duplicates invent are based

Kenku Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

. Most kenku use a combination of overheard phrases and sound effects to convey their ideas and thoughts. By the same token, kenku have no ability to invent new ideas or create new things. Kenku can

legitimate trades. These kenku adopt noises made as part of their craft. A sailor duplicates the sound of a fluttering sail, while a smith mimics the clanging of a hammer on metal. Non-kenku describe these folk by their trade sounds, such as Sail Snap, Hammerer, and Cutter.

Purpose

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

notes on new places you invent. Local Color A settlement might serve as a place where the characters stop to rest and to buy supplies. A settlement of this sort needs no more than a brief description

. For an event-based adventure, note the NPCs who play a part in the adventure. This work is adventure preparation as much as it is world building, and the cast of characters you develop for your adventure — including allies, patrons, enemies, and extras — can become recurring figures in your campaign.

Chapter 3: Balance

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things

. You can ensure certain outcomes by stacking the deck with cards placed in a specific order. If you have duplicates of your cards, you can use multiple copies to make a given card more likely to be

numbers of options. What Do the Cards Mean? The “Card Sparks” and “Journey Spread” sections ask you to interpret cards based on their assigned meaning. The reference book that accompanies The Deck of

Kobold Lair Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands

based on their contents. A2: Guard Nook Sam Keiser A small, bipedal reptile stands guard in this nook. A Kobold Warrior keeps watch in this nook. The guard is initially Indifferent

one magic item; roll once on the Magic Items table in appendix A (rerolling duplicates) to determine the item. Treasure. Treasure entries like this describe loot in an area. Usually, treasure

Buying a Magic Item

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

prices to the available items, based on their rarity. Halve the price of any consumable item, such as a potion or a scroll, when using the table to determine an asking price. You have final say in

Complications table or invent your own complication. Magic Item Purchase Complications d12 Complication 1 The item is a fake, planted by an enemy.* 2 The item is stolen by the party’s enemies.* 3 The item is

Divine Intervention

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

. If you choose to award blessings to the characters in your campaign, use the guidelines in the Dungeon Master’s Guide. If a blessing duplicates the effect of a magic item, it requires a minimum piety

score based on the rarity of the item: Uncommon magic item: requires piety 3 or higher Rare magic item: requires piety 10 or higher Very rare magic item: requires piety 25 or higher Legendary magic

Creating a Monster Stat Block

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

monster might be based on a real-world creature or a monster from myth, in which case its name might be obvious. If you need to invent a name, keep in mind that the best names either reflect the

determine your monster’s Armor Class in one of two ways. Use the Table. You can choose an appropriate AC based on the monster’s expected challenge rating, as shown in the Monster Statistics by Challenge

Neverdeath Catacomb Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

beyond it. If the characters are determined to explore the other Waterclock Guild chambers, you can invent water-themed or clockwork-based denizens and traps for them to encounter. Treasure. The clock

. Arriving cultists ring specific bells in a predetermined pattern, based on their rank, so cultists in the common room (area C14) can prepare an appropriate welcome. If the characters ring the bells

Daoine Gloine

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish

-filled arena is populated by a group of shadowy warriors — all of them phantom duplicates mirroring the characters. Roll for initiative as the shadows attack, using the same weapons, spells, gear, and

modifiers as the characters. If the shadows are identified as doubles with a successful DC 15 Wisdom (Insight) check, the characters can cease fighting to force their duplicates to do the same. 6 A ball

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