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Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
was designed for.
No two autognomes are necessarily made of the same materials; magic is what gives them their intelligence. Most autognomes are programmed to obey the following three directives
distinguish between species; if an autognome sees a group of adults battling a lunar dragon wyrmling, for instance, it would come to the wyrmling's defense.Poison
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
a murder but doesn’t want to be found or identified.
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An emerald dragon seeks heroes to participate in a dramatic reenactment of a legendary battle involving dragon riders.
3
An
a constant battle against deep gnome miners, who scour the tunnels of the dragon’s lair in search of emeralds.
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An adult silver dragon tries to befriend and draw out a reclusive adult
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
doesn’t want to be found or identified.
2
An emerald dragon seeks heroes to participate in a dramatic reenactment of a legendary battle involving dragon riders.
3
An emerald dragon
’s lair is a maze of twisting tunnels, interconnected caverns, or crumbling ruins designed to disorient intruders. Circuitous routes within the lair provide the dragon with numerous ways to evade
Hobgoblin
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
its officers. For instance, the captains of the highest-ranking banners can expect their orders to be followed by the captains of any banners of lower rank.
Rank and responsibility aren’t
greatest respect is reserved for those who earn their glory in battle. In theory, the fortunes of war can elevate the lowest-ranking banner in a legion to the highest status. In practice, warlords are
Orc
Legacy
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
the plane of Acheron. It is there in the afterlife where the chosen ones will join Gruumsh and his armies in their endless extraplanar battle for supremacy.
Gods of the Orcs
Orcs believe their gods
gather and celebrate, dwell the followers of Yurtrus, the god of disease and death, and Shargaas, the god of darkness and the unknown. Orcs too weak for battle (because of bodily weakness, malformation
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
important than the gear and fighting style of its members, and so most of these orders aren’t limited to fighting types, but are open to all sorts of folk who are willing to battle and die for the
order’s cause.
The “Knightly Orders of Faerûn” sidebar details several of the orders that are active at present and is designed to help inform your decision about which group
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Flee, Mortals! Rule Primer
NPCs with Companions Companion creatures are designed to accompany player characters on adventures. If an NPC has a pet or creature servant, it’s recommended you use the creature’s normal stat block
. For instance, if an NPC ranger has an owlbear they work with, that creature would use the normal owlbear stat block and be played by the GM as normal. But if the characters are charged with rescuing
Kobold
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, designed to collapse under the weight of any creature heavier than a kobold. On occasion, the route through a kobold lair runs along a ledge that borders a cavern or a crevasse, and the kobolds might
populated areas, practice cannibalism, believing it is foolish to waste good meat.
In any case, kobolds that eat humanoids don’t simply start consuming corpses or prisoners right after a battle
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
Can a non-Battle Master attempt to disarm someone? The Disarming Attack maneuver is designed for the Battle Master Fighter, but any character can try to disarm a foe. Such an attempt would fall under improvising an action not detailed by the rules and would be up to your DM to adjudicate.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
opponent, your best candidate for that foe is one of the game’s legendary creatures, which are designed to fill this need. If the battle involves multiple monsters, decide roughly how many creatures you want to use before continuing with step 3.
Step 2: Choose Encounter Size Determine whether you want to create a battle that pits one creature against the characters, or if you want to use multiple monsters. If the fight is against a single
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
good, or a battle averted that spared hundreds from death was ultimately the first step in an overlord’s release. (For instance, a soldier who was otherwise fated to die in the battle that was avoided
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
Developments This battle will likely be a challenge to run. It is designed to create an emotional low spot in the adventure, during which overall defeat for the forces of good looks like a real
possibility. Character death — even if temporary — can crush some players’ spirits. For those players, don’t make this battle just a relentless slog toward death. Give the adventurers opportunities to save
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
Developments This battle will likely be a challenge to run. It is designed to create an emotional low spot in the adventure, during which overall defeat for the forces of good looks like a real
possibility. Character death—even if temporary—can crush some players’ spirits. For those players, don’t make this battle just a relentless slog toward death. Give the adventurers opportunities to save
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Unearthed Arcana
The Artificer December 17, 2024
In this new Unearthed Arcana document, we explore material designed for upcoming books, using rules from the 2024 Player’s Handbook. This playtest document presents
a revised Artificer, along with 4 revised subclasses: Alchemist, Armorer, Artillerist, and Battle Smith. It also presents a new spell and a number of new magic items.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Level 14: Arcturiadoom Arcturiadoom is designed for four 13th-level characters, and adventurers who defeat the monsters on this level should gain enough XP to advance halfway to 14th level. The lich
her personal retreat (“doom” being an archaic term for a lord’s domain). Hidden on this level is Arcturia’s phylactery, and adventurers would be wise to find and destroy it before facing the lich in battle on level 23.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Appendix B: Character Names Some players and DMs have a knack for coming up with character names on the fly, while others find that task more of a challenge. The tables in this appendix are designed
determine a name. Even though names are associated with races in this appendix, a character might not have a name from their own race. For instance, a half-orc might have grown up among dwarves and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
, adventures in a shared campaign are designed to take either 2 hours or 4 hours. In each hour of play, assume the characters can complete the following: Three or four simple combat encounters, or one or
can be different for each group. For more narrative adventures, try to focus on simple but flexible encounters or events. For instance, an adventure requires the characters to protect a high priest of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
bypassing or disabling traps are all part of exploration.
Not everything in your world needs to be explored painstakingly. For instance, you might gloss over an unimportant journey by telling the
all sorts of unusual environments
Maps designed for use with miniatures (see “Miniatures” in this chapter) tend to be player facing, revealing nothing that would spoil the adventure.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
adventures for characters who did not participate in the missions. The Final Enemy is designed for four to six characters of 7th level. If you want to use story-based character advancement (see
final battle where the characters have a chance to lead a final, decisive assault on the sahuagin fortress.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
Advancement Tyranny of Dragons: The Rise of Tiamat was designed around the milestone system of advancement. At the start of the adventure, the characters should be 7th or 8th level. Instead of
Attack) Chapter 15: Xonthal’s Tower Chapter 16: Mission to Thay (level gain at DM’s option) Chapter 13: The Cult Strikes Back (Third Attack) Leveling up after seven milestones should bring the characters to 14th or 15th level in time for the final battle at the Well of Dragons.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
Advancement Tyranny of Dragons: The Rise of Tiamat was designed around the milestone system of advancement. At the start of the adventure, the characters should be 7th or 8th level. Instead of
Attack) Chapter 15: Xonthal’s Tower Chapter 16: Mission to Thay (level gain at DM’s option) Chapter 13: The Cult Strikes Back (Third Attack) Leveling up after seven milestones should bring the characters to 14th or 15th level in time for the final battle at the Well of Dragons.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium
if you multiclass. For instance, if you’re a 4th-level multiclass character, you haven’t yet received the Ability Score Improvement feature because you haven’t attained 4th level in one of your classes
instance, if you gain a level in cleric and choose the War Domain, you do benefit from the Bonus Proficiencies feature, even if cleric isn’t your first class. Can a barbarian/cleric use spiritual
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy
Wildspace Battle As your ship steers clear of the asteroids, another ship appears. Its sleek frame is painted in a wild shade of pink and is designed to resemble an immense squid. Starlight reflects
battle. Hammerhead Ship The following statistics are for the characters’ training ship and appear in handout 1. The ship is equipped with one ballista and two mangonels, each on a rotating mount. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
the coming battle. There is one invisible stalker per two members of the party, including sidekicks. The encounter begins when the characters hear the captain yell from his cabin as he is attacked
. The stalkers fight to the death. Storm Galas Windrage creates a storm to distract the characters and their allies before the coming battle. When the storm begins, read the following boxed text aloud
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
Advancement Tyranny of Dragons: The Rise of Tiamat was designed around the milestone system of advancement. At the start of the adventure, the characters should be 7th or 8th level. Instead of
Chapter 16: Mission to Thay (level gain at DM’s option) Chapter 13: The Cult Strikes Back (Third Attack) Leveling up after seven milestones should bring the characters to 14th or 15th level in time for the final battle at the Well of Dragons.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
, or even pieces of candy if miniatures are unavailable. Many software tools designed to facilitate online D&D play provide a battle grid. Even without such tools, though, many online D&D games use
products, but many DMs (and players) find them to be exciting additions to the game. Battle Grid and Miniatures Some DMs use a battle grid and miniatures to run combat encounters, which helps players
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
than the gear and fighting style of its members, and so most of these orders aren’t limited to fighting types, but are open to all sorts of folk who are willing to battle and die for the order’s cause
. The “Knightly Orders of Faerûn” sidebar details several of the orders that are active at present and is designed to help inform your decision about which group you owe allegiance to. Skill
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
, or even pieces of candy if miniatures are unavailable.
Many software tools designed to facilitate online D&D play provide a battle grid. Even without such tools, though, many online D&D games use
products, but many DMs (and players) find them to be exciting additions to the game. Battle Grid and Miniatures Some DMs use a battle grid and miniatures to run combat encounters, which helps players
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
hobgoblin warlords or bugbear chiefs. “Bree-Yark!”
— Goblin for “We surrender!” (or so they say)
Challenging Lairs. Goblins festoon their lairs with alarms designed to signal the arrival of intruders
. Maglubiyet the Mighty One, the Lord of Depths and Darkness, is the greater god of goblinoids. Envisioned by most goblins as an eleven-foot-tall battle-scarred goblin with black skin and fire erupting
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
(fearing that an all-out battle would likely destroy the village too), they’re interested in talking of little else besides who could be inside. The most popular theories are that Xonthal has returned or has
by brilliantly crafted wishes cast by Xonthal. The tower is impervious to all scrying and divination, and invulnerable against all forms of attack and alteration. Approaching through the maze and overcoming the puzzles designed by Xonthal is the only way to get inside.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
(fearing that an all-out battle would likely destroy the village too), they’re interested in talking of little else besides who could be inside. The most popular theories are that Xonthal has returned or has
by brilliantly crafted wishes cast by Xonthal. The tower is impervious to all scrying and divination, and invulnerable against all forms of attack and alteration. Approaching through the maze and overcoming the puzzles designed by Xonthal is the only way to get inside.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
a villain and a group of minions in a battle to the finish. 2 The adventurers chase a villain while dodging obstacles designed to thwart them, leading to a final confrontation in the villain’s refuge
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
whiteboard on a wall or propped up nearby A battle mat you use for miniatures Folded index cards for each character and each group of identical monsters, placed like tents in Initiative order across the top of
your DM screen A virtual tabletop program you’re using or a group text chat Magnets, clothespins, or an accessory designed to represent the Initiative order spatially An open list makes everyone
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
build a battle that is potentially deadly, though still not likely to be an automatic defeat. A party of four characters facing an encounter designed for six characters would fall into this category
rating (CR) to use for a legendary creature opposing a party of four to six characters, creating a satisfying but difficult battle. For example, for a party of five 9th-level characters, a CR 12
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Hulgaz in your campaign. You can run the following encounters to introduce Hulgaz to the party. These encounters are designed to occur in the order presented over the course of several game sessions, as
the exchange is over. Time of Need During an especially harrowing fight, Hulgaz appears to the party. She teleports to the most hard-pressed character and casually offers to help in the battle. All she