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Aftermath of the Siege

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

Aftermath of the Siege When Kansaldi is defeated, the Red Dragon Army breaks completely, retreating southeast toward the Taman Busuk. The adventure unfolds in one of two ways from here: With Mass

remaining Dragon Army forces from the field. Run scenario 12 from Dragonlance: Warriors of Krynn to represent this final conflict. If the characters attain a win or hold during this scenario, Darrett

Sample Adventures

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lorwyn: First Light

. Monster stat blocks referenced in these adventures appear in chapter 3 or the Monster Manual. When play takes place in locations with NPCs described in the “Facility Staff” section, those NPCs take cover or run if combat breaks out.

Sample Adventures Each of these adventure outlines provides enough information for you to run a one-session adventure, with the help of the map and location details that appear in this chapter

Remove Curse

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook

Remove Curse Level 3 Abjuration (Cleric, Paladin, Warlock, Wizard) Casting Time: Action Range: Touch Components: V, S Duration: Instantaneous At your touch, all curses affecting one creature

or object end. If the object is a cursed magic item, its curse remains, but the spell breaks its owner’s Attunement to the object so it can be removed or discarded.

Remove Curse

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules

Remove Curse Level 3 Abjuration (Cleric, Paladin, Warlock, Wizard) Casting Time: Action Range: Touch Components: V, S Duration: Instantaneous At your touch, all curses affecting one creature

or object end. If the object is a cursed magic item, its curse remains, but the spell breaks its owner’s Attunement to the object so it can be removed or discarded.

Introduction

compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->One-Shot Wonders: Holiday Adventure Pack

& Play Press. One-Shot Wonders is full of ready-to-run adventures designed for easy prep and maximum impact. Each session plan breaks down the key characters, locations and plot points you need to run a

great game. The easy-to-follow structure helps keep game masters on track, and the extra details make improvising a breeze. Whether you run weekly games, host an RPG club, or want to try GMing for

Occasional Breaks

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.

Rat's Run Adventures

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Astarion's Book of Hungers

. When encounters take place in locations with NPCs described in the “Rat’s Run Locations” section later in this chapter, those NPCs take cover or run when combat breaks out. All encounters take place

Rat’s Run Adventures This section presents short adventures in Rat’s Run. In these adventures, characters should be Astarion’s associates or infamous by reputation in the seedier parts of Baldur’s

Fazrian the Planetar

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

Fazrian the Planetar Fazrian is a planetar formerly in the service of Torm, god of courage and self-sacrifice. The planetar was summoned to Undermountain months ago by an adventuring cleric. Sickened

destroyed, the more joy Fazrian took in their slaughter. Fazrian’s fall from grace was swift, culminating in the murder of the cleric and her companions. The planetar now passes judgment on all who stand

Preparation

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Borderlands Quest: Goblin Trouble

Beyond). Here’s a list of the stat blocks needed to run the adventure: Bandit Giant Centipede Goblin Warrior Here are the premade characters you may want to use for the adventure: Shiela, Human Rogue

Presto, Human Wizard Niko, Human Cleric Hank, Human Ranger Eric, Human Fighter Diana, Human Monk Bobby, Human Barbarian

Why Are You Here?

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron

heretical beliefs. A variation of this is that you’re hiding. As a devout cleric or paladin, you may have made enemies of the corrupt authorities in the local churches. If you use the haunted one background

, you may have seen something in the upper wards that has driven you into the darkness. Any character could have run afoul of the Sharn Watch, a powerful noble, or a sinister conspiracy; if you leave

16. Blood Baths

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

16. Blood Baths The iron stench of blood floods this chamber. Along one wall, a row of gore-filled pools sink into the floor. Blood trails and bloody footprints run between the pools. When they

remain here while they arm themselves and head quickly to area 9. If combat breaks out here, reinforcements from area 17 arrive in 1d3 rounds.

Ending This Chapter

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle

the words of the captain’s journal and destroy the talisman while aboard the ship. This also breaks the curse—the characters still feel something like a sigh in the air, fog rises up to engulf the wreck

while the characters are rowing away, and the ship is gone when the fog lifts the next day. If the characters undo the talisman’s curse, the next time they sleep, the cleric character has another

Adventurer NPCs

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

built (either by you or your players) using the character creation and advancement rules in the Player’s Handbook. It’s easiest on you if you let the players create and run these supporting characters

options. Good candidates for supporting characters include a cleric with the Life domain, a fighter with the Champion archetype, a rogue with the Thief archetype, and a wizard specializing in Evocation.

Dragonmarked Characters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron

Dragonmarked Characters Here are a few examples of characters who carry the Mark of Healing. Noble Cleric. You are one of the heirs of Baron Ulara, the matriarch of House Jorasco. Your mark is

your parents must have been tied to Jorasco, but you found a different family: the Boromar Clan, a criminal guild run by halflings. You’ve learned how to heal and how to hurt people. Now you need to decide which path you want to follow.

Locations in Loch Wynnis

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault

misconduct under her watch. Rei is wary of the Feywild and has no interest in going there. Khorr’s Kloths Tailor and Dress Shop This small but vibrant fashion boutique is run by Khorr, a chaotic good

the boats, but the ice breaks apart easily. Most of the docks are 10 feet long, but one particularly old and creaky dock is 50 feet long. This dock extends into the lake and allows easy access to Loch Wynnis’s fey crossing (see “Sundown Crossing” below).

Dealing with Bazelsteen

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

requires that they help it complete a test (see “Test Run 221” below). If the characters perform this task well, Bazelsteen agrees to fully repair their infernal war machines. He also offers one free

weapon swap, armor upgrade, or magical gadget. Test Run 221 If the characters accept Bazelsteen’s terms, read or paraphrase the following boxed text to the players: Bazelsteen takes you to a rusty barge

During the Siege

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

3. East Caves

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

3. East Caves After a few unfortunate run-ins with the monster in area 3a, the goblins avoid this tunnel. The goblins refer to the monster as the Blob. 3a. The Blob Stalactites and stalagmites crowd

gently upward as it travels east. After 100 feet, it breaks through the east side of the hill. 3b. Water Supply A small waterfall pouring from the 8-foot-high ceiling forms a 5-foot-deep pool at the

Mephit Lair Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands

remains that way unless they try to spoil its fun, which provokes the hot-tempered elemental to start combat. If a fight breaks out, the mephits in areas B2 and B7 quickly join the fray. B6: Old Barrack

. Two Kuo-Toa Marauders scrawl rupestrian gibberish on the walls of this run-down barrack. The Hostile kuo-toa fight the characters on sight, hoping to capture them alive and hold them in the prison

Side Quests

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

Executioner’s Run (see area 2), asks the adventurers to come with her as she collects a debt. The pay is 10 percent of whatever is collected on the 500 gp debt, which is owed by a man named Taban (N male

Beluarian. If the characters fail in this task, Kwayothé has Omala sentenced to Executioner’s Run (see area 2) for his crime. Help the Lords’ Alliance. Lerek Dashlynd (LN male Illuskan human spy), an agent of

Keeping Combat Moving

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

characters negotiate an end to their hostilities. A nonsapient monster might play dead to try to get the characters to stop attacking it, only to get up and run away as soon as it has the opportunity

changing a battle’s terrain to introduce a new element and give combatants reasons to move around. Perhaps a powerful attack or an explosive spell topples a column, shatters a wall, or breaks up the

The Order of the Gauntlet

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

also offer a member of the party a +1 warhammer, one of a handful of treasures held in trust by the order. He prefers to bestow this weapon on a good- or neutral-aligned cleric or paladin. Feel free to

chapter. If you don’t want to control the veterans yourself, you can distribute the stat cards among the players and let them run the NPCs. Should Sir Lanniver come under attack, use the knight

Nylea's Champions

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

Nylea’s Champions Alignment: Usually neutral, often good Suggested Classes: Barbarian, cleric, druid, ranger Suggested Cleric Domains: Nature Suggested Backgrounds: Folk hero, hermit, outlander Most

devotion to my god is more important to me than what she stands for. (Any) 2 Nature. The beauty of the natural world fills me with serenity. (Neutral) 3 Freedom. I yearn to run wild

Athreos's Champions

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

Athreos’s Champions Alignment: Usually lawful, often evil Suggested Classes: Cleric, monk, rogue, wizard Suggested Cleric Domains: Death, Grave (described in Xanathar’s Guide to Everything) Suggested

Backgrounds: Hermit, sage, sailor, urchin Most worshipers of Athreos believe death is a natural part of life, to be neither rushed toward nor run from. They seek to do their part in fulfilling the

Kobold Lair Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands

ability check is one type of D20 Test. Here’s how to run the ability check in area A2: Describe the Scene. Paint a mental picture of the kobold either by describing its words and actions or by

the centipedes act on their turns. Use the “Combat” section in the D&D Beyond Basic Rules to run this encounter. A4: Common Area This common area contains straw beds and a pile of junk. Five

Excelsior

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands

, Forough (lawful good, human archmage who can cast cleric spells), looks after the gate-town. The venerable human chancellor is a kind-hearted and patient soul, but beneath her calm exterior pumps the

heart of a lion with a thunderous roar. The favored cleric of a deity of light, the Sunweaver, Forough is the voice of a god and can bring its might to bear. Those who mistake her mercy for weakness

Mount Ironrot Encounters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

Docents from these ruins, and that the pilgrims consider the items sacred. Mercy also talks about the pilgrims’ recent run-ins with rival salvagers. Mercy mentions two other groups in particular: a

’ base in Ialos (see “Ialos” earlier in this chapter). Mercy and the pilgrims happily travel with the characters, though they hide if violence breaks out, emerging only when it’s safe. If the characters

Activity While Traveling

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

are the closest to those enemies when a fight breaks out. A character might occupy the front rank, one or more middle ranks, or the back rank. Characters in the front and back ranks need enough room

decide what happens next. Either group might decide to attack, initiate a conversation, run away, or wait to see what the other group does. Surprising Foes. If the adventurers encounter a hostile

3. Parade of Fools

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

destroyed. The myconids are too swept up in their silent revelry to notice the characters. If the adventurers attack, the myconid adults fight fiercely while the sprouts run and hide. The spore

farewell as the myconids resume their dancing. If the characters have shown Rumpadump any kindness, it asks their permission to join the party, especially if Stool is present. At the same time, Sarith breaks

Activity While Traveling

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

are the closest to those enemies when a fight breaks out. A character might occupy the front rank, one or more middle ranks, or the back rank. Characters in the front and back ranks need enough room

decide what happens next. Either group might decide to attack, initiate a conversation, run away, or wait to see what the other group does. Surprising Foes. If the adventurers encounter a hostile

Character Advancement

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands

characters encounter. If this is your first time being the DM, run the encounters in the order presented. Trail Encounters 1d4 Encounter 1 Looted Wagon 2 Talkative Traveler 3 Game

. This is called a D20 Test. An ability check is one type of D20 Test. Here’s how to run the ability check in the “Looted Wagon” encounter: Describe the Scene. Read the boxed text to paint a mental

Temple of Light

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis

refute their arguments. You can run this scenario as a tense series of verbal thrusts and parries, with Xedalli prompting the characters as needed to recount the various episodes of their mission and

make a DC 16 Wisdom saving throw. On a failed save, the creature takes 24 (7d6) psychic damage. On a successful save, the creature gains the ability to cast one spell of their choice from the cleric

Blood Pens

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5

zone. White Gate. A white gate is located in the south branch of the corridor that leads east from this area toward the Swine Run. 18. Barracks Rough cots scattered across the floor contrast with the

takes 4 (1d8) piercing damage and 4 (1d8) poison damage. The insects disappear after 1 minute, and the trap resets. Glyph Keys. One Thayan has a glyph key attuned to this zone and the Swine Run. Another

Goldenfields Quests

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

a halfling-run tavern in town. If the adventurers visit the tavern, a female adult bronze dragon in half-elf form buys them a round of drinks. The dragon, Zirazylym (“Zira” for short), is on the Black

directions, run the “Old Tower” encounter in chapter 3. The apparition can’t be harmed and provides no other assistance. It vanishes forever once it has imparted its information, waving goodbye as it fades

Example of Play

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

Example of Play These pages present a short example of play, similar to the ones in the Player’s Handbook, to illustrate how everything outlined in the “How to Run a Session” section works in

), Phillip (playing Gareth, a Human Cleric), and Russell (playing Shreeve, a Goliath Fighter). The DM starts by asking the players to recap the action of the previous session, most of which consisted

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