decide instances are bear

Insightful Collector

feats

physical contact with it, but you don’t learn any curse the item might bear. There is a cumulative 5 percent chance for every rarity above Common that you misunderstand the nature and the power

of the object. Rare Find. You begin play in possession of a Common magic item. Work with your GM to decide on which object fits your character and the campaign.

Boros Legionnaire

Backgrounds Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

. 2 I am always the first into the fray. 3 I bear any injury or indignity with stoic discipline. 4 My righteous wrath is easily inflamed by the slightest iniquity. 5 My honor is more

; 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

Blessings

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

character can’t benefit from multiple instances of a blessing at the same time. For example, a character can’t benefit from two instances of the Blessing of Health at once. Example blessings are

provided below. The text of a blessing addresses its user. If you decide to create more blessings, consider this: a typical blessing mimics the properties of a wondrous item. Blessing of Health Your

A Note about Size

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

giants, you might decide to tweak this rule. Consider these two options: Everything Fits. Perhaps the ancient giants of your world lived among creatures of varying statures, and as such, they took great

can decide whether characters find giant-sized items they need to resize (one way or another) or they find items that were made by giants for smaller allies—or made by smaller creatures using giants

Infuse Item

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron

decide to attune to the item later, you must do so using the normal process for attunement (see “Attunement” in chapter 7 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide). Your infusion remains in an item indefinitely

each of the objects, and each of your infusions can be in only one object at a time. Moreover, no object can bear more than one of your infusions at a time. If you try to exceed your maximum number of infusions, the oldest infusion immediately ends, and then the new infusion applies.

Patron Benefits

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

, it’s up to the characters to decide what they mean. The Prophecy is notoriously difficult to interpret, and a given passage might be fulfilled in different ways (or, possibly, in multiple ways over the

course of centuries). For example, take a prophetic snippet like the one mentioned in the book’s introduction: “If the Bear King is slain by a sorrowful assassin in the Shadow of the Mourning, the

Infuse Item

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

decide to attune to the item later, you must do so using the normal process for attunement (see “Attunement” in chapter 7 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide). Your infusion remains in an item indefinitely

objects, and each of your infusions can be in only one object at a time. Moreover, no object can bear more than one of your infusions at a time. If you try to exceed your maximum number of infusions, the

Complications

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild

determination. 76–80 Lynx slays Sir Ursas. She cuts off his bear paw, promising to turn it into her personal backscratcher. 81–85 Sir Ursas slays Lynx. He tears her flesh golem suit away to

–00 Both Lynx and Sir Ursas decide that events have grown too heated and escape into the city. High bounties are set for their capture.

Infuse Item

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

. If you decide to attune to the item later, you must do so using the normal process for attunement (see the attunement rules in the Dungeon Master’s Guide). Your infusion remains in an item

each of your infusions can be in only one object at a time. Moreover, no object can bear more than one of your infusions at a time. If you try to exceed your maximum number of infusions, the oldest

Life in the Domains of Dread

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

nightmare realms remain just so. Currency Many domains mint their own gold, silver, and copper coins. Though these currencies bear different markings, merchants aren’t particular about the designs stamped

Dread, some more pervasively than others. The same language spoken in multiple domains might bear subtle differences or unique words. Speakers from different domains might also have distinct accents

Finding Iymrith

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

Finding Iymrith The storm giants bear the burden of finding the dragon so that the characters can focus on preparing themselves for the final showdown. Hekaton and Serissa know that blue dragons

roll initiative for each storm giant. The former approach expedites combat; the latter leads to a battle with more verisimilitude. HARSHNAG RETURNS! If the characters decide to confront Iymrith

Arrival at the Island

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

island — always giving it a wide berth — so the characters can disembark somewhere else along the perimeter. After the characters take to their boats, they can decide to come ashore on the mainland and

extends for 190 feet from the coast to the ledge of area 1. It is 10 feet wide and 10 to 15 feet thick, allowing it to safely bear the weight of the characters if they choose to walk on it.

Entering Candlekeep

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

or scroll, you decide whether the monks accept it as a gift. If the characters try to sneak or force their way into Candlekeep, the fortress’s defenses are brought to bear as described in the

Designing Simple Traps

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

trap can break it and free the captive. Examples include a bear trap, a cage that drops from a ceiling, and a device that flings a net. Slay. Some traps are designed to eliminate intruders, plain and

level ranges: 1–4, 5–10, 11–16, and 17–20. The level you choose for a trap gives you a starting point for determining its potency. To further delineate the trap’s strength, decide whether it is a

Example Simple Traps

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

Example Simple Traps The following simple traps can be used to populate your adventures or as models for your own creations. Bear Trap Simple trap (level 1–4, dangerous threat) A bear trap resembles

a set of iron jaws that springs shut when stepped on, clamping down on a creature’s leg. The trap is spiked in the ground, leaving the victim immobilized. Trigger. A creature that steps on the bear

Places of Interest

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries

source of the disappearances, stop them, and rescue anyone she could. As it happened, she was the last villager taken by the meenlocks. If the characters decide to explore the house, see “Mayor

inscriptions notice that the headstones near the cairns bear the same death date, which is also the date of the mine collapse. The cairns were intended to be temporary, but with so many stones needing to

Dragon Characters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

K’rshinthintl and Claugiyliamatar are called Cyan Bloodbane and Old Gnawbones, respectively. When naming a dragon, take whatever approach appeals to you. But bear in mind that dragons need memorable names

. Consider these examples: Change Shape. You can decide that a dragon acquires this action at a younger age than usual, particularly if you want to feature a dragon in Humanoid form in your campaign. The

Lycanthropes

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

decide that a change in alignment places the character under DM control until the curse of lycanthropy is removed. The following information applies to specific lycanthropes. Werebear. The

character gains a Strength of 19 if his or her score isn’t already higher, and a +1 bonus to AC while in bear or hybrid form (from natural armor). Attack and damage rolls for the natural weapons are based on

U6. Standing Stones

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd

for as long as possible, and she doesn’t willingly identify other wereravens with whom she’s acquainted. She can’t be persuaded to accompany the characters if they decide to confront Baba Lysaga

into them: bear, elk, hawk, goat, owl, panther, raven, and wolf. The standing stones are nonmagical. However, druid characters who enter the circle can sense that powerful gods once blessed this site

Carousing

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

bear a grudge. A hostile contact works against the character, placing obstacles but stopping short of committing a crime or a violent act. Allied contacts are friends who will render aid to the

specific NPCs as contacts. You might decide that the barkeep at the Wretched Gorgon and a guard stationed at the western gate are the character’s allied contacts. Assigning specific NPCs gives the

Phandalin Quests

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak

fighting the monster is always an option, characters might decide to negotiate with the manticore instead. Be flexible, particularly when dealing with intelligent monsters. If every encounter becomes a

camp, which is run by the half-brother of Phandalin’s townmaster, Harbin Wester. Barthen, the local provisioner, has prepared a new delivery. He needs someone to bear the supplies safely to the camp

Yartar

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

another and decide to form a group. In those years when Shieldmeet falls, the town is instead treated to a great festival on that day, sponsored mainly by the local temple to Tymora, the Happy Hall of

its walls stand multiple crossbow contraptions, each able to fire a dozen bolts at once. When brought to bear against a force on the riverbank, the Shields loose two volleys against their enemies

Locations on the Upper Level

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6

and an armband made of gold fabric with a clasp fashioned from ivory and amber sculpted in the form of a bear. The armband is worth 500 gp, and it serves as a token of free passage. 9–10. Cavern Guard

the place by the various giants in the upper area. If the characters decide to look through the refuse, it takes 10 minutes to search a 10-foot-square area, and the toads from area 12 come into the

Dimensional Caverns

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

after the ancient deep crow awakes, any character can draw close enough to the pile to investigate the destroyed works. These bear such titles as Twenty Ways to Gain Your Lover; Crazy Little Thing Called

sincere in their attempts to engage the deep crow, you can decide that successful roleplaying and a reasonable number of successful ability checks let them gain Raah’s trust. On a badly failed check or

Other Adventuring Gear

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

as a spellcasting focus. To use the symbol in this way, the caster must hold it in hand, wear it visibly, or bear it on a shield. Holy Water. As an action, you can splash the contents of this flask

is provided with the lock. Without the key, a creature proficient with thieves' tools can pick this lock with a successful DC 15 Dexterity check. Your DM may decide that better locks are available for

Court of Orestes Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

wears a piscine, gold funerary mask (see chapter 6). The bodies here bear no grave goods and deteriorate if disturbed. 5. Crypts of the Deathless Stairs ascend to a hall lined with door frames barred

character drips their blood upon the sarcophagus lid, though, you can decide if their blood turns black or not—choosing if you want the character’s story to go in that direction (and you think the character’s

Market Ward

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands

by winged Celestials. Vibrant produce dangles from the leafy awnings of living plant stalls, and masterwork armors forged from rare metals bear insignias from blacksmiths on other worlds. Free League

Presence. The Free League congregates in the Great Bazaar. Although the Harmonium patrols the bazaar’s busy avenues, it’s the members of the Free League who capture thieves and decide whether to turn

Locations V - Z

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

ominous shadow causing widespread panic. Lady Laeral Silverhand dispatches heralds to calm the people and assure them that no harm will befall the city. If the adventurers decide to investigate, they must

child from the Blue Bear tribe (see the “Uthgardt” section earlier in this chapter). He is hiding in the inn’s hearth, and characters who have a passive Wisdom (Perception) score of 12 or higher spot

Random Encounters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd

remains. Dire Wolves A snarling wolf the size of a grizzly bear steps out of the fog. The area is lightly obscured by fog. If more than one dire wolf is present, the others aren’t far behind and

land. This particular ghost is all that remains of a person drained of life by Strahd (decide whether it’s a man or a woman). It appears and hisses, “No one will ever know you died here.” It then attacks

Skytower Shelter Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

until after it rolls the d20 before deciding to use the runestone die, but must decide before the DM says whether the roll succeeds or fails. Once the runestone die is rolled, it is lost, and the

deciding to use the runestone die, but must decide before the DM says whether the roll succeeds or fails. Once the runestone die is rolled, it is lost, and the humanoid can’t gain another from this

Gibbet Crossing Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

and lathes line the walls of this large workshop. Four eerie figures toil before a dark forge, striking metal that isn’t there. Several stone tables bear old tools and metal rods adorned with spikes

enemies deeper in the Underdark and hid it in this enclave until they could decide what to do with it. They never figured out how to activate it. The erratic magic of the nearby Netherese obelisk

Adventuring Gear

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

paladin can use a holy symbol as a spellcasting focus, as described in chapter 10. To use the symbol in this way, the caster must hold it in hand, wear it visibly, or bear it on a shield. Holy Water

the lock. Without the key, a creature proficient with thieves’ tools can pick this lock with a successful DC 15 Dexterity check. Your DM may decide that better locks are available for higher prices

Observatory Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle

battle with eight stirges. When the characters enter the area, six of the stirges turn their attention to this new, juicier prey. The kobolds try to deal with the remaining two stirges, and then decide

over and shattered, have strewn their contents across the stone floor. The sound of splintering wood echoes through the space, and a moment later you see an agitated bronze dragon the size of a bear

The Seldarine

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

of the god’s love and of the primal elves’ original fluid state of being. Many of Corellon’s chief priests bear this blessing. The rarest of these blessed elves can change their sex whenever they

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

Portal Encounters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

pushes a cart loaded with Chultan-themed tourist keepsakes and collectibles. All bear the logo of Acquisitions Incorporated, but these are actually knock-offs created as part of Dran Enterprise’s ongoing

checks must be attempted by the characters. The players can decide which characters make which checks, but a character cannot make a second check until all the characters have made one check. A character

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