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retains its name, alignment, and personality. The creature also inherits Nafas’s palace and all it contains.
If the creature refuses, Nafas gains a new body in 1d10;{"diceNotation":"1d10", "rollType
this role, Nafas sends adventurers to distant worlds to fulfill the wishes of creatures beyond his reach. Adventurers who return to Nafas successful receive gifts as rewards. As a noble genie, Nafas
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
negotiate an end to the restriction.
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An amethyst dragon recruits a group of adventurers to psychically trade bodies with adventurers from another world, so that each can carry out certain tasks
with a beholder that has moved into the dragon’s domain.
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Xorn serve as lookouts and spies for an adult amethyst dragon who rewards them with gems.
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To repay a favor long owed to a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Variant Rules A shared campaign might use some variant rules to handle certain aspects of the game. The Adventurers League, for instance, has variant systems for gaining levels and acquiring treasure
. These “house rules,” presented below, serve as a sort of common language, ensuring that the rewards all characters receive are equivalent no matter what kind of adventure a character experienced.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hold Back The Dead
Rewards Corlie ensures that the city sponsoring the characters makes a 1,000 GP hazard payment to each of them. If Corlie previously agreed to contribute her share to the characters, she adds this to
adventures on the frontier, perhaps using the rules for Bastions set forth in the 2024 Dungeon Master’s Guide. No one knows why Szass Tam wants the fortress, but he’s certain to test its defenders again!
classes
Basic Rules (2014)
skill. Likewise, a fighter is adept with shields and every form of armor. Beyond that basic degree of familiarity, each fighter specializes in a certain style of combat. Some concentrate on archery
left behind. There are greater risks, perhaps, but also much greater rewards—few fighters in the city watch have the opportunity to discover a magic flame tongue sword, for example.
Creating a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Benefits of Piety The gods bestow favors on those who prove their devotion. When your piety score crosses certain thresholds—3, 10, 25, and 50—you gain a benefit detailed in the sections describing
supernatural gift, you gain different rewards for your piety score, instead of the ones normally granted by your god. This gift and its benefits are described in chapter 1.
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
to be invincible. They see the principles that define them and their deities at work every day in the world around them — nature rewards the strong and mercilessly eliminates the weak and the
they are more interested in grabbing plunder and food rather than in wanton slaughter. The elderly, children, and any who seem weak or meek enough might escape death. If they leave the population more
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
waters, hoping to snare unsuspecting prey by bursting from the water and grabbing their quarry or by skewering victims with deadly harpoons. These hunters then drag land dwellers back to dismal
theories reveal little about these monsters but overmuch of the dread lurking beyond our certain shores.
—Leomund
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Merrow Large Monstrosity, Chaotic Evil
AC 13 Initiative
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
. Milestones You can also award XP when characters complete significant milestones. When preparing your adventure, designate certain events or challenges as milestones, as with the following examples
XP, treat a major milestone as a high-difficulty encounter and a minor milestone as a low-difficulty encounter. Other Milestone Rewards. If you want to reward your players for their progress through an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
absolutely certain that Vizeran’s ritual will work if the talisman is placed elsewhere. He’s not as learned or powerful as his master. Grin encourages the adventurers place the dark heart elsewhere and, in so
doing, arrange a different battlefield for the demon lord showdown. He refuses to go along with any effort to leave the talisman in Menzoberranzan. If the characters intend to place the dark heart as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
failure.
Milestones You can also award XP when characters complete significant milestones. When preparing your adventure, designate certain events or challenges as milestones, as with the following
more than XP and treasure, give them additional small rewards at milestone points. Here are some examples: The adventurers gain the benefit of a short rest. Characters can recover a Hit Die or a low
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
make an ability check to do so. This approach rewards creativity by encouraging players to look to the situation you’ve described for an answer, rather than looking to their character sheet or their
character’s special abilities. A downside is that no DM is completely neutral. A DM might come to favor certain players or approaches, or even work against good ideas if they send the game in a direction
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
dragon sometimes wake to find all their silver—and memory of the past few days—missing. In addition to their strong preference for certain metals, many moonstone dragons seek out artworks and relics
day for clues about the vista’s whereabouts
6 An ornate silver chest that holds a mountain of gold coins; the dragon refuses to open the chest, claiming it can still smell the stink of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Planar Effects Certain planes of existence—and areas on the Material Plane affected by them—have supernatural effects on creatures within them. Several examples are presented below. See chapter 6 for
more information about the planes of existence. Acheronian Bloodlust The plane of Acheron rewards a creature for harming other creatures by imbuing it with the strength to keep fighting. While in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
following information: How Can We Enter Haskasori? “Ancient magic seals the city gates, and few besides Cozmioko and Anthradusk are long-lived enough to remember the passphrase. However, I’m certain the
, and it has remained still. But as I approached you, it grew warm and started to twitch. It has settled down only now. I’m certain this is Cozmioko’s will.” What Can You Tell Us about Anthradusk
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Silverhand This legendary wizard and leader appears as a human female in her early twenties. She interacts with the characters with kindness and a certain whimsy, but doesn’t disclose what time period
characters as annoying apparitions and refuses to deal with them. Bruenor Battlehammer The dwarf king’s red hair has turned mostly white, and he leans heavily on a thick crystal cane. He is old, frail
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
avoid her. The characters are Ireena’s best hope for protection, so she is willing to accompany them under certain conditions. Although she appears mild, she has a strong will, and she aids the party
, the local priest (area E5). She refuses to be taken to Vallaki or anywhere else while the burgomaster lies dead on the mansion floor.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
and transported to Neverwinter to face the judgment of a higher authority. Regardless of Iarno’s fate, Sildar rewards the party with 200 gp for eliminating the Redbrand threat. Joining the Lords
’ Alliance If the party eliminates the goblin threat from Cragmaw Castle or uncovers Iarno’s treachery, Sildar Hallwinter privately approaches certain members of the group to urge them to join the Lords
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
encourages the characters to recount the whirlwyrm attack. When he’s done reporting, Tyrza says the following: “Whirlwyrms! Lost villagers! Certain peril! Hear that, Glorium?” Tyrza booms. “It sounds like
and that Tyrza rewards those who serve the gate-town. Bkol assures the characters it’s worth their while if they offer aid. If the characters agree to go to Grakenok and find out what’s happening, Bkol
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
. Since then, the beholder has made it known that it’s interested in certain “curiosities,” and it rewards anyone who brings it more modrons or hints about the existence or location of the Maze Engine
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
humanoid would use its hand. A beholder can’t attune to items that require attunement by a spellcaster or a member of a certain class. A gift is a treasure the beholder can’t use itself but that would
involves guarding the beholder’s lair. Sometimes it uses gifts as rewards and incentives for exceptional minions; although it prefers to rule by coercion and fear, it understands that better results can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
Iarno’s fate, Sildar rewards the party with 200 gp for eliminating the Redbrand threat. Joining the Lords’ Alliance
If the party eliminates the threat from Cragmaw Castle or uncovers Iarno’s treachery
, Sildar Hallwinter privately approaches certain members of the group to urge them to join the Lords’ Alliance. He speaks with those who exemplify a commitment to protecting vulnerable folk. If a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Flee, Mortals! Rule Primer
about losing them to an unlucky roll of the dice or decision by a single player. The GM often awards characters with retainers in lieu of other treasure. Such rewards shouldn’t be lost easily
. Some features can only be used a certain number of times per day (as noted in the retainer’s stat block). Additionally, if a retainer’s signature attack is a weapon attack, they typically gain an extra
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
reinforce conventions of a certain genre. When Do You Award Inspiration? Consider the timing of your inspiration rewards. Some DMs like to award inspiration in response to an action. Other DMs like to
your entire DMing career, or you might change it with each campaign. Offering inspiration as a reward encourages certain types of behavior in your players. Think of your style as a DM and your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
in dozens of languages. Khea’s a busy woman, and regardless of when the characters arrive, she initially refuses to see them until the next morning. If a character succeeds on a DC 16 Charisma
certain that they witnessed a sign from Phenax, verification of the god’s ominous interest in this enigma. Khea can also identify the name Varyas as belonging to a dangerous, rabble-rousing oracle who
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
routine of its life. Others are driven by wickedness or spite, as with a ghost that refuses to rest until every member of a certain family or organization is dead. The surest way to rid an area of a ghost
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
crewmate). Because you’re calling in a favor, you can’t be certain of a schedule or route that will meet your every need. Your Dungeon Master will determine how long it takes to get where you need to
someone else to do it. d6 Ideal 1 Respect. The thing that keeps a ship together is mutual respect between captain and crew. (Good) 2 Fairness. We all do the work, so we all share in the rewards
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
. The creature also inherits Nafas’s palace and all it contains. If the creature refuses, Nafas gains a new body in 1d10 days, regaining all his hit points and appearing in a random safe location on the
role, Nafas sends adventurers to distant worlds to fulfill the wishes of creatures beyond his reach. Adventurers who return to Nafas successful receive gifts as rewards. As a noble genie, Nafas can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
of the value of this magic, and grant spells and items as rewards appropriate to the favor and the power of the adventurers. THE DRACONIC PROPHECY AS GROUP PATRON
Though it is not a sentient force
about the fulfillment of the Prophecy in a certain way often has immediate or long-term benefits that are equivalent to the favors another patron might grant your group. Toppling the Crown in the Bear King’s domain might give you access to a spell inscribed in the ancient tree’s rings, for example.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
under no obligation to complete them; however, completing a side quest can lead to unexpected rewards and discoveries. Introduce as many or as few of these side quests as you like. The NPCs who
Chultan human gladiator). Taban refuses to pay anything until he’s beaten down to 20 or fewer hit points, whereupon he offers up a pouch containing ten 50 gp gemstones. Ashamed by his defeat and eager to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
just as important to your horror adventures as lurid shocks. Frequent betrayals encourage paranoia that can paralyze players. Emphasize that certain people and locations will never turn on the
. Reward characters who behave dramatically, heroically, or in ways that increase the game’s frightful atmosphere. Rewards might include brief scenes focused on a character’s actions, opportunities to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
restriction.
4 An amethyst dragon recruits a group of adventurers to psychically trade bodies with adventurers from another world, so that each can carry out certain tasks before swapping back.
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for an adult amethyst dragon who rewards them with gems.
6 To repay a favor long owed to a monastery of githzerai warrior-monks, an adult amethyst dragon sends them aid against a mind flayer
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Elder Evil Blessings Through generations of study and grim practice, the disciples of certain Elder Evils have mastered the ability to bestow supernatural gifts on minions they select for the
privilege. Any creature that serves a cult of Elder Evil, including a star spawn, can be given one of these rewards — usually as compensation for faithful service, but sometimes as a chance for a creature
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
physical prowess widely revered by lizardfolk. The lizardfolk are tired from their years-long jog and would appreciate a lift to Semuanya’s Bog. The lizardfolk can’t offer much, but they’re certain
characters on their victories and rewards them with a trophy made of eternally blooming flowers and a small green dragon skull. The trophy functions as an alchemy jug, but in addition to the liquids it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
Ancient Being Any time an unfathomably powerful entity sweeps in and offers godlike rewards in return for just a few teensy favors, it’s a scam. Unless it’s me. I’d never lie to you, reader dearest
to its patron might be a clearly defined exchange, or it could be uncertain or forceful. Whatever the nature of the being, as long as your group fulfills its role, the being offers rewards. Roll or