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Basic Rules (2014)
You are an experienced criminal with a history of breaking the law. You have spent a lot of time among other criminals and still have contacts within the criminal underworld. You’re far closer
than most people to the world of murder, theft, and violence that pervades the underbelly of civilization, and you have survived up to this point by flouting the rules and regulations of society
Species
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
Long ago, groups of elves ventured from the Feywild to the Astral Plane to be closer to their gods. Life in the Silver Void has imbued their souls with a spark of divine light. That light manifests
’s fantastical races. If you create a character using a race option presented here, follow these additional rules during character creation.
Ability Score Increases
When determining your
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
spent a lot of time among other criminals and still have contacts within the criminal underworld. You’re far closer than most people to the world of murder, theft, and violence that pervades the
underbelly of civilization, and you have survived up to this point by flouting the rules and regulations of society.
Skill Proficiencies: Deception, Stealth
Tool Proficiencies: One
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
. Light. The interior caves are illuminated by bioluminescent fungi, which provide dim light throughout the area. See “Vision” in the Basic Rules. Walls. The cave walls are formed from hexagonal columns
from deep below the island are slowly poisoning the fungi in the caves. A faint smell of sulfur pervades the place, growing stronger the closer one gets to area B6. If the characters take a long rest
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
has lost its potency. 15b. Rotting Trogs Stench. A putrid stench fills this 10-foot-high cave, courtesy of three rotting troglodyte corpses riddled with crossbow bolts. Closer examination reveals nasty
clutching a staff.
The stone arch is one of Halaster’s magic gates (see “Gates”). Its rules are as follows: The gate opens for 1 minute when the arch is tapped three times with a staff of any kind
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
you are using the “Meet Me in Phandalin” adventure hook, then any character who approaches to make a closer investigation can identify the horses as belonging to Gundren Rockseeker and Sildar
Hallwinter. They’ve been dead about a day, and it’s clear that arrows killed the horses. When the characters inspect the scene closer, read the following: The saddlebags have been looted. Nearby lies an empty
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
slit for protection, a creature gains three-quarters cover (see the Basic Rules) against outside threats. A Medium character can’t squeeze through an arrow slit, but a Small character can with a
and handles.
Light. The walls are lined with torch sconces, but the torches burned down long ago. Adventurers require darkvision or their own light sources to see inside.
Stench. A foul stench lingers in Axeholm, becoming stronger as one gets closer to the resident ghouls.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
revive your character, such as with the Raise Dead spell. Or talk with the DM about making a new character to join the group. The rules glossary has more information on being dead. Falling Unconscious
If you reach 0 Hit Points and don’t die instantly, you have the Unconscious condition (see the rules glossary) until you regain any Hit Points, and you now face making Death Saving Throws (see below
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
revive your character, such as with the Raise Dead spell. Or talk with the DM about making a new character to join the group. The Rules Glossary has more information on being dead. Falling Unconscious
If you reach 0 Hit Points and don’t die instantly, you have the Unconscious condition (see the Rules Glossary) until you regain any Hit Points, and you now face making Death Saving Throws (see below
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
Interacting with Myconids The myconids’ initial attitude toward outsiders is hostile (see “Social Interaction” in the Basic Rules). They aren’t malicious, though, and they don’t resort to violence
. Encourage the players to think about how this might affect their characters. Does it make them feel closer to their friends? Does it ease any suspicions they might have had about each other? Distress
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
with 0 hit points, you must make a special saving throw, called a death saving throw, to determine whether you creep closer to death or hang onto life. Unlike other saving throws, this one isn't tied
throws. Mighty villains and special nonplayer characters are common exceptions; the DM might have them fall unconscious and follow the same rules as player characters.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
degrees of success. So you could decide that an attack roll of 11 or 12 lands in the outermost ring, a 13 or 14 hits the next ring closer to the center, a 15 or 16 hits the third ring, a 17 or 18
rules cover what happens on a natural 20 (it’s a Critical Hit) or a natural 1 (it always misses). Resist the temptation to add additional negative consequences to a natural 1 on an attack roll: the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
unconscious.
Death Saving Throws Whenever you start your turn with 0 hit points, you must make a special saving throw, called a death saving throw, to determine whether you creep closer to death or hang
than having it fall unconscious and make death saving throws. Mighty villains and special nonplayer characters are common exceptions; the DM might have them fall unconscious and follow the same rules as player characters.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Wilderness Survival The following rules come into play as the characters explore Ten-Towns and embark on adventures to the icy, windy, hellishly cold reaches of Icewind Dale. Avalanches The following
rules can be used for rockslides as well as avalanches. An avalanche is a mass of snow and debris falling rapidly down a mountainside. A typical avalanche is 300 feet wide, 150 feet long, and 30 feet
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
action in the rules glossary.
Russell: “Yeah, whose seal is it?”
Jared: “The Devil Strahd.”
Amy: “Sounds like a pleasant fellow.”
Jared: “No! He is the vampire lord of Castle Ravenloft and a
you. He delights in the destruction of all things good, like my dear sister.”
2 Phillip: Gareth draws closer and compassionately asks Ismark whether his sister has been bitten by the vampire
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
closer than most people to the world of murder, theft, and violence that pervades the underbelly of civilization, and you have survived up to this point by flouting the rules and regulations of society
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
closer to the gun. 3. Ballista A wooden ballista is mounted on an iron swivel on the aft castle. It has a 90-degree arc of fire (side to side, and up and down). Behind it rests a crate that holds a
dozen bolts. For ballista rules, see the “Siege Equipment” section in chapter 8 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide. 4. Propeller Hatch A wooden door behind the furnace (area 1) on the upper deck pushes open
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
closer than most people to the world of murder, theft, and violence that pervades the underbelly of civilization, and you have survived up to this point by flouting the rules and regulations of society
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
command legions of subordinates. A supreme tyrant, a brilliant deceiver, and a master of subtlety, Asmodeus protects his throne by keeping his friends close and his enemies closer. He delegates most
from which he rules. Asmodeus appoints archdevils, and he can strip any member of the infernal hierarchy of rank and status as he likes. If it dies outside the Nine Hells, a devil disappears in a cloud
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Zariel Zariel rules Avernus, the first layer of the Nine Hells. Once a mighty angel charged with watching the tides of the Blood War, she succumbed to the plane’s corrupting influence and fell from
rise from the ground. Any creature or object that touches the flame takes 7 (2d6) fire damage, though it can take this damage no more than once per round. The area within 2 miles, but no closer than 500
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
the new class features drift closer to exploration, social interaction, or combat than the ones you are replacing, but be wary of going too far. For example, if you replace an exploration-focused
tell you how to design new class features. The best place to start is by looking at other class features, or at spells, feats, or any other rules for inspiration. You’re almost certainly going to have
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
available from alchemists in the Styes, being one of the district’s more popular exports. Before running this final part of the adventure, make sure you’re familiar with the rules on underwater combat
opens up inside the temple is hundreds of feet deep and pitch black below the uppermost 20 feet. But the creature that lurks within is much closer than that. The juvenile kraken (see appendix C
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
ceremorph (see appendix C) is equipped with two nonmagical items: Laser Pistol. Rules for laser pistols appear in the Dungeon Master’s Guide. This weapon can fire 33 shots before its energy cell is
audible clicking noise when a psi crystal is within 5 miles of it. The closer the object gets to the psi crystal, the more rapid the clicks. A character who tries to help Dredavex with the life support
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
. Empty battlefields are littered with weapons and bones, showing where the legions of the Nine Hells prevailed against invading enemies. The archdevil Zariel rules Avernus, having supplanted her
in the ice of Stygia as punishment. He rules this layer all the same, communicating telepathically with his followers and servants, both in the Nine Hells and on the Material Plane. Stygia is also
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
magically shrink in size as they get closer to area B10. They are normal size at the end of the hall closest to area B7, one-half their normal size at the bend in the hallway, and one-twentieth their
it returns to its normal size. Tiny Door. A solid wall seems to block access to area B10, but closer inspection reveals a 2-inch-wide, 4-inch-tall mouse hole at the base of the wall. This mouse hole
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
who acts as a mayor for a small frontier town has the same kind of relationship with the populace as one who rules a continent-spanning nation. To Kugluk, the fiery breath of his “Great Uncle” is a
that a former companion of the enemy is actually a manipulative dragon—and asking them to help get revenge. (Companion)
4 The characters develop an ever-closer friendship with a secretive person
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
as the monarchy rules in Breland, another war is inevitable. Rise up!" 87–90 A member of the Sharn Watch looks uncomfortable as she wanders the street. It's clear she doesn't come down here often. 91
group at the same time by using several magically animated quills. 77–80 You approach a fresco painted on the ground that depicts King Boranel ir'Wynarn. As you get closer, the fresco speaks
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Adventuring Gear This section describes items that have special rules or require further explanation. Ammunition Item
Cost
Weight
Arrows (20)
1 gp
1 lb.
Blowgun needles (50)
1 gp
1
. Magnifying Glass. This lens allows a closer look at small objects. It is also useful as a substitute for flint and steel when starting fires. Lighting a fire with a magnifying glass requires light as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
slippery. (See chapter 5, “Adventure Environments,” in the Dungeon Master’s Guide for rules on extreme cold and slippery ice.) For every minute the characters spend here, there is a cumulative ten
. Flying creatures have disadvantage on the save. From this point on, a creature must spend 2 feet of movement for every 1 foot it moves when moving closer to area N19. Flying creatures spend 5 feet of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
attacks or attempts to interact with them. A closer investigation then reveals that they have been propped up and tied into their positions. Creatures. The two dead horses are warhorse skeletons whose
might note that the undead minions Hoobur creates to harry the party don’t follow the standard rules by which a spellcaster character might create undead. Likewise, some of the creatures working for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
friends close and your enemies closer.” The brotherhood’s leaders seek out wizards who might by their exploits compete with the brotherhood’s acquisition and hoarding of arcane lore and magical secrets
against her. Seeing other wizards as a threat, paranoia rules her life. Avarice has been a member of the Arcane Brotherhood for almost two years. She fantasizes about rising to fame and prominence in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
intact for the full length, but encounters with carrion crawlers and giant spiders are guaranteed. As characters get closer to Wyrmheart Mine, they might also encounter bands of kobolds. The albino
, and straining at their tethers. Beginning on the following round, 1d3 giant striders break loose each round and attack or join in an ongoing battle. They don’t attack firenewts, and a firenewt can hop onto a giant strider and ride it as a mount using the standard rules for mounted combat.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
fires in the camp are out, and the only sound you hear is the flapping of the tents as the wind hits them.
Closer examination reveals dozens of corpses half-buried in snowdrifts. It becomes clear
statue instead of a stone one. On a successful save, the character gains the blessing of the Frostmaiden, which Auril can rescind at any time while she’s alive. This blessing otherwise adheres to the rules
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
glides closer until it is near enough to board safely. The boat can carry up to eight Medium creatures. One creature can steer the boat using the tiller, and the boat has a speed of 20 feet. Dark Water
out of air (see the suffocation rules in the Player’s Handbook). As an action, a creature trapped under the water’s surface or another creature within reach of it can make a DC 20 Strength (Athletics
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
glow, becoming normal items of their kind. Mask Door. Upon closer inspection, the mouths of both masks are open slots, each large enough to fit a Medium or Small Humanoid’s arm. The doors are locked
Secrets rules in this book’s introduction. False Treasures. The items on the pedestals are false re-creations of treasures that can be found throughout the complex. A creature that touches one of these