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Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
Hadozees’ progenitors were mammals no bigger than house cats. Hunted by larger natural predators, they took to the trees and evolved wing-like flaps that enabled them to glide from branch to
use to determine the scores, such as rolling or point buy.
The “Quick Build” section for your character’s class offers suggestions on which scores to increase. You’re free to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
The Rise of Tiamat The Rise of Tiamat continues the tale of Tyranny of Dragons. Characters begin this adventure at 8th level, likely having attained that level through the events of the first volume
removing a few opponents from combat encounters. If the group is bigger, add opponents to the fights. Consider altering encounters for smaller groups to avoid overly tough battles. Character
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
Indestructible The Infinite Staircase is immune to all damage and can’t have its form changed by spells like Passwall or similar magic. No one knows who or what built the staircase—or continues to
add to it. Its masons are never seen but often heard, their hammers ringing in the distance like rolling thunder.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
The Rise of Tiamat The Rise of Tiamat continues the tale of Tyranny of Dragons. Characters begin this adventure at 8th level, likely having attained that level through the events of the first volume
removing a few opponents from combat encounters. If the group is bigger, add opponents to the fights. Consider altering encounters for smaller groups to avoid overly tough battles. Character
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
The Rise of Tiamat The Rise of Tiamat continues the tale of Tyranny of Dragons. Characters begin this adventure at 8th level, likely having attained that level through the events of the first volume
removing a few opponents from combat encounters. If the group is bigger, add opponents to the fights. Consider altering encounters for smaller groups to avoid overly tough battles. Character
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
Location Overview Years after the eruption of Mount Hotenow, the city of Neverwinter continues to rebuild itself after the destruction wrought by that event. Loggers have set up camps along the river
, which is why Harbin uses adventurers to make deliveries. Tibor has a bigger problem than supply lines, however. His loggers have drawn the ire of anchorites of Talos, who resent intrusions into their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Borderlands Quest: Goblin Trouble
Dead Spiders When the characters enter the cave, they see a passage leading deeper underground. From the cave entrance, a passage continues deeper beneath the hills and slopes downward. You travel
for several minutes before the passage turns north and leads up a set of natural stone steps. A group of caverns continues out ahead of you.
The ceiling of these caverns is choked with webs, and the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
aid they provide, Pharika’s servants are likely viewed with suspicion. In obtaining rare ingredients or defending researchers, the characters might come into conflict with those who can’t see the
bigger picture—often followers of Heliod or Ephara. Undermining these faiths might be the best means of preserving Pharika’s favorite wildernesses and laboratories. Ultimately, Pharika might call upon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
monsters compelled the poorly defended lakeside towns to turn Bryn Shander from a modest hilltop trading post into a walled town capable of defending all Ten-Towners if and when the worst comes. Most
against one another as competition for resources becomes increasingly intense. The alliance of Ten-Towns won’t hold if the mounting tribalism continues to threaten the common good.
Kobold
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invasion and oppression. Although individually they are timid and shy away from conflict, kobolds are dangerous if cornered, vicious when defending their eggs, and notorious for the dangerous
crawl to make progress. In places where a tunnel opens into a chasm and continues on the other side, the kobolds might connect the two passages with a rope bridge or some other rickety structure
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
no light source in the shaft, which continues down 50 feet until it ends in a folding ladder with a dangling cord. When unfolded, the ladder reaches another 20 feet to the sewer tunnel floor. When the
20-foot-high tunnel. The sewer tunnel is 30 feet wide and continues in both directions. The tunnel has a raised walkway 5 feet wide and 5 feet tall along both sides. The main passage is flowing with 1
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
.) Bone Boulder Trap At 15 feet beyond the shaft entrance, a mechanical plate installed in the floor triggers a rolling boulder trap. A successful DC 22 Wisdom (Perception) check by one of the characters in
as much damage with a successful DC 17 Dexterity saving throw. Any creature that fails this save is grabbed by skeletal hands and pulled into the sphere, which continues to roll over any other
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
Boulder Trap At 15 feet beyond the shaft entrance, a mechanical plate installed in the floor triggers a rolling boulder trap. A successful DC 22 Wisdom (Perception) check by one of the characters in the
much damage with a successful DC 17 Dexterity saving throw. Any creature that fails this first save is grabbed by skeletal hands and pulled into the sphere, which continues to roll over any other
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
about its own future has forced Extremiton to hold off on transforming into an elder brain. Instead, it is focused on defending the colony and destroying its githyanki neighbors. With only a dozen mind
captive audience reacts. Meanwhile, it continues to use its telepathy to reach out to the Waterdavians in the city above, gathering more information to better realize its version of the city.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Intelligence check.
Phillip: Does my Investigation skill apply?
Jared: Sure!
Phillip (rolling a d20): Ugh. Seven.
Jared: They look like decorations to you. And Maeve, Mirabella is examining the
drawbridge?
The adventure continues from there, relying on the DM’s descriptions to set the scenes. Later in the chapter, other examples of play focus on certain aspects of D&D play: social
Orc
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created the orcs and continues to direct their destiny. He is aided and abetted by the other warrior deities, Bahgtru and Ilneval, who bring strength and cunning to the battlefield. The followers of all
laden wagon or after heroically defending it from thieves gain great respect and advance higher in the tribe’s pecking order.
All Are Fighters
Most of the orcs that stay behind when the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
patches must be Large or bigger.
Actions
Hallucination Spores. The bridesmaid ejects spores at one creature it can see within 5 feet of it. The target must succeed on a DC 10 Constitution saving
failed save, the creature is infected with a disease called the spores of Zuggtmoy and also gains a random form of indefinite madness (determined by rolling on the Madness of Zuggtmoy table in appendix D
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
completed their turns. If more than two sides take part in a battle, each side rolls for initiative. Sides act from the highest roll to lowest. Combat continues in the initiative order until the battle
initiative that introduces more uncertainty into combat, at the cost of speed of play. Under this variant, the participants in a battle roll initiative each round. Before rolling, each character or
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
sometimes rolls a seven
80 A left-hand gauntlet
81 A music box that plays nursery rhymes
82 A locket that’s bigger on the outside than the inside
83 A potted plant that grows
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
feel as if they’re being watched even when they aren’t. While defending its cavernous lair, the tyrant avails itself of its lair actions. Treasure. If the characters defeat the death tyrant, they can
plunder its hoard: 4d6 × 1,000 gp, 5d6 × 100 pp, 3d6 500 gp gems, and 1d6 magic items (determine each one by rolling on Magic Item Table C in chapter 7 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide). Demons One or
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
adventurers grow in might as the campaign continues. Each monster defeated, each adventure completed, and each treasure recovered not only adds to the continuing story, but also earns the adventurers
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
adventurers grow in might as the campaign continues. Each monster defeated, each adventure completed, and each treasure recovered not only adds to the continuing story, but also earns the adventurers new
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
affected by rolling a d8. Snail Race Surprises d8 Surprise 1–3 No surprise. 4 One random snail gets a stitch, reducing its speed by 40 feet this round. 5 A spectator throws a head of lettuce at one
random snail comes loose and falls off. The snail’s jockey must succeed on a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw to remain atop the snail. On a failed save, the jockey falls off, and the snail continues the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
give chase. After rolling initiative, each participant in the chase can take one action and move on its turn. Itzmin begins 120 feet ahead of the pursuers. Track the distance between Itzmin and the
escapes. If not, the chase continues for another round. If the characters catch Itzmin, he tells them where Serapio is in exchange for his release. Should Itzmin escape, the character who has the highest
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
, which serves as the kobolds’ egg nursery. These kobolds protect their eggs with flinty resolve. The mossy niches in the walls contain a total of thirty eggs. 6C. Rolling Stone Trap A tripwire
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
(lawful neutral human first-year student; see the “Fellow Students” section). The festival’s improvised play continues until all volunteer performers have exhausted their prompts. More frequently
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->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
direction, rolling downhill. Riding on the cart is a tiefling boy with an eye patch, screaming at the top of his lungs. “Look out!” he shouts. A character in the path of the apple cart must succeed on a
successful DC 15 Strength saving throw. On a failed save, the character is struck by the cart and falls prone as it continues to roll. After plowing through the party, the cart flips on its side, sending
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
are six statues half its size, each impressive in its own right and depicting a paragon of a type of giant: hill, stone, frost, fire, cloud, and storm. These smaller statues face the bigger one in the
sound of rolling thunder fills the temple, loud enough to be heard throughout the complex. Any creature that steps into the archway appears in area 11. The archway remains active for 1 hour. Any
compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
the hook. The color and properties of the conjured fish are determined by rolling on the Hook of Fisher’s Delight table. Once the hook conjures a fish, it can’t do so again until the next dawn.
Hook
, which is determined by rolling on the Lantern of Tracking table. Once determined, this creature type can’t be changed. While the lantern is within 300 feet of any creature of that type, its flame
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
adventurers. You can make Auril even tougher by having her use a lair action to teleport to the rooftop (area G9), where her roc can fight alongside her. A fight against Auril continues until the characters
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
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->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
patrolling the Doomvault don’t notice the disruption, since a disrupted black gate continues to function normally. However, the gate’s active field deals 10 (3d6) force damage (instead of 2d6). Gatehouse
on attack rolls, ability checks, saving throws, and saving throw DCs. A reduced threat creature that is based on a creature bigger than Large is instead Large. Some specific reduced-threat creatures
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
through the air (maximum 20d6).
Treasure Each hill giant carries a sack that holds 1d4 mundane items, determined by rolling on the Items in a Giant’s Bag table in the introduction, and 1d4 - 1 art objects
successful DC 15 Charisma (Intimidation) check pries the following information out of a defeated but conscious hill giant: “Guh want food.” “Me get food for Guh.” “Guh big. Real big. Bigger than me
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
player will accept it), or rolling a d10 and having it turn black on a 1. The ramifications of this revelation are up to you. Development. If the characters open Orestes’s sarcophagus, they find
. Callisos spends much time here, etching grimly poetic prayers to Athreos on the walls with ink and bone chisels. If called to battle by Antiophes, or if audible conflict continues in area 7 for more






