decide imposes are barriers

Azorius Functionary

Backgrounds Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

5th dominate person Your magic often takes the form of blue or golden runes floating and glowing in the air in circular patterns or of shimmering azure barriers of magical energy. If you

complimented me on my work. Non-Azorius Contacts d10 Contact 1 Roll an additional Azorius contact; you can decide if the contact is an ally or a rival. 2 The person who

Noticing Threats

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

the threat (due to illumination or darkvision) or otherwise perceive it. The characters aren’t engaged in other activities, including navigating or foraging. A fast pace imposes a −5 penalty to passive

Wisdom (Perception) scores to notice threats. You might also decide that only characters in a particular rank of the marching order are able to notice a specific threat. Surprise When an encounter

2. Main Gate

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

threshold of 20, resistance to thunder damage, and immunity to poison and psychic damage. The terrace between the top of the stairs and the gate has a slight upward slope. The slope imposes disadvantage

fleeing the drow, the guards decide that Chief Dorbo Diggermattock should hear their tale. The armed escort that brings the characters into the settlement leads them to an audience with the chief in area 14.

Becoming Lost

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

you decide it’s appropriate, against a DC determined by the prevailing terrain, as shown on the Wilderness Navigation table. If the party is moving at a slow pace, the navigator gains a +5 bonus to

the check, and a fast pace imposes a -5 penalty. If the party has an accurate map of the region or can see the sun or stars, the navigator has advantage on the check. If the Wisdom (Survival) check

Advantage and Disadvantage

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

, you use the 5. If you instead have advantage and roll those numbers, you use the 17. If multiple situations affect a roll and each one grants advantage or imposes disadvantage on it, you don’t roll

Background”). The DM can also decide that circumstances influence a roll in one direction or the other and grant advantage or impose disadvantage as a result.

Advantage and Disadvantage

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

, you use the 5. If you instead have advantage and roll those numbers, you use the 17. If multiple situations affect a roll and each one grants advantage or imposes disadvantage on it, you don't roll

the 1. You usually gain advantage or disadvantage through the use of special abilities, actions, or spells. Inspiration can also give a character advantage. The DM can also decide that circumstances influence a roll in one direction or the other and grant advantage or impose disadvantage as a result.

Advantage and Disadvantage

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

, actions, spells, or other features of their classes or backgrounds. In other cases, you decide whether a circumstance influences a roll in one direction or another, and you grant advantage or impose

attention to what’s ahead of him. This imposes disadvantage on the wizard’s ability check. However, the ogres are readying a portcullis trap and making a lot of noise with a winch, which could grant

Hosts of the Nine Hells

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen

who expended tremendous amounts of magical power to breach the barriers that separate the Nine Hells from other planes. Using Devils Devils aren’t numerous in The Rise of Tiamat until the final

’ only option. Devils in the adventure should always be one step ahead of the adventurers. Characters who like to charge in and decide on strategy later will find that their diabolical foes have well

Part 3: Master of Rules

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

hot coals affects the monster. You might decide that it deals 1d4 fire damage and imposes disadvantage on the monster’s attack rolls until the end of its next turn. You roll the damage die (or let the

Hosts of the Nine Hells

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons

, and though Asmodeus can bend these laws, he seldom does. Most devils in the Material Plane were summoned there by mortal mages who expended tremendous amounts of magical power to breach the barriers

the adventurers. Characters who like to charge in and decide on strategy later will find that their diabolical foes have well-executed plans. If the characters plan two steps ahead, the devils are one step beyond that. Nothing mortals do should ever surprise them.

Hosts of the Nine Hells

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat

who expended tremendous amounts of magical power to breach the barriers that separate the Nine Hells from other planes. Using Devils Devils aren’t numerous in The Rise of Tiamat until the final

’ only option. Devils in the adventure should always be one step ahead of the adventurers. Characters who like to charge in and decide on strategy later will find that their diabolical foes have well

Journey Stage Challenges

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

much food (in pounds) the character finds per day of the journey stage, then repeat the roll for water (in gallons). Do Players Need to Track Rations? You might decide that tracking Rations is

course. You decide what this looks like: they might follow the wrong branch of a river, orient themselves to the wrong mountain peak on the horizon, or get turned around in the forest. As a baseline

48. Shagambi's Tomb

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

this area: Nervous Unkh suggests that her host leave the tomb at once using one of the teleportation runes, though she can’t decide which rune is best. Impulsive Wongo thinks it’s a good idea to shatter

any other noise. Without the use of magic, any creature walking through the tomb must succeed on a DC 12 Dexterity (Stealth) check to remain quiet. Moving through pottery shards imposes disadvantage on

Chase Complications

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

ones in this section. Otherwise, improvise as you play. Complications can be barriers to progress or opportunities for mayhem. Characters being chased through a forest by bugbears might spot a wasp nest

pursuing them. Roll initiative for the new arrivals, and run both chases simultaneously. In another scenario, the fleeing thief might run into the waiting arms of his accomplices. The outnumbered characters might decide to flee with the thieves in pursuit.

Dungeon Characteristics

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5

, Ooze Grottos, Predator Pools, Golem Laboratories, and Temples of Extraction. Zones are also labeled on the map. Areas are identified by numbers. Map 5.1: The Doomvault Dimensional Barriers Magic

or ethereal creature can’t pass between zones. A detect magic spell can’t penetrate the structure of the Doomvault to sense the dimensional barriers. Magic Gates Two types of magic gates, white and

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