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Optional Rule: Tough Minions

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Flee, Mortals! Rule Primer

Optional Rule: Tough Minions Minions of a higher challenge rating, such as fire giants, make for powerful foes. Consequently, it could break the game’s verisimilitude for an NPC commoner to kill such

player characters—they’re heroes who can always kill a minion in one hit. Overkill Damage Illustrated Imagine a fighter is making a melee attack with a shortsword against a lackey, and two more

Sparkrender's Ritual

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle

ways. Let the players try whatever they can imagine, using these ideas as examples: Manipulate the Effigies. A character might use an action to lift an effigy closer to the central sculpture, breathe a

prayer to the dragon it represents, or otherwise coax magic from it. Doing so immediately triggers the corresponding effect from the Dragon Spirits Table. Destroy the Effigies. A character might break

Bregan D'aerthe

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

who lives in a crate at the corner of Net Street and Dock Street, by the wharf.” Finding a noble isn’t hard, but snatching one’s handkerchief without being detected requires a successful DC 12

closed doors. (Jarlaxle never passes up a chance to rattle the nobility and sow political unrest.) A character can break into Gaxly’s office while it’s closed, either during lunch hour or after hours

The Knucklebones Gang

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

remove the demonic essence from the gear. Spells such as dispel magic or protection from evil or good, or other methods that the characters might imagine, could make the part usable. If the characters

Maggie treats them with such kindness that the imps can’t imagine wanting to work for anyone else. In Mad Maggie’s presence, the imps usually assume the forms of ravens that nest in her hair or perch on

Mutual Respect

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

” section earlier in this chapter can help you describe your game to others.) Telling players what to expect prepares them as they imagine what sorts of characters they could create and launches

, they can step away from the game or call for a break to talk to you privately. Players may also give a friend permission to use the signal on their behalf. As the DM, lead by example. Take your

Mutual Respect

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

” section earlier in this chapter can help you describe your game to others.) Telling players what to expect prepares them as they imagine what sorts of characters they could create and launches

comfortable using the signal, they can step away from the game or call for a break to talk to you privately. Players may also give a friend permission to use the signal on their behalf. As the DM

Stage 2: Little Inn of Horrors

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

succeeding on a DC 13 Intelligence (Investigation) check can see through the illusion. If the illusion is detected, all the characters see the gibbering mouthers in their true forms as both creatures

Strength (Athletics) check to break open. Locked inside is a flumph named Phfffffffft. If freed, Phfffffffft shares how it sensed the aberrant horrors in this pocket dimension and came to help, but was

Designing Simple Traps

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

trap can break it and free the captive. Examples include a bear trap, a cage that drops from a ceiling, and a device that flings a net. Slay. Some traps are designed to eliminate intruders, plain and

is obvious. Understanding its nature is not. The DC of the check, regardless of its type, depends on the skill and care taken to conceal the trap. Most traps can be detected with a successful DC 20

Event-Based Adventures

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

interesting aspect of an undead villain is that this past injury might have occurred centuries ago, inspiring revenge against the descendants of those that harmed it. Imagine a vampire imprisoned by the

, or even individual rooms in locations where combat is likely to break out or significant exploration is needed, such as a throne room, a guild headquarters, a vampire’s crumbling manor, or a knights

Dark Duchess Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

. To reach the hold, Arveiaturace had to break apart a large portion of the deck, creating a gaping hole. A character who examines the marks around the hole and succeeds on a DC 12 Wisdom (Survival

animal. The ice troll hasn’t yet detected the goat. The kobolds keep it here so the dragon doesn’t eat it. D11. Rum Storage A key is jammed into the lock of this door—left there in haste by the crew

Scouting the Museum

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault

locations, by searching the records room (area V6); the alarms can also be detected using detect magic. The alarms aren’t armed while the museum is open to the public. Animated Statues. The statues that

Keys. The curator carries a master key, while each guard carries a key that unlocks all doors to the area in which the guard is stationed. Guards in area V1 also have a key to the break room (area V7

Lottie's Palace

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

go on its dinner break (despite being a skeleton). Slot Machines. One side of the gambling pit features banks of strange clockwork machines, each with a large red lever and a slot for tokens. These

in the lounge, taking a break from gambling and watching the three harpist skeletons on the stage. Chatting up these duergar can provide information as in the gambling hall, at a rate of 1 token per

The Infernal Machine of Lum the Mad

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Anything poisonous within 50 feet of you is automatically detected and marked by the image of a small frog that is visible only to you. A dozen small frogs constantly follow you around, chirping loudly

you desire that could be performed by a prestidigitation spell. You break out into song whenever you roll a 1 on any die. 41 Your possessions change their state or appearance at the DM’s

Temple Locations T10-T18

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

. As an action, a character can try to pick the lock using thieves’ tools, doing so with a successful DC 18 Dexterity check, or break open the chest with a successful DC 20 Strength (Athletics) check

glyph of warding spell. The hags use this glyph to eliminate intruders. It can be detected with a successful DC 13 Intelligence (Investigation) check and triggers when any creature except the hags or

Areas of the Villa

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

surrounded by six chairs. CG4. Kitchen. Guests are expected to dine with the Cassalanters in the manor but can prepare their own break fast here. CG5. Parlor. This room is furnished with a billiard

DC 25 Strength (Athletics) check. Secret Door. The secret door to the library (area C3) can be detected by a character who makes a successful DC 18 Wisdom (Perception) check. The character discovers

The Seldarine

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

, to try new things, to imagine what they desire and then pursue it, and to be kind to others. In return for this freedom from the usual requirements of religion, Corellon expects them to address

sages imagine that, one day, all elves will be given this opportunity, after Corellon is satisfied by the completion of some great cosmic quest, and elves will once again be a people of unfettered form

Vault Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault

occasionally entering the unmarked building. Locked Door. The door to area T5 is locked. T2: Break Room This break room smells faintly of sweat and greasy food. Scuffed wooden furniture and a large couch

trap is detected, a character can use an action to try to disarm the trap, doing so with a successful DC 16 Intelligence (Arcana) check or a dispel magic spell. A character using thieves’ tools can

Lower City Gazetteer

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

-chopped Avery is usually happy to chat with customers and other alchemical enthusiasts on the lower floors. At the moment, however, Avery is visibly troubled. Recently, someone managed to break into

up in the Seatower. While the Fist treats the prison as something of an afterthought, any trying to break in or out of the dungeons still have their work cut out for them. Only the upper cells have

Lower City Gazetteer

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

, however, Avery is visibly troubled. Recently, someone managed to break into the upper workshop while he was sleeping and steal four kegs of smokepowder. In their place, he found a drawing of a phoenix

trying to break in or out of the dungeons still have their work cut out for them. Only the upper cells have windows, and anyone trying to break through the walls of the lower cells risks catastrophic

Haven Locations

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

the door. (If the characters try to break through the door by dealing damage to it with a spell, go to “Opening the Door” below. The fight that immediately ensues will have the characters taking on

magical stasis until a threat is detected. The masters of the haven once knew the rituals that would summon the keys held by the golems, allowing easy passage through the door to the great library. With

The Mountain Door

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2

by jamming the door open. If the trap resets, it can be activated only once more before its fiery substance is depleted. The spouts on the wall can be detected by someone who succeeds on a DC 15

as soon as they’re aware of intruders. If the battle goes poorly for the orcs, Old Yarrack orders an orc to break off and summon help from area 9. If things get desperate, he sends for help from the

K84. Catacombs

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd

, the glider breaks, and the wearer falls. The glider has AC 12, 1 hit point, and a 15-foot wingspan. Any damage causes it to break and become inoperable. A mending cantrip can repair the damage

the coldest hell you can imagine. Every surface inside the crypt is covered with thick, brownish mold. A patch of brown mold (see “Dungeon Hazards” in chapter 5, “Adventure Environments,” of the Dungeon

Guildhouse Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault

, tugging or turning the knob causes the vial in the door to break, releasing a cloud of poisonous gas that fills a 10-foot-radius sphere centered on the door. The trap also triggers if the door is forced

the trap is detected, a character can spend 1 minute trying to disable it, either by plugging the holes or by placing counterweights on the hooks as someone else carefully lifts the painting. The

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