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Evoker

Classes Player’s Handbook

Create Explosive Elemental Effects Your studies focus on magic that creates powerful elemental effects such as bitter cold, searing flame, rolling thunder, crackling lightning, and burning acid

School of Evocation Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

You focus your study on magic that creates powerful elemental effects such as bitter cold, searing flame, rolling thunder, crackling lightning, and burning acid. Some evokers find employment in

Reborn

Species Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

Memories table to inspire its details. Lost Memories d6 Memory 1 You recall a physically painful moment. What mark or scar on your body does it relate to? 2 A memory brings

tears to your eyes. Is it a bitter or cheerful memory? Does recalling it make you feel the same way? 3 You recall a childhood memory. What about that event or who you were still influences you

Rictavio

Monsters Curse of Strahd

carnival wagon, with a pet monkey on his shoulder. He took over an abandoned tower on Lake Baratok before rolling into the town of Vallaki several months later. Claiming to be a carnival ringmaster

, he will do so. Van Richten works alone. A curse placed on him long ago by a Vistani seer brings doom to those he befriends. Furthermore, he believes too much is at stake to risk exposure. Consequently

Zariel

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

the following spells, requiring no material components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 26): At will: alter self (can become Medium when changing her appearance), detect

this creature hits with an attack roll that isn’t a critical hit, it can turn the hit into a critical hit. Infernal Tactics. Immediately after rolling initiative, this creature can choose

Changeling

Species Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

With ever-changing appearances, changelings reside in many societies undetected. Each changeling can supernaturally adopt any face they like. For some changelings, a new face is only a disguise. For

of the method you use to determine the scores, such as rolling or point buy. The “Quick Build” section for your character’s class offers suggestions on which scores to increase. You

Encounter Deck

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

Encounter Deck Using cards to generate random encounters is a dynamic alternative to rolling on encounter tables. You can customize an encounter deck and remove cards as you draw them so they don’t

repeat. You can also alter the encounter deck as characters explore an area, adding cards to the deck to reflect changing circumstances and weaving the encounters into a narrative. The following system is derived from Miniatures Handbook (2003).

Faded Memories

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

Memory 1 You recall a physically painful moment. What mark or scar on your body does it relate to? 2 A memory brings tears to your eyes. Is it a bitter or cheerful memory? Does recalling

it make you feel the same way? 3 You recall a childhood memory. What about that event or who you were still influences you? 4 A memory brings with it the voice of someone once close to you

Rolling with It

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

Rolling with It Some DMs rely on die rolls for almost everything. When a character attempts a task, the DM calls for a check and picks a DC. As a DM using this style, you can’t rely on the

characters succeeding or failing on any one check to move the action in a specific direction. You must be ready to improvise and react to a changing situation. Relying on dice also gives the players the sense

Being Your Own Patron

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

to worry about; when you run your own mercenary company, for example, you need to stock your own armory rather than drawing on an existing organization’s stockpile. The organization brings in income

Guide) to reflect your organization’s ongoing activities. More than one character can take part in this activity at a time. When rolling to determine the business’s performance, add the total days spent

Existing Characters

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

family connection brings them there). If a character takes a break after their previous adventure, consider rolling on or picking an option from the Purpose in Neverwinter table, expanding on it as necessary, to provide a reason the character has come to Neverwinter.

Treasure Hoards

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

belongs to a large group of monsters, use the CR of the monster that leads the group. Each row includes average results for monetary treasure, which you can use instead of rolling. To create a hoard

Hoard CR Monetary Treasure Magic Items 0–4 2d4 × 100 (500) GP 1d4 − 1 5–10 8d10 × 100 (4,400) GP 1d3 11–16 8d8 × 1,000 (36,000) GP 1d4 17+ 6d10 × 10,000 (330,000) GP 1d6 Sam Keiser A climactic battle at the Temple of Elemental Evil brings an adventure to a dramatic end

School of Evocation

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

School of Evocation You focus your study on magic that creates powerful elemental effects such as bitter cold, searing flame, rolling thunder, crackling lightning, and burning acid. Some evokers find

Random Encounters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5

Random Encounters Random encounters help determine if characters meet other creatures moving through the Doomvault. Consider rolling for an encounter in these circumstances: The party enters a zone

. Changing Treasure. Feel free to change the treasure in the Doomvault or add more. It’s especially appropriate to change treasure to something characters in the party can use, and it’s satisfying to let

Worshiping Nylea

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

games, and frolicking that has little to do with Nylea except that it celebrates the full flowering of spring. Tales tell of Nylea being passingly bitter about the celebration and, annually, visiting

catoblepas and brings its head to her sacred grove. The Three Hunters. Three young men from wealthy families were hunting for sport in the Nessian Wood. Nylea accosted them before they had taken any

Roleplaying

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

reflect an archmage’s displeasure by rolling your eyes and massaging your temples with your fingers. Hanging your head and looking up at the players conveys a sense of submissiveness or fear. Holding

your head and chin high conveys confidence. Use Voices. Changing the volume of your voice and borrowing speech patterns from real life, movies, or television can make NPCs distinctive. Engaging the

Trielta Hills

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

Trielta Hills In the rolling terrain of the Trielta Hills, scattered with small settlements of gnomes and halflings, life seems pastoral and idyllic. Halfling farmers tend to their plots, and gnome

that they can spend the cold months beside a hearth, with a slice of fried pie in one hand, and a tankard of bitter gnomish stout in the other. Any cellar space not devoted to another purpose is used

Knights of Solamnia

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

Isle in the west or retreated to the protection of their strongholds and keeps, while others disguised themselves to continue their work. Their power waning, the knights today are locked in a bitter

internal feud: Is it better to maintain their strict codes even in the face of obsolescence, secure in the knowledge they were true to themselves? Or should they embrace a changing world and fight to

Leonin

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

The meddling of the gods in mortal affairs makes me angry and bitter. I wish they would just leave us all alone! 3 I view the gods as worthy adversaries—incredibly clever and well-prepared to

, starting with rolling a size modifier: Size modifier = 2d10 Height = 5 feet + 6 inches + your size modifier in inches Weight in pounds = 180 + (2d6 × your size modifier) Speed. Your base walking

Nettlebee Ranch

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

Nettlebee Ranch Nettlebee Ranch sprawls over a series of low, rolling hills where the forest has been cleared away for crops of oats and barley. The Nettlebees’ prize livestock — sheep, ponies, and

The Nettlebee family includes the following people: The Nettlebee patriarch, Wiggan Nettlebee (see chapter 7) is a miserly, cantankerous misanthrope and bitter widower. Wiggan’s only son, Bertram (a

Vault Guards

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

the vault. For 1 hour after an alarm sounds, when rolling to determine if a guard is present in a room, roll two dice instead of one; if either result is a 1, a guard is present. Additionally, the DC

on checks made to nonviolently deal with guards increases by 2 (see “Evading Guards”), and the price to bribe a guard increases to 100 gp. Changing of the Guard If the characters neutralize all nine

Rictavio

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

Rictavio Several months ago, a colorfully dressed half-elf bard came to Barovia in a carnival wagon, with a pet monkey on his shoulder. He took over an abandoned tower on Lake Baratok before rolling

. Van Richten works alone. A curse placed on him long ago by a Vistani seer brings doom to those he befriends. Furthermore, he believes too much is at stake to risk exposure. Consequently, if he thinks

Sovereign

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

organization. While serving as spies engaging in international intrigues could lead to world-changing escapades, being fixers for the mayor of a struggling town offers a personal connection to a place

patron’s good graces, however. Salary. Your employment under a sovereign patron brings an income of 1 gp per day, or enough to maintain a modest lifestyle. At the DM’s discretion, your salary

Presto

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Uni and the Hunt for the Lost Horn

number of spells you can prepare with this feature, but those spells otherwise count as Wizard spells for you. Changing Your Prepared Spells. Whenever you finish a Long Rest, you can change your list

, determined by rolling on the following table. Any spell you cast from the hat uses your spell save DC and spell attack bonus. 1d100 Effect 01–50 You cast a random spell determined by rolling 1d10: on a

Zariel

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse

of the following spells, requiring no material components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 26): At will: alter self (can become Medium when changing her appearance

with an attack roll that isn’t a critical hit, it can turn the hit into a critical hit. Infernal Tactics. Immediately after rolling initiative, this creature can choose itself and up to three allies it

Example Traps

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

5–10 11 (2d10) 13 11–16 22 (4d10) 15 17–20 55 (10d10) 17 Rolling Stone Deadly Trap (Levels 11–16) or Nuisance Trap (Levels 17–20) Trigger: A creature moves onto a pressure plate Duration: Until

the stone stops rolling When a creature moves onto a hidden pressure plate, a 5-foot-radius orb of solid stone is released from a secret compartment and begins to roll. The stone and all creatures

Rillyn House

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

and takes their message to Yvandre. If he can see the writing on their skin resulting from the scrivener’s mark, Taresson recognizes the mark from having seen it on Machil Rillyn and promptly brings

pockets a random trinket (determined by rolling on the Trinkets table in the Player’s Handbook). On a failed check, the character sends a pile of dusty items spilling to the floor and earns a stern look

Encounters (F-H)

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

enraged and fight to the bitter end. One of the frost druid’s prepared spells is moonbeam, which can reveal the true form of any character who has the Doppelganger secret (see appendix B). Frost Druid

for the spirits of Jarlmoot (see "Jarlmoot"). Changing the giant’s attitude in this way requires a successful DC 17 Charisma (Deception or Persuasion) check in addition to a sufficient bribe or a

Example Traps

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

higher levels by increasing the damage and the save DC, as shown in the following table. Levels Poison Damage Save DC 5–10 11 (2d10) 13 11–16 22 (4d10) 15 17–20 55 (10d10) 17 Rolling Stone Deadly

Trap (Levels 11–16) or Nuisance Trap (Levels 17–20) Trigger: A creature moves onto a pressure plate Duration: Until the stone stops rolling When a creature moves onto a hidden pressure plate, a 5

Exploration Example

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

Shreeve was protecting the group by guarding the door. 3 Worth Rolling with or without Proficiency. You usually have a chance of success on an ability check even if you don’t have proficiency in a

relevant skill. In the example, Phillip gets a 20 without proficiency. The d20 brings many surprises to the game—surprises that the DM then interprets. Phillip: So maybe an ancestor of Ireena’s

The Village

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

Hunters go through the motions of honoring their pledge. They offer to let the characters sleep in the village storage hut, which barely qualifies as shelter. Bonecarver brings them a platter of

will. The sharp tang of the fish covers the bitter poison so well that a successful DC 20 Wisdom (Perception) check or DC 15 Intelligence (Investigation) check is needed to detect it. Any character who

The Village

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

Ice Hunters go through the motions of honoring their pledge. They offer to let the characters sleep in the village storage hut, which barely qualifies as shelter. Bonecarver brings them a platter of

it will. The sharp tang of the fish covers the bitter poison so well that a successful DC 20 Wisdom (Perception) check or DC 15 Intelligence (Investigation) check is needed to detect it. Any character

Supernatural Regions

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

Supernatural Regions Not all lands thrive as nature intended. Magical forces, strange interlopers, or tragic events can alter an area’s destiny, fundamentally changing the land. While the flora

region. Consider rolling on the Blessed Radiance Effects table when the following circumstances occur in the region: A creature succeeds on a saving throw compelled by the abilities of a fiend or an

Lost Things

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

appear. Each character in the adventuring party visited the Witchlight Carnival when they were a child—in fact, they snuck in without buying a ticket—and had something stolen from them. Fate brings

with a remove curse spell or similar magic. The nature of the minor curse affecting each character depends on which hag took what the character lost. After rolling on the Keepers of Lost Things table

How to Play

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

, which brings the flow of the game right back to step 1. This pattern holds whether the adventurers are cautiously exploring a ruin, talking to a devious prince, or locked in mortal combat against a

. You generate a number between 1 and 100 by rolling two different ten-sided dice numbered from 0 to 9. One die (designated before you roll) gives the tens digit, and the other gives the ones digit. If

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