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The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
knows it can be off-putting to strangers, and it relies on humor to defuse tension.
Alignment. Lawful neutral.
Personality Trait. “I’m generally positive, and I make jokes when I’m
nervous or sense tension in the air.”
Ideal. “I prefer to keep moving from place to place.”
Bond. “My original head. It was perfect every way. I hope to get it back one day
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
by dealing 15 or more slashing damage to it on one attack. Cutting the root doesn’t hurt the cradle but ends the grapple.
Rolling Hills (Recharge 6);{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"recharge
restrained condition, has total cover, and can’t breathe. As an action, a creature buried in this way, or another creature within 5 feet of it that isn’t buried, can make a DC 17 Strength
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
that’s both its fiefdom and its prison. It lairs within a grotesque hive dangling from a mountain-size tree of tar and flame called Gorewood.
Aurnozci relies on demonic proxies and mortal
restrained in this way takes 9 (2d8);{"diceNotation":"2d8", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Cocoon", "rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage. A creature can use its action to try to tear
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elements that can tip the balance one way or the other. Goliaths happily rely on such benefits, but they are careful to remember that such an advantage can always be lost. A goliath who relies too
Monsters
Quests from the Infinite Staircase
circumstance, Nafas relies on adventurers—whom he considers the living manifestations of a wish granted—to respond to these calls.
To friendly adventurers and weary travelers along the
favor.
The multiverse dictates that there must always be a noble djinni to preside over the Infinite Staircase. If slain, Nafas re-forms within days, coalescing from cosmic air. The only way to truly
Monsters
The Tortle Package
geonid can’t see and relies on its tremorsense to detect other creatures nearby.
Dark Lairs. Geonids live in natural tunnels and caves. They feed primarily on lizards, rats, slugs, and other
. Geonids can attune to stone in a way that lets them discern what other creatures have been in the area recently. Geonids use this ability to track prey and to determine whether other creatures have
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
territory, not reliance on magic items, money, or other elements that can tip the balance one way or the other. Goliaths happily rely on such benefits, but they are careful to remember that such an
advantage can always be lost. A goliath who relies too much on them can grow complacent, a recipe for disaster in the mountains. This trait manifests most strongly when goliaths interact with other folk
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->One Grung Above
d’Ahten’khan 5th-level Grung Monk Courtier Way of the Open Hand As an orange grung, d’Ahten’khan is the highest caste member of the group, and its strategic leader. Not the most studied grung
, d’Ahten’khan relied heavily on c’Ahbülos for relevant information and lore, prior to the red grung’s untimely demise at the hands of the batiri. d’Ahten’khan now relies on b’Ang’r’Ang, whom she trusts
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
, the computer relies on the characters to clear the way. Once the characters deal with the behemoth, they must contend with Aphelion to safeguard the scientist from the supercomputer’s mechanical clutches.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
2 is impenetrable from the west side of the stream. Developments The goblins in area 2 are supposed to be keeping watch on this area, but they are not paying attention. (Goblins can be lazy that way
.) However, if the characters make a lot of noise here—for example, loudly arguing about what to do next, setting up a camp, cutting down brush, and so on—the goblins in area 2 notice and attack them through the thicket, which provides the goblins with half cover (see the Basic Rules for rules on cover).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Administration The day-to-day functioning of Strixhaven relies on hundreds of laborers, clerks, coaches, administrators, and others. These personnel include folk like Mavinda Sharpbeak, the kindly
counselors to students, view it as their role to disagree with each other and guide the college by way of their arguments. Furthermore, rivalries among the deans only exacerbate this combative attitude
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
the four resin strands anchoring the network of egg clusters to the cavern walls feature stray threads that drop all the way down to the cave floor. It’s possible to climb up to the strands at these
Dexterity (Acrobatics) check to avoid falling off. An adventurer who reaches an egg cluster and has a suitable cutting tool (such as a dagger, sword, or axe) can carefully hack an egg out in 2d4 minutes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Stranger Things
stay out of her way, for their own safety. Simply to keep them away, she tells them how to find the thessalhydra. The thessalhydra uses the Upside Down as a way to return to its lair without being
been stalking around the Upside Down lately: a demogorgon! She tells them that the demogorgon is attracted to the smell of blood. The easiest way to get its attention is to spill blood on the ground. But
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
staircase, Nafas hears the wishes of creatures across the multiverse but cannot act on them. Moved by their stories but barred by circumstance, Nafas relies on adventurers—whom he considers the living
. If slain, Nafas re-forms within days, coalescing from cosmic air. The only way to truly destroy Nafas is to take his place.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation Supplement
the bottom of its shell. A geonid can draw its limbs into its shell and close the opening. When it does so, the creature looks like a small boulder. In this state, the geonid can’t see and relies on
moss. Geonids like to collect coins and gemstones, and they rarely confront creatures larger than themselves except to rob them or scare them away. Stone Tell. Geonids can attune to stone in a way that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
comparisons because of the way individual adventures are limited in scope but blend together (to some degree) to create a larger narrative. If an adventure is a single episode or season of a series, a
as you’re planning adventures. If your adventure relies on certain events, plan for multiple ways they might come about, or be prepared for clever players to prevent those events from happening as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
, his rightful heir. She has taken her place on the Wyrmskull Throne, but with the ordning shattered, she doesn’t have the power to keep the evil giant lords in line. She relies on two storm giants for
affection for them. In this part of their mission, the characters use their conch of teleportation (obtained in a previous chapter) to teleport to Maelstrom. Once there, they must make their way to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
walk single-file. The journey takes half an hour. Two-thirds of the way up, at a switchback turnaround, Grumink’s miners constructed a trap. Its purpose is to make noise and warn the lookouts in area D2
or more results in the creature being knocked from the pathway, sliding and falling to the next lower level of the path, and taking an additional 10 (3d6) bludgeoning damage. Cutting the tripwire
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
clicking of gears. Pidlwick II can’t speak and doesn’t have an expressive face, so he relies mostly on hand gestures and simple diagrams to communicate. He understands Common but can’t read or write. If
the characters show kindness to the clockwork effigy, it accompanies them and tries its best to be helpful and entertaining. It knows its way around the castle and can serve as a silent guide. If one
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
them with bright, colorful murals that include large spheres of different colors. Other artisans work at stone cutting. Watching over them all is a massive four-armed girallon, helping to light the area
questions in the same way as the muralists in area 3. The girallon is under orders to obey the workers but not to allow them to leave the tomb. It challenges the characters unless they bear one of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
portals, or huge explosions — all of which can be useful in their own way. The league’s most grandiose experiments typically concern public works projects and elemental experimentation. These efforts use
a methodology that relies on unexpected outcomes: all results are informative, even if they completely defy expectations. For example, an experiment that begins as the creation of a “hypermana
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->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Symbiotic Being A second being resides within your body along with you. It manifests physically somewhere on you and relies on you for its survival. At the same time, it offers you knowledge and
, it might strive to interfere with you. There is no way to be rid of the symbiote while you have this Dark Gift. Even if you go to drastic lengths, such as severing the part of your body where the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
himself and his master as a result of victory after victory over the abyssal host. Mammon relies on Bael, because of his battle acumen, to safeguard his holdings. Mammon has never been ousted during a
only if they pledge their souls and service to him. Although he is willing to corrupt almost any being in this way, he always destroys any demons he defeats. Bael also welcomes mortals into his service
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
. Miners’ Guild The svirfneblin base most of their economic subsistence on their ability to mine ores and gems. The settlement is largely self-sufficient, but it still relies on the duergar of Mantol
oversees all of Blingdenstone’s mines, as well as the mining, cutting, and enchanting of spell gems (see appendix B), both for the settlement’s defense and for trade export. Stoneheart Enclave This group
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
remained that way ever since. Less than a year ago, the Gralhunds were approached by agents of the Zhentarim loyal to Manshoon, and the nobles formed an alliance with them. House Gralhund gives the
him at any moment. While in Yalah’s presence, Orond becomes an altogether different person: quiet, almost timid, and happy to let his wife have the spotlight. Orond relies on Yalah to manage the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
of the action in a Ravnica campaign, it’s important not to let that tension cause too much friction in a party of adventurers. The D&D game relies on cooperation among the players, so it’s helpful
together. The DM can also use the Common Cause table in this section to find a way to bring together characters who don’t know or trust each other. Party Makeup d8 Party Makeup 1 One-Guild Party
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
types of damage. Armor Class An object's Armor Class is a measure of how difficult it is to deal damage to the object when striking it (because the object has no chance of dodging out of the way). The
. For example, bludgeoning damage works well for smashing things but not for cutting through rope or leather. Paper or cloth objects might be vulnerable to fire and lightning damage. A pick can chip away
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Victoro Cassalanter The lord of House Cassalanter is a devilishly handsome half-elf who likes coin and power. He and his wife gained both by cutting a deal with Asmodeus — which involved trading away
Elzerina. Under the terms of the contract, their souls will be forfeit on their ninth birthdays, and that day is fast approaching. But Victoro can buy his way out of the obligation by providing, as the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
visualize scenes when playing in person. A vinyl wet-erase mat with a printed grid, a gridded whiteboard, a cutting mat, a large sheet of gridded paper, or a printed poster map—any of these can serve as a
the players exactly what they can see; others find that complex software gets in the way of the game. Use whatever works for you and your group.
Card Accessories Some players and DMs find it helpful
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
types of damage. Armor Class. An object’s Armor Class is a measure of how difficult it is to deal damage to the object when striking it (because the object has no chance of dodging out of the way). The
particular object or substance than others. For example, bludgeoning damage works well for smashing things but not for cutting through rope or leather. Paper or cloth objects might be vulnerable to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
to rotate, instantly cutting off the exits ahead and behind. You can feel the passage sink about five feet as it turns. After a few seconds, it comes to a stop and the grinding abates.
When tunnel
counterclockwise when the trap triggers. The only way to return tunnel A to its original position is to trigger the trap from tunnel B, and vice versa. Characters trapped in a section of tunnel not
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
creature can’t make opportunity attacks against you for the rest of your turn. SWASHBUCKLERS AND TWO-WEAPON FIGHTING
The Swashbuckler relies on a good understanding of the D&D rules to realize its
at 3rd level, your confidence propels you into battle. You can give yourself a bonus to your initiative rolls equal to your Charisma modifier. You also gain an additional way to use your Sneak Attack
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
in half and costs 2 CP per ward travelled. Flight is the prefered way to get through Sharn, cutting travel down to a sixth of the usual time (5 minutes per ward). It’s also more expensive: 2 SP per