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Guards and Wards

Spells Player’s Handbook

, there is a 50 percent chance that a creature other than you believes it is going in the opposite direction from the one it chooses. Doors. All doors in the warded area are magically locked, as if

return within 10 minutes if dispersed while Guards and Wards lasts) Gust of Wind in one corridor or room (the wind blows continuously while the spell lasts) Suggestion in one 5-foot square; any creature that enters that square receives the suggestion mentally

Nycaloth (summoner variant) Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

);{"diceNotation":"2d4","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Claw"}. Any creature can take an action to stanch the wound with a successful DC 13 Wisdom (Medicine) check. The wound also closes if the target receives

","rollAction":"Summon Yugoloth"} chance of summoning 1d4;{"diceNotation":"1d4","rollType":"roll"} mezzoloth;mezzoloths or one nycaloth. A summoned yugoloth appears in an unoccupied space within 60 feet

Bearded Devil (Summoner Variant) Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

":"Glaive"}. Any creature can take an action to stanch the wound with a successful DC 12 Wisdom (Medicine) check. The wound also closes if the target receives magical healing. Summon Devil (1/Day). The

devil chooses what to summon and attempts a magical summoning. A bearded devil has a 30 percent;{"diceNotation":"1d100","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Summon Devil"} chance of summoning one bearded

Horned Devil (Summoner Variant) Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

closes if the target receives magical healing. Hurl Flame. Ranged Spell Attack: +7;{"diceNotation":"1d20+7","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Hurl Flame"} to hit, range 150 ft., one target. Hit: 14 (4d6

. Summon Devil (1/Day). The devil chooses what to summon and attempts a magical summoning. A horned devil has a 30 percent;{"diceNotation":"1d100","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Summon Devil"} chance

The Gardener

Monsters Quests from the Infinite Staircase

blocks line of sight. When the wall appears, each creature in its area must succeed on a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw or have the grappled condition (escape DC 15). A creature must make this saving throw

: Boundary. At the border of the domain is a lightly obscuring mist, tinged with a sweet blossom scent and the colors of sunset. No matter how far a creature travels into the mist, the creature finds

Guards and Wards Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

branching passage offering a choice of direction, there is a 50 percent chance that a creature other than you will believe it is going in the opposite direction from the one it chooses. Doors. All

location. You select an area of up to 5 feet square, and any creature that enters or passes through the area receives the suggestion mentally. The whole warded area radiates magic. A dispel magic

Aasimar Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

receives visions and guidance from celestial entities via dreams. These dreams help shape an aasimar, granting a sense of destiny and a desire for righteousness. Each aasimar can count a specific

the chance. When traveling, aasimar prefer hoods, closed helms, and other gear that allows them to conceal their identities. They nevertheless have no compunction about striking openly at evil. The

Living Loot Satchel

Magic Items Acquisitions Incorporated

you really don’t want to know about, there is no chance for the spell to end. That Thing You Need At rank 3, you can use a bonus action to reach into your living loot satchel and make a DC 15

rank 4, your living loot satchel receives another upgrade, becoming a very rare magic item. The secret chest accessed by your satchel now has the storage capacity of a portable hole—6 feet in

1P. Kitchen

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

1P. Kitchen Meals for the cultists are prepared in this kitchen by a dwarf chef and his two human helpers (commoners). The chef is named Tharm Tharmzid. If given the chance, he complains bitterly

about the lack of ingredients here for good meals. Everything he receives comes from the lizardfolk hunters and gatherers, whose notions about what is and isn’t edible don’t mesh well with Tharmzid’s.

1P. Kitchen

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

1P. Kitchen Meals for the cultists are prepared in this kitchen by a dwarf chef and his two human helpers (commoners). The chef is a dwarf named Tharm Tharmzid. If given the chance, he complains

bitterly about the lack of ingredients here for good meals. Everything he receives comes from the lizardfolk hunters and gatherers, whose notions about what is and isn’t edible don’t mesh well with Tharmzid’s.

Random Obstacles

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

progress and must be hacked down (25 percent chance of a mold or fungus dungeon hazard hidden among them) 17 Poisonous gas (deals 1d6 poison damage per minute of exposure) 18 Reverse gravity effect causes creatures to fall toward the ceiling 19 Wall of fire blocks passage 20 Wall of force blocks passage

Blade barrier blocks passage 4–8 Cave-in 9–12 Chasm 1d4 × 10 ft. wide and 2d6 × 10 ft. deep, possibly connected to other levels of the dungeon 13–14 Flooding leaves 2d10 ft. of water in the area; create

Celestials

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Morte’s Planar Parade

Celestials Various Celestials watch over the Outlands, particularly those reaches that border the Upper Planes. Angels and archons (presented later in this book) are particularly common. Some seek to

Limbo has color-changing wings and insists passersby convince it that they’re worthy of existing. If the couatl isn’t convinced, it has a 50 percent chance of either attacking or wandering off.

2. All Work, No Play

compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->One-Shot Wonders: Holiday Adventure Pack

Winterfest meal. When Toma went to the factory to speak to his parents, he also fell under the spell of the drums. If a worker receives damage, they get a chance to resist the charming beat of the [Tooltip

14. More Scrap Iron

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

intersection is a 9-foot-high pile of scrap iron. Double Door. A 20-foot-tall double door blocks the hallway to the north. Leering skulls are carved around the door. The scrap metal came from level 13

. Whenever the characters leave this area and return, there is a 20 percent chance that Hrossk, the fire giant metalsmith in area 11, is here to collect a choice piece of scrap iron and bring it to area 12 to be melted down and recast.

Forming a Team

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

and map of the Biblioplex (map 3.1), see chapter 3. If characters don’t immediately leap at the chance to form a Mage Tower team for the Battle of Strixhaven, emphasize that every peer they speak with

as a monetary prize of half of their tuition for this academic year waived. Effectively, this means each character receives 400 gp if their team wins.

Aasimar Guides

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

in dreams. As such, the guidance is not a direct command or a simple spoken word. Instead, the aasimar receives visions, prophecies, and feelings. The angelic being is far from omniscient. Its

As DM, you take on the role of an aasimar’s angelic guide and decide what kind of advice or omens to send in dreams. The deva, or other celestial being, is your chance to add special roleplaying

Spell Restrictions

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

arcane gate. Divination Same as augury. Etherealness The caster enters the Border Ethereal but can’t move through surfaces or doors in the tomb. Ethereal characters might encounter one or more of the

passage through surfaces or doors in the tomb. Plane shift Same as arcane gate. Stone shape This spell has no effect on surfaces, doors, sarcophagi, stone blocks, or statues in the tomb. Teleport Same as

13. Storeroom

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

Incense. Also present is a sealed case containing ten blocks of temple incense. Lighting a block creates a hazy cloud that fills a 20-foot-diameter sphere and moves with the block. Any creature that starts

poisoned. Even yuan-ti are vulnerable to this effect, which lasts for 1 hour after a creature leaves the cloud, or until it receives a lesser restoration spell or similar magic.

The Ruins: General Features

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3

The Ruins: General Features The walls inside the ruins are constructed of blocks of unmortared stone covered by stucco. The ceilings are of the same material, supported by corbel arches. Ceilings

) or thunderwave (an area of thunder damage) has a 25 percent chance to cause a ceiling collapse within the spell’s area, dealing 16 (3d10) bludgeoning damage to creatures in the area. This collapse

Guards and Wards

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

. Fog fills all the warded corridors, making them Heavily Obscured. In addition, at each intersection or branching passage offering a choice of direction, there is a 50 percent chance that a creature

lasts) Gust of Wind in one corridor or room (the wind blows continuously while the spell lasts) Suggestion in one 5-foot square; any creature that enters that square receives the suggestion mentally

Harpers

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

Harpers The Harpers approach good-aligned characters who show promise as spies. One such character receives the following message, written on a paper bird (see appendix A): “Renaer tells us you are a

characters do visit Mirt’s manor, there’s a 90 percent chance that Mirt isn’t home and no one answers the door. Harper Missions Party Level Mission Brief Mission Requirements and Reward 2nd “One of the

Guards and Wards

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

. Fog fills all the warded corridors, making them Heavily Obscured. In addition, at each intersection or branching passage offering a choice of direction, there is a 50 percent chance that a creature

lasts) Gust of Wind in one corridor or room (the wind blows continuously while the spell lasts) Suggestion in one 5-foot square; any creature that enters that square receives the suggestion mentally

Finding Iymrith

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

a better chance of succeeding if the characters refrain from drinking their potions of giant size until after they have infiltrated the lair. It’s best if Hekaton (or Serissa) remains an NPC under

your control. You can have your players run the other storm giants if you prefer (and if they would enjoy doing so). Photocopy the storm giant stat blocks at the end of this chapter and distribute them

General Features

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

thick, with 3 feet of mortared fill sandwiched between 1-foot-thick courses of hard stone blocks. Interior walls are 1-foot-thick worked stone. Arrow slits in the castle walls are 10 feet above the

characters a chance to succeed. It’s okay if the characters circumvent combat and talk their way past castle defenders. Both the Cragmaw tribe and the Redbrands work for the Black Spider, so the goblinoids

Stage 2: Little Inn of Horrors

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

small flames and colored lights, to the delight of Tanas. No one sits at the bar, but Propha Dran is clearing up empty glasses where the half-elf Chance was sitting before. She looks up at you and

stat blocks). When a host is reduced to 0 hit points, the intellect devourer emerges and attempts to use its claws and Devour Intellect action to gain a character as a new host. A character can regain

Dying Wish

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis

receives the benefit of a greater restoration spell. Seeing the characters invigorated in this way causes all the astral elves in the Temple of Light, including Xeleth and Xedalli, to wonder if the gods

at least Xeleth has his ring of shooting stars. Twelve astral elf honor guards (see Boo’s Astral Menagerie for their stat blocks) stand ready to defend whichever sibling was named emperor in the

Guards and Wards

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

, making them heavily obscured. In addition, at each intersection or branching passage offering a choice of direction, there is a 50 percent chance that a creature other than you will believe it is going

wind in one corridor or room. Place a suggestion in one location. You select an area of up to 5 feet square, and any creature that enters or passes through the area receives the suggestion mentally

Combat Encounter Difficulty

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

slim chance that one or more characters might die. High Difficulty. A high-difficulty encounter could be lethal for one or more characters. To survive it, the characters will need smart tactics, quick

critters in an encounter, use swarms instead. Number of Stat Blocks. The best combat encounters often pair one kind of creature with another, such as fire giants paired with hell hounds. Be mindful of the

The Darklord's Betrayal

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

allies, the Darklord learns of noteworthy characters before they hear of him. By manufacturing a chance encounter, Harkon takes the opportunity to be impressed by or indebt himself to the characters

curses protégés with lycanthropy to force them into a circle of confidence. During the first full moon after a character receives Harkon’s Bite, the Darklord lingers nearby to “discover” their

Guards and Wards

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

, making them heavily obscured. In addition, at each intersection or branching passage offering a choice of direction, there is a 50 percent chance that a creature other than you will believe it is going

wind in one corridor or room. Place a suggestion in one location. You select an area of up to 5 feet square, and any creature that enters or passes through the area receives the suggestion mentally

Emerald Enclave

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

sackcloth hood, another has a rotting pumpkin head, and the third is covered with a threadbare blanket. Characters who camp in a field for the better part of a day or night have a 10 percent chance

succeeds, Sir Ambrose asks the party to patrol the southern half of the cemetery for ten consecutive nights while he patrols the north half. The characters have a cumulative 10 percent chance each night

Random Encounters

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

stalagmites, columns, or pools of standing water. A cave has a 10 percent chance of featuring luminescent growth on the walls that fill it with dim light. In addition to the tunnel through which the

the earth. Blocks of stone thrust up in some places to hinder movement through passages and caverns, while other areas drop off suddenly, forming escarpments hundreds of feet high. In some places

Playing a Temporary Character

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

Playing a Temporary Character Playing a new character for a brief period can be fun and liberating, giving the player a chance to experiment with new class features in a low-stakes environment. For

able to put together a character during a short break with the help of online tools. If you need the new character immediately, you can turn to stat blocks; the bandit captain, berserker, cult fanatic

L1. Stele Forest

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

one of Bak Mei’s most senior students, Steel Crane, and four Immortal Lotus monks (see the accompanying stat blocks). They are on the lookout for trouble and spoiling for a fight. When the characters

from his perch, silently landing on the ground as he draws a nine-sectioned chain whip from around his waist. “You’ve got courage. I’ll give you that. But before you get a chance to fight Bak Mei

71. Lair of the Sewn Sisters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

chamber lightly obscured and blocks the characters’ view of a great green door to the south (see “Skeleton Gate” below). The iron cage and its prisoner are described in the “Cage” section. When the

await the atropal’s apotheosis, when the downfall of civilization promises an abundance of souls to harvest. The Sewn Sisters spy on intruders from the Border Ethereal. Any character who can perceive

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