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Sending Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

answer in a like manner immediately. The spell enables creatures with Intelligence scores of at least 1 to understand the meaning of your message. You can send the message across any distance and even to

other planes of existence, but if the target is on a different plane than you, there is a 5 percent chance that the message doesn't arrive.

Balor (Summoner Variant) Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

scores a critical hit, it rolls damage dice three times, instead of twice. Whip. Melee Weapon Attack: +14;{"diceNotation":"1d20+14","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Whip"} to hit, reach 30 ft., one

has a 50 percent;{"diceNotation":"1d100","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Summon Demon"} chance of summoning 1d8;{"diceNotation":"1d8","rollType":"roll"} vrock;vrocks, 1d6;{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType

Purple Dragon Squire

backgrounds Forgotten Realms: Heroes of Faerûn

Ability Scores: Strength, Wisdom, CharismaFeat: Purple Dragon RookSkill Proficiencies: Animal Handling and InsightTool Proficiency: Navigator's ToolsEquipment: Choose A or B: (A) Spear, Navigator's

you have the chance to join the ranks officially, you must first serve as a knight’s squire. You’ve found a liege willing to take you on and teach you the order’s ways. Will you

Stalagma Steelshadow

Monsters Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

alignment, hit points, Hit Dice, ability to speak, proficiencies, Legendary Resistance, lair actions, and Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma scores, as well as this action. Its statistics and capabilities are

flames, such as lanterns, have a 50 percent chance of being extinguished. Regional Effects The region containing a legendary Steel dragon’s lair is warped by the dragon’s magic, which

Ancient Silver Dragon Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

, hit points, Hit Dice, ability to speak, proficiencies, Legendary Resistance, lair actions, and Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma scores, as well as this action. Its statistics and capabilities are

, and unprotected flames are extinguished. Protected flames, such as lanterns, have a 50 percent chance of being extinguished. Regional Effects The region containing a legendary silver dragon&rsquo

Adult Silver Dragon Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

points, Hit Dice, ability to speak, proficiencies, Legendary Resistance, lair actions, and Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma scores, as well as this action. Its statistics and capabilities are otherwise

unprotected flames are extinguished. Protected flames, such as lanterns, have a 50 percent chance of being extinguished. Regional Effects The region containing a legendary silver dragon’s lair

Ancient Brass Dragon Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

Dice, ability to speak, proficiencies, Legendary Resistance, lair actions, and Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma scores, as well as this action. Its statistics and capabilities are otherwise

, have a 50 percent chance of being extinguished. A cloud of sand swirls about in a 20-foot-radius sphere centered on a point the dragon can see within 120 feet of it. The cloud spreads around corners

Bag of Beans Legacy

Magic Items Basic Rules (2014)

treant sprouts. There's a 50 percent chance that the treant is chaotic evil and attacks. 21-30 An animate, immobile stone statue in your likeness rises. It makes verbal threats against you. If

creature that eats an egg must make a DC 20 Constitution saving throw. On a successful save, a creature permanently increases its lowest ability score by 1, randomly choosing among equally low scores

Plasmoid

Species Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

Plasmoids are amorphous beings with no typical shape. In the presence of other folk, they often adopt a similar shape, but there’s little chance of mistaking a plasmoid for anything else. They

presented here, follow these additional rules during character creation. Ability Score Increases When determining your character’s ability scores, increase one of those scores by 2 and increase a

Chwinga

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

a long range of 60 feet, it deals 1d4 cold damage on a hit, and it scores a critical hit on a roll of 19 or 20. If you score a critical hit with the snowball, the target is blinded until the end of

for 24 hours, after which the charm vanishes from you. Charm of Snowball Strike. This charm has 5 charges. As a bonus action, you can expend 1 of the charm’s charges to create a magical snowball in

Sending

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

creatures with Intelligence scores of at least 1 to understand the meaning of your message. You can send the message across any distance and even to other planes of existence, but if the target is on a different plane than you, there is a 5 percent chance that the message doesn’t arrive.

Ending the Adventure

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy

Ending the Adventure Although the training exercises were sabotaged, all the cadets completed enough of the session to receive their scores. The characters earn points in the training exercise as

effort) and tells them they’ll have a chance to repeat the exercise. (Unknown to the characters, though, the urgent mission presented in the next adventure will take priority.) Character Advancement The characters advance to 3rd level upon completing this adventure.

Using Ability Scores

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

Using Ability Scores When a player wants to do something, it’s often appropriate to let the attempt succeed without a roll or a reference to the character’s ability scores. For example, a character

deciding whether to use a roll, ask yourself two questions: Is a task so easy and so free of conflict and stress that there should be no chance of failure? Is a task so inappropriate or impossible — such

Sending

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

creatures with Intelligence scores of at least 1 to understand the meaning of your message. You can send the message across any distance and even to other planes of existence, but if the target is on a different plane than you, there is a 5 percent chance that the message doesn’t arrive.

Approaching Castle Naerytar

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen

with the characters, they still have a chance to detect the guard outpost on their own. Characters with passive Wisdom (Perception) scores of 15 or higher catch whiffs of wood smoke. Also make a single

Dexterity (Stealth) check for the lizardfolk guards, with advantage (they’ve had plenty of time to conceal themselves). Compare their result to the characters’ passive Wisdom (Perception) scores to

2. Gray Ooze Lair

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen

’ passive Wisdom (Perception) scores to determine whether one or more of them spots it. Treasure Searching characters do see the glint of gems beneath the water at the east end of the chamber. Fishing

of coins and other treasure items into area 2 every time he gets the chance. His plan is to come back to the castle after the cult leaves and collect his “retirement fund.” Unknown to him, the ooze

2. Gray Ooze Lair

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons

’ passive Wisdom (Perception) scores to determine whether one or more of them spots it. Treasure Searching characters do see the glint of gems beneath the water at the east end of the chamber. Fishing

of coins and other treasure items into area 2 every time he gets the chance. His plan is to come back to the castle after the cult leaves and collect his “retirement fund.” Unknown to him, the ooze

Activity While Traveling

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

attention to other tasks as the group travels are not focused on watching for danger. These characters don’t contribute their passive Wisdom (Perception) scores to the group’s chance of noticing hidden

can move stealthily. As long as they’re not in the open, they can try to surprise or sneak by other creatures they encounter. See the rules for hiding in chapter 7 "Using Ability Scores." SPLITTING

Large Groups

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

individual players are having trouble getting a chance to do things during exploration or social interaction, have the characters roll Initiative and act in Initiative order, just as you do in combat

. Taking turns ensures that everyone has the chance to do something. Use this approach sparingly, as it can feel artificial and sometimes slows down the game. Party Leader Consider having the players

Approaching Castle Naerytar

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons

with the characters, they still have a chance to detect the guard outpost on their own. Characters with passive Wisdom (Perception) scores of 15 or higher catch whiffs of wood smoke. Also make a single

Dexterity (Stealth) check for the lizardfolk guards, with advantage (they’ve had plenty of time to conceal themselves). Compare their result to the characters’ passive Wisdom (Perception) scores to

Activity While Traveling

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

attention to other tasks as the group travels are not focused on watching for danger. These characters don’t contribute their passive Wisdom (Perception) scores to the group’s chance of noticing hidden

can move stealthily. As long as they’re not in the open, they can try to surprise or sneak by other creatures they encounter. See the rules for hiding in the Using Ability Scores section. SPLITTING

The Three Pillars of Adventure

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

rescued prisoner, pleading for mercy from an orc chieftain, or persuading a talkative magic mirror to show a distant location to the adventurers. The rules in part 2 (especially "Using Ability Scores" and

forcing a rout. Combat is the most structured element of a D&D session, with creatures taking turns to make sure that everyone gets a chance to act. Even in the context of a pitched battle, there’s

The Infernal Hierarchy

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

powers of a lesser god. Worshiped as such in the Material Plane, Asmodeus inspires the evil humanoid cults that take his name. In the Nine Hells, he commands scores of pit fiend generals, which in turn

has a 30 percent chance of summoning one barbed devil. A bearded devil has a 30 percent chance of summoning one bearded devil. A bone devil has a 40 percent chance of summoning 2d6 spined devils

Mistshore: Winter

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

don’t recognize and far from welcoming, even toward those who show them charity. These people would tear the clothes from the characters’ backs given half a chance. Ice Escapades Playing on the ice

emulate real-life ones. Squiddly even has the audacity to hurl a snowball at one of them (+0 bonus to hit). The children know who Agorn Fuoco is because he used to live and play music in Mistshore

Personal Characteristics

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

-attitude or mannerisms, or the influence of his or her ability scores. A useful place to start thinking about personality traits is to look at your highest and lowest ability scores and define one trait

inn’s proprietor gave her a new chance at life, and her friendship with her adventuring companions was forged during her time working there. Its destruction by the marauding dragonarmies gives Tika a

Artifacts

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

Artifact, one of your ability scores (DM’s choice) increases by 2, to a maximum of 24. 21–30 While attuned to the Artifact, you regain 1d6 Hit Points at the start of each of your turns if you have at

the Artifact. When you become attuned to the Artifact, your Attunement to other magic items ends immediately. 10–18 When you become attuned to the Artifact, a random one of your ability scores is

Bag of Beans

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

–20 A treant sprouts (see the Monster Manual for statistics). There’s a 50 percent chance that the treant is chaotic evil and attacks. 21–30 An animate, immobile stone statue in your likeness rises. It

its lowest ability score by 1, randomly choosing among equally low scores. On a failed save, the creature takes 10d6 force damage from an internal magical explosion. 91–99 A pyramid with a 60-foot

Simple Traps

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

to disable it. MAKING TRAPS MEANINGFUL If you want to improve the chance that the characters will come up against the traps you’ve set for them in an encounter or an adventure, it can be tempting

for using a simple trap in play, start by making note of the characters’ passive Wisdom (Perception) scores. Most traps allow Wisdom (Perception) checks to detect their triggers or other elements

Roleplaying

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

is less comfortable with roleplaying, you can get them involved by asking them to describe their character’s actions during the conversation. Use Other Ability Scores. Consider the following

additional possibilities to give characters whose Charisma is not their strong suit a chance to shine: Strength. An NPC won’t talk to the characters until one of them agrees to an arm-wrestling match. Or a

Bag of Beans

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

–20 A treant sprouts (see the Monster Manual for statistics). There’s a 50 percent chance that the treant is chaotic evil and attacks. 21–30 An animate, immobile stone statue in your likeness rises. It

its lowest ability score by 1, randomly choosing among equally low scores. On a failed save, the creature takes 10d6 force damage from an internal magical explosion. 91–99 A pyramid with a 60-foot

Travel Distances

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

deal with their progress is to roll a d4. On a roll of 3 or 4, they advance 1 additional hex that day. Characters moving at a fast pace take a –5 penalty to their passive Wisdom (Perception) scores

encountered anywhere on the peninsula. Characters have a small chance of meeting Artus and Dragonbait as a random encounter (see appendix B). If Artus and Dragonbait don’t appear as a random encounter

History of Omu

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

patiently waited for their god, Dendar the Night Serpent, to come forth and swallow the world. Earthquakes shook Omu and cracked it open like a fig, causing the river to burst its banks. Chance

spared the yuan-ti temple from destruction, but scores of yuan-ti died, including their leader (a yuan-ti abomination). The evil warlord Ras Nsi, who had raised an army of undead to wage war on the holy

Artifact Properties

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

attuned to the artifact, one of your ability scores (DM’s choice) increases by 2, to a maximum of 24. 21–30 While attuned to the artifact, you regain 1d6 hit points at the start of your turn if you have at

force that is hostile toward you. Each time you use an action to use one of the artifact’s properties, there is a 50 percent chance that the life force tries to leave the artifact and enter your body

Narbondellyn

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

3d6 drow nobles and scores of slaves, 6d6 of which can be pressed into defending the house. These fighting slaves are usually bugbears, ogres, orcs, or quaggoths. Doors and windows are protected with

traveling with eight drow warriors bearing the symbol and colors of their noble house. There is a 25 percent chance that a succubus or incubus accompanies the noble in drow form, and a 75 percent chance

Role of the Dungeon Master

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak

their attempts are successful. Ability checks only come into play if there’s a genuine chance of succeeding or failing at the task. If it seems like anyone should have an easy time doing it, don’t ask

check is required, ask yourself these questions: What Kind of Ability Check? Use the descriptions of the ability scores and their associated skills in the Basic Rules to help you decide what kind of

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