composed replaced guide to her regard

Demonomicon of Iggwilv

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

This treatise, composed by Iggwilv the archmage, documents the Abyss;Abyss's layers and inhabitants and is widely regarded as the most thorough and blasphemous tome of demonology in the multiverse

the Dungeon Master’s Guide): 2 minor beneficial properties 1 minor detrimental property 1 major detrimental property Spells. The book has 8 charges and regains 1d8 expended charges daily

Gulthias Staff

Magic Items Curse of Strahd

must succeed on a DC 12 Wisdom saving throw or be afflicted with short-term madness (see “Madness” in chapter 8 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide). Blight Bane. While you are attuned

to the staff, blights and other evil plant creatures don’t regard you as hostile unless you harm them.

Crown of Lies

Magic Items Vecna: Eve of Ruin

(see the Dungeon Master’s Guide for options): 1 minor beneficial property 1 major beneficial property 1 minor detrimental property Perfect Disguise. While attuned to the crown, you can

chosen creature’s appearance exactly, including its voice. Your size and speed are replaced by the chosen creature’s. You otherwise retain your own game statistics. While in this new form

Noble - Baldur's Gate

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

bestowed? How much influence do they wield, and over what area? What kind of reputation does your family have among the other aristocrats of the region? How do the common people regard them? What&rsquo

shunned by the rest of your family? Does your family have a coat of arms? An insignia you might wear on a signet ring? Particular colors you wear all the time? An animal you regard as a symbol of

Faction Agent

Backgrounds Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide

Many organizations active in the North and across the face of Faerûn aren’t bound by strictures of geography. These factions pursue their agendas without regard for political boundaries

to one day rise to the top of my faith’s religious hierarchy. (Lawful) 5 Faith. I trust that my deity will guide my actions. I have faith that if I work hard, things will go well. (Lawful

Deck of Many More Things

Magic Items The Book of Many Things

* 65 Warrior 66 Well 67–00 Roll again *Found in the Deck of Many Things as depicted in the Dungeon Master’s Guide Aberration. You gain telepathy within a range of 90

feet. Beast. You immediately transform into a random Beast with a CR of 5 or lower. Your game statistics—including your ability scores, hit points, and possible actions—are replaced by the

Noble Legacy

Backgrounds Basic Rules (2014)

bestowed? How much influence do they wield, and over what area? What kind of reputation does your family have among the other aristocrats of the region? How do the common people regard them? What&rsquo

shunned by the rest of your family? Does your family have a coat of arms? An insignia you might wear on a signet ring? Particular colors you wear all the time? An animal you regard as a symbol of

Knight Legacy

Backgrounds Player’s Handbook (2014)

bestowed? How much influence do they wield, and over what area? What kind of reputation does your family have among the other aristocrats of the region? How do the common people regard them? What&rsquo

shunned by the rest of your family? Does your family have a coat of arms? An insignia you might wear on a signet ring? Particular colors you wear all the time? An animal you regard as a symbol of

Eladrin Legacy

Species Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes

inspiration for characteristics of your own. Autumn d4 Autumn Personality Trait 1 If someone is in need, you never withhold aid. 2 You share what you have, with little regard for

Everything dies eventually. Why bother building anything that is supposedly meant to last? 2 Nothing matters to you, and you allow others to guide your actions. 3 Your needs come first. In

Athreos

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

Athreos The River Guide straddles the line between life and death, maintaining the cosmological balance with no regard for the morals and emotions of mortals. Athreos’s champions seek to further his goals, and rarely do so with greater sympathy than their grim patron.

Healthy Competition

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild

characters agree to work for both agents, both agents might still send out second redundant expeditions as insurance.) These expeditions are composed of five cultist servants, led either by the

enhanced medusa for Lynx, or the brains in iron for Sir Ursas (see below for more information on both). Each expedition also has its own mechanical guide. You might use the members of the rival expedition

Origin of the Ordning

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

among giant kinds reflecting a cultural or geographical distinction rather than an inherent one. They might live in bands composed of multiple giant kinds or family groups of a single kind. Or giants of

different kinds might not recognize each other as kindred at all. All these giants build a range of social structures in the same manifold ways other peoples do, without regard to an overarching ordning.

Goblin Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

castes that give goblins their reputation for cowardice. Pariahs. Some goblin families are the lowest of the low, composed of the most dimwitted, least educated, and weakest goblins. They get the worst

Adventurer’s Guide.) Use one of the warlock stat blocks in appendix B to represent this goblin, adding darkvision and the Nimble Escape traits common to all goblins. Booyahg Booyahg Booyahg. This

Gulthias Staff

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd

blood oozes from the staff’s pores, and you must succeed on a DC 12 Wisdom saving throw or be afflicted with short-term madness (see “Madness” in chapter 8 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide). Blight Bane

. While you are attuned to the staff, blights and other evil plant creatures don’t regard you as hostile unless you harm them.

Goliath

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

them in strength, they might consider you worthy of an alliance. — Tordek, A Guide to the Peaks At the highest mountain peaks — far above the slopes where trees grow and where the air is thin and

hearts are infused with the cold regard of their frigid realm, leaving each goliath with the responsibility to earn a place in the tribe or die trying.

Independent Realms

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

foul. The information below is excerpted from Far from the Misty Hills, a treatise on far-flung places in the North, composed by one Aedyn Graymantle, a moon elf ranger who hails from Evereska. In her years of braving the wilds, Aedyn has acted as guide, caravan guard, bodyguard, and trailblazer.

Virgil's Mission

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

Virgil’s Mission If a character is able to speak with animals, Virgil is friendly. (The scroll found in area 9 will be useful in that regard if none of the characters have this ability.) The gull

sinking. Virgil knows the location of the Tammeraut and can guide the characters there. Based on the attack tonight, the gull correctly deduces that Tammeraut’s crew is active once more and must be

Disaster Horror

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

or villain might be replaced by cascading catastrophes like those brought about by a meteor strike or volcanic eruption. Regardless of a hero’s power, the best-timed critical hit or the most powerful

breaks down. There are no inns to sleep in, healers are few or overtaxed, and anarchy rises as governments crumble. Environmental hazards, such as those in the Dungeon Master’s Guide, might be extreme

Where to Go?

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

unfamiliar with this region of the Underdark and can’t navigate, but she has a +5 bonus on Wisdom (Survival) checks and can help out in that regard. Jimjar can guide the party to Blingdenstone from

. Sarith Kzekarit is the best potential guide in the group, but also the most deceptive. He can navigate to any region of the Underdark shown on the map, but will encourage the characters to travel to

Wedding Rehearsal

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

Zuggtmoy! Joined together, heart to heart, Becoming one ’til death do part! Hail! Hail! Hail! The entourage is composed of twelve bridesmaids of Zuggtmoy and six chamberlains of Zuggtmoy(see

carry its corpse, moving it like a puppet to play out the part of priest. At this point of the ceremony, any onlookers experience a vision. The tableau of the mock wedding is replaced by a vision of the

Githyanki

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

metal embossed with a braille-like form of tactile writing known as Qualith. Mind flayers use their tentacles to read Qualith, which is composed in four-line stanzas indecipherable to other creatures

develop a random form of short-term madness (see “Madness” in chapter 8 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide). A comprehend languages spell provides understanding of the inscription roughly equivalent to what a

Buying and Selling Magic Items

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

, Magic Item Table D, and Magic Item Table E in the Dungeon Master’s Guide to determine which magic items Xendros has on offer in any given week. (Unsold items are shipped elsewhere and regularly replaced

Adjusting for Party Level

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things

and phase spiders in the keep, using the rules for encounter building in the Dungeon Master’s Guide to create an appropriate challenge. Weaker Construct. The stone golem in area 4 can be replaced with

Noble

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

much influence do they wield, and over what area? What kind of reputation does your family have among the other aristocrats of the region? How do the common people regard them? What’s your position in

family? Does your family have a coat of arms? An insignia you might wear on a signet ring? Particular colors you wear all the time? An animal you regard as a symbol of your line or even a spiritual

The Role of Rules

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium

need a group of players to bring them to life and a DM to guide their use. The DM is key. Many unexpected things can happen in a D&D campaign, and no set of rules could reasonably account for every

perspectives. RAW. “Rules as written”—that’s what RAW stands for. When I dwell on the RAW interpretation of a rule, I’m studying what the text says in context, without regard to the designers’ intent. The

The Role of Rules

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata

players to bring them to life and a DM to guide their use. The DM is key. Many unexpected things can happen in a D&D campaign, and no set of rules could reasonably account for every contingency. If

. RAW “Rules as written”—that’s what RAW stands for. When we dwell on the RAW interpretation of a rule, we’re studying what the text says in context, without regard to the designers’ intent. The text is

Peril at the Pool

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries

nourished the nearby lands and fostered the most abundant plant and animal life imaginable. The usual pleasant fragrance that wafts from the pool is now replaced by the scent of metal and blood. The cult

determined form of short-term madness (see “Madness” in the Dungeon Master’s Guide). Corrupted Avatar of Lurue Large monstrosity Armor Class 14 (natural armor) Hit Points 90 (12d10 + 24) Speed 50 ft

Sir Ursas

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild

Sir Ursas The warrior Sir Ursas strikes an imposing figure—a massive, muscular warrior with one arm replaced with a grizzly bear’s paw grafted at the elbow. He grows his dark hair long and shaggy

temple. Ursas is aware that Lynx has knowledge of other missing components that might relate to the Tomb of Horrors. Mechanical Guide Sir Ursas offers the characters the services of a magical construct

Undersigil

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands

) sprouts from a nearby corpse. 2 Putrice, a night hag, cackles as she fishes a wriggling larva (see the Dungeon Master’s Guide) from a vent underneath a fiend-owned restaurant. 3 Two cranium rat squeakers

. This mishmash of misfits and outcasts vows to dismantle society. The Undivided (Deniers) is a faction composed wholly of creatures native to Sigil. They believe those who pass through planar portals are

6. Captive Balor

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild

is incapacitated but can still speak. Until he recovers his weapons from the chapel, his Longsword and Whip actions are replaced by the following action option: Fist of Retribution. Melee Weapon

the mouth of the great green devil face in this area when the Tomb of Horrors is complete. Manipulating Time Having a mechanical guide spend 1 charge in this area reverts Tarnhem to an earlier period before so much of his life force was drained, awakening him if he is unconscious.

Domain of Dread Parolee

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

speak a true desire of your heart. You know how to attune to the crown when you touch it. Random Properties. The Crown of Lies has the following random properties (see the Dungeon Master’s Guide for

exactly, including its voice. Your size and speed are replaced by the chosen creature’s. You otherwise retain your own game statistics. While in this new form, the crown melds into your person and is

3. Parade of Fools

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

. Characters who know anything about myconids know that myconids don’t dance. If Stool is with the party, it points this out. This group is composed of three myconid adults and five myconid sprouts. Stool

mold (see “Dungeon Hazards” in chapter 5 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide). Whenever a quaggoth spore servant is touched or takes damage, it releases a cloud of yellow mold spores until its mold patch is

Mortuary Encounters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Adventure Atlas: The Mortuary

and deafened conditions scrabbles along the ground, looking for its head. The zombie attacks any creature it detects. 2 1d4 will-o’-wisps offer to guide the characters to their destination but might

a successful one. 6 A stone golem composed of tombstones tromps down an empty hallway. It lets the characters pass if they etch an epitaph into its frame. 7 A passing animated coffin* exhales a

13. Umberlee's Chosen

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Locathah Rising

characters enter the chamber, read or paraphrase the following boxed text: Seated on a rough throne made of an odd arrangement of coral, bones, and barnacles, is a man whose right arm has been replaced

, blocking them in. If anyone is hesitant to enter, he’ll beckon for them to come forward, asking them to converse with him. In this regard, his demeanor is regal, but gracious and non-hostile. “Please. Come

Aboard the Moondancer

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis

ballistae but has no crew to operate them. Its mangonel was destroyed in a recent engagement, and Captain Sartell hasn’t replaced it yet. Getting a new mangonel was the main reason Sartell was on the

Deck PlansView Unlabeled Version Use the space galleon deck plans in the Astral Adventurer’s Guide to represent the Moondancer. Noteworthy features are described below: Area 3: Captain’s Quarters. Among

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