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Player’s Handbook
. The creature resembles a Fey creature of your choice marked by the chosen mood, which determines certain details in its stat block. The creature disappears when it drops to 0 Hit Points or when the
Force damage.
Bonus Actions
Fey Step. The spirit magically teleports up to 30 feet to an unoccupied space it can see. Then one of the following effects occurs, based on the spirit’s chosen mood
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
already higher. Attack and damage rolls for the wereraven’s bite are based on whichever is higher of the character’s Strength and Dexterity. The bite of a wereraven in raven form deals 1
piercing damage (no ability modifier applies to this damage) and carries the curse of lycanthropy; see the “Player Characters as Lycanthropes” sidebar in the lycanthropes entry in the Monster Manual for details.
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
violet eyes. In a breeze or when aloft, the creature’s scales and hair appear to blaze with a holy, golden fire.
Beyond their coloration, ki-rins vary in appearance based on the deity each one
advancement of just societies. For instance, in the Forgotten Realms, ki-rins rally mostly to Torm, although they also serve his allies Tyr and Ilmater. Ki-rins that serve good deities go wherever they
magic-items
-foot Cube originating from you and lasts for 1 hour. While the vortex is present, its area is Difficult Terrain.
You decide a vortex's visual details when you create it. For instance, the vortex might be multicolored or glittery.
Species
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
’ve changed in significant ways that might overwrite your once physical or magical capabilities. A dragonborn who becomes a dhampir, for instance, loses their connection to their draconic ancestry
racial traits might remain after you gain a lineage, a possibility captured in the Ancestral Legacy trait. Keep this in mind when you explore the details of how you change after gaining a lineage
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
determine your inheritance from among the possibilities in the table below. Work with your Dungeon Master to come up with details: Why is your inheritance so important, and what is its full story? You might
prefer for the DM to invent these details as part of the game, allowing you to learn more about your inheritance as your character does.
The Dungeon Master is free to use your inheritance as a story
Hobgoblin
Legacy
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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
each other with immediate hostility. Only a truly great warlord can force legions to work together as an army if Maglubiyet has not called forth a host.
Hobgoblins have a code of honor. Its details vary from legion to legion, but it’s always brutal.
— Volo
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
specific starting point and endpoint. A good way to get around this restriction is to create an adventure with multiple possible endings. Location-based adventures also work well with this format. A
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
Orc
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
their savagery. Green dragons, for instance, sometimes use orcs as sentinels or shock troops. Orcs are sometimes attracted to the service of frost giants or fire giants, who then “reward&rdquo
. These tenets vary from tribe to tribe, and are often based in events that the tribe has experienced. Here are a few examples:
If a dwarf or a human invokes its god upon dying, you must carry the
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
conception of the Izzet League is based on mad inventions, dangerous experiments, and explosive blasts. Much of that perception is accurate, but the league is also involved with mundane tasks of
basic knowledge of the structure of buildings, including the stuff behind the walls. You can also find blueprints of a specific building in order to learn the details of its construction. Such
compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Netheril’s Fall: Tales of Terror, Treasure, and Time Travel
the hat to release a magical vortex from it. The vortex fills a 10-foot Cube originating from you and lasts for 1 hour. While the vortex is present, its area is Difficult Terrain. You decide a vortex’s visual details when you create it. For instance, the vortex might be multicolored or glittery.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
city, but enchanted doors in the guildhall access other settlements during different phases of the moon. For instance, in a Forgotten Realms campaign, you might set the guildhall in the city of Neverwinter, with the phase-based doors connecting to Waterdeep, Port Nyanzaru, Baldur’s Gate, and elsewhere.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Yeonido Features Those familiar with Yeonido typically know the following details: Hallmarks. Yeonido is known for its citizens’ familial loyalty and reverence for tradition, as well as for ancestral
spirits called gwishin. People. Humans and dragonborn are the most populous folk in Yeonido. Humans from Yeonido are primarily dark-haired and dark-eyed, and dragonborn have colorings based on their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
increases. The Magic Items by Tier table provides the details. For instance, treasure points from a tier 1 adventure can be spent on items from tables A, B, C, and F. Any item on the first three tables costs
campaign. Gaining Treasure Points Each character earns treasure points based on an adventure’s tier and its intended playing time: 1 treasure point is awarded for every 2 hours played in a tier 1 or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
cast higher-level spells are rare, typically found only in the dragonmarked houses or the wizard circles; the cost and availability of such services varies based on the caster. LIFESTYLE AND STANDARDS OF
in a given area, and also of the costs of goods and services there.
For instance, a restaurant that is said to serve food of comfortable quality is one where a patron who lives a comfortable lifestyle (or better) can afford anything on the menu.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Feature: Inheritance Choose or randomly determine your inheritance from among the possibilities in the table below. Work with your Dungeon Master to come up with details: Why is your inheritance so
important, and what is its full story? You might prefer for the DM to invent these details as part of the game, allowing you to learn more about your inheritance as your character does. The Dungeon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium
Multiclassing Are ability score improvements class-level dependent, rather than total level? Ability score improvements are based on your level in a particular class, not your total character level
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
significant ways that might overwrite your once physical or magical capabilities. A dragonborn who becomes a dhampir, for instance, loses their connection to their draconic ancestry as the deathless
remain after you gain a lineage, a possibility captured in the Ancestral Legacy trait. Keep this in mind when you explore the details of how you change after gaining a lineage subsequent to character creation.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
subclasses; in the fighter, for instance, the subclasses are called martial archetypes, and in the paladin, they’re sacred oaths. The table below identifies each of the subclasses in this book. In addition
, the section for druids presents details on how the Wild Shape feature works, and the warlock receives a collection of new choices for the class’s Eldritch Invocations feature. Each of the class
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
that they make an effort to fit in with humans or elves when possible. For instance, half-elves born and raised in human settlements tend to have human names, while half-elves in elven communities
allows it, your half-elf character can forgo Skill Versatility and instead take a trait based on your elf parentage:
A half-elf of wood elf descent can choose the wood elf’s Elf Weapon Training
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
life and death in a dungeon or the untamed wilds. This section details the mundane and exotic merchandise that adventurers commonly find useful in the face of the threats that the worlds of D&D present
. Starting Equipment When you create your character, you receive equipment based on a combination of your class and background. Alternatively, you can start with a number of gold pieces based on your
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
.
Often a map is intended for the DM’s eyes only. You can copy portions of a DM’s map to share with your players as a visual aid while omitting details that should remain hidden from them. Virtual
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sleeping Dragon’s Wake
Adjusting Encounters This adventure contains advice for adjusting encounters based on the number of characters in the party. You are empowered to modify the number of enemies in an encounter and
explore the region.
Geographical locations marked on both the DM’s map and the players’ map are described below in alphabetical order. This information is not secret and can be shared with players if they request details about a location.
Map 1: The Sword Coast View Player Version
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
Adjusting Encounters This adventure contains advice for adjusting encounters based on the number of characters in the party. You are empowered to modify the number of enemies in an encounter and
can be shared with players if they request details about a location.
Map 1: The Sword Coast View Player Version
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
Character Advancement If you want to use story-based level advancement, the characters receive experience points for achieving the following milestones rather than defeating monsters: Entering the
offers tantalizing details of the story of Iggwilv the Witch Queen—better known as the archmage Tasha, famous for her Hideous Laughter spell. The adventure featured Drelnza, the vampire daughter of Iggwilv, and debuted the lightning-breathing behir, which appeared on its stunning cover.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Thrane Characters As you develop a Thrane character, consider the following details: The Impact of Faith. If you want to reflect a close bond to the Silver Flame, you could gain a few divine spells
Thrane could take the acolyte background to reflect a strong connection to the church or the soldier background based on service with the templars. Church or Crown? Do you support the theocracy, or would
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Flee, Mortals! Rule Primer
many minions join a group attack. For instance, if five minions surround a target, the GM may decide to have all five attack at once to speed up combat, or may break up the attacks among smaller groups
the minions into multiple groups based on the type of cover or concealment they have, then make a separate attack for each group. Target Response Effects If a group attack triggers a reaction or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Fiend Folio published in 1981. Many of these monsters, old and new alike, are ideal for use with the earlier chapters of this book. For instance, the demons and devils presented here — lesser varieties as
well as the greatest of the demon lords and the archdevils — can add even more chaos and savagery to a campaign based on the Blood War. Similarly, you’ll find a selection of specialized duergar to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
give them a clear mental picture of the location, or you can draw what they see on a separate piece of graph paper, copying what’s on your map while omitting details as appropriate.
Scale and Grid. A
either 5 feet on a side or 10 feet on a side.
Compass Rose. A compass rose comes in handy when you’re describing locations. For instance, you might need to tell players about “barrels along the north wall” or “the staircase descending to the west.”
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
says otherwise. For details on different kinds of attacks, see the Player’s Handbook. Hit. Any damage dealt or other effects that occur as a result of an attack hitting a target are described after the
for each instance of damage. For example, an attack might deal 4 (1d4 + 2) damage on a hit. You decide whether to use the number or the die expression in parentheses; don’t use both. Multiattack Some
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
allow for variations. A pit fiend, for instance, might take the form of an imp in order to personally infiltrate a kingdom on the Material Plane. The hierarchy of the Nine Hells has thirteen tiers or
personal attitude and situation. For instance, devils that fight in the Blood War rely on military regulations and their officers’ directions to dictate their actions. They obey orders without
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Event-Based Adventures In an event-based adventure, the focus is on what the characters and villains do and what happens as a result. The question of where those things happen is of secondary
importance. Building an event-based adventure is more work than building a location-based one, but the process can be simplified by following a number of straightforward steps. Several steps include tables
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
otherwise. For details on different kinds of attacks, see “Playing the Game”. Hit. Any damage dealt or other effects that occur as a result of an attack hitting a target are described after the “Hit
instance of damage. For example, an attack might deal 4 (1d4 + 2) damage on a hit. You decide whether to use the number or the die expression in parentheses; don’t use both. Multiattack Some
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
a dig in the Murkmire that unearthed a furrowed, light-green stone. I’ll give you all the details, but the bottom line is that it isn’t a stone at all—it’s the egg of an eldritch horror. Moreover, my
characters her sketch of the museum (see map 1.1) before they leave for the gala. Although she’s a brilliant academic, Dr. Dannell is neither an architect nor a burglar. Her map is based on the public
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
stress and reacts based on its attitude. Ship Disposition d10 Disposition 1 Diseased 2 Emergency 3 Help with purpose 4 Mutiny 5 Trading 6–10 No special disposition Diseased Roll percentile dice
a sandbar. 4 The ship is sinking. Help with Purpose Ship crews looking for help with their purpose approach the characters asking for direct aid in a task. For instance, mercenaries ask for help