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Axe of the Dwarvish Lords
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Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
to poison damage.
The range of your darkvision increases by 60 feet.
You gain proficiency with artisan’s tools related to blacksmithing, brewing, and stonemasonry.
Conjure Earth Elemental
Depths
You can use an action to touch the axe to a fixed piece of dwarven stonework and cast the teleport spell from the axe. If your intended destination is underground, there is no chance of a
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
involved, have a strong chance of knowing who is.
Suggested Characteristics
Sages are defined by their extensive studies, and their characteristics reflect this life of study. Devoted to
tomes related to a specific field of lore.
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I’ve been searching my whole life for the answer to a certain question.
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I sold my soul for knowledge. I hope to do great deeds and win it
Tortle
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The Tortle Package
related to a god and choose to worship that deity. In the Forgotten Realms, tortles are especially fond of Eldath, Gond, Lathander, Savras, Selûne, and Tymora. In the Greyhawk setting, they
feeling homesick. Tortles embrace a simple view of the world. It is a place of wonder, and tortles see beauty in the ordinary. They live for the chance to hear a soft wind blowing through palm trees, to
Kobold
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
owner, they are often willing to take the chance of revealing themselves because the potential reward is worth the risk.
Dragon Servitors
Kobolds believe that they were created by Tiamat from the blood
they were demigods — mighty beings of divine descent. This isn’t a casual sort of worship or lip service; kobolds are awed in the presence of a dragon, as if an actual avatar of a deity
Magic Items
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
conjecture than fact, often referring to otherworldly beings, the mysterious Barrier Peaks in Oerth, and the supposedly related device known as the Machine of Lum the Mad. The best details on the device
. While crew members are attuning themselves, any creature or structure outside and within 50 feet of the servant has a 25 percent chance of being accidentally targeted by one of its Destructive Fist
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
horizon, new town, or new face a chance to find something delightful. Lightfoot halflings typically travel in small bands, using whatever conveyance is convenient but just as easily striking out on
foot. Bands consist of loosely related individuals, and when bands meet, membership frequently shifts. Lightfoot halflings typically excel at tasks related to travel — be it navigation, handling pack
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
particular cause. Does your character know the source of your magical power? Does it tie back to some distant relative, a cosmic event, or blind chance? If your sorcerer doesn’t know where their power
bloodline. You are related to some powerful creature, or you inherited a blessing or a curse. 2 You are the reincarnation of a being from another plane of existence. 3 A powerful entity entered the world
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
to call for an ability check, attack roll, or saving throw; how to assign DCs; when to use advantage and disadvantage; and other related topics.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Consider granting Advantage when... Circumstances not related to a creature’s own capabilities provide it with an edge. Some aspect of the environment improves the character’s chance of success. A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
from his perch, silently landing on the ground as he draws a nine-sectioned chain whip from around his waist.
“You’ve got courage. I’ll give you that. But before you get a chance to fight Bak Mei
the attack is reduced by 1d10 + 10. If the damage is reduced to 0, Steel Crane catches the missile if it’s small enough to hold in one hand and Steel Crane has a hand free.
Slow Descent (3/Day). When Steel Crane falls, he can slow his descent, taking no damage from the fall.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
herself, but she’s nervous about venturing out into the extreme cold and has other research-related chores to attend to. Elusive Elementals There are no chwingas in the adventurers’ starting town, but
each time they visit another town in Icewind Dale, there’s a cumulative 25 percent chance of chwingas being present. Searching a town for chwingas doesn’t take long if the characters use the lantern of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
buried beneath a flood of gelatinous ooze, with only its tallest stone structures left rising above the surface. The characters must find a safe means of descent into the ooze as they seek the
to complete their quest — and they might even have the chance to help Kwalish deal with one of a number of problems of his own. PLACING THE ADVENTURE
The original Expedition to the Barrier Peaks
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
are bounded by walls or railings, there’s always a chance that during your time in Sharn, you or someone you know will go over the edge. So, how do residents cope with this risk?
Those who can
afford it usually carry a feather token as insurance. No token? Don’t panic! Because of the maze of bridges and spans connecting the towers, there’s an excellent chance that you won’t fall more than a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Scribing a Spell Scroll With time and patience, a spellcaster can transfer a spell to a scroll, creating a spell scroll. Resources. Scribing a spell scroll takes an amount of time and money related
brings a 10 percent chance of a complication, examples of which are on the Scribe a Scroll Complications table. Scribe a Scroll Complications d6 Complication 1 You bought up the last of the rare ink
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
powerful but less intelligent ones. On rare occasions—usually when the Skull card has been drawn and the Grim Harrow has a chance to destroy a copy of the Deck of Many Things—one of the grim champions
Things and related topics, such as the Solar Bastion (see chapter 10), Heralds of the Comet (see chapter 12), and rifflers (see chapter 21). Because the Undead are bound to the Gardens of Decay, the hunt
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
disadvantage as a result. Consider granting advantage when… Circumstances not related to a creature’s inherent capabilities provide it with an edge. Some aspect of the environment contributes to the
character’s chance of success. A player shows exceptional creativity or cunning in attempting or describing a task. Previous actions (whether taken by the character making the attempt or some other
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
obvious risks, Orvex looks forward to exploring more of the city and unlocking its secrets. If he’s still with the characters when they retrieve all nine puzzle cubes, he jumps at the chance to accompany them on their descent into the Tomb of the Nine Gods.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
horse riders of Baklunish descent who dwell on the steppes north of the Yatil Mountains and Lake Quag. The climate in the steppes and pine forests ranges from cool to frigid. Both peoples maintain
, they prefer more rugged gear of leather and hide. The North Kingdoms Three kingdoms of related peoples occupy the Thillonrian Peninsula in the northeast of the Flanaess—a beautiful subarctic landscape of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
older a character is, the greater the chance for multiple life events, as shown on the Life Events by Age table. If you have already chosen your character’s starting age, see the entry in the Life
add more detail to this friendly character and establish how your friendship began. 51–70 You spent time working in a job related to your background. Start the game with an extra 2d6 gp. 71–75 You met
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
related to blacksmithing, brewing, and stonemasonry. Conjure Earth Elemental. If you are holding the axe, you can use your action to cast the conjure elemental spell from it, summoning an earth
your intended destination is underground, there is no chance of a mishap or arriving somewhere unexpected. You can’t use this property again until 3 days have passed. Curse. The axe bears a curse that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
dragons’ power is related to both age and the size of their hoards in ways that clever dragons—and would-be dragonslayers—can exploit. Wyrmlings Wyrmling dragons begin acquiring hoards as soon as they can
influence throughout the area as regional effects. As dragons age and amass larger hoards, they tend to establish multiple lairs. This serves partly to mitigate risk—there’s less chance of a dragon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
each hour the characters spend in the Dark Duchess, there is a 20 percent chance that Arveiaturace returns to the ship. Because she can see only out to a range of 60 feet, the dragon must get close to
, use the following boxed text instead: A great white dragon descends from the sky, beating its wings furiously to slow its descent. A dark, humanoid figure is mounted on the dragon’s back.
If the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
important treasures, accessible only by locked or secret door (75 percent chance of being trapped) 12–14 Room containing a puzzle that must be solved to bypass a trap or monster 15–19 Trap designed to
extracted from the mine 10–15 Lode where metal ore is mined (75 percent chance of being depleted) 16 Office used by the mine supervisor 17 Smithy for repairing damaged tools 18–19 Storage for tools and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
laden cart on a steep descent Steer a chariot around a tight turn Pick a lock Disable a trap Securely tie up a prisoner Wriggle free of bonds Play a stringed instrument Craft a small or detailed
, there's a chance someone will notice you even if they aren't searching. To determine whether such a creature notices you, the DM compares your Dexterity (Stealth) check with that creature's passive Wisdom
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
heavily laden cart on a steep descent Steer a chariot around a tight turn Pick a lock Disable a trap Securely tie up a prisoner Wriggle free of bonds Play a stringed instrument Craft a small or detailed
attack roll before you are seen.
Passive Perception. When you hide, there’s a chance someone will notice you even if they aren’t searching. To determine whether such a creature notices you, the DM
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
related to each. Either one could be positive or negative: you might work hard to overcome a low score, for example, or be cocky about your high score. Ideals Describe one ideal that drives your
inn’s proprietor gave her a new chance at life, and her friendship with her adventuring companions was forged during her time working there. Its destruction by the marauding dragonarmies gives Tika a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
hardship or lay down their lives for any of their clan mates, whether related to them by blood or by the devotion that holds the clan together. The Greatest Legacy The life of a dwarf is all about doing good
friendships with people from every spot on the spectrum of roles within the clan. More important, a young noble’s conduct while pursuing a variety of tasks gives the elder nobles a chance to assess the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
magical aspect that affects any creatures that walk into the region. If the effect isn’t instantaneous and isn’t related to a spell, it can be dispelled with dispel magic cast as a 5th-level spell (or at a
3rd-level heat metal spell (save DC 15), but the damage is cold instead of fire, and the creature has no chance of dropping a chilled object. Marshes. Any creature that enters this area feels a
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
characters the following questions: “Who are you, and what are your ideals?” (Ideals related to running a business or earning a fortune appear to please the clockwork creatures.) “Who do you serve?” (The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
alongside dwarf fighters from the Copperlocks clan. Travelers in need of shelter can rest on cots in the guard towers that surround the place, but only those with business related to the mine are
of darts has become an obsession among the bored miners and soldiers, and anyone with real skill at the game has a chance of talking their way past the guard at the door to engage in a match. Haunted
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
of unstoppable destruction. Tales of the servant’s origins involve more conjecture than fact, often referring to otherworldly beings, the mysterious Barrier Peaks in Oerth, and the supposedly related
inside the servant, interacting with its controls. While crew members are attuning themselves, any creature or structure outside and within 50 feet of the servant has a 25 percent chance of being
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
being distantly related to dragons. A female can lay up to six eggs per year, and an egg matures for two to three months before it hatches. Kobolds don’t engage in funeral ceremonies; a dead kobold’s
races, and they enjoy nursing their hatred until they get a chance to wreak revenge on a creature or a race that has wronged them. URDS: WINGED KOBOLDS
Winged kobolds, known as urds, hatch seemingly
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
upstairs. 3. Bar Two figures at the bar offer additional conversational possibilities — including the owner of the inn, who is not what she appears. Diplomatic Observer. Chance (N half-elf spy) is a
Waterdavian diplomat who has been trapped here for days. Chance has no particular use for gender, preferring to be known simply by their nickname. Chance has seen some strange people come and go
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
track. A stout, lever-operated brake controls its descent. Carts can be shunted onto the side passages if the tracks are switched using a crowbar (one is stashed near each siding). When characters arrive
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->Basic Rules (2014)
lowest ability scores and define one trait related to each. Either one could be positive or negative: you might work hard to overcome a low score, for example, or be cocky about your high score.
Ideals
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Tika Waylan’s bond is to the Inn of the Last Home. The inn’s proprietor gave her a new chance at life, and her friendship with her adventuring companions was forged during her time working there. Its