before brown dealing concern reality

Feral Tiefling

Species Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide

. Their skin tones cover the full range of human coloration, but also include various shades of red. Their hair, cascading down from behind their horns, is usually dark, from black or brown to dark red

watch might follow a tiefling around for a while, and demagogues blame tieflings for strange happenings. The reality, though, is that a tiefling’s bloodline doesn’t affect his or her

Gnome Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

Skinny and flaxen-haired, his skin walnut brown and his eyes a startling turquoise, Burgell stood half as tall as Aeron and had to climb up on a stool to look out the peephole. Like most

. Gnomes average slightly over 3 feet tall and weigh 40 to 45 pounds. Their tan or brown faces are usually adorned with broad smiles (beneath their prodigious noses), and their bright eyes shine with

Zuggtmoy Legacy

Monsters Out of the Abyss

mushrooms of pale yellow and rancid brown. These massive fungi are some of the largest in existence. They are surrounded by a field of acidic puffballs and poisonous vapors. The mushrooms themselves are all

.” 41–60 “I see an altered version of reality, with my mind convincing itself that things are true even in the face of overwhelming evidence to the contrary.” 61–80

Tiefling Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

. Their skin tones cover the full range of human coloration, but also include various shades of red. Their hair, cascading down from behind their horns, is usually dark, from black or brown to dark red

tieflings, assuming that their infernal heritage has left its mark on their personality and morality, not just their appearance. The reality is that a tiefling’s bloodline doesn’t affect their personality. They are gifted with magic from the infernal realms but chart their own course in life.

Firbolg Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

own laws. Firbolgs use their magic to keep their presence in a forest secret. This approach allows them to avoid the politics and struggles of elves, humans, and orcs. Such events concern the

forest’s children by their deeds, habits, and other actions. By the same token, their tribe names merely refer to their homes. When dealing with other races, firbolgs refer to their lands by

Deck of Many Things Legacy

Magic Items Basic Rules (2014)

property vanishes. Businesses, buildings, and land you own are lost in a way that alters reality the least. Any documentation that proves you should own something lost to this card also disappears

. Turning Immunity. The avatar is immune to features that turn undead. Actions Reaping Scythe. The avatar sweeps its spectral scythe through a creature within 5 feet of it, dealing 7 (1d8 + 3) slashing

Amethyst Dragon Wyrmling

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

collecting knowledge and magic dealing with the nature of the planes of existence, cosmic forces, and distant worlds. They prize treasures drawn from different worlds of the Material Plane, especially

of creation. 5 To experience a thing is to truly understand it. Direct and personal experience is the most valuable form of knowledge. 6 I see a far more kaleidoscopic reality than you do

Imix

Monsters Princes of the Apocalypse

immediately after dealing damage to him. Fire Form. Imix can enter a hostile creature’s space and stop there. He can move through a space as narrow as 1 inch without squeezing if fire could pass

location. At first, effects are minor — grass turns brown, animals become listless, work and travel become very tiring. The longer Imix remains, the worse the heat becomes; after 5 days, crops

Young Amethyst Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

allies can be found in the strangest places. Hoarded Arcana In addition to material wealth, amethyst dragons delight in collecting knowledge and magic dealing with the nature of the planes of

. Direct and personal experience is the most valuable form of knowledge. 6 I see a far more kaleidoscopic reality than you do … or than any of your selves do, really. 7 It is not my place

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

. Great Purpose Aarakocra enjoy peace and solitude. Most of them have little interest in dealing with other peoples and less interest in spending time on the ground. For this reason, it takes an

Ancient Amethyst Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

magic dealing with the nature of the planes of existence, cosmic forces, and distant worlds. They prize treasures drawn from different worlds of the Material Plane, especially magic items and artworks

experience a thing is to truly understand it. Direct and personal experience is the most valuable form of knowledge. 6 I see a far more kaleidoscopic reality than you do … or than any of

Psychological Horror

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

. Uncertainty, paranoia, and blurred lines between reality and fiction also shape psychological horror stories. In your adventures, this might take the form of unreliable information. Characters might experience

perceptions and how characters might overcome them. The “Fear and Stress” section of chapter 4 provides options for dealing with the stress of adventuring. If some force is actively trying to cause stress for

Adult Amethyst Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

in collecting knowledge and magic dealing with the nature of the planes of existence, cosmic forces, and distant worlds. They prize treasures drawn from different worlds of the Material Plane

foundations of creation. 5 To experience a thing is to truly understand it. Direct and personal experience is the most valuable form of knowledge. 6 I see a far more kaleidoscopic reality than

What Is Planescape?

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

What Is Planescape? Planescape is the D&D multiverse and so much more. Beyond the Great Wheel cosmology (detailed in the Dungeon Master’s Guide), Planescape focuses on reality-bending adventures and

in Planescape campaigns often focus on the following themes: Backstage of Reality. Planescape adventures provide glimpses of the daily lives of unfathomable beings—like gods, angels, and demons—and how

Going to Neverlight Grove

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

now control his mind. He tries to steer the party toward Neverlight Grove, citing it as a place of safety in which the adventurers can decide their next move. In reality, he unknowingly leads the

the party. A myconid sprout traveling with a troupe of infected myconids, Rumpadump has avoided infection and can also lead characters to the grove. He also expresses concern that the corrupted spores of its previous traveling companions might have also infected its home.

Keranos as Campaign Villain

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

Keranos as Campaign Villain Because Keranos doesn’t readily concern himself with quandaries of good versus evil, it is easy to use him as a villain. The god might be driven by frustration at mortals

unique physical laws and strange truths. Some of the inhabitants escape the isle and begin infecting the rest of Theros with their alternate reality.

Lady of Masks

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

Lady of Masks Countess Sansuri is a greedy and vainglorious giant who lives in the clouds, untethered from reality, convinced that she is the victim of a great injustice and surrounded by jealous

update her maps of the lands below. If the characters ask about the dragon, Sansuri replies coldly, “It’s not your concern.” Clever characters might claim to possess knowledge useful to Sansuri, such as

Council of Four

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

goes out of his way to avoid stress. He shows well in social situations, but is easily manipulated in the political arena. He is known for listening with concern, showing an earnest desire to help

, making promises to look into things, and then doing nothing. As a result, a great deal of the citizenry’s scorn lies heaped upon Duke Portyr’s shoulders. Duke Portyr expressed concern about Ravengard’s

Council of Four

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer

goes out of his way to avoid stress. He shows well in social situations, but is easily manipulated in the political arena. He is known for listening with concern, showing an earnest desire to help

, making promises to look into things, and then doing nothing. As a result, a great deal of the citizenry’s scorn lies heaped upon Duke Portyr’s shoulders. Duke Portyr expressed concern about Ravengard’s

3. Roost of the Conch

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3

boulder is five feet tall and colored brown with dark streaks and spots. Leaning against it is what appears to be a bamboo staff. In the mud around the base of the boulder is a moving shape, looking like

companion. Creature. The boulder is in reality a huge shell inhabited by Kalka-Kylla (see appendix B), a giant hermit crab. The bamboo staff is one of its legs; a successful DC 15 Intelligence (Nature

Roleplaying Devils

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

Roleplaying Devils As the DM, you can play devils as humorous, aloof, bombastic, conniving, or scatterbrained, but a general rule to follow is this: devils have no desire to do good. When dealing

with mortals, devils are constantly figuring out how to exploit and corrupt them, often behind thin smiles of feigned concern and false charm. A devil that successfully corrupts a mortal gets the

Keeping Combat Moving

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

Keeping Combat Moving Sometimes even the best-planned combat encounter can turn into a slog, where no one’s moving and neither side is hitting or dealing much damage to the other. When that happens

energy. Or perhaps a monster’s desperation causes wild magic to warp the fabric of reality. You can use the environmental effects, hazards, and traps in chapter 3 to represent these effects. Change

Example Hazards

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

Example Hazards Hazards are presented in alphabetical order. Brown Mold Deadly Hazard (Levels 5–10) or Nuisance Hazard (Levels 11–16) Brown mold resembles a furry, light-brown carpet. This fungus

feeds on warmth, drawing heat from anything around itself. One patch of brown mold covers a 10-foot square, and the temperature within 30 feet of it is always frigid. When a creature enters a space

The Day's Catch

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

” who stirred up trouble (at this, he might cast a walleyed glance at Shuushar) but nothing of any great concern. A few weeks ago, Bloppblippodd, Ploopploopeen’s own daughter, experienced a powerful

. As with many of the strange beliefs of the kuo-toa, this one might only need time to become a reality. Map 3.1: Sloobludop View Player Version

The Grand Design

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

end, each colony conducts research into the nature of the world and the creatures that inhabit it. The mind flayers examine all facets of reality, seeking any knowledge that could give them the edge

intend to conquer. A colony usually adopts one of three approaches to dealing with its neighbors. Control. A colony that desperately needs to increase its population concentrates on capturing humanoids

Giants and Other Ancients

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

decide to create a campaign where the conflicts among the ancients, like the Thousand-Year War between giants and dragons in the Forgotten Realms, are not a matter of ancient history but a present reality

spend months or even years dealing with the aftereffects of the cataclysmic battle, then send your campaign in a new direction with a second battle. Maybe a third, truly cataclysmic battle—in which the

Putting the Planes Together

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

together, the exact relationship of different planes to one another is largely a theoretical concern. No being in the multiverse can look down and see the planes in their arrangement the same way as we

eternal city, or by four cities that each represent a different aspect of reality. The Celtic cosmology has an otherworld, called Tír na nÓg, and the cosmologies of some religions inspired by Asian

Settlers, Squatters, and Invaders

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

and commanding the new settlement’s defenses. Like most svirfneblin, Dorbo is serious and aggressive when dealing with outsiders; for all of that, however, he is also a loving and caring husband and a

charismatic Chipgrin, whose concern for his pack’s safety has him hoping to negotiate a truce with the Diggermattocks and stop his svirfneblin cousins from seeing his people as dangerous monsters fit only

Imix

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

feet of him, and a creature takes that damage the first time on a turn that Imix moves into its space. Nonmagical weapons that hit Imix are destroyed by fire immediately after dealing damage to him

vulnerable to the influence of fire. This creates the following effects: A dry, baking heat wave strikes the region within 10 miles of Imix’s location. At first, effects are minor — grass turns brown

Tour of the Planes

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

maintains its temperature and doesn’t melt. An object carved from it can function as a spellcasting focus for spells dealing with water or ice. 3 Abominable yetis lair in a network of bitterly cold

reality. New arrivals are subject to forced conscription when encountered (whether by angel, demon, or devil), if they aren’t summarily dispatched. Amid the constant strife, windstorms of blades scour

Deck of Many Things

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

avatar is immune to features that turn undead. Actions Reaping Scythe. The avatar sweeps its spectral scythe through a creature within 5 feet of it, dealing 7 (1d8 + 3) slashing damage plus 4 (1d8

alters reality the least. Any documentation that proves you should own something lost to this card also disappears. Skull. You summon an avatar of death—a ghostly humanoid skeleton clad in a tattered

Stage 3: Feeling Small

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

speed of 200 feet. Any damage Onyx would take is reduced to 0 (but see “Dealing with Onyx” below). She has advantage on ability checks and saving throws. Her claws attack uses the following statistics

Claws attack against a random character if she can. Dealing with Onyx. Onyx cannot be overcome or killed by combat. Any weapon attack against her that hits AC 12 makes contact but deals no lasting damage

Magic Item Descriptions

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things

dried and imbued with a mote of animating magic. If you hit a creature with a ranged attack roll using this ammunition, the leech springs to life and sinks its teeth into the target, dealing 1d4

dealing damage. Hammer of Runic Focus Weapon (Warhammer), Very Rare (Requires Attunement) This magic hammer has 3 charges. As a bonus action, you can expend 1 charge and slam this hammer on the ground

Ascendant Factions

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

citizens of Sigil with growing concern. Lhar works to expand the Bleak Cabal’s charitable influence. Under his direction, the Bleak Cabal has opened community kitchens throughout the city where hungry

laws of Sigil, all the while searching for hidden truths that dictate reality. Guvners gather detailed records of every portal and key they find in Sigil and pay well for such information

Deck of Many Things

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

— (0 XP) Turning Immunity. The avatar is immune to features that turn undead. Actions Reaping Scythe. The avatar sweeps its spectral scythe through a creature within 5 feet of it, dealing 7 (1d8

you own are lost in a way that alters reality the least. Any documentation that proves you should own something lost to this card also disappears. Skull. You summon an avatar of death—a ghostly

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