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Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
surroundings, and this delirium leaches out into the world around them, affecting other creatures that get too close. Believing that they’re living in a dream and that their actions have no real
there is permanent, so nothing there is real. What happens on the surface doesn’t matter. Promises and bargains made there needn’t be honored. Life and even art hold less value there
Monsters
Acquisitions Incorporated
., one target. Hit: 12 (2d6 + 5);{"diceNotation":"2d6+5","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Claw","rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage.The only warning you'll get is that fearsome, far-off caw
powers. But one thing all agree on is that ending up a meal for one of these monstrosities is a too-real threat for those who stumble into their deadly lairs.
Though the deep crow most immediately
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
construction and architecture — primarily in crafting the infrastructure that allows Ravnicans to enjoy running water, levitating platforms, and other magical and technological wonders.
You have a
; did I mention focus?
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I get really excited about my ideas and I can’t wait to talk about them and start putting them into practice and tinkering with them and I want to tell you about how
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
thin cloak of mist forms around her. Blades of ice grow out of her body at odd angles, breaking off before they get too long. When she moves, her body crackles.
In this form, Auril creates weapons of
after another. After she’s defeated in her third and final form, Auril dies. As long as she has mortal followers who worship her, however, Auril is reborn at full strength during the next winter
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
’ve learned that most of the real business of entertainment (or any other venture) happens behind the scenes. It’s easy for you to case what sorts of audiences attend what venue — like
, since I can defuse any amount of tension.
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I love a good insult, even one directed at me.
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I get bitter if I’m not the center of attention.
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I’ll settle for nothing
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
determine the details of your discovery and its impact on the campaign.
Buldur’s Gate Feature: The Real City
You know the Baldur’s Gate most Baldurians ignore, the dog-eat-dog world of the
homeless and unfortunate. You know where to go in the Lower City and Outer City for anonymity. In these slums and alley camps, you can get a damp bed and a bad meal, but also a degree of privacy and no
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
you make them sound like the real deal.
Skill Proficiencies: Deception, Sleight of HandTool Proficiencies: Disguise kit, Forgery kitEquipment: A set of fine clothes, a disguise kit
Bugbear
Legacy
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
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Shiftless, Savage Layabouts
When they’re not in battle, bugbears spend much of their time resting or dozing. They don’t engage in crafting or agriculture to any great extent, or
rather than perform the work or confront the foe. Even when subsumed into a goblinoid host and drawn into war, bugbears must often be roused from naps and bribed to get them to do their duties.
This
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
the lowest level (area P16), because this room’s magic can transform an illusory creature or object into a real one (within limits). The simulacrum thinks it can use the rune chamber to turn itself
return and quash the simulacrum’s efforts to test the rune chamber. Neither the simulacrum nor Krintaas is aware that the real Dzaan is dead (see “Toil and Trouble”). When the characters show up
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
confident her guidance can get them there. Called the Fallbacks, the team includes Anson, a human Fighter too stubborn to stay down; Cazrin, a self-taught, human Wizard determined to test her
theoretical mettle against the real world; Baldric, a dwarf Cleric who refuses to tie himself to a single deity when he can trade favors with them all; Lark, a tiefling Bard with as many secrets as songs; and Uggie, a pet otyugh.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Draw In the Players If an adventure situation directly affects the characters or the people and places they care about, that is often enough motivation for the characters to get involved. (However
the following:
Avoiding Stereotypes. Show how multiple people from the same culture are different. Don't use a real-world accent in a disparaging way.
Beautiful Diversity. Feature members of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
and what they want. You don’t need to be an actor or stand-up comedian to get good drama or humor out of your NPCs, but if you want to ham it up, here’s some advice: Relax. Don’t worry about
impressing your players with your thespian skills (or lack thereof). Get inside the NPCs’ minds. Imagine how they might react to the characters, and strive to be realistic. Mug it up. Scowl, smile, snarl
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
robust options for characters who want to get things done outside adventuring time, because the heroes of an Acquisitions Incorporated campaign have something that most adventurers don’t — a well-paid
characters’ goals through research, crafting, social encounters, and so forth. This lets the players direct behind-the-scenes activities even as the characters focus on the more rarefied pursuits of
Goblin
Legacy
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castes that give goblins their reputation for cowardice.
Pariahs. Some goblin families are the lowest of the low, composed of the most dimwitted, least educated, and weakest goblins. They get the worst
new leader can act as the real boss. If the creature brushes aside such manipulation, the tribe falls into line behind the new tyrant—better to abide the new rule than conspire against it and be
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Thornwell’s Offer If the characters are less likely to get involved in the adventure out of altruism, they can be approached by a mysterious, handsome, well-groomed human female dressed in black-and
summary of those events. She then goes on to say that she believes Jarme Loveage was innocent, and that the real killer is still out there. She recommends that they meet with Master Refrum, who has
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
“grow up,” get a “real job,” and contribute to society 9 A kindly mentor who loves to tell stories of past exploits in front of the guildhall fireplace 10 A sad, older adventurer who tells cautionary tales in the vain hope that younger members avoid making the same mistakes
jobs, bounties, and rewards before you can 4 A bitter enemy who nurtures a grudge over some past wrong (real or imagined) and does everything possible to undermine you 5 A naive adventurer who admires
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
consequential, and not just a waste of time. One of four basic approaches can help you do that: A real monster inhabits a character’s dreams and poses a real threat to that character’s mind or body. The
first goal is to find a way to break out of the mundane dreamscape and enter the wider plane. The second challenge in crafting a dream adventure is how to bring all the characters in a party together in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
for its members’ weapon of choice for their trademark deed. Similar to an arrow of slaying, a noble knife is a weapon whose magic is focused on killing a specific individual. The crafting of a noble
faction, you’d almost never see two teams in the same place at the same time — unless they had been given opposite tasks for some reason. If that’s the case, get out of there quick, because whatever happens next isn’t going to be pleasant.
— Omin Dran
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Leaving the Chasm Once the characters get what they came for, there’s little reason to stay. In fact, characters who stay too long run the risk of encountering six gnolls returning from a hunt
they leave alive remain a potential threat to Ten-Towns. Real Adventure Hook If the characters retrieve the hook of fisher’s delight, they might decide to keep it, or they might try returning it to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
. We’ve visited Waterdeep before, but not like this. Clever heroes will respect the city’s rules. Those who get on the city’s bad side are in for a rough time, as the City of Splendors is home to some of
Waterdeep, I wish to thank Ed Greenwood for making the City of Splendors what it is: the kind of magical place you wish in your heart was real.
Chris Perkins
December 2017
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Travel-Montage Approach Sometimes the destination is more important than the journey. If the purpose of a wilderness trek is to get the characters to where the real adventure happens, gloss over the
(in fact, that’s a good phrase to search for) both real and fantastical. As striking as real-world scenery can be, wilderness travel can be used to remind the players that their characters are in a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
your head and chin high conveys confidence. Use Voices. Changing the volume of your voice and borrowing speech patterns from real life, movies, or television can make NPCs distinctive. Engaging the
readily get involved in social interactions, you can create situations tailored for their characters. Perhaps the NPC in question is a family member or a contact of a particular adventurer and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a7
information that player characters would have no way of knowing, and avoid facial expressions or voice tones that might either give helpful hints or mislead players. The real enjoyment of this adventure
here simply assumes that the expedition has arrived at the site of the Tomb of Horrors. After relating the salient features of the “Legend of the Tomb,” you may fill in whatever other background is needed to get the characters to the site.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
characters. Reinforce Expectations Make it clear that D&D is a group storytelling game. As the DM, you have a role in crafting adventures and arbitrating rules, but you aren’t solely responsible for how
get excited about. Create Player Characters. If players want to discuss their characters or create them collaboratively, now is a great time to do so. Choose Optional Rules. If there are optional rules
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
house, read the following boxed text aloud:
Well-oiled oak beams crisscross the high ceilings of this stately guild house. Quiet murmurs and the sounds of crafting echo among workshops. A staircase
Guild Master
Stat Block: Noble
This guild master helps fellow artisans get a good deal for their wares and services.
Judgmental. Toryn looks down on artisans who refuse to join the guild
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
35. Office of the Demogorgon This area houses an ettin, originally brought here for Thessalar’s experiments. The giant is kept both for his blood supply, which Thessalar uses in the crafting of new
Hathradiah—mispronounced as Emmanuel and Hebediah, respectively. A successful DC 14 Intelligence (History) check allows a character to recall the real names of Demogorgon’s heads.
"The Demogorgon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
decadent wealth. Everything appears more valuable, more solid, and more wholesome than the actuality, and everyone behaves as if the illusion of grandeur and prosperity were real. Everyone in
Dementlieu sweats to get by, but admitting to reality means social ruin. The poorest citizens struggle to maintain a middle-class appearance, scrounging through garbage heaps at night to find wares to sell in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
how they regard it—as a dream. Nothing there is permanent, so nothing there is real. What happens on the surface doesn’t matter. Promises and bargains made there needn’t be honored. Life and even art
unendingly alien surroundings, and this delirium leaches out into the world around them, affecting other creatures that get too close. Believing that they’re living in a dream and that their actions
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
academies, grocers, pottery stores, armor vendors — as long as it’s not illegal, you can find it in the Trades Ward. But if you are looking for something illegal, the Trades Ward is likely the place to get
. For months afterward, the object becomes the source of practical jokes in Waterdeep. Rock gnomes and wizards cause illusory mouths to lunge from real versions of the object, artisans craft beautiful
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
carried out by the majordomo. At the same time, the characters might send out another staff member to engage in the explore territory activity (a new activity detailed below). You can’t expect to get
everything done yourself. Delegation is key. And the consequences for fumbling a simple task should be real, immediate, and serve as a lesson to others who serve you. No dessert for a tenday! That’ll teach ’em.
— Rosie Beestinger
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
souls who manage to find isolation amid its tumult. Baldur’s Gate Feature: The Real City You know the Baldur’s Gate most Baldurians ignore, the dog-eat-dog world of the homeless and unfortunate. You know
where to go in the Lower City and Outer City for anonymity. In these slums and alley camps, you can get a damp bed and a bad meal, but also a degree of privacy and no questions asked. Living here
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
spell or similar effect runs out. For example, they might use the Locate Object spell to point them in the direction of an item they seek, so you need to know how far they get in the 10 minutes the
minutes after an alarm is sounded. If the characters spend time working out a puzzle or talking to an NPC, you can estimate the time spent by keeping track of how much real time passes. Most combat
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
souls who manage to find isolation amid its tumult. Baldur’s Gate Feature: The Real City You know the Baldur’s Gate most Baldurians ignore, the dog-eat-dog world of the homeless and unfortunate. You know
where to go in the Lower City and Outer City for anonymity. In these slums and alley camps, you can get a damp bed and a bad meal, but also a degree of privacy and no questions asked. Living here
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
see more than 15 feet ahead, exactly as if they were in a circular garden with concentric paths. Cutting through hedges has no effect on how long it takes characters to get from one node to the next
. Alternatively, characters who fly above the maze are shunted back into the real world, emerging above the hedge tangle with their companions nowhere in sight. The only way for them to rejoin the party is to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
see more than 15 feet ahead, exactly as if they were in a circular garden with concentric paths. Cutting through hedges has no effect on how long it takes characters to get from one node to the next
. Alternatively, characters who fly above the maze are shunted back into the real world, emerging above the hedge tangle with their companions nowhere in sight. The only way for them to rejoin the party is to