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Noble - Baldur's Gate

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

you need to determine your noble title, but you should also work with the DM to describe your family and their influence on you. Is your family old and established, or was your title only recently

almost all the nobility of Baldur’s Gate. As a result, for those who wish to play patriars, the Patriar feature below replaces the Position and Privilege feature of the noble background. Those who

Larine Arneza

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

working on a solo synchronized swimming routine that replaces the other students with a shoal of fish. Rehearsals aren’t going well. As an employee of the Strixhaven Performing Arts Society, Larine is

a ticket taker, a job she’s recently switched to as a result of struggling to give correct change while working at the box office. Extracurriculars: Intramural Water-Dancing Club Job: Strixhaven

Dungeon Master's Guide Credits

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules

Dungeon Master’s Guide Credits Lead Designers: Christopher Perkins, James Wyatt Designers: Jeremy Crawford, F. Wesley Schneider, Ray Winninger Rules Developers: Jeremy Crawford (lead), Makenzie

Whitters, Kieran Yanner, Zuzanna Wuzyk Cartographers: Francesca Baerald, Dyson Logos, Mike Schley Concept Art Director: Josh Herman Concept Artists: Even Amundsen, Carlo Arellano, Michael Broussard

Chapter 2: Downtime Revisited

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

used as alternatives to the approach in the Player’s Handbook and the Dungeon Master’s Guide, or you can use the material here to inspire the creation of your own options. By engaging the characters in

they amass on their adventures. The system presented here consists of two elements. First, it introduces the concept of rivals. Second, it details a number of downtime activities that characters can

Player's Handbook Credits

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules

Weston, Campbell White, Richard Whitters, Daneen Wilkerson, Zuzanna Wuzyk, Lixin Yin Concept Art Director: Josh Herman Concept Artists: Even Amundsen, Carlo Arellano, Michael Broussard, John Grello

Operations Engineer: Basil Hale, Scott West Imaging Technicians: Daniel Corona, Meagan Kenreck, Kevin Yee Prepress Specialist: Jefferson Dunlap Includes revised content from Xanathar’s Guide to

Lost Spire of Netheril

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

wizard’s shield guardian not only survived but also dug its way out, creating a tunnel that others can use to reach the spire’s interior. Until recently, the mouth of this tunnel was buried under ice

and snow. After exiting the spire, the shield guardian wandered into the Spine of the World, where it shut down and was lost for centuries until a band of goblins found it recently and brought it to

Bargaining with Skabatha

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

says her sister Bavlorna recently lost. Maybe Prismeer’s native denizens can help the characters find it. Spoil a Play. Sabotage a theatrical performance in Motherhorn, Endelyn Moongrave’s castle in Yon

(see chapter 4). Skabatha would like nothing more than to see her sister bought down a peg or two. (To get to Yon, the characters will need a guide. Granny Nightshade expects them to know this fact

Credits

compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

, Brian Valenzuela, Brian Valeza, Svetlin Velinov, Kev Walker, Ben Wootten, Zuzanna Wuzyk, Mark Zug Concept Art Director: Josh Herman Concept Artists: Carlo Arrelano, Andrew Baker, Michael

the Coast, the dragon ampersand, Eberron, Greyhawk, Spelljammer, Player’s Handbook, Monster Manual, Dungeon Master’s Guide, all other Wizards of the Coast product names, their respective logos, and The

Something Old

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

Something Old This event can occur if the characters don’t or can’t raise the burgomaster’s son, Ilya, from the dead. If alive, the Abbot learns that Ilya died recently and, in his human guise

. Development Ilya Krezkov returns to life with a random form of indefinite madness (see “Madness Effects” in chapter 8, “Running the Game,” of the Dungeon Master’s Guide). The Abbot uses the raising of Ilya as leverage to get the burgomaster to undertake an unusual quest (see “Something Borrowed” below).

Dwarven Cleric

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver

fellow soldiers, who seem to enjoy their authority at the expense of the people they’re supposed to protect. Everything came to a head recently, when you disobeyed an order and followed your conscience

around in Phandalin, much as your compatriots did in Neverwinter. Putting a stop to their villainy is a worthy goal. Alignment: Neutral Good. Your conscience, not law and authority, will guide you to do

Secret

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

cosmic force, such as life or death, or a philosophy or concept, such as love, peace, or one of the nine alignments. Chapter 1 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide explores options like these, in the section

Staff

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

creating nonplayer characters in chapter 4 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide to detail the majordomo, giving this individual a vibrant personality and backstory. The majordomo’s goals should be aligned

band of ex-soldiers or reformed criminals) can add personality to the group. Consider using the rules in chapter 4 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide, applying the results of a single set of rolls to the

Chapter 8: Forge of the Fire Giants

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

. House Xorlarrin once held Gauntlgrym, but King Bruenor Battlehammer and his dwarves recently drove out the dark elves. They know its layout well, however. Duke Zalto has given the drow an iron flask

(see chapter 7 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide) in which to trap Maegera. While the drow creep back into Gauntlgrym to perpetrate this great theft (see the “Gauntlgrym” section in chapter 3), Zalto

Rumors in Red Larch

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

from Endrith Vallivoe, a local shopkeeper drinking in the Swinging Sword, who bought one of the books from a merchant recently arrived from Womford. Four new graves — simple rock cairns, really — have

. Larmon hangs around Gaelkur’s. He can guide the characters to the site where he found the graves, but he insists on waiting until morning. An Amnian merchant heading north on the Long Road stopped

8. Office of the Torturer

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

tortured prisoners and any information they’ve revealed (including the fact that the recently captured thieves were sent by Moghadam). If he is not at work in area 9, Andras will be found here. Treasure A

strongbox holds treasure collected from Andras’s recent victims—110 sp, 55 gp, 10 pp, five rubies (worth 100 gp each), and a vial of mummy rot antidote (see appendix C). Manipulating Time Having a mechanical guide spend 1 charge in this area causes Andras to return here from area 9 and prepare to rest.

What the Prisoners Know

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

establish telepathic communication to allow everyone to speak freely. The guards aren’t observant enough to notice. You might wish to consult the social interaction rules in the Dungeon Master’s Guide

disfiguring injuries recently. Before then, he seemed more in Ilvara’s favor. Now Shoor seems to have displaced him. Jorlan used to have a wand that shot globs of sticky material able to trap targets. Now

Prismari Faculty

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

professor of expression) is the current Dean of Expression. Nazzari always want to see art that is bigger, more radical in concept, and more emotionally powerful. For their final project as a mage

professor of expression) is a newly hired instructor teaching a few courses in choreography and dance ensembles. He recently graduated from Strixhaven himself, and he bubbles with excitement at the

Seeking the Ritual Site

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

recently came to Candlekeep to inquire into the nature of portals to other dimensions. In fact, this representative of the Six was studying the very tomes the characters are now investigating! To dial up

other distraction of your design. More information on Candlekeep can be found in the Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide. Mantol-Derith Duergar, drow, and svirfneblin trade and exchange information in the

Circles

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

average of twenty myconids — the Circle of Hunters, the Circle of Explorers, the Circle of Sowers, the Circle of Builders, the Circle of Growers, plus the recently formed Inner Circle and Circle of

with this new and unusual concept, swayed by Phylo’s claims that a higher level of communal harmony will be achieved. Basidia believes that Phylo’s separation of the circles is contrary to the unity and

The Darkening

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

have experienced both glorious successes and dismal failures. Recently, the waters in a nearby area have grown swift and angry, and the skies above show no blue or beautiful bright light. Many ships

specific area, surrounding the coral mountain that encases the many sunken ships that recently met an untimely demise. Current. The current here is strong and constantly shifting. This effectively

Rejecting the Ordning

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

new religion replaces the giants’ ordning with a different structure that offers the same sense of order, purpose, and meaning. Such cults place giants at a higher position than the giants would

otherwise enjoy in the ordning. When giants join the cults of demon lords, they reject the entire concept of the ordning—the idea that there is any kind of order to the multiverse at all, which is the

Introduction

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons

, magic items, and monsters from both adventures into comprehensive references. Additionally, an entirely new concept art gallery reveals a glimpse behind the scenes at the work that went into bringing

the Player’s Handbook, Dungeon Master’s Guide, and Monster Manual for ease of reference, as well as a print-ready version of the council scorecard that appears in appendix B. DMs might still find

Introduction

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat

characters, magic items, and monsters from both adventures into comprehensive references. Additionally, an entirely new concept art gallery reveals a glimpse behind the scenes at the work that went into

from the Player’s Handbook, Dungeon Master’s Guide, and Monster Manual for ease of reference, as well as a print-ready version of the council scorecard that appears in appendix B. DMs might still find

Introduction

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen

characters, magic items, and monsters from both adventures into comprehensive references. Additionally, an entirely new concept art gallery reveals a glimpse behind the scenes at the work that went into

from the Player’s Handbook, Dungeon Master’s Guide, and Monster Manual for ease of reference, as well as a print-ready version of the council scorecard that appears in appendix B. DMs might still find

Random Encounters

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

the gray ooze, as described in the Monster Manual). Moldy Quaggoth Spore Servants A patch of yellow mold (see “Dungeon Hazards” in chapter 5 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide) covers each spore servant

attacks if refused. If the adventurers feed the xorn and can communicate with it, the creature can tell them that it sensed a great planar upheaval recently, though it knows nothing about the demons or

Dukha Bhatiyali

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

Dukha, he offers to guide them for 100 gp. A character who haggles and succeeds on a DC 14 Charisma (Persuasion) check convinces him to reduce this price by 25 gp. Once a deal’s been made, he shares these

city. He has seen that same glowing ripple recently along local tributaries of the Iravati River. The first time he saw it was twelve days ago, the first day of the Shankha Trials. He followed the

Rudolph van Richten

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

, the best known of which is Van Richten’s Guide to Vampires. In fairer days, Rudolph lived with his wife, Ingrid, and son, Erasmus, in their family home outside Rivalis in the domain of Darkon. Brash

and recently established as a medical doctor, Rudolph ran afoul of the Radanaviches, a family using Vistani traditions as a cover for brigandage. When the doctor refused to treat one of the family’s

Thessalar

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

his tomb. More recently, Moghadam ordered a group of thieves to assault the temple and steal the gemstone eyes from its great statue of Moloch. Thessalar captured the thieves and put the gemsmith

‘Gygax,’ and for her role in crafting Queen Ehlissa’s Marvelous Nightingale, one of the artifacts appearing in the first edition Dungeon Masters Guide. When operated, this magical-mechanical marvel would shoot eye rays of different colors and effects, and produce songs able to work magical wonders.

Complications and Rivals

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

anything a franchise’s characters or employees do might bring the franchise into conflict with rivals. If you use Xanathar’s Guide to Everything in your games, you’re probably already familiar with

a piece of the franchise’s action. Rival NPCs can be worked up using the rules in chapter 4, “Creating Nonplayer Characters” of the Dungeon Master’s Guide, incorporating schemes, methods, and

Adventures in Valachan

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

wilds can enlist a guide to aid them, a service that the Oselo are particularly willing to provide. Valachan provides the opportunity to exaggerate everything the players and characters know about the

. 2 Shuaran warriors seek help in slaying a massive saber-toothed tiger killing their people. They don’t mention that they recently lost the Cat of Felkovic, a sentient magic item similar to a

Random Encounters

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

encounter. This table replaces the random encounter tables in chapter 2 for as long as the party remains in the Labyrinth. RANDOM ENCOUNTER LOCATIONS Random encounters in the Labyrinth take place in one

himself at the party’s mercy. Kurr is suffering from a form of indefinite madness (see “Madness” in chapter 8 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide) which, if cured, reverts him to a typically feral gnoll. While

Rewards

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

characters can claim as a home base. The deed has been notarized and appears legitimate (because it is). Volo recently bought the property because it is rumored to be haunted, and he was hoping that

investigating it might yield a chapter for his next book, Volo’s Guide to Spirits and Specters. If the characters accept their reward, Volo sets up a meeting with a tiefling magistrate named Kylynne

Scholar of Impossibilities

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel

sharing the following information: It saw a modron climb past its crag recently. It wouldn’t suggest following it, though—the darkness above is hungry. The Scholar seeks truths of the multiverse, both

Scholar shares its secret with only one character. That character gains the following charm (a type of supernatural gift detailed in the Dungeon Master’s Guide). Eyes of the Impossible Supernatural

Creature Encounters

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

) 15–17 1d6 50 gp gems 18–19 A humanoid skeleton or corpse carrying a random magic item (roll once on Magic Item Table B in chapter 7 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide) 20 A monster hoard containing 2d6 50

gp gems and one or more random magic items (roll 1d4 times on Magic Item Table C in chapter 7 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide) Carrion Crawler The characters encounter a carrion crawler scouring

Shadowfell

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

blamed on the Mists. The following Domains of Dread are among the most infamous. They are described in more detail in Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft. Barovia The towering spires of Castle Ravenloft loom

a character is already suffering a despair effect and fails the saving throw, the new despair effect replaces the old one. After finishing a Long Rest, a character can attempt to overcome the despair

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