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Basic Rules (2014)
BREAKING YOUR OATH
A paladin tries to hold to the highest standards of conduct, but even the most virtuous paladin is fallible. Sometimes the right path proves too demanding, sometimes a situation calls
, paladins are rarely of any evil alignment. Most of them walk the paths of charity and justice. Consider how your alignment colors the way you pursue your holy quest and the manner in which you conduct
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
;re always welcome at the Three Old Kegs, where the Three Old Toads are glad to greet you with a smile and a mug of ale.
The Watch. If you serve in the Watch, you’re required to conduct a
strong and like breaking things.
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I have a crude sense of humor.
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I face problems head-on. A simple, direct solution is the best path to success.
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Ideal
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Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
Emerald Claw, which seeks to use ancient magic to advance its evil purposes. Lords of Dust. The adventurers might—through accident or deception—release ancient evils into the world. You can replace or
where characters conduct their explorations might suggest particular conflicts. This section describes the three suggested conflicts, the goals of the villainous groups, and possible plot arcs tied to them.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
actual swearing of the oath is a formality, an official stamp on what has always been true in the paladin’s heart. BREAKING YOUR OATH
A paladin tries to hold to the highest standards of conduct, but
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
actual swearing of the oath is a formality, an official stamp on what has always been true in the paladin’s heart. BREAKING YOUR OATH
A paladin tries to hold to the highest standards of conduct, but
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
. Even the chief negotiators of each enclave return to their centers of power periodically, leaving representatives to conduct business. Everyone in Mantol-Derith is there to trade, negotiate, and, of
disguising of goods by any means, and no use of magic during negotiations and haggling. The punishment for breaking any covenant is equally straightforward: the violator is wrapped in chains and tossed into the Darklake. Recent events in Mantol-Derith have rendered these rules moot.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
release the owlbears and the two-headed owlbear to take on the characters, then flee to alert the rest of the laboratory section of the temple (areas 1 through 23). If the owlbears or their two-headed kin
are freed, the cruel experiments performed on them have pushed them all to the breaking point. They ignore each other but attack any other creatures they can see. Control Panel The control panel is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
also charged with stopping any creature that seeks to use the Prophecy for its own ends. This responsibility sets them against the Lords of Dust, who must manipulate the Prophecy in order to release
personally, directing the future along a particular path. Others conduct experiments on dragonmarked humanoids, trying to understand the connection between these creatures and the Prophecy. Still others
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
feebly plead for his freedom. Rolelplaying Braelen. Braelen has been pinned here for two days. Heavy stones were carefully placed to hold him in place without crushing or breaking anything. He is cold
the characters release Braelen, he tries to go back to the surface through the tunnel in area T1. Chains. Fastened to iron bars here are chains to the cages in area T3. Characters can raise a fallen
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Flasks Uncorking or breaking a green flask releases a cloud of invisible poison gas called essence of ether. The gas fills a 10-foot-radius sphere and dissipates within seconds. Any creature in the cloud
after rolling initiative, the living unseen servants knock the green flasks off their pedestals, causing the containers to shatter on the floor and release their poison gas (which has no effect on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
useful, claiming to have been trapped in the circle by the archmage after failing to convince Gromph not to cast his spell (a lie). The demon tries to get the characters to free it by breaking the
angrily answers questions in exchange for its freedom. The demon tries to convince the characters to release it before it tells them what it knows, and any promises it makes are forgotten once it is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
scolds those who display bad manners or foolish behavior. She can easily mimic the sound of breaking glass, which she likes to use to create a distraction. Personality Trait. “I can be trusted with a
Wereraven Mimicry d6 Sound and Source 1 Madrina mimics glass breaking and makes it sound like it’s coming from the servants’ attic (area C16). 2 Taspar mimics a snorting hog, which sounds like it’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
social situations, much as Charisma would, when a character’s understanding of a code of conduct is the most defining factor in the way a social interaction will play out. You might also call for an
is level-headed even in the face of bizarre circumstances, while a character with low Sanity is unsteady, breaking easily when confronted by eldritch horrors that are beyond normal reason. Sanity
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
. Skilled hirelings can be fired and hired as needed. A franchise might bring on a couple of thugs to act as distraction during a street fair, then release those NPCs to hire a different set of skilled
hirelings to conduct franchise tasks and downtime activities. Hirelings cannot perform more than one task at a time. A full complement of skilled hirelings assisting the party on a mission precludes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
. Thunderwing was Xanthoria’s friend until the druid’s mind became twisted by the influence of Zuggtmoy, causing Xanthoria to conduct grisly experiments on living creatures. Thunderwing is one of
cavern was created by Xanthoria to conduct more experiments. Specifically, Xanthoria found herself able to communicate with other beings that had been infected with her spores and wanted to understand
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
veterans, a Watch sergeant and eleven constables. They demand that the characters surrender their weapons and come along quietly. For guidance on how to handle character arrests, see “Breaking the Law
”. The characters are charged with disturbing the peace, a minor offense that carries a fine and results in an edict. The charge stems from their conduct in encounter 3, “Street Chase.” Depending on how
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
of great need, Laeral can command Vajra to unleash Force Grey. Until that order is given, Force Grey isn’t allowed to conduct operations in Waterdeep, though Laeral’s spies tell her that Vajra has
a d6. On a roll of 1, the silver fire disappears. Cast the revivify spell without material components. After Laeral takes this action, roll a d6. On a roll of 1–2, the silver fire disappears. Release
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
, Sun Soul monks follow a strict code of ascetic conduct called the Precepts of Incandescence. It emphasizes three pillars: Seek physical perfection. To open the way for the sun soul to manifest, one
welcome the diseased and the dying so that they might watch and record their deaths. If such unfortunates seek release from pain through death, the monks provide it. They view death as a gift that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
features at certain Paladin levels. For the rest of your career, you gain each of your subclass’s features that are of your Paladin level or lower. Breaking Your Oath
A Paladin tries to hold to the
highest standards of conduct, but even the most dedicated are fallible. Sometimes a Paladin transgresses their oath.
A Paladin who has broken a vow typically seeks absolution, spending an all-night vigil
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
gain each of your subclass’s features that are of your Paladin level or lower. Breaking Your Oath
A Paladin tries to hold to the highest standards of conduct, but even the most dedicated are fallible
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
initiative count 1. The skeleton spends its first two turns in combat doing nothing other than breaking out of the ice and getting to its feet, which gives the characters time to flee or get in a few hits
filled with gold coins that lies in the muck at the bottom of Lac Dinneshere. If the deal is struck and the characters release her as promised, Maud returns to the lake to make good on her end of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Zaltember’s captors to release him as a show of good faith. This is a trick; the duke and the duchess will freely renege on their promises if they have nothing to lose. If the characters refuse to
release Zaltember until they have obtained Duke Zalto’s conch of teleportation, the duke or the duchess gives it to them in exchange for the promise of Zaltember’s safe return. Zalto and Brimskarda also
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Adventure Atlas: The Mortuary
slab, where the Heralds of Dust conduct a brief inspection before arranging it to be sent to another area of the Mortuary. Coffin Fitting. Crafters measure corpses for coffins, caskets, and sarcophagi
overtake the Heralds of Dust exorcist (see the appendix) tasked with guarding this vault. If the characters don’t intervene, the Undead might destabilize the vault’s magic and release other creatures
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
fear of what evil they might release into the world. The fort remains sealed today, and guards occupy a fortified encampment nearby to patrol this area and serve as a deterrent to adventurers and
since been taken by all among the Hellriders as well. If a Hellrider or Companion oversteps the bounds of the law or good conduct, often a fellow will say “recall the Creed,” and soon things are set
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
mirror’s surface and speaking the password again. Breaking the mirror renders it nonmagical and closes the portal instantly. The mirror is a Medium object with AC 13, 4 hit points, and immunity to
reciprocity to which she adheres (see “Rules of Conduct” earlier in the chapter). Bavlorna has an iron key tucked in one of the pockets of her garment; this key unlocks the door to area B19. The tall
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
, and immunity to poison and psychic damage. The noise of breaking down the doors can be heard by all creatures on the tomb’s lower level. These creatures remain in their respective locations but are
inside it but has no clue how to release it (see area X22). Treasure. A spellbook on the western bookshelf contains the spells Edino has prepared plus alarm, arcane lock, detect thoughts, dimension
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
opportune moment to attack intruders with surprise. The other moves east to the gate and opens it to release a brown bear, which attacks any non-troglodyte in the next round (roll initiative for the bear
a DC 15 Wisdom check. If the check succeeds and no troglodytes remain nearby, the characters can release it safely and let it depart. 22. Fungus Cavern A trickle of water seeping down from the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
only a few seconds before she dies and turns to dust; with her dying breath, she implores the characters in Loross (the dead Netherese tongue) to “destroy the crown … release my memories … let me have
harmed in any way. Conducting the Orchestra. To conduct the orchestra through the end of their final symphony, a character must succeed on three consecutive DC 15 Charisma (Performance) checks made 1
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
for the rules of conduct (see “Rules of Conduct” in chapter 2). Dubhforgail assumes the characters are Kelek’s minions and demands that they bring her the cake that Kelek promised her (“Eight tiers
manes—a creature incapable of feeling guilt. Even if they are freed from temporal stasis, the prisoners remain trapped in their cages until the pixies release them, which they can’t do while frozen in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
priestesses are a strange bunch, in the average warrior’s opinion, and conduct some very noisy ceremonies in their temple — this must just be another one. It is a different matter, of course, if a patrol sees
took over the fortress, they destroyed the statue, breaking it into stone fragments and leaving only the head, before the baron intervened. Instead of allowing them to destroy the head, the baron
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
troops of the legion. They are adept at breaking up mobs and organized lines of defense. Sometimes described as living thunderstorms, reckoners charge their bodies with lightning that bursts forth in
feet of such an opening must succeed on a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw or be knocked prone and pushed up to 20 feet in a straight line away from the opening. Spore-laden fungi release a cloud that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
door using brute strength, doing so with a successful DC 13 Strength (Athletics) check. Breaking down the door puts the guildhouse on high alert unless a silence spell or similar magic is used to
Dusk has his best interests at heart and pleads for release. G35: Storage Room Lining two walls of this room are four wooden crates and four wooden chests.
The crates contain stolen weapons and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
learns what it can about other creatures’ activities near its territory, and about any treasure to be found nearby. Green dragons occasionally release prisoners if they can be ransomed. Otherwise, a
intelligent, white dragons have extraordinary memories. They recall every slight and defeat, and have been known to conduct malicious vendettas against creatures that have offended them. This often






