both becoming diffusing coming reading

Witherbloom Student

Backgrounds Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

You filled your childhood with rudimentary alchemical experiments, all in the hope of becoming a student of Witherbloom College. The life sciences are the focus of your reading, which include biology

Druid Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

nature, coming face to face with a giant eagle or dire wolf and surviving the experience. Maybe your character was born during an epic storm or a volcanic eruption, which was interpreted as a sign that

becoming a druid was part of your character’s destiny. Have you always been an adventurer as part of your druidic calling, or did you first spend time as a caretaker of a sacred grove or spring

Why Are You Here?

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron

an entertainer you might be a prodigy whose talent is only just emerging. A Morgrave story is about coming of age and unlocking your potential. So think about your background as a way to set up the person you’re becoming, as opposed to representing adventures that you’ve already had.

Creating a Druid

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

druid after being abandoned in the depths of a forest. Perhaps your character had a dramatic encounter with the spirits of nature, coming face to face with a giant eagle or dire wolf and surviving the

experience. Maybe your character was born during an epic storm or a volcanic eruption, which was interpreted as a sign that becoming a druid was part of your character’s destiny. Have you always been

K39. Hall of Webs

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

, “Adventure Environments,” of the Dungeon Master’s Guide). Characters who stray from the unobstructed path through the webs risk becoming stuck. Secret Doors At the west end of the hall are two secret

this door coming from area K38, it closes and locks behind them if they don’t take measures to prop it open. A narrow secret door at the western end of the south wall is hidden behind a mass of webs

Life or Death

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

endorses the destruction of Xaryxis, insisting that the astral elves have that and worse coming to them. Starbough. The destruction of Xaryxis would be calamitous to plant life throughout Xaryxispace—an

they’ll follow through. No Coming Back Xaryxis explodes! To destroy Xaryxis, someone bearing Xeleth’s or Xedalli’s ring of shooting stars must travel into the heart of the star, either by ship (a

11. Melissara's Study

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

studies regarding the nature of the Far Realm. The other notes are nonsensical ravings that hint at a fractured mind slowly coming undone. The bottom drawer is sealed with an arcane lock spell cast

anyone but Melissara opens the journal (a precaution to prevent her cousins from reading it and discovering her secrets). The journal details Melissara’s unease with her family, as well as her growing

Lost Spire Locations (P1-P8)

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

shatter on the floor, becoming useless. Any character underneath the chest can try to catch a falling potion using a free hand, doing so with a successful DC 10 Dexterity saving throw. P6. Upside

insect-like person. A character who examines this object and succeeds on a DC 20 Intelligence (Nature) check can identify it as coming from a thri-kreen. Tunnels Up and Down. Rough-hewn tunnels in the

Arresting Characters

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

-or-flight situation, leading to one or more characters becoming fugitives. If the party includes one or more characters who aren’t lawful, such an outcome is likely. To mitigate this drawback, you

. NAMING NPCS Important NPCs in the adventure are given names, but many of the secondary NPCs aren’t named. Xanathar’s Guide to Everything contains an appendix of tables you can use to randomly generate names for human and nonhuman NPCs if you have trouble coming up with names on your own.

Arrival

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak

Arrival Characters who come here from Falcon’s Hunting Lodge arrive from the west. Those coming from the Circle of Thunder arrive from the north. WOODLAND MANSE FEATURES The manse is a dilapidated

or closed. Describe this location to the players by reading the following boxed text aloud: Following a trail through the woods, you come to a foggy clearing, in the midst of which stands a

Tenets

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

accident, a flaw in a divine plan, or purely the work of evil gods. It’s evidence that the whole of creation is fundamentally flawed and already unraveling. Coming Destruction. The destruction of the world

outsiders to ready themselves for the coming destruction. Many initiates are fundamentally kindhearted and try to help outsiders when they can, but they ultimately come to believe most outsiders are lost

F. River Ivlis Crossroads

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

from the gallows. Characters who dig up the graves find rotted coffins containing moldy bones. The Hanged One As the characters leave the area, read: You hear a creaking noise behind you, coming from

your card reading reveals that a treasure is here, it is buried in one of the graves. For each grave the characters dig up, there’s a cumulative 10 percent chance of finding the treasure.

Q53. Beacon of Argynvostholt

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

Q53. Beacon of Argynvostholt Wooden stairs climb to the tower’s peak, which has a stone floor and a thirty-foot-high pitched roof. Ravens roost on crisscrossing rafters, coming and going through

find rest at long last. Henceforth, any random encounter with a revenant should be treated as no encounter. Fortunes of Ravenloft If your card reading reveals that a treasure is here, it’s resting on the west windowsill.

What Next?

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

of strange noises coming from the tower, but nothing to warrant great concern. Speaking with the Dead Characters who can cast the speak with dead spell or similar magic might be able to question

the hands of the unworthy (anyone who is not an Avowed). After reading Kandlekeep Dekonstruktion, Stonky realized that one of Candlekeep’s towers—the Barn Door—is actually a flying vehicle powered by

Large Groups

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

Large Groups The biggest considerations with large groups are maintaining order at the table and keeping combat from becoming too slow. Structured Turns If you find yourself in a situation where

order to your players so they each know when their character’s turn is coming up and can think ahead about what their character will do on their next turn. Using Initiative scores (see “Running

G. Tser Pool Encampment

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

, one of the Vistani tells them, “It was fated that you would visit our humble camp. Madam Eva foretold your coming. She awaits you.” The Vistana then points to the largest tent. If the characters head

in chapter 1. (If the characters don’t want a reading of their fates, continue play using the card reading you performed before starting the adventure.) Madam Eva might seem mad, but she is, in fact

Creating a Druid

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

druid after being abandoned in the depths of a forest. Perhaps your character had a dramatic encounter with the spirits of nature, coming face to face with a giant eagle or dire wolf and surviving the

experience. Maybe your character was born during an epic storm or a volcanic eruption, which was interpreted as a sign that becoming a druid was part of your character’s destiny. Have you always been

Q36. Dragon's Audience Hall

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

. The first time Vladimir takes damage, six phantom warriors (see appendix D) materialize and join the fray, coming to his defense. Hatred so clouds Vladimir’s mind that he can’t remember that Sir Godfrey

reading reveals that a treasure is here, it’s in Vladimir’s possession, and he doesn’t part with it willingly unless the beacon of Argynvostholt has been lit (see area Q53).

Witherbloom Student

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

Witherbloom Student You filled your childhood with rudimentary alchemical experiments, all in the hope of becoming a student of Witherbloom College. The life sciences are the focus of your reading

Character and Party Creation

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

include multiple backgrounds, as sometimes it’s fun to play an all-soldier party or a troupe of adventuring entertainers. The backgrounds they choose define who their characters were before becoming

having trouble coming up with a story for how their characters met, they may choose an option from the Party Origin table or let a d6 roll choose it for them. You should spend part of session zero

24. Sandbox

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

portcullis. This object can be prevented from coming down by wedging it in place as if it were a pressure plate. Pressure Plate. The 10-foot-square section of floor marked on the map is the location of

becomes difficult terrain after 1 minute. After 3 minutes of accumulation, a creature that moves through the sand must make a DC 10 Strength or Dexterity saving throw, becoming restrained on a failed

Circles

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

and sleep. After becoming enthralled by Zuggtmoy, Phylo decided the myconids would meld exclusively within their own circle, and only the circle leaders would meld with the other circle leaders and the

of the Inner Circle and the Circle of Masters. However, Basidia’s views are either dismissed or ignored by Phylo and its allies, who zealously claim that exciting changes are coming for the grove. A

Upper Level (M10-M16)

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

attic is stuffy, dimly lit, and covered in a fine layer of dust. A character who has a passive Wisdom (Perception) score of 13 or higher notices light coming through the floorboards above area M13. The

M12 or break through the ceiling from the attic above area M10. This room is bare except for a bookshelf covered in chains against one wall, a plain wooden bench, and a reading desk built into the

Book Description

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

gaining insight into their actions and ascertaining where they could be coming from. The writing gradually turns into almost incomprehensible fragments, many alluding to the author's desire to combine

natural life and the undead. The end of the book records several failed attempts by Xanthoria to extend her life through a process similar to becoming a lich. There are various drawings of dissected

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