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The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
, counting on their friends to bail them out whenever they get in over their head. They always have a friendly jibe or acerbic remark on the tip of their tongue, and their cavalier attitude doesn’t
destroying evil wherever it rears its ugly head. Strongheart alone determines who can become a member of this prestigious group, which has more members than those described here. (The other members, who do
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
and other magical effects.
Thought Shield. The hierophant’s thoughts can’t be read by any means unless the hierophant allows it.Multiattack. The hierophant makes two Herald’s Axe
one world, one for each card in a Deck of Many Things. As a group, hierophants are sometimes called Sages, but each hierophant is also identified with a particular card. When a hierophant dies, the
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Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
into the eyes of the stunned onlookers. She smiled behind her spirit veil, counting the blades arrayed against her.
“But forty will.”
Elven culture began on the distant continent of Xen
particular rival who channels the same ancestor, or one who channels a rival of your ancestor?
It’s also important to think about why you are traveling with a group of player characters
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Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
into the eyes of the stunned onlookers. She smiled behind her spirit veil, counting the blades arrayed against her.
“But forty will.”
Elven culture began on the distant continent of Xen
particular rival who channels the same ancestor, or one who channels a rival of your ancestor?
It’s also important to think about why you are traveling with a group of player characters
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Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
them. Altered by unbridled magic, a group of gnomes were transformed and given almost supernatural curiosity and fearlessness. These were the first kender.
Originating on the world of Krynn, kender are
follow those suggestions or to ignore them. Whichever scores you decide to increase, none of the scores can be raised above 20.
Languages
Your character can speak, read, and write Common and one
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
buried it under a stone near the palace of Erebos.
Tromokratis as a Mythic Encounter
Tromokratis numbers among the most powerful creatures a group of adventurers might face. If you wish to make an
its hearts are exposed, Tromokratis can choose one of its mythic actions when it uses a legendary action.
Read or paraphrase the following text when Tromokratis uses its Hearts of the Kraken trait
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Alien Mind. If a creature tries to read Dyrrn’s thoughts or deals psychic damage to it, that creature must succeed on a DC 23 Intelligence saving throw or be stunned for 1 minute. The stunned
part of me has become a conscious entity.”
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“My opponents must bow down to a mind flayer!”
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“Dyrrn and the mind flayers simply want to unite all sentient creatures in collective consciousness. And I receive messages from the group mind!”
Poison, Psychic
Goliath
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Elemental Evil Player's Companion
single mistake can bring doom to an entire tribe, while an individual’s heroic effort can ensure the entire group’s survival.
Goliaths thus place a premium on self-sufficiency and
individual skill. They have a compulsion to keep score, counting their deeds and tallying their accomplishments to compare to others. Goliaths love to win, but they see defeat as a prod to improve their
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
Everybody’s always trying to get a leg up on somebody in Baldur’s Gate. One group’s con artist might be another’s revolutionary. Or maybe you’re just in it for yourself
can tease out their hearts’ desires after a few minutes of conversation, and with a few leading questions you can read them like they were children’s books. It’s a useful talent, and
Magic Items
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
transformation. Your alignment becomes lawful good, and you gain the following traits:
Angelic Language. You can speak, read, and write Celestial.
Celestial Resistance. You have resistance to necrotic and
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I am too quick to judge others.
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I offer forgiveness too readily.
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I will sacrifice innocent lives for the greater good.
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Flaw? What flaw? I am flawless. Utter perfection
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
in starlight. They read these signs as omens, giving them glimpses of what is to come, and they eagerly examine the potential futures of any creatures who come to them in peace.
Crystal dragons&rsquo
and hunters.
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A young crystal dragon has adopted a group of kobold;kobolds and is trying to teach them the value of a good practical joke.
3
A young crystal dragon has captured a pack of
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Basic Rules (2014)
sang from every page. Long into the night Liriel read, lighting candle after precious candle.
She’d never given much thought to humans, but these stories fascinated her. In these yellowed
, striving to leave a lasting legacy. Individually and as a group, humans are adaptable opportunists, and they stay alert to changing political and social dynamics.
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Deck of Many Things
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-handedly defeat the next hostile monster or group of monsters you encounter, you gain experience points enough to gain one level. Otherwise, this card has no effect.
Donjon. You disappear and become
, discard this card, and draw from the deck again, counting both draws as one of your declared draws. If losing that much XP would cause you to lose a level, you instead lose an amount that leaves you
Magic Items
Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
defeat the next hostile monster or group of monsters you encounter, you have advantage on ability checks made using one skill of your choice for the duration of the adventure. Otherwise, this card has no
, counting both draws as one of your declared draws.
Gem. The 1,000 gp hoard of the leprechaun from the Wilderness Encounters table (see appendix A) appears at your feet. If that treasure has
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
Customizing the Puzzle You can replace the monsters in the artwork with distinctive objects, members of obvious professions, and anything else that might logically be in a group. Then, follow the
letter-counting method detailed in this puzzle to determine how many subjects should feature in each piece of art.
Goblin
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
two hunters viciously attack. A captured group of invaders might hang in a net while dozens of goblins pass by and pay them no heed until a group of gatherers shows up.
Lashers. The closest thing a
, and thus each group has one leader that exerts autocratic control. But as with many tyrannies, the passing of a leader often results in a chaotic transition to the next. Sometimes a goblin boss has
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
ready to begin this event, read or paraphrase the following: Inside the normally raucous Bow’s End Tavern, the mood is somber. Your peers are here, and they’ve heard about your dire mission to head into
the Ruins of Caerdoon. They have organized a fete, or something like it, to send you off. Banners that read “We Believe in You!” and “Heroes of Strixhaven!” hang all about the tavern. Friends
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
online. The most common unit for tactical maps is the 5-foot square, and maps with grids are readily available and easy to create. However, you don’t have to use a grid at all. You can track distances
while keeping the easy counting of a grid. Dungeon corridors with straight walls and right angles don’t map easily onto hexes, though. Creature Size and Space A creature’s size determines how much space
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
-floor library. If Darrett is with the characters, he distributes the hand pies he bought for breakfast. If he’s not, he arrives soon after the characters and does the same. Becklin readily makes small
away to her quarters for a moment. When she returns, read the following: Becklin reenters the room carrying a shallow wooden box, approximately three feet to a side. She sets it down gently on a table
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sleeping Dragon’s Wake
Arrival As the characters approach Claugiyliamatar’s lair, read the following boxed text aloud to set the scene: A few scattered pine trees stand before a vine-covered cliff. Two large cave openings
, partly obscured by hanging greenery, are readily apparent in the cliff’s face, one twenty feet high and the other forty feet high. Slightly north of these gaping openings, a much smaller cave
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
characters win the gnomes’ trust, they are welcomed into Inner Blingdenstone, and to what food and comfort the locals can readily provide. ROLEPLAYING THE SVIRFNEBLIN
Deep gnomes are a dour lot
require a DC 15 group Charisma (Persuasion) check. If the group check succeeds, the attitude of the svirfneblin shifts by one. If characters are rude or act in a way to make the deep gnomes more
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
upstanding local. Once an adventuring group proves itself effective and virtuous, an operative approaches the characters to offer Golden Vault membership. Should the group accept, its members join the ranks of
handler might be able to obtain it for them, provided the equipment is readily available and not too expensive. If you decide to use the Golden Vault as the characters’ patron organization, work with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
, continuing east to area T2. North Tunnel This tunnel leads to the Mellikho Stoneworks quarry (Red Larch, area 18). If the characters investigate the tunnel, read the following: The tunnel is muddy. It
torches were extinguished by being thrust into the sand. They are hard to light but readily burn if lit with an existing fire. The coffer contains flint and steel, as well as six dry torches.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Athreos’s Villains Athreos’s champions readily forsake their connections to other mortals. Working among endless throngs of the dead and grieving can sap one’s empathy and harden any soul. As a
.
4 A group of cult fanatics charges exorbitant prices for funeral rites, threatening to lead the dead astray unless they’re shown proper respect.
5 A priest of Athreos speaks out against healers
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
or cooperate with demons in order to escape the clutches of the dragons. Throughout the campaign, the goals of the Chamber might not be readily apparent. Locations such as the planar observatory
working with the Chamber to gather information on the Prophecy and fight the Lords of Dust. In this case, the Chamber could act as a group patron; see the “Immortal Being” section of chapter 1.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
Strahd’s Vistani Servants During one of Strahd’s military campaigns, years before he became a vampire, a group of Vistani rescued him after he was wounded in battle. These Vistani not only nursed
master, Strahd’s Vistani pretend to be helpful, but the information they impart is misleading at best and often deceptive. They readily tell adventurers that they have a potion that protects them from the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
group of characters scouting can sneak up on Veldyskar with a successful DC 10 group Dexterity (Stealth) check. Any characters who observe the basilisk can note that it keeps its eyes downcast, as if
basilisk trained to serve the keepers as a guardian and general-purpose helper. The basilisk adapted readily to the timeless nature of the library and embraced his new duties with great dedication
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
adventuring party. Consider adding one or more sidekicks to round out your characters’ group if there are fewer than four players. As the DM, you can play sidekicks, or players can play them alongside their own
characters. You can read more about sidekicks in Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything. If a sidekick accompanies the characters into later levels, the sidekick also advances in level. This represents a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
group of four neogi pirates and one umber hulk to board the Moondancer, then have the patrol arrive at a suitably dramatic moment during the fight. To the Rescue! As the nightspider approaches the
Moondancer (or after a few rounds of battle, if you decide to allow the characters and the neogi to clash), read: Suddenly, two galleons glide into view and begin pummeling the nightspider with ballista
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
tower the characters observe on their ascent. When the characters reach the pinnacle, read the following text: The commander of the Feathergale Knights is a well-built male human in his early fifties
interview Merosska now, they can do so. He might answer questions on the following topics: The Feathergale Society, an “elite” group of aerial-mount enthusiasts from Waterdeep The origins of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
Arrival An old dirt trail stretches from the outskirts of Conyberry to the shrine, which characters first see from a distance. Read the following boxed text aloud: A ruin stands in the middle of a
of orcs and ogres in the shrine based on the level of the characters and the number of characters in the party, not counting sidekicks. Enemy Roster Character Level Number of Orcs and Ogres 1st
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
up and its units assigned to cities and strongholds across Breland. As an elite group of special forces, the Redcloaks don’t include inexperienced adventurers in their ranks. Considering that, there
are two ways to use the Redcloak Battalion as a group patron. First, the Redcloaks do sometimes take inexperienced adventurers under their wings. Existing Redcloaks proved themselves on the battlefields
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
of a rare metal, willing to travel the world high and low in search of it. Even a deep gnome might be born with an irrepressible urge to leave the Underdark and join a group to pursue a life of shared
of them take readily to life in the outside world and don’t come back on schedule, returning to the burrow only after spending years or decades away as a member of an adventuring party. The Pull of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
of the action during play, describing locations and creatures that the adventurers face with read-aloud text. The players decide what their characters do as they navigate hazards and choose what to
explore. Then you use a combination of imagination and the game’s rules to determine the results of the adventurers’ decisions. Adjudicate the Rules. You oversee how the group uses the game’s rules
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
Reading Ahead As the players familiarize themselves with the character options and adventuring gear described in the Basic Rules, take advantage of the opportunity to read ahead. “The Adventure
described here. For descriptions of rules-specific terms, see the Basic Rules.
Characters. This term refers to the adventurers run by the players. They are the protagonists in any D&D adventure. A group of