before building dream certain relatively

Halfling Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

that, avoiding offense. Standing about 3 feet tall, they appear relatively harmless and so have managed to survive for centuries in the shadow of empires and on the edges of wars and political strife

a while?” Elves. “They’re so beautiful! Their faces, their music, their grace and all. It’s like they stepped out of a wonderful dream. But there’s no telling what&rsquo

Young Deep Dragon Legacy

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

skin, especially around the head and neck. Their wings are attached to their front legs and can fold in close to the body, allowing deep dragons to easily maneuver through relatively narrow tunnels

things in life by bringing me delicacies like clams or aboleth flesh. 6 I might be willing to exert myself to take out a mind flayer. Those disgusting creatures must be stopped. 7 I dream of

Deep Dragon Wyrmling Legacy

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

wings are attached to their front legs and can fold in close to the body, allowing deep dragons to easily maneuver through relatively narrow tunnels. Deep dragons often hoard secrets, delighting in

aboleth flesh. 6 I might be willing to exert myself to take out a mind flayer. Those disgusting creatures must be stopped. 7 I dream of seeing the deepest places in the ocean. 8 I find

Human Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

build cities to last for the ages, and great kingdoms that can persist for long centuries. An individual human might have a relatively short life span, but a human nation or culture preserves

elders pass on the ancient traditions to each new generation, human temples, governments, libraries, and codes of law fix their traditions in the bedrock of history. Humans dream of immortality, but

Ancient Deep Dragon Legacy

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

attached to their front legs and can fold in close to the body, allowing deep dragons to easily maneuver through relatively narrow tunnels. Deep dragons often hoard secrets, delighting in knowledge of

flesh. 6 I might be willing to exert myself to take out a mind flayer. Those disgusting creatures must be stopped. 7 I dream of seeing the deepest places in the ocean. 8 I find I

Fighter Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

skill. Likewise, a fighter is adept with shields and every form of armor. Beyond that basic degree of familiarity, each fighter specializes in a certain style of combat. Some concentrate on archery

combatants on battlefields and in dungeons alike. Trained for Danger Not every member of the city watch, the village militia, or the queen’s army is a fighter. Most of these troops are relatively

Knight of the Order

Backgrounds Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide

You belong to an order of knights who have sworn oaths to achieve a certain goal. The nature of this goal depends on the order you serve, but in your eyes it is without question a vital and honorable

again in ruins, Dove Falconhand decided to reform the group with the primary goal of building alliances and friendship between the civilized races of the world and goodly people in order to combat evil

Personality

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

. He is lonely and dreams of building a community of spellcasters who support each other. Unfortunately, his ego makes that dream all but impossible. Although Mordenkainen can be brash and off-putting

Adult Deep Dragon Legacy

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

attached to their front legs and can fold in close to the body, allowing deep dragons to easily maneuver through relatively narrow tunnels. Deep dragons often hoard secrets, delighting in knowledge

flesh. 6 I might be willing to exert myself to take out a mind flayer. Those disgusting creatures must be stopped. 7 I dream of seeing the deepest places in the ocean. 8 I find I

Travel between Systems

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Astral Adventurer’s Guide

multiverse to another. Wildspace systems aren’t fixed in certain locations in the multiverse. Because they’re constantly in motion, like corks bobbing in water, no reliable devices exist to help plot

a course from one Wildspace system to another. Fortunately for travelers, the nature of the Astral Sea makes such journeys relatively easy, as discussed in the next section.

Simic Scientist

Backgrounds Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

spellcasting, forming spirals that reflect the mathematical perfection of nature. Suggested Characteristics The bizarre science of the Simic Combine attracts a certain type of personality and encompasses

1 I helped create a krasis that I love like a pet and would carry with me everywhere … except it’s the size of a building, and it might eat me. 2 In my laboratory, I

Building a Party

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica

rampaging wurm attacks. 3 Sudden Danger. The characters are trapped together by a sinkhole opening, a building collapsing, or a laboratory exploding. 4 Dream Team. A strange dream leads each character

Building a Party It’s possible to put together a diverse party of D&D characters drawn from a single guild. The guild descriptions in chapter 2 offer suggestions for what such a party might look like

Death House Features

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

ceilings, the third floor has 8-foot-high ceilings, and the attic has 13-foot-high ceilings. Haunted Doors When Strahd enters the house later in this chapter, certain doors marked on the map become

the characters arrive. The cultists take oil lamps into the ritual chamber (area D38) when they gather there. The Mists When the characters enter Death House, the Mists surround the building and prevent

Who Is Tatyana?

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

Who Is Tatyana? When building your version of Tatyana, use the Tatyana’s Incarnation table to determine the character’s basic description. Once you’re satisfied, consult the following “Connection to

6 Petra Rilenovich, a young prodigy who has gained local renown for her remarkable paintings of what she calls her “dream lives” 7 Vanasia, the leader of a far-ranging Vistani band 8 Quentin L’Argent, the dragonborn son of human goat herders living near the ruined manor Argynvostholt.

Members Only

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

Members Only Difficulty: Medium A secret club, cultist meeting, or thieves’ guild requires a password to enter. In this puzzle, those who guard a certain door are so secretive that they change the

, “Six.” The figure replies, “Three.” The guard then opens the door, allowing the figure to enter. This building seems to have only one entrance: the oak door with a small slide window. A guard opens the window and speaks a seemingly random number to anyone who knocks on the door.

Dragonmarked Characters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer

associate with different houses but have a common purpose. (See the “Building a Party” section below for suggestions on bringing together a party from different houses.) If the characters work for a single

Agent and various house heir backgrounds in chapter 2 suit characters in this campaign, giving them benefits and capabilities related to their house affiliation. Certain other backgrounds can reflect

Play Style

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

Play Style By building a new world (or adopting an existing one) and creating the key events that launch your campaign, you determined what your campaign is about. Next, you have to decide how you

kick in the dungeon door, fight the monsters, and grab the treasure. This style of play is straightforward, fun, exciting, and action-oriented. The players spend relatively little time developing

Monastery Features

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

Monastery Features Most of the Sacred Stone Monastery appears to be in good shape except for the eastern end of the building (areas M16 and area M17), with its crumbling walls and heaps of rubble

of crumbling masonry or poorly fitted fieldstone, so they’re relatively easy to climb. The wall surrounding the garden (area M14) is 10 feet high. Windows. The monastery windows are narrow and tall

Transitive Planes

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

Plane. Certain creatures can see into the Border Ethereal, and the see invisibility and true seeing spell grant that ability. Some magical effects also extend from the Material Plane into the Border

is the realm of thought and dream, where visitors travel as disembodied souls to reach the planes of the divine and demonic. It is a great, silvery sea, the same above and below, with swirling wisps of

Transitive Planes

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

Plane. Certain creatures can see into the Border Ethereal, and the see invisibility and true seeing spell grant that ability. Some magical effects also extend from the Material Plane into the Border

is the realm of thought and dream, where visitors travel as disembodied souls to reach the planes of the divine and demonic. It is a great, silvery sea, the same above and below, with swirling wisps of

1. Choose a Race

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

with certain weapons or tools, proficiency in one or more skills, or the ability to use minor spells. These traits sometimes dovetail with the capabilities of certain classes (see step 2). For example

them later. Record the traits granted by your race on your character sheet. Be sure to note your starting languages and your base speed as well. BUILDING BRUENOR, STEP 1 Bob is sitting down to

Idyllglen Features

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

businesses that the gnolls have set ablaze. The buildings’ supplies were taken by fleeing townsfolk or ransacked by Yeenoghu’s horde. Each building is one or two stories tall (DM’s choice) and 10 feet

high per story. The interior rooms of the buildings have 9-foot-high ceilings with 8-foot-high doorways connecting them. A character can climb the walls of a building without equipment by succeeding on

1. Choose a Race

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

character’s race grants particular racial traits, such as special senses, proficiency with certain weapons or tools, proficiency in one or more skills, or the ability to use minor spells. These traits

sometimes dovetail with the capabilities of certain classes (see step 2). For example, the racial traits of lightfoot halflings make them exceptional rogues, and high elves tend to be powerful

Moonstone Dragon Treasures

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

dragon sometimes wake to find all their silver—and memory of the past few days—missing. In addition to their strong preference for certain metals, many moonstone dragons seek out artworks and relics

dream journals written by creatures the dragon has befriended over the years; the dragon has each entry illustrated by a different celebrated artist, making the library one of the largest art collections in the world

Chapter 2: Dungeon Master's Tools

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

. The chapter opens with optional rules meant to help you run certain parts of the game more smoothly. The chapter then goes into greater depth on several topics — encounter building, random encounters

Into the Gray Dream

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

Into the Gray Dream The rapport with Araumycos affects the adventurers like an astral projection spell, sending their astral bodies out into the Astral Plane where Araumycos’s vast, dreaming mind

distance, but whether they are small stones or rocks the size of mountains, you can’t say for certain. Your moment of reverie is broken by the sound of Basidia’s voice in your mind. “It begins.” The

Noncombat Challenges

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

agreement with a clan of surly dwarves, or successfully navigate the Chasm of Doom, you might decide that they deserve an XP reward. As a starting point, use the rules for building combat encounters in

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

Caer Flur

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

largest village is Caer Flur, a relatively young settlement that’s home to five hundred residents. Elves are most of the population, alongside a small number of kithkin. Structures are interspersed

voice of calm amid the stress of building a new settlement. An elf, Taylin organizes the farmers and gardeners to provide the village with food. Taylin also settles disputes among the disparate clans

Awarding XP

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

point, use the rules for building combat encounters in chapter 4 to gauge the difficulty of the challenge. Then award the characters XP as if it had been a combat encounter of the same difficulty

. 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

Quentin Togglepocket

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

stunning humiliation and vowed to take his revenge. He spent the next several years building up a false friendship with her, traveling the gambling circuit with her and cultivating a mutual dream: owning

Nyxborn

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

make mortal existence worthwhile? A Nyxborn is like a fragment of divinity, an idea or a dream that is incarnate. You embody an idea—like the way leaves turn toward the sun or the feeling of ocean

the stuff Nyx is made of, and a Nyxborn is shaped from that raw material. You might have been specifically crafted by one of the gods to serve a certain purpose. Or your existence could be an accident

2. Northern Terraces

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

2. Northern Terraces The terraces lining the northern walls are suffused with faerzress, and the myconids reserve these areas for cultivating certain fungi. Water trickling from the walls of this

seldom seen in myconids. It asks for exasperatingly minor details such as the precise dimensions of bricks or the density of lumber. Gasbide reveals through the rapport that it dreams of building a

Duties in Leilon

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

spend money and resources, as well as time, building their home. Of course, such a place would also need to serve a purpose to the town, like having an extra root cellar to store food, or a secret

themselves, others, or the town. For some items, of course, the certain components must be collected, and that could be an adventure of its own.

Morgrave University

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

fortune through such questionable means. Allies. The academic world is relatively small, and people at any one university tend to have connections at others. You might parlay such relationships into

help in Korranberg. The Twelve. For many scholars of magical studies, the idea of pursuing their research under the auspices of the Twelve is a cherished dream. Some faculty members at Morgrave have

Small and Practical

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

relatively harmless and so have managed to survive for centuries in the shadow of empires and on the edges of wars and political strife. They are inclined to be stout, weighing between 40 and 45 pounds

faces, their music, their grace and all. It’s like they stepped out of a wonderful dream. But there’s no telling what’s going on behind their smiling faces — surely more than they ever let on

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