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The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
later swept floors until an old clock tower keeper took him on as a helper. The tower’s clock was in such poor condition that it would break down often. Naeryx helped with the repairs and found
, without informing the rest of his family, Urmius bought a run-down carnival and persuaded Naeryx to help him operate it. Naeryx and Urmius—now calling themselves Mister Witch and Mister Light
Monsters
Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
the following wizard spells prepared:
Cantrips (at will): fire bolt, light, mage hand, prestidigitation, shocking grasp
1st level (4 slots): detect magic, identify, mage armor, magic missile
2nd level
next action to break his staff of power in a retributive strike, cursing the characters as he does so.Archmages are powerful (and usually quite old) spellcasters dedicated to the study of the arcane
Monsters
Locathah Rising
druid spells prepared:
Cantrips (at will): guidance, mending, shape water, shillelagh1st level (4 slots): absorb elements, cure wounds, entangle, speak with animals2nd level (3 slots): darkvision, hold
their beast form. Transforming doesn't break Amble's concentration on a spell they've already cast however, or prevent them from taking actions that are part of a spell.
Claws. Melee Weapon Attack
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Backgrounds
Player’s Handbook (2014)
securely for at least ten days. How did you come by that money? What allowed you to break free of your desperate circumstances and embark on a better life?
Skill Proficiencies: Sleight of
will run away from a fight.
2
Gold seems like a lot of money to me, and I’ll do just about anything for more of it.
3
I will never fully trust anyone other than myself.
4
I&rsquo
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
.
You begin your adventuring career with enough money to live modestly but securely for at least ten days. How did you come by that money? What allowed you to break free of your desperate
important person, and I’m wanted for it.
6
No one else should have to endure the hardships I’ve been through.
d6
Flaw
1
If I’m outnumbered, I will run away
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
":"Spellcasting"} to hit with spell attacks). He has the following wizard spells prepared:
Cantrips (at will): mage hand, prestidigitation, ray of frost
1st level (4 slots):comprehend languages, fog cloud
intelligently and do everything you can to make him a terrifying and cunning adversary for the player characters.
When you run an encounter with Strahd, keep the following facts in mind:
Strahd
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Occasional Breaks Take a break from being the DM if you need to recharge your creative juices, plan out the next arc of your campaign, or finish up the adventure you’re working on. By taking a break
, you create an opportunity for another player to assume the DM role for a session or two. If not everyone can make it to a scheduled session, that can also be an opportunity for a different DM to run a short adventure.
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
traps, snares, and nets to catch the unwary, and when their hunting patrols encounter other beings, they always look for ways to capture their foes instead of killing them. Goblins that run up against
goblin is a sorcerer with the wild magic origin whose every casting, including cantrips, is accompanied by a wild magic surge. Use the mage stat block in the Monster Manual to represent this goblin, adding
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
them, adventure means investigating crimes and making sure the criminals get their due. Inquisitives probe murders, find missing people, stop blackmailers, and break up smuggling rings. And they
murders, or dispel the magic keeping a noble scion in comatose slumber. Run a Sharn inquisitives campaign if you want to emulate the film noir adventures of detectives like Philip Marlowe, Sam Spade, Mike
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
rivalries and complications during franchise tasks to drag characters into that part of the game. Between Adventures Using the traditional approach to downtime, franchise tasks can be run at set break points
available for other activities under the characters’ guidance. In this model, characters and staff run downtime simultaneously between sessions of adventuring. This follows the standard approach of using
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
your pact weapon if you die, if you perform the 1-hour ritual on a different weapon, or if you use a 1-hour ritual to break your bond to it. The weapon appears at your feet if it is in the
extradimensional space when the bond breaks. Pact of the Tome Your patron gives you a grimoire called a Book of Shadows. When you gain this feature, choose three cantrips from any class’s spell list (the three
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
ceases being your pact weapon if you die, if you perform the 1-hour ritual on a different weapon, or if you use a 1-hour ritual to break your bond to it. The weapon appears at your feet if it is in the
extradimensional space when the bond breaks. Pact of the Tome Your patron gives you a grimoire called a Book of Shadows. When you gain this feature, choose three cantrips from any class’s spell list
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
in bandit or monster activity in a nearby forest. 3 A hostel run by House Ghallanda has gained a reputation for being haunted, and the disturbances are growing more dangerous. 4 People healed at a
trying to break into their vault. 6 A Lyrandar sky captain lost much of their crew in a recent attack by flying monsters, and hires hands to defend the ship on its return voyage. 7 A Medani bodyguard is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
summarized on the Spellcaster table. The Spellcaster Level
Proficiency Bonus
Features
Cantrips Known
Spells Known
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
1st
+2
Bonus Proficiencies, Spellcasting
2
4
2
—
—
—
6th
+3
Potent Cantrips
3
4
4
2
—
—
—
7th
+3
—
3
5
4
3
—
—
—
8th
+3
Ability Score Improvement
3
5
4
3
—
—
—
9th
+4
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
demonic ichor appear where demons are slaughtered in great numbers. Malformed trees grow on their shorelines, their branches laden with fleshy sacs. These eventually flop to the ground and wetly break
help them run faster, and they taste like fatty chicken. With your permission, a character who casts the find familiar spell can henceforth choose to conjure an abyssal chicken instead of a raven.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
boxed text aloud: “Yvette here is a lousy guard. There was a break-in recently on her watch, and the burglar got away. I fear the culprit might attempt another break-in, and I’d like you to prevent the
lock. The thief is Indifferent toward and wary of the characters if approached but doesn’t immediately run away. As an Influence action, a character can dissuade the thief and make one of these ability
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
ready to play. Or maybe your group needs a break or a diversion from the ongoing campaign. In any of these cases, you can pick an adventure from this book and run it.
In an Ongoing Campaign Maybe
serve as a “filler” episode or side quest in the ongoing campaign.
When the characters are the appropriate level for the adventure you wish to run, simply narrate how the characters end up in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
the avatar is getting the upper hand) or break off and run away (if the characters seem to be in control of things).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
.
Tripwires. The uneven rock floor is dotted with small stalagmites, between which run nearly invisible trip wires made of webbing. These web strands set off hidden rockfall traps.
The driders in area 10
tunnel in the north wall is hidden behind a 1-foot-thick wall of rocks held in place by web netting and clay mortar; characters can detect the false wall with a successful DC 10 Wisdom (Perception) check and break through it with ease.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
-five years old and has run the establishment for decades. His elven blood through his half-elf mother has kept him alive this long, and keeps him looking better than most full-blooded humans his age. He
as “hard on the stomach, especially when someone sticks a knife in there.” Customers are expected to look after themselves when fights break out, and one shouldn’t expect any help or sympathy from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
run, ask your players what they prefer. If your players have different preferences, you can intersperse episodic, stand-alone adventures among serialized adventures to break up the bigger story
take a break from adventuring. Serials A serialized campaign is one continuous story broken up into smaller parts that flow naturally from one to the next. It often has one or more overarching threats
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Franchise Downtime During the break between episode 4 and episode 5, the characters are likely to be focused on deciding their next move. The urgency of seeking out the final orrery component at Horn
franchise, they can assign two franchise tasks to be run by staff in addition to any personal downtime activities they wish to engage in. If those downtime activities or franchise tasks involve
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
community. For instance, those officers who take gold from the Boromar Clan believe that the Boromars help keep the city running and give the people what they want. But if some strangers in town break the
law, they’re just troublemakers who deserve to be run in. As another example, the guards of the Dura Bazaar have an understanding with the gang of pickpockets known as the Little Fingers. As long as the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
d8 Personality Trait 1 I don’t run from evil. Evil runs from me. 2 I like to read and memorize poetry. It keeps me calm and brings me fleeting moments of happiness. 3 I spend money freely and live
never be set free. 6 I have a child to protect. I must make the world a safer place for him (or her). Flaws d6 Flaw 1 I have certain rituals that I must follow every day. I can never break them. 2
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
” and incarcerated here, where the monks attempt to break their wills and return them to servitude. Cells. The cells are all repurposed metal containers from the planar craft, and are all locked. A
character succeeds on a DC 12 Charisma (Persuasion) check. A successful check causes the immured ones to run off and attempt to escape. Treat each immured one as a berserker with these changes: Its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
During the Siege Run the siege as a series of encounters rather than one extended battle. As terrible events unfold around the characters, it’s up to them to determine who and how they’ll help. Begin
siege weapon to fire into the city or start a conflagration.
9 Fighting breaks out at a building Talon priests use to treat the wounded.
10 Zombies break through a gate and begin scaling
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
that keeps the townsfolk from leaving is the beer at the local tavern, which never seems to run out. As if things weren’t bad enough, the town has suffered several mysterious break-ins recently, with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
walls, not targeting anyone or anything specifically but looking to cause widespread panic. As townsfolk take cover, Drufi and her two giant bodyguards try to break down the southwest gate and fight their
gate)
Beldora, a Harper spy (starts at area B7)
Sir Baric Nylef, a knight of Tyr (starts at area B8)
Statistics and roleplaying notes for these NPCs appear in appendix D. How the players run
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Locathah Rising
). Amble has the following druid spells prepared:
Cantrips (at will): guidance, mending, shape water, shillelagh
1st level (4 slots): absorb elements, cure wounds, entangle, speak with animals
ability to speak or take any action that requires hands is limited to the capabilities of their beast form. Transforming doesn’t break Amble’s concentration on a spell they’ve already cast however, or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
. Druidic Warrior. You learn two Druid cantrips of your choice (see the Druid class’s section for a list of Druid spells). Guidance and Starry Wisp are recommended. The chosen cantrips count as Ranger spells
for you, and Wisdom is your spellcasting ability for them. Whenever you gain a Ranger level, you can replace one of these cantrips with another Druid cantrip. Level 3: Ranger Subclass You gain a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
below. Druidic Warrior. You learn two Druid cantrips of your choice (see the Druid class’s section for a list of Druid spells). Guidance and Starry Wisp are recommended. The chosen cantrips count as
Ranger spells for you, and Wisdom is your spellcasting ability for them. Whenever you gain a Ranger level, you can replace one of these cantrips with another Druid cantrip. Level 3: Ranger Subclass You
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
Bladesinging When faced with the endless onslaught of magical possibilities, many wizards suffer identity crises. Some overcome, some break, and some become sword-bards.
Tasha
Bladesingers master
the Attack action on your turn. Moreover, you can cast one of your cantrips in place of one of those attacks. Song of Defense 10th-level Bladesinging feature You can direct your magic to absorb damage
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
spellcaster. His spellcasting ability is Intelligence (spell save DC 13; +5 to hit with spell attacks). He has the following wizard spells prepared:
Cantrips (at will): light,* message,* prestidigitation
nights thinking about one thing: his freedom. If the characters meet with him, Gant tries to convince them to break him out of jail, promising wealth and magic items once delivered safely to the Hosttower
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
, +5 to hit with spell attacks). She has the following wizard spells prepared:
Cantrips (at will): minor illusion, ray of frost
1st Level (2 slots): shield, mage armor
Hanne’s mother, Zhora
Hallen, leads the Dark Hunters — drow explorers who steal purple worm eggs. These eggs are prized by wizards, who use them in various arcane rituals. Hanne was on her first egg run with her mother’s team
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
margin. When a character fails a roll by only 1 or 2, you can allow the character to succeed at the cost of a complication or hindrance. Such complications can run along any of the following lines: A
increase the impact of the success or failure. For example, rolling a 1 on a failed attempt to pick a lock might break the thieves’ tools being used, and rolling a 20 on a successful Intelligence (Investigation) check might reveal an extra clue.