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Dungeon Master’s Guide
action to cause the orb to issue a telepathic call that extends in all directions for 40 miles. Chromatic dragons in range feel compelled to come to the orb as soon as possible by the most direct
Monsters
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures
fae kindguards are in direct service to Talion, the Kindly Lord. Nine times nine have these high fae sworn a binding oath to protect the Kindly Lord, each time pricking their hand on a hawthorn
branch to seal the promise.
“The Kindly Lord does not issue invitations to their court lightly. I suggest you accept.”
—Gwyddion, messenger of Talion
High Fae
Ageless and
Magic Items
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
hostile to you). It understands your languages and obeys your spoken commands. If you issue no commands, the creature takes the Dodge action and moves to avoid danger.
The creature exists for a duration
.
Gruul Keyrune (Rare). This crude keyrune is cobbled together from bits of rubble, broken glass, bone, and animal hair. One end resembles a horned beast. On command, the keyrune transforms into a
Command
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Spells
Basic Rules (2014)
undead, if it doesn't understand your language, or if your command is directly harmful to it.
Some typical commands and their effects follow. You might issue a command other than one described here
. If you do so, the DM determines how the target behaves. If the target can't follow your command, the spell ends.
Approach. The target moves toward you by the shortest and most direct route, ending
Conjure Elemental
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Spells
Basic Rules (2014)
that you issue to it (no action required by you). If you don't issue any commands to the elemental, it defends itself from hostile creatures but otherwise takes no actions.
If your concentration is
broken, the elemental doesn't disappear. Instead, you lose control of the elemental, it becomes hostile toward you and your companions, and it might attack. An uncontrolled elemental can't be dismissed by
Conjure Fey
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Spells
Basic Rules (2014)
has its own turns. It obeys any verbal commands that you issue to it (no action required by you), as long as they don't violate its alignment. If you don't issue any commands to the fey creature, it
defends itself from hostile creatures but otherwise takes no actions.
If your concentration is broken, the fey creature doesn't disappear. Instead, you lose control of the fey creature, it becomes
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
gaming set, vehicles (land)
Equipment: An insignia of rank, a trophy taken from a fallen enemy (a dagger, broken blade, or piece of a banner), a set of bone dice or deck of cards, a set of common
regular shift patrolling either the Lower City or the Outer City. In return, you have access to the Flaming Fist’s fortresses and a direct line of communication with Flaming Fist officers and
Orb of Dragonkind
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Magic Items
Basic Rules (2014)
the detect magic spell from the orb without using any charges.
Call Dragons
While you control the orb, you can use an action to cause the artifact to issue a telepathic call that extends in all
directions for 40 miles. Evil dragons in range feel compelled to come to the orb as soon as possible by the most direct route. Dragon deities such as Tiamat are unaffected by this call. Dragons drawn to
Soldier
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Basic Rules (2014)
, Intimidation
Tool Proficiencies: One type of gaming set, vehicles (land)
Equipment: An insignia of rank, a trophy taken from a fallen enemy (a dagger, broken blade, or piece of a banner), a set of bone dice
I can stare down a hell hound without flinching.
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I enjoy being strong and like breaking things.
7
I have a crude sense of humor.
8
I face problems head-on. A simple, direct
Dwarf
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Species
Basic Rules (2014)
friend. In spite of the added discomfort, the dwarf’s long, pointed, often-broken nose and gray-streaked though still-fiery red beard came as a welcome sight to Drizzt. “Knew I’d find
command or inspiration of a deity, a direct calling or simply a desire to bring glory to one of the dwarf gods. Clan and ancestry are also important motivators. A dwarf might seek to restore a clan
Magic Items
Infernal Machine Rebuild
property of the weapon can’t be used until dawn seven days later.
Curse. This weapon is cursed, and becoming attuned to it extends the curse to you. Until the curse is broken with a remove curse
spell or similar magic, you are unwilling to part with the weapon.
The weapon must take direct part in the destruction of 1,000 gp worth of materials and objects every seven days, or a conflict
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
spell ends. The fey creature is friendly to you and your companions for the duration. Roll initiative for the creature, which has its own turns. It obeys any verbal commands that you issue to it (no
action required by you), as long as they don’t violate its alignment. If you don’t issue any commands to the fey creature, it defends itself from hostile creatures but otherwise takes no actions. If
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
spell ends. The fey creature is friendly to you and your companions for the duration. Roll initiative for the creature, which has its own turns. It obeys any verbal commands that you issue to it (no
action required by you), as long as they don’t violate its alignment. If you don’t issue any commands to the fey creature, it defends itself from hostile creatures but otherwise takes no actions. If
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
own turns. It obeys any verbal commands that you issue to it (no action required by you). If you don’t issue any commands to the elemental, it defends itself from hostile creatures but otherwise takes
no actions. If your concentration is broken, the elemental doesn’t disappear. Instead, you lose control of the elemental, it becomes hostile toward you and your companions, and it might attack. An
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
own turns. It obeys any verbal commands that you issue to it (no action required by you). If you don’t issue any commands to the elemental, it defends itself from hostile creatures but otherwise takes
no actions. If your concentration is broken, the elemental doesn’t disappear. Instead, you lose control of the elemental, it becomes hostile toward you and your companions, and it might attack. An
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
typical commands and their effects follow. You might issue a command other than one described here. If you do so, the DM determines how the target behaves. If the target can’t follow your command, the
spell ends. Approach. The target moves toward you by the shortest and most direct route, ending its turn if it moves within 5 feet of you. Drop. The target drops whatever it is holding and then ends
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
typical commands and their effects follow. You might issue a command other than one described here. If you do so, the DM determines how the target behaves. If the target can’t follow your command, the
spell ends. Approach. The target moves toward you by the shortest and most direct route, ending its turn if it moves within 5 feet of you. Drop. The target drops whatever it is holding and then ends
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Ashen Heir Hideout The Ashen Heir hideout is a crumbling, one-story temple located in the Old City. Captured Ashen Heir agents or Laleh Ghorbani might direct the characters to the location. Read the
successful DC 12 Dexterity check using thieves’ tools or broken with a successful DC 18 Strength check. Characters who succeed on a DC 16 Wisdom (Perception) check also notice that the double door leading into the temple has a sliding peephole.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Hurricane Tower Titus Lunter Hurricane Tower
The 200-foot-tall Hurricane Tower juts from the top of the cliff above the citadel like a broken finger, threatening to fall over the edge of the
troops and direct their efforts in the war, so she ordered her spiders to reinforce the structure with webbing. The tower remains standing unless the characters sabotage the six web anchors within it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
experts to direct a crew’s efforts. Other roles focus on keeping the crew’s health and morale in order. The roles are meant to provide a sense of the types of ability checks useful to managing a ship
. Of these, though, captain is the only role that must be filled for the ship to function. A ship needs a single person to issue orders and respond to threats, otherwise a ship risks chaos and confusion
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
covered with bird droppings, broken roof shingles, mud, and mold. W2. Squatters During the spring, summer, and winter, each of these rooms is home to 1d6 + 1 squatters (commoners) who have made dens
for themselves out of old furnishings and things salvaged from garbage piles. The squatters aren’t looking for trouble. For some food or coin, a squatter can direct or lead characters to the locked
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
to issue a telepathic call that extends in all directions for 40 miles. Chromatic dragons in range feel compelled to come to the orb as soon as possible by the most direct route. Dragon deities such as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
intercommunity and regional disputes settled at the annual Meet. Held in Promise during the Awakening Festival, this public forum between community leaders seeks majority consensus on each issue raised
make amends come through groups known as sevens—assemblies of the seven people who are closest at hand when an accusation of criminal behavior is made, but who have no direct stake in the outcome. For
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Dragons. While you control the orb, you can use an action to cause the artifact to issue a telepathic call that extends in all directions for 40 miles. Evil dragons in range feel compelled to come to
the orb as soon as possible by the most direct route. Dragon deities such as Tiamat are unaffected by this call. Dragons drawn to the orb might be hostile toward you for compelling them against their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Respect for the DM As the DM, you have the right to expect your players to respect you and the effort you put into making a fun game for everyone. The players need to let you direct the campaign
gloss over a rules issue in play, make a note of it and return to the issue later. Some players like to use the rules to argue against your decisions. While such players can be helpful when you’re stuck
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
a Magic action to cause the orb to issue a telepathic call that extends in all directions for 40 miles. Chromatic dragons in range feel compelled to come to the orb as soon as possible by the most
direct route. Dragon deities such as Tiamat are unaffected by this call. Chromatic dragons drawn to the orb might be Hostile toward you for compelling them against their will. Once you have used this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Respect for the DM As the DM, you have the right to expect your players to respect you and the effort you put into making a fun game for everyone. The players need to let you direct the campaign
prefer to let the DM make a call and continue playing. If you gloss over a rules issue in play, make a note of it and return to the issue later. Some players like to use the rules to argue against
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
investigate the issue. The myconids normally avoid that cave because sunlight filters into it by way of the vent at the western end of the cave, and even diffuse sunlight is unpleasant to these cave
of communication that the spores allow. Myconids’ facial expressions might be difficult to read, but their telepathic communication might carry a direct expression of the myconids’ emotional state
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
good or ill. Perhaps a villain the hero slew now exists as a broken misera, giving mute testament to the hero’s success. Characters who overcame their personal flaws might even be confronted with
symbolic or direct examples of their past failings and rebuke their old vices in a final, crystallizing act of growth. Funerary masks help the newly dead resist the erosion of memory and identity in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
. A citadel spider (see appendix A) attacks the structure while four driders direct its efforts. They expect retaliation from Miska’s forces and are quick to attack unfamiliar creatures. If Lolth’s
F3). F2: Lower Entrance A cracked stone portico extends from a solid stone door set into the cliffside a few feet above the beach. Broken pillars around the portico are carved with demonic forms
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
. Until the curse is broken with a remove curse spell or similar magic, you are unwilling to part with the weapon. The weapon must take direct part in the destruction of 1,000 gp worth of materials and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
-thick wall or hedge of razorvine has AC 11, 25 hit points, and immunity to bludgeoning, piercing, and psychic damage. When a creature comes into direct contact with razorvine for the first time on a
-square area. Whenever the total weight on an area of thin ice exceeds its tolerance, the ice in that area breaks. All creatures on broken ice fall through.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
effect of a geas cast as a 9th-level spell, which cannot be willingly broken by the affected individual until their debt is paid in full. What Mahadi does with such defaulters depends on their
adventurer with a rod of lordly might, to which only the recipient and its direct descendants can attune. Resurrection. Asmodeus sends one of his loyal priest followers to cast true resurrection on a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
expectation. The script is here, but you will direct the whole, rewrite parts, and sit in final judgment on characters’ actions. If you have already taken your players through the first two adventures, be
will be found by the giants (a 10 percent chance after the first raid, 20 percent following the second, and so forth). A nearby ravine leads directly from the safe cave to the spiny, broken heap of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
overcome the characters and add their essences to his realm. Once the characters defeat the fanatics and return through the Briny Pool, the godlet realizes he must take direct action. When the characters
is broken.
Mind Blast (Recharge 5–6). Creatures of the refraction’s choice within 60 feet of it must succeed on a DC 19 Intelligence saving throw or take 33 (5d10 + 6) psychic damage and have the






