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Monsters Out of the Abyss

of gauntlets of ogre power, giving him a Strength score of 19.Multiattack. Horgar makes two melee attacks. +2 Warhammer. Melee Weapon Attack: +8;{"diceNotation":"1d20+8","rollType":"to hit

, respectively. Heavy Crossbow. Ranged Weapon Attack: +2;{"diceNotation":"1d20+2","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Heavy Crossbow"} to hit, range 100/400 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d10);{"diceNotation":"1d10

Demiplanes

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

Demiplanes Demiplanes are extradimensional spaces that come into being by a variety of means and boast their own physical laws. Some are created by spells. Others are natural folds of reality pinched

Magnificent Mansion spell creates a demiplane consisting of a foyer with multiple adjoining rooms, while the land of Barovia exists entirely within a demiplane under the sway of its vampire lord, Strahd

The God-Brain

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

for lesser beings, explorations beyond the boundaries of time, reality, immortality, and the multiverse. Many failed—at least one catastrophically so. To summarize an eon of atrocities, one elder

brain’s reality-bending research had an unexpected result, revealing to it a malignant truth for which existence was unprepared. Guided by this burgeoning revelation, the elder brain turned and preyed

First World, The

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

First World, The Scholars speak of a primordial state, a single reality they call the First World, which preceded the Material Plane. Many of the peoples and monsters that inhabit the worlds on the

Material Plane originated there. After the First World was shattered by a great cataclysm—giving birth to the worlds that came in its wake—the progeny of the first elves, dwarves, beholders, and other

Demiplanes

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

Demiplanes Demiplanes are extradimensional spaces that come into being by a variety of means and boast their own physical laws. Some are created by spells. Others exist naturally, as folds of reality

Mordenkainen’s magnificent mansion spell creates a demiplane consisting of a foyer with multiple adjoining rooms, while the land of Barovia (in the Ravenloft setting) exists entirely within a demiplane under

Minor Factions

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

absorbing magic and mastering its rules, one can rewrite reality. Ring Givers Who Give as Much as They Get Factol: Jeremo the Natterer Headquarters: None Aligned Plane: Ysgard Members: Altruists

, beggars, philanthropists Epithet: Bargainers A direct foil to the selfish Fated, the Ring Givers hold a philosophy of charity and giving as the path to enlightenment. The Bargainers give away all they

Tracking Monster Hit Points

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

encounter with three ogres, you could use three identical ogre miniatures tagged with stickers marked A, B, and C, respectively. To track the ogres’ hit points, you can sort them by letter, then

beaten down. You can describe a monster taken to half its hit points as bloodied, giving the players a sense of progress in a fight against a tough opponent, and helping them judge when to use their most powerful spells and abilities.

Keeping Combat Moving

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

energy. Or perhaps a monster’s desperation causes wild magic to warp the fabric of reality. You can use the environmental effects, hazards, and traps in chapter 3 to represent these effects. Change

when it’s Bloodied, giving it Advantage on its attack rolls—and giving the characters Advantage on their attack rolls against it as well, speeding the fight to an end.

15. Forge of Spells

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

the spectator’s grip on reality. It has become deranged and believes that the mine is still in use, ignoring all evidence to the contrary. The wraith (area 14) wants to drive off or kill the

harnessed to permanently enchant magic items. However, any nonmagical weapon or armor bathed in the green flame for at least 1 minute becomes a +1 weapon or +1 armor, respectively, for 1d12 hours (see

The Darkening

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

with coral. No other creatures can be seen within the darkness, and the silence here is broken only by the turbulence of the water around you. A group consisting of two sahuagin blademasters, two

sahuagin deep divers, and a giant shark are circling this area, giving the characters a wide berth. These creatures, which have darkvision, can see quite well into the “darkening.” While their baron

Approaching a Camp

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

, the guards shout loud enough to put the camp on alert (see “Camp Roster” below). Reghed nomads, regardless of clan or tribe, try to capture intruders rather than kill them, giving the chieftain (or king

Parties Between two and four hunting parties, each consisting of 1d6 + 4 tribal warriors, are away when the characters arrive. Each one returns after 2d4 hours with fresh meat (such as a reindeer carcass).

Outer Planes

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

example, has been described as a long series of spherical worlds arranged like beads on a string, with each sphere consisting of six nested spheres—the layers of the plane. This fanciful description is

but one attempt to make sense of the distorted geography of a place that isn’t even a place in the ordinary sense of the word, but an alternate state of reality. Most portals from elsewhere reach the

Dream of the Blue Veil

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

not always so. Various scholars speak of a primordial state, a single reality they call the First World, which preceded the multiverse as we know it. Many of the peoples and monsters that inhabit the

worlds in the Material Plane originated there. After the First World was shattered by a great cataclysm—giving birth to the worlds that came in its wake—the progeny of the first elves, dwarves

Regional Effects

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

. Additional regional effects in this category include the following examples: Exposing Terrain. The terrain within 6 miles of the lair actively works to foil stealth, giving creatures other than the dragon

, and the lairs of crystal and topaz dragons are suffused with positive and negative energy, respectively. Other planar connections that might appear around a dragon’s lair include the following

Giantkind

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

arranges storm giants, cloud giants, fire giants, frost giants, stone giants, and hill giants by connecting them to Stronmaus, Memnor, Surtur, Thrym, Skoraeus, and Grolantor, respectively. That neat

in turn arose from Vaprak’s blood shed in a similar manner. The fensirs introduced in chapter 6 of this book are descended from trolls. Ogres are sometimes described as descendants of Vaprak, giving

Reproduction

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

result of divine intervention. 7 Spontaneous Formation. Dragon eggs arise naturally in certain regions, often in underground veins of metal ore or gems for metallic and gem dragons, respectively, or

to impose that responsibility on others. 9 Dragon Conclave. Five adult or older dragons of different kinds come together to create a clutch of eggs, with each giving up a bit of life energy as

Vistani

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

. The Mists can carry travelers between lands and can be coerced but never controlled. Evil is real and embodied by individuals of terrible power. Time, reality, and memory don’t always move in reliable

unmoored from time and reality, appearing in different ages, in strange versions and configurations of domains, and even on worlds beyond the Domains of Dread. His lyrical accounts of his travels are

L5. Granny Nightshade's Garden

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

(see “Skabatha’s Ring of Keys” earlier in the chapter). Three balconies overlooking the garden connect to areas area L8, area L9, and L12, respectively. The balcony outside area L9 is only 5 feet above

the pumpkin patch, three fat pumpkins burst open, and a giant poisonous snake slithers out of each of them. Granny Nightshade has cast an awaken spell on each of these snakes, giving it an Intelligence

Wizard

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

, tapping directly into the Weave to reshape reality or burn it to the ground has an eventual effect on the mind, and your sleep is often haunted by a recurring nightmare whose indelible images you cannot

languages, some of which you can’t read. 3 You are giving the most important presentation of your career, and the magic you are using to create an impressive visual display has gone haywire. It now

Doomspace in a Nutshell

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis

, an alternate reality, or another Wildspace system. Valt Valt was one of Fyreen’s moons until it was ripped from the planet’s orbit by the Eye of Doom. It is days away from disappearing into the vortex

. Fyreen Fyreen is a volcanic world despoiled by dragons. The planet’s remaining resources are hotly contested, giving rise to tyrants. Temperatures on Fyreen plunged dramatically after the sun

Narration in Combat

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

fictional reality of the game and in terms of the rules of the game. This means that when an enemy with a Crossbow takes the Ready action to cover the area in front of a door, the players should have a

Dash action.” Monsters Casting Spells It’s important that players can tell when their characters’ opponents are casting spells, giving the characters the opportunity to cast Counterspell or otherwise

Darkhold

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

occupation in a relatively flat and defensible valley called Darkhold Vale. Darkhold Vale contains a small settlement of the same name, consisting mostly of shepherds who tend their flocks in the high

seems unthinkable, but the reality is that life is sedate here. Certainly, the soldiers in the castle aren’t to be trifled with, but they hardly ever engage in the acts of petty cruelty that one

Kobold Lair Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands

actively roleplaying it—giving it a voice like an actor in a role. Ask the Players, “What Do You Do?” If the players aren’t sure what to do, suggest ways they could respond to the kobold, like trying

’ recommendation. Advantage/Disadvantage. Sometimes a D20 Test is modified by special situations called Advantage and Disadvantage, which reflect positive and negative circumstances, respectively

Dragon Characters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

nearby stone surfaces 18 Manifests small signs of the breath weapon, such as exhaling smoke rings, setting arc lightning dancing over teeth, or blowing acid bubbles 19 Sighs restlessly, giving

K’rshinthintl and Claugiyliamatar are called Cyan Bloodbane and Old Gnawbones, respectively. When naming a dragon, take whatever approach appeals to you. But bear in mind that dragons need memorable names

Azure Sea

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

have the magic, cunning, and courage needed to loot them. (The sites are not marked on the map, giving you the flexibility to place them where you want and change any of their particulars.) Sinker

spells unhindered. He is known to mingle in the seaside communities, where he pretends to be a kind-hearted merchant in need of a few crew members. In reality, the captain is looking for suitable

Warforged Colossus

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

upon a reality the world isn’t ready to face: an operational colossus (see the stat block in chapter 6). Entering a Colossus Map 4.8 shows a fallen colossus. The mostly hollow interior of a colossus

twisted will, defending the interior of the colossus and giving voice and form to the docent’s otherwise disembodied intelligence. A Deadly Dungeon. House Cannith’s artisans lined the interior of each

The Infernal Machine of Lum the Mad

Magic Items Infernal Machine Rebuild

, conjure fey Wish. The Infernal Machine has the ability to bend the nature of reality, with the proper combination of controls recreating the effect of a wish spell (including all side effects). Due to

determination, giving you hints of potential future events. For example, your sword might become suddenly bloodstained to warn of an upcoming combat encounter, your clothes might become damp to warn of

Adventuring Gear

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

(5 CP) A Pole is 10 feet long. You can use it to touch something up to 10 feet away. If you must make a Strength (Athletics) check as part of a High or Long Jump, you can use the Pole to vault, giving

, Portable (4 GP) You can use a Portable Ram to break down doors. When doing so, you gain a +4 bonus to the Strength check. One other character can help you use the ram, giving you Advantage on this

Adventuring Gear

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

feet away. If you must make a Strength (Athletics) check as part of a High or Long Jump, you can use the Pole to vault, giving yourself Advantage on the check. Pot, Iron (2 GP) An Iron Pot holds up to

so, you gain a +4 bonus to the Strength check. One other character can help you use the ram, giving you Advantage on this check. Rations (5 SP) Rations consist of travel-ready food, including jerky

Lost Spire Locations (P9-P16)

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

creator found a chamber that can turn illusions into reality. The life-spark of a living creature is needed to activate its power. As a creation of snow and shadow, I have no life-spark of my own, and

the spire’s entrance. It begins speaking in a strange, possibly forgotten, language. Casting dispel magic on the illusory figure causes it to vanish. Otherwise, it disappears after giving its little

Illithinoch Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

since they arrived. The goblins tried to block the rift with two lab tables, not realizing that grells from the Feeder Trenches (see the “Rift in Reality” section below) could simply float over the

goblins drank in a recent game of drink-or-dare. Rift in Reality. The rift leads into the Far Realm to a location called the Feeder Trenches. The Feeder Trenches are described in the “Far Realm Rifts

Paliset Hall Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault

, and the casks contain wine. The staircases lead to areas P6 and area P8, respectively. Storage Closets. Both storage closets are locked. Oren (see area P3) and Anisetta (see area P8) carry keys to

paraphrase the following text: Floating in space is a pulsing rift of iridescent energy, like a jagged scar in the fabric of reality. The light dims for a second, revealing faint shadows shifting deep

Locations on the Entrance Level

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6

”). The queen wears garments of black dragon hide set with iron studs (giving her an AC equivalent to that of plate armor). She wields an iron scepter as a weapon (treat as a maul with the same statistics

you desire). The containers in the room hold the personal gear of King Snurre, consisting of clothing, footwear, and bits of armor. Arrayed on the table are several small items including pieces of

Villa Locations

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

, respectively. Four invisible imps lurk among the vases on the high shelf, one in each corner. The imps swoop down to attack anyone they perceive as intruders, including characters who have

say an unkind word about the Vanthampurs for the rest of her life. The prisoner in the southern cage is Kaejil Orûnmar (neutral evil male human commoner), a tax collector who has been giving the

Haskasori Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves

tunnels offer paths to the ruins of Haskasori’s homes and businesses (west; areas H7–H9), to the Pillars of Haskasori (north; area H6), and to the city’s catacombs (east; areas H11–13), respectively

genie companion, Rummox (Neutral Evil Dao), dwells in this opulent tower. She ostensibly keeps a lookout for intruders, but in reality she spends most of her time studying ancient texts and plotting

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