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Player’s Handbook (2014)
them like they were children’s books. It’s a useful talent, and one that you’re perfectly willing to use for your advantage.
You know what people want and you deliver, or rather
weakness and secure their fortunes.
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I put on new identities like clothes.
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I run sleight-of-hand cons on street corners.
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I convince people that worthless junk is worth their hard
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
can tease out their hearts’ desires after a few minutes of conversation, and with a few leading questions you can read them like they were children’s books. It’s a useful talent, and
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I run sleight-of-hand cons on street corners.
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I convince people that worthless junk is worth their hard-earned money.
FEATURE: FALSE IDENTITY
You have created a second
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Flee, Mortals! Rule Primer
Introduction Good news! If you’ve run fifth edition, then you already understand how to use most of the creatures within these books. You may see a few unfamiliar details, but fear not: this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Standalone Adventures Rather than playing the four adventures as a campaign, you can run them as standalone adventures. A section near the start of each adventure tells you how to use the adventure
in this way. If you run any of these adventures separately, you should ask the players to create characters of the appropriate starting level for the adventure, as shown in the Adventure Levels table
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
Running the Adventure To run this adventure, you need the D&D fifth edition core rulebooks — the Player’s Handbook, the Dungeon Master’s Guide, and the Monster Manual. Most of the monsters that
appear in the adventure are from the Monster Manual, along with a number of creatures from other books (including Volo’s Guide to Monsters and Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes) plus a number of new creatures
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fated Flight of the Recluse
the monsters (open monster entries on D&D Beyond, or bookmark physical books). They all appear in the Monster Manual or Eberron: Forge of the Artificer. Here’s a list of the stat blocks needed to run
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
18. Library The githyanki keep a modest library of books and maps on shelves carved into the asteroid’s rock walls. These shelves run from the floor to the 15-foot-high ceiling of each chamber. Most
columns that support the roof are lined with books. All the volumes here are in Gith and concern the githyanki’s history battling illithids and githzerai (see the “Gith” entry in the Monster Manual). 18b
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
characters hear or see them as they skulk about. Not every encounter with a wandering monster or patrol needs to end in combat, but knowing that they don’t have free run of the dungeon will help keep the
thessalhydra and another creation of Moghadam’s known as the thessalheart construct. Thessalhydra When the characters first enter the temple, roll a d4. On a 1–2, the temple’s guardian thessalhydra is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Borderlands Quest: Goblin Trouble
(see the list below). Step 3. Reference the monsters (open monster entries or bookmark physical books). They all appear in the 2024 Monster Manual or D&D Beyond Basic Rules (available for free on D&D
Beyond). Here’s a list of the stat blocks needed to run the adventure: Bandit Giant Centipede Goblin Warrior Here are the premade characters you may want to use for the adventure: Shiela, Human Rogue
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
characters and monsters. Monster Wranglers. Whenever the characters enter combat with Hostile monsters, one or two players run these monsters using the stat blocks in the Monster Manual. (Two players can
share this role.) Rules Consultant. One player references rules in the Player’s Handbook or other books as needed.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
Servitor Thrull The most wretched of thrulls are the servitors, small and slender, that serve as playthings for their Orzhov masters. They run trivial errands, transport small items, caper and dance
, and keep their masters’ expensive robes from trailing on the dirty street. They are utterly loyal, lacking any concept of thinking for themselves. Servitor Thrull
Small construct, unaligned
Armor
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
mill sits on the riverbank, with several big granaries nearby and a handful of small, run-down cottages.
Most of the townsfolk are intimidated by the thugs who run their criminal trade from their
keelboats. Questions about, “Is anybody selling books around here?” or “Where do we find the river boats?” quickly lead the party to the docks. Two of the three keelboats are crewed by commoners (ordinary
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
portray him, the Cartophile might fall under suspicion by the characters in the manner of so many too-helpful NPCs. You can opt to run with such suspicions by giving the Cartophile a secret agenda. He
might be a criminal agent working for the Monastery of the Distressed Body, sending party after adventuring party to become new prisoners of the Grand Master. He might even be a construct sent from the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
Running the Adventure To run this adventure, you need the D&D fifth edition core rulebooks (Player’s Handbook, Dungeon Master’s Guide, and Monster Manual). Text that appears in a box like this is
from the Monster Manual, Volo’s Guide to Monsters, and Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes can be found in those books. Spells and equipment mentioned in the adventure are described in the Player’s Handbook
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
shelves filled with books line the walls of this room. Two more shelves run through the middle of the room with a ten-foot-wide aisle between them. Several stacks of books are piled high throughout the
room. There are small reading desks with cozy scarlet chairs in the corners.
The shelves contain books on Fistandia’s favorite subjects: arcana, natural science, religion, astrology, and planar
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
Running the Adventure A Xaryxian star moth jettisons one of many astral seeds while orbiting an unsuspecting world To run the adventure, you need the fifth edition core rulebooks (Player’s Handbook
, Dungeon Master’s Guide, and Monster Manual). In addition, you need the other two books included in this product: Boo’s Astral Menagerie and the Astral Adventurer’s Guide. Text that appears in a box
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
, general command, such as to fetch a key, stand watch, or stack some books. If you issue no commands, the servant does nothing other than defend itself against hostile creatures. Once given an order
Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 4th level or higher, you can animate two additional objects for each slot level above 3rd. Tiny Servant
Tiny construct, unaligned
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
Running the Adventure To run the adventure, you need the fifth edition core rulebooks (Player’s Handbook, Dungeon Master’s Guide, and Monster Manual). In addition, you need the other two books
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
. That’s where the Monster Manual comes in handy. The Monster Manual is one of three books that form the foundation of the Dungeons & Dragons game, the other two being the Player’s Handbook and the Dungeon
help you use the monsters in this book in interesting ways, as well as advice for modifying monsters and creating your own. If you’ve never run a D&D adventure before, we recommend that you pick up
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Attack on Triboar Thousands of years ago, giants and dragons fought a great battle here, during which the giants unleashed an enormous dragon-slaying construct called the Vonindod. Part of the
construct broke off and was embedded in the ground. Over time, this fragment became buried deep in the earth. Today, it lies under a campground in the heart of town (area T2). Fire giants loyal to Duke
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
frame, the top of which is carved in the likeness of a yawning homunculus (see “Magic Mirror” below).
Furniture. A desk and a chair formed out of lacquer-covered books stand near the north wall
usable as an arcane focus. Maddgoth took the spellbooks from scores of dead wizards and used them to construct the desk and chair for himself. Any character who examines the furniture can quickly
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
read them like they were children’s books. It’s a useful talent, and one that you’re perfectly willing to use for your advantage. You know what people want and you deliver, or rather, you promise to
chance. 2 I shave coins or forge documents. 3 I insinuate myself into people’s lives to prey on their weakness and secure their fortunes. 4 I put on new identities like clothes. 5 I run sleight-of-hand
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
run into the room from area A2, scimitar at the ready. This jackalwere is willing to command the rug to stop if the characters explain themselves. A2. Kitchen This kitchen is small but clean and
hangs on the wall behind the desk. There’s a single bed tucked against the western wall.
Unless she is with the characters, at Amberdune Books, or elsewhere in the hideout investigating a commotion, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
insight into the setting. The other books are largely tied to specific subjects. If you want to run a campaign in the mysterious lands of Xen’drik, Secrets of Xen’drik and City of Stormreach have a
of the world, including advice on creating adventures and a deeper look at the nations of Khorvaire and the lands beyond it. Either of these books can be useful for a Dungeon Master who wants further
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
. Hostel Staff Several commoners run a hostel on a smaller island bordering the tower. Piyarz told them Shalfey was dead and instructed them to keep the hostel up and running. Sage Pupils and Tower
discover his secret. Shalfey and Hadley Shalfey held the titles of elder sage and keeper of the books until Piyarz’s coup. Though Piyarz now falsely claims these titles and Shalfey is confined to his
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
covered with glass vessels and books. Cabinets with glass doors line the walls, and they contain all manner of specimens. Just below the ceiling in the middle of the room, colorful globes circle each other
, mounted animals, rocks and minerals, dried plants, and jars with creatures floating in liquid. Measuring devices, glassware, and other scientific apparatus sit on the tables between books on the natural
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
reorganized, expanded, and rewritten from the 2014 version, and the versions of things in this book replace versions from older books. Here are a few highlights:
Sound Advice. Every chapter (but
changed, as you’ll see in chapter 4.
Ready-Made Elements. Sample adventures in chapter 4, a campaign setting in chapter 5, and new maps in appendix B make it easier to run a game right away
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
of people who inhabit a typical town or city, when the adventurers pay them to perform a specific task. For example, a wizard might pay a carpenter to construct an elaborate chest (and its miniature
esoteric lore. If a high-level adventurer establishes a stronghold of some kind, he or she might hire a whole staff of servants and agents to run the place, from a castellan or steward to menial
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
their true forms. “Thought it was a person at first,but then I saw its head. Next, its arm.I knew I had to run.”
—Werthil,
kender adventurer
Moonlight Guardian Medium Construct, Unaligned
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
of people who inhabit a typical town or city, when the adventurers pay them to perform a specific task. For example, a wizard might pay a carpenter to construct an elaborate chest (and its miniature
lore. If a high-level adventurer establishes a stronghold of some kind, he or she might hire a whole staff of servants and agents to run the place, from a castellan or steward to menial laborers to keep
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
, attacking creatures that cross its path while remaining loyal to its caster. Living Bigby’s Hand
Large construct, unaligned
Armor Class 20 (natural armor)
Hit Points 52 (5d10 + 25)
Speed 0 ft
will of its own. It looks like a floating, black planar rift in the shape of a sword. Like a demon, it craves destruction. Living Blade of Disaster
Small construct, chaotic evil
Armor Class 14
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
hole pierces the deck and the hull below.
The first time a creature that isn’t a Construct or Undead comes within 5 feet of the ship’s wreckage, the creature must make a DC 16 Wisdom saving throw. On
in area T4 occurred. Derek and Violette have been protecting the books hidden in this chamber. Upon recognizing the characters, Derek thanks them for coming to recover the tomes he and Violette have
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
books. Each bookshelf is outfitted with a ladder on a rolling track to enable people to reach the highest books. Shelves that take up the entire southwest wall hold not books but eighty wide-necked glass
standing beside their teenage son, Osvaldo. (This portrait conceals a secret door.) If Terenzio and Elzerina are here, they’re playing on the sliding ladders. Books. None of the books are magical. Jars of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Horn Enclave Horn Enclave is a legendary dwarven stronghold run by Clan Horn, wealthy shield dwarves whose estates and holds spread across the Spine of the World mountains. The enclave’s business is
arrives. The doors lead to the Hall of War, a large room containing a terrifying construct — the aptly named slaughterstone eviscerator — ready to defend the enclave in times of need. See the “11:15 AM