decide issues are briefly

Azorius Functionary

Backgrounds Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

Members of the Azorius Senate tend toward a demeanor of cold dignity and a pragmatic, orderly nature. Steeped in the law as they are, their ideals and priorities revolve around legal issues. Personality

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

Character Hooks

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2

days from the nearest community. The town of Blasingdell is briefly described in this adventure, if you need a location where the characters can make their final preparations. Your next task is to

decide how the party learned about Khundrukar. Pick one of the following options that suits your campaign, or make up an explanation.

Market Investigations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

Market Investigations Once the characters decide to look into the events at the Tyenmo and Xungoon shops, they’re free to start their investigation. A character who visits one of the shops and spends

business isn’t for outsiders. We keep our issues to ourselves.” During initial investigations, other shop owners refuse to speak about the Tyenmo-Xungoon rivalry or strangeness at their stalls

Role of the Dungeon Master

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

help you arbitrate issues as they arise. When in doubt, make it up. It’s better to keep the game moving than to get bogged down in the rules. Embrace the shared story. D&D is about telling a story as a

. It’s not a competition. The DM isn’t competing against the player characters. Your job is to referee the rules, run monsters, and keep the story moving. Be consistent and fair. If you decide that a

31. Amber Cavity

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

, the floor forms a craterlike depression filled with inky muck. From the center of the pit rises a jagged amber monolith. A faint glow issues from within, backlighting a vague, elusive shape. The

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

The Dungeon Master

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver

issues as they come up. When in doubt, make it up! It’s better to keep the game moving than to get bogged down in the rules. It’s not a competition. The DM isn’t competing against the player

their characters. Dungeons & Dragons is about imagination and coming together to tell a story as a group. Let the players participate in the storytelling. Be consistent. If you decide that a rule

Detailed NPCs

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

ability (Dexterity) and its lowest (Strength), you might decide that the little devil is fidgety and indirect, constantly on the move and talking in circles to get to its point Appearance Briefly

The Mourning

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

state of shock. Who could unleash such power? Was this a weapon, and if so, when would those responsible issues their demands? Were the borders of the lingering walls of mist stable, or could they

Mourning? A DM running an Eberron campaign can decide the cause of the Mourning or leave it as a mystery that will never be solved. People in Eberron have many theories about the cause of the Mourning

Franchise Costs

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

franchise features, paying staff, creating merchandise with proper branding, settling legal issues, and more are all encompassed by the baseline cost for a franchise’s headquarters, a multiplier from

3,000 gp Large castle or palace 12,000 gp Some characters might decide to maintain more than one headquarters for their franchise, or to control additional sites as part of the franchise’s

Knights' Quest

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

Knights’ Quest Savra Belabranta escorts the characters through the spire and up to the pinnacle where Thurl Merosska surveys the territory. Briefly describe any other rooms or inhabitants of the

characters’ stories and share anecdotes. When you decide it’s time, read the following: The doors to the great hall fly open and a sentry from the pinnacle shouts, “Manticore! It’s on the move!” At this

Phandalin Quests

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

Hill” section. Each location includes an overview that briefly describes what characters can expect to find there. This overview is followed by information you’ll need to run the encounters at that

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

Creating a Race or Subrace

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

twilight realm of the Feywild. Their cities sometimes cross over to the Material Plane, appearing briefly in mountain valleys or deep forest glades before fading back into the Feywild. The elf

society, although they usually rise to the top, becoming revered leaders and honorable heroes. You might decide to use the aasimar as a counterpoint to the tiefling race. The two races could even be

Tour of the Planes

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

Tour of the Planes Each of the thirteen planes in Eberron’s cosmology is briefly described below, both in general terms as well as by the effects that occur or appear on the Material Plane in

develop odd characteristics as well. 4 A cavern here is a cancerous tumor that issues forth aberrations to prey upon the world, and it is growing.

Gibbet Crossing Locations

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

of the cages for customers, usually on captured thieves or duergar who worked too slowly. She might talk briefly with the characters, but only as a pretense to determine their numbers and weaknesses

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

Locations E - H

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

political influence in Everlund, to the extent that they now have a representative on the Council of Elders. The Hall of the Elders is where the council meets to discuss issues affecting the city. Only the

characters decide to call in the favor, Dral contacts his employers, and High Captain Horix Zoar does everything in his power to give the characters what they want, provided it’s within his power and isn’t

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