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’s grim energy.
Shadar-kai have ashen skin tones, and while they’re in the Shadowfell, they also become wizened, reflecting the somber nature of that gloomy plane.
Like other elves
by 1, or increase three different scores by 1. Follow this rule regardless of the method you use to determine the scores, such as rolling or point buy. The “Quick Build” section for your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Adventure Hooks The Grim Harrow includes both weak and powerful Undead, and it serves as an antagonist organization for adventurers of every level. The threat it poses turns any Deck of Many Things
into a ticking time bomb. The following are examples of ways the hunt might come for characters: Countdown. Laurel, a young woman who recently inherited her father’s merchant wagon, finds a Deck of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
Conclusion On their return to Glorium, the characters are greeted by Tyrza and locals who want to know everything that happened. If a character brings back the whirlwyrm fang the bariaurs gave them
A +1 weapon once wielded by Tyrza’s father, Flatnose Grim A cloak of protection embroidered with patterns of bariaur travelers Tyrza then hosts a daylong feast in the character’s honor. If no
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
Tracking the Raiders The raiders’ path is easy to follow across the rolling grassland of the Greenfields. A wide swath of grass is trampled down, but it’s impossible to determine the raiders’ numbers
, but let players reach that conclusion on their own. It’s not possible to tell from the confusing jumble of prints whether any specific footprints are those of prisoners. The trail leads south about
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
Tracking the Raiders The raiders’ path is easy to follow across the rolling grassland of the Greenfields. A wide swath of grass is trampled down, but it’s impossible to determine the raiders’ numbers
, but let players reach that conclusion on their own. It’s not possible to tell from the confusing jumble of prints whether any specific footprints are those of prisoners. The trail leads south about
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Arriving on Krynn When the party steps through the Sigil portal and arrives on Krynn, they arrive through a doorway in a massive tree. Read the following: The rising sun limns the rolling hills
magic of the rod piece that was previously embedded in its trunk. The rod piece was recently removed, resulting in the tree’s current state of decay. The tree still bears traces of the rod’s magic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Approaching Death House As the characters come within sight of Death House, read or paraphrase the following: A boy and a girl stand in the middle of the dirt road outside a grim house. The boy is
screams inside the house, followed by terrible howls coming from the basement. Recently, a group of robed adults (priests of Osybus) arrived and entered the house without a word. If calmed with a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
that awaits you.
Conspiracy Consequences Determine the challenge currently facing the characters by rolling on the Conspiracy Consequences table below or by having the players devise other grim
conspiracy, either by having the players craft their own or by rolling on the Conspiracy Details table. Conspiracy Details d4 Conspiracy Details
1 Working amid the High Hall’s records, you came
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Grim Report When the characters return to Castle Kalaman, Marshal Vendri is in a meeting with the city’s newly elected leader, Governor Fuline Thren. However, the marshal has left standing orders to
welcomes the characters. Unless they recently contacted her via the sending spell or similar magic, she had thought they were lost. She’s eager to hear their private report on what happened in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
home were forced to adopt new lives in the other three cities, but the memory of the lost city of Manivarsha remains. No further catastrophes happened for centuries. But now the conclusion of the most
eternal honor directly caused the destruction of Manivarsha. Having lived a cursed life as a pride-obsessed fiend in the depths of the swamps for centuries, Jijibisha has recently heard of a rival that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
currently facing the characters by rolling on the Conspiracy Consequences table below or by having the players devise other grim consequences of their conspiracy. Conspiracy Consequences d6 Conspiracy
conspiracy, either by having the players craft their own or by rolling on the Conspiracy Details table. Conspiracy Details d4 Conspiracy Details 1 Working amid the High Hall’s records, you came to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation Supplement
Dastard recently became the lair of a sea hag named Myldryd Urchinspine. The vile hag lurks in the boat’s dark interior, ready to devour anyone who drops in uninvited. The sandy floor of her lair is
(Perception) check. The check is made with disadvantage if the wreckage is underwater. Myldryd’s chest contains three trinkets (determined randomly by rolling on the Trinkets table in chapter 5 of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
Initiative. On the goblins’ turn, they attempt to scramble up the stairs and activate the rolling log trap (detailed below). The goblins then fight the characters. Rolling Log Trap. This 10-foot-long
. Skulls are piled in the northwest corner.
Among the trophies are a number of empty mounts equal to the characters in the party—a grim omen of what could happen if they’re defeated in this cave. Treasure
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
learn from or command the dead. Those who plunder tombs for lost knowledge, grim entrepreneurs who see business sense in undead servants, even pragmatic necromancers seeking to conjure secrets from the
wealthy dead of Cliffside Cemetery all whisper prayers to Myrkul. Of the Dead Three, Myrkul’s base of power is the smallest. Residents of Baldur’s Gate rarely fear death by old age — a grim fact of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
learn from or command the dead. Those who plunder tombs for lost knowledge, grim entrepreneurs who see business sense in undead servants, even pragmatic necromancers seeking to conjure secrets from the
wealthy dead of Cliffside Cemetery all whisper prayers to Myrkul. Of the Dead Three, Myrkul’s base of power is the smallest. Residents of Baldur’s Gate rarely fear death by old age — a grim fact of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
needy and making grim choices rooted in reality rather than idealism. Some might be gentle-voiced healers, beloved by their communities, while others might be masked bringers of macabre mercies. The
of this subclass. You determine its appearance, or generate it randomly by rolling on the Merciful Mask table. Wood Elf Monk of Mercy Merciful Mask d6 Mask Appearance 1 Raven 2 Blank and white 3
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
students all recently visited Bow’s End Tavern—they met for breakfast before the day’s work started. If the characters miss this clue, a student whom a character is acquainted with shares this observation a
(chaotic neutral dwarf commoner) jumps to the conclusion that her food might have sickened the students. A character must succeed on a DC 12 Charisma (Intimidation or Persuasion) check to get useful
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
should have the opportunity to avoid or mitigate losses in heroic ways, with tragedy being a consequence of the characters’ actions and decisions, not a foregone conclusion. Moments of helplessness
in the face of devastating tragedy are better suited for character backstories. DM Die Rolling Should you hide your die rolls behind a DM screen, or should you roll your dice in the open for all the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
should have the opportunity to avoid or mitigate losses in heroic ways, with tragedy being a consequence of the characters’ actions and decisions, not a foregone conclusion. Moments of helplessness
in the face of devastating tragedy are better suited for character backstories. DM Die Rolling Should you hide your die rolls behind a DM screen, or should you roll your dice in the open for all the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
and Trees. This area has recently been blasted with flames. It still smolders, and smoke heavily obscures this area. The smoke disperses after 5 minutes or if exposed to wind moving at least 10 miles
Battlefield Events During this battle, roll on the Hawker’s Grove Battlefield Events table each round on initiative count 0. Also consider rolling on the table when a red dragon is slain or if a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
, experiencing little or no change in their lives until recently. Now their world is being altered faster than many of the fungus folk can keep up with — as is their world view, twisted by the chaotic
these spores for 24 hours. On a failed save, the creature is infected with a disease called the spores of Zuggtmoy and also gains a random form of indefinite madness (determined by rolling on the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
one can predict when it will sing again. Alan Alyth, the tavern’s current owner and proprietor, is a neutral half-elf commoner with darkvision out to a range of 60 feet. Alan recently turned seventy
rolling additional dice until they either stand or break. After everyone has had a turn, the highest point total (excluding players who busted) wins the game and takes the pot.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
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
rolling a d4 and consulting the Beneath the Yellow Mold table. Tampering with the mold-encrusted object causing the yellow mold to release its deadly spores. Beneath the Yellow Mold d4 Encounter 1 A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
NPC shares. Roll again if the characters have already been told the resulting rumor, and stop rolling once the characters have been told all of them. Village Green Rumors 1d6
Rumor
1 “Three
Lightpurse (Small Commoner) recently set up shop in Redwood Watch. Sunny is a golden-haired halfling with a perpetual smile that’s true to her name. Each day in the village green, Sunny unpacks her wares
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
. Its skull is hidden inside a rusty bucket helm. The middle sarcophagus is empty, but a body-shaped impression in the dust suggests that someone rested here recently. (Elvilac, the dead drow in area
teleport traps on this level using the wheel in area 12, but knows nothing of the living unseen servant that Halaster recently put there. Each sarcophagus sits atop a 1-foot-tall stone bier and is 7
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
square with great haste, disappearing into their hovels. As spear-toting guards with grim faces move with purpose toward the southwest gate, you hear a booming voice from that direction as it calls out
loose. Each other frost giant carries a sack that holds 1d6 mundane items, determined by rolling on the Items in a Giant’s Bag table in the introduction, as well as 1d4 art objects worth 25 gp each
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Encounter Pace and Tension A good story hooks you in with an interesting introduction, builds tension steadily throughout the story, then reaches a climactic conclusion. It’s not always easy to mimic
danger and urgency by rolling dice behind your DM screen, even without an actual encounter!) Drain Character Resources. By draining the party’s Hit Points and spell slots, leaving the adventurers feeling
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
approaches quietly. A character whose passive Wisdom (Perception) score meets or exceeds Rahadin’s Dexterity (Stealth) check hear him. “The master wishes to see you,” intones a grim voice in the
darkness. Rahadin directs the characters to a random location in the castle, determined by rolling a d6: d6 Location 1 Chapel (area K15) 2 Audience hall (area K25) 3 Study (area K37) 4 Tower roof (area
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
fomorian army for some mysterious purpose.
6 A recently transformed adult shadow dragon uses the new power of shadow to terrorize the adult silver dragon who has been a rival for centuries.
7 An
indistinguishable from the dragon’s other grim baubles.
4 An ancient shadow dragon courts Tiamat, enacting the Dragon Queen’s every demand in hopes of gaining her affection—and becoming her first shadow dragon consort.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
Labyrinth of Eyes Locations The Labyrinth of Eyes has been the lair of the beholder Golcuus for decades. Recently, the fanatics warped the once-proud Golcuus into a miserable creature called an
on the eyepiece causes the eyepiece to become inactive for 24 hours. Breaking off the eyepiece requires only a firm blow, which destroys its magic for good. L3: The Rolling Eye The center portion of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
direction, rolling downhill. Riding on the cart is a tiefling boy with an eye patch, screaming at the top of his lungs. “Look out!” he shouts. A character in the path of the apple cart must succeed on a
Waterdeep and joined the Guild of Chandlers and Lamplighters. Until recently, Fenerus supplemented his income by spying for the city of Luskan and providing his contacts with information on the political
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
docks! The party holds the line. Mark one victory and advance to Event 6: “Rolling Thunder.” The party retreats. The cultists of Talos surge into the town. Go to Event 5: “Streets of Rage.” Event 4
. The surviving defenders rally around them to hold the docks. Mark one victory and advance to Event 6: “Rolling Thunder.” The party retreats or Valdi dies. The defenders crumble and the zombies advance
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
walls divide these catacombs, many lined with grave niches holding roughly humanoid shapes wrapped in tattered linen. More than one of these grim parcels floats freely in the stagnant water.
These
a grim, masked man. The statue reaches out, as if to accept what it has been offered.
To the east, a portion of the tomb’s wall has collapsed, exposing a deep crevasse in the rock.
This chamber
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
the dye works (area 23). He recently bought some dancing monkey fruit on the black market and used them to make and sell dye. Shortly thereafter, he received an iron token from the Ytepka Society — a
grim warning. He wishes to atone for his crime and seeks an audience with Kwayothé, the merchant prince who controls the legal sale of fruit. Fearing for his life, Omala asks the adventurers to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
squandering most of it before his death. His family is now led by his niece, Yvandre, who has only recently begun to regain her family’s former standing. Yvandre Rillyn The characters’ status as
pockets a random trinket (determined by rolling on the Trinkets table in the Player’s Handbook). On a failed check, the character sends a pile of dusty items spilling to the floor and earns a stern look