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Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Class Features As a cleric, you gain the following class features. Hit Points Hit Dice: 1d8 per cleric level Hit Points at 1st Level: 8 + your Constitution modifier Hit Points at Higher Levels: 1d8
(or 5) + your Constitution modifier per cleric level after 1st Proficiencies Armor: Light armor, medium armor, shields Weapons: Simple weapons Tools: None Saving Throws: Wisdom, Charisma Skills: Choose
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Soul of Winter Manned by a crew of sturdy dwarves, Soul of Winter is a sailing ship run by her captain, Wolgar Windrune (LN male dwarf veteran). To keep the characters from impeding his crew, he
for any character who wants it, two light crossbows with twenty bolts each, five 50-foot coils of rope, two grappling hooks, twelve torches, two healer’s kits, six vials of antitoxin, two potions of healing, and two sacks for carrying treasure out of the ship.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
12. Hall of Heroes Statues. Life-size granite statues of human warriors, facing inward, stand atop two rows of pedestals that run through the hall.
Web-Covered Ceiling. The ceiling of this long
hall is 20 feet high, arched, and lightly obscured by thick webs.
Dead Spiders. Three giant spiders lie dead at various points in the hallway, riddled with crossbow bolts. (Members of the Undertakers
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
. A cleric with the Tempest domain succeeds on the check automatically. If the characters manage to get this far without alerting Grannoc, they catch him performing a ritual: Where the lightning bolts
-foot-wide symbol depicting three lightning bolts joined at their tips.
Any character who succeeds on a DC 15 Intelligence (Religion) check recognizes the symbol as that of Talos, the evil god of storms
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Wondrous item Yes (cleric, druid, or paladin) Periapt of proof against poison Wondrous item No Ring of animal influence Ring No Ring of evasion Ring Yes Ring of feather falling Ring Yes Ring of free
rulership Rod Yes Rod of the pact keeper, +2 Rod Yes (warlock) Rope of entanglement Wondrous item No Shield of missile attraction Armor Yes Shield, +2 Armor No Staff of charming Staff Yes (bard, cleric
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Borderlands Quest: Goblin Trouble
Beyond). Here’s a list of the stat blocks needed to run the adventure: Bandit Giant Centipede Goblin Warrior Here are the premade characters you may want to use for the adventure: Shiela, Human Rogue
Presto, Human Wizard Niko, Human Cleric Hank, Human Ranger Eric, Human Fighter Diana, Human Monk Bobby, Human Barbarian
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Cleric Forge Domain 1st Clad in heavy armor, serves a god of the forge or creation Cleric Grave Domain 1st Opposes the blight of undeath Druid Circle of Dreams 2nd Mends wounds, guards the weary, and
and searing bolts of light Paladin Oath of Conquest 3rd Strikes terror in enemies and crushes the forces of chaos Paladin Oath of Redemption 3rd Offers redemption to the worthy and destruction to those
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
heretical beliefs. A variation of this is that you’re hiding. As a devout cleric or paladin, you may have made enemies of the corrupt authorities in the local churches. If you use the haunted one background
, you may have seen something in the upper wards that has driven you into the darkness. Any character could have run afoul of the Sharn Watch, a powerful noble, or a sinister conspiracy; if you leave
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
remaining Dragon Army forces from the field. Run scenario 12 from Dragonlance: Warriors of Krynn to represent this final conflict.
If the characters attain a win or hold during this scenario, Darrett
approaches the characters and gives them something he found amid the rubble of the flying citadel. If there is a good cleric or paladin among the characters, this item is a talisman of pure good in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
Dragonmarked Characters Here are a few examples of characters who carry the Mark of Healing. Noble Cleric. You are one of the heirs of Baron Ulara, the matriarch of House Jorasco. Your mark is
your parents must have been tied to Jorasco, but you found a different family: the Boromar Clan, a criminal guild run by halflings. You’ve learned how to heal and how to hurt people. Now you need to decide which path you want to follow.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
built (either by you or your players) using the character creation and advancement rules in the Player’s Handbook. It’s easiest on you if you let the players create and run these supporting characters
options. Good candidates for supporting characters include a cleric with the Life domain, a fighter with the Champion archetype, a rogue with the Thief archetype, and a wizard specializing in Evocation.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
the drow, run the encounter. The drow scouts focus on maintaining close pursuit and peppering the characters with poisoned hand crossbow bolts. After 1d6 + 4 rounds, the remainder of the drow party
level reaches 5, the drow forward scouts spot the party. At this point, the pursuit might become an encounter if the characters spot the drow and engage them. The characters might try to run, at which
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
crossbow bolts.
Roleplaying Information
Sheriff’s deputy Augrek guards the southwest gate of Bryn Shander and welcomes visitors to town. She has a good heart.
Ideal: “You’ll get farther in life with a
100/400 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d10 + 1) piercing damage. Markham carries twenty crossbow bolts.
Roleplaying Information
Sheriff Markham of Bryn Shander is a brawny, likable man of few words
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Random Encounters As the characters explore the Whorlstone Tunnels, they can run into various creatures or hazards. Check for an encounter whenever the characters are moving along a stretch of tunnel
zurkhwood case containing 1d4 +3 crossbow bolts 4 A +1 shield (on subsequent occurrences of this encounter, the shield is rusted and nonmagical)
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
chop tables in half with it if he so desires. He also can pull out a double crossbow (a heavy crossbow with reduced range that fires two bolts at the same target). Still, if he gets involved in a brawl
, he prefers fighting with fists or a well-flung tankard. Durnan doesn’t often venture far from the Yawning Portal, using his employees to run errands for him as needed. If he’s feeling charitable, he
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Executioner’s Run (see area 2), asks the adventurers to come with her as she collects a debt. The pay is 10 percent of whatever is collected on the 500 gp debt, which is owed by a man named Taban (N male
Beluarian. If the characters fail in this task, Kwayothé has Omala sentenced to Executioner’s Run (see area 2) for his crime. Help the Lords’ Alliance. Lerek Dashlynd (LN male Illuskan human spy), an agent of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
also offer a member of the party a +1 warhammer, one of a handful of treasures held in trust by the order. He prefers to bestow this weapon on a good- or neutral-aligned cleric or paladin. Feel free to
chapter. If you don’t want to control the veterans yourself, you can distribute the stat cards among the players and let them run the NPCs. Should Sir Lanniver come under attack, use the knight
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Athreos’s Champions Alignment: Usually lawful, often evil Suggested Classes: Cleric, monk, rogue, wizard Suggested Cleric Domains: Death, Grave (described in Xanathar’s Guide to Everything) Suggested
Backgrounds: Hermit, sage, sailor, urchin Most worshipers of Athreos believe death is a natural part of life, to be neither rushed toward nor run from. They seek to do their part in fulfilling the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Nylea’s Champions Alignment: Usually neutral, often good Suggested Classes: Barbarian, cleric, druid, ranger Suggested Cleric Domains: Nature Suggested Backgrounds: Folk hero, hermit, outlander Most
devotion to my god is more important to me than what she stands for. (Any)
2 Nature. The beauty of the natural world fills me with serenity. (Neutral)
3 Freedom. I yearn to run wild
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
remains reveals that he was killed by wounds from axes and crossbow bolts. Devlin’s ink-stained robes contain a journal that hints at the tomb’s mysteries (see “Devlin’s Journal” below). A search of the
dwarf cleric of Moradin), Seward (a Chondathan human ranger), and Sephirius (a dragonborn paladin often referred to as “Seph”). Treasure A search of Devlin’s body also turns up an ink pot that never
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
bushes and dead or diseased trees surround a run-down wooden shack. A wisp of smoke rises from a rotted-out hole in the roof that is lined with fungus. South of the shack is a low stone wall that
passive Wisdom (Perception) score of 14 or higher notices the grick before it attacks; any other characters start the encounter surprised. H2. Hag Shack This run-down shack is the occasional home of a night
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation Supplement
heavy crossbows and 100 crossbow bolts packed in straw Clay urn 1 Empty Clay urn 2 Empty Clay run 3 (painted with pegasi images) Ten 50-foot-long coils of hempen rope (1 gp each) Clay urn 4 (painted with squid images) 10 gallons of dark purple ink
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
, god of storms CE Tempest Three lightning bolts radiating from a central point Tempus, god of war N War Upright flaming sword Torm, god of courage and self-sacrifice LG War White right gauntlet
associated with healing, protection, childbirth, nurturing, or fertility. As described in the Classes section, though, the Life domain is incredibly broad, and a cleric of any non-evil deity can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
ballistae that can launch heavy bolts or canisters of alchemist’s fire. Its garrison consists of a noble (the castellan), four veterans (officers), and forty guards loyal to the merchant princes. 16
many vessels that come here wind up needing hull repairs — especially those that had run-ins with typhoons, pirates, or Aremag the dragon turtle (see “Bay of Chult”). It’s easy work for dinosaurs to drag ships out of the water into the drydock so holes can be patched and barnacles scraped off.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
crossbow bolts and bundles of arrows, each destined for an opposing side in a regional war, at the same time. The buyers arrived within moments of each other but did not discover your trickery
. Suggested Characteristics In general, smugglers value survival, and then profit, above other things. One could be a part of a larger organization, or might run a small smuggling vessel of their own
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
ability check is one type of D20 Test. Here’s how to run the ability check in area A2:
Describe the Scene. Paint a mental picture of the kobold either by describing its words and actions or by
the centipedes act on their turns. Use the “Combat” section in the D&D Beyond Basic Rules to run this encounter.
A4: Common Area This common area contains straw beds and a pile of junk. Five
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
, Forough (lawful good, human archmage who can cast cleric spells), looks after the gate-town. The venerable human chancellor is a kind-hearted and patient soul, but beneath her calm exterior pumps the
heart of a lion with a thunderous roar. The favored cleric of a deity of light, the Sunweaver, Forough is the voice of a god and can bring its might to bear. Those who mistake her mercy for weakness
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
new associate, a cleric of Umberlee called Sister Foam, have threatened to kill any crew members “not brave enough” to take on these new and terrible pursuits. If the characters care to help, they
their own. Treasure. The smugglers came ashore to retrieve several bolts of rare Calimshan silk to take to an interested buyer in the Moonshae Isles. The five bolts are worth 100 gp each. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
characters encounter. If this is your first time being the DM, run the encounters in the order presented.
Trail Encounters 1d4 Encounter
1 Looted Wagon
2 Talkative Traveler
3 Game
. This is called a D20 Test. An ability check is one type of D20 Test. Here’s how to run the ability check in the “Looted Wagon” encounter:
Describe the Scene. Read the boxed text to paint a mental
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
refute their arguments. You can run this scenario as a tense series of verbal thrusts and parries, with Xedalli prompting the characters as needed to recount the various episodes of their mission and
make a DC 16 Wisdom saving throw. On a failed save, the creature takes 24 (7d6) psychic damage. On a successful save, the creature gains the ability to cast one spell of their choice from the cleric
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
plagues all elvenkind.”
— Nelar Autumnwell,
elf cleric of Corellon Larethian
A drow city is a sprawling metropolis enclosed by high walls. Non-drow visitors must conduct their business outside
plays an important part in their culture and politics. Drow mages concoct a viscid toxin that leaves enemies unconscious. Drow warriors coat their blades and crossbow bolts with this venom, looking
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Example of Play These pages present a short example of play, similar to the ones in the Player’s Handbook, to illustrate how everything outlined in the “How to Run a Session” section works in
), Phillip (playing Gareth, a Human Cleric), and Russell (playing Shreeve, a Goliath Fighter). The DM starts by asking the players to recap the action of the previous session, most of which consisted
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
. This wooden case can hold up to twenty crossbow bolts. Case, Map or Scroll. This cylindrical leather case can hold up to ten rolled-up sheets of paper or five rolled-up sheets of parchment. Chain. A
depicting a symbol representing a deity, the same symbol carefully engraved or inlaid as an emblem on a shield, or a tiny box holding a fragment of a sacred relic. A cleric or paladin can use a holy symbol
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
lb.
Crossbow bolts (20)
1 gp
1 ½ lb.
Sling bullets (20)
4 cp
1 ½ lb.
Spellcasting Focus Item
Cost
Weight
Arcane Focus
Crystal
10 gp
1 lb.
Orb
20 gp
3 lb.
Rod
Bolt. This wooden case can hold up to twenty crossbow bolts. Case, Map or Scroll. This cylindrical leather case can hold up to ten rolled-up sheets of paper or five rolled-up sheets of parchment. Chain
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
lightning bolts at them. The players have one minute to act before the gate is destroyed and the barbarians pour through. A large force of anchorites is pressing at the gates, numbering at least a hundred
. Townsfolk run screaming from their homes, only to be mercilessly cut down by the enemies rampaging through the streets. As you push through the panicking crowds, you see Sergeant Hazz Yorrum, commander of