consuming result guide to have readily

Demonomicon of Iggwilv

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

roll for a spell you cast against a Fiend, you use the maximum possible result instead of rolling. Random Properties. The Artifact has the following random properties (see “Artifacts” in

the Dungeon Master’s Guide): 2 minor beneficial properties 1 minor detrimental property 1 major detrimental property Spells. The book has 8 charges and regains 1d8 expended charges daily

Sword of Zariel

Magic Items Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

1 I am too quick to judge others. 2 I offer forgiveness too readily. 3 I will sacrifice innocent lives for the greater good. 4 Flaw? What flaw? I am flawless. Utter perfection

Beneficial Properties table in chapter 7 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide. Searing Radiance. The sword deals an extra 9 (2d8) radiant damage to any creature it hits, or 16 (3d10) radiant damage if you

Crook of Rao

Magic Items Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

’s Guide: 2 minor beneficial properties 1 major beneficial property 1 minor detrimental property Spells. The crook has 6 charges. While holding it, you can use an action to expend 1 or more

conjured as a result of this effect appear in random unoccupied spaces within 60 feet of you and are not under your control. Extraplanar Reversal d100 Effect 1–25 A portal to

Demonomicon of Iggwilv Legacy

Magic Items Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

in the “Artifacts” section of the Dungeon Master’s Guide: 2 minor beneficial properties 1 minor detrimental property 1 major detrimental property Spells. The book has 8

a fiend, you use the maximum possible result instead of rolling. Ensnarement. While carrying the book, whenever you cast the magic circle spell naming only fiends, or the planar binding spell

Yuan-ti Malison (Type 3) Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

’t be bound for long by brute force, and that many creatures will refuse to serve. As a result, yuan-ti first influence other creatures with the promise of wealth and power. Time and again

are cunning and ruthless tacticians who readily sacrifice lesser yuan-ti if potential victory justifies such losses. They have no sense of honorable combat and strike first in decisive ambush if they

Gnome

races

. Cannons, automatons, flintlocks, and explosives are all reputed to be results of gnomish crafting. The process of tinkering is as important as the result. Gnomes create new inventions simply to prove it

can be done. It’s said among other folk that if you’re looking for a gnome in a populated city, you need only wait for the explosion to guide your steps. During the Era of Expansion

Halfling Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

avoid unwanted attention. Halflings work readily with others, and they are loyal to their friends, whether halfling or otherwise. They can display remarkable ferocity when their friends, families, or

land beyond their quiet shires. They typically don’t recognize any sort of halfling nobility or royalty, instead looking to family elders to guide them. Families preserve their traditional ways

Dhampir

races

cannot naturally reproduce or create anything truly living. Dhampir are thus most often the result of some form of necromantic accident—a dying child revived by fell magic, an apothecary mixing

is often wracked by guilt. Their craving for blood can come to feel all-consuming as they cling to their humanity and empathy. Dhampir are made to feel like monsters by those who are superstitious of

Triton Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

remote even merfolk and sea elves rarely encounter them. Haughty Nobles As a result of their isolation and limited understanding of the Material Plane, tritons can come across as haughty and

. The tritons’ limited view of the world leaves them ignorant of the kingdoms, wars, and other struggles of the surface world. Tritons readily see such concerns as minor events, a sideshow to

Everyday Magic Items

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

Everyday Magic Items Thanks to dragonshards, common magic items — including the ones in Xanathar’s Guide to Everything — are readily available in Khorvaire.

Keranos as Campaign Villain

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

Keranos as Campaign Villain Because Keranos doesn’t readily concern himself with quandaries of good versus evil, it is easy to use him as a villain. The god might be driven by frustration at mortals

over their lack of vision, or by a consuming need to trigger unrestrained creative impulses that have far-reaching effects, by anger at a real or perceived slight. His will might be expressed through

Haughty Nobles

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

Haughty Nobles As a result of their isolation and limited understanding of the Material Plane, tritons can come across as haughty and arrogant. They see themselves as caretakers of the sea, and they

the kingdoms, wars, and other struggles of the surface world. Tritons readily see such concerns as minor events, a sideshow to the tritons’ role as the world’s true protectors.

The God-Brain

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

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

upon its peers, consuming their discoveries and their physical forms to fuel an impossible apotheosis. Ultimately, though, the weight of the elder brain’s deeds caused its own physicality to rebel

Goblin Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

Khurgorbaeyag seems to dislike sharing his divine power with his followers. And although many goblins would readily offer anything to have the abilities of a warlock, the patrons that grant such power

Adventurer’s Guide.) Use one of the warlock stat blocks in appendix B to represent this goblin, adding darkvision and the Nimble Escape traits common to all goblins. Booyahg Booyahg Booyahg. This

34. Guardroom

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild

eidolon and the sacred statue there. Manipulating Time Having a mechanical guide spend 1 charge in this area causes the lizardfolk to head into the temple complex to search for Moghadam’s thieves, believing the thieves have just arrived. You determine where the guards might be encountered as a result.

Scavenged Possessions

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

Velkynvelve. The result determines what, if anything, the character has in his or her possession when the adventure begins. Scavenged Possessions Result Item 2–9 — 10–12 A gold coin 13–15 A living

used as a dagger 28–30 A hand crossbow bolt coated with drow poison (see “Poisons” in chapter 8 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide)

Athreos's Villains

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

Athreos’s Villains Athreos’s champions readily forsake their connections to other mortals. Working among endless throngs of the dead and grieving can sap one’s empathy and harden any soul. As a

result, Athreos’s followers make grim opponents when they prioritize the needs of the dead over the living. Their mission also makes them ready foes of the Returned and their allies. Some seek to achieve

Mechanical Guides

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild

Mechanical Guides Each mechanical guide is programmed to teleport through space and time to the adventure’s set locations, effectively dropping the characters at the start of chapter 3 or chapter 4

. Each guide can return to its agent’s manor at any time. Each guide is an unaligned Medium construct with AC 20, 50 hit points, and a speed of 20 feet. It has no attacks, and has a +0 modifier for all

21. Elite Guard Barracks

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild

lizardfolk renders are stationed here. They attack any intruders to subdue them, then drag them before Thessalar in area 15. Manipulating Time Having a mechanical guide spend 1 charge in this area

reverses time and causes the lizardfolk to head into the temple complex to search for Moghadam’s thieves, believing the thieves have just arrived. You determine where the guards might be encountered as a result.

Death of a Dragon

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

Tavern. Yum! -Fizban Dragons are intimately bound up with the fabric of magic that undergirds the Material Plane. As a result, the death of any dragon is an event of tremendous significance—and those

on their last legs when the dragon finally succumbs, so if an effect is likely to kill a character, roll again or choose a less dangerous result. Dragon Death Throes d6 Effect 1 The dragon

Aboleth

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

power. Aboleths’ alien goals and methods are often mysterious to other creatures. Roll on or choose a result from the Aboleth Schemes table to inspire an aboleth’s schemes. Aboleth Schemes 1d6 The

Aboleth Seeks To... 1 Accomplish incomprehensible plans that lead it to act in seemingly random ways. 2 Learn more of the world by kidnapping people and consuming their minds. 3 Manipulate innocents

32. Guardroom

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild

several natural fissures in the floor (leading to the underground lake below), and is used as a privy. Manipulating Time Having a mechanical guide spend 1 charge in this area causes the lizardfolk to

head into the temple complex to search for Moghadam’s thieves, believing the thieves have just arrived. You determine where the guards might be encountered as a result.

Veldyskar the Basilisk

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

library bid me guide you to the gates, and I’ve waited too long for you already.” After his initial greeting, Veldyskar speaks only if spoken to, and his answers are brief. With the basilisk as their

guide, it takes the characters another eight hours to reach the gates of Gravenhollow. Untold years ago, a visiting stone giant druid presented the librarians with a gift: Veldyskar, an intelligent

11. Office of the Warden

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild

about, “That damned thumb-screwer, Andras.” Stolos The result of the same experiment that produced Andras (area 9), Stolos has the head of a male human atop the body of a giant snowy owl. He

readily converses with the characters even if their initial appearance is suspicious, asking them friendly questions with the aim of discovering if Moghadam sent them. If asked about his unusual appearance

Attitude and Race

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

. The result reveals the percentage of the ship’s crew and passengers infected with a disease of your choice from “Sample Diseases” in chapter 8, “Running the Game,” of the Dungeon Master’s Guide. This

ship approaches the characters, begging for or demanding help with the infection. Ghost ships can’t be diseased; if you get this result for a ghost ship, ignore it and roll again. Emergency A ship

Flight, or Fight, or … ?

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

Flight, or Fight, or … ? Each of the results on these tables represents a certain kind of challenge or potential challenge. If you let the dice have their way and the result is a large number of

perceiving the monsters from a distance. Of course, you also have the freedom to adjust the numbers, but it’s important to remember that not every encounter involving a monster needs to result in combat

Alien Technology

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

Alien Technology The spaceship contains technological devices from another world. The following items are detailed in the Dungeon Master’s Guide: Antimatter rifle Energy cell Laser pistol Laser rifle

out how to use it, another to figure out how to load it). Each time a character makes a check, compare the result to the Figuring Out Alien Technology table. Consider having the item break if a

Leonin of Oreskos

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

centaurs, minotaurs, and satyrs more readily than unpredictable humans and alien tritons. Leonin Communities Leonin prides typically occupy dens or mobile tent cities, or possibly both at different

their animal neighbors by wasting nothing. While these encampments are obvious and well supplied, they are also heavily guarded by wary leonin. As a result, strangers who approach such camps tend to

4. Guardroom

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild

Tunnel A secret trapdoor in the floor opens to an access tunnel leading to area 5. It can be found with a successful DC 12 Wisdom (Perception) check. Manipulating Time Having a mechanical guide spend 1

Moghadam’s thieves, believing the thieves have just arrived. You determine where the guards might be encountered as a result.

Invidia

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

Karina, she employs an endless string of servants to provide Malocchio the best possible upbringing. Inevitably, though, every servant flees or vanishes, either as a result of Gabrielle’s unreasonable

board, she calls upon supernatural forces to guide and protect her son. Spirits, angels, fiends, and worse answer her summons, but as long as they chart Malocchio’s path to glory, Gabrielle eagerly accepts their gifts.

Yuan-ti Pureblood Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

can transform an individual into a more powerful type. The cost and time required to perform the ritual is prohibitive, and as a result most yuan-ti never get the opportunity to undergo such a

or in daily life, the following principles guide the yuan-ti in all they do. Other Lives Are Cheap Yuan-ti put little value on humanoid lives, even those of their own slaves and cultists. They would

Arriving at Blingdenstone

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

characters win the gnomes’ trust, they are welcomed into Inner Blingdenstone, and to what food and comfort the locals can readily provide. ROLEPLAYING THE SVIRFNEBLIN Deep gnomes are a dour lot

characters help the svirfneblin openly (see “Social Interaction” in chapter 8 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide). Some deeds in Blingdenstone reward the characters with an automatic attitude shift, while others

Deciphering the Mask

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

would transpire here. As a result, his prophecy and the resulting legend of Phenax’s Silence foreshadowed the memories the god lost when returning from the Underworld and the first step to giving

the eidolon on task is a time-consuming endeavor, requiring that a character spend an hour and succeed on a DC 14 Charisma (Intimidation or Persuasion) check. On a failed check, the eidolon rambles

Random Encounters

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

the gray ooze, as described in the Monster Manual). Moldy Quaggoth Spore Servants A patch of yellow mold (see “Dungeon Hazards” in chapter 5 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide) covers each spore servant

. Each grimlock has sprouted a screaming second head, which has no effect on its statistics. Xorn This creature has been working its way through the rock of the Whorlstone Tunnels, consuming vast amounts

Rudolph van Richten

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

, the best known of which is Van Richten’s Guide to Vampires. In fairer days, Rudolph lived with his wife, Ingrid, and son, Erasmus, in their family home outside Rivalis in the domain of Darkon. Brash

from my enemies.” Flaw. “I am cursed. I will never find peace.” Adventures with Rudolph van Richten Van Richten readily provides mentorship to characters devoted to fighting the creatures of the night

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