detail intense are break

Morkoth

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

island. A morkoth may allow a visitor to bargain for something or someone it has claimed if that visitor offers the morkoth something it desires more. It shows no mercy, however, to those who break a

failed save, the creature feels an intense urge to use its movement on each of its turns to enter the lair and to move toward the morkoth’s location (the target doesn’t realize it’s

Ring of Winter

Magic Items Tomb of Annihilation

rumored to possess other properties that can be activated only by an evil being whose will the ring can’t break. Frost giant;Frost Giants have long believed that the ring can be used to

. Destroying the Ring. The ring is nigh indestructible, resisting even the most intense magical heat. If it is placed on the finger of the powerful archfey known as the Summer Queen, the ring melts away and is destroyed forever.

Azorius Functionary

Backgrounds Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

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

see me slip up and break the law. 5 A lesser Gruul chieftain seems to think I could be useful. 6 The black sheep of my family is putting their maniacal genius to use in the Izzet. 7

The Dreaming Dark in the War

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

Eberron’s humanoid populations is a boon to this group, which wants to destabilize all of them. Many of the intense battles near the end of the war might have been avoided, if not for Dreaming Dark

opportunity to call attention to a detail the characters overlooked. Clearly, this character’s subconscious registered the detail as important! Involve a current villain. This can help build the

Appendix 3. Dungeon Master Tips

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rrakkma

adventurers are likely to see them initially. If creatures are clearly visible, consider providing a minimum of detail (size, shape, and lighting only) for the area description, in favor of providing greater

detail regarding potentially hostile creatures. You can always go back after the fight is over, or after it has been established that a fight won’t be happening and elaborate on your description of the

Arborea

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

dedicated to fighting evil, but their reckless emotions sometimes break free with devastating consequences. Rage is as common and as honored as joy in Arborea. There the mountains and forests are

. Elves born on this plane have the celestial type and are wild at heart, ready to battle evil in a heartbeat. Otherwise, they look and behave like normal elves. Optional Rule: Intense Yearning Keep track

Getting Players Invested

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

back favorites from earlier in the campaign for the occasional cameo. Player Favorites It’s often easier to describe people and places that are hostile or frightening than it is to detail a feature

a character’s player directly, but instead consider handing over your narrative reins and letting a player describe the perfect detail. For example, say you have a peaceful village you plan to feature

Arborea

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

steel, and of passions that blaze brightly until they burn out. Its good-natured inhabitants are dedicated to fighting evil, but their reckless emotions sometimes break free with devastating consequences

Arborea and then leave sometimes experience a desperate desire to return—a yearning so intense that it can interfere with day-to-day life. What secrets lie buried in the sands of Mithardir? An expedition

Unity of Self

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel

. If they decide to release it later, they can do so by returning to the House of Liars or by magical means available in Sigil. CoupleOfKooks “You never stop being a hero. You might take a break, you

Returned Memories When the characters’ memories return, they’re once again aware of the exploits of their 17th-level selves and how they ran afoul of Shemeshka’s plots. Players can detail these memories

Trial of Trust

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

H1), from where she discreetly observes the party. Derwyth’s Test Derwyth remains in tree form for 10 minutes after the characters arrive. If the characters don’t break her trust by harming her giant

asks the characters their business and listens intently. Though she has never met Shalfey, she knows of the elder sage and thinks well of him. If the characters detail their memories from the memory

All for One: The Clan

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

parents rightfully think of their children as the greatest legacy they can leave the clan, and they raise them with the same care and attention to detail that they give to the items they create. A

would term it, but it is just as intense. Dwarves are creatures of stone, and like stone they change only in response to extremes. The dwarves of the many worlds share much in common, but never

Conspiracy in Baldur's Gate

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer

Guild monopolized control over criminal operations in Baldur’s Gate. You sought to add a little competition and break the Guild’s monopoly. It was going well after your last heist, too — until the Guild

member — a detail that only matters to you. 6 Witness. You got a glimpse of what happened to your fellow conspirators and the fate that awaits you. Conspiracy Consequences Determine the challenge

Horror Gameplay

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

atmosphere for hours on end. Plan to take breaks during your game session, and encourage players to step away from the table if they need to. If you feel like the game has gotten intense or taken a turn

boundaries. Beyond impromptu checks, once during a session, after a scheduled break, check in with the group and consider asking the following questions: What do your characters hope will happen? What do your

Conspiracy in Baldur's Gate

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

Too long has the Guild monopolized control over criminal operations in Baldur’s Gate. You sought to add a little competition and break the Guild’s monopoly. It was going well after your last heist

. 5 Affiliate. You worked with the conspirators but weren’t a member — a detail that only matters to you. 6 Witness. You got a glimpse of what happened to your fellow conspirators and the fate

Ring of Winter

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

can be activated only by an evil being whose will the ring can’t break. Frost giants have long believed that the ring can be used to freeze entire worlds, while a djinni in the service of a Calishite

even the most intense magical heat. If it is placed on the finger of the powerful archfey known as the Summer Queen, the ring melts away and is destroyed forever.

Madness

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

break the psyche of a character who uses or becomes attuned to them. Resisting a madness-inducing effect usually requires a Wisdom or Charisma saving throw. If your game includes the Sanity score (see

–30 The character suffers extreme paranoia. The character has disadvantage on Wisdom and Charisma checks. 31–40 The character regards something (usually the source of madness) with intense revulsion

Phoenix District

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

characters to Dae-Shim and Ju-Won. Nah Dae-Shim, a dwarf man, and Da Ju-Won, a human woman, are in the middle of an intense game. Both are neutral nobles. They’re not unfriendly, but they’re not

nobles to take a break from their game to talk. Alternatively, a character who watches their game and succeeds on a DC 16 Wisdom (Insight) check can point out strategic opportunities in the game to

Zodiac Phenomena

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

peers through an observatory’s telescope. The clouds break, revealing the stars above. A creature casts a divination spell. On nights when I’m feeling especially lonely, I’ll search the sky for that

condition. 5 Key. A creature can unlock an object in this region simply by touching it, even if the lock is magical. 6 Flames. Emotions in the region become more intense. Whenever a creature in the

Eberron Sourcebooks

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

sites. This book also investigates dragons on the continents of Khorvaire, Sarlona, and Xen’Drik. Dragonmarked (3.5E): This supplement explores each of the thirteen dragonmarked houses in detail and

many forces that break them. It includes maps of Sharn and locations within it, along with NPCs, spells, prestige classes, magic items, and more.

Horror Pacing

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

characters are thinking, feeling, or fixating on. Detail the ways objects could be used violently, words could be lies, and shadows could hide monsters. Ask players what they think is the worst possible

of the following to conclude on a cliffhanger: hint at a new threat, impose a complication on existing plans, increase the stakes, introduce a new mystery, have a foe appear, have the world change, or otherwise shock the characters, then call for a break before players can react.

Modifying a Class

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

your world might worship a patron deity, performing secret missions in that deity’s name. To reflect this cultural detail, you could add Religion to the list of skills that a rogue character can choose

. You could break that down still further: bards of the College of Lore could be high elves, and bards of the College of War could be wood elves. Gnomes discovered the school of illusion, so all wizards

Event-Based Adventures

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

characters you need to create, as well as how much detail you need to generate for each one. NPCs unlikely to become involved in combat don’t need full combat statistics, for example, just as characters

. Detail Key Locations Since locations aren’t the focus of the adventure, they can be simpler and smaller than a dungeon complex or an expanse of wilderness. They might be specific locations in a city

Roots of Bathalang Puno

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

hostilities break out, the dragon hunters defend themselves, using the stat blocks of five veterans (see “The Dragon Hunters” earlier in this adventure). The Bakunawa’s Lair Map 10.2: roots of bathalang

intense corruption where the bakunawa suffered years of nightmares. A creature that enters that area or starts its turn there is overwhelmed by visions of the burning of Bathalang Puno and must succeed on

Rose Stage Festival

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

, however, a faculty member needs to shut down the festival, which becomes increasingly rowdy later into the night. The following subsections detail the ways in which the characters can join the fun. Perform

, Quentillius signals a break in the action so that the new performer can take the stage. The player character can act out their improv character in the performance any way they like. Raising the

Adventure Hooks

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

choose adventure-specific hooks from the list below and align with a faction (see “Factions” below). Doing so ties the characters more to the fight against Elemental Evil. The following descriptions detail

defeating Thurl and again for discovering the Temple of Howling Hatred. Undercover The character is tasked to break up a smuggling and piracy ring on the Dessarin River headquartered at Rivergard Keep

Encounter Locations

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

corpses closely can, with a successful DC 10 Wisdom (Medicine) check, confirm that the two died in their sleep from drowning. It appears they stopped in the cave after an intense battle, fell asleep, and

swallow his pride. Searching the Laboratory. Use the following boxed text to describe Zikran’s lab in more detail: The cave contains several tables covered with intricate machinery and crafting tools

Merchant Princes

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

explorers, Jobal has an intense interest in maps of Chult. He would pay the characters handsomely for Syndra Silvane’s map, if he learns of its existence. If they refuse to sell, he’ll resort to theft

Chult, but not in enough detail to locate them on a map. The unnamed author does, however, make many mentions of his only traveling companion: a shield guardian named Vorn. If the characters befriend

77. Death God's Nursery

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

magic spell or similar effect, the Soulmonger radiates an intense aura of necromantic magic. Destroying the Soulmonger not only ends the effects of the death curse (see the introduction to the

Struts. One way to destroy the Soulmonger is to break any of the three adamantine struts that suspend it above the lava. Each strut is a Large object with AC 20; 100 hit points; immunity to bludgeoning

Star Forge Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Giants of the Star Forge

using either mason’s tools or the Sleight of Hand skill. Failing the check causes the runestone to break. Alternatively, any character can remove the cracked runestone and replace it with the stone

stays close to the furnace, knowing that her immunity to its intense heat and blinding radiance gives her an edge in case of combat. If attacked, she fights to the bitter end, knowing that to

Flavors of Fantasy

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

. Horror can be intense and personal, and not everyone is comfortable with such a game. (The advice on discussing limits under “Ensuring Fun for All” in chapter 1 is particularly important for a horror game

heroes whose actions turn the tide of battle. The characters carry out specific missions: capture a magical standard that empowers undead armies, gather reinforcements to break a siege, or cut through

Morkoth

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse

something or someone it has claimed if that visitor offers the morkoth something it desires more. It shows no mercy, however, to those who break a deal or try to steal from it. A morkoth knows every

failed save, the creature feels an intense urge to use its movement on each of its turns to enter the lair and to move toward the morkoth’s location (the target doesn’t realize it’s heading toward a

Zodiac Signs

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

are destined to travel to unexplored places, break taboos, and question assumptions long held dear. They are guides and scouts, researchers and archaeologists, revolutionaries and thieves. Flames The

born under the sign of Euryale are fated for intense personal relationships that prove their value when hardship comes. They find careers as caregivers or in other occupations that allow them to work

Hrakhamar

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

who tie wet rags across their nose and mouth or take similar precautions have advantage on the saving throw for 10 rounds, but then the rag dries out in Hrakhamar’s intense heat. The mephits aren’t

, gagged, and tossed here until the firenewts decide how to inflict the most intense and longest-lasting pain on them. Most prisoners are dead within a tenday, but they wish for the end much sooner

Wreck of the Marshal

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

and psychic damage. The chains are rusty but solidly locked. A character can pick the lock with a successful DC 15 Dexterity check using thieves’ tools. A character can break the chains with a

Cargo The door to this area is locked. A character can pick the lock with a successful DC 15 Dexterity check using thieves’ tools. A character can break the door open with a successful DC 12 Strength

Underlevel Locations

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

room opens up directly underneath the Barn Door tower. Four ten-foot-long metal cylinders protrude from the twenty-foot-high ceiling, glowing with intense heat and shedding bright embers that rain down

the adventure for their stat block). They have orders to attack anyone approaching the double doors who is not a Livestock member. They break off their attack if the characters take one or more

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