compound rules grudges to her relying

The Middle Path

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

between relying on their bonuses and abilities and paying attention to the game and immersing themselves in its world. Remember that dice don’t run your game — you do. Dice are like rules. They’re

The Rifts

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

drow compound overlooking the Clawrift. (The compound was once House Oblodra, a powerful drow house that was destroyed by Lolth over one hundred years ago during the Time of Troubles.) Mistrift This

5 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide for rules on escaping webs. Characters entering Menzoberranzan by means of Vizeran DeVir’s secret tunnel come to a secret door that pulls open to reveal a narrow ledge

Chapter 1: Playing the Game

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook

drawbridge? The adventure continues from there, relying on the DM’s descriptions to set the scenes. Later in the chapter, other examples of play focus on certain aspects of D&D play: social

interaction, exploration, and combat. Rules Glossary If you read a rules term in this book and want to know its definition, consult the rules glossary, which is appendix C. This chapter provides an

Sybar

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

lush with vineyards; vegetable farms; and extensive olive, lemon, and orange orchards. The people of the island are orderly and law abiding, but many of the old families hold longstanding grudges

) 5 The archmage Porphura isn’t dead at all. She lives still as a lich who rules the island in secret. (False) 6 Singing sea chanteys charms creatures in the garden. (True only for leprechauns; see

Forging an Alliance

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

opportunity to converse with the adventurers before making their decisions as to whether they will support Bruenor’s plans. To play out these meetings, use the social interaction rules provided in

factions to help — and in some cases, can’t even openly negotiate with them. As King of Gauntlgrym, he can’t be seen to favor one faction over another. He is therefore relying on the characters to do the

Kobold Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

dominated by his emotions—intelligent, but not wise. Arrogant and prone to gloating, he carries grudges, has a huge chip on his shoulder, and spends a lot of time fashioning elaborate revenge scenarios

unnoticed by their larger rivals. If it’s lucky, a tribe of kobolds that is discovered by a group of larger humanoids might form a mutually beneficial arrangement, relying on the humanoids for

How to Play

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

, often relying on the roll of a die to determine the results of an action. 3. The DM narrates the results of the adventurers’ actions. Describing the results often leads to another decision point

flexible, adapting to the circumstances of the adventure. Often the action of an adventure takes place in the imagination of the players and DM, relying on the DM’s verbal descriptions to set the scene

Swashbuckler

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

Swashbuckler You focus your training on the art of the blade, relying on speed, elegance, and charm in equal parts. While some warriors are brutes clad in heavy armor, your method of fighting looks

creature can’t make opportunity attacks against you for the rest of your turn. SWASHBUCKLERS AND TWO-WEAPON FIGHTING The Swashbuckler relies on a good understanding of the D&D rules to realize its

Swashbuckler

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

Swashbuckler You focus your training on the art of the blade, relying on speed, elegance, and charm in equal parts. While some warriors are brutes clad in heavy armor, your method of fighting looks

to use your Sneak Attack against a creature if you are within 5 feet of it, no other creatures are within 5 feet of you, and you don’t have disadvantage on the attack roll. All the other rules for

Ability Checks

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

each ability is used for. (Constitution checks are rare, as tests of a character’s endurance are usually passive or reactive, making a saving throw more appropriate.) Proficiency When the rules or a

involved.” Sometimes the rules allow for any one of two or more proficiencies to apply to a check. When deciding what check a character should make, be generous in determining if the character’s

Asmodeus

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

such souls put to good use against the demonic hordes, a power that if unchecked would scour the universe of all lawfulness and goodness? He further asserted that he was bound to the rules and

. Asmodeus dwells in a great fortress somewhere in the wasteland, at the bottom of its deepest pit. Only his most trusted followers and most important advisors know the route to it. He remains inside, relying on messengers and magic to convey his dictates.

City Inhabitants

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

city, patrol its streets, and send raiding parties into the surrounding jungle. Ras Nsi rules over them, but traitorous priests plot his downfall. Salida’s Treachery. One of the guides presented in

barely aware of the kobolds’ existence. Red Wizards of Thay A group of Red Wizards entered the city a couple of days prior to the characters’ arrival. They camped in the ruined compound at area 2, but

Mind Flayer Thralls

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

psionic ability to send visions to a humanoid shaman, causing it to proclaim the mind flayers as emissaries of the gods. With that ruse in place, the “gods” then dictate strict rules that cause some

modifications. The quaggoths’ chaotic tendencies eventually motivate most colonies to convert them into thralls or food, rather than relying on the quaggoth thonot to keep them under control. Humanoids Only

Points of Interest

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

overlooks the forest it borders. A few farms cluster around it, the locals relying on the royal garrison to keep them safe from marauders. Burle’s most distinctive feature is the small copse of trees

, and cavalry serves as the primary defense point for the region. Duke Marik Feldren (CN male human knight) rules over the town in his capacity of governor of the southern province that includes Seaton

Nine Hells

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

Lady's Ward

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

everything from petty disputes in other wards to groundbreaking cases in the High Courts. They adjudicate, review, and study the rules of Sigil, maintaining order according to the law as they interpret

for 300 gp apiece. Barracks Riccardo Moscatello Factol Sarin of the Harmonium Hushed streets surround the Barracks, a wide compound of cold granite at the opposite end of the Lady’s Ward from the

Faerûn

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

policy. The oligarchs utterly control their nation, but beyond the areas that each rules, their families and businesses compete with one another and with the locals of far-flung places. The use of

nation’s borders. The Moonsea. The shores of the Moonsea have long been home to cities that rise swiftly, relying on vigorous trade and gathering powerful mercenaries to their banners, only to

Upper City Gazetteer

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

grudges against Yvandre and her house. Three Old Kegs Named for its sign, three lashed-together barrels hanging from a pole, the Three Old Kegs is popular with current and retired members of the Flaming

, bearded man named Heltur “Ribbons” Ribbond, a neutral evil male human assassin, rules the Undercellar with an oily, too-affable manner and a wide grin that only makes his scar-seamed face more menacing

Upper City Gazetteer

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer

perceived humiliation, nurse grudges against Yvandre and her house. Three Old Kegs Named for its sign, three lashed-together barrels hanging from a pole, the Three Old Kegs is popular with current and retired

man named Heltur “Ribbons” Ribbond, a neutral evil male human assassin, rules the Undercellar with an oily, too-affable manner and a wide grin that only makes his scar-seamed face more menacing. Ribbons

Locations A - D

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

Calling Horns and report their fire giant sighting to Tamalin, she is satisfied and gives them her letter. Carnath Roadhouse This walled compound served as a hostelry on the High Road between Waterdeep and

Cromm’s Hold, a keep on the edge of the Lizard Marsh (see the “Lizard Marsh” entry for details). Pencheska is using her position to infiltrate the Lords’ Alliance. She rules Daggerford much as Lady

Locations M - P

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

Gauntlgrym. His handpicked successor, Dagnabbet Waybeard, now rules Mithral Hall as queen. A bold leader and a fierce warrior, Queen Dagnabbet firmly supports Mithral Hall’s membership in the Lords’ Alliance

disappears during the winter, buried under deep snow. Moreover, the area has few trees or hills to provide shelter. Northfurrow The Northfurrow extends from Waterdeep to the fortified farming compound of

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