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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
The Middle Path Many DMs find that using a combination of the two approaches works best. By balancing the use of dice against deciding on success, you can encourage your players to strike a balance
tools to help keep the action moving. At any time, you can decide that a player’s action is automatically successful. You can also grant the player advantage on any ability check, reducing the chance of a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Involving the Characters Once you’ve identified what your campaign is about, let the players help tell the story by deciding how their characters are involved. This is their opportunity to tie their
characters’ history and background to the campaign, and a chance for you to determine how the various elements of each character’s background tie into the campaign’s story. For example, what secret
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
deciding whether to use a roll, ask yourself two questions: Is a task so easy and so free of conflict and stress that there should be no chance of failure? Is a task so inappropriate or impossible — such
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, where they join Gruumsh’s army and fight on his behalf in the endless war against the goblinoid followers of Maglubiyet. Gruumsh sees this conflict as a chance to pit his people against an eager
everywhere in the world around them, and the priests of a tribe are entrusted with the responsibility of identifying these signs and omens — both good and bad — and deciding how the tribe should
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
destination or outcome, no matter how hard they try to change it. You might find it helpful to think about an adventure not as a narrative that arcs from beginning to end with little chance for
deviation, but more in terms of situations that you are presenting to the characters. The adventure unfolds organically from the players’ responses to the situations you present. Guide Rails and Railroads
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
Angels in the Outlands CoupleOfKooks “If you think you’re prepared for the ultimate struggle between good and evil, the deciding contest between all that is righteous and all that is foul, then to
, and the next batter steps up to home plate. Home Run. A batter who rolls a 20 on the die hits a home run. The defending team doesn’t get a chance to catch the ball, and the batter and every other team
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
the hue and cry, which quickly draws a crowd. A roll of 10 or lower means someone has recognized the character from the fight in Greenest. The characters have a chance to get away if they immediately
effect is the same as if they’d been recognized. If characters lie to Mondath — claiming they are new recruits and this is all a mistake, for example, or that they are studying the cult before deciding
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
and take them out before they have a chance to act. Speed Factor Some DMs find the regular progression of initiative too predictable and prone to abuse. Players can use their knowledge of the initiative
example, a fighter wants to turn a winch to raise a portcullis. This is a complex, difficult action. You could rule that it incurs a -5 initiative penalty. Rolling Initiative. After deciding on an action
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
cry, which quickly draws a crowd. A roll of 10 or lower means someone has recognized the character from the fight in Greenest. The characters have a chance to get away if they immediately go on the
as if they’d been recognized. If characters lie to Mondath—claiming they are new recruits and this is all a mistake, for example, or that they are studying the cult before deciding whether to join
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
.) Properly engaging the constructs gives the characters a chance to learn about the orrery’s creator and where she can be found. As part of the conversation, the clockwork creatures start off by asking the
created the orrery.) If any character mentions the orrery, the clockwork creatures ask, “Why do you seek the orrery?” (Responses that suggest the franchise is trying to stop some great evil can result in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
those conventions. Players and Inspiration. Remember that a player with inspiration can award it to another player. Some groups even like to treat inspiration as a group resource, deciding collectively
approach makes your life easier and also gives players the chance to recognize each other for good play. You still need to make sure that inspiration is being awarded fairly. This approach works best with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
music box worth 2,500 gp. 19k. Mother and Brother As the characters approach any of the doors to this area, they hear a female voice shouting in Elvish, followed by a male voice’s muted responses. Erelal
Lolth in this chamber is intact, the demon summoning has a 90 percent chance of success. Erelal then hinders her enemies with a darkness spell before taking the safest exit. Giant spiders that she summons
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
Bounty. Named after a god of revelry, this game is played on a long table embroidered with a flat pattern of an unfolded, twenty-sided die. The game’s dealer is also its deciding piece: a spectator
experience: an exciting game of chance where fortunes are won or lost. The fortune’s wheel consists of three concentric spinning wheels and measures 10 feet in diameter. It occupies its own roped-off
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
“Recent Events in Phandalin” section can guide the NPCs’ responses to the characters’ questions. But beyond being sources of information, many of the NPCs in this episode have the potential to interact
characters want to send her. Minghee has a great mind for numbers and a strong head for business, but if the characters take her into their franchise, she becomes restless if denied a regular chance
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
ability check, attack roll, or saving throw it makes. The creature can wait until after it rolls the d20 before deciding to use the number, but it must decide before the DM says whether the roll succeeds
come to me. It is part of me.”
Flaw. “Each future that allows a chance for my failure to occur must be tracked, must be focused on, and must be destroyed.”
Fate’s Boon. All creatures in the room
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
players and the DM. Group Design When selecting a feature, the characters must make decisions together — meaning the players must do the same. Deciding on the features of a headquarters should be a team
and features do not change, and individuals interacting with the ship or investigating its appearance have a chance to see the true form of the ship and its crew. Spectral Wait Staff. A tavern