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Precognitive Mage

Monsters Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

the Azorius Senate. For decades, she worked in almost complete anonymity, her gifts unappreciated. But with the senate displaying an increased interest in the talents of precognitive mages, Geetra has

been given a more prominent position, which she has embraced with enthusiasm. She worries about the impact that her guild has on the rest of Ravnica but believes in her heart that she is helping the

Githzerai Enlightened

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

hours in meditation to transcend the limits of their forms and to apprehend the nature of reality. githzerai zerth;Zerths who complete the next tier of their training become known as the enlightened

live apart from the rest of the cosmos, within the confines of fortresses floating through the chaos of Limbo. Instead of imposing their will on other peoples, they focus on controlling and manipulating their endlessly malleable home.

Enucleator Modifications

Equipment

proficiency in Arcana. To complete a body modification, the subject must remain inside the tank while the operator touches the metal orbs outside the enucleator for 1 hour. If this work is interrupted

manifest a power. Once they become invisible in this way, they can’t do so again until they finish a long rest. Redundant Organs. The creature gains an extra heart, liver, spleen, or other

Firbolg Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

the group’s needs, but the effect each action will have on the forest and the rest of the natural world. Firbolg tribes would rather go hungry than strain the land during a famine. Hidden

complete their quests and return home as quickly as possible. The Firbolg Adventurers table can serve as inspiration for determining why a firbolg character leaves home. Firbolg Adventurers d8

Triton Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

foes when they found them and drove the rest into hiding. With their foes banished to the deepest reaches of the sea, tritons settled in to watch for any sign of their return. Over time, the tritons

arrogant. They see themselves as caretakers of the sea, and they expect other creatures to pay them deep respect, if not complete deference. This attitude might grate on others, but it arises from a seed

Aarakocra Legacy

Species Elemental Evil Player's Companion

brightly colored, with feathers of red, orange, or yellow. Females have more subdued colors, usually brown or gray. Their heads complete the avian appearance, being something like a parrot or eagle with

aarakocra. To be grounded, trapped underground, or imprisoned by the cold, unyielding earth is a torment few aarakocra can withstand. Even when perched on a high branch or at rest in their mountaintop

Yuan-ti Pureblood Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

caste system based on how complete a person’s transformation was. The vast majority of yuan-ti fall into three categories — abominations, malisons, and purebloods — while the mutated

— yuan-ti make perfect courtiers. And, worse for the rest of us, rulers. — Elminster The physical and magical prowess of the yuan-ti empire allowed the former humans to retain their

Ki-rin

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

reach, and only those mortals who have the tenacity to complete the daunting journey to a ki-rin’s lair can prove themselves worthy of speaking with its occupant. Many of those who do end up

), a ki-rin can take one of the following lair actions, and it must finish a long rest before taking the chosen lair action again: Create Comforts. The ki-rin conjures up one or more permanent objects

Creating a Campaign

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

Creating a Campaign The adventures in this book provide play across a broad range of levels. They can be strung together as a complete campaign using the Infinite Staircase to travel between them

Quest Goals

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath

Quest Goals To complete the House of Thalivar quest (see “Leilon Quests”), the adventurers must destroy Thalivar’s ghost or lay it to rest without harming Gallio Elibro.

Creating a Campaign

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

broad range of levels. With a little work, you can run a complete campaign using only this book. Starting with The Sunless Citadel, guide your players through the adventures in the order that they are

Appendix 3. Dungeon Master Tips

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rrakkma

adventurers complete a rest. The rrakkma can safely complete four short rests and still possibly achieve their objective. If they take a fifth short rest the Gith Capacitor is fully charged, and they fail to

complete their mission. If they take a long rest, it counts as three short rests. They could feasibly take a single long rest and a single short rest and still accomplish their mission. Any more rests however, and they fail.

Noncombat Challenges

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

Noncombat Challenges You decide whether to award experience to characters for overcoming challenges outside combat. If the adventurers complete a tense negotiation with a baron, forge a trade

failure. Milestones You can also award XP when characters complete significant milestones. When preparing your adventure, designate certain events or challenges as milestones, as with the following

Awarding XP

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

adventurers complete a tense negotiation with a baron, forge a trade agreement with a guild of surly smiths, or safely navigate the Chasm of Doom, you might decide the characters deserve XP. As a starting

. Milestones You can also award XP when characters complete significant milestones. When preparing your adventure, designate certain events or challenges as milestones, as with the following examples

V6: Elysian Springs

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves

staff to allow them to rest here. As an Influence action, the character makes a DC 14 Charisma (Persuasion) check. On a success, the staff allow the characters to rest here as long as they need. On a failure, they allow the characters to complete only a Short Rest here.

Orc

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

in darkness. Orcs are, on average, tall and broad. They have gray skin, ears that are sharply pointed, and prominent lower canines that resemble small tusks. Orc youths on some worlds are told about

of times equal to your Proficiency Bonus, and you regain all expended uses when you finish a Short or Long Rest. Darkvision. You have Darkvision with a range of 120 feet. Relentless Endurance. When

Orc

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

darkness. Orcs are, on average, tall and broad. They have gray skin, ears that are sharply pointed, and prominent lower canines that resemble small tusks. Orc youths on some worlds are told about their

equal to your Proficiency Bonus, and you regain all expended uses when you finish a Short or Long Rest. Darkvision. You have Darkvision with a range of 120 feet. Relentless Endurance. When you are

Ice Hunters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat

Ice Hunters The Ice Hunters are nomads that have lived in the North far longer than any other humans. Short, dark-haired, broad-faced, and with light brown skin, they cling stolidly to their culture

tribesfolk to force the rest to obey him out of terror. Using their unsurpassed ability as scouts, they act now as Arauthator’s eyes and ears on the Sea of Moving Ice. Living as thralls, they have no doubt that if they ever leave the iceberg, Arauthator will hunt them down and take horrific revenge.

Death from the Deep

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

, you lose sight of the intruder in the deepening darkness. When the spray clears, the figure is gone. Night has fallen. The undead assault against the hermitage can be played out in two broad

. REST AND RESOURCES Having explored the hermitage and taken on its varied threats, the characters have had a busy day. Thanks to the hags, rats, giant snakes, and the monstrous peryton, their resources

Ice Hunters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons

Ice Hunters The Ice Hunters are nomads that have lived in the North far longer than any other humans. Short, dark-haired, broad-faced, and with light brown skin, they cling stolidly to their culture

tribesfolk to force the rest to obey him out of terror. Using their unsurpassed ability as scouts, they act now as Arauthator’s eyes and ears on the Sea of Moving Ice. Living as thralls, they have no doubt that if they ever leave the iceberg, Arauthator will hunt them down and take horrific revenge.

Invitation to Nightmare

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

participating in a fear-focused D&D adventure. Horror, as a genre, covers broad swaths of material. What you shrug off other players might find personally unsettling—everyone’s experiences and tolerances are

distinct and real, even if they differ from your own. Before creating a character, ask your DM and the rest of the group the aforementioned questions, along with any others that come to mind. Chapter

Secrets and Discovery

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

Secrets and Discovery In the course of an adventure, the players and their characters will uncover information that was previously unknown to them. Make sure the information they need to complete the

to One Player When one character separates from the rest of the group, it’s usually OK to let the rest of the players know what happens, assuming the separated character will update the rest of the

Patron Benefits

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

wide latitude regarding how you carry out a task, and your assignments can sometimes be very broad and require considerable time to complete. Expense Account. You have access to an account maintained

The Code Legal

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

members of the City Watch to do their duty diligently, and you can expect that the city’s magisters will be fair. If you have cause to come before the Masked Lords or the Open Lord herself, rest assured

gates and in the harbor. Be aware that the Code Legal provides only an outline of typical sentences for various offenses, and magisters have broad discretion when meting out justice as they see fit. Any Masked Lord can overturn a magister’s ruling, but there’s rarely a Masked Lord around when you need one.

Silver Tapir Monastery

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

: A large, oxidized silver statue of a tapir stands before a broad stone structure covered in carvings of stylized local animals—tapirs, capybaras, hawks, and more. Dozens of people stand outside the

legends from the “Atagua Gazetteer” section. Until the ritual, the characters are welcome to rest and prepare for their journey. Green Doctors (neutral good, human priests) can use their magic to heal

Kingdom Scale

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

with multiple coastlines. Next, sketch in any major mountain ranges. Foothills form a transition between the mountains and lowlands, and broad patches of gentle hills might dot the region. That leaves

the rest of your map for relatively flat terrain: grasslands, forests, swamps, and the like. Place these elements as you see fit. Map out the courses of any rivers that flow through the area. Rivers

Running This Chapter

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

this adventure’s challenges, you could decide that the fanatics’ ritual is nearly complete, urging the characters to press ahead without resting and resupplying. If this adventure’s threats have

significantly challenged the characters, you could tell them they have a comfortable amount of time before the fanatics can finish their ritual, and the heroes can rest and resupply as needed. Either option

4. Huts

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen

water, and muck slops between the huts and even flows in and out of the low, open doorways. The interiors of the bullywugs’ huts are the complete opposite of the lizardfolk’s longhouses: wet, filthy

, sloppily made, and reeking. The floors aren’t just damp; they’re churned into mud pits up to 2 feet deep, so the bullywugs can rest frog-like in mud up to their eyeballs. They have no sense of privacy or

After the Exchange

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

After the Exchange With the trade complete, the kagu-svirfneblin thank the characters and escort them back to the inner hall (area F5). They invite the characters to take whatever they want from the

storerooms (area F4). The kagu-svirfneblin announce their purpose here is complete, and they’re about to return to the Underdark, sealing off their tunnel to protect themselves from dragons and other

Plan of Attack

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat

stop to rest for the night. A surprise attack in the dark or at dawn is particularly dangerous, granting the dragon complete freedom of movement and creating the possibility that some party members will be asleep or unarmored.

Will of the People's Stewards

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

Will of the People’s Stewards The characters originally planned to meet with a lower-ranked official of the People’s Stewards. However, rumors of the events at Anadoua’s Rest House reached Atiba-Pa

before him makes it clear he has heard the story already, but he records any new details the characters share. When the characters’ account is complete, Atiba-Pa pauses thoughtfully, then shares the

4. Huts

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons

water, and muck slops between the huts and even flows in and out of the low, open doorways. The interiors of the bullywugs’ huts are the complete opposite of the lizardfolk’s longhouses: wet, filthy

, sloppily made, and reeking. The floors aren’t just damp; they’re churned into mud pits up to 2 feet deep, so the bullywugs can rest frog-like in mud up to their eyeballs. They have no sense of privacy

Adventures

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

adventurers is one in which the characters complement each other and cover the weaknesses of their companions. The adventurers must cooperate to successfully complete the adventure. The adventure is the

present only a few challenges, and it might take no more than a single game session to complete. A long adventure can involve hundreds of combats, interactions, and other challenges, and take dozens of

The Climb

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries

character with weaver’s tools can mend the clothing while taking a short rest. A mending spell also repairs the damage. Shortly after nightfall or whenever the party decides to take a long rest, the

characters are attacked by an abominable yeti, after which they are left alone for the remainder of their rest. Day 3 The final leg of the journey takes place under the effects of extreme cold, strong wind

Plan of Attack

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons

stop to rest for the night. A surprise attack in the dark or at dawn is particularly dangerous, granting the dragon complete freedom of movement and creating the possibility that some party members will be asleep or unarmored.

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