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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Rules Rules for infernal war machines are summarized below.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Rules Definitions Here are definitions of various rules.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masterâs Guide (2014)
Rules Discussions You might need to set a policy on rules discussions at the table. Some groups donât mind putting the game on hold while they hash out different interpretations of a rule. Others
prefer to let the DM make a call and continue with the action. If you gloss over a rules issue in play, make a note of it (a good task to delegate to a player) and return to the issue later.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium
Rules References The fifth edition of D&D has three official rulebooks, each of which was first published in 2014: Playerâs Handbook (2014) (abbreviated PHB) Monster Manual (2014) (abbreviated MM
) Dungeon Masterâs Guide (2014) (abbreviated DMG) The free Basic Rules (2014) contains portions of those three books.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Playerâs Handbook
Rules Definitions Here are definitions of various rules.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Playerâs Handbook
Rules Glossary
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Rules Glossary
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masterâs Guide (2014)
Optional Rules Each of the Outer Planes has peculiar characteristics that make traveling through it a unique experience. A planeâs influence can affect visitors in various ways, such as causing them
one or more optional rules that you can use to help make the adventurersâ experiences on that plane memorable. Optional Rule: Psychic Dissonance Each of the Outer Planes emanates a psychic dissonance
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Optional Rules Here are some optional rules that you can use to reinforce the flavor of adventuring in Avernus. COMMERCE
When it comes to the souls of mortals, the Nine Hells is always open for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masterâs Guide
House Rules House rules are new or modified rules you add to your game to make it your own and to enhance the style you have in mind for your game. Before you establish a house rule, ask yourself two
questions: Will the rule or change improve the game? Will my players like it? If youâre confident that the answer to both questions is yes, give the new rule a try. Present house rules as experiments
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Descent into the Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth
Tournament Rules If you wish to emulate the competitive adventures of old, you can run this adventure as a tournament-style scenario by following the guidance in this section. Rather than pitting
characters against one another, adventuring parties are scored as a group. These rules are optional. You donât need to score your players to run this adventure. The scoring system included in this supplement is meant to spark joy, not contention.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masterâs Guide (2014)
Table Rules Ideally, players come to the gaming table with the same goal: to have a fun time together. This section gives recommendations for table rules you can establish to help meet that goal
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
Rules References The fifth edition of D&D has three core rulebooks: Playerâs Handbook Monster Manual Dungeon Masterâs Guide
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
House Rules House rules are new or modified rules you add to your game to make it your own and to enhance the style you have in mind for your game. Before you establish a house rule, ask yourself two
questions: Will the rule or change improve the game? Will my players like it? If youâre confident that the answer to both questions is yes, give the new rule a try. Present house rules as experiments
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Variant Rules A shared campaign might use some variant rules to handle certain aspects of the game. The Adventurers League, for instance, has variant systems for gaining levels and acquiring treasure
. These âhouse rules,â presented below, serve as a sort of common language, ensuring that the rewards all characters receive are equivalent no matter what kind of adventure a character experienced.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Grapple Rules for Monsters Many monsters have special attacks that allow them to quickly grapple prey. When a monster hits with such an attack, it doesn't need to make an additional ability check to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tashaâs Cauldron of Everything
Ten Rules to Remember 1. The DM Adjudicates the Rules The rules of D&D cover many of the twists and turns that come up in play, but the possibilities are so vast that the rules canât cover
everything. When you encounter something that the rules donât cover or if youâre unsure how to interpret a rule, the DM decides how to proceed, aiming for a course that brings the most enjoyment to your whole
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Uni and the Hunt for the Lost Horn
Appendix A: Rules This product uses new rules from the 2024 Playerâs Handbook, which are presented below.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Rules of Conduct Although Zybilna is indisposed, three of the rules she put into place when she created her Feywild domain continue to hold weight: the rule of hospitality, the rule of ownership, and
the rule of reciprocity. These three rules are common knowledge in Prismeer, and both natives and visitors would do well to abide by them: Rule of Hospitality. When a friend, an enemy, or a stranger
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richtenâs Guide to Ravenloft
Rules of the Trial On the night of certain full moons, Chakuna selects fifteen souls within her domain who she considers worthy prey. She leads the participants to Pantara Lodge, shows them every
courtesy, and then sets out the rules of her test: Contenders may divide into small groups or choose to participate alone. Once groups are established at the trialâs start, alliances between contenders
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Using These Rules Each of the bookâs adventures includes Exams. Though each character might be a member of a different college at Strixhaven, the adventures assume that the characters take at least
one general education or interdisciplinary course together each year. It is this course that the Exam rules represent. Each Exam encounter has a Studying phase followed by a Testing phase. In general
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Rules of Engagement Ideally, when the characters learn the truth about the lizardfolk and the sahuagin, they have done so before causing irreparable harm to the occupants of the lair and the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium
The Role of Rules Why even have a column like Sage Advice when a DM can just make a ruling? Rules are a big part of what makes D&D a game, rather than simply improvised storytelling. The gameâs rules
are meant to help organize, and even inspire, the action of a D&D campaign. The rules are a tool, and we want our tools to be as effective as possible. No matter how good those tools might be, they
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masterâs Guide (2014)
How to Use These Rules These rules are organized in three parts. The first part helps you decide what kind of campaign youâd like to run. The second part helps you create the adventures â the stories
â that will compose the campaign and keep the players entertained from one game session to the next. The last part helps you adjudicate the rules of the game and modify them to suit the style of your campaign.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
The Role of Rules Why even have Sage Advice when a DM can just make a ruling? Rules are a big part of what makes D&D a game, rather than simply improvised storytelling. The gameâs rules are meant to
help organize, and even inspire, the action of a D&D campaign. The rules are a tool, and we want our tools to be as effective as possible. No matter how good those tools might be, they need a group of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Flee, Mortals! Rule Primer
New Rules and Styles The creatures in this book generally follow the core rules, but weâve made a few tweaks. These new rules and presentation styles are designed to make combat encounters easier to run, more fun, and more memorable.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Using These Rules The D&D Basic Rules document has four main parts.
Part 1 is about creating a character, providing the rules and guidance you need to make the character youâll play in the game. It
includes information on the various races, classes, backgrounds, equipment, and other customization options that you can choose from. Many of the rules in part 1 rely on material in parts 2 and 3
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
Appendix C: Rules Glossary
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Ideas, Not Rules Even though these pages are full of tables and die rolls, they donât make up a rules system â in fact, the opposite is true. You can use as much or as little of this material as you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Using These Rules The bookâs adventures include Relationship encounters, featuring events during which characters can interact with one or more of the student NPCs in the âFellow Studentsâ section
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masterâs Guide (2014)
Optional Rules: Feywild Magic Tales speak of children kidnapped by fey creatures and spirited away to the Feywild, only to return to their parents years later without having aged a day, and with no
the Plane of Faerie, and that the memories of their visit are hazy. You can use these optional rules to reflect the strange magic that suffuses the plane. Memory Loss A creature that leaves the Feywild
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
How to Use These Rules The best thing about being a DM is that you get to invent your own fantasy world and bring it to life, and nothing brings a D&D world to life more than the creatures that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masterâs Guide (2014)
Part 3: Master of Rules Dungeons & Dragons isnât a head-to-head competition, but it needs someone who is impartial yet involved in the game to guarantee that everyone at the table plays by the rules
. As the player who creates the game world and the adventures that take place within it, the DM is a natural fit to take on the referee role. As a referee, the DM acts as a mediator between the rules
Equipment
the training rules in the Playerâs Handbook to acquire proficiency, assuming that they have enough ammunition to keep the weapons working while mastering their use.
Equipment
the training rules in the Playerâs Handbook to acquire proficiency, assuming that they have enough ammunition to keep the weapons working while mastering their use.
This weapon has the