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Player’s Handbook
cast a spell until you finish a Long Rest, you take 1d10 Necrotic damage per level of that spell. This damage can’t be reduced or prevented in any way. In addition, your Strength score becomes 3
for 2d4 days. For each of those days that you spend resting and doing nothing more than light activity, your remaining recovery time decreases by 2 days. Finally, there is a 33 percent chance that you are unable to cast Wish ever again if you suffer this stress.
classes
Basic Rules (2014)
berserk state where rage takes over, giving them superhuman strength and resilience. A barbarian can draw on this reservoir of fury only a few times without resting, but those few rages are usually
violated, or a coup that removed you from a position of authority.
QUICK BUILD
You can make a barbarian quickly by following these suggestions. First, put your highest ability score in Strength
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Hit Points and Hit Dice Your character’s hit points define how tough your character is in combat and other dangerous situations. Your hit points are determined by your Hit Dice (short for Hit Point
Hit Die your character uses and the number of Hit Dice you have. After you rest, you can spend Hit Dice to regain hit points (see “Resting” in chapter 8, "Adventuring").
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Undead, Lawful Evil
AC 16 Initiative +14 (24)
HP 187 (22d8 + 88)
Speed 40 ft., Climb 40 ft., Fly 40 ft. (hover)
Ability Score Mod Save
Str 20 +5 +10
Dex 18 +4 +9
Con 18
+4 +4
Ability Score Mod Save
Int 19 +4 +4
Wis 16 +3 +8
Cha 21 +5 +10
Skills Arcana +9, Perception +13, Stealth +9
Immunities Cold, Necrotic; Charmed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Descent into the Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth
know that these actions will end the adventure (and thus their opportunity to score more points). Resting To keep the dungeon challenging, the characters can take only one short rest during the session. Long rests are prohibited for tournament play of this adventure.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
: armor, weapons, skills, saving throws, and sometimes tools. Your proficiencies define many of the things your character can do particularly well, from using certain weapons to telling a convincing lie
character of that class, including how to assign your highest ability scores, a background suitable to the class, and starting spells.
Hit Points and Hit Dice Your character’s hit points define how tough
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Carrying Your Strength score determines the amount of weight you can bear. The following terms define what you can lift or carry. Carrying Capacity. Your carrying capacity is your Strength score
in pounds up to twice your carrying capacity (or 30 times your Strength score). While pushing or dragging weight in excess of your carrying capacity, your speed drops to 5 feet. Size and Strength
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
. Lifting and Carrying Your Strength score determines the amount of weight you can bear. The following terms define what you can lift or carry. Carrying Capacity. Your carrying capacity is your Strength
score multiplied by 15. This is the weight (in pounds) that you can carry, which is high enough that most characters don't usually have to worry about it. Push, Drag, or Lift. You can push, drag, or lift
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Vampires Vampire Familiar Medium or Small Humanoid, Neutral Evil
AC 15 Initiative +5 (15)
HP 65 (10d8 + 20)
Speed 30 ft., Climb 30 ft.
Ability Score Mod Save
Str 17 +3 +3
Dex
16 +3 +5
Con 15 +2 +2
Ability Score Mod Save
Int 10 +0 +0
Wis 10 +0 +2
Cha 14 +2 +2
Skills Perception +4, Persuasion +4, Stealth +7
Resistances
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
and feed on populations over generations. Vampire Medium or Small Undead, Lawful Evil
AC 16 Initiative +14 (24)
HP 195 (23d8 + 92)
Speed 40 ft., Climb 40 ft.
Ability Score Mod Save
Str 18 +4 +4
Dex 18 +4 +9
Con 18 +4 +9
Ability Score Mod Save
Int 17 +3 +3
Wis 15 +2 +7
Cha 18 +4 +9
Skills Perception +7, Stealth +9
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
characters are resting. You can influence the pace and tension of your adventure by determining where and when the characters can rest. If the characters are exploring a vast dungeon, consider scattering a
few small rooms with only one door, where the characters can bar the door and reasonably expect to spend an hour or even a night resting in safety. On the flip side, cautious characters might try to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Elf Traits Your elf character has a variety of natural abilities, the result of thousands of years of elven refinement. Ability Score Increase. Your Dexterity score increases by 2. Age. Although
meditation is “trance.”) While meditating, you can dream after a fashion; such dreams are actually mental exercises that have become reflexive through years of practice. After resting in this way, you gain
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Elf Traits Your elf character has a variety of natural abilities, the result of thousands of years of elven refinement. Ability Score Increase. Your Dexterity score increases by 2. Age. Although
meditation is “trance.”) While meditating, you can dream after a fashion; such dreams are actually mental exercises that have become reflexive through years of practice. After resting in this way, you gain
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lorwyn: First Light
vivid, dramatic dreams. Giants see their dreams as powerful augurs or important messages that border on divine inspiration. These giants mark their resting spots with enormous stone archways to
115 (11d12 + 44)
Speed 40 ft.
Ability Score Mod Save
STR 21 +5 +5
DEX 13 +1 +1
CON 18 +4 +7
Ability Score Mod Save
INT 9 -1 -1
WIS 16 +3 +6
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
and Akros, no villages or military outposts mark Setessan territory, but a few key features in the Nessian Wood define the area under Setessan control. Amatrophon The Amatrophon encompasses a large
lilacs growing along the riverbank and silver fish darting in startlingly clear water, it is abandoned by Setessa and favored by travelers as a resting point on the road before coming under the eaves of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
but falls unconscious instead. The creature regains consciousness, and the reduction to its Strength score disappears, after it finishes a short or long rest. Moon Sphere. This dangling, 3-foot
-diameter sphere of white glass sheds bright light out to a range of 20 feet and dim light for an additional 20 feet. Casting dispel magic on the sphere automatically causes its light to go out. Treasure. Characters who search the shadow theater find a pair of opera glasses (250 gp) resting on one seat.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
the cave’s center. Both are talking while apparently ignoring each other. In the cages, three hulking brown bears appear to be resting.
The two derro (see appendix C) are cultists. One of them is
appearances to the contrary. Characters hoping to sneak past them must succeed on Dexterity (Stealth) checks contested by the bears’ passive Wisdom (Perception) score of 13. On their first turn, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
-attitude or mannerisms, or the influence of his or her ability scores. A useful place to start thinking about personality traits is to look at your highest and lowest ability scores and define one trait
related to each. Either one could be positive or negative: you might work hard to overcome a low score, for example, or be cocky about your high score. Ideals Describe one ideal that drives your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
their blindsight. Giant Spider Cocoon A giant spider cocoon is encountered only if the characters are moving about the castle (not resting); otherwise, reroll. A white cocoon is suspended from the
approaches quietly. A character whose passive Wisdom (Perception) score meets or exceeds Rahadin’s Dexterity (Stealth) check hear him. “The master wishes to see you,” intones a grim voice in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
lowest ability scores and define one trait related to each. Either one could be positive or negative: you might work hard to overcome a low score, for example, or be cocky about your high score.
Ideals
, evil, or neutral), and the other describes attitudes toward society and order (lawful, chaotic, or neutral). Thus, nine distinct alignments define the possible combinations. These brief summaries of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
. You can use the following encounters to harry restless or resting adventurers. Huge Gray Ooze The characters encounter six Ghaunadaur-worshiping duergar who were transformed by Halaster’s magic into
a single gray ooze with a challenge rating of 8 (3,900 XP) and these changes: The ooze is Huge, with 152 (16d12 + 48) hit points and a Strength score of 18. As an action, it can make two attacks with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
prevented in any way. In addition, your Strength score becomes 3 for 2d4 days. For each of those days that you spend resting and doing nothing more than light activity, your remaining recovery time
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
prevented in any way. In addition, your Strength score becomes 3 for 2d4 days. For each of those days that you spend resting and doing nothing more than light activity, your remaining recovery time
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
encountered only if the characters are moving about the castle (not resting); otherwise, treat this result as no encounter. You find a discarded toy—something no child could love. The toy has a slogan
, one of the claws tries to crawl into the character’s backpack and hide there. It makes a Dexterity (Stealth) check contested by the character’s passive Wisdom (Perception) score. If the claw loses the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
a human skull resting on an open rolltop desk.
Skabatha Nightshade spends part of her day here (see Where’s Skabatha? earlier in the chapter); if present, she is seated at the writing desk and
score of 4 (the strength of a normal octopus). The effect lasts until the creature receives the benefit of a remove curse spell, a greater restoration spell, or similar magic. Treasure. Among the junk
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
with a dangerous natural gas leak. Any member of the party with a passive Wisdom (Perception) score of 14 or higher detects signs of the gas. The characters’ travel pace for the day is slowed by half
. Shelter The party stumbles upon a cave that is sheltered and easily defended. If the characters camp here, they can finish a long rest without any chance of an encounter while they are resting. Sinkhole One
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
gloom, suggesting the promise of treasure to be had.
Nightscale keeps her treasure on the small island in the lake, and she spends most of her time resting here. If the characters have avoided
attracting her attention so far and want to approach the island, they can do so quietly if every character’s Dexterity (Stealth) check meets or exceeds the dragon’s passive Perception score. Treasure
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
Dahlinger Thorgran Ironquill’s Journal A character who has a passive Wisdom (Perception) score of 14 or greater who crosses the top of the chasm notices silver glittering at the chasm’s bottom. Anyone who
, resting and keeping watch in pairs. The broken stalagmites make the room difficult terrain, which doesn’t hinder the grells. Eager to defend their lair, the grells fight to the death. J4: Larder The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
wall above a 10-foot-tall basalt table with some valuable items resting on it and a large iron chest tucked underneath it (see “Treasure”). Two wardrobes of fire-scorched wood stand against the west wall
chest, resting on a bed of ashes, is a giant-sized adamantine crown set with six black opals (worth 7,500 gp and weighing 150 pounds). Under the ashes are 6,300 gp, Duke Zalto’s conch of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
intruders. Damien has a ring of keys hooked onto his apron. These keys can lock and unlock all the doors in the manor. M3. Dining Room This room is dimly lit by a golden candelabra resting atop a
character who has a passive Wisdom (Perception) score of 15 or higher notices that the image of Quill in the painting is moving slightly. See “Finding Quill” later in the adventure for more information
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
shrinks away from the demonic hordes he has unwittingly unleashed.
If a character receiving this vision has a passive Wisdom (Perception) score of 13 or higher, he or she sees a drow insignia on
flayers gather around an enormous brain resting in a pool. The brain is dead. You can hear the illithids’ incomprehensible thoughts as they mourn its passing. One word echoes louder than the others
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
crypt is the resting place of followers of Habbakuk who tended to this shrine. Tombs. The sarcophagus to the west bears an inscription in Elvish: “Herzon, who built this prayer in stone.” A character
who has a passive Wisdom (Perception) score of 16 or higher notices a design on its lid resembling the layout of the shrine. Although the crypt has no other visible exits, the room on the map
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
Intelligence (Investigation) check determines the rat was killed by acid. Characters who have a passive Wisdom (Perception) score of 14 or higher feel intensifying tremors beneath them. If a character
carrion crawler clings to the ceiling in this room, waiting to ambush entrants. Characters who have a passive Wisdom (Perception) score of 13 or higher notice the carrion crawler before it attacks. A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sleeping Dragon’s Wake
her poison vials hidden in a 1-foot-deep, 1-foot-diameter hole in the ground covered by her sleeping mat. Creatures with a passive Wisdom (Perception) score of 14 or higher notice that the mat dips
scattered across this cavern, torn to pieces by Claugiyliamatar. A creature with a passive Wisdom (Perception) score of 17 of higher notices that the surfaces of the chamber are covered with a very fine
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
. Any character who has a passive Wisdom (Perception) score of 12 or higher notices the book. A thorough search of the shelf also yields the book. Swarm of Animated Books Swarm of Animated Books
go as they please. The entire far wall of this room is a floor-to-ceiling bookshelf. Even more books are resting on several large scarlet armchairs and small wooden tables, and there are several