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Once, even before your most recent travel to Druskenvald, you rode the deathly train known as the Ghostlight Express. Your memories of that journey might be hazy and dreamlike, or they could be sharp
and gives off wispy smoke
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A torn ticket stub that is slightly translucent
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A dented train conductor’s whistle that only the dead can hear
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A pocket watch that runs backwards
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A battered train conductor’s hat
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
Cultist Doomsayer and Fanatic Cultists devote themselves to their faith’s leaders and otherworldly masters. While this zeal grants cultists no magical powers, it gives them remarkable resolve in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
, they return as one of these spirits. It’s up to the spirit’s family to resolve the injustice and bring peace to the gwishin, allowing it to move onward. If a gwishin is allowed to endure, it grows
ever more dangerous. In recent years, some in Yeonido have begun to challenge the cultural reverence for ancient traditions, creating unease and discord. It may be no coincidence that gwishin are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
friends and foes. Chapter 1 gives an overview of life and study at Strixhaven. It introduces the main features of the central campus and each of the five colleges. Chapter 2 is your guide to creating a
. Whether student adventurers get caught up in a duel with their rivals or face a dreaded mage hunter, the stat blocks in this chapter give you the information you need to resolve the situation.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
forever shattered when Strahd led a bloody crusade against the enemies of his family that ended here with the slaughter of hundreds. Struck by the scenic beauty of his most recent conquest and eager to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
On the Hunt Seeking Zenia at the Thornapple gives the characters their first opportunity to explore Zinda. With the March of Vice occurring soon, people are in high spirits. Characters who move about
the crowds, visit local vendors, or seek to learn more about recent events in Zinda each hear a rumor from the Zinda Rumors table. Each rumor also notes whether it is true or false. Zinda Rumors d6
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
banditry. The most recent Lionshield caravan due in Phandalin never arrived. (It was attacked and its cargo captured by the Cragmaw goblins.) The master of the Phandalin post is a sharp-tongued human
. Recovered Goods. If the characters return the stolen goods found in area 8 of the Cragmaw hideout (or if they left the goods but reveal where they can be found), Linene gives them a reward of 50 gp and promises to help the adventurers any way she can.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
situation, ask the players what their characters want to do. Note what the players say, and identify how to resolve their actions. Ask them for more information if you need it. Sometimes the players
characters don’t need to take turns, but you need to give each player a chance to tell you what their character is doing so you can decide how to resolve everyone’s actions. In combat, everyone takes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
in action.) In such situations, have the characters take turns, though it’s usually not necessary to roll Initiative as you would in a combat encounter. Resolve one character’s actions before moving
attributes to provide direction. A character who succeeds on an Intelligence (Investigation) check might notice a clue that gives the players a hint to the puzzle’s solution.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
agent of the Sunweaver—deemed service in the Brightguard a holy calling, the group’s ranks swelled. Most members have unshakable resolve, but recent revolutionary acts have the order on edge. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
-kreen is the Dawn Mother. Although the giant has long been a stoic guardian of the Llanos, her recent dreams of otherworldly insects have confused and enraged her. Fearing the thri-kreen are to blame
dreams. If asked for the Hammock of Worlds, she rummages amid the vines covering her and produces it. If the characters explain why they need it, she’s eager to help them and not only gives them the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
been spent in recent years, though Tarina has enough squirreled away to ensure she never goes hungry. She’s also in good standing with Nine-Fingers, guildmaster of the local thieves’ guild, who gives
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
personal level. Find links in the characters’ backstories or the events of recent adventures that explain what sparked the rival’s actions. The best trouble to put the characters in is trouble they
solve 3 High priest who worries the characters are diminishing the temple’s prestige 4 Wizard who blames the characters for some recent troubles 5 Rival adventuring party 6 Bard who loves a scandal
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
fire when an intruder steps on a pressure plate are all simple traps. Elements of a Simple Trap The description of a simple trap begins with a line that gives the trap’s level and the severity of the
moderate, dangerous, or deadly threat, based on its particular details. Trigger. A simple trap activates when an event occurs that triggers it. This entry in a trap’s description gives the location of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
protective guard in response to a recent attack against the family member of another King of Coin. But he slipped past his guardians, intent on reveling amid the March of Vice. Last night, Zenia Ruba
city market. Samira also gives the characters a rose-shaped token that confirms the characters are her representatives. She tells them she will be among the celebrants on the city’s main thoroughfare, the River of Gold, until the March of Vice begins.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium
Fighter Does the fighter’s Action Surge feature let you take an extra bonus action, in addition to an extra action? Action Surge gives you an extra action, not an extra bonus action. (Recent
Magic feature mean the bonus attack comes after you cast the cantrip, or can it come before? The bonus action comes after the cantrip, since using your action to cast a cantrip is what gives you the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Intro to Stormwreck Isle
toward you.
The three shambling sailors are zombies, the animated corpses of sailors who died in a recent shipwreck. The characters face a choice: they can turn and fight the zombies, or they can
count, they move toward the characters. If they get close enough, they make melee attacks. The zombies’ stat block contains the information you need to resolve these attacks. On each character’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
toward you.
The three shambling sailors are zombies, the animated corpses of sailors who died in a recent shipwreck. The characters face a choice: they can turn and fight the zombies, or they can
’ initiative count, they move toward the characters. If they get close enough, they make melee attacks. The zombies’ stat block contains the information you need to resolve these attacks. If all the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
business partner, Narth Tezrin. Linene has written a letter to her friend, describing recent tribulations in Phandalin, and asks the characters to deliver it. In a note attached to the letter, Linene
two settlements. He reprimands Darathra for allowing orcs to dwell in the hills near Phandalin. Unknown to Harbin, Darathra is a member of the Harpers. She gives the characters 50 gp for having the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
gives them remarkable resolve in the face of threats. Cultists perform much of a cult’s mundane work, which might include evangelism, criminal acts, or serving as sacrifices. Cultist Medium or Small
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
to collapse under our weight?
Unlike a game of make-believe, D&D gives structure to the stories, a way of determining the consequences of the adventurers’ action. Players roll dice to resolve whether
they want their adventurers to do. Will they walk across the dangerously weathered drawbridge? Tie themselves together with rope to minimize the chance that someone will fall if the drawbridge gives
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
known Zhent instigator named Urstul Floxin, a “big fish” rumored to be responsible for much of the recent strife. Staget doesn’t share this information with strangers. Staget and Renaer recognize each
long as Renaer is with them, but he gives them a folded sheet of parchment with the Code Legal written on it and encourages them to read it. (Give the players a copy of the Code Legal handout in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
knowledge your friend never found. View Character Sheet Downloadable PDF Halfling Rogue You fell in with a thieves’ guild called the Gilded Gallows at an early age. The guild has prospered in recent years
a champion to those who are overlooked by the institutions that exist to protect them. Recently, your resolve has been shaken by corruption in the city guard and ruling aristocrats. Personal Goal
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
to collapse under our weight?
Unlike a game of make-believe, D&D gives structure to the stories, a way of determining the consequences of the adventurers’ action. Players roll dice to resolve
gives way? Or cast a spell to carry them over the chasm? Then the DM determines the results of the adventurers’ actions and narrates what they experience. Because the DM can improvise to react to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy
experience of traveling and fighting in Wildspace. Spelljammer Academy has been plagued by a rash of recent thefts, many of them targeting instructors. The thieves have yet to be identified or caught. In
thefts within earshot of him. More troubling than the thefts is the recent attack on academy founder Mirt the Merciless (which the characters thwarted in the previous adventure). Other cadets suspect
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
involvement in recent events. March on Menzoberranzan If the characters advance their expeditionary force toward the drow city, word of their approach reaches Menzoberranzan two days before their arrival, and
statistical modifications: Khalessa’s alignment is neutral. She has darkvision out to a range of 60 feet. She speaks Common, Elvish, and Undercommon. Khalessa’s fey ancestry gives her advantage on saving throws
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
maintained the Oaks for over three hundred years, but after her recent appointment as city councilor for Upper Northedge she is often occupied with other matters. Shae Lias, Upper Northedge The
to be a priest, many believe that Daca is blessed and guided by Boldrei. High Hope, Middle Northedge The Bear’s Rest A modest inn maintained by a beasthide shifter named Leara, who usually gives a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
recent altercation, or if they want to offer reciprocation for her gift of the silver key, Jingle Jangle reveals the following information: “Jingle Jangle was digging for truffles in the swamp when a
giant tree stump. The brigands camp atop the stump because it gives them the advantage of high ground. The best guide in Hither is a pincer-clawed scarecrow named Clapperclaw. It hangs around Downfall
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
jewelry artist — gives that character a sapphire bracelet or pendant worth 2,500 gp as a show of her gratitude. Ahpok, the old grimlock, has an intellect devourer in her skull. She is used by the mind
flayers to lure other grimlocks to the colony to have their brains devoured. Ahpok has been unable to leave the colony in recent weeks because of the githyanki, so the illithids have stationed her here
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
might find clues hinting to broader connections to the recent murders. In part 3, “Hemlock Pit,” the characters seek the councillor out at his warehouse and the home he keeps behind it — a ship held
larger, thriving settlement gives the characters plenty of potential reasons to visit the area, with the overall settlement ideally located in a nation that’s fallen on hard times. Alternatively, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Episode 1: Right Place, Wrong Heroes In episode 1 of the adventure, a case of mistaken identity gives the characters a rare opportunity to make a name for themselves in Acquisitions Incorporated
going to let that happen without a fight. The recent hostilities between groups such as the Xanathar Guild and the Zhentarim have been made even worse by the increasing sway of the company. A noble
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hold Back The Dead
Corlie’s Briefing After the introductions, Corlie gives a grim smile. Continue reading: Corlie leads you north through the fortress. Workers repair walls, stack spears, and sharpen swords.
“Five
ancestral dwarven city reclaimed from evil occupiers in recent years. Its mines and forges make it a growing economic powerhouse. This city’s defense zone is the northwest part of the fortress
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
7). Instructor Minexes is a recent addition to the faculty who is enthusiastic about learning and team-building. Earlier in the week, a load of supply crates failed to arrive at a storage area on
heading out into the bog to recover some lost supplies and return them to dry land.”
Once he finishes his welcome, the instructor pairs each character with a student. He gives each pair of students a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
, and War. You can invent names and personalities for these deities, or borrow deities from other pantheons. This approach gives you a small pantheon that covers the most significant aspects of existence
Life, War
Dragon’s head, in profile, facing left
Bane, god of war and conquest
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War
Claw with three talons pointing down
Corellon, god of magic and the arts
CG
Light
Eight
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
a defeat that leads to her removal. For now, though, the devils are fighting with a berserker fury under her charge. Zariel leads their offensives herself, and her unyielding resolve coupled with the
other features, but recent activity in the Blood War has reduced it to a blasted wasteland. The few structures still standing are citadels constructed by the devils to repel attackers, to be rebuilt