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Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
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The coin has 1 charge and regains its expended charge daily at dawn. You can take a Magic action to toss the coin, expending its charge. Roll any die to determine whether the coin comes up heads (on
This gold coin has a creature embossed on each side. The two depicted creatures must be famous rivals or enemies of each other. For example, a Rival Coin might show Iggwilv the Witch Queen;Iggwilv on
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
, the scroll is unintelligible. Casting Fireball by reading the scroll requires it’s normal casting time. Once cast, the scroll crumbles to dust. If the casting is interrupted, the scroll isn&rsquo
;t lost.
If Fireball is on your spell list but of a higher level than you can normally cast, you make a DC 13 ability check using your spellcasting ability to determine whether you cast the spell. On
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
, the scroll is unintelligible. Casting the spell by reading the scroll requires the spell’s normal casting time. Once the spell is cast, the scroll crumbles to dust. If the casting is interrupted
, the scroll isn’t lost.
If the spell is on your spell list but of a higher level than you can normally cast, you make an ability check using your spellcasting ability to determine whether you
Spell Scroll
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Magic Items
Basic Rules (2014)
, the scroll is unintelligible. Casting the spell by reading the scroll requires the spell’s normal casting time. Once the spell is cast, the scroll crumbles to dust. If the casting is interrupted
, the scroll isn’t lost.
If the spell is on your spell list but of a higher level than you can normally cast, you make an ability check using your spellcasting ability to determine whether you
Backgrounds
Tomb of Annihilation
and ruins. Though you managed to sell a few of your discoveries and earn enough coin to buy proper adventuring gear, you have held onto an item that has great emotional value to you. Roll on the
original purpose and determine its builders, whether those were dwarves, elves, humans, yuan-ti, or some other known race. In addition, you can determine the monetary value of art objects more than a
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
You are the heir to something of great value — not mere coin or wealth, but an object that has been entrusted to you and you alone. Your inheritance might have come directly to you from a
your adventuring career, you can decide whether to tell your companions about your inheritance right away. Rather than attracting attention to yourself, you might want to keep your inheritance a secret
Paladin
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Classes
Basic Rules (2014)
darkness.
Whatever their origin and their mission, paladins are united by their oaths to stand against the forces of evil. Whether sworn before a god’s altar and the witness of a priest, in a
. Although the class features related to your oath don’t appear until you reach 3rd level, plan ahead for that choice by reading the oath descriptions at the end of the class. Are you a devoted
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
the crowds, visit local vendors, or seek to learn more about recent events in Zinda each hear a rumor from the Zinda Rumors table. Each rumor also notes whether it is true or false. Zinda Rumors d6
Rumor 1 A witch is keen to collect coven members from the heirs and families of the Kings of Coin. (False) 2 Foul spirits known as biza haunt the forest and sometimes tempt innocent souls with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
1 charge and regains its expended charge daily at dawn. You can take a Magic action to toss the coin, expending its charge. Roll any die to determine whether the coin comes up heads (on an even
Rival Coin Wondrous Item, Common This gold coin has a creature embossed on each side. The two depicted creatures must be famous rivals or enemies of each other. For example, a Rival Coin might show
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Jim’s Glowing Coin 2nd-level enchantment Casting Time: 1 action Range: 60 feet Components: S, M (a coin), R (2 gp) Duration: 1 minute Of the many tactics employed by master magician and renowned
adventurer Jim Darkmagic, the old glowing coin trick is a time-honored classic. When you cast the spell, you hurl the coin that is the spell’s material component to any spot within range. The coin lights
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Nest of the Eldritch Eye
Beginning the Adventure Begin the adventure by reading aloud the following: The city of Neverwinter stands proudly on the Sword Coast, west and north of Dessarin Valley. Fifty years ago, the city was
city secure.
Regardless of whether the characters know each other prior to their arrival in Neverwinter, they are assigned to patrol the city together. The first few days of the patrol are uneventful (unless you decide otherwise), allowing the characters to familiarize themselves with the city.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
without providing any material components. Otherwise, the scroll is unintelligible. Casting the spell by reading the scroll requires the spell’s normal casting time. Once the spell is cast, the words on
make an ability check using your spellcasting ability to determine whether you cast it successfully. The DC equals 10 + the spell’s level. On a failed check, the spell disappears from the scroll with no
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
without Material components. Otherwise, the scroll is unintelligible. Casting the spell by reading the scroll requires the spell’s normal casting time. Once the spell is cast, the scroll crumbles to dust
determine whether you cast the spell. The DC equals 10 plus the spell’s level. On a failed check, the spell disappears from the scroll with no other effect. The level of the spell on the scroll
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
without Material components. Otherwise, the scroll is unintelligible. Casting the spell by reading the scroll requires the spell’s normal casting time. Once the spell is cast, the scroll crumbles to dust
determine whether you cast the spell. The DC equals 10 plus the spell’s level. On a failed check, the spell disappears from the scroll with no other effect. The level of the spell on the scroll
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
without providing any material components. Otherwise, the scroll is unintelligible. Casting the spell by reading the scroll requires the spell’s normal casting time. Once the spell is cast, the words on
make an ability check using your spellcasting ability to determine whether you cast it successfully. The DC equals 10 + the spell’s level. On a failed check, the spell disappears from the scroll with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
Henlifel. Ontharyx abandoned his family to follow the malign whispers that led him to the obelisk. Ontharyx’s sons have come with a few retainers to see whether they can talk some sense into their father. These drow are in Talhundereth’s reading room (area T14) and might parlay with the characters.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
) score to determine whether a theft made against that character is successful. If the character’s score is 11 or higher, the theft is detected and thwarted. Otherwise, the thief makes off with one
item weighing 1 pound or less (such as a coin pouch or potion) and disappears into the crowd before the theft is noticed. If a character is robbed, ask the player what small items the character is carrying, then decide which of those items was stolen.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
without providing any material components. Otherwise, the scroll is unintelligible. Casting the spell by reading the scroll requires the spell’s normal casting time. Once the spell is cast, the words on
make an ability check using your spellcasting ability to determine whether you cast it successfully. The DC equals 10 + the spell’s level. On a success, you cast the spell; on a failure, the spell
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
The Dark Six
The Dark Six
The Dark Six and the Sovereign Host are opposite sides of the same coin. If you believe it one you inherently believe in the other; the only question is whether you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
. Characters can apply magic or intuition to discern the response or behavior that a questioner expects. Use Wisdom (Insight) checks unless characters have access to mind-reading spells such as detect
; on successful checks, the questioners lose interest. Characters can distract watchers to shift attention if things go badly. Use Charisma (Deception) or Dexterity (Sleight of Hand) checks (or any other reasonable skill checks the players suggest) to determine whether they turn the focus away from their errors.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
necromancers and foul spirits. Whether they’re the remains of the ancient dead or fresh bones bound to morbid ambitions, they commit deathless work for whatever forces reanimated them, often serving as
with other skeletons, despite being hacked to animate splinters. 3 Mimics ways it entertained itself in life, such as acting, dancing, or reading. 4 Performs a familiar task, such as cleaning, cooking, mining, or praying. 5 Repeats its final moments of life. 6 Stands guard at the post it protected in life.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
The Mead Must Flow Taverns throughout Ten-Towns depend on deliveries of honey mead to satisfy their customers, and Good Mead needs the coin. Two days ago, a verbeeg (see appendix C) stole three casks
romantic interest—another verbeeg—arrives as the characters are leaving. How the characters learn of the town’s travails depends on whether the adventure began in Good Mead or not. If Good Mead is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
“frame” the identity of the dead for Athreos, and with at least one coin, so a soul might pay Athreos to ferry them to the Underworld. Some people are laid to rest with large amounts of grave goods
River Guide cares only for the single coin he’s owed by any who board his skiff. During the feast of the Necrologion, which gives its name to the eighth month in the calendar of Meletis, pious souls
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
transports is payment: a single coin of any minting or value. The River Guide has an expansive definition of what constitutes a coin, from actual stamped currency and jewelry to shiny beads or opalescent
shells. Ultimately, he seems most concerned with whether a mortal has prepared for death, keeping payment ready out of respect and as a personal memento mori. Those whose bodies are burned, buried, or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
costs one soul coin. Unlike food consumed elsewhere in Avernus, which is uniformly terrible, the food at Infernal Rapture tastes delicious. Special food requests can be filled, but they must be made
costs an additional soul coin. Mahadi consistently and laboriously upsells further services to clients at additional expense. He seeks to take possession of such individuals and make them permanent
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
code, a faith, or an ideal. But a true pragmatist fights only for coin, understanding that battle is a means to an end and not an end in itself. A fighter in an Acquisitions Incorporated campaign
often fights for money above all else, whether focusing on a primary role as a combat specialist or providing martial backup for the franchise as needs be. Mission Accomplished Whether your intention is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
her sons invite the characters to a private dinner at Wachterhaus. During the dinner, Lady Wachter determines whether the characters have the ability and the resolve to crush the baron. If the
her that asks the Vistani to dispose of the characters once they have left town. The Vistani burn the letter after reading it, as per Lady Wachter’s request. If the characters have rescued Arabelle
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
boasts one of the most expansive markets in the west. Coin trumps morals in Baldur’s Gate, with profit being the ultimate good. As a result, nearly anything can be bought and sold in the city’s shops
, whether it be rare jewels, magic weapons, secrets, alliances, or even murder. People visit the city seeking imports from Port Nyanzaru, verdigris-covered treasures dredged from the sea, blackmail
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
dark room at the bottom of the 140-foot shaft (level 1, area 1). Durnan charges adventurers 1 gp each to descend into the well, whether they opt to use the rope or not. The return trip also costs a piece
of gold, sent up in a bucket in advance. He also readily accepts coin from patrons who want to place grisly bets on adventurers who dare explore Undermountain, and their odds of returning alive
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
boasts one of the most expansive markets in the west. Coin trumps morals in Baldur’s Gate, with profit being the ultimate good. As a result, nearly anything can be bought and sold in the city’s shops
, whether it be rare jewels, magic weapons, secrets, alliances, or even murder. People visit the city seeking imports from Port Nyanzaru, verdigris-covered treasures dredged from the sea, blackmail
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
can imbue these denominations with more interesting descriptions in your game world. People give coins specific names, whether as plain as “dime” or lively as “gold double-eagle.” A country typically
suns. The city’s two local coins are the toal and the harbor moon. The toal is a square brass trading-coin pierced with a central hole to permit it to be easily strung on a ring or string, worth 2 gp in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
in chapter 1. (If the characters don’t want a reading of their fates, continue play using the card reading you performed before starting the adventure.) Madam Eva might seem mad, but she is, in fact
. Treasure For each Vistani tent or wagon that the characters search, roll once on the following table to determine what treasure is found: d20 Treasure 1–10 None 11–13 Sack of 100 ep (each coin stamped
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
easier.” Hammond Kraddoc Vintners’, Distillers’, and Brewers’ Guild Hammond (N male Illuskan human commoner) doesn’t like adventurers, but he likes their coin. This effete, well-dressed man is always
monthly dues, Justyn always demands some extra coin for his service. If the characters don’t give him a gratuity of at least 3 gp, he says, “Maybe next time the meat will be someone you know.” He lets the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
the axe embedded in the tree is a magic battleaxe. Its handle is carved with leaves and vines, and the weapon weighs half as much as a normal battleaxe. When the axe hits a plant, whether an ordinary
thorns prick the wielder for 1 piercing damage after the attack is made, and this damage is considered magical. Fortunes of Ravenloft If your card reading reveals that a treasure is here, it’s buried
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rrakkma
Appendix 3. Dungeon Master Tips PREPARATORY NOTES. As you’re reading through and/or running this adventure, pay special attention to areas that include creatures, noting whether or not the






