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Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
laughterThrough rituals combining alchemy, necromancy, and grim surgical precision, the brain of a mortal being is encased in a glass jar filled with preserving fluids and the liquefied goop of their body&rsquo
whom it can speak. It also likes to think out loud and reflect on the events and decisions that led to its great transformation.
Brain Vessels
The brain floats in a jar of solution, pulsating as it
Shifter
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Species
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
bear or boar: stoic, stubborn, and thick-skinned.
Longtooth shifters typically have lupine traits and prefer to run with a pack.
Swiftstride are often predatory and feline, but a swiftstride could
names” with strangers. These are usually tied to a physical or personality trait.
Shifter Names: Badger, Bear, Cat, Fang, Grace, Grim, Moon, Rain, Red, Scar, Stripe, Swift, Talon, Wolf
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
involved, have a strong chance of knowing who is.
Suggested Characteristics
Sages are defined by their extensive studies, and their characteristics reflect this life of study. Devoted to
back.
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Flaw
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I am easily distracted by the promise of information.
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Most people scream and run when they see a demon. I stop and take notes on its anatomy.
3
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
.
5
I run sleight-of-hand cons on street corners.
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I convince people that worthless junk is worth their hard-earned money.
FEATURE: FALSE IDENTITY
You have created a second
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Suggested Characteristics
Charlatans are colorful characters who conceal their true selves behind the masks they construct. They reflect what people want to see, what they want to believe
Species
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
reflect their fiendish heritage. And some younger tieflings, striving to find a place in the world, adopt a name that signifies a virtue or other concept and then try to embody that concept. For some
, the chosen name is a noble quest. For others, it’s a grim destiny.
Male Infernal Names: Akmenos, Amnon, Barakas, Damakos, Ekemon, Iados, Kairon, Leucis, Melech, Mordai, Morthos, Pelaios, Skamos
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
spellcasting, forming spirals that reflect the mathematical perfection of nature.
Suggested Characteristics
The bizarre science of the Simic Combine attracts a certain type of personality and encompasses
fungus field.
5
I can’t fathom what could have made my childhood friend run off and join the Gruul.
6
I love comparing notes with my friend in the Izzet, though our fields of research are
races
the accursed heritage to reflect the form and capabilities of a lizardfolk— a heritage that doesn’t canonically exist in Grim Hollow. Whether that accursed character represents a wanderer
of the other typical senses of “curse” in the game. Rather, accursed reflects the grim sense of how most other folk in the campaign will view such a character, especially those who don
Charlatan
Legacy
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Backgrounds
Player’s Handbook (2014)
weakness and secure their fortunes.
4
I put on new identities like clothes.
5
I run sleight-of-hand cons on street corners.
6
I convince people that worthless junk is worth their hard
Characteristics
Charlatans are colorful characters who conceal their true selves behind the masks they construct. They reflect what people want to see, what they want to believe, and how they see the
Sage
Legacy
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Backgrounds
Basic Rules (2014)
Characteristics
Sages are defined by their extensive studies, and their characteristics reflect this life of study. Devoted to scholarly pursuits, a sage values knowledge highly—sometimes in its own right
information.
2
Most people scream and run when they see a demon. I stop and take notes on its anatomy.
3
Unlocking an ancient mystery is worth the price of a civilization.
4
I overlook
Tiefling
Legacy
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Species
Basic Rules (2014)
reflect their fiendish heritage. And some younger tieflings, striving to find a place in the world, adopt a name that signifies a virtue or other concept and then try to embody that concept. For some
, the chosen name is a noble quest. For others, it’s a grim destiny.
Male Infernal Names: Akmenos, Amnon, Barakas, Damakos, Ekemon, Iados, Kairon, Leucis, Melech, Mordai, Morthos, Pelaios, Skamos
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Creating a Domain The guidelines in this section help you create your own unique Domain of Dread. This setting’s details should reflect the Darklord of the domain, being a reflection of that
villain’s evil and torment. Use the “Genres of Horror” section later in this chapter or your own grim imaginings to inspire the details of your nightmare domain.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
Adventure Background A deadly heat wave bakes an unprepared pastoral land. Crops have failed, rivers have run dry, and prospects are grim. While the reason for the unprecedented heat is unclear, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
, passed down through generations, that reflect their fiendish heritage. And some younger tieflings, striving to find a place in the world, adopt a name that signifies a virtue or other concept and
then try to embody that concept. For some, the chosen name is a noble quest. For others, it’s a grim destiny. Male Infernal Names: Akmenos, Amnon, Barakas, Damakos, Ekemon, Iados, Kairon, Leucis, Melech
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
characters. You can start the adventure with 1st-level characters or 5th-level characters. Either way, the characters should reach at least 11th level by the adventure’s conclusion. Because giants
recommend that you read the entire adventure before attempting to run it. This introduction begins with an “Adventure Background” section that summarizes the events that set the adventure in motion. The
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->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
farmers from bandits and beasts. Natural Magic. Druidic traditions play an important role in Eldeen society. If you’re a druid or ranger, are you a stoic Warden of the Wood or a grim Child of Winter? Even
if you’re not a spellcaster, the Magic Initiate feat can provide you with a few spells to reflect a basic initiation into the druidic mysteries. A Land with No Lords. The Reachers are fiercely
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
language, passed down through generations, that reflect their fiendish heritage. And some younger tieflings, striving to find a place in the world, adopt a name that signifies a virtue or other
concept and then try to embody that concept. For some, the chosen name is a noble quest. For others, it’s a grim destiny.
Male Infernal Names: Akmenos, Amnon, Barakas, Damakos, Ekemon, Iados, Kairon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
at shrines for protection against misfortune, and attendants keep a watchful eye for grim portents in the rains. Set amid glittering turquoise waters, Umizu has long enjoyed prosperity that masks ever
-simmering tension. Daimyo Hogishi Takemi does his best to rein in crime, but the city’s lackluster bureaucracy is run by complacent samurai administrators and riddled with corruption. Crime syndicates
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Creating Domains of Dread Ravenloft is a place where your nightmares can run wild, where anything you can imagine in moments of dread or despair can come to frightful life among the Mists. The
monstrosities, and grim settings into a tailor-made whole, bound together by mysterious mists and buried alive inside your favorite horror genres. This chapter explores how to create such domains, a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
this adventure’s climax and conclusion. As such, this Relationship encounter is more free-form than others. Since this is the last such encounter before the adventure’s finale, this scene should be of
to do so to reflect the poignant nature of this moment. For example, a character who wishes to have a final moment with a deeply romantic Beloved might sneak up onto the roof of the Biblioplex to have
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Locathah Rising
families. Locathah Rising is a DUNGEONS & DRAGONS adventure designed for 9th-level characters. You can run this adventure for as few as three or as many as six players. Depending on your play style
, this adventure may take several game sessions to complete, but by its conclusion the characters should advance to 10th level.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
to worry about; when you run your own mercenary company, for example, you need to stock your own armory rather than drawing on an existing organization’s stockpile. The organization brings in income
, but you’ll have to spend some of it to keep the organization running. When you run your own organization, you can use the Running a Business downtime activity (see chapter 6 of the Dungeon Master’s
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
the party explore the house separately. This way, you can focus on the characters without having to run Sarusanda alongside them. The characters will have several opportunities to run into Sarusanda
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
Running the Adventure To run this adventure, you need the D&D fifth edition core rulebooks (Player’s Handbook, Dungeon Master’s Guide, and Monster Manual). Text that appears in a box like this is
and challenges that should keep a group entertained for multiple sessions. However, you can easily run a shorter version of the adventure, or even an exciting one-shot, by making the following
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
which of the following sections best matches the information the character recorded in their mimir. Each entry details the data’s effects on X01’s personality and has ramifications in the “Conclusion
reflect their bias for a particular philosophy or alignment, the modrons act in opposition. The Skewed Data Results table notes X01’s personality after being influenced by data skewed along the lines of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
explore in the next campaign.) You don’t have to take a campaign all the way to level 20 for it to be satisfying; wrap up the campaign whenever the story reaches its natural conclusion. Allow time near
run a new campaign for the same group of players in the same setting, using their previous characters’ actions as the basis for legends is one way to invest your players in the new campaign. Let the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
campaign whenever your story reaches its natural conclusion. Make sure you allow space and time near the end of your campaign for the characters to finish up any personal goals. Their own stories need
unfinished goals a chance to finish them before the very end. Once the campaign has ended, a new one can begin. If you intend to run a new campaign for the same group of players, using their previous
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Conclusion With their exciting portals-based adventures in Luskan done, the characters attain 5th level! Just as importantly, they’ve learned that Dran Enterprises isn’t the real villain behind the
have been watching how well you run the business, and your mission in Luskan is all anyone is talking about! Our license has been expanded to cover a broader territory around Phandalin! And even better, I’ve been crunching the profit statements, and I think we’re ready to expand this headquarters!”
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Franchise Downtime Even though “The Orrery of the Wanderer” is at an end, the characters should run downtime activities, both as a celebration of their victory (or to lessen the sting of a partial
defeat) and to set the course for the campaign to come. The characters might enjoy changing cosmetic elements of their franchise headquarters to reflect their recent victories, spread their reputation
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
ongoing campaign, or as a series that forms a campaign, bringing characters from level 1 to a climactic conclusion at level 12.
These adventures are designed to require minimal preparation (see
ready to play. Or maybe your group needs a break or a diversion from the ongoing campaign. In any of these cases, you can pick an adventure from this book and run it.
In an Ongoing Campaign Maybe
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
. Hostel Staff Several commoners run a hostel on a smaller island bordering the tower. Piyarz told them Shalfey was dead and instructed them to keep the hostel up and running. Sage Pupils and Tower
to their cause. Each tower sage has magical tattoos on their arms: glowing constellations that magically update to reflect that sage’s hierarchy within the tower’s prophetic order. Though Piyarz claims
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Running This Chapter This chapter opens with information about Avernus that you need to run the encounters and adventure locations that follow. The story picks up where it left off in chapter 2, with
. The Wandering Emporium provides a good place for the characters to rest and gather supplies that are otherwise hard to find in Avernus. At the conclusion of this chapter, the characters learn that the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Learning by Observing One of the best ways to learn how to run a D&D game is to observe other DMs in action. Another DM can give you a solid foundation for understanding the role—as well as inspire
you with cool things you can do in your games. You can use these questions to help you reflect on a game you observe: Beginning the Session. How did the DM start the session? Was there a recap? Body
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Learning by Observing One of the best ways to learn how to run a D&D game is to observe other DMs in action. Another DM can give you a solid foundation for understanding the role—as well as inspire
you with cool things you can do in your games. You can use these questions to help you reflect on a game you observe: Beginning the Session. How did the DM start the session? Was there a recap? Body
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Carceri The grim inspiration for all other prisons in existence, Carceri is a plane of desolation and despair. Its six layers hold vast bogs, fetid jungles, windswept deserts, jagged mountains
passions and poisons, and of realm-shattering betrayals. Hatreds run like a deep, slow-moving river, and there’s no telling what the flood of treachery will consume next. It is said that prisoners can