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Random Encounters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a4

Random Encounters Check once every 10 minutes for random encounters by rolling a d12; an encounter occurs on a roll of 1. If an encounter is indicated, roll a d6 and refer to the table below. These

Small Stalls

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

Dexterity Catch the Dragon by the Tail Wisdom Gnome Poetry Contest Charisma Goblin Wrestling Strength Guess the Number of Feathers Intelligence Outstare the Cyclops Constitution If a

character wins a prize playing a game, roll a d8 on the Carnival Prizes table to determine the prize. Carnival Prizes d8 Prize 1 Trinket (determined by rolling on the Feywild Trinkets table in the

Dice Notation

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

. For example, “3d8 + 5” means you roll three eight-sided dice, add them together, and add 5 to the total. Percentile Dice The rules sometimes refer to a d100. While such dice exist, the common way to

roll 1d100 uses a pair of ten-sided dice numbered from 0 to 9, known as percentile dice. One die—that you designate before rolling—gives the tens digit, and the other gives the ones digit. If you roll

Dice Notation

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

. For example, “3d8 + 5” means you roll three eight-sided dice, add them together, and add 5 to the total. Percentile Dice The rules sometimes refer to a d100. While such dice exist, the common way to

roll 1d100 uses a pair of ten-sided dice numbered from 0 to 9, known as percentile dice. One die—that you designate before rolling—gives the tens digit, and the other gives the ones digit. If you roll

Consequences

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

archery contest, you might decide that the more an attack roll exceeds the target’s AC, the higher the character’s score. The archery target might have AC 11, but it has five concentric rings indicating

hits the fourth, and a 19 or higher strikes the bull’s-eye. Critical Success or Failure Rolling a 20 or a 1 on an ability check or a saving throw doesn’t normally have any special effect. However, you

Random Urban Encounters

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

Contest 8 Corpse 9 Draft 10 Drunk 11 Fire 12 Found trinket 13 Guard harassment 14 Pickpocket 15 Procession 16 Protest 17 Runaway cart 18 Shady transaction 19 Spectacle 20 Urchin Animals on the Loose

gather information on the adventurers. Contest. The adventurers are drawn into an impromptu contest — anything from an intellectual test to a drinking competition — or witness a duel. Corpse. The

Handling Mobs

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

forgoing attack rolls in favor of approximating the average number of hits a large group of monsters can inflict on a target. Instead of rolling an attack roll, determine the minimum d20 roll a creature

needs in order to hit a target by subtracting its attack bonus from the target’s AC. You’ll need to refer to the result throughout the battle, so it’s best to write it down. Look up the minimum d20 roll

Encounters (F-H)

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

might challenge one or more characters to an athletic contest. If the characters accept this challenge, roll on the Athletic Contests table to determine what game the goliaths propose. The goliaths are

Contests d4 Contest 1 Tug o’ War. Two teams grip opposite ends of a 50-foot-long rope: the goliaths on one side, the adventuring party on the other. The teams need not have the same number of

2. Giants' Lodge

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

a drinking contest in this area and are so inebriated that they are considered poisoned (see appendix A in the Player’s Handbook). Despite their present condition, they are spoiling for a fight and

containing 3d6 × 100 cp plus 1d6 mundane items, determined by rolling on the Items in a Giant’s Bag table in the introduction. A careful search of the room accompanied by a successful DC 15 Wisdom

Initiative Variants

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

initiative that introduces more uncertainty into combat, at the cost of speed of play. Under this variant, the participants in a battle roll initiative each round. Before rolling, each character or

spell and gains a +2 bonus for using a light weapon, for a total modifier of +0. The table is only a starting point. You can refer to it when adjudicating any actions a character takes that you think

The Moonshaes

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

blessed by both Valkur and Umberlee at her birth, the Storm Maiden gathered great numbers of Norls to her banner, and it seemed she might contest the king for control of Norland. However, a decade

Erliza and her soldiers have ruthlessly put down several rebellions, and the Ffolk here refer to her as “Bloody Erliza.” Some Amnians believe the isle is becoming more trouble to hold on to than its

4. Drow Enclave

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

every character with line of sight to him. If he wins the contest, Zilch hides the stolen item in his bag and feigns innocence if questioned about the item’s disappearance. Flink Thunderbonk. Huddled

contains 2d6 crystal vials of exotic perfume worth 100 gp each, 3d6 crystal bottles of distilled beverages worth 25 gp each, 1d4 magic items (determined by rolling on Magic Item Table A in chapter 7 of the

Ironslag: Upper Level

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

detected inside the forge, three ogres stand around the northernmost table, where two fire giants are locked in an arm-wrestling contest. The ogres are cheering on the giants and paying close attention

to the contest. Characters who stay in the shadows and try to cross the room quietly gain advantage on their Dexterity (Stealth) checks. The fire giants and the ogres investigate any loud disturbance

Barn Door Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries

the shelves, each section of which has a rolling ladder anchored to a ceiling rail. Three custodians are working here, sweeping the floors: a human, a gnome, and a half-elf. After Kandlekeep

, their contents protected behind wood-and-glass doors. A rolling ladder attached to a ceiling rail allows access to the highest shelves. An oak table is bolted to the floor, flanked by two high chairs

Annam and the Ordning

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

sometimes refer to him as “the banished son,” “the forgotten one,” or “the king that crawls.” A few cults revere him, beseeching him for sinister magical secrets or to consume their enemies. Memnor When

of the worlds. In this tale, Annam defeated Memnor but was left so weakened by the contest that Annam fled to his private sanctum, leaving his children to govern the affairs of the giants. Memnor is

Far Realm Cysts

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5

creature that qualifies as a controller can gain control of a globe by winning a contest of Intelligence checks against the current controller. A creature that touches a globe but isn’t its controller must

outside the globe. While inside a globe, a trapped creature can’t contest for control of the globe. Dungeon State. If the characters free the aboleth, it wanders the dungeon and attacks anyone it runs

Locations I - L

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

are rolling grass-covered hills recently claimed by the orcs of the Iceshield clan. They dwell in lodges made from timber cut from the forest. Elves and centaurs regularly emerge from the High Forest

hunting for food. They have no treasure to speak of, though each carries a sack containing 1d4 mundane items, determined by rolling on the Items in a Giant’s Bag table in the introduction. Reghed Nomads

Locations M - P

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

DC 20 Dexterity check. The chest contains 600 gp in a gray sack made of stitched orc skin, a leather pouch that holds six 50 gp gems, and 1d3 magic items, determined by rolling on Magic Item Table B

halfling cottages and farmsteads have sprung up on both sides of the trail, and the humble rural folk who live here refer to themselves as Northfurrowers. Olostin’s Hold A fortified keep stands on the

Maelstrom Level 2

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

) check. (Roll once for both giants.) If the character wins the contest, Tug and Cog exchange glassy-eyed looks, shrug, open the doors, and allow the characters to enter the throne room. If the giants

win the contest, they attack. They also attack characters who try to slip past them without a proper escort. Tug and Cog aren’t allowed to enter the throne room, nor do they leave their post to join

Encounter Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries

disturbs the mycelium; roll a d6 and refer to the Mycelium Effects table. Fungus creatures and those that have been infected with saprophytic plague are immune to these effects and are not targeted by

poison damage. Every time the mycelium takes damage, a random effect occurs as determined by rolling on the Mycelium Effects table. Mycelium Effects d6 Effect 1–2 The mycelium lashes out and makes

Areas of the Villa

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

books. Each bookshelf is outfitted with a ladder on a rolling track to enable people to reach the highest books. Shelves that take up the entire southwest wall hold not books but eighty wide-necked glass

: “Neverember’s dragons are an answer to our prayers.” “The Cassalanter mausoleum. Inform Y. G.” (The initials refer to Lady Yalah Gralhund.) “Golorr is an aboleth. Now it all makes sense.” If the characters are

Locations R - U

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

Samular (paladins of Tyr) and the Zhentarim in the past. Its current occupants are the shield dwarves of the Stoneshaft clan. They refer to the castle as Stoneshaft Hold. The Stoneshaft dwarves are

, hurling benches, rain barrels, and whatever else they can find in lieu of rocks. Treasure Each hill giant has a sack containing 2d6 × 100 cp and 1d4 mundane items, determined by rolling on the Items in a

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