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reward once they return to their proper station, a fog giant lures desperate criminals, cunning bandits, and other raiders into their service in the dismal wilds they inhabit. These giants prefer to
roof of a merchant’s home, seizing what they seek, and stalking away before the town watch can rally.
Intricate Networks. Clever, ambitious, and greedy, many fog giants build up whole networks of
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
convinced that everyone I know is plotting against me.
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I’ll brave any risk if the monetary reward is great enough.
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I am convinced that I am far more important than anyone else is
Orzhov contact; you can decide if the contact is an ally or a rival.
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My childhood friend is now a Rakdos torturer. We still meet for drinks occasionally.
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I have the key to a vault where
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
you have inspiration, you can reward another player for good roleplaying, clever thinking, or simply doing something exciting in the game. When another player character does something that really
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
you have inspiration, you can reward another player for good roleplaying, clever thinking, or simply doing something exciting in the game. When another player character does something that really
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
an opportunity for the characters to engage with a creature that’s too strong to defeat in combat Reward clever characters who overcome a challenge with brains instead of brawn Make a villain, an
can challenge all manner of adventurers—novice or veteran, weak or strong—and can make the reward at the end of the adventure feel well earned. Riddles can be used to do any of the following: Provide
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
example, whereas stealth, skill with locks, social skills, clever problem-solving, and versatile character abilities will shine. Well-outfitted characters are also more likely to succeed at these
adventures. Equipment such as thieves’ tools, rope, and a grappling hook might mean the difference between taking a shortcut to the objective and getting caught. Characters can accomplish these adventures’ missions in multiple ways. As the Dungeon Master, reward creative thinking!
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
empty crates, ledges, and balconies) reward clever positioning and encourage characters to jump, climb, fly, or teleport. Defensive Positions. Enemies in hard-to-reach locations or defensive positions
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
patron and so earn a reward. A university, for example, might not send you on a particular mission, but you might decide to follow leads to an ancient artifact hoping the university might reward you
interesting stories can emerge if you decide to refuse an assignment. Even a patron that isn’t heavy-handed can significantly motivate your group. Maybe you’ll seek adventures based on what pleases your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
agreement with a clan of surly dwarves, or successfully navigate the Chasm of Doom, you might decide that they deserve an XP reward.
As a starting point, use the rules for building combat encounters in
Noncombat Challenges You decide whether to award experience to characters for overcoming challenges outside combat. If the adventurers complete a tense negotiation with a baron, forge a trade
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
fight to the death, your players might get bored and miss out on some fun roleplaying opportunities. Whenever possible, reward players for being clever. For example, characters who disturb the ankhegs
fighting the monster is always an option, characters might decide to negotiate with the manticore instead. Be flexible, particularly when dealing with intelligent monsters. If every encounter becomes a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Crew Unless you decide otherwise, each ship encountered on the sea has its full crew and enough food and water to sustain that crew and any passengers for the duration of the ship’s journey. You can
Salty Beard 2 Ol’ Eye 3 Silver Copper 4 Golden Fish 5 Black Whale 6 Blue Dog 7 Silky Cur 8 Heartless Fingers 9 Drizzly Patches 10 Thirsty Hook 11 Rum Salt 12 Gloomy Rat 13 Handsome Charm 14 Wee Beast 15 Clever Devil 16 Ugly Liar 17 Pretty Angel 18 Lost Blood 19 Mad Maps 20 Poor Mast
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Training A character might be offered special training in lieu of a financial reward. This kind of training isn’t widely available and thus is highly desirable. It presumes the existence of a skilled
absentminded bard whose plays and poetry are known throughout the land. A character who agrees to training as a reward must spend downtime with the trainer (see chapter 6 for more information on downtime
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
. The characters might decide to avoid the place entirely. Or they could free the monsters—hopefully avoiding the hungry ones—and confront the zoo’s enraged owner. Day 3 Reward or Ruin: Gem. If the
terrain for many miles. Ask the character who flipped the card to make a DC 15 Wisdom (Perception or Survival) check to choose the best path. Day 1 Reward or Ruin: Comet. Comets are harbingers of doom. If
Kobold
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
strong social structure that stresses devotion to the tribe, are clever with their hands, and viciously work together in order to overcome their physical limitations.
In the kobolds’ version of
owner, they are often willing to take the chance of revealing themselves because the potential reward is worth the risk.
Dragon Servitors
Kobolds believe that they were created by Tiamat from the blood
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
actual time spent at the table. The reward for completing an adventure designed for 2 hours of play is 2 checkpoints, even if a group spends more than 2 hours playing through it. If a character
player’s preferred style is neither penalized nor rewarded. Whether someone focuses on roleplaying and social interaction, defeating monsters in combat, or finding clever ways to avoid battles, this system
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
NPCs made the challenge easier. (See also “Nonplayer Characters” in chapter 3.) Noncombat Challenges You decide whether to award XP to characters for overcoming challenges outside combat. If the
adventurers complete a tense negotiation with a baron, forge a trade agreement with a guild of surly smiths, or safely navigate the Chasm of Doom, you might decide the characters deserve XP. As a starting
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
they leave alive remain a potential threat to Ten-Towns. Real Adventure Hook If the characters retrieve the hook of fisher’s delight, they might decide to keep it, or they might try returning it to
Nabira’s death has dampened the child’s mood. Ahmi would be delighted to receive the fishing hook as a gift, if the characters are willing to part with it. Ahmi’s family can scrape together 50 gp to buy it, if the characters insist on a monetary reward.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
a task. Advantage is also a great way to reward a player who shows exceptional creativity in play. Characters often gain Advantage or Disadvantage through the use of special abilities, actions, spells
, or other features of their classes or species. In other cases, you decide whether a circumstance would merit Advantage or Disadvantage. As described in the Player’s Handbook, if different
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Bottom Card: Reward or Ruin Once the situation presented by the top card has been resolved, the player can flip over the bottom card. Then it’s up to you to interpret that card as either a reward or
: Encounter. The characters’ failure leads to a difficult combat encounter. Use the card to help you decide what kind of creature is encountered. Exhaustion. The stress of overcoming the challenge
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
permanent effects that can’t be dispelled; others are temporary or can be neutralized with a dispel magic spell. You decide which is which.
Trick Objects d20 Object 1 Book 2 Brain preserved in a
animates, or it animates other objects nearby 07–10 Asks three skill-testing questions (if all three are answered correctly, a reward appears) 11–13 Bestows resistance or vulnerability 14–16 Changes a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
character kill whatever he or she hits with it, that item will likely unbalance your game. On the other hand, an item whose benefit rarely comes into play isn’t much of a reward and probably not worth
column suggests an appropriate bonus based on the item’s rarity. Attunement Decide whether the item requires a character to be attuned to it to use its properties. Use these rules of thumb to help you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
greatest bastions of civilization, including the coastal city of Neverwinter. Roleplaying and Inspiration
One of the things that you can do as the DM is reward players for roleplaying their characters
personality trait or gives in to a drawback presented by a bond or a flaw, you can give that player’s character one inspiration as a reward. The player can then spend it when his or her character
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
characters must decide where to disembark and how best to approach the fortress itself. If the lizardfolk are present, they recommend a daylight landing at the river mouth. In any event, the keelboat will not
achieve the mission goals without combat, they’re playing smart and well. The intent is to get the players to think tactically and avoid unnecessary fights against a superior foe. Reward the characters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
. If your group has more than six players, one or more of them won’t receive an NPC, and that’s okay. (Let the players decide who gets one and who doesn’t.) If your group has fewer than six players
. One of your goals in this part of the adventure is to keep your special NPC alive. For each of these NPCs that survives, your party will receive a special quest that yields a reward upon its successful
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
Setting the Tone A Morgrave campaign is a coming of age story in a fantasy world. In between delving into ruins and uncovering demonic schemes, the player characters need to decide what to do with
these sorts of side goals can provide concrete benefits. A wizard who has access to the library may be able to swap one of their known spells at start of each session. As a simple reward, a character
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
lizardfolk. Even though any information the characters might bring back is truly of little value, the council is pleased with whatever report they provide and promises to make good on their reward. In
consternation, decide to consider the characters’ actions an honest — if uncivilized — mistake. They agree to accept the town’s help in the looming conflict. Then they call upon the council to again enlist
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
story for themself without being allowed to know that story ahead of time. With this narrative approach to the Deck of Many Things, you decide how to weave the events triggered by cards into your
, don’t put off card effects for too long. It’s okay for players to wonder for a session or two exactly when and how the effects will manifest, and you can use that time to devise clever and memorable
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
circumstances. You usually acquire Advantage or Disadvantage through the use of special abilities and actions. The DM can also decide that circumstances grant Advantage or impose Disadvantage. Roll Two D20s
. Typically, DMs award it when you do something particularly heroic, in character, or entertaining. It’s a reward for making the game more fun for everyone playing.
Other rules might allow your character
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
character kill whatever they hit with it, that item will likely unbalance your game. On the other hand, an item whose benefit rarely comes into play isn’t much of a reward. Use the Magic Item Power by
the item’s rarity. Attunement Decide whether the item requires a character to be attuned to it to use its properties. Consider the following guidelines. Limit Sharing. If having all the characters in a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
automatically… keeping you from crushing an innocent passerby in your fall. Of course, there are many things that could happen during a lengthy fall. It’s always up to the DM to decide if you have a
you if it doesn’t get a reward.
7 You can fly! Actually, a nearby magewright cast feather fall to save you, but for a moment it feels like you can fly.
8 You strike a small air elemental
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
DM can also decide that circumstances grant Advantage or impose Disadvantage. Roll Two D20s When a roll has either Advantage or Disadvantage, roll a second d20 when you make the roll. Use the higher
Heroic Inspiration. Your DM can give you Heroic Inspiration for a variety of reasons. Typically, DMs award it when you do something particularly heroic, in character, or entertaining. It’s a reward
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
succeeding or failing at a task. Advantage is also a great way to reward a player who shows exceptional creativity in play. Characters often gain advantage or disadvantage through the use of special abilities
, actions, spells, or other features of their classes or backgrounds. In other cases, you decide whether a circumstance influences a roll in one direction or another, and you grant advantage or impose
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
of Tiamat, hopeful that the queen of evil dragons will reward him with untold power. He is, however, a bit on the dim side, thinking of visitors as either servants (who bring him food) or as enemies
tucking in his wings. Once outside, he alerts the rest of the castle, shouting “They’re after the treasure!” in Draconic. Clever characters can lure the dragon into a narrow tunnel where it is unable to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
into the fortress elsewhere, but they’ll find even tighter security underwater. The success of whatever clever infiltration methods the party proposes is left to your discretion. However the party
swiftly retreat. The bulk of Saltmarsh’s troops take up pursuit, with a few remaining to escort the characters away. The party has done enough. It’s time for them to claim their reward.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
of Tiamat, hopeful that the queen of evil dragons will reward him with untold power. He is, however, a bit on the dim side, thinking of visitors as either servants (who bring him food) or as enemies
tucking in his wings. Once outside, he alerts the rest of the castle, shouting “They’re after the treasure!” in Draconic. Clever characters can lure the dragon into a narrow tunnel where it is unable to