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Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
’t make a Tail attack against another target.
Mage Tracker (Sentry Form Only). The hunter emits a pulse of energy that helps it better locate its magical quarry. Each creature within 120 feet
distance and direction to the creature.Consume and Destroy. When the hunter takes damage from a spell, it takes only half the triggering damage (rounded down). If the creature that cast the spell is
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
make one weapon attack against another creature the duergar can see or to move up to 10 feet in a direction of the duergar’s choice. Creatures that can’t be charmed are immune to this
deeply impacted by their ancestors’ captivity and torment by mind flayers; they were infused with powerful psionic abilities but also a profound gloom. In some, this strain of sorrow inspires
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
Group Assistance Having a group patron gives an adventuring group a common purpose, which inspires better coordination in the form of guidance and encouragement. As a result of this unity, each
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
-minted 1-zino coins)
Feature: Legal Authority
You have the authority to enforce the laws of Ravnica, and that status inspires a certain amount of respect and even fear in the populace. People mind
best at everything in my legal training, and now I work with the person who was always just a little bit better.
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A good friend was promoted into work they can’t tell me about.
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I
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Approaching the Den Adventurers can approach Grudd Haug from any direction. Those who come near the den without taking efforts to conceal themselves are spotted by the hobgoblins in the gong tower
(area 8), who ring the gong to sound the alarm. Characters stand a better chance of infiltrating the den if they approach cautiously, taking advantage of the terrain and using darkness, fog, camouflage
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
sphere. If it would better fit your group, a trapped character can mysteriously reappear after a few in-game hours or days, rejoining the party on their own. Those who return from the sphere in this
stop shivering. 2 The character’s vision is limited to a 5-foot-wide line pointing in a single direction. 3 The character gets nauseous near windows or doorways. If the character moves through such a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
sourcebook that’s come before it, this book is intended to be a source of inspiration: use what inspires you, but always feel empowered to change the world to better suit the story you want to tell
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
and megalomania, but those who join the guild idolize him for his magnetic presence, which inspires art and encourages utter wantonness. Because Rakdos finds destruction entertaining, his cultists
streak of cruelty. The Cult of Rakdos was originally recognized as a guild as part of an effort to channel the impulses of demons, giants, ogres, and humans into an acceptable direction. That effort
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
other clues pointing in a different direction, or come across evidence that absolves the suspect. It’s better to populate your adventure with too many clues than too few. If the adventurers solve the
, typically by shedding light on the suspect’s motive, means, or opportunity. Some clues connect the wrong suspect to the crime, leading the adventurers in the wrong direction. Eventually, they must find
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
thunderstorm is the dragon’s work — a regional effect (see the blue dragon entry in the Monster Manual) that stretches for 6 miles in every direction. The storm has no effect on the battle as it
giants bear the brunt of these attacks while they approach from another direction, or they can join the giants in their direct assault. When storm giants or characters of giant size come within 1,000
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Outer Planes If the Inner Planes are the raw matter and energy that makes up the multiverse, the Outer Planes are the direction, thought and purpose for such construction. Accordingly, many sages
Outer Planes. The desires of the mighty forces that dwell on these planes can remake them completely, effectively erasing and rebuilding existence itself to better fulfill their own needs. Distance is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
, the Outer Planes provide the direction, thought, and purpose for its construction. Accordingly, many sages refer to the Outer Planes as divine planes, spiritual planes, or godly planes, for the Outer
Material Plane. But the landscape can change at a whim of the powerful forces that dwell on these planes, which can remake them completely, effectively erasing and rebuilding existence to better fulfill
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
are a typical adventuring party, they charge in without a plan. However, they might favor caution and knowledge over brute force. A more cautious party can better catch the lizards unaware and might
tribe has rested, to leave the cooked human here, and take the traveling village in a different direction to keep the tribe safe from the rot trolls. This could give the party some information on a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Incorporated franchise. After that, the players and characters can take their treasure-hunting activities in any direction that you and they desire. Between episodes, characters will use downtime to
undertake a variety of activities to better themselves or their franchise. By later episodes, choices of downtime activities might alter the flow and challenge of the story. After all, there’s no rest
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
make a Tail attack against another target.
Mage Tracker (Sentry Form Only). The hunter emits a pulse of energy that helps it better locate its magical quarry. Each creature within 120 feet of the
direction to the creature.
Bonus Actions
Shift Form. The hunter folds into its drone-like sentry form or unfolds into its hunter form. Its game statistics are the same in each form.
Reactions
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
character must succeed on two DC 14 Dexterity (Acrobatics) checks to safely cross. Characters who are roped together gain no benefit for these checks, but are in a better position to help each other if one
used to adjust a localized time field surrounding the tower in either direction. Forward and Back. The red component allows the time field to be adjusted toward the future. If the check to do so is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
its direction or collective nerve, you stand tall with the power of your convictions and an even more powerful assortment of weapons to keep things on track. If that sometimes inspires a need to crack
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
there is no better way to demonstrate his dominance than by using his cult members to help bring forth a corrupted version of the avatar of Lurue the Unicorn to serve the Beast Lord’s ends in his
away from the trees. From the opposite direction comes a rumble of thunder and a flash of red lightning, vivid against the darkening sky.
The thunder and lightning should make it apparent which
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Flee, Mortals! Rule Primer
damage immediately knocks them out. But wait, it gets better—if the initial attack’s overkill damage exceeds the second minion’s hit point maximum, the leftover overkill damage can roll over to a
. When a creature hits a minion with a ranged weapon attack, other minions in a line originating from the creature in the direction of the target, to a distance equal to the weapon’s short range, are in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
in a direction they want to go anyway. For several decades, that position has been held by the mighty cyclops Borborygmos, chief of the Burning Tree clan. His nihilistic anger inspires the rest of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
rare or better magic item, the dragon shares this fact and points the characters in the right direction. She then advises them to follow the bats, adding a few barbs about how they’d be doomed without
where the caverns are located and can point the characters in the correct direction, but she and the other gnomes avoid the area. Hermit A nameless, wizened hermit (neutral good, human archmage) lives in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
as an octopus!
Granny Nightshade
Any character who can rightfully claim this reward is better off not doing so, for it comes in the form of a potion that, if drunk, gives the imbiber a Strength
on each of the creature’s turns in a random direction and makes a croaking noise that can be heard out to a range of 30 feet. Any creature that licks the clockwork toad must succeed on a DC 15
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
outposts and lairs far from the Haunted Keeps, and survivors of the party’s attacks are scattered and leaderless without direction. New leaders arise to gather the dispersed cultists and reestablish the
out. If they ask about the punished cultists, the giant justifies their humiliation by saying they’re weak. If they serve as a warning to others, all the better. Haayon is a patient and perceptive
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
, or on the solid clouds that once held their fiefs. Still gracing the skies on occasion, these magic clouds are a lasting remnant of the giants’ lost empires.
Better spellcasters than most other
deceitfulness and self-interest and good cloud giants emulating his intellect and silver-tongued speech. Family members usually align in the same direction. Wealth and Power. A cloud giant earns its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Outer Planes If the Inner Planes are the raw matter and energy that make up the multiverse, the Outer Planes provide the direction, thought, and purpose for its construction. These are realms of
or other powerful forces that dwell on the plane, which can remake the realm completely, erasing and rebuilding existence to better fulfill those forces’ needs. Distance is a virtually meaningless
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
like that of a wounded animal. He then puffs out his chest, raises an eyebrow in her direction, and adds the following: “Do my lifeless eyes deceive me? Topolah, my darling, what a surprise! If you’ve
character who can tolerate undead allies better than he can. When the two parties come to an agreement, Gargenhale bows deeply and invites the characters aboard his ship to celebrate their alliance with a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
an orc guard is just as fun for your players. Useful Maps A good adventure needs thoughtfully constructed maps. Wilderness areas sprinkled with interesting landmarks and other features are better than
vast expanses of unchanging terrain. Dungeons that have branching corridors and similar decision points give players the opportunity to choose which direction their characters should go. Presenting
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
scouting, spying on opponents, and moving around without being detected. The Ethereal Plane also disobeys the laws of gravity; a creature there can freely move in any direction. Deep Ethereal To reach the
histories and secrets, and a thriving sanctuary for those seeking safety or a better life. The floating city is a miracle of architecture carved out of a single, massive fossil that snakes around a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
battle, the better to imbue their victims with the magic needed to spawn more gnolls. Gnoll Warriors Common gnolls comprise the bulk of a war band. They fight mainly with spears fashioned from wood and
, a flind consults the signs around it and determines the war band’s direction. During a battle, a gnoll that delivers the death blow to a flind claims its flail and, in a burst of abyssal energy, is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
additional power and becomes a rare magic item. As an action, you can cause the jar to function as a wand of enemy detection, whereupon it whispers the direction to foes within range. This property of the
favorite thing to hear is, “I probably shouldn’t say anything, but did you know … ?”
2 Your whisper jar is a better conversationalist than most people you’ve ever met.
3 You can’t keep a secret
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
better.
10 When the dragon is agitated, the regional effects that alter the terrain around the lair create visible changes around the dragon each round.
11 Factions and grudges within the
ranks of the dragon’s minions erupt when the characters challenge the dragon, resulting in infighting that might tip the odds in the main battle in either direction.
12 A feature in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
be prepared to store and carry it without looking in it. Omin isn’t keen to get into additional details, though, suggesting that the less the characters know, the better. (This is another potentially
something. If the characters push the issue, a successful DC 10 Charisma (Deception or Persuasion) check causes Squid to dish up information. Any Charisma (Intimidation) check inspires him to first
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
horizontal direction. On a successful save, a creature takes half as much damage and isn’t moved.
Quandrix Professor of Substance Professors of substance specialize in the concrete side of Quandrix
interacts with the world can change the world. They impress upon their students to use magic as a tool to shape the overall experience of reality, and in turn make the world a better place. Quandrix
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
the disparate tribes through the Caerilcarn (“Council of the Wood”). Her aim is to resurrect the ancient kingdom of Eaerlann, and she has made steps in that direction by allying various elven
Uthgardt to be little better than orcs. Two tribes are the most troublesome to folk of the Dessarin Valley: the Tree Ghosts and the Elk. See chapter 2 for more about the Uthgardt.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
them with a sensory stone of their own. Otherwise, the Sensate recommends the characters get better in touch with their emotions and departs. Planar Philosophers Intellectuals from three factions—the
direction.
“Halt, criminal!” demands one of the peacekeepers, a squinting human with a gold front tooth. “You’re under arrest for violating the laws of the multiverse. We can do this the easy way