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Fighter

Classes Player’s Handbook

mercenaries—as Fighters, they all share an unparalleled prowess with weapons and armor. And they are well acquainted with death, both meting it out and defying it. Fighters master various

weapon techniques, and a well-equipped Fighter always has the right tool at hand for any combat situation. Likewise, a Fighter is adept with every form of armor. Beyond that basic degree of familiarity

Wish

Spells Player’s Handbook

Wish is the mightiest spell a mortal can cast. By simply speaking aloud, you can alter reality itself. The basic use of this spell is to duplicate any other spell of level 8 or lower. If you use it

for a moment; she shakes her head, and your wish fails. The stress of casting Wish to produce any effect other than duplicating another spell weakens you. After enduring that stress, each time you

Xill

Monsters Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1

, built for a specific purpose. Some are fortresses, designed to keep wanderers from the material world away. Others are far more sinister, dark realms where evil dreams take root and become ghastly

by strange traps and logic-defying puzzles, along with a legion of brainwashed servitors and countless xills. As to the fate of the individuals seized by the xills, they perhaps form the bulk of

Hexton Modron

Monsters Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse

only), protection from evil and goodThe hexton can take up to three reactions per round but only one per turn. Counter Magic. The hexton attempts to interrupt a creature it can see that is casting a

, maintaining order in Mechanus and the realms beyond. For more information on modrons, see the Monster Manual.Lightning, Psychic

Wish Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

Wish is the mightiest spell a mortal creature can cast. By simply speaking aloud, you can alter the very foundations of reality in accord with your desires. The basic use of this spell is to

instantly transport you to the presence of the item's current owner. The stress of casting this spell to produce any effect other than duplicating another spell weakens you. After enduring that stress

Cosmic Horror Settings

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

realms, cosmic horror dimensions trend toward being unnatural, logic-defying places. Cosmic Horror Settings d8 Setting 1 A wind-blasted dimension of indigo sand and eyeless statues 2 A

Introduction

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver

adventure. It also introduces the world of the Forgotten Realms, one of the game’s most enduring settings, and it teaches you how to run a D&D game. The Basic Rules contain the rules you need to adjudicate situations that arise during the adventure.

Fighter

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

—as Fighters, they all share an unparalleled prowess with weapons and armor. And they are well acquainted with death, both meting it out and defying it. Fighters master various weapon techniques, and

a well-equipped Fighter always has the right tool at hand for any combat situation. Likewise, a Fighter is adept with every form of armor. Beyond that basic degree of familiarity, each Fighter

Casting a Spell

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

Casting a Spell When a character casts any spell, the same basic rules are followed, regardless of the character's class or the spell's effects. Each spell description begins with a block of

information, including the spell's name, level, school of magic, casting time, range, components, and duration. The rest of a spell entry describes the spell's effect.

Fighter

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

with weapons and armor. And they are well acquainted with death, both meting it out and defying it. Fighters master various weapon techniques, and a well-equipped Fighter always has the right tool at

hand for any combat situation. Likewise, a Fighter is adept with every form of armor. Beyond that basic degree of familiarity, each Fighter specializes in certain styles of combat. Some concentrate on

Snarls and Star Arches

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

Snarls and Star Arches As described in the Player’s Handbook, magic suffuses all existence in the worlds of D&D. In the Forgotten Realms, scholars describe the fabric of magic as a Weave that allows

university’s monumental library, the Biblioplex. Similarly, gravity-defying arch shapes appear throughout the world of Arcavios and, in particular, tower over the Biblioplex. These star arches are made from

Ancient Dragon Turtle

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

snippets of tunes I have overheard. 7 I swim alongside ships sailing through my domain, just out of arrow range, so they know I am watching. 8 I am fascinated by the politics of surface realms

17 control water, control weather,* fog cloud *This spell’s casting time is longer than 1 action. Dragon Turtle Adventures The Dragon Turtle Adventure Hooks table offers suggestions

Reading Ahead

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak

Reading Ahead As the players familiarize themselves with the character options and adventuring gear described in the Basic Rules, take advantage of the opportunity to read ahead. “The Adventure

described here. For descriptions of rules-specific terms, see the Basic Rules. Characters. This term refers to the adventurers run by the players. They are the protagonists in any D&D adventure. A group of

Using These Rules

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

Using These Rules The D&D Basic Rules document has four main parts. Part 1 is about creating a character, providing the rules and guidance you need to make the character you’ll play in the game. It

affect characters and monsters. Appendix B is a brief discussion of deities in the game, particularly those in the Forgotten Realms setting. Appendix C describes the five factions in the Forgotten Realms

Casting a Spell

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

Casting a Spell When a character casts any spell, the same basic rules are followed, regardless of the character’s class or the spell’s effects. Each spell description in Chapter 11 begins with a

block of information, including the spell’s name, level, school of magic, casting time, range, components, and duration. The rest of a spell entry describes the spell’s effect. Casting Time Most

Campaign Overview

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

overview provides useful information, applicable to the wider campaign and helpful for foreshadowing the threats unleashed by the Cult of the Dragon. Tyranny of Dragons is set in the Forgotten Realms on

between Baldur’s Gate and Neverwinter. Adventure Supplements. You can play this adventure with just the Dungeons & Dragons basic rules and the Tyranny of Dragons appendix online, which contains all the

Campaign Overview

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

overview provides useful information, applicable to the wider campaign and helpful for foreshadowing the threats unleashed by the Cult of the Dragon. Tyranny of Dragons is set in the Forgotten Realms on

between Baldur’s Gate and Neverwinter. Adventure Supplements. You can play this adventure with just the Dungeons & Dragons basic rules and the Tyranny of Dragons appendix online, which contains all the

Campaign Overview

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

overview provides useful information, applicable to the wider campaign and helpful for foreshadowing the threats unleashed by the Cult of the Dragon. Tyranny of Dragons is set in the Forgotten Realms on

between Baldur’s Gate and Neverwinter. Adventure Supplements. You can play this adventure with just the Dungeons & Dragons basic rules and the Tyranny of Dragons appendix online, which contains all the

Glossary

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver

Glossary The adventure uses terms that might be unfamiliar to you. A few of these terms are described here. For descriptions of rules-specific terms, see the Basic Rules. Characters. This term refers

this adventure in appendix B. Tenday. In the Forgotten Realms, a week is ten days long and called a tenday. Each month consists of three tendays — thirty days total.

Disguise Self

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

Disguise Self Level 1 Illusion (Bard, Sorcerer, Wizard) Casting Time: Action Range: Self Components: V, S Duration: 1 hour You make yourself—including your clothing, armor, weapons, and other

belongings on your person—look different until the spell ends. You can seem 1 foot shorter or taller and can appear heavier or lighter. You must adopt a form that has the same basic arrangement of

Disguise Self

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

Disguise Self Level 1 Illusion (Bard, Sorcerer, Wizard) Casting Time: Action Range: Self Components: V, S Duration: 1 hour You make yourself—including your clothing, armor, weapons, and other

belongings on your person—look different until the spell ends. You can seem 1 foot shorter or taller and can appear heavier or lighter. You must adopt a form that has the same basic arrangement of

Setting the Adventure

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

. On the world of Ansalon, Southern Ergoth and the Northern Wastesboth contain arid stretches where Cynidicea might have existed. Forgotten Realms. The ruins of Cynidicea might lie among the dunes of

1982, The Lost City was written by Tom Moldvay, who contributed to the Dungeons & Dragons Basic Set. Following in the footsteps of other “B-series” adventures, The Lost City served as both an adventure

Adventure Synopsis

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a1

for four 1st-level player characters. They should advance through 2nd level to 3rd level before the finale. The adventure has four basic parts: Oakhurst. Although it isn’t part of the adventure per

neighboring realms. On the Day of Mourning, the earth opened up and swallowed the place. The Mournland is within sight of the rift. Forgotten Realms. On Faerûn, the Sunless Citadel was once a secret

Alter Self

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

Alter Self Level 2 Transmutation (Sorcerer, Wizard) Casting Time: Action Range: Self Components: V, S Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour You alter your physical form. Choose one of the

. You can’t appear as a creature of a different size, and your basic shape stays the same; if you’re bipedal, you can’t use this spell to become quadrupedal, for instance. For the duration, you can

Alter Self

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

Alter Self Level 2 Transmutation (Sorcerer, Wizard) Casting Time: Action Range: Self Components: V, S Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour You alter your physical form. Choose one of the

. You can’t appear as a creature of a different size, and your basic shape stays the same; if you’re bipedal, you can’t use this spell to become quadrupedal, for instance. For the duration, you can

Xill

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1

for a specific purpose. Some are fortresses, designed to keep wanderers from the material world away. Others are far more sinister, dark realms where evil dreams take root and become ghastly realities

strange traps and logic-defying puzzles, along with a legion of brainwashed servitors and countless xills. As to the fate ofthe individuals seized by the xills, they perhaps form the bulk of

Warding Bond

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

Warding Bond Level 2 Abjuration (Cleric, Paladin) Casting Time: Action Range: Touch Components: V, S, M (a pair of platinum rings worth 50+ GP each, which you and the target must wear for the

, Wizard) Casting Time: Action or Ritual Range: 30 feet Components: V, S, M (a short reed) Duration: 24 hours This spell grants up to ten willing creatures of your choice within range the

Wizards

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

casting then sent his considerable power out to surround the overmatched wizard, binding it to himself. Argent energy flew from the human’s outstretched hand only to fizzle into nothingness as the

in the Forgotten Realms. They need to be, as their powers come from years of careful study and practice. Some wizards apprentice and study with an experienced master, while others attend formal

Disguise Self

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

Disguise Self 1st-level illusion Casting Time: 1 action Range: Self Components: V, S Duration: 1 hour You make yourself—including your clothing, armor, weapons, and other belongings on your person

must adopt a form that has the same basic arrangement of limbs. Otherwise, the extent of the illusion is up to you. The changes wrought by this spell fail to hold up to physical inspection. For example

Seeming

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

Seeming Level 5 Illusion (Bard, Sorcerer, Wizard) Casting Time: Action Range: 30 feet Components: V, S Duration: 8 hours You give an illusory appearance to each creature of your choice that

same basic arrangement of limbs as the target, but the extent of the illusion is otherwise up to you. The spell lasts for the duration. The changes wrought by this spell fail to hold up to physical

Refrum's Plea

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

him back to his home. He provides the basic facts about the recent murders if the characters haven’t learned them from a passerby before now. If the characters don’t intervene, Master Refrum protects

himself by casting sanctuary, then using thaumaturgy to frighten away the children and any onlookers with terrifying roars and ground tremors. He still speaks to the characters afterward, recognizing

Seeming

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

Seeming 5th-level illusion Casting Time: 1 action Range: 30 feet Components: V, S Duration: 8 hours This spell allows you to change the appearance of any number of creatures that you can see within

you must choose a form that has the same basic arrangement of limbs. Otherwise, the extent of the illusion is up to you. The spell lasts for the duration, unless you use your action to dismiss it

Seeming

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

Seeming Level 5 Illusion (Bard, Sorcerer, Wizard) Casting Time: Action Range: 30 feet Components: V, S Duration: 8 hours You give an illusory appearance to each creature of your choice that

same basic arrangement of limbs as the target, but the extent of the illusion is otherwise up to you. The spell lasts for the duration. The changes wrought by this spell fail to hold up to physical

Seeming

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

Seeming 5th-level illusion Casting Time: 1 action Range: 30 feet Components: V, S Duration: 8 hours This spell allows you to change the appearance of any number of creatures that you can see within

you must choose a form that has the same basic arrangement of limbs. Otherwise, the extent of the illusion is up to you. The spell lasts for the duration, unless you use your action to dismiss it

Disguise Self

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

Disguise Self 1st-level illusion Casting Time: 1 action Range: Self Components: V, S Duration: 1 hour You make yourself—including your clothing, armor, weapons, and other belongings on your person

must adopt a form that has the same basic arrangement of limbs. Otherwise, the extent of the illusion is up to you. The changes wrought by this spell fail to hold up to physical inspection. For example

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