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Tomb of Annihilation
takes damage while still at 40 hit points or fewer, the golem might go berserk again.
Aversion of Fire. If the golem takes fire damage, it has disadvantage on attack rolls and ability checks until the
are stitched together by tomb dwarves and bolted into suits of armor. Once complete, these shambling golems are released into the tomb to hunt intruders.Lightning, Poison; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks that aren't Adamantine
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Reckless. At the start of its turn, the broodguard can gain advantage on all melee weapon attack rolls it makes during that turn, but attack rolls against it have advantage until the start of its
any time before it runs its course. After the process is complete, only a wish spell can reverse the effect.Poison
Spells
Xanathar's Guide to Everything
zombie or a skeleton (the statistics for zombies and skeletons are in the Monster Manual), and it gains a bonus to its attack and damage rolls equal to your spellcasting ability modifier.
You can
commands, the creatures do nothing except defend themselves against hostile creatures. Once given an order, the creatures continue to follow it until their task is complete.
The creatures are under your
Magic Items
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
to appear, pressing the needle there throughout the attunement process. When the attunement is complete, the needle turns into the ink that becomes the tattoo, which appears on the skin.
If your
of overcoming immunity and resistance to nonmagical attacks, and you gain a +1 bonus to attack and damage rolls with unarmed strikes.
Eldritch Maul. As a bonus action, you can empower the tattoo for
Equipment
proficiency in Arcana. To complete a body modification, the subject must remain inside the tank while the operator touches the metal orbs outside the enucleator for 1 hour. If this work is interrupted
creature in the tank:
Bone Spikes. Bony protrusions sprout from the creature’s skin. The creature gains a +1 bonus to the attack and damage rolls of unarmed strikes and natural weapon attacks
Magic Items
Vecna: Eve of Ruin
to while it is broken. While holding one piece of the broken rod, you know the general location of the next consecutive piece, as the rod yearns to be a complete artifact. Multiple rod pieces can be
assembled into one piece or disassembled again, each requiring an action, although a partially complete rod doesn’t gain any other abilities.
Additionally, while holding one piece of the broken
Initiative
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Initiative scores instead of rolling Initiative. Your Initiative score equals 10 plus your Dexterity modifier. If you have Advantage on Initiative rolls, increase your Initiative score by 5. If you have Disadvantage on those rolls, decrease that score by 5.
Initiative determines the order of turns during combat. When combat starts, every participant rolls Initiative; they make a Dexterity check that determines their place in the Initiative order. The DM
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Adjusting for Party Level Harrowhall is designed to be a challenge for four 8th-level characters who explore the keep in a single session. Decrease the challenge for characters lower than 8th level
Harrowhall is too challenging for your group, but you want the characters to have a keep, you can use these strategies to decrease the difficulty: Temporary Hit Points. When the characters agree to aid a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
instead of rolling Initiative. Your Initiative score equals 10 plus your Dexterity modifier. If you have Advantage on Initiative rolls, increase your Initiative score by 5. If you have Disadvantage on those rolls, decrease that score by 5. See also chapter 1 (“Combat”).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
scores instead of rolling Initiative. Your Initiative score equals 10 plus your Dexterity modifier. If you have Advantage on Initiative rolls, increase your Initiative score by 5. If you have Disadvantage on those rolls, decrease that score by 5. See also “Playing the Game” (“Combat”).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
for Monsters. A monster’s stat block in the Monster Manual includes its Initiative score after its Initiative bonus. Advantage and Disadvantage. If a creature has Advantage on Initiative rolls, increase its Initiative score by 5. If it has Disadvantage on those rolls, decrease that score by 5.
spell, everyone rolls Initiative, and the Sorcerer does so with Advantage. If the doppelganger rolls well, it might still act before the Sorcerer’s spell goes off, reflecting the monster’s ability to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
complete before selecting their school. These beginner students are taught by faculty from all of Strixhaven’s colleges, learning rudimentary magic as they acclimate to the university’s environment. Once
Excited to Be Here. The student has advantage on initiative rolls.
Actions
Magic Flare. Melee or Ranged Spell Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 60 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d12 + 1) force damage
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
attune to this item, you hold the needle to your skin where you want the tattoo to appear, pressing the needle there throughout the attunement process. When the attunement is complete, the needle turns
on your skin, your unarmed strikes are considered magical for the purpose of overcoming immunity and resistance to nonmagical attacks, and you gain a +1 bonus to attack and damage rolls with unarmed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Monster Manual), and it gains a bonus to its attack and damage rolls equal to your spellcasting ability modifier. You can use a bonus action to mentally command the creatures you make with this spell
creatures. Once given an order, the creatures continue to follow it until their task is complete. The creatures are under your control until the spell ends, after which they become inanimate once more. At
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
before it runs its course. After the process is complete, only a wish spell can reverse the effect. Yuan-ti Broodguard
Medium Monstrosity, Typically Neutral Evil
Armor Class 14 (natural armor
Challenge 2 (450 XP) Proficiency Bonus +2
Reckless. At the start of its turn, the broodguard can gain advantage on all melee weapon attack rolls it makes during that turn, but attack rolls against it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
. For example, if a conversation with an NPC is cut short because the Sorcerer is convinced that NPC is a Doppelganger and targets it with a Chromatic Orb spell, everyone rolls Initiative, and the
Sorcerer does so with Advantage. If the doppelganger rolls well, it might still act before the Sorcerer’s spell goes off, reflecting the monster’s ability to anticipate the spell. Using Initiative Scores
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
fiendish powers, a bargain that ultimately resulted in the ruin of Manivarsha. She is behind Amanisha’s capture and is loath to let her prisoner escape. Before the party can complete their conversation
has disadvantage on ability checks and attack rolls until she regains it. She fights to the death. A character who succeeds on a DC 20 Intelligence (History) check has heard of Jijibisha Manivarshi and can confirm that she was favored to win the Shankha Trials the year Manivarsha was destroyed.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
complete the banquet.
A gaunt human male in a dusty black suit quietly arranges the items on the cake table, taking notice of your intrusion. Without a word, he gestures for you to come forward and sample
has advantage on Strength checks, but has disadvantage on attack rolls made against Widow Groat. Both effects have a duration of 24 hours. Squash Stew: The character feels healthier and gains
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
has an initiative score, which is a passive Dexterity check: 10 + Dexterity modifier. By cutting down on die rolls, math done on the fly, and the process of asking for and recording totals, you can
players roll a d20 for their initiative as a group, or side. You also roll a d20. Neither roll receives any modifiers. Whoever rolls highest wins initiative. In case of a tie, keep rerolling until the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
complete a quest for a different god. As long as undertaking the quest isn’t a matter of urgency, gods usually don’t punish champions who procrastinate. But if a champion willfully ignores a god’s
quest or pursues opposite aims, they might suffer any of the following consequences: The character’s piety score might decrease by 1 each day, or each play session, for as long as the character continues
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
size and shape to the heads of the skeleton keys found on the other tomb levels (see "Skeleton Keys"). Each time the characters complete a trial in areas 72 to area 76, one stone seal rolls aside
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
complete, the following weather effect is in play. Autumn Wind. Wind whistling through the streets imposes disadvantage on ranged weapon attack rolls and Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on hearing. The wind also extinguishes open fires smaller than a torch flame.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
, as detailed below: Ability Check. When the creature rolls the Bardic Inspiration die to add it to an ability check, the creature can roll the Bardic Inspiration die again and choose which roll to use
, as the mote pops and emits colorful, harmless sparks for a moment. Attack Roll. Immediately after the creature rolls the Bardic Inspiration die to add it to an attack roll against a target, the mote
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
limit to how many extra arms and attacks the goblins can have. Decrease the number of arms on all goblins. If the goblins are reduced to zero arms, they cannot attack. Mutate the current and future
goblins to cause hard plating to appear on their skin, increasing their AC by 1. This increase can be applied multiple times. Reverse the above mutation to decrease the goblins’ AC by 1 (to a minimum of 1
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
, necromancer
A flesh golem lurches with a stiff-jointed gait, as if not in complete control of its body. Its dead flesh isn’t an ideal container for an elemental spirit, which sometimes howls
golem takes fire damage, it has disadvantage on attack rolls and ability checks until the end of its next turn.
Immutable Form. The golem is immune to any spell or effect that would alter its form
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
to while it is broken. While holding one piece of the broken rod, you know the general location of the next consecutive piece, as the rod yearns to be a complete artifact. Multiple rod pieces can be
assembled into one piece or disassembled again, each requiring an action, although a partially complete rod doesn’t gain any other abilities. Additionally, while holding one piece of the broken rod
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium
with attack rolls or only to saves? Potent Cantrip affects only cantrips that require a saving throw, such as acid splash and poison spray. Does the 14th-level illusionist ability let you make
of a book, complete with all its text, if the wizard hasn’t seen all the text? No. In the case of a multipart object, the intent is that you must have seen all parts of the object to duplicate those
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
these terms. A character who agrees to the archdevil’s terms automatically rolls a 20 on their next death save. At the same time, the character falls under the effect of a geas spell (no saving throw
allowed). If this spell ends prematurely, the character immediately drops to 0 hit points and is dying. The task that the character must complete is usually simple and straightforward, and always for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
complete, the cloakers separate again. Cloaker
Large aberration, chaotic neutral
Armor Class 14 (natural armor)
Hit Points 78 (12d10 + 12)
Speed 10 ft., fly 40 ft.
STR
17 (+3)
DEX
attack rolls and Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight.
Actions
Multiattack. The cloaker makes two attacks: one with its bite and one with its tail.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
the door might be locked, the floor might hide a deadly trap, or some other circumstance might make it challenging for an adventurer to complete a task. In those cases, the DM decides what happens
uncertain, the Dungeons & Dragons game relies on rolls of a 20-sided die, a d20, to determine success or failure.
Every character and monster in the game has capabilities defined by six ability
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy
contains a dormitory for cadets and a smaller dorm for academy graduates, the Weeping Goddess tavern (a raucous bar that serves cadets), a refectory where cadets take their meals (complete with patio
Task: Obstacle Course. Each cadet must complete the obstacle course by making ability checks or saving throws to overcome the following obstacles in order: Make a straight dash while targeted by loud
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Wisdom modifier (minimum of once), and you regain all expended uses when you finish a Long Rest. Decrease Exhaustion. Whenever you finish a Short Rest, your Exhaustion level, if any, decreases by 1
you finish a Long Rest. Level 17: Precise Hunter You have Advantage on attack rolls against the creature currently marked by your Hunter’s Mark. Level 18: Feral Senses Your connection to the forces of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
can use this action a number of times equal to your Wisdom modifier (minimum of once), and you regain all expended uses when you finish a Long Rest. Decrease Exhaustion. Whenever you finish a Short
(minimum of once), and you regain all expended uses when you finish a Long Rest. Level 17: Precise Hunter You have Advantage on attack rolls against the creature currently marked by your Hunter’s Mark
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume Two
replaced my bed linens with its hide.
I will complete our queen’s work with the troops at my disposal, but when I return to Neraka, I would have this viper reassigned. I recommend to Icewall.
By Her
modifier to his weapon damage rolls (included in the attack descriptions), and his AC can’t be lower than 20.
Actions
Multiattack. Ember makes one Bite attack and two Claw attacks.
Bite. Melee Weapon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
complete a task. In those cases, you typically call for a D20 Test, usually an ability check. For example, a successful Dexterity (Sleight of Hand) check might be needed to pick the lock, while a
situations. Combat. In combat, many situations involve attack rolls or saving throws. The rules of combat can help you determine the effectiveness of a character’s actions. The “Running Combat” section in