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Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
they give life energy to save those they deem important to their masters’ work.
Dragon Followers
Dragons boast many minions, students, employees, acolytes, and thralls. Dragon followers are
their behavior and beliefs reflect the ethos of the dragon they follow. Many dragon followers have personal stories of benevolent dragons sharing great knowledge, protecting their towns, or sparing their
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
form. The stat blocks provided here reflect the powers they would wield if they were ever unleashed upon the world.
Immortal Nature. An overlord doesn't require air, food, drink or sleep. It also
soldiers and civilians alike, whose actions then weakened the overlord's bonds to give him even greater sway over the regions surrounding his shards. The violence seen in Thaliost and other occupied
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
finally know peace. (Any)
Bonds
d6
Bond
1
I would give my life in the defense of the small enclave where I first encountered Mat’Selesnya.
2
I love beasts and
.
3
I enjoy comfort and quiet, and prefer to avoid extra effort.
4
I have a fierce temper that doesn’t reflect the inner calm I seek.
5
I’m convinced that everyone else in the
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
, pausing to reflect after (or sometimes in the middle of) each utterance.
2
I am more interested in the shiny baubles people carry than in anything they have to say.
3
I think of ships as
with a shaft of dim sunlight.
Lair Actions
As they are presented in the Monster Manual, dragon turtles don’t have access to lair actions while in their lairs. At your discretion, you can give
Firbolg
Legacy
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
heart of the world and monuments to the durability of life.
In their role as caretakers, firbolgs live off the land while striving to remain in balance with nature. Their methods reflect common
whatever name the surrounding folk use, as a matter of tact and hospitality, but among their own kind they simply call it “home.”
Sometimes firbolgs adopt the nicknames or titles outsiders give them under the assumption that those who need names can call them whatever they wish.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
the glass cabinet and fell victim to its spell. If one or more characters follow Rubin into the Hall of Illusions, see “Chasing Rubin” below. After recovering from the cabinet’s spell, Ween remains
within. The Hourglass Coven’s thieves slip in and out of the tent as they desire, and most of the carnival staff prefer to give the attraction a wide berth, believing it to be jinxed or haunted
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
the elf’s role as an adult. As a means to this end, elves in adolescence learn how to use trance to evoke memories of their waking lives, giving them opportunities to reflect on the joys of the mortal
frequently. The Drawing of the Veil is the name that elves give to the occasion when a young elf no longer experiences primal memories during trance but instead recalls only the events of its current mortal existence.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
precedes it. Describing Monsters. Give yourself permission to dwell on a monster’s description. Monstrous Tactics. Monsters that fight dirty—or in a particularly fearsome way—have more impact
. Monstrous Traits. Simple tweaks to a monster’s stat block can enhance its horror. Monstrous Minions. Simple traits can reflect a monster’s relationship to the evil master it serves.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Other Physical Characteristics You choose your character’s age and the color of his or her hair, eyes, and skin. To add a touch of distinctiveness, you might want to give your character an unusual or
each other and reflect their personalities. Tika is a young woman determined to prove that she’s not just a kid any more, and her name makes her sound young and ordinary. Artemis Entreri, however
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Other Physical Characteristics You choose your character’s age and the color of his or her hair, eyes, and skin. To add a touch of distinctiveness, you might want to give your character an unusual or
each other and reflect their personalities. Tika is a young woman determined to prove that she’s not just a kid any more, and her name makes her sound young and ordinary. Artemis Entreri, however
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
The Powers of the Mark Each dragonmark grants a set of abilities that reflect the inherent powers of the mark. Your dragonmarked race gives you a set of traits derived from the magic of your mark
list. Over the centuries, the houses have developed tools that enhance and channel the powers of a mark, and these items give the houses much of their economic power.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Advantage and Disadvantage Advantage and Disadvantage are among the most useful tools in your toolbox. They reflect temporary circumstances that might affect the chances of a character succeeding at
circumstances would give both Advantage and Disadvantage in the same situation, the Advantage and Disadvantage cancel out, regardless of how many circumstances would grant Advantage or Disadvantage. Advantage
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
The Powers of the Mark Each dragonmark grants a set of abilities that reflect the inherent powers of the mark. Your dragonmarked race gives you a set of traits derived from the magic of your mark. If
. Over the centuries, the houses have developed tools that enhance and channel the powers of a mark, and these items (some appear in chapter 5) give the houses much of their economic power.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
creature.
Explore the character’s past. Give the player an opportunity to add depth to one element of the character’s story.
Reflect anxiety. An anxious character might dream about showing up in a
players’ hatred for an elusive recurring villain!
Foreshadow the future. This could simply reflect a character’s fears, but it might also convey a warning from a celestial or other supernatural
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
30-foot-high ceiling of this cave, the walls of which are encrusted with crystals that catch and reflect light.
Boulders. The floor is strewn with boulders and rubble. Six galeb duhr beholden to
crystals that catch and reflect light.
Dao in the Sand. The floor is concave and filled with golden sand to a depth of 10 feet. A dao hides in the sand until visitors appear.
Medusas. Two medusas wearing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Learning by Observing One of the best ways to learn how to run a D&D game is to observe other DMs in action. Another DM can give you a solid foundation for understanding the role—as well as inspire
you with cool things you can do in your games. You can use these questions to help you reflect on a game you observe: Beginning the Session. How did the DM start the session? Was there a recap? Body
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Learning by Observing One of the best ways to learn how to run a D&D game is to observe other DMs in action. Another DM can give you a solid foundation for understanding the role—as well as inspire
you with cool things you can do in your games. You can use these questions to help you reflect on a game you observe: Beginning the Session. How did the DM start the session? Was there a recap? Body
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
can sneak in anywhere. Finally, you don’t think of the troll as a minion, but you give it the Alien Mind trait to reflect its tormented psyche. Then you flesh out its story and give it a name: the
even within the adventurers’ own gear. With tactics and traits in mind, you think of your troll as an abductor and give it the Grappler trait of a mimic and the Amorphous trait of a black pudding so it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
modify existing classes to better serve your game’s needs. Changing Proficiencies Changing a class’s proficiencies is a safe and simple way to modify a class to better reflect your world. Swapping
your world might worship a patron deity, performing secret missions in that deity’s name. To reflect this cultural detail, you could add Religion to the list of skills that a rogue character can choose
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
reflect an archmage’s displeasure by rolling your eyes and massaging your temples with your fingers. Hanging your head and looking up at the players conveys a sense of submissiveness or fear. Holding
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
the six ability scores, and it sometimes includes a proficiency bonus to reflect a character’s particular skill. (See Chapter 1 for details on each ability and how to determine an ability’s modifier
.)
Apply circumstantial bonuses and penalties. A class feature, a spell, a particular circumstance, or some other effect might give a bonus or penalty to the check.
Compare the total to a target
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
. As with languages, you can customize a dragon’s skill list (even doubling their proficiency bonus with certain skills) to reflect particular interests and activities. You can also give a dragon tool
discussed in the Dungeon Master’s Guide, you can customize any dragon’s stat block to reflect the dragon’s unique character. Minor changes such as those below are easy to make and have no impact on a dragon’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
have darkvision. Instead of resistance to fire damage, we give them resistance to radiant damage to reflect their celestial nature. However, radiant damage isn’t as common as fire damage, so we give
them resistance to necrotic damage as well, making them good at facing undead. The tiefling’s Infernal Legacy trait is a good model for a similar trait to reflect a magical, celestial heritage
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
stone columns. Continual flame spells cast on stone lampposts reflect off crystals embedded in the walls and ceiling, illuminating myriad fountains, waterfalls, streams, and pools. Water drips from
over, and various goods (see “Treasure”) are strewn upon the cavern floor amid the slaughtered corpses of giant lizards and steeders. Characters approaching the market see two enlarged duergar chasing a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
to their way of life. Zhentarim bonds of oath and honor hold the network together and galvanize its members in united purpose. More importantly, those bonds reflect the pattern of tight control that
Zhentarim’s intelligence-gathering resources and access to an established Underdark outpost give the organization the strongest hand of any of the factions, and Davra knows it. Access to Mantol-Derith
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
of place, both attracting curious stares and expressing plenty of curiosity of their own about the strange ways of Khorvaire’s cities and towns. As you make a Talenta halfling character, give some
decide on a couple of behavioral quirks that reflect your culture. The Halfling Quirks table can provide some inspiration. Halfling Quirks d10 Quirk 1 You are constantly amazed by things the people
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Lair Actions Like regional effects, a dragon’s lair actions reflect an intimate connection to the magical energy that flows through and around the lair. The broad scope of that magic means that a
spent nearly a century in a lair. That said, if you want to give lair actions and regional effects to a young dragon or even a wyrmling, you can.
Regional effects have no bearing on a dragon’s challenge
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
fixate on flaws, in themselves and in their surroundings, believing that abnormality is the precursor to evil. They fret over their appearances, chasing impossible standards of beauty and grace
each resident’s appearance reflect their inner beauty. Creatures that stumble through the parlor’s hexagonal black door a disheveled mess emerge exquisite and graceful. For a premium rejuvenating
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium
protection, for instance, since you can’t attune to more than one copy of an item at a time. Do magic weapons give you a bonus to attack and damage rolls? A magic weapon gives you a bonus to attack rolls
damaging than their nonmagical counterparts. For example, a +1 longsword and a giant slayer both give you a +1 bonus to attack rolls and damage rolls, whereas neither a flame tongue nor a frost brand
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
money he stole from me, and I’d like you to give him hell. He’s hosting a tournament there. I want you to steal the erinyes statuette he plans to award as a prize, embarrassing him in front of the big
, so the map’s accuracy is questionable. MAP 2.1: PLAYERS’ MAP What Verity Knows about the Casino Verity can give the characters a few ideas about what to expect, but she hasn’t been to the casino
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
odd things: A duergar merchant can’t stop insulting customers when they are trying to sell something, but becomes a picture of politeness when they want to buy. A number of duergar merchants give
” in the “Whorlstone Tunnels” section for more information on what Droki is carrying if the characters catch him. CHASING DROKI
If the characters decide to wait for Droki to enter the West Cleft or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
. Home Base. Give the characters a place to call home, such as a tavern, a hideout, or a ship. Bastions, as presented in chapter 8, are ideal home bases for characters. Prominent Friend. Create a
threats. But every so often, at least once every three to five levels, give the characters a break—a low-stakes session or adventure that has nothing to do with the overarching plot or broader perils
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
is brought into existence, a pack must have a master, who is often someone the creator wishes to reward. The master can telepathically communicate with its yeth hounds to give them commands from afar
see a hound when it bays are filled with supernatural fear and usually flee in terror. When a victim tries to run away, a hound delights in chasing after it and tormenting it before bringing the hunt
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
and the soul within, which has left Kaylan perpetually hungry for more. Gaining Kaylan’s Favor. Kaylan desires to feed off as many Soul Coins as he can. The characters can give Kaylan three Soul
an explanation of the game’s rules). Rezran is an opportunist to his core, always chasing after riches. He is a devoted follower of Tiamat and covets the Dragon Queen’s amassed wealth. Gaining Rezran’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
heroes of pulp adventure are often able to overcome seemingly impossible odds. One way to reflect this is to use the optional hero points rule from chapter 9 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide. This is
optional; hero points change the balance of the game and give player characters an opportunity to turn certain failure into success. It’s a way to make heroes feel largely than life, but it’s not a good