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Sorcerer Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

back behind the rock formation with a grin, unaware that her wild magic has turned her skin bright blue. Sorcerers carry a magical birthright conferred upon them by an exotic bloodline, some

apparent flukes. Some sorcerers can’t name the origin of their power, while others trace it to strange events in their own lives. The touch of a demon, the blessing of a dryad at a baby’s

Folk Hero Legacy

Backgrounds Basic Rules (2014)

after I led a symbolic act of protest against it. 9 A celestial, fey, or similar creature gave me a blessing or revealed my secret origin. 10 Recruited into a lord’s army, I rose to

home communities remain very important to them. d8 Personality Trait 1 I judge people by their actions, not their words. 2 If someone is in trouble, I’m always ready to

Inheritor

Backgrounds Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide

your adventuring career, you can decide whether to tell your companions about your inheritance right away. Rather than attracting attention to yourself, you might want to keep your inheritance a secret

trouble, I’m always ready to lend help. 3 When I set my mind to something, I follow through no matter what gets in my way. 4 I have a strong sense of fair play and always try to find

Izzet Engineer

Backgrounds Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

Azorius inspector seems interested in my work. 2 I was ready to join the Boros before I decided on Izzet, and I sometimes still hear from the sergeant who tried to recruit me. 3 One of my

me with conflicted feelings. 5 I helped a minor Gruul chieftain acquire an Izzet weapon. 6 Roll an additional Izzet contact; you can decide if the contact is an ally or a rival. 7

9. Crab Pool

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

the blessing is conferred. Any creature that damages the basin must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving throw or be transformed into a crab for 24 hours. The effect is otherwise identical to that

Blessings

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

provided below. The text of a blessing addresses its user. If you decide to create more blessings, consider this: a typical blessing mimics the properties of a wondrous item. Blessing of Health Your

Blessings A character might receive a blessing from a deity for doing something truly momentous — an accomplishment that catches the attention of both gods and mortals. Killing rampaging gnolls

I have a readied action. Can I stop readying to take an Opportunity Attack? Or does the Ready action take a full-round commitment?

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata

I have a readied action. Can I stop readying to take an Opportunity Attack? Or does the Ready action take a full-round commitment? Think of the Ready action as a preparatory action rather than a

commitment. By taking the Ready action, you’re giving your character access to a tailor-made Reaction to use in a given circumstance. However, you’re not bound to take that readied Reaction. As combat

Ready

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

Ready Sometimes you want to get the jump on a foe or wait for a particular circumstance before you act. To do so, you can take the Ready action on your turn, which lets you act using your reaction

before the start of your next turn. First, you decide what perceivable circumstance will trigger your reaction. Then, you choose the action you will take in response to that trigger, or you choose to

Ready

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

Ready Sometimes you want to get the jump on a foe or wait for a particular circumstance before you act. To do so, you can take the Ready action on your turn, which lets you act using your reaction

before the start of your next turn. First, you decide what perceivable circumstance will trigger your reaction. Then, you choose the action you will take in response to that trigger, or you choose to

Creating a Sorcerer

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

or the influence of wild magic, but the exact source of your power is up to you to decide. Is it a family curse, passed down to you from distant ancestors? Or did some extraordinary event leave you

blessing or a curse? Did you seek it out, or did it find you? Did you have the option to refuse it, and do you wish you had? What do you intend to do with it? Perhaps you feel like you’ve been given

Ending the Adventure

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath

adventurers are not quite ready to move to 9th level and start the next adventure in the series, Sleeping Dragon’s Wake. This is a good opportunity to create your own encounters or short adventures

culture, the blessing of the eggs. This occasion could be meaningful to a character attuned to nature, who could even become the “godparent” to a brood of lizardfolk hatchlings. Of course, a threat

Ready [Action]

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook

Ready [Action] You take the Ready action to wait for a particular circumstance before you act. To do so, you take this action on your turn, which lets you act by taking a Reaction before the start of

your next turn. First, you decide what perceivable circumstance will trigger your Reaction. Then, you choose the action you will take in response to that trigger, or you choose to move up to your

Finding Icespire Hold

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak

marked on the DM’s map (below). Characters spot Icespire Hold if they come within 1 hex of it. If the characters are ready to confront the dragon but need help finding its lair, use one of the

or friendly NPC suggests that the characters pray for Tymora’s blessing at the Shrine of Luck. If one or more characters do so, Tymora’s blessing comes after a long rest when a mysterious, cloaked man

Ready [Action]

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

Ready [Action] You take the Ready action to wait for a particular circumstance before you act. To do so, you take this action on your turn, which lets you act by taking a Reaction before the start of

your next turn. First, you decide what perceivable circumstance will trigger your Reaction. Then, you choose the action you will take in response to that trigger, or you choose to move up to your

What Caused the Mourning?

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron

What Caused the Mourning? There will never be an official answer to the cause of the Mourning. As a DM in Eberron, we want you to decide the cause of this tragedy… or if you prefer, to leave it as a

mystery that will never be solved. With that said, people in Eberron itself have many theories about the cause of the Mourning; it’s up to you to decide if any of them are correct. The Mourning was

First Session: Character Creation

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak

character creation — one of the most fun aspects of the game. If the players create and equip their characters with time to spare, you can begin the adventure once they’re ready to go. Otherwise

let the player decide if they want the character to have a sidekick (see “Running for One Player” below).

Yuan-ti Pureblood Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

remained ensconced in their hidden strongholds, biding their time until they were ready to strike again. Today, with their numbers greatly depleted and their enemies much stronger than in ages past, the

another society and wish to be part of it. 3 I respect my superiors and obey them without question. My fate is theirs to decide. 4 I have an interest in an unsuitable mate, which I can&rsquo

A Decision

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath

A Decision At some point, the characters must decide which vessel and captain they prefer. The town covers the cost of passage there and back for the characters, and both captains ask the same fare

, so that should not enter into the decision. Whomever the party chooses is pleased, and the other captain simply accepts the decision and walks away. They are both ready to go as soon as the characters

Wei's Betrayal

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

, she witnesses the discovery of the potions of longevity, the lack of Dragon’s Blessing, and any slips Zhong Yin makes when talking about the reason for the investigation. After this, whenever the

characters decide to head for area Y1 to leave the ruins, read the following: Rumbling fills the tunnels, and a tremor disturbs the nearby rubble. All goes quiet again, but now a haze of dust hangs in

Stage 4

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat

is ready to fulfill his plans, and the combined forces of the Sword Coast must strike now if the cult is to be stopped. Tiamat’s Return At the Well of Dragons, a battle unfolds that will decide the

Stage 4

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

is ready to fulfill his plans, and the combined forces of the Sword Coast must strike now if the cult is to be stopped. Tiamat’s Return At the Well of Dragons, a battle unfolds that will decide the

Death of a Dragon

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

seize the dragon’s power. The benefit conferred by this transfer of power is up to you. It might include one of the draconic gifts described in chapter 2 of this book, or a charm or blessing from the

, that knot is undone, sometimes resulting in a surge of magical energy. You can use the Dragon Death Throes table to help you decide what happens when a dragon dies. Characters who slay a dragon are often

Gaining a Bastion

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

Gaining a Bastion If you allow Bastions in your campaign, characters acquire their Bastions when they reach level 5. You and the players can decide together how these Bastions come into being. A

that work has been going on behind the scenes of the campaign during a character’s early adventuring career, so the Bastion is ready when the character reaches level 5. The shape, style, and function

Character Advancement

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

. Fireball 3rd 4. Dragon Season 3rd–4th 5. Spring Madness 5th or higher 6. Hell of a Summer 5th or higher 7. Maestro’s Fall 5th or higher 8. Winter Wizardry 5th or higher If you decide to track

experience points, you can slow the rate of advancement by banking XP until you’re ready for the party to level up. Conversely, you can hasten level advancement by awarding ad hoc XP for completing goals

Kobold Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

room to dig, and ready sources of food. Although lairing in these locations puts kobolds in competition with surface-dwelling humanoids, their ability to avoid detection often means their warrens go

being able to fly is an incredible gift, and it would be expected for kobolds to interpret the wings as a blessing from Tiamat, ordinary kobolds resent urds and don’t get along with them. Fragments

Anatomy of a War Band

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

power conferred by Yeenoghu himself. Pack lords favor big, heavy weapons, such as glaives and axes. Gnoll Fangs of Yeenoghu Fangs of Yeenoghu are gifted with the power to spawn more gnolls. They anoint

bone. While they lack any particular blessing of Yeenoghu, their ferocity makes them formidable enemies. Gnoll Hunters When a war band is on the move, the hunters travel in a wide arc around the

Creating a Sorcerer

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

or the influence of wild magic, but the exact source of your power is up to you to decide. Is it a family curse, passed down to you from distant ancestors? Or did some extraordinary event leave you

blessing or a curse? Did you seek it out, or did it find you? Did you have the option to refuse it, and do you wish you had? What do you intend to do with it? Perhaps you feel like you’ve been given

Approach by Sea

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

characters must decide where to disembark and how best to approach the fortress itself. If the lizardfolk are present, they recommend a daylight landing at the river mouth. In any event, the keelboat will not

party’s mission. At a predetermined signal or after some period of time, the keelboat will return to see if the characters are ready to be collected. COMBAT NOT REQUIRED The characters are considered

Run the Encounter

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Intro to Stormwreck Isle

asks for by 100 gp. If the players ask about the Scaled Queen, the merrow says that she is a huge, two-headed merrow who carries the special blessing of the Prince of Demons, Demogorgon. Attack the

Merrow Lots of players will attack first. Other players will decide their characters attack if other approaches fail. When a player decides that their character attacks, their character acts first in

Cold Open

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

Cold Open Before beginning the adventure, give your players a chance to decide how their characters wound up in Icewind Dale, what their relationships are to one another, and what circumstances

brought them together. Once the players are ready to get under way, use the following boxed text to summarize the situation: Icewind Dale has become trapped in a perpetual winter. Ferocious blizzards make

Ready

Actions

Prepare to take an action in response to a trigger you define.You take the Ready action to wait for a particular circumstance before you act. To do so, you take this action on your turn, which lets

you act by taking a Reaction before the start of your next turn.First, you decide what perceivable circumstance will trigger your Reaction. Then, you choose the action you will take in response to that

Your Turn

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

Your Turn On your turn, you can move a distance up to your speed and take one action. You decide whether to move first or take your action first. Your speed--sometimes called your walking speed--is

. The Movement and Position section gives the rules for your move. You can forgo moving, taking an action, or doing anything at all on your turn. If you can't decide what to do on your turn, consider

Character Backgrounds

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

. You’re headed to Phandalin to decide what’s next. Soldier You are a member of the Neverwinter Guard, and you suffered a terrible injury in the line of duty. You healed, but you’re not ready to return to work yet. Until you are, you’re taking easy jobs protecting merchant wagons headed to Phandalin.

is based in Neverwinter but owns property throughout the Sword Coast region. You recently inherited a cottage in Phandalin and must inspect the place before you decide to keep or sell it. Outlander

Activity While Traveling

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

their dwarf fighter friend behind. Noticing Threats Use the passive Wisdom (Perception) scores of the characters to determine whether anyone in the group notices a hidden threat. The DM might decide

that a threat can be noticed only by characters in a particular rank. For example, as the characters are exploring a maze of tunnels, the DM might decide that only those characters in the back rank

Preparing for the Play

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

once on the Performers’ Roles table to determine what role Stagefright assigns to that player’s character. If two players get the same result, Stagefright lets them decide which one of them takes that

) and says, “Find whatever you can make use of in this mess!” The characters are allowed 20 minutes to don costumes and select props appropriate for their assigned roles. When they’re ready

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