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Basic Rules (2014)
, ambition, and self-discipline to go far indeed, as Mhurren had. He was master of a tribe that could muster two thousand spears, and the strongest chief in Thar.
— Richard Baker, Swordmage
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name for a human name. Some half-orcs with human names decide to adopt a guttural orc name because they think it makes them more intimidating.
Male Orc Names: Dench, Feng, Gell, Henk, Holg, Imsh, Keth
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
Boros emphasis on order and community, or bitter enemies among the guilds that represent chaos and destruction.
Roll twice on the Boros Contacts table (for an ally and a rival) and once on the Non
; you can decide if the contact is an ally or a rival.
3
I showed mercy to an injured, now-grateful Dimir spy.
4
I suspect someone I know is a Golgari assassin, but I can’t prove it
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
former assistants turned out to be a Dimir spy. We’re not on friendly terms anymore, but we have a habit of running into each other.
4
A Golgari assassin killed a bitter rival of mine, leaving
me with conflicted feelings.
5
I helped a minor Gruul chieftain acquire an Izzet weapon.
6
Roll an additional Izzet contact; you can decide if the contact is an ally or a rival.
7
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes’ Feast: Saving the Children’s Menu
now. Indeed, a grateful tear runs down her cheek. She speaks with them freely in Giant and gladly tells her story. She has resolved to return home and reclaim control from Invido. But first, she must
pantomime her thanks and her plan to head into the mountains to hide temporarily. If Ignis doesn’t survive, but her children do, the characters must decide how to protect Flauma and Calor. In any case
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
. An encounter might indeed be the prelude to a battle, a parley, or some other interaction. What happens next depends on what the characters try, or what you decide is bound to occur. The tables also
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Cold Open Before beginning the adventure, give your players a chance to decide how their characters wound up in Icewind Dale, what their relationships are to one another, and what circumstances
, not even in what should be the height of summer. In this frozen tundra, darkness and bitter cold reign as king and queen. Most dale residents blame Auril the Frostmaiden, the god of winter’s wrath. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
adventure and adds a layer of neo-noir intrigue. Stories don’t always end well and there isn’t a perfect answer to every problem. The Last War turned old allies into bitter enemies and destroyed an
light may have things they regret. The Last War. Eberron has just emerged from a century-long civil war, and the scars of that bitter conflict remain. How did the war affect your character, and how will
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
-over earth that other wagons have indeed passed him by during the last few days. Digging the man out of the ground takes two diggers at least two hours, and refilling the hole takes another hour (you
were willing to leave him buried in the road and “let providence decide the man’s fate.” Amoffel has Harper contacts in Waterdeep and knows his way around the city. He can be a useful ally when this caravan reaches its destination.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
-over earth that other wagons have indeed passed him by during the last few days. Digging the man out of the ground takes two diggers at least two hours, and refilling the hole takes another hour (you
they were willing to leave him buried in the road and “let providence decide the man’s fate.” Amoffel has Harper contacts in Waterdeep and knows his way around the city. He can be a useful ally when this caravan reaches its destination.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
day’s worth of food with its long nose. In return, it then uses its magic to enhance the travelers’ comfort as they rest. A Bitter Reproach. A killmoulis will follow after any party that has provided it
offering of fine food and an earnest apology can sooth an angry killmoulis. Without that, these creatures hold a grudge against a group’s rude behavior that can last for days. A killmoulis can indeed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Getting the Quest To begin this quest, read the following boxed text to the players: Just another gruesome day in Ten-Towns: howling wind, bitter cold, foul tempers, and snowdrifts big enough to bury
is studying the characters closely, trying to decide if they’re worth her time. Ultimately, she takes the chance and draws them into conversation, asking them to help her take down her only suspect: a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
isn’t harmful, but it is bitter, viscous, and stains like ink. Mara Silvra. If the characters approach the monolith, the air around them grows colder. The spirit of Mara Silvra (use the banshee stat
and don’t leave area 31. Destroying the monolith causes the limbs and the vestige within to vanish without a trace. Whether the vestige is destroyed or released is for you to decide. Mark of the Raven
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
missions across Khorvaire to provide you with combat experience as well as to further Redcloak goals. Alternatively, your DM might decide to start the campaign with your characters at a higher level and
bitterly. Thrane. In the waning years of the Last War, the Redcloaks played a major role in the devastating Battle of Cairn Hill between Brelish and Thrane forces. Thanks to heavy losses on both sides, veterans of that battle tend to nurse bitter grudges against their enemies.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
adventurers is Friendly, Indifferent, or Hostile. In an encounter you’ve created, you can decide that starting attitude, or you can randomly determine it using the Initial Attitude table. Initial
“Nonplayer Characters” section of chapter 3 to flesh out the details of that individual’s personality and aims. For a group of nameless monsters, you can decide on a personality based on the monsters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
North, where winters are cold and monsters and human barbarians regularly stream out of the mountains to pillage outlying settlements, large nations are rare indeed, particularly in the current state
to a narrow conception of the world. You might decide to change some of the details, either to surprise your players or to account for events that have transpired since they obtained the information herein. You’re encouraged to take what’s presented here and make it, and the Forgotten Realms, your own.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
their services to dragons in exchange for membership in a draconic faction. By joining one dragon’s faction, characters might end up locked in bitter strife with a different faction—and characters who
need to decide how they fit into this system of fealty. Some characters might swear allegiance to a dragon overlord and end up as important agents enforcing that dragon’s will in the world—perhaps even
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
the case of a haunted hoard, you can use the Unfinished Business table to help you decide what that might be. Unfinished Business d6 Unfinished Business
1 Entrust the haunted item to the
lingering curse. A dying dragon might pronounce a bitter magical oath upon any who would plunder the dragon’s hoard, or a living dragon might inscribe a dire warning about the foul magic that will be
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Citadel Adbar In the extreme north of Faerûn, near the Cold Wood, lie the Ice Mountains. There, in the bitter cold, stands the eternal fortress of Citadel Adbar, the last great remnant of the
became the anvil against which they were smashed. The great drawbridge allowed none to pass except welcomed guests, and such guests were few indeed. Standing unconquered, it was the bastion of dwarven
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
franchisees what awesome titles they bestow upon their staff members in addition to (or, indeed, in lieu of) perks such as an occasional wage.
Skilled Hirelings
HAPPY FRANCHISE STAFF
A skilled
, though the DM can decide otherwise. If a mobile franchise headquarters requires more crew than is granted by the franchise’s rank, the characters must hire the remainder (typically at the skilled
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
might trade it back for dinner at my mansion?” he asks the characters politely. Allowing Mirt to keep his sword puts the Masked Lord in the characters’ debt — a fine prize indeed for their efforts. The
of similar rarity (subject to your approval). House Moonstar offers to fund any future expedition the characters decide to mount, providing maps, caravan services, and NPC followers as needed. House
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Monk: Way of the Ascendant Dragon My favorite Ascendant Dragon monks all narrate their bodily attacks aloud with fun onomatopoeias. Swish ka-pow, indeed.
-Fizban
The dragon god Bahamut is known
the Material Plane. As a follower of the Way of the Ascendant Dragon, you decide how you unlocked the power of dragons within yourself. The Ascendant Dragon Origin table offers a number of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
, and thoroughly disruptive, but also part of the natural order, and so nothing to get bothered about. Indeed, even the largest of these discoveries isn’t so lucrative as to be worth the construction
that they can spend the cold months beside a hearth, with a slice of fried pie in one hand, and a tankard of bitter gnomish stout in the other. Any cellar space not devoted to another purpose is used
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
value has little if anything to do with monetary concerns. A typical halfling’s most prized possessions are those that have the most interesting stories attached to them. Indeed, entering an elderly
its community behind for a number of reasons. A clan that is forced to relocate (perhaps because of invading creatures or a natural disaster) might decide to seek refuge or opportunity in a city or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
for was recently arrested and executed for selling stolen jewelry. You can decide whether Ariana’s interest in the characters attracts the attention of a duergar patrol. Subsequent occurrences of this
house to which the drow is affiliated. Drow House Loyalty d6 House 1–2 House Baenre 3–4 House Faen Tlabbar 5–6 House Xorlarrin House Faen Tlabbar and House Mizzrym are bitter rivals. If the drow
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Enclave.
The stronghold is indeed awe-inspiring. A massive arched stone entrance — a marvelous work of art in and of itself — leads into the mountain. Four sets of heavy iron portcullises stand fast
damage a creature. (You can decide whether to allow Tannus to fight to protect himself or others, but should encourage the player running him to think about creative nonattack ways to influence the fight
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
certain defeat at the hands of his other enemies. Rool’s betrayal doesn’t make him friendly toward the party. Once Daggerdark is dispatched, Rool continues to fight the adventurers to the bitter end
, who was part of the group that ambushed him. Hekaton rises to his full height and begins lashing out against small folk indiscriminately, shouting, “Lords’ Alliance indeed! I’ll see your alliance
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
SHIP! OR IS IT … ?
If the characters make a deal with Belle Mare and succeed in taking the Tortured Tortle, how they benefit is up to you. Before you decide to allow the Tortured Tortle and its crew
words, but these are equally derogatory, bitter, and profanity laced. In either case, the spider can pass along the following information: Rainbow has been Wizzy’s familiar for as long as it can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Random Encounters in Thither Roll for a random encounter whenever you feel it is appropriate; for example, you might decide to stage a random encounter while the characters are traveling toward a
battle, Meadowleaf calls off the attack. The dryad is too bitter and angry to apologize for any errors in judgment on her part. Reminding her of the rule of hospitality (see “Rules of Conduct” in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
nearby. 8 As characters explore a steading belonging to one kind of giant (you can roll a d6 on this table to decide why the characters are there), they discover an honored guest of a more powerful giant
mountains as the bitter cold freezes steaming geysers into sprays of ice shards. Earthquakes and volcanic eruptions reshape the landscape almost daily. Avalanches of snow and broken rock tumble down
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
that aren’t relevant to the part of the adventure you’re running now. You can assume that the Believers decide to keep a low profile as long as adventurers are asking questions about the missing
). Key NPCs. The Helm is run by the jovial but grasping Garlen Harlathurl (male Tethyrian human commoner). He is a cynic bitter from failed Waterdhavian mercantile ventures, but he has turned out to be
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
1st level slot, plus an additional 1d8 for each level of the slot above 1st.
Hellenrae The chief lieutenant of Marlos Urnrayle, Hellenrae lost her sight as a child. A bitter, angry orphan, she was
start of its next turn, when it can decide to avert its eyes again. If the creature looks at Marlos in the meantime, it must immediately make the save.
If Marlos sees himself reflected on a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
followers will straighten things up, bring fresh flowers, and refresh offerings of food, water, and wine. Especially vigilant individuals might even decide to clean up after others who carelessly spill a
another incarnation. Rillifane Rallathil Like the other elven deities, Rillifane Rallathil was once a primal elf sprung from droplets of Corellon’s blood. The original primal elves — and indeed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium
cumulative. If you have temporary hit points and receive more of them, you don’t add them together, unless a game feature says you can. You decide which temporary hit points to keep. As an example
as a way of foiling any creature that has Regeneration? Chill touch does, indeed, stop the target it hits from regaining hit points until the spell ends. This is true even if the target takes none of