understand what she wants from them with only a twitch on the reins, a whistle, and a snap
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
performance and “tag out” someone currently on stage. Quentillius keeps the transitions narratively clean, while members of the crowd cheer, jeer, and shout ideas to the improvising actors. Other
nautical scene, rolling fake monsters near the actors when danger threatens and impersonating the monsters’ snarls, handing dueling actors improbable “weapons,” or the like. Responding to the cues in a way
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
the room, two crates containing ink jars have been knocked over, a mishap that faculty members intend to program the Earl in area C3 to clean up the next day. The ink has drawn power from a number of
. Beyond the door is a secondary storage area that is much better organized, though a thick layer of dust on the boxes and crates here indicates that no one has accessed it in a while. Characters who
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
. He can cast the prestidigitation cantrip at will and uses it to make his dirt-stained garments look clean. Sladis Vadir has always felt a strange attraction to the Underdark, but the demonic incursion
of monsters, but the Zhents have installed trip wires and pressure plates at irregular intervals. These are triggering mechanisms for collapsing roofs, poison darts, and rolling spheres (see “Sample
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Trielta Hills In the rolling terrain of the Trielta Hills, scattered with small settlements of gnomes and halflings, life seems pastoral and idyllic. Halfling farmers tend to their plots, and gnome
a dozen or two dozen halfling or gnome families, living in homes molded gently into rolling hills. Relatively shallow valleys serve as agricultural land, while the slopes are used for growing vine
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
, the tracks are set to bypass all the sidings and run straight through to the bottom. Some carts’ brakes are in better condition than others. If a brake fails, the cart races out of control round and
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
the foyer by rolling once on the Gala Guests table. Ice Mephits. Six ice mephits are disguised as ice decorations along the perimeter of the room. The mephits attack anyone who starts a fight in this
jewels.
A 20-foot-high balcony (area P9) overlooks the ballroom floor. Guests. At any given time during the gala, 2d6 × 2 nobles dance here. You can add a named guest to the ballroom by rolling once on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
encounters that can take place along the seashore or on the surface of the water. Check for an encounter once per day by rolling a d20. On an 18 or higher, the characters have an encounter at some point
slaves to clean and repair his magic automatons. Dreadnaught's crew includes twelve automatons (animated armor) brought to life by Vigr’s magic. Various tools, weapons, and implements (flying swords) flit
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Nsi. To determine whether they can be trusted, she assigns them to work under Overseer Issar (area 19). Issar assigns each character a labor, determined by rolling percentile dice and consulting the
character learns that Fenthaza had a prophetic dream about the Black Opal Crown, a treasure which the yuan-ti believe has the power to usher forth Dendar the Night Serpent. 76–90 Clean the yuan-ti nests in