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Leprechaun

Monsters Quests from the Infinite Staircase

leprechaun the chance to partake in merriment or revelry such as a song, a dance, or a good meal, the leprechaun must succeed on a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw or have the charmed condition for 24 hours. While

roll to use, potentially turning the failure into a success.Leprechauns are manifestations of the Feywild rules of hospitality and reciprocity. These rules infuse leprechauns with a deep connection to

Cultist (Knights of the Black Sword)

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

Levistus, the archdevil who rules Stygia, the sixth layer of the Nine Hells, from the confines of an ice prison from which he cannot escape. Most of the cultists are Icewind Dale natives who would

, offering a second chance at life in exchange for their absolute devotion. After they agreed to follow Levistus, a pale glow caught their eye in the snow nearby, leading to the discovery of a sword

Cult Fanatic (Knights of the Black Sword)

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage.The Knights of the Black Sword are a secret society of cultists devoted to Levistus, the archdevil who rules Stygia, the sixth layer of the Nine Hells, from the

’ stories are all the same: the archdevil reached out to them in their minds as they were freezing to death, offering a second chance at life in exchange for their absolute devotion. After they

Ancient Silver Dragon Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

, and unprotected flames are extinguished. Protected flames, such as lanterns, have a 50 percent chance of being extinguished. Regional Effects The region containing a legendary silver dragon&rsquo

’s or its allies. Such creatures descend at a rate of 60 feet per round and take no falling damage. Given days or longer to work, the dragon can make clouds and fog within its lair as solid as stone

Water Genasi

Species Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Water genasi descend from marids, aquatic genies from the Elemental Plane of Water. Water genasi are perfectly suited to life underwater and carry the power of the waves inside themselves. Their

whether your character is a member of the human race or of a fantastical race. If you select a fantastical race, follow these additional rules during character creation. Ability Score Increases When

Adult Silver Dragon Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

unprotected flames are extinguished. Protected flames, such as lanterns, have a 50 percent chance of being extinguished. Regional Effects The region containing a legendary silver dragon’s lair

its allies. Such creatures descend at a rate of 60 feet per round and take no falling damage. Given days or longer to work, the dragon can make clouds and fog within its lair as solid as stone, forming

Stalagma Steelshadow

Monsters Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

flames, such as lanterns, have a 50 percent chance of being extinguished. Regional Effects The region containing a legendary Steel dragon’s lair is warped by the dragon’s magic, which

is identical to the control weather spell. Within 1 mile of the lair, winds buoy non-evil creatures that fall due to no act of the dragon’s or its allies. Such creatures descend at a rate of

Devastation Orb

Magic Items Princes of the Apocalypse

batter it. The wind is strong enough to uproot weak trees and destroy light structures after at least 10 minutes of exposure. Otherwise, the rules for strong wind apply, as detailed in chapter 5 of the

effects, the spell is cast on the turn that the orb explodes. Fire Orb. When this orb detonates, it creates a dry heat wave that lasts for 24 hours. Within the area of effect, the rules for extreme heat

Baphomet Legacy

Monsters Out of the Abyss

, the Horned King and the Prince of Beasts. He rules over minotaur;minotaurs and others with savage hearts. He is worshiped by those who want to break the confines of civility and unleash their bestial

of the lair, that creature must succeed on a DC 18 Wisdom saving throw or descend into a madness determined by the Madness of Baphomet table. A creature that succeeds on this saving throw can’t

Orcus Legacy

Monsters Out of the Abyss

chapter 7, "Treasure” of the Dungeon Master’s Guide.Orcus’s Lair Orcus makes his lair in the fortress city of Naratyr, which is on Thanatos, the layer of the Abyss that he rules

succeed on a DC 23 Wisdom saving throw or descend into a madness determined by the Madness of Orcus table. A creature that succeeds on this saving throw can’t be affected by this regional effect

Demogorgon Legacy

Monsters Out of the Abyss

Demogorgon (for example, hitting him with an attack), there is a 50 percent;{"diceNotation":"1d100","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"illusory duplicate"} chance that it is the illusory duplicate that is

descend into a madness determined by the Madness of Demogorgon table. A creature that succeeds on this saving throw can’t be affected by this regional effect again for 24 hours. If Demogorgon dies

Goliath Legacy

Species Elemental Evil Player's Companion

mock folk who rely on society’s structures or rules to maintain power. Survival of the Fittest Among goliaths, any adult who can’t contribute to the tribe is expelled. A lone goliath has

little chance of survival, especially an older or weaker one. Goliaths have little pity for adults who can’t take care of themselves, though a sick or injured individual is treated, as a result of

Plasmoid

Species Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

Plasmoids are amorphous beings with no typical shape. In the presence of other folk, they often adopt a similar shape, but there’s little chance of mistaking a plasmoid for anything else. They

presented here, follow these additional rules during character creation. Ability Score Increases When determining your character’s ability scores, increase one of those scores by 2 and increase a

Folk Hero - Baldur's Gate

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

for one last chance to win back the goodwill you’ve drunk away. 5 You once defeated a raging bugbear with a hand mirror, a mounted deer’s head, and two kicks to the groin. Later, you

1 The tyrant who rules my land will stop at nothing to see me killed. 2 I’m convinced of the significance of my destiny, and blind to my shortcomings and the risk of failure. 3

Beneath the Waves

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

Beneath the Waves Schools of silvery fish swarm around the characters as they descend through the first few hundred feet of the Nightsea. Life in the sunlight zone begins to thin as the water changes

from vibrant blue-green to deeper blue. Once the characters descend 500 feet, only dim light illuminates their surroundings. After the characters descend 3,000 feet, they enter an area of complete

Preparing to Descend

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

Preparing to Descend The Beden-Moon’s journey across the calm, shallow waters known as the Lightsea is uneventful. Eventually the water darkens as the ship crosses the edge of the continental shelf

sun reckonings. Gurau offers to wait for the characters and hold on to any equipment the characters don’t want to take underwater. When the characters are ready to descend, Gurau explains what to expect

Adventure Overview

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

bargain between the archdevil Zariel, who rules Avernus, and the treacherous High Overseer of Elturel, Thavius Kreeg. Zariel is capturing cities and using their citizens as fodder in the ongoing

conflict between demons and devils known as the Blood War. Next on Zariel’s list of cities is Elturel’s neighbor, Baldur’s Gate. The characters can be the heroes who descend into Avernus, save Elturel

The Cloud Peaks

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

appropriate for your campaign, and give the characters a chance to prepare before they start climbing mountains. They will be encountering extreme weather conditions and might have difficulty with

the harshness of the climb. Rules for extreme cold, strong wind, and high altitude can be found in Chapter 5 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide.

K45. Hall of Heroes

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd

’ answers are always short and vague, and there is a 20 percent chance that a spirit’s answer is wrong. The stairs at the west end of the hall descend 40 feet to area K33. An open archway to the east reveals a tower landing beyond (part of area K20).

Underwater

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

Underwater See chapter 9 of the Player’s Handbook for rules on underwater combat. Random Undersea Encounters You can check for random undersea encounters as often as you would check for them on land

Encounters d12 + d8 Encounter 2 Sunken ship covered in barnacles (25 percent chance that the ship contains treasure; roll randomly on the treasure tables in chapter 7) 3 Sunken ship with reef sharks

Rules of Engagement

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

Rules of Engagement Ideally, when the characters learn the truth about the lizardfolk and the sahuagin, they have done so before causing irreparable harm to the occupants of the lair and the

lizardfolk’s plans for the alliance against the sahuagin. For their mission to have any chance of succeeding, the characters must eventually gain — or be forcibly prodded into — an audience with the queen

Character Options

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

, drawing on player character rules from the Player’s Handbook and other D&D books. This chapter adds to that wealth of options with the material in the following sections: “Race Option” presents the

” reveals some spells that were developed at the university. “Magic Items” collects magic items that Strixhaven students might acquire on their adventures. A group of Strixhaven students—each from a different college—descend into the depths below an ancient ruin

K73. Dungeon Hall

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd

. The stairs descend into black, still water that fills an arched hallway before you. The water’s surface is like dark, mirrored glass, disturbed only occasionally by the “thwick” of a drop falling

from beyond the south door. Map: Traps in Area K73 The water is 3 feet deep in the hallway and opaque. The steps on both sides of the hallway descend another 2 feet before ending at the iron doors

Chapter 14: The Labyrinth

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

transformed into a vast, sprawling network of passages. Abandoned settlements within the Labyrinth are common, marked out by rusting iron rails and scattered ore carts. Dark mine shafts descend into the

leave a vast, yawning chasm. Some of these rifts run to depths of a few hundred feet. Others ascend and descend for miles. Many of the rifts show their age by the presence of carved switchback

The Middle Path

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

between relying on their bonuses and abilities and paying attention to the game and immersing themselves in its world. Remember that dice don’t run your game — you do. Dice are like rules. They’re

tools to help keep the action moving. At any time, you can decide that a player’s action is automatically successful. You can also grant the player advantage on any ability check, reducing the chance of a

Sneaking Out

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

trip back to Dougan’s Hole can be uneventful, or you can roll for a random encounter using the Wilderness Encounters rules (see "Wilderness Encounters"). If the winter wolves are still alive, they

attack the party as soon as the random encounter ends, before the characters have a chance to rest. Killing one wolf triggers the self-preservation instinct in its brother, causing it to flee.

Crafting Magic Items

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

Crafting Magic Items The Player’s Handbook contains rules on brewing Potions of Healing and scribing Spell Scrolls. To create other magic items, follow the rules below. In these rules, “you” refers

needed to make a magic item. The DM determines whether appropriate raw materials are available. In a city, there is a 75 percent chance that the materials are available, and in any other settlement

The Dungeon Master

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

The Dungeon Master The Dungeon Master (DM) has a special role in the Dungeons & Dragons game. The DM is a referee. When it’s not clear what ought to happen next, the DM decides how to apply the rules

and the DM isn’t adversarial. The DM’s job is to challenge the characters with interesting encounters and tests, keep the game moving, and apply the rules fairly. The most important thing to remember

The Infernal Hierarchy

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

from which he rules. Asmodeus appoints archdevils, and he can strip any member of the infernal hierarchy of rank and status as he likes. If it dies outside the Nine Hells, a devil disappears in a cloud

has a 30 percent chance of summoning one barbed devil. A bearded devil has a 30 percent chance of summoning one bearded devil. A bone devil has a 40 percent chance of summoning 2d6 spined devils

Gale's Eye Tower Magic

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

altitude of 500 feet at 8 miles per hour (80 feet per round). During its turn, a creature in the control chamber who is attuned to the Labyrinth Funnel can cause the tower to ascend or descend 100 feet

surrounding the tower creates light wind and occasional rain in a 5-mile radius. Every day, there is a 10 percent chance the storm spikes in intensity to become a full thunderstorm with strong winds and

Alley: Spring

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

from them by Xanathar’s gazer spies, in which case they catch up with the gazers in the alley before the creatures can descend into the sewers. Bear Traps Choose five squares on the map. These

. Given the chance, Morga tries to shove a character into the nearest trap. If these creatures obtain the stone, they bring it to Xanathar in its lair (see chapter 5). Next Encounter If a character

Time and Cost

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

raw materials needed to make a magic item. The DM determines whether appropriate raw materials are available. In a city, there is a 75 percent chance that the materials are available, and in any other

settlement, that chance is 25 percent. If materials aren’t available, you must wait at least 7 days before checking on the availability again. If a magic item incorporates an item that has a purchase

Ability Checks

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

a cipher. The DM and the rules often call for an ability check when a creature attempts something other than an attack that has a chance of meaningful failure. When the outcome is uncertain and

ability check represents the task’s difficulty. The more difficult the task, the higher its DC. The rules provide DCs for certain checks, but the DM ultimately sets them. The Typical Difficulty

Ability Checks

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

a cipher. The DM and the rules often call for an ability check when a creature attempts something other than an attack that has a chance of meaningful failure. When the outcome is uncertain and

ability check represents the task’s difficulty. The more difficult the task, the higher its DC. The rules provide DCs for certain checks, but the DM ultimately sets them. The Typical Difficulty

Rhythm of Play

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

treasure chest while a second examines a mysterious symbol engraved on a wall and a third keeps watch for monsters. Outside combat, the DM ensures that every character has a chance to act and decides how to

certain situations—particularly combat—the action is more structured, and everyone takes turns. Exceptions Supersede General Rules General rules govern each part of the game. For example, the combat

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