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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
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drive the giant away.
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An adult topaz dragon and an adult bronze dragon are finding their centuries-old enmity turning into a more romantic passion.
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A djinni hopes to convince a topaz
feats
Player’s Handbook (2024)
;re disguised as a real or fictional person, you have Advantage on Charisma (Deception or Performance) checks to convince others that you are that person.
Mimicry. You can mimic the sounds of other
Magic Items
Infernal Machine Rebuild
you. You have disadvantage on Wisdom (Animal Handling) checks.
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One weapon or item you carry of your choice gains a walking speed of 30 feet and goes where you tell it.
Your armor and clothing
checks made using thieves’ tools or tinker’s tools.
Any metal object you wield or wear is covered in a thin layer of oil that drips occasionally and leaves your fingerprints everywhere
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
interaction, which takes many forms. For example, you might try to convince a burglar to confess to wrongdoing or try to flatter a guard. The Dungeon Master assumes the roles of any nonplayer characters who are
participating. An NPC’s attitude toward your character is Friendly, Indifferent, or Hostile, as defined in the Rules Glossary. Friendly NPCs are predisposed to help, and Hostile ones are inclined to hinder. Social interactions progress in two ways: through roleplaying and ability checks.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
disguised as a real or fictional person, you have Advantage on Charisma (Deception or Performance) checks to convince others that you are that person. Mimicry. You can mimic the sounds of other
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
other inhabitants of the world. Interaction takes on many forms. You might need to convince an unscrupulous thief to confess to some malfeasance, or you might try to flatter a dragon so that it will
. It’s easier to get what you want from a friendly NPC, of course. Social interactions have two primary aspects: roleplaying and ability checks.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
bring the machine online. However, he is also able to deactivate the machine, or even cause it to self-destruct—if the characters can convince him to do so with appropriate roleplaying or Charisma checks of your determination.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
monsters that would rather talk than fight. In those situations, it’s time for social interaction, which takes many forms. For example, you might try to convince a burglar to confess to wrongdoing or try
the rules glossary. Friendly NPCs are predisposed to help, and Hostile ones are inclined to hinder. Social interactions progress in two ways: through roleplaying and ability checks.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
other inhabitants of the world. Interaction takes on many forms. You might need to convince an unscrupulous thief to confess to some malfeasance, or you might try to flatter a dragon so that it will
. It’s easier to get what you want from a friendly NPC, of course. Social interactions have two primary aspects: roleplaying and ability checks.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
Rose, but if the players come up with a strong argument (possibly supported with high rolls on Charisma checks), the harpy cooperates. These tactics are the most likely to convince the harpy to leave
to the Harpy The harpy is cruel and hungry for flesh, but it speaks Common and can be reasoned with. It’s not easy to convince the bloodthirsty monster to change its ways and leave the wreck of Compass
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Thunderwing into her phylactery. Armed with the information about Xanthoria’s phylactery, the characters must convince Thunderwing to give up her life to destroy the lichen lich once and for all. Here
are some of the ways in which the characters might convince Thunderwing to sacrifice herself for the greater good: Promising to raise her friend, Bunny Blossom the faerie dragon, from the dead
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
permission, they can avoid most trouble with the tower’s inhabitants. Otherwise, stealth and caution will be important. Have the characters make four DC 13 Dexterity (Stealth) group checks from the
moment they enter the tower to when they reach the archmage’s sanctum. Each failed group check results in an encounter from the Sorcere Encounters table. The characters make the same checks while exiting
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Checks A Charisma check might arise when you try to influence or entertain others, when you try to make an impression or tell a convincing lie, or when you are navigating a tricky social situation
. The Deception, Intimidation, Performance, and Persuasion skills reflect aptitude in certain kinds of Charisma checks. Deception. Your Charisma (Deception) check determines whether you can convincingly
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
who can’t prove they are who they claim to be. Characters who don’t want to be attacked must succeed on one of the following checks: A DC 10 Charisma (Deception) check to trick the gnomes into thinking
Gnomengarde’s destruction. A DC 10 Charisma (Persuasion) check to convince the gnomes that the characters can’t be shapechangers, as shapechangers would surely take less conspicuous forms.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
20c. Dexterity (Stealth) checks to move silently through the area are made with disadvantage. 20a. Central Chamber Guards. Five invisible will-o’-wisps patrol this area.
Dais. Five steps lead to the
new arrivals. Characters must present a plausible reason for their presence and succeed on a DC 20 Charisma (Deception or Persuasion) check to convince the will-o’-wisps not to attack them. If they
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Checks A Charisma check might arise when you try to influence or entertain others, when you try to make an impression or tell a convincing lie, or when you are navigating a tricky social situation
. The Deception, Intimidation, Performance, and Persuasion skills reflect aptitude in certain kinds of Charisma checks. Deception Your Charisma (Deception) check determines whether you can convincingly
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
characters performing unusual activity, and any witnesses must report their observations. If the characters can convince the witness what they saw was justified, the suspicion level doesn’t increase
. Patrol Die. Roll a die based on the current suspicion level when characters enter the patrol route to see if they encounter a guard patrol (see “Patrol Routes”). DC. The DC of Charisma checks made against prison staff and of ability checks made to avoid patrols is set by the current suspicion level.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
Xaryxian Empire. To convince a faction to join the coalition, a character must make a case to the faction’s representative and succeed on a Charisma check using Deception, Intimidation, or Persuasion, as
representative declines to join the coalition, and the characters can’t change that representative’s mind until they convince another faction to join the coalition (discounting any factions that have
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Prisoner 13
characters performing unusual activity, and any witnesses must report their observations. If the characters can convince the witness what they saw was justified, the suspicion level doesn’t increase
. Patrol Die. Roll a die based on the current suspicion level when characters enter the patrol route to see if they encounter a guard patrol (see “Patrol Routes”). DC. The DC of Charisma checks made against prison staff and of ability checks made to avoid patrols is set by the current suspicion level.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
dragonnels (see appendix B) have been separated from their riders. A character can convince the dragonnels to let the characters ride them out of the city by succeeding on a DC 16 Charisma (Persuasion
rocks to navigate this obstacle. The character must succeed on three DC 14 Strength (Athletics) checks to leap from rock to rock. A character safely ascends or descends 10 feet with each successful
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Skill Proficiencies Most ability checks involve using a skill, which represents a category of things creatures try to do with an ability check. The descriptions of the actions you take (see "Actions
relevant in a situation. If a creature is proficient in a skill, the creature applies its Proficiency Bonus to ability checks involving that skill. Without proficiency in a skill, a creature can still
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Skill Proficiencies Most ability checks involve using a skill, which represents a category of things creatures try to do with an ability check. The descriptions of the actions you take (see “Actions
relevant in a situation. If a creature is proficient in a skill, the creature applies its Proficiency Bonus to ability checks involving that skill. Without proficiency in a skill, a creature can still
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
a burglar trying to enter, intervene and convince the criminal to leave at once. Remember, I’m paying for discretion. If you try to give the thief a trouncing, it will no doubt cause a scene. I want
checks: DC 15 Charisma (Deception). The character tells the thief a lie, like saying the guards are coming. DC 15 Charisma (Persuasion). The character convinces the thief to pursue a different line of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
the characters is an epic liar who can convince the guards the party is a legitimate diplomatic or trade delegation. Anyone with a merchant or criminal background has heard rumors that the Zhentarim
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Noise. The clanging and clacking of hammers and machinery echoes constantly throughout the city. Wisdom (Perception) checks made to listen in Gracklstugh have disadvantage.
Smoke and Haze
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
village’s four hundred residents. Let the characters concoct ways to solve this problem. If they don’t initially have ideas, characters can make skill checks to identify solutions like the following
. A character proficient with water vehicles makes these checks with advantage. Boat Made of Boats. A character who succeeds on a DC 16 Wisdom (Survival) check formulates a plan to use rope and rings of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
and violence. The adventurers need to succeed on one or more challenging Charisma checks to convince a hostile creature to do anything on their behalf. That said, a hostile creature might be so ill
Resolving Interactions The Player’s Handbook provides guidelines for balancing roleplaying and ability checks in a social interaction (see chapter 8, "Adventuring"). This section adds to that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
provides advantage to any characters’ ability checks made to interact with the monastery’s Grand Master. Secret Agendas. Steal the highest-valued object from the party without getting caught; convince
Xanathar’s Guide to Everything), to cast the light cantrip at will, and to grant other characters advantage on Dexterity checks made with thieves’ tools and on ability checks made to identify or operate
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
and a successful DC 14 Strength (Athletics) or Dexterity (Sleight of Hand) check, though you may allow other types of ability checks. For example, a character who tries to trick a mascot into
approaching can make a Charisma (Deception) check, or a character who uses gestures and a calm voice to convince a mascot to wear the band can make a Charisma (Persuasion) check. The spirit statue in area W6
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
. On a failed check, the shrine crumbles more, and the character takes 2 (1d4) bludgeoning damage from falling rocks. After three successful checks, the shrine is repaired. Investigating the Scene. Map
Alleys View Player Version Talking to Tamara Tamara, a precocious ten-year-old, is focused on rebuilding the shrine. A character can convince her to answer questions while she’s working by succeeding on a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
three DC 20 Dexterity (Investigation) checks in a row. Each attempt made to pick the lock requires an action. From Elaspra or her records, the characters learn that she sold the key to a man named Volkarr
hears the disturbance and investigates, arriving after two duergar fall in battle. The characters can convince him that they’re not grave robbers with a successful DC 15 Charisma (Persuasion) check. If
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sleeping Dragon’s Wake
children. No amount of persuasion or intimidation can convince the terrified families to open their doors or speak to the characters. Fishing Supply Hut Nets, hooks, chains, rope, and other fishing
gain his trust. Characters who break into his house have disadvantage on all Charisma checks made to interact with Marciano. Once the characters gain Marciano’s trust, he shares the following
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
Joster arrive to question them. Should this encounter occur at night, Sythian is doubly annoyed by the disturbance, and Charisma checks made to influence him have disadvantage. “Are You Accepting New
institutions must succeed on a DC 15 Charisma (Deception) check to convince Sythian that they are who they say they are. If one or more characters fail this check, Sythian becomes suspicious (see
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
of them learns what that person saw or heard. (No ability checks are required, since the eyewitnesses are eager to talk.) Fala Lefaliir Fala, the owner of Corellon’s Crown (see chapter 2, area T4
what to make of this object but was planning to keep it. A character can snatch it from him or convince Martem to relinquish it with a successful DC 8 Charisma (Intimidation or Persuasion) check
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
peaceful resolution. If the party approaches peacefully and succeeds on some DC 15 Charisma (Persuasion) checks, they might convince the lizardfolk to release the prisoners if the party defeat the rot trolls for them.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Morte’s Planar Parade
environment. A darkweaver’s captive might delay being consumed by sharing tales of its experiences, particularly great meals, with the monster. Some might even convince a darkweaver to release them if
attack rolls and ability checks.
Actions
Multiattack. The darkweaver makes two Shadow Web attacks and one Bite attack. It can use Reel after any of these attacks.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to