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Jiangshi
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Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
. The jiangshi draws energy from a creature it can see within 30 feet of it. The target makes a DC 16 Constitution saving throw, taking 18 (4d8);{"diceNotation":"4d8","rollType":"damage","rollAction
within their tombs and hidden ruins to avoid the attention of the living. At night, they emerge to drain life from other creatures, these vital energies sustaining their unnatural existences and granting
Aasimar
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
prefer to keep a low profile. An aasimar inevitably draws the attention of evil cultists, fiends, and other enemies of good, all of whom would be eager to strike down a celestial champion if they had
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
draws the players’ attention. Give them just enough to invite further exploration, but don’t create the equivalent of a flashing neon sign reading “This way to adventure!” When using narration to guide
Draw Players’ Attention Good narration invites the players to examine details of the environment that lead to encounters or important information. Anything you describe with extra, subtle details
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
dragons pay particular attention to intrusions of the Far Realm into the Material Plane. They loathe the corruption that accompanies such intrusions into the world, making them fierce opponents of the Far
Serpents of the Dreaming City draws power from an ancient amethyst dragon, which the cultists keep in eternal slumber with braziers of enchanted smoke.
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A rogue purple worm swallowed a large
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Hidden Wanderers While aasimar are strident foes of evil, they typically prefer to keep a low profile. An aasimar inevitably draws the attention of evil cultists, fiends, and other enemies of good
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
seizes it as a trophy, but any such theft draws the attention and ire of the Prince of Demons. Angry at its master’s defeat, the Wand of Orcus tries to attune itself to the first willing creature other
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Chapter 18: Void The Void card is perhaps the most dreaded draw from a Deck of Many Things. The individual who draws this card is consigned to a terrible fate: their body collapses while their soul
is imprisoned in a far-off object. This poses challenges for the DM, the party, and the imprisoned character’s player. Where has the soul been taken? How does the party recover it? And what is the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Location in Dougan’s Hole The following location marked on map 1.7 can’t help but attract the attention of new arrivals. Map 1.7: Dougan’s HoleView Player Version
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Intro to Stormwreck Isle
Overview A D&D adventure is a collection of locations, quests, and challenges that inspire you to tell a story. The outcome of that story is determined by the actions and decisions of the player
characters—and the luck of the dice. Dragons of Stormwreck Isle draws the characters into the midst of an ancient war among dragons as they explore an island that has long been a battlefield in that conflict.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
start of the play, each player draws a slip of paper from the container, as Stagefright hisses a line to that player’s character from the wings. The rules of the play are as follows: The players must ad
one of Stagefright’s lines, that character’s player draws a new line from the bag. Characters can freely move around the stage, use props, and enter and exit scenes as they wish, but every character who
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Level 5: Gears of Hate Map 5.5 shows this level of the dungeon. The Soulmonger draws power from the machinery on this level. The rumbling of that machinery echoes throughout all areas here, setting
up tremors in the riveted metal panels that clad many of the walls, floors, and ceilings. The malign influence of an aboleth also pollutes this level. Map 5.5: Gears of Hate View Player Version
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
, spurring an adventure that draws the characters’ attention. While the decks aren’t sapient and have no thoughts or goals of their own, many people report feeling a compulsion to draw from decks whenever they are near.
Handling the Cards The Deck of Many Things has the power to transform anyone who draws from it, but to trigger its effects, the individual handling the cards must state their desire to draw from it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
the power to transfix all who gaze into it, or it might be nothing out of the ordinary. In a horror story, taking the time to describe an object in detail draws attention to it, makes one suspicious of
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
characters to pass unnoticed. Any light from the passage or the cavern below automatically draws the guards’ attention, however. The drow guards are under orders to report intruders immediately, and to
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
fighters while others keep their distance or even try to break up the brawl. Any violent conflict draws the attention of the drow guards, who initially order any prisoners to stand down from a fight
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
It’s Cosmopolitan Strixhaven draws students and faculty from across the world and from other realms in the multiverse. The university’s students and faculty are united by a desire to learn and
include humans, elves, dwarves, owlin (described in chapter 2), orcs, trolls, vampires, and studious folk of many other origins. In practical terms, for player characters, you can use the rules found in any
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Chapter 9: Knight A character who draws the Knight card from a Deck of Many Things gains the service of a loyal warrior. This chapter includes advice for DMs on how to introduce this helpful
nonplayer character into the ongoing story of your campaign, as well as general advice about including helpful allies in a game without overshadowing the player characters. The chapter also introduces a new
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
Within the Well of Dragons As the time for the ritual draws near, the Well of Dragons is crawling with cultists and their allies. Whether using stealth or disguising themselves as cultists, the
all cultists have been ordered to patrol or prepare for battle. If the characters tarry too long in one place or wander around the Well of Dragons without purpose, add additional guard patrols based on existing encounters.
Map 17.1: The Well of Dragons
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Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Inspiration for the DM Another way to use the inspiration deck is to make its effects available to monsters and villains. In this variant, each time a player expends inspiration, the DM also draws a
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
, scratching rodents, and scrabbling lizards. Sound does not carry well; the sound of a fight travels into neighboring chambers and attracts attention if the fight lasts more than three rounds.
Map 6.4: Castle Naerytar - Dungeon
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Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
Character Options Each player has options when it comes to choosing a character race, class, and background. These options are summarized in the Character Options table. If there are multiple players
— Wizard Soldier While your players follow the steps of character creation as outlined in the Basic Rules, pay attention to the choices they make. The backgrounds they choose define who their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
sneak past or overcome a camp without arousing the attention of the others. Whether or not they attract the attention of nearby camps depends on how quiet they are. Keep in mind that the brown bear (camp
navigable, and can be climbed without having to make ability checks. Map 3.5: Scarlet Moon HallView Player Version
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
rock rises into the sky, its peak lost in the clouds.
Glitch grows fidgety and impatient. Suddenly, the distant blare of a horn draws Glitch’s attention—and yours—to a column of smoke on the horizon
. “Good,” says Glitch. “Here it comes, right on time!”
A locomotive hurtles across the sky toward you, laying down magical tracks before it. As it draws near, you can see clockwork limbs
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
character draws the card, consider taking the player aside to let them know what’s about to happen, or give their character a premonition.
If a player spends several sessions with a temporary
Playing a Temporary Character Playing a new character for a brief period can be fun and liberating, giving the player a chance to experiment with new class features in a low-stakes environment. For
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
land of the influence of the Blood of Vol. Destruction of the cult on the island certainly draws the attention of the Crimson Covenant and perhaps even Erandis d’Vol herself. Entanglement with the Order
routed from the island, the characters might gain unwanted attention from what remains of Netheril.
Mystara. The Minrothad Guilds are always interested in consolidating their power on the sea and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
High Alert When a matter of concern is brought to her attention, the warden (see area R21) decides whether to place the prison on high alert. Circumstances that warrant taking such action include a
armor, arm themselves, and move to area R18. The warden does the same and commands the garrison from there. Members of the Absolution Council retreat to area R20. The warden and all prison guards gain the benefit of a see invisibility spell. Map 2.12: revel's end View Player Version
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
between relying on their bonuses and abilities and paying attention to the game and immersing themselves in its world. Remember that dice don’t run your game — you do. Dice are like rules. They’re
tools to help keep the action moving. At any time, you can decide that a player’s action is automatically successful. You can also grant the player advantage on any ability check, reducing the chance of a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
S10. Abbey Entrance A fifteen-foot-high curtain wall joins the abbey’s two wings. Behind its battlements, two guards stand at attention, their features obscured by fog. Below them, set into the wall
succeeds on a DC 10 Wisdom (Perception) check discerns the charade. The double doors are heavy but unlocked. They can be pushed open to reveal a foggy courtyard (area S12). Map 8.3: Abbey of Saint Markovia - Upper Floor & CellarView Player Version
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Character Options The campus of Strixhaven draws a student body from across the world—or many worlds. With your DM’s permission, you can create just about any Strixhaven character you can imagine
, drawing on player character rules from the Player’s Handbook and other D&D books. This chapter adds to that wealth of options with the material in the following sections: “Race Option” presents the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
characters who prioritize their skills. The “Rogues’ Gallery” section presents treacherous adversaries for when a player draws the Rogue card from the deck. Chapter 7: Sage. This chapter focuses on sorcerers
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
many vendors is a nilbog fortune teller who will read a character’s future using his Deck of Many Things or let the character draw from it—for a price. Chapter 15: Throne. When a character draws the
souls whisked away to an unknown location, leaving their helpless bodies behind. This chapter reveals where their souls go and provides DMs with advice on handling sessions where a player might not be able to play their own character.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Chapter 17: Donjon This chapter, intended for DMs, details a dungeon called the Donjon Sphere. You can use this dungeon to describe the fate of a character who draws the Donjon card from a Deck of
attracted the attention of a group of feyrs: Astral Sea monsters that feed on creatures’ nightmares. The feyrs infiltrated the Donjon Sphere and wrought havoc, forcing the sphere’s stewards to abandon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Roleplaying You don’t need to be a practiced thespian or comedian to create drama or humor through roleplaying. The key is to pay attention to the story elements and characterizations that make your
appeal to players of any tastes. Appeal to Player Preferences. Players who like acting (see “Know Your Players” in this chapter) thrive in social interactions, so let those players take the spotlight
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
game. Contribute to this by keeping the following elements in mind: Despite a vampire’s bite,
an orc hero faces his fears Focus on the Game. Atmosphere requires attention. You’re not embracing or
character or otherwise. Player Fears Versus Character Fears. Understand the difference between scaring characters and scaring players. If you know a player has a fear of spiders, never employ that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
tabletops often use “fog of war” and similar effects to obscure areas and features on the map that you want to keep hidden from the players.
William O’Connor Exploration draws adventurers into
all sorts of unusual environments
Maps designed for use with miniatures (see “Miniatures” in this chapter) tend to be player facing, revealing nothing that would spoil the adventure.