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Spells
Player’s Handbook
returning to your living body (and ending the spell) or attempting to possess a Humanoid’s body.
You can attempt to possess any Humanoid within 100 feet of you that you can see (creatures warded
game statistics.
Meanwhile, the possessed creature’s soul can perceive from the container using its own senses, but it can’t move and it is Incapacitated.
While possessing a body, you can
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
as dragonnes, liondrakes rely on their ferocity and their frightful roar to overcome prey and drive off rivals.
Liondrakes are voracious hunters that range across well-established territories. They
don’t typically seek out people as prey, but those folk who encroach into liondrake territory are fair game—which feeds the creature’s reputation as hungering for Humanoid flesh.
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
quori's Possession for 24 hours after succeeding on the saving throw or after the possession ends.Quori
Dal Quor is the plane of dreams and is currently dominated by a dark power known as il-Lashtavar
tipped with a vicious stinger. They are cruel and calculating, enjoying the power they wield over others as they concoct elaborate schemes to advance their own positions and discredit their rivals
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
wyrmling has befriended a white dragon wyrmling. The wyrmlings’ parents, who are ancient rivals, regard the relationship with concern.
4
A crystal dragon wyrmling encourages nearby farmers to
—if only they would stop trying to kill the dragon’s guests.
6
A crystal dragon wyrmling is placed in a monastery to learn the teachings of the monks before returning home in three years. The monks don’t appreciate the wyrmling’s pranks.
Cold, Radiant
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
conflict is part of the very nature of sapphire dragons. Militant and territorial, they defend their lairs fiercely, ambushing intruders and plotting assaults against their rivals. The sonic pulse of their
cannot resist a game of dragonchess—which, I will have you know, my ancestors probably invented.
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The sight of blood makes me queasy.
Sapphire Dragon Ideals
d6
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
their lairs fiercely, ambushing intruders and plotting assaults against their rivals. The sonic pulse of their breath weapon sows weakness, leaving the victims unable to fight back.
Luminous Blue
that can hold their own against me must teach me how—whether they want to or not.
7
I cannot resist a game of dragonchess—which, I will have you know, my ancestors probably invented
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
their rivals. The sonic pulse of their breath weapon sows weakness, leaving the victims unable to fight back.
Luminous Blue
Sapphire dragons’ scales and wing membranes show varied shades of
;whether they want to or not.
7
I cannot resist a game of dragonchess—which, I will have you know, my ancestors probably invented.
8
The sight of blood makes me queasy.
Sapphire
Magic Items
The Book of Many Things
feet.
Beast. You immediately transform into a random Beast with a CR of 5 or lower. Your game statistics—including your ability scores, hit points, and possible actions—are replaced by the
Beast’s game statistics, and any nonmagical equipment you’re wearing or carrying melds into your new form and can’t be used. Any magic items you’re carrying drop in an
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
sapphire dragons. Militant and territorial, they defend their lairs fiercely, ambushing intruders and plotting assaults against their rivals. The sonic pulse of their breath weapon sows weakness, leaving
they do, they obviously cheated.
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Any creature that can hold their own against me must teach me how—whether they want to or not.
7
I cannot resist a game of dragonchess—which
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
adventurers in the hopes of pitting them against fire giant rivals.
Hoarded Histories
Emerald dragons prize knowledge, particularly local histories that focus on magical events and individuals. They usually
Shape. The dragon magically transforms into any creature that is Medium or Small, while retaining its game statistics (other than its size). This transformation ends if the dragon is reduced to 0 hit
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
of pitting them against fire giant rivals.
Hoarded Histories
Emerald dragons prize knowledge, particularly local histories that focus on magical events and individuals. They usually know of places
, but new ones form at a normal rate.Fire, PsychicChange Shape. The dragon magically transforms into any creature that is Medium or Small, while retaining its game statistics (other than its size). This
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Spells
Basic Rules (2014)
surroundings as if you were in the container's space. You can't move or use reactions. The only action you can take is to project your soul up to 100 feet out of the container, either returning to your
container. On a success, the target resists your efforts to possess it, and you can't attempt to possess it again for 24 hours.
Once you possess a creature's body, you control it. Your game statistics
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
featuring these age-old rivals. Gith Conflicts 1d8 The Characters Are... 1 Called on to deliver a message or mysterious parcel to or from Vlaakith the Lich Queen. 2 Encouraged by a disguised intellect
Gith or Zerthimon. 8 Tasked with returning the blade of a fallen githyanki knight to the knight’s people.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
disappointed but open to the possibility of giving them more opportunities to prove themselves, if they’re game for it. Returning with Quentin’s Letter. If the characters return without the loot but give
Conclusion The adventure ends when the characters return to Verity Kye with the fruits of their heist, Quentin’s letter, or nothing: Returning with the Loot. If the characters obtained the statuette
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
The Battle Begins When it’s time for the game to begin, the magically enhanced voice of Professor Sharpbeak overwhelms all conversation, even flooding into the locker rooms. “Students and teachers
game begin!”
Once the announcement ends, the teams are required to move from the locker rooms onto the main field. When both teams meet Professor Sharpbeak at the center of the field, Professor
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
.
These three aspects drive a chimera to stake out a territory that is as large as 10 miles wide. It preys on wild game, viewing more powerful creatures as rivals to be humiliated and defeated. Its
greatest rivals are dragons, griffons, manticores, perytons, and wyverns.
When it hunts, the chimera looks for easy ways to amuse itself. It enjoys the fear and suffering of weaker creatures. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Battle of Strixhaven Before the day of the Battle of Strixhaven dawns, allow the players plenty of time to tie up any loose ends their characters currently have on campus. If they haven’t chosen a
mascot to play the Mage Tower game with, prompt them to do so now. They need to choose whether they’re playing the game with an art elemental from Prismari, a fractal from Quandrix, an inkling from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
in-game explanation. Monsters don’t attack the character, who returns the favor. On returning, the player resumes playing as if the absence never happened. Narrative Contrivance. Decide the character
background. This requires everyone to step out of the game world a bit and suspend disbelief, but it might be the easiest solution. Act as if the character were absent, but don’t try to come up with any
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
the characters have Rivals, two of them form this opposing team. If not, choose students from the “Fellow Students” section in chapter 3. Characters who don’t wish to form a team can participate by
game. Heckle a Team. A character can jeer and rankle a single team. If they do, both members of that team have disadvantage on their ability checks in the game.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
No Competition The company’s mounting successes have led, of course, to imitators and rivals. The Six, counting among their number a certain left-for-dead goblin now named Splugoth the Returned, have
possibilities. Because wherever people want things they don’t currently have, Acquisitions Incorporated will be there, asking them to sign.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
A Brief Distraction While the characters wait to learn more about Murgaxor, they discover some of their fellow students engaged in a game at Firejolt Café (see map 3.2 in chapter 3) on the central
campus. One of the characters’ Friends or Rivals is part of this scene, or you may choose another student from the “Fellow Students” section of chapter 3. When you’re ready to begin the scene, read or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Adversaries and Rivals The final four chapters present new monsters and the two people responsible for the deck’s creation: Chapter 19: Skull. Drawing the Skull card summons an avatar of death, and
describes unique Fiends that can serve as antagonists in your campaign, even if no one in your game has drawn the Flames card to earn a devil’s enmity. Chapter 21: Talons. This chapter includes new
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
, but don’t try to come up with any in-game explanation for this absence. Monsters don’t attack the character, who returns the favor. On returning, the player resumes playing as if he or she was never gone.
character fade into the background. This solution requires everyone to step out of the game world a bit and suspend disbelief, but might be the easiest solution. You act as if the character’s not there
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Floon Blagmaar Floon, a native Waterdavian in his early thirties, is a handsome fellow but not very bright. He used to work as an escort in festhalls but is currently unemployed. Several months ago
drinking and carousing. He gets by on his looks and doesn’t know what to do with his life, and has shown little interest in working for a living. Game Statistics Floon is a chaotic good Illuskan human commoner with an Intelligence of 7 (−2) and a Charisma of 13 (+1). He speaks Common.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
weaknesses. If you use Xanathar’s Guide to Everything in your game, that book provides example rivals and talks about establishing a rival’s goals, assets, and plans. See also the “Factions and Rivals
Complications and Rivals The franchise and downtime activities introduced in this section all incorporate the idea that such activities can introduce ongoing complications to the campaign, and that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
Mountain Door. The Mountain Door comprises the uppermost level of the cavern complex. It is currently inhabited by a tribe of fierce orcs, led by a brutal ogre known as Great Ulfe. The Glitterhame. The
folk. A small band of duergar (gray dwarves) currently hold Durgeddin’s hall, working to uncover the secrets of the smith’s ancient forge. A great crevasse drops to the Black Lake. The Black Lake. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Chapter 6: Bestiary This bestiary provides game statistics and lore for more than a hundred monsters suitable for any D&D campaign, including old favorites from past editions of the game as well as
original creations. Among those returning to the fold are the berbalang, the iron cobra, the spirit troll, the meazel, and the vampiric mist, all of which trace their lineage back to the original
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
awesome powers of the Deck of Many Things have given it a reputation as a game breaker. An encounter with the deck can spell the end of an otherwise successful campaign, as the DM’s carefully prepared
hands. This book will show you how to tailor the deck for your game. This chapter presents a history of the deck throughout each edition of Dungeons & Dragons, then outlines the other chapters of this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
surroundings as if you were in the container’s space. You can’t move or use reactions. The only action you can take is to project your soul up to 100 feet out of the container, either returning to your
container. On a success, the target resists your efforts to possess it, and you can’t attempt to possess it again for 24 hours. Once you possess a creature’s body, you control it. Your game statistics are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
surroundings as if you were in the container’s space. You can’t move or use reactions. The only action you can take is to project your soul up to 100 feet out of the container, either returning to your
container. On a success, the target resists your efforts to possess it, and you can’t attempt to possess it again for 24 hours. Once you possess a creature’s body, you control it. Your game statistics are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
some tips: Reinforce a Theme. A good riddle is related to something the characters are currently dealing with. A tricky beholder, for example, might pose riddles whose answers all have something to
, and let them make multiple guesses. In the game, characters might have hours or days to answer a particularly challenging riddle. In the real world, you could pose a riddle near the end of a game
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Chapter 2: Downtime Revisited It’s possible for the characters to start a campaign at 1st level, dive into an epic story, and reach 10th level and beyond in a short amount of game time. Although that
they amass on their adventures. The system presented here consists of two elements. First, it introduces the concept of rivals. Second, it details a number of downtime activities that characters can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Returning to the Locker Room When the characters return to their locker room, allow some roleplaying banter to take place. Without warning, two mage hunters (see chapter 7) emerge from hiding places
in the locker room and attack. The mage hunters entered the locker room unnoticed during the Mage Tower game and have been lying in wait for the characters to return. Professor Sharpbeak is nowhere in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
share a sense of a larger purpose or a recurring theme (or themes). The adventures might feature returning villains, grand conspiracies, or a single mastermind who’s ultimately behind every adventure of
episodic game like this lets you create adventures — or buy published ones — and drop them into your campaign without worrying about how they fit with the adventures that came before and follow after.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
burgomaster digs up his son’s corpse. Without needing the requisite material components, the Abbot casts a raise dead, returning Ilya to life with 1 hit point. Anna Krezkova praises the Abbot and Saint
. Development Ilya Krezkov returns to life with a random form of indefinite madness (see “Madness Effects” in chapter 8, “Running the Game,” of the Dungeon Master’s Guide). The Abbot uses the raising of Ilya as leverage to get the burgomaster to undertake an unusual quest (see “Something Borrowed” below).