consult replaces guarding to have relatively

Reborn

Species Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

body hosts a possessing spirit that shares its memories and replaces your missing appendages with phantasmal limbs. 8 In public, you pass as an unremarkable individual, but you can feel the

itchy straw stuffing inside you. Reborn in the Domains of Dread When creating a reborn, consult with your DM to see if it’s appropriate to tie your origins to one of the following Domains

Human Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

build cities to last for the ages, and great kingdoms that can persist for long centuries. An individual human might have a relatively short life span, but a human nation or culture preserves

single elf or dwarf might take on the responsibility of guarding a special location or a powerful secret, humans found sacred orders and institutions for such purposes. While dwarf clans and halfling

Darklake Creature Encounters

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

their boat is abandoned so as to lure the adventurers on board before they attack. Roll a d20 and consult the Duergar Keelboat Cargo table to determine what, if anything, the duergar are transporting in

and bring them there. See “The Day’s Catch” for details. Roll a d20 and consult the Kuo-toa Keelboat Cargo table to determine what, if anything, the Kuo-toa are transporting in their keelboat. Kuo-toa

Creature Encounters

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

Brilliance 18 Spore servants 19–20 Traders Ambushers One or more creatures attempt to ambush the party as it makes its way through the Underdark. Roll a d20 and consult the table to determine what the

a chance that characters searching the area find something of interest or value. Roll a d20 and consult the table below to see what, if anything, they find. Ambusher Lair Discoveries d20 Discovery

Core Assumptions

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

world’s fate. The World Is Magical. Practitioners of magic are relatively few in number, but they leave evidence of their craft everywhere. The magic can be as innocuous and commonplace as a potion that

heals wounds to something much more rare and impressive, such as a levitating tower or a stone golem guarding the gates of a city. Beyond the realms of civilization are caches of magic items guarded

Upper Works: General Features

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

relatively easy to find due to the crude construction of the place. It requires a successful DC 12 Wisdom (Perception) check to find such a door. Random Encounters On the upper level of the

stronghold, the chance of a random encounter occurs on an hourly basis. At the end of each hour, roll a d6. On a roll of 1, which indicates a random encounter, consult the section below that corresponds to the

Cellar Complex: Autumn

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

lurking in the shadows B11a 1 gibbering mouther guarding a treasure chest in area B11b (see “Treasure Chest” below) Mechanical Beholder A mechanical beholder built for the Day of Wonders parade lies on

they find the fake stone or not, characters have little recourse but to consult with “Laeral” at the Seven Masks Theater in the Dock Ward. If they go there, proceed with encounter 6, “Theater.”

Random Encounters

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

Random Encounters With routine patrols of heavily armed gray dwarves who can turn invisible, Gracklstugh is a relatively safe place for those who know where they belong and stay there. However

17–20, an encounter takes place. Roll another d20 and consult the Random Encounters in Gracklstugh table; if the characters are outside the Darklake District, treat any entry marked with an asterisk

Planar Portals

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

to open it were simple, nothing elaborate or complex. Each of the five dragon heads surrounding and guarding the Portal must be propitiated with the correct phrase. Each must be spoken to in the proper

overwhelming number of such item-keyed portals. Learning and meeting a portal’s requirements can draw characters into further adventures as they chase down a key item, scour old libraries for command words, or consult sages to find the right time to visit the portal.

Eastmyr

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

up the social ladder or trying to slow the downward descent of shifting fortunes. Though this area suffered relatively little damage during Demogorgon’s rampage, its population has swelled with

formerly high-profile drow forced out of their homes and holdings. If you want a random encounter to occur as the characters make their way through the Eastmyr district, roll a d20 and consult the Eastmyr

Random Encounters

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

Random Encounters Twice each day that the party spends in the Labyrinth (whether traveling or resting), roll a d20 and consult the Labyrinth Encounters table to determine what, if anything, they

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

Waterdeep

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

guarding nobility, to investigating a ruin or rumor of monsters anywhere in the North. Though it has stood for hundreds of years, Waterdeep is only now returning to its status of a century and a half ago

neighborhood of many winding streets, where folk are comfortable making deals that might in other places provoke the displeasure of the law. Field Ward. Of relatively recent vintage, the Field Ward stands

Werewolves in the Mist

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

. Emerald Enclave You don’t need to consult with others in the Emerald Enclave to know that the werewolves are upsetting the natural order. For balance to be restored, they must be eradicated. It seems the

the Zhentarim. The Zhentarim is an unscrupulous shadow network that seeks to expand its influence throughout the Forgotten Realms. The public face of the Black Network appears relatively benign. It

Necropolis Locations (Y1-Y9)

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

hands made of shimmering force hover in the center of the room, guarding a tiny ornamental tower perched on a pedestal. The hovering hands are four living Bigby’s hands (see appendix C) that attack

“Supernatural Gifts” in the Dungeon Master’s Guide). Roll a d8 and consult the Magic Goblet Charms table to determine which charm is bestowed. Each charm grants its recipient the power to cast a

Roleplaying a Giant

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

place in the ordning not to their crafting ability but to their extraordinary physical prowess. They take on a lot of the work of guarding the forges and keeping them stoked — effort without which

horse isn’t a person. That said, it’s not unheard of for a fire giant to “consult with” a slave physician when it falls ill, or with a slave engineer right before beginning a difficult stage of tunnel

Tower of the Heavens Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

relatively simple and businesslike. Once a question has been asked, Lurg asks for a mandatory “donation” of 100 gp, no matter what the question is. One of his tower hands then collects the payment. Once

his fee is paid, Lurg announces he must consult the stars for the answers the visitors seek. Of course, Lurg can’t access the Books of Prophecy, since Shalfey still has them locked away in his sanctum

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