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Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
wit and debilitating inky shadow. Whether weaving their magic through spoken incantations and scathing insults or through shadows, these teachers break down the resolve of their foes.
The professors
focus on words that find the tiniest, most invisible cracks in an opponent’s defenses and break them.
Silverquill Scholars
The scholars of Silverquill College study the power of magic shaped
Monsters
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures
out to find a cure for the Wicked Slumber, but no one has yet discovered how to break the enchantment. It has even affected one of the Kindly Lord’s daughters, the famed duelist Obyra. Meanwhile
, Eriette and Ashiok conspire to build a nightmare realm in the ruins of Castle Ardenvale at the heart of the Wicked Slumber, replacing the virtuous court with one composed of sleepwalkers and dreamers
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
Cultist Doomsayer and Fanatic Cultists devote themselves to their faith’s leaders and otherworldly masters. While this zeal grants cultists no magical powers, it gives them remarkable resolve in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Interacting with Objects Interacting with objects is often simple to resolve. The player tells the DM that their character is doing something, such as moving a lever or opening a door, and the DM
, inanimate item like a window, door, sword, book, table, chair, or stone. It isn’t a building or a vehicle, which are composed of many objects. Time-Limited Object Interactions When time is short, such
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Interacting with Objects Interacting with objects is often simple to resolve. The player tells the DM that their character is doing something, such as moving a lever or opening a door, and the DM
, inanimate item like a window, door, sword, book, table, chair, or stone. It isn’t a building or a vehicle, which are composed of many objects. Time-Limited Object Interactions When time is short, such
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
devote themselves expressly to protecting the innocent and spreading justice in the world, while others resolve to attain that goal by conquering those who stand defiant and bringing them under the rule of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
any destructible object. Use common sense when determining a character's success at damaging an object. Can a fighter cut through a section of a stone wall with a sword? No, the sword is likely to break
before the wall does. For the purpose of these rules, an object is a discrete, inanimate item like a window, door, sword, book, table, chair, or stone, not a building or a vehicle that is composed of many other objects.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
any destructible object. Use common sense when determining a character’s success at damaging an object. Can a fighter cut through a section of a stone wall with a sword? No, the sword is likely to break
before the wall does. For the purpose of these rules, an object is a discrete, inanimate item like a window, door, sword, book, table, chair, or stone, not a building or a vehicle that is composed of many other objects.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Interacting with Objects A character's interaction with objects in an environment is often simple to resolve in the game. The player tells the DM that his or her character is doing something, such as
immune to effects that require other saves. When an object drops to 0 hit points, it breaks. A character can also attempt a Strength check to break an object. The DM sets the DC for any such check.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
hopes of striking a useful alliance. The tiers of play represent the ideal milestones for introducing new world-shaking events to the campaign. As the characters resolve one event, a new danger arises
increasingly powerful. This approach also allows you to break your design work down into smaller pieces. Create material such as adventures, NPCs, maps, and so on for one tier at a time. You only need to worry
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
Confronting Galin If confronted with evidence against him, Galin accuses the adventurers (publicly if necessary) of being in league with the cult and attempting to break the resolve of Altand’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
Confronting Galin If confronted with evidence against him, Galin accuses the adventurers (publicly if necessary) of being in league with the cult and attempting to break the resolve of Altand’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Interacting with Objects A character's interaction with objects in an environment is often simple to resolve in the game. The player tells the DM that his or her character is doing something, such as
immune to effects that require other saves. When an object drops to 0 hit points, it breaks. A character can also attempt a Strength check to break an object. The DM sets the DC for any such check.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
are already on the scene. The overgrown cemetery sprawls beneath the eastern wall of the city. Gnarled trees and crumbling mausoleums break line of sight all around. Three humans are gathered around
citizens should find themselves engaged in an ugly bit of skulduggery involving opening a tomb. Underneath the self-deprecating manner is a stern resolve. The Kraken Society paid good money for the orb
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
powers. Any cult might have the following sorts of members. Cultist Cultists devote themselves to their faith’s leaders and otherworldly masters. While this zeal grants cultists no magical powers, it
gives them remarkable resolve in the face of threats. Cultists perform much of a cult’s mundane work, which might include evangelism, criminal acts, or serving as sacrifices. Cultist Medium or Small
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
the quest. (In other words, the characters are at least 7th level.) These conditions don’t account for any unfinished business that the characters are determined to resolve. For example, if Xardorok
be cracked open at a place where a waterfall once flowed down its side but has since frozen. We have already found the waterfall. All we need now is the magic to break open the glacier.”
Vellynne
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume Four
those who sleep.
Heroes throughout Eldraine have ventured out to find a cure for the Wicked Slumber, but no one has yet discovered how to break the enchantment. It has even affected one of the
virtuous court with one composed of sleepwalkers and dreamers guarded by nightmare haunts.
Nightmare Haunt Medium Aberration, Typically Neutral Evil
Armor Class 13
Hit Points 44 (8d8 + 8)
Speed 30
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
and bloodshed are easily lured to the demon lord’s service. Stone giants who feel stifled and repressed by their society sometimes break free in dramatic fashion by embracing Baphomet’s creed (see the
or personal bodyguards of cult leaders. Examples of giants serving each of the Elemental Evil cults appear in chapter 6. Cult of Evil Earth. Giants who devote themselves to Ogrémoch and his earth cult
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
target. In addition, spells, special abilities, and other effects can apply penalties or bonuses to your attack roll.
Resolve the attack. You make the attack roll. On a hit, you roll damage
weapon attack is Strength, and the ability modifier used for a ranged weapon attack is Dexterity. Weapons that have the finesse or thrown property break this rule. Some spells also require an attack
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
floor. The basin is about ten feet long, five feet wide, and three feet tall. It is filled with a steaming golden liquid.
The red mirror on the eastern wall seems to be composed of fiery glass and
or be drawn through the glass, becoming submerged in the water. Weapons can be used to break the glass (AC 15, 20 hit points). If the glass is destroyed, the water in the pool and those trapped in it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
behavior is interfering with everyone else’s enjoyment, everyone has a stake in helping to resolve the issue. Setting Expectations Before you assemble a group around a game table, pitch the
, they can step away from the game or call for a break to talk to you privately. Players may also give a friend permission to use the signal on their behalf. As the DM, lead by example. Take your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
any case, a few renegade mind flayers do pursue arcane magic. Using some of the items or spells they discover, they can shield their minds as they aspire to break free of the elder brain’s control
knowledge. Different elder brains have different interpretations of what this state consists of and how to achieve it. Elder brains and illithids that devote themselves to Ilsensine sometimes pursue ways
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
behavior is interfering with everyone else’s enjoyment, everyone has a stake in helping to resolve the issue. Setting Expectations Before you assemble a group around a game table, pitch the
comfortable using the signal, they can step away from the game or call for a break to talk to you privately. Players may also give a friend permission to use the signal on their behalf. As the DM
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
and debilitating inky shadow. Whether weaving their magic through spoken incantations and scathing insults or through shadows, these teachers break down the resolve of their foes. The professors strive
words that find the tiniest, most invisible cracks in an opponent’s defenses and break them. Silverquill Professor of Shadow
Medium or Small Humanoid (Bard), Any Alignment
Armor Class 12 (15 with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
peers through an observatory’s telescope. The clouds break, revealing the stars above. A creature casts a divination spell. On nights when I’m feeling especially lonely, I’ll search the sky for that
creatures in the region. 4 Throne. The resolve of the law-abiding is bolstered, while rebels are emboldened to passionately pursue their causes. Creatures in the region are immune to the frightened
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
notorious captain, Agdon Longscarf, whom the characters might encounter later in the chapter. The harengons’ song is as follows: With sticks and stones, we’ll break your nose;
We’ll beat you blind and steal
(Intimidation) group check. If the group check succeeds, the brigands are cowed by the characters’ resolve and retreat into the swamp rather than risk getting whomped by the party. On a failed check, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
trek. Journey Stages It can be helpful to break up a journey into stages, with each stage representing anything from a few hours’ journey to ten days or so of travel. A journey might have only a single
occupy several game sessions. You decide how to break up the journey, though your decision can be shaped by the characters’ plan for navigating the journey. When the characters know the route they must
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
resolve those actions.
Sometimes, resolving a task is easy. If an adventurer wants to walk across a room and open a door, the DM might just say that the door opens and describe what lies beyond. But
break the general rules in some way, creating an exception to how the rest of the game works. Remember this: If a specific rule contradicts a general rule, the specific rule wins.
Exceptions to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
going up.
Between 1 p.m. and 5 p.m., Sythian’s students relax here. Three quasits lurk by the stuffed wolf and use their Invisibility action to remain unseen. They attack characters who try to break
corner, and an oak door leads to each tower.
A five-foot-wide walkway wraps around a convex structure composed of eight large stained-glass windows in lead frames. Each skylight is a work of art, its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
in addition to combat prowess. An adventure composed of nothing but puzzles can become frustrating, so be sure to mix up the kinds of encounters you present.
Mystery Conflicts. A mystery might set
heroes whose actions turn the tide of battle. The characters carry out specific missions: capture a magical standard that empowers undead armies, gather reinforcements to break a siege, or cut through
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
a 10-foot-square barrier composed of vertical iron bars with 6-inch gaps between them — enough room for a rat to saunter through, but too narrow for normal-sized characters to squeeze through. The
interrogate the characters and find out what they know. It also sets up the possibility of a prison break.
V31. Vestry Four wooden wardrobes stand against the walls in this area. The cultists store their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Whiskey (both N male human guards). The two are complete opposites: Sigil composed and pleasant, Whiskey uncouth and short-tempered. They have been in the inn’s restaurant for a long time. The outside
erupt and arguments break out. They go back to being quiet and happy if left alone. Anyone making it through the arguments can learn that these two came in for lunch one day and have never left (they
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
) checks made to hide in mud. Its speed isn’t reduced in difficult terrain composed of earth or mud. The elementals attack any creatures that approach the mud or the mounds of dried mud, but they don’t
the governor to find Juliana and Orlando but never returned. Once the elementals are dead, weapons or tools can easily break away the mud shells covering the remains. One mound entombs the remains of a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
previous explorer noticed a ring on the finger, couldn’t remove it, and decided to break off the whole finger instead. P10. Rubble-filled Spiral Stairway This spiral staircase used to connect levels 2
chamber on the lowest level. A detect magic spell reveals a magical aura of enchantment around the amulet. The amulet is a 4-inch-wide disk composed of silver-framed wood, with a rune carved into its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
surrounded by six chairs. CG4. Kitchen. Guests are expected to dine with the Cassalanters in the manor but can prepare their own break fast here. CG5. Parlor. This room is furnished with a billiard
and timbers that frame the room. He can’t damage the house, nor can he break his own chains. He can only howl impotently at the misery being inflicted on him. He is thoroughly insane and can’t be