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Coin of Decisionry

Magic Items Acquisitions Incorporated

the user toward a specific course of action. The creature flipping the coin can detect your manipulation with a successful DC 13 Wisdom (Insight) check. Better Odds When you reach rank 3, your

Leucrotta

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Mimicry. The leucrotta can mimic Beast sounds and Humanoid voices. A creature that hears the sounds can tell they are imitations only with a successful DC 14 Wisdom (Insight) check. Stench. Any

like doing their own killing, since leucrottas are meticulous in their cruelty and able to draw out kills for better and longer sport. And when there are no victims to be had, a leucrotta can mimic the

Sword of Zariel

Magic Items Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

conduct myself determines my reward in the afterlife. (Lawful) 6 Redemption. All creatures are capable of change for the better. (Good) Bonds D6 BOND 1 I have a

by transmitting emotion to the creature carrying or wielding it. Truth Seer. While holding the sword, you gain advantage on all Wisdom (Insight) checks. Destroying the Sword. Zariel can destroy the

Acolyte Legacy

Backgrounds Basic Rules (2014)

. Choose a god, a pantheon of gods, or some other quasi-divine being, and work with your DM to detail the nature of your religious service. The Gods of the Multiverse section contains a sample pantheon

. Skill Proficiencies: Insight, Religion Languages: Two of your choice Equipment: A holy symbol (a gift to you when you entered the priesthood), a prayer book or prayer wheel, 5 sticks of

Azorius Functionary

Backgrounds Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

member of the Azorius guild, which both enacts and enforces the laws that make Ravnican society function smoothly and safely. Skill Proficiencies: Insight, Intimidation Languages: Two of your

way of ensuring that the laws are obeyed. (Lawful) 5 Legislation. The law embodies excellence in its precision and detail. (Lawful) 6 Punishment. A public display of consequences

Inquisitive

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

Inquisitive As an archetypal Inquisitive, you excel at rooting out secrets and unraveling mysteries. You rely on your sharp eye for detail, but also on your finely honed ability to read the words and

equipped to expose and end hidden evils. Inquisitive Features Rogue Level Feature 3rd Ear for Deceit, Eye for Detail, Insightful Fighting 9th Steady Eye 13th Unerring Eye 17th Eye for Weakness

Golgari Agent

Backgrounds Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

knowledge of anatomy to use by narrating the injuries my enemies suffer in grisly detail. 8 Like a wild animal, I lash out viciously when I’m provoked — and I’m easily provoked

bother to couch my opinions in flattering words. 5 I can’t help but pocket any trinket or coin I come across, no matter how worthless. 6 I’m convinced that I’m better and

Starting Location

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

Starting Location Begin your campaign in a location you can detail, such as a village, a neighborhood in a larger city, an outpost, or a roadside tavern. Be prepared to give players enough

Free City of Greyhawk, described later in this chapter, is an ideal starting location and illustrates the kinds of things to consider as you detail a starting location. If you’re building your own

Acolyte - Baldur's Gate

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

;performing sacred rites is not the same thing as channeling divine power. Choose a god, a pantheon of gods, or some other quasi-divine being, and work with your DM to detail the nature of your

, or even an occult group that served a fiendish master that you now deny. Skill Proficiencies: Insight, Religion Languages: Two of your choice Equipment: A holy symbol (a gift

Unwanted Attention

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons

Unwanted Attention The day after the caravan leaves Daggerford, have each character make a Wisdom (Insight) check. (Alternatively, you can allow a Charisma (Deception) check here, permitting

spoken to several of them, asking innocuous questions and commenting on the weather. She leaves the impression of being someone who flawlessly takes in every detail about people and her surroundings. 16

Simic Scientist

Backgrounds Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

against the schemes and ambitions of the other guilds, so much the better. Skill Proficiencies: Arcana, Medicine Languages: Two of your choice Equipment: A Simic insignia, a set of

. 3 I’m eager to explain every detail of my most intricate experiments and theories to anyone who shows the least bit of interest. 4 I assume that everyone needs even the most basic

Unwanted Attention

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen

Unwanted Attention The day after the caravan leaves Daggerford, have each character make a Wisdom (Insight) check. (Alternatively, you can allow a Charisma (Deception) check here, permitting

spoken to several of them, asking innocuous questions and commenting on the weather. She leaves the impression of being someone who flawlessly takes in every detail about people and her surroundings. 16

Doppelganger

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

spread fear, suspicion, and deceit better than doppelgangers. Found in every land and culture, they can take on the guise of any individual of any race. Doppelganger Medium monstrosity

Deception +6, Insight +3 Condition Immunities charmed Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 11 Languages Common Challenge 3 (700 XP) Shapechanger. The doppelganger can use its action to

Returning to Vizeran

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

foolhardy is the better word.” If the characters seem hesitant to work with Vizeran, he reminds them of the peril facing the surface world should the demon lords escape from the Underdark. If the

and stronghold, where they can discuss the matter further. There, he can demonstrate what he intends to do and why he needs the heroes’ help. He refuses to discuss plans in detail in Gravenhollow

Size

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

needles. 4 The giant carefully lifts Humanoids (cradling their heads to avoid injury) to see and hear them better. 5 The giant exclaims with admiration at the fine detail and exquisite

Hungry Ogres

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath

grumpy around goats, the ogres decide to attack. Assuming some of the characters are sleeping for the night, anyone on guard duty can attempt a DC 15 Wisdom (Animal Handling) or Wisdom (Insight

learn more about the town in the D&D Starter Set or D&D Essentials Kit. If you do not wish to purchase any products that detail Phandalin, you can create your own Phandalin based on the areas described in this adventure.

Actions

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook

Actions When you do something other than moving or communicating, you typically take an action. The Action table lists the game’s main actions, which are defined in more detail in the rules glossary

. Ready Prepare to take an action in response to a trigger you define. Search Make a Wisdom (Insight, Medicine, Perception, or Survival) check. Study Make an Intelligence (Arcana, History

Far Traveler

Backgrounds Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide

; Skill Proficiencies: Insight, PerceptionTool Proficiencies: Any one musical instrument or gaming set of your choice, likely something native to your homelandLanguages: Any one of your

pilgrimage to understand the gods that others worship, so that you might better appreciate your own deities. The Underdark. Though your home is physically closer to the Sword Coast than the other

Alanik Ray and Arthur Sedgwick

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

.” Bond. “I have the perspective to see depravities others can’t. I use my insight to reveal wickedness and make the world a better place.” Flaw. “Most people are dangerous, manipulative liars and not

be.” Flaw. “I focus so much on others that I often don’t see what’s afflicting me.” Adventures with Alanik and Arthur Alanik Ray is an exceptional investigator with an uncanny ability to notice detail

An Unwelcome Visitor

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

character can make a DC 16 Intelligence (Investigation) or Wisdom (Insight) check. If the check succeeds, the character logically concludes that one or more chitinous creatures goaded the slaad into

attacking. The characters don’t yet know the mage hunters’ identity or full plans, but they’ll soon have a better idea once they realize the sort of creatures hunting them.

Actions

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules

Actions When you do something other than moving or communicating, you typically take an action. The Action table lists the game’s main actions, which are defined in more detail in the Rules Glossary

. Ready Prepare to take an action in response to a trigger you define. Search Make a Wisdom (Insight, Medicine, Perception, or Survival) check. Study Make an Intelligence (Arcana, History

Carnival Owners

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

. The two carnivals crossed paths many years ago, and after much wine was consumed, the owners could not agree on which carnival was the better of the two, so they decided it would be great fun to swap

detail in Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft. The shadar-kai are aware that the Hourglass Coven has usurped Zybilna’s domain in the Feywild. They don’t know how the coven accomplished this coup, but

Starting the Adventure

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

adventure to further detail the city. Read or paraphrase the following when you’re ready to begin: The city of Sagorpur is teeming with onlookers enjoying the Shankha Trials. The final event of this great

DC 10 Wisdom (Insight) or Charisma (Performance) check realizes that Nisha’s dance was outstanding and captured something meaningful to many people in the crowd. Some viewers wipe the edges of their

Noble

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

sent here by King Skotti himself. You are expected to keep your ties to the crown secret, the better to gain a clear insight into the region. If folk know that you represent the king, they’ll put their

Journey Spread Example

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things

reference book: Day 1 Challenge: Sage (Upright). The Sage card suggests an opportunity to gain insight or advice. Perhaps the characters come to a promontory that allows them to see the surrounding

the character succeeds on the Wisdom check and chooses the better path, the characters’ travel time decreases by a day, but their path is lined with omens that foretell terrible events when they reach

Symbiotic Being

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

, Intimidation, Insight, Investigation, Nature, Religion, Perception, or Persuasion. You gain proficiency in that skill if you don’t already have it, representing the symbiote’s counsel and guidance. If you

symbiote’s goal, working with your DM to detail the specifics or create another agenda. Symbiotic Agenda d6 Agenda 1 The symbiote seeks to destroy a specific type of being, such as fiends

Gambling

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

Gambling Games of chance are a way to make a fortune — and perhaps a better way to lose one. Resources. This activity requires one workweek of effort plus a stake of at least 10 gp, to a maximum of

the risk of gambling is that one never knows who might end up sitting across the table. The character makes three checks: Wisdom (Insight), Charisma (Deception), and Charisma (Intimidation). If the

Bronze Dragon Treasures

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

weapons, armor, and magic items built for the battlefield—the more unique, the better. Stories matter to a bronze dragon, who would rather have the humble spear that felled a tyrant than a jeweled

blade that’s never seen combat. They love collecting and studying histories that can give them tactical insight or inspiration, as well as safeguarding artifacts they deem too dangerous to entrust to

Doppelganger

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

spread fear, suspicion, and deceit better than doppelgangers. Found in every land and culture, they can take on the guise of any individual of any race. Stealing Secrets. A doppelganger’s adopted

, Insight +3 Condition Immunities charmed Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 11 Languages Common Challenge 3 (700 XP) Shapechanger. The doppelganger can use its action to polymorph

Tool Descriptions

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

Tool Descriptions The following sections go into detail about the tools presented in the Player’s Handbook, offering advice on how to use them in a campaign. Components. The first paragraph in each

alchemist’s supplies grants additional insight into any chemicals or other substances that might have been used in the area. Alchemical Crafting. You can use this tool proficiency to create alchemical

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