before burden designing could rules

Death Must Be Fair

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

and as a fair arbiter of the rules. Provide Fair Warning. Let characters face the consequences of their foolish actions, but make sure you give enough cues for the players to recognize self-destructive

actions. You might want to ask a player, “Are you sure?” before committing a character to a potentially fatal course of action. Fair Encounters. Your players have to know that you’re fair in designing

Franchise Advancement

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help the players get excited about designing and selecting their franchise upgrades. Some players might focus on mechanics, while others enjoy the creativity of dreaming up how a franchise headquarters

adjudicate the characters’ customization choices. A good rule of thumb is to allow the players full creative freedom while sticking to the mechanics (however loose) presented by the rules in chapter

Chase Complications

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

saving throw to avoid it. On a failed save, you are caught in a net and restrained. See chapter 5 of the Player’s Handbook for rules on escaping a net. 8 You are caught in a stampede of spooked animals

chooses a creature appropriate for the terrain. 11–20 No complication. Designing Your Own Chase Tables The tables presented here don’t work for all possible environments. A chase through the sewers of

Modifying a Class

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

regained after a short rest, a long rest, or some other length of time? Armed with answers to these questions, you can start designing new features that replace the ones you are removing. It’s fine if

tell you how to design new class features. The best place to start is by looking at other class features, or at spells, feats, or any other rules for inspiration. You’re almost certainly going to have

Ironslag: Yakfolk Village

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

beasts of burden. Shovels, pitchforks, hoes, wooden buckets, yokes, and plows hang from the walls. Shelves hold sacks of seeds waiting to be planted the following spring. During the day, a yakfolk

: General Features” sidebar for rules on opening doors and lifting portcullises). From the room beyond comes the sound of rushing water from the nearby river. The passage leads to a cold, dark, and vast

Locations A - D

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

Cromm’s Hold, a keep on the edge of the Lizard Marsh (see the “Lizard Marsh” entry for details). Pencheska is using her position to infiltrate the Lords’ Alliance. She rules Daggerford much as Lady

Icespear family have proven fruitless. The town has survived for several seasons without a governor — no one in town wants the power or the burden. Visitors who would rather not endure the bland food and

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