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Species
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
a number of “bound businesses”—franchises run directly by the house. The Gold Dragon Inn is such a business, with Gold Dragon Inns being found in every major city, each serving a
familiar menu and providing similar services. But many Ghallanda heirs take pride in creating their own unique businesses. There are also many independent restaurants, inns, and taverns licensed by
Monsters
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
within 10 feet of Bavlorna uses at least 10 feet of movement to run in place counterclockwise, Bavlorna is overcome by a fit of sneezing and can’t cast spells until the end of her next turn. In
moment, is all that matters.”
Bond. “I’m safe in my cottage. Why should I leave it when I can make others come to me?"
Flaw. “Watching someone run widdershins makes me sneeze
Species
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
changelings today—even in those changelings who have never set foot in the fey realm. Each changeling decides how to use their shape-shifting ability, channeling either the peril or the joy of the
physician. Personas can even be passed down through a family, allowing a younger changeling to take advantage of contacts established by the persona’s previous users.
Creating Your Character
At 1st
Rogue
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Classes
Basic Rules (2014)
treasure. Creating a Rogue As you create your rogue character, consider the character’s relationship to the law. Do you have a criminal past—or present? Are you on the run from the law or from
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
visibly in the gem-like spines that run in a ridge from the crown of the head to the tip of the tail. These spines hover above a living topaz dragon’s back, dancing and shifting with the dragon
are particularly intrigued by Undead, sometimes keeping them in their hoards as curios.
Creating a Topaz Dragon
Use the Topaz Dragon Personality Traits and Topaz Dragon Ideals tables to inspire your
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
spines that run in a ridge from the crown of the head to the tip of the tail. These spines hover above a living topaz dragon’s back, dancing and shifting with the dragon’s mood.
Embodiment of
by Undead, sometimes keeping them in their hoards as curios.
Creating a Topaz Dragon
Use the Topaz Dragon Personality Traits and Topaz Dragon Ideals tables to inspire your portrayal of distinctive
Kobold
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
creatures wouldn’t feel safe.
Kobolds take advantage of their size by creating small-diameter tunnels that they can easily pass through, but that require larger creatures to hunch over or even
other useful items, but if they are at risk of discovery, they run away rather than attack anyone in the house. By fleeing before they can be seen or identified, they avoid getting into a situation
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
meet. Director. Like the director of a movie, the DM decides (and describes) what the players’ characters encounter in the course of an adventure. The DM is also responsible for the pace of a play
session and for creating situations that facilitate fun. Improviser. A big part of being the DM is deciding how to apply the rules as you go and imagining the consequences of the characters’ actions in a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
meet. Director. Like the director of a movie, the DM decides (and describes) what the players’ characters encounter in the course of an adventure. The DM is also responsible for the pace of a play
session and for creating situations that facilitate fun. Improviser. A big part of being the DM is deciding how to apply the rules as you go and imagining the consequences of the characters’ actions in a
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
protection and durability
2
Fin Clade, focused on movement
3
Gyre Clade, focused on cyclical patterns and metamagic
4
Guardian Project, focused on creating guard monsters and super
fungus field.
5
I can’t fathom what could have made my childhood friend run off and join the Gruul.
6
I love comparing notes with my friend in the Izzet, though our fields of research are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
hour and remain open for business until Mahadi decides it’s time to pack up and move elsewhere. If the characters come upon the Wandering Emporium while it’s open for business, describe it to the
players as follows: A collection of brightly colored tents stands clustered together, creating an oasis of comfort amid the dread landscape of Avernus. Huge infernal war machines form a horseshoe about the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Creating Domains of Dread Ravenloft is a place where your nightmares can run wild, where anything you can imagine in moments of dread or despair can come to frightful life among the Mists. The
setting as a whole is made up of countless isolated domains, each one a perfect expression of a particular flavor of the macabre. Creating your own domain allows you to blend legendary evils, unexpected
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
Humans and Dragonmarks Humans possess a wide range of Dragonmarks, and their houses are spread across Khorvaire. House Cannith is one of the most powerful houses, creating both magic and mundane
items with the Mark of Making. House Orien maintains the Lightning Rail and trade caravans that run across the continent. House Deneith brokers the services of bodyguards and mercenaries. House Vadalis
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
, this chapter provides advice on topics that can surface as you prepare or run a D&D game session, as well as rules for adventure elements ranging from chases and doors to traps. It also includes guidance on creating new backgrounds, creatures, magic items, and spells to amuse your players.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
in the middle of divine squabbles. Heliod’s Divine Schemes d4 Scheme
1 Heliod decides to confront Erebos in the Underworld. He gathers fallen heroes around him as he marches on Erebos’s
decides to end their conflict by banishing Mogis. To his surprise, both gods turn against him. The resulting conflict causes the sun to rain divine blood, producing bizarre effects.
3 Angry at the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
mounting a supply run to Waterdeep to talk matters over with his superiors there. He needs someone to mind the inn in his absence. Nalaskur works with but doesn’t trust Chalaska Muruin, a terse, cold
skimming, but he fears Chalaska and can’t accuse her without proof. Inglor decides both need framing and replacing. Map 6.4: Bargewright InnView Player Version
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Play Style By building a new world (or adopting an existing one) and creating the key events that launch your campaign, you determined what your campaign is about. Next, you have to decide how you
want to run your campaign. What’s the right way to run a campaign? That depends on your play style and the motivations of your players. Consider your players’ tastes, your strengths as a DM, table
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
power manifests visibly in the gem-like spines that run in a ridge from the crown of the head to the tip of the tail. These spines hover above a living topaz dragon’s back, dancing and shifting with
energy. And they are particularly intrigued by Undead, sometimes keeping them in their hoards as curios.
Creating a Topaz Dragon
Use the Topaz Dragon Personality Traits and Topaz Dragon Ideals tables
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
dragon’s psionic power manifests visibly in the gem-like spines that run in a ridge from the crown of the head to the tip of the tail. These spines hover above a living topaz dragon’s back
manipulates negative energy. And they are particularly intrigued by Undead, sometimes keeping them in their hoards as curios.
Creating a Topaz Dragon
Use the Topaz Dragon Personality Traits and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
help you use the monsters in this book in interesting ways, as well as advice for modifying monsters and creating your own. If you’ve never run a D&D adventure before, we recommend that you pick up
a veritable horde of creepy crawlies. Guidelines for creating encounters with monsters can be found in the Dungeon Master’s Guide. That book also contains wandering monster tables and other goodies to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
you. It gives you new rules options, as well as some refined tools for creating and running adventures and campaigns. It is a supplement to the tools and advice offered in the Dungeon Master’s Guide
. The chapter opens with optional rules meant to help you run certain parts of the game more smoothly. The chapter then goes into greater depth on several topics — encounter building, random encounters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
many Ghallanda heirs take pride in creating their own unique businesses. There are also many independent restaurants, inns, and taverns that are licensed by Ghallanda. The blink dog seal is an assurance that a locale meets Ghallanda standards of health and quality — but not every inn is run by a halfling.
businesses” — franchises run directly by the house. The Gold Dragon Inn is such a business, and these inns can be found in every major city, each serving a familiar menu and providing similar services. But
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Talk with Your DM Start by talking with your Dungeon Master about the type of D&D game they plan to run. If the DM draws inspiration from Greek myth, for example, you might choose a different
character illustrations in this book for inspiration. Session Zero
Some Dungeon Masters start a campaign with a “session zero,” an initial gathering focused on creating characters and setting
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Talk with Your DM Start by talking with your Dungeon Master about the type of D&D game they plan to run. If the DM draws inspiration from Greek myth, for example, you might choose a different
campaign with a “session zero,” an initial gathering focused on creating characters and setting expectations, including topics to avoid as well as those to embrace. A session zero provides a great
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Creating an Artificer When creating an artificer, think about your character’s relationship with the artisan who taught them their craft. Does the character have a rival? Talk to your DM about the
and other wondrous devices operational. In the City of Sigil, artificers share discoveries from throughout the cosmos, and one in particular — the gnome inventor Vi — has run a multiverse-spanning
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
” section in chapter 3. And several of these hooks point to other enclaves, creating paths to string locations together into larger adventures. When developing these enclaves into adventure sites, let
your imagination run wild. Mix and match different encounter tables to see what can arise. Consider how randomly determining the attitude of the creatures generated can shift the tone of a story. If
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Creating Encounters Encounters are the individual scenes in the larger story of your adventure. First and foremost, an encounter should be fun for the players. Second, it shouldn’t be burden for you
to run. Beyond that, a well-crafted encounter usually has a straightforward objective as well as some connection to the overarching story of your campaign, building on the encounters that precede it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Intro to Stormwreck Isle
Run the Encounter Let the players take the lead! They can try anything they can imagine. Encourage the players to tell you their ideas. Ask them to let you know what they are thinking, and then run
Merrow Lots of players will attack first. Other players will decide their characters attack if other approaches fail. When a player decides that their character attacks, their character acts first in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Astral Adventurer’s Guide
Crashing A spelljammer can run their ship into another object or a creature by moving the ship into the target’s space and making a special attack roll (1d20 + the spelljammer’s proficiency bonus
) against the target’s Armor Class. If the attack roll hits, a crash occurs; otherwise, the target moves out of the ship’s path, avoiding the crash. If the DM decides that a crash is unavoidable, no
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Lyrandar’s Mark of Storms can pilot an airship. Even independent businesses are typically licensed by a house and conform to the standards it sets. Not every tavern is run by House Ghallanda, but the
Ghallanda seal in the corner of an inn sign assures customers that the establishment meets health and safety standards. Chapter 1 contains more details about dragonmarks and the dragonmarked houses, along with rules for creating dragonmarked characters.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Shared World Some groups take a large, established campaign setting and divide it up geographically so different DMs can run separate campaigns in the same setting. In theory, characters can travel
from one DM’s region of the world to another’s, creating continuity in the campaign even as characters might be involved in several plotlines. Rather than dividing a campaign geographically, you and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lorwyn: First Light
. (See “Lorwyn-Shadowmoor’s History” in the introduction for more information.) Playing a Faerie Use the Fairy species (see Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse) when creating a faerie
player character. Shadowmoor faeries have Darkvision with a range of 120 feet. For suggestions on how to run a faerie nonplayer character, see chapter 3. BEN HILL Faeries in the realm of Lorwyn-Shadowmoor often delight in whimsy
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
experience points, they become more powerful, as do the threats they must overcome. This kind of campaign is easy to run, since it requires little effort beyond finding or creating adventures
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
the polis of Meletis expands, clearing new land for houses and crops, Nylea decides to punish the polis and destroy it if necessary. Animated trees topple the walls, and Nyxborn beasts invade the city
blames Iroas for stirring up the conflict and puts Setessa under her protection, expanding the borders of the Nessian Wood to encompass all of Setessa, creating a near-impenetrable fortress filled
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
favor they can call in. Ghallanda has a number of “bound businesses”—franchises run directly by the house. The Gold Dragon Inn is such a business, with Gold Dragon Inns being found in every major
city, each serving a familiar menu and providing similar services. But many Ghallanda heirs take pride in creating their own unique businesses. There are also many independent restaurants, inns, and






