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Dungeon Master’s Guide
example, a flower picked from a garden there disappears if it is taken outside the demiplane.
For each hour spent in the demiplane, a visitor regains Hit Points as if it had spent 1 Hit Point Die. Also
, creatures don’t age while there, although time passes normally. Visitors can remain there for up to 200 days divided by the number of creatures present (round down).
When the time runs out or
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Brute. A melee weapon deals one extra die of its damage when Jarund hits with it (included in the attack).Multiattack. Jarund makes three melee attacks.
Warhammer. Melee Weapon Attack: +7
his life, and age has made him cautious. He has seen other kings and queens rise and fall, has made war with friends and peace with his enemies, and has led warriors he knew as babes to their deaths
Rod of Security
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Magic Items
Basic Rules (2014)
flower picked from a garden in the paradise disappears if it is taken outside the extraplanar space.
For each hour spent in the paradise, a visitor regains hit points as if it had spent 1 Hit Die
time runs out or you use an action to end it, all visitors reappear in the location they occupied when you activated the rod, or an unoccupied space nearest that location. The rod can't be used again until ten days have passed.
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
to be cautious and avoid contact with other creatures that can harm her.
Auril’s worshipers know better than to disturb her self-imposed isolation. Terrible blizzards have cut off Icewind Dale
. For roleplaying purposes, the following suggestions might prove helpful:
So long as she has mortal worshipers, Auril can’t truly die (although the characters can rid the world of her for a
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
her to explode and die. A mephit that dies in this way does not use its Death Burst. Instead, each creature within 10 feet of the exploding mephit must succeed on a DC 21 Dexterity saving throw, taking
night while also granting spells to her devoted followers leaves Auril weak and vulnerable. In her self-inflicted weakened state, Auril is inclined to be cautious and avoid contact with other creatures
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
weak and vulnerable. In her self-inflicted weakened state, Auril is inclined to be cautious and avoid contact with other creatures that can harm her.
Auril’s worshipers know better than to
can’t truly die (although the characters can rid the world of her for a time). Thus, she has no reason to capitulate to mortals’ demands. As the embodiment of winter’s cruelty, she is
Kobold
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Species
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
provoke retaliatory attacks from the creatures they steal from. It’s better to be cautious and overlooked than to be considered dangerous and a threat.
In a couple of situations, kobolds might
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
in the face of devastating tragedy are better suited for character backstories. DM Die Rolling Should you hide your die rolls behind a DM screen, or should you roll your dice in the open for all the
players to see? Choose either approach, and be consistent. Each approach has benefits: Hidden Die Rolls. Hiding your die rolls keeps them mysterious and allows you to alter results if you want to. For
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
in the face of devastating tragedy are better suited for character backstories. DM Die Rolling Should you hide your die rolls behind a DM screen, or should you roll your dice in the open for all the
players to see? Choose either approach, and be consistent. Each approach has benefits: Hidden Die Rolls. Hiding your die rolls keeps them mysterious and allows you to alter results if you want to. For
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Hit Point Die. Also, creatures don’t age while there, although time passes normally. Visitors can remain there for up to 200 days divided by the number of creatures present (round down). When the time
runs out or you take a Magic action to end the effect, all visitors reappear in the location they occupied when you activated the rod or an unoccupied space nearest that location. Once used, this property can’t be used again until 10 days have passed.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Hit Point Die. Also, creatures don’t age while there, although time passes normally. Visitors can remain there for up to 200 days divided by the number of creatures present (round down). When the time
runs out or you take a Magic action to end the effect, all visitors reappear in the location they occupied when you activated the rod or an unoccupied space nearest that location. Once used, this property can’t be used again until 10 days have passed.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
if it had spent 1 Hit Die. Also, creatures don’t age while in the paradise, although time passes normally. Visitors can remain in the paradise for up to 200 days divided by the number of creatures
present (round down). When the time runs out or you use an action to end it, all visitors reappear in the location they occupied when you activated the rod, or an unoccupied space nearest that location. The rod can’t be used again until ten days have passed.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
if it had spent 1 Hit Die. Also, creatures don’t age while in the paradise, although time passes normally. Visitors can remain in the paradise for up to 200 days divided by the number of creatures
present (round down). When the time runs out or you use an action to end it, all visitors reappear in the location they occupied when you activated the rod, or an unoccupied space nearest that location. The rod can’t be used again until ten days have passed.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
make a series of checks, with a DC determined at random based on the quality of the opposition that the character runs into. A big part of the challenge in pit fighting lies in the unknown nature of
Hit Die (this roll doesn’t spend that die). If desired, the character can replace one of these skill checks with an attack roll using one of the character’s weapons. The DC for each of the checks is 5
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
d8 Personality Trait 1 I don’t run from evil. Evil runs from me. 2 I like to read and memorize poetry. It keeps me calm and brings me fleeting moments of happiness. 3 I spend money freely and live
life to the fullest, knowing that tomorrow I might die. 4 I live for the thrill of the hunt. 5 I don’t talk about the thing that torments me. I’d rather not burden others with my curse. 6 I expect
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
it easier to keep track of everyone. The poster map has places to track two crucial elements: the passage of time and the carnival’s mood. Tracking Time The Witchlight Carnival opens at dusk and runs
for eight hours, ending just before dawn. When the characters enter the carnival, place a d8 at the start of the track in the upper left corner of the poster map with the “1” facing up. Move the die
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
The Old Tunnel A narrow tunnel runs from the cellar beneath the keep to the bank of the stream (area 2). The tunnel is wide enough to allow warriors to pass through it in single file. In the keep
. The rats attack when disturbed, and the surviving rats flee when half their number die. Years of exposure and neglect have corroded the lock on the exit grate. Even with the key, a successful DC 10
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
The Old Tunnel A narrow tunnel runs from the cellar beneath the keep to the bank of the stream (area 2). The tunnel is wide enough to allow warriors to pass through it in single file. In the keep
. The rats attack when disturbed, and the surviving rats flee when half their number die. Years of exposure and neglect have corroded the lock on the exit grate. Even with the key, a successful DC 10
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
secret and will carry that secret to the grave.” Ideal. “Without vigilance, evil runs amok.” Bond. “I love glass. I adore its colors and its polished gleam. Watching glass bend and take different forms
) A morose, rail-thin figure, Rennick is cautious and wise beyond their years. They respect their fellow wereravens but are deeply mistrustful of others. Rennick frightens away unwanted visitors by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
is a sweet, purple sludge flowing through shallow troughs from which grells sup. Cautious of risking the wrath of an unknown number of grells deprived of their gastronomic satisfaction, the mind
runs the length of this room. Two enormous creatures with dangling tentacles slurp the sludge from the trough.
When the characters arrive, two grells are feeding from the trough. One grell is the host
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
runs a moneylending business on the side, offering loans to customers he trusts. He rarely gives loans to adventurers, knowing how flighty they can be, but he might offer them a free glass of
stands, the next player can take a turn. A player who rolls takes an additional die and rolls it. If the total of their dice exceeds 21, they “bust” and are out of the game. Otherwise they can keep
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
. Fergus’s Grill The elf cook Fergus Deerborn (Medium Commoner), an elegant man in constant motion, runs a small eatery out of the village green. Fergus creates simple yet tasty dishes from donated
animate bones. Death-at-Sunset was probably too wicked to die only once.” [Partially true; dracoliches exist, but Death-at-Sunset isn’t one.] Traveling Merchant A traveling merchant named Sunny
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
wearing a tiger-faced mask and is clad only in a loincloth. A jagged scar runs across the left side of his chest, above the heart, and his chest is sunken and bony. The spear is stone-hafted, but bears
might take damage or even die, but unless its heart is destroyed, it is reborn again whole in one day’s time. If the lycanthrope’s heart (AC 10, 2 hit points) is destroyed, the creature dies and turns to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
will survive, which will die, how far runners will get before a beast brings them down, and how many kills each animal will rack up. A handful of Chultans have become celebrities by surviving
heaviest on a repeat offender. Occasionally an animal manages to leap or scramble out of the pit and runs amok through the terrified crowd. Moments of such high peril provide a perfect opportunity for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
of Kreeg, the residents of Elturel are bound by the Creed Resolute to fight and die for Zariel in her endless war. Zariel’s Struggle In some ways, Zariel is a jewel in Asmodeus’s crown — a former
displaced. By Asmodeus’s decree, Bel now serves Zariel as an advisor, though the two can barely stand to be in each other’s presence. Despite the conflict within the diabolical ranks, Zariel runs a tight
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Nontraditional Traditions The diversity of monk traditions makes those traditions different from each other in abilities as well as in attitude. And since an Acquisitions Incorporated franchise runs
always nice to have someone in a franchise who can slap an enemy so hard that they shrivel up and die several days after the characters have left town and arranged their alibis. As a monk following the Way
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fated Flight of the Recluse
themselves lashed to a safety rail that runs along the airship’s gunwale. Inside the Airship. Those that heeded the captain’s orders are in a room of their choosing within the airship’s interior. Reaching
skilled airship pilot, but he was cautious to a fault—a trait that played a large role in his demise. Instead of dying a noble death in battle, he fell overboard during a skirmish and into the ship’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
ready to flee at the first sign of danger. d8 Personality 1 Cowardly; looking to surrender 2 Greedy; wants treasure 3 Braggart; makes a show of bravery but runs from danger 4 Fanatic; ready to die
1 Has a rival; wants one random ally to suffer 2 Is abused by others; hangs back, betrays at first opportunity 3 Is worshiped; allies will die for it 4 Is outcast by group; its allies ignore it 5 Is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
assigned gender roles for young or adults. A leader, sorcerer, miner, or crafter is as likely to be female as male. Grow Fast, Die Early Kobolds grow and mature much more swiftly than members of
body is burned or disposed of in some other convenient way (or, in a cannibalistic tribe, eaten). Kobolds believe that if they die in service to their tribe, Kurtulmak immediately sends each of them
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
franchise by determining whether foes should live or die, prognosticating correctly (or at least authoritatively), keeping the rest of the party attuned to the importance of karma, and making the right
glasses.
3 Burning a small piece of the body and looking for shapes in the smoke.
4 A cautious, reasoned, professional guesstimate.
5 Careful measurements. The distance between
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
and one never knows for sure, so their approach is more cautious if they smell smoke. In that case, characters with passive Wisdom (Perception) scores of 10 or higher notice the approaching lizardfolk
don’t mistreat Snapjaw and don’t kill any more lizardfolk than they need to, he becomes a reliable ally for as long as they work against the cult and the bullywugs. Roll a die for each of the other
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
few small rooms with only one door, where the characters can bar the door and reasonably expect to spend an hour or even a night resting in safety. On the flip side, cautious characters might try to
fixed location. The options are often presented in a table. When a random encounter occurs, you roll a die and consult the table to determine what the party encounters. Sample random encounter tables
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
. Monster Personality 1d8 Personality 1 Cowardly; surrenders easily 2 Greedy; wants treasure 3 Boastful; makes a show of bravery but runs from danger 4 Disorderly; poorly trained and easily rattled 5
Fanatical; ready to die fighting 6 Brave; stands firm against danger 7 Jocular; taunts enemies 8 Orderly; difficult to rattle Monster Relationships Encounters with groups of monsters can be more
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
knows for sure, so their approach is more cautious if they smell smoke. In that case, characters with passive Wisdom (Perception) scores of 10 or higher notice the approaching lizardfolk canoes before the
bullywugs. Roll a die for each of the other lizardfolk captives. On an even roll, Snapjaw persuades that lizardfolk to join his little revolt. On an odd roll, that NPC refuses to cooperate under any
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
cash. The racers, the available odds, and the chance to win are listed in the Betting on Dinosaur Races table. Bets can range from 1 cp to 500 gp. Once bets are placed, roll a die for each bet
race hard, even if it’s in the group’s best interest for a particular dinosaur to win. A race runs a length of 300 feet; this is abstract, as a race actually covers a lot more ground. Every round