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been given dominion over a small aspect of the natural world; there are dukes and duchesses for each of the seasons, and noble archivists track every promise made and broken within the borders of
untamed wilderness. High fae have no regard for mortal values of honor and law, but they nonetheless operate under inviolable rules of their own: gifts must always be repaid, promises must be honored
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
I: Minotaur Lair A bloodthirsty minotaur rules this cave. A servant of Baphomet—a demon lord who endorses bloodshed and cruelty—the minotaur feasts on adventurers and monsters alike. It stalks its
. You can add monsters to the cave to make this scenario longer and more difficult. One or more Bandits might be here searching for hidden treasure. Conversely, you can reduce the number of Stirges to make the scenario easier and shorter.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lorwyn: First Light
Lorwyn-Shadowmoor. This realm consists of opposing lands that twist together, their borders constantly in flux. The land of Lorwyn teems with colorful creeks, bright meadows, verdant forests, and
gentle hills. In its midst, denizens build cozy villages on endless summer days. Conversely, the land of Shadowmoor is steeped in foggy moors, jagged cliffs, treacherous bogs, and skeletal forests. Here
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Valachan. Losers rot where they fall in the jungle. Violations of the rules are punishable by death. Chakuna closes her domain’s borders while the trial is underway and can change the hunt’s rules on a
Rules of the Trial On the night of certain full moons, Chakuna selects fifteen souls within her domain who she considers worthy prey. She leads the participants to Pantara Lodge, shows them every
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
. Conversely, using only low-difficulty encounters is less likely to lead to character death, especially if characters have ample opportunity to rest during the adventure. Defeated, Not Dead If you and
your players agree to avoid character death in your game, you might consider an alternative: a character who would otherwise die is instead “defeated.” The following rules apply to a defeated character
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Ankhtepot’s Powers and Dominion A fantastically ancient Undead, Ankhtepot has statistics similar to a mummy lord. Beyond this, he rules as pharaoh, national leader, and voice of the gods. None in
the day Ankhtepot blames her for not finding what he desires, though she has no idea she’s searching for the Darklord’s ka. Closing the Borders. When Ankhtepot wishes to close the borders of Har’Akir
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Travel in Anauroch Due to its magical history, Anauroch is more than a barren wasteland and a hostile desert climate to those who wander within its borders. Anauroch holds lost cities, savage
monsters, and more than its share of otherworldly phenomena. Traveling across the desert by day is not recommended. Use the extreme heat rules in the Dungeon Master’s Guide for daytime travel in Anauroch
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
, designed to collapse under the weight of any creature heavier than a kobold. On occasion, the route through a kobold lair runs along a ledge that borders a cavern or a crevasse, and the kobolds might
; animosity, gnomes tend to avoid or abandon settlements that have a severe infestation of kobolds, and conversely kobolds are usually driven out of communities that have a large gnome population
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
apply the rules and keep the story going. The DM is a storyteller. The DM sets the pace of the story and presents the various challenges and encounters that the players must overcome. The DM is the
helpful ones. The most important thing to remember about being a good DM is that the rules are a tool to help you and the players have fun. The rules aren’t in charge. You’re the DM — you’re in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Noble The folk of Saltmarsh care little for nobles and their titles. Although the king technically rules the land, the south has long been left to its own devices. Are you a local noble turning to a
belt, you can achieve fame in Saltmarsh. 5–6 Your family lost their holdings when Keoland’s enemies pushed back the realm’s borders. In compensation, you have been given a writ by the crown to found a new barony. The trouble is, the land you were ceded has been swallowed by the Drowned Forest.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Godefroy’s Powers and Dominion Lord Wilfred Godefroy rules his own personal afterlife. His statistics are similar to those of a ghost, and he is one of the most powerful spectral Undead in the domain
, hostage. Closing the Borders. When Godefroy wishes to close his domain, fog rolls in off the sea and blankets the land. Everything in the domain that’s outdoors is heavily obscured by the fog (see the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
. Conversely, increase the challenge for groups with more than four characters, with characters higher than 8th level, or that revisit the keep over multiple sessions. Decreasing the Challenge If
and phase spiders in the keep, using the rules for encounter building in the Dungeon Master’s Guide to create an appropriate challenge. Weaker Construct. The stone golem in area 4 can be replaced with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Core Assumptions The rules of the game are based on the following core assumptions about the game world. Gods Oversee the World. The gods are real and embody a variety of beliefs, with each god
deny their existence. Much of the World Is Untamed. Wild regions abound. City-states, confederacies, and kingdoms of various sizes dot the landscape, but beyond their borders the wilds crowd in. People
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Currency The straightforward terms “gold piece” (gp), “silver piece” (sp), “copper piece” (cp), “electrum piece” (ep), and “platinum piece” (pp) are used throughout the game rules for clarity. You
mints its own currency, which might correspond to the basic rules terms. In most worlds, few currencies achieve widespread distribution, but nearly all coins are accepted worldwide — except by those
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
. Religion In many domains, locals maintain chilly relationships with aloof deities, knowing “the gods” only through hollow rituals and clergy with scant supernatural powers. Conversely, some people
about the nature of their domains or what lies beyond the Mists. This preoccupation, along with the lack of shared borders or reliable travel, means that mercantile ventures and military conquests
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
2. Captured Troglodytes The cracked bones and skulls of small creatures hunted by the troglodytes litter the tunnels leading to this area, marking the borders of territory that once belonged to their
Halaster’s gates (see “Gates”). Carved into the arch’s keystone is a hand-shaped indentation with a sigil representing magic scribed into the palm. Its rules are as follows: Casting the mage hand
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
was once easy to doubt their veracity, for what nation didn’t patrol its borders or establish communication (amicable or otherwise) with other nations? The stories of naga and yuan-ti were easy enough
Serpent Hills, where we were taken prisoner by yuan-ti patrolling the borders of their domain. The half-elf was hauled away in slaver’s chains, but for some reason I was taken to the court of Jarant
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium
breath weapon actions allowed? A monster follows the normal opportunity attack rules, which specify that an attack of opportunity is one melee attack. That means a monster must choose a single melee
. A monster like a dragon exists because of that magic-enhanced nature. The second type of magic is what the rules are concerned about. When a rule refers to something being magical, it’s referring to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fated Flight of the Recluse
is a plane of endless fire populated by Celestials and Fiends, who both embody the raw power and versatility of flame. The borders between the Material Plane and Fernia are thin in a manifest zone; the
incident if its attitude is shifted to Friendly. Fleeing from the Dragon If the characters decide to flee rather than fight, Brynshal’duun gives chase. Use the rules for running chases in chapter 3 of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
of Five are fairly unified and tight-fisted in their control of Amn, but their ability to affect events outside their own borders is limited because they can’t agree enough on major matters of foreign
policy. The oligarchs utterly control their nation, but beyond the areas that each rules, their families and businesses compete with one another and with the locals of far-flung places. The use of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
takes, the syndicate is largely concerned with increasing wealth for its members at the expense of society at large. Conversely, the syndicate could be an underground organization of good-hearted people
, and avaricious members of your syndicate in line with the goals and rules of the organization. 5 Assassination. You dispatch prominent people—the sort who have numerous bodyguards and elaborate
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
overlooks the forest it borders. A few farms cluster around it, the locals relying on the royal garrison to keep them safe from marauders. Burle’s most distinctive feature is the small copse of trees
, and cavalry serves as the primary defense point for the region. Duke Marik Feldren (CN male human knight) rules over the town in his capacity of governor of the southern province that includes Seaton
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Domains of Delight: A Feywild Accessory
confronting them. The archfey might test the characters’ mettle with a series of challenging encounters or puzzles before deeming them fit to bask in the archfey’s presence. Conversely, the archfey might be
Etiquette. The rules in the archfey’s domain change as they learn about some new custom that is popular in the Summer Court. The archfey requires all creatures in their domain to respect the new rules of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
alliance agents, and they are often glory hounds seeking personal recognition. Most agents are lawful or neutral; in the courtly circles of the lords, those who don’t follow the rules seldom last long
once sheltered three great elven realms beneath its boughs. Many tribes of wood elves — and a few moon elves — still protect the ruined monuments to their golden age. Few beyond the borders of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
temples of its many gods, several organizations operate across national borders in pursuit of their goals. Some of these organizations could serve as patrons or allies of adventurers in a Greyhawk
an organization might come with concrete benefits such as access to an organization’s information, equipment, magic, and other resources. See “Renown” in chapter 3 for rules you can use to track
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
Mercykillers—if there’s no meaning, there can’t be order. Conversely, the Doomguard, Hands of Havoc, and Heralds of Dust all find enough common points with Bleakers to call them allies. Doomguard Who
break them under the right circumstances. Alix Branwyn According to the Guvners, there are three types of regulations. The lowest of these are Rules, the laws that govern people’s behavior. Next
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume Four
, embodying the natural splendor and danger of the wilderness. High fae have no regard for mortal values of honor and law, but they nonetheless operate under inviolable rules of their own: gifts must always
been given dominion over a small aspect of the natural world; there are dukes and duchesses for each of the seasons, and noble archivists track every promise made and broken within the borders of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
. They refuse to leave their woods, guarding relics and ruins of ages past, and they want nothing to do with the world beyond their borders. Arn Forest This stretch of pine trees and muskeg bogs lies on
Cromm’s Hold, a keep on the edge of the Lizard Marsh (see the “Lizard Marsh” entry for details). Pencheska is using her position to infiltrate the Lords’ Alliance. She rules Daggerford much as Lady
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
native language of the lizardfolk. You decide the time required to acquire this new language. (The downtime rules in Xanathar’s Guide to Everything provide some guidelines.) The Nature of the
42 or area 48) will come to investigate within 1d6 rounds. Conversely, any lizardfolk that want to pass into the western part of the lair are accompanied to the gate by a guard patrol, and the gate is