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cannot resist a game of dragonchess—which, I will have you know, my ancestors probably invented.
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The sight of blood makes me queasy.
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top of the map) provides the main access to the lair by way of two sections of relatively thin crystal walls. The dragon can use a lair action to open or close passages through these walls throughout
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
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Change Shape. The dragon magically transforms into any creature that is Medium or Small, while retaining its game statistics (other than its size). This transformation ends if the dragon is reduced to 0
attached to their front legs and can fold in close to the body, allowing deep dragons to easily maneuver through relatively narrow tunnels.
Deep dragons often hoard secrets, delighting in knowledge of
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
. The dragon magically transforms into any creature that is Medium or Small, while retaining its game statistics (other than its size). This transformation ends if the dragon is reduced to 0 hit points
attached to their front legs and can fold in close to the body, allowing deep dragons to easily maneuver through relatively narrow tunnels.
Deep dragons often hoard secrets, delighting in knowledge
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
they do, they obviously cheated.
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Any creature that can hold their own against me must teach me how—whether they want to or not.
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I cannot resist a game of dragonchess—which
by way of two sections of relatively thin crystal walls. The dragon can use a lair action to open or close passages through these walls throughout the lair.
Cobweb-Choked Tunnels. Adventurers who
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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
’s grim energy.
Shadar-kai have ashen skin tones, and while they’re in the Shadowfell, they also become wizened, reflecting the somber nature of that gloomy plane.
Like other elves
player characters are of the Humanoid type. A race tells you what your character’s creature type is.
Here’s a list of the game’s creature types in alphabetical order: Aberration
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Continuing or Episodic Campaigns The backbone of a campaign is a connected series of adventures, but you can connect them in two different ways. In a continuing campaign, the connected adventures
the campaign. A continuing campaign designed with a theme and a story arc in mind can feel like a great fantasy epic. The players derive the satisfaction of knowing the actions they take during one
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Mapping a Settlement When you draw a map for a settlement in your game, don’t worry about the placement of every building, and concentrate instead on the major features. For a village, sketch out
be important: the lord’s keep, significant temples, and the like. For cities, add internal walls and think about the personality of each ward. Give the wards names reflecting their personalities
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
rules (discussed in part 3), and the type of game you want to run. Describe to the players how you envision the game experience and let them give you input. The game is theirs, too. Lay that groundwork
early, so your players can make informed choices and help you maintain the type of game you want to run.
Consider the following two exaggerated examples of play style.
Hack and Slash The adventurers
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Darklake District The Darklake District gives an illusion of openness. The streets are relatively wide to allow for merchant carts and wagons to pass, and the buildings aren’t as crowded around
heat slams against you as an acrid smog rises to choke the air out of your lungs. The Darklake spreads out beyond a jumble of buildings and streets, reflecting the lights of countless fires burning
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
Games of Chance The casino has many diversions for its patrons to enjoy, the most popular being games of chance. Three-Dragon Ante Three-dragon ante is a card game. If you own an actual three-dragon
ante deck, you can play the card game for real. Otherwise, adjudicate the outcome of a three-dragon ante game using d12s and the following rules: Step 1. Randomly determine which participant is the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Appendix C: The Planes of Existence Incredibly vast is the cosmos of the Dungeons & Dragons game, which teems with a multitude of worlds as well as myriad alternate dimensions of reality, called the
planes of existence. It encompasses every world where Dungeon Masters run their adventures, all within the relatively mundane realm of the Material Plane. Beyond that plane are domains of raw
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
, they might build a warren and make a permanent home there, while continuing to expand the town’s sewers as the community grows. These so-called “city kobolds” live underground but
, since food is relatively scarce in such areas.
Partly out of fear and partly because their eyes are sensitive to sunlight, kobolds prefer the security of a cave to living in the open air, and can be
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
It’s Just Business With its roots set firmly in heroic fantasy, D&D might feel out of sync with modern-day business dealings. But the game and its settings are actually a perfect fit for such tropes
other paid laborers working for the heroes have been staples of Dungeons & Dragons since the earliest editions of the game. Charisma in AD&D was good for little other than determining how many
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a4
for a party to investigate all three branches of the dungeon. If this is the case, it would be best if the party were required to leave the dungeon and reenter upon resumption of the game. If they stay
in the nearest village (several miles away) they will be relatively safe, but if they camp near White Plume Mountain it would be a good idea to roll for random encounters. PLACING THE ADVENTURE
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Introduction The Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game is about storytelling in worlds of swords and sorcery. It shares elements with childhood games of make-believe. Like those games, D&D is driven by
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
terms of strategy and maneuvering, and see herself as just a pawn in a much larger game. A cleric, by contrast, might see himself as a willing servant in a god’s unfolding plan or a conflict brewing
continuing to advance as a barbarian. Elves are known to combine martial mastery with magical training and advance as fighters and wizards simultaneously. Optional rules for combining classes in this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Introduction The Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game is about storytelling in worlds of swords and sorcery. It shares elements with childhood games of make-believe. Like those games, D&D is driven by
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Flee, Mortals! Rule Primer
Caregiver Every companion has a player character caregiver who commands the creature. The caregiver’s player controls the companion most of the time during the game, though the GM can step in to take
level, those statistics might fluctuate if the characters in a party are different levels, reflecting that a more experienced caregiver is more adept at directing a companion.
Charmed Caregiver A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
someone’s not enjoying, ask, “Is everyone comfortable with continuing?” before proceeding. If anyone’s not, thank the players for their honesty and hasten the game to a cliffhanger. Before the next
Horror Gameplay Just as you consider how you’ll tell your tales of terror, keep in mind what you can do to make the experience of playing the game more suspenseful. Horror Threats While horror
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
rule the city. Ravnica originally appeared as a setting for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. It has been the subject of eight card sets: 2005–6’s Ravnica: City of Guilds, Guildpact, and
offers new race and class options, reflecting the unique character of Ravnica as a Magic setting, and the creatures and characters seen on Magic cards. You can also use this material in any other D&D
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Core Assumptions The rules of the game are based on the following core assumptions about the game world. Gods Oversee the World. The gods are real and embody a variety of beliefs, with each god
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
options are inferior). When the time comes to design the game elements of the race, such as its traits, take a look at the game’s existing races and let them inspire you. Cosmetic Alterations A simple
way to modify an existing race is to change its appearance. Changes to a race’s appearance need not affect its game elements. For example, you could transform halflings into anthropomorphic mice
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Running Combat This section builds on the combat rules in Playing the Game and offers tips for keeping the game running smoothly when a fight breaks out. Rolling Initiative Combat starts when—and
Sorcerer does so with Advantage. If the doppelganger rolls well, it might still act before the Sorcerer’s spell goes off, reflecting the monster’s ability to anticipate the spell. Using Initiative Scores
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
from leather armor to chain mail to costly plate armor, with several other kinds of armor in between. The Armor table collects the most commonly available types of armor found in the game and
with supple leather. Although it leaves the legs and arms relatively unprotected, this armor provides good protection for the wearer’s vital organs while leaving the wearer relatively unencumbered
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
would gain an additional skill proficiency, that character instead selects another ability check in which to gain proficiency. This option removes skills from the game and doesn’t allow for much
feature, the player defines aspects of his or her background to which the benefit applies. Continuing the noble example, the player might decide to apply Expertise to “situations where courtly manners
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
appears in an unoccupied space of your choice within 30 feet of you. The drake is friendly to you and your companions, and it obeys your commands. See its game statistics in the accompanying Drake
characteristics of the drake, such as its color, its scale texture, or any visible effect of its Draconic Essence; your choice has no effect on its game statistics. In combat, the drake shares your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
break the psyche of a character who uses or becomes attuned to them.
Resisting a madness-inducing effect usually requires a Wisdom or Charisma saving throw. If your game includes the Sanity score (see
chapter 9, “Dungeon Master’s Workshop”), a creature makes a Sanity saving throw instead.
Madness Effects Madness can be short-term, long-term, or indefinite. Most relatively mundane effects impose
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
forests and fields, hunt game for food, and train younger warriors as they go. Their tasks are to search for monsters that have strayed into Akroan territory and to protect travelers. Stratian forces
the vast majority of Akros’s population, the serfs largely reside outside the protection of the Kolophon, laboring to grow the staple crops that support Akros’s citizens and its trade. A relatively
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Perception April Prime In a courtyard full of monsters, will characters even notice that the tree has eyes? As the DM, you’re the interface between your players and the world of the game. You tell
can see things up to 10 miles away, assuming clear skies and a relatively calm sea. Overcast skies reduce that distance by half. Lightly Obscured conditions reduce visibility just as they do on land
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
boulevard then splits to the north, continuing as the High Road, and to the west as a boulevard called Waterdeep Way, heading toward the Palace of Waterdeep (not to be confused with Waterdeep Castle
atop the easternmost point of this spur stands Castle Waterdeep. If you can see these landmarks, it’s relatively easy to orient yourself. The mountain peak looms over the southern third of the city near
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
rampages relatively short. They have a recipe for a concoction that can usher the dragon quickly back to its centuries-long slumber once the wildfires have raged long enough. When the bright-orange
different options these individuals present, then spend up to a whole game session in Arborean Springs playing out these interactions.
The Gardens’ History. The Burning Circle preserves what little lore
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
relatively warm. The scent of roasting meat fills the air as a hunk of meat on a spit drips juices into the fire. Goats and sheep are held in a spacious animal pen enclosed by a crude wooden fence. Other
Stream To the north along the frozen stream, the tunnel splits, with one way continuing north and the other veering east. The stream follows the dark northward tunnel. Light from a distant fire is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
renown to any numbers that work for your game, creating appropriate ranks and titles for the organizations in your campaign. Attitudes of Organization Members. As a character’s renown within an
network that seeks to expand its influence and power throughout the Forgotten Realms.
The public face of the Black Network appears relatively benign. It offers the best and cheapest goods and services
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
offended Aphelion, it waits until they feel the radiation’s harmful effects to issue a sassy toxicity disclaimer over the ship’s intercom. S14: Game Room Rows of brightly colored boxes line this
images synchronized to electronic music and sounds. Beeping robots, groaning monsters, and high-pitched dings contribute to the chorus of the machines.
This game room houses electronic amusement devices
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
size that near the ancient ancestral mound of the Red Tiger tribe. The settlement was founded some time ago by members of the Black Lion tribe, who put down roots here rather than continuing to live
, never offered to take me there, and I was never foolish enough to ask. By and large, the Uthgardt are a hunting people who rely on game for much of their sustenance, favoring large herd animals such