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Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
bloodlust by hunting in them.
Baphomet rewards his most faithful cultists with transformation into demonic stalkers. Such a giant grows an elaborate crown of six horns, and Baphomet gives the stone giant a magic glaive and the ability to call up horns of stone from the earth.
Monsters
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
thrive in the Orzhov Syndicate, where they can collect tithes and payments from their debtors in the form of blood. Their undead nature gives them the same immortality enjoyed by the oligarch spirits, but
they remain capable of experiencing all the delights of their corporeal forms. In contrast to Orzhov spirits, they also retain their personalities, which are almost uniformly cruel.
Blood Bond
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
. Its head has a human-like face and glowing red eyes. The creature gives off a smoky odor.
Yeth hounds make a ghastly baying sound that causes most creatures to flee in terror. They chase those who
run and torment them before closing in for the kill. Those that fight back discover that mundane weapons partially pass through yeth hounds as if they were made of fog, but magic weapons and silvered
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Responsibility. Having knowledge and power gives one a responsibility to those who have less of either. (Lawful)
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Noble Obligation. My superior experience, intellect, and insight give me a duty to
with a beholder that has moved into the dragon’s domain.
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Xorn serve as lookouts and spies for an adult amethyst dragon who rewards them with gems.
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To repay a favor long owed to a
Rogue
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Basic Rules (2014)
treasure. Creating a Rogue As you create your rogue character, consider the character’s relationship to the law. Do you have a criminal past—or present? Are you on the run from the law or from
an angry thieves’ guild master? Or did you leave your guild in search of bigger risks and bigger rewards? Is it greed that drives you in your adventures, or some other desire or ideal? What
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
Rewards After delivering King Jhaeros’s heart to Naevys, characters are eligible to receive one or more of the following rewards at the end of the adventure: Naevys’s Gifts. If Charmayne’s ritual is
reversed and Ghalasine is restored, Naevys gives the characters a flame tongue longsword, a necklace of fireballs, and a suit of dragon scale mail from Ghalasine’s treasury. She also gives the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Newspaper Contacts Usually, your primary contact—the person who gives you assignments for the newspaper—is an editor of some kind, who takes the stories you write and makes them suitable for the
high standards but rewards you well when you reach them 2 A wealthy newspaper owner who demands the paper use your work even though the editor doesn’t want to 3 An ambitious junior editor who hopes that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
mixture of grief and relief when they return to the town. They are grateful to the characters for saving the town and raise statues in the characters’ honor. Furthermore, Mayor Broadfoot gives the
characters their promised rewards (see “Rewards” earlier in the adventure), and invites the characters to stay in Little Lockford as long as they wish and return as often as they can.
Druid
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; activities.
Swinging a blade formed of pure fire, a half-elf charges into a mass of skeletal soldiers, sundering the unnatural magic that gives the foul creatures the mocking semblance of life
, animals, or elemental forces. The ancient druidic traditions are sometimes called the Old Faith, in contrast to the worship of gods in temples and shrines.
Druid spells are oriented toward nature and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
bandits. Others have given up relatively quickly, when the dangers become apparent. The current owner of the Wayside Inn is Martisha Vinetalker, a striking half-elf whose pleasing features contrast with
her tough demeanor. She is cold, calculating, charismatic, and knows how to run a business with ruthless efficiency and an eye for profit. The bartender is Backes Dunfield, a human with a scarred face
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Wanted Posters Granny Nightshade has attached wanted posters to trees throughout Thither, offering rewards for the capture of her nemesis, Will of the Feywild (see “Locations in Thither”). Each
! Deliver him to me alive and unharmed, and I’ll give you back ten years of your youth.” Granny Nightshade gives the character a yellow rose. As long as this rose remains unwilted and in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
journey you expect to last at least as many days as you have players. You can improvise encounters, other challenges, and rewards based on cards as they’re revealed, or you can build a small deck in
advance with fewer cards, then prepare notes on possible encounters and rewards based on your chosen cards. For each day of the journey, lay out two cards face down, one overlapping the other, to form a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Scions of Elemental Evil
Rewards When the characters return to Queen Yolande’s palace, word quickly spreads of their success. The queen’s attendants prepare a lavish banquet in the characters’ honor. Courtiers and palace
queen about the upcoming attempt on her life, Queen Yolande is deeply grateful and gives each of them an additional gem worth 500 GP. Although the forces of Elemental Evil are thwarted, the threat to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium
Polearm Master Can I add my Strength modifier to the damage of the bonus attack that Polearm Master gives me? Yes. If you have the feat and use the Attack action to attack with a glaive, halberd, or
), so that activity also provokes opportunity attacks. In contrast, a creature that’s pushed by a gust of wind spell does not provoke opportunity attacks.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
devoted to helping you create and run great adventures. Chapter 3 covers the basic elements of a D&D adventure, and chapter 4 helps you create memorable NPCs. Chapter 5 presents guidelines and advice
for running adventures set in dungeons, the wilderness, and other locales, and chapter 6 covers the time between adventures. Chapter 7 is all about treasure, magic items, and special rewards that help keep the players invested in your campaign.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
coming to their doorstep. North Market is one of the largest markets in Sharn, though in contrast to the Bazaar of Dura it mostly offers simple, everyday goods. Lower Northedge has a significant shifter
population. The Rat’s Nest is a tavern that caters to shifters, and the Bear’s Rest is an inn run by a family of shifters. Tooth & Nail is an apothecary specializing in the care of fangs and claws
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
. Skalanthas ends his friendship with Ronnom and stops threatening ships traveling to and from Najkir. Furthermore, if the characters explain that they’re stranded on the island, the dragon gives them the
Folding Boat he previously loaned to Ronnom (see area M26) to help them get home and deliver Ronnom to the authorities. Rewards If the characters take Ronnom to the mainland to answer for his crimes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
grieve, but they won’t take any action against the characters. In contrast, the kobolds are furious with grief, throwing themselves at the characters in frenzied, suicidal attacks. The ice trolls
to predict that he will spend months recovering at one of his other lairs before returning to Oyaviggaton. The Ice Hunters believe that this gives them enough time to lose themselves in the vast
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
among various deities. While the fighter has contacts in a mercenary company or army, the cleric might know a number of priests, paladins, and devotees who share his faith. Your class gives you a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
you. It gives you new rules options, as well as some refined tools for creating and running adventures and campaigns. It is a supplement to the tools and advice offered in the Dungeon Master’s Guide
. The chapter opens with optional rules meant to help you run certain parts of the game more smoothly. The chapter then goes into greater depth on several topics — encounter building, random encounters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Creating a Rogue As you create your rogue character, consider the character’s relationship to the law. Do you have a criminal past — or present? Are you on the run from the law or from an angry
thieves’ guild master? Or did you leave your guild in search of bigger risks and bigger rewards? Is it greed that drives you in your adventures, or some other desire or ideal? What was the trigger that led
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Mapping a Wilderness In contrast to a dungeon, an outdoor setting presents seemingly limitless options. The adventurers can move in any direction over a trackless desert or an open grassland, so how
about a dungeon. Even the most wide-open terrain presents clear pathways. Roads seldom run straight because they follow the contours of the land, finding the most level or otherwise easiest routes across
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Improvising Damage A monster or effect typically specifies the amount of damage it deals. In some cases, though, you need to determine damage on the fly. The Improvising Damage table gives you
to cause a setback rarely poses a risk of death to characters of the level shown, but a severely weakened character might be laid low by this damage. In contrast, dangerous damage values pose a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
complete his quest, Volo rewards them handsomely. Yet a much greater prize lies hidden somewhere in the City of Splendors, waiting to be claimed. Waterdeep: Dragon Heist is a Dungeons & Dragons
adventure designed for characters starting at 1st level. By the end of the story, the characters will be at least 5th level. If you’re planning to run through the adventure as a player, stop reading now! If
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
adventure. The “Overview” section describes how the adventure is expected to run and gives you a broad sense of what the player characters should be doing at any given time.
wilderness and adventure. You don’t need to be a Forgotten Realms expert to run the adventure; everything you need to know about the setting is contained in this content. If this is your first time
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
grieve, but they won’t take any action against the characters. In contrast, the kobolds are furious with grief, throwing themselves at the characters in frenzied, suicidal attacks. The ice trolls
to predict that he will spend months recovering at one of his other lairs before returning to Oyaviggaton. The Ice Hunters believe that this gives them enough time to lose themselves in the vast
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
retreat from the Fane of the Eye or finish exploring an elemental node, run one of the encounters from among “Downpour,” “Burning Hills,” and “Tortured Earth.” In addition, two new threats establish
themselves in the area. Haayon the Punisher threatens Beliard, while Westbridge gives in to the Counsel of Despair. The adventurers might receive word of these situations, or the party might stumble across them.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Forbidden City gives birth to a terrible new god! The snake-men know! They know!” Then he stumbles away into the crowd. Passersby tell the adventurers to ignore the beggar, and that his predictions are
besieged by 2d6 zombies and 2d6 skeletons led by a ghoul. If the characters defeat the undead, the temple rewards them with 5 gallons of tej and a potion of healing. 7 Shouts of “Look out!” give a character
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
dreams. If asked for the Hammock of Worlds, she rummages amid the vines covering her and produces it. If the characters explain why they need it, she’s eager to help them and not only gives them the
hammock but also leads them to the Silver Tapir Monastery. If the Dawn Mother is calmed or defeated, Cht-Chak thanks the characters and rewards them. If the characters kill the giant, Cht-Chak helps them retrieve the Hammock of Worlds from the giant’s body and directs them to the Silver Taper Monastery.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Character Advancement In a shared campaign, characters gain levels not by accumulating experience points but by reaching experience checkpoints. This system rewards every character (and player) for
gives credit where credit is due. Using Checkpoints The number of checkpoints needed to gain the next level depends on a character’s level: At levels 1–4, reaching 4 checkpoints is sufficient to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
gifts them one of the community’s few treasures: a folded paper kingfisher that functions as a Quaal’s feather token (bird). Characters gain no rewards for a loss.
At the end of the scenario
, Darrett is reeling from Becklin’s defeat and returns with the characters to Vogler. You can run any encounters from the “Invasion of Vogler” section as the characters escape the village, or you can skip ahead to “The Final Boat” section.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
...” It’s based on the idea that an actor takes whatever the other actors give and builds on that. A similar principle applies as you run sessions for your players. As often as possible, weave what the
. This approach rewards the creative player while demanding less work from you. Aids to Improvisation When you need to make up something on the spot—say, a mages’ guild in a town where you hadn’t
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
expect the adventure will end? Think about possible endings as well as rewards for the characters. The rest of this chapter offers inspiration and advice for each of these four steps. Using Published
Adventures
A published adventure includes a pregenerated scenario with the maps, NPCs, monsters, and treasures you need to run it. This allows you to focus your preparation time on plot developments
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
sleeper in the process, rousing them from their slumber. The characters must make this check three times, one for each early riser. Checking In with Haldryck For waking the early risers, Haldryck rewards
the party 5 GP, recommending they use it to rent a private room. If the characters completed the task without bothering any other guests, Haldryck gives the characters an additional 10 GP for their good work. Otherwise, he mutters about receiving a noise complaint from an unhappy guest.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
to undertake a task in a closed-off area of the old city known as Rockblight, where the temple of his god stands desecrated. If the characters agree, he gives them a ruby spell gem (see appendix B
, Gurnik channels the power of the cleansed temple, bestowing a blessing of protection or a blessing of weapon on each of the characters (each player’s choice); see “Other Rewards” in chapter 7 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide for more information on blessings.