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Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
only), protection from evil and goodThe hexton can take up to three reactions per round but only one per turn.
Counter Magic. The hexton attempts to interrupt a creature it can see that is casting a
endeavors outside Mechanus, with the most notable example being the Great Modron March. Hextons have solid frames that bristle with six shining flanges. They boast a pair of arms and tentacles, both of
Lizardfolk
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. For example, humans confronted by an angry troll experience fear on a basic level. Their limbs shake, their thinking becomes panicked and jumbled, and they react by instinct. The emotion of fear takes
emotion and empathy. The same label serves as an apt depiction of lizardfolk.
Lacking any internal emotional reactions, lizardfolk behave in a distant manner. They don’t mourn fallen comrades or
Demogorgon
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Out of the Abyss
. Hypnotic Gaze. The target is charmed by Demogorgon until the start of Demogorgon’s next turn. Demogorgon chooses how the charmed target uses its actions, reactions, and movement. Because this
Demogorgon (for example, hitting him with an attack), there is a 50 percent;{"diceNotation":"1d100","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"illusory duplicate"} chance that it is the illusory duplicate that is
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Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
tend to be loud, flashy, or explosive, even when the effect is unremarkable. For example, when you open the portal of a rope trick spell, the portal might be outlined by harmless, showy
protocols will lead us toward progress more surely than any belief system. (Lawful)
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Fun. I love my job! Despite the dangerous working conditions, there’s nothing I’d rather do
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Random Obstacles Obstacles block progress through the dungeon. In some cases, what adventurers consider an obstacle is an easy path for the dungeon’s inhabitants. For example, a flooded chamber is a
progress and must be hacked down (25 percent chance of a mold or fungus dungeon hazard hidden among them) 17 Poisonous gas (deals 1d6 poison damage per minute of exposure) 18 Reverse gravity effect causes creatures to fall toward the ceiling 19 Wall of fire blocks passage 20 Wall of force blocks passage
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
interaction, which takes many forms. For example, you might try to convince a burglar to confess to wrongdoing or try to flatter a guard. The Dungeon Master assumes the roles of any nonplayer characters who are
participating. An NPC’s attitude toward your character is Friendly, Indifferent, or Hostile, as defined in the Rules Glossary. Friendly NPCs are predisposed to help, and Hostile ones are inclined to hinder. Social interactions progress in two ways: through roleplaying and ability checks.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
, it must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving throw or suffer a random effect determined by a roll on the System Shock table. For example, a creature that has a hit point maximum of 30 must make
creature is stunned until the end of its next turn. 6–7 The creature can’t take reactions and has disadvantage on attack rolls and ability checks until the end of its next turn. 8–10 The creature can’t take reactions until the end of its next turn.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
monsters that would rather talk than fight. In those situations, it’s time for social interaction, which takes many forms. For example, you might try to convince a burglar to confess to wrongdoing or try
the rules glossary. Friendly NPCs are predisposed to help, and Hostile ones are inclined to hinder. Social interactions progress in two ways: through roleplaying and ability checks.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Adjudicating Reaction Timing Typical combatants rely on the opportunity attack and the Ready action for most of their reactions in a fight. Various spells and features give a creature more reaction
options, and sometimes the timing of a reaction can be difficult to adjudicate. Use this rule of thumb: follow whatever timing is specified in the reaction’s description. For example, the opportunity
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
element of chance in the situation. For example, your DM can call for a Charisma check at any point during an interaction if he or she wants the dice to play a role in determining an NPC’s reactions. Other
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
journey spread (see diagram 3.1). This gives everyone at the table a visual representation of the journey and the characters’ progress toward their destination. Joanna Barnum, Vallez Gax Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Diagram 3.1: An Example of the Journey Spread
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
barriers to progress or opportunities for mayhem. Characters being chased through a forest by bugbears might spot a wasp nest and slow down long enough to attack the nest or throw rocks at it to
enrage the wasps within, thus creating an obstacle for their pursuers. A map of a chase can be linear or have many branches, depending on the nature of the chase. For example, a mine cart chase might have
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
progress. True to the nature that earned him the moniker “Mad Mage,” Halaster’s demeanor toward the characters can change on a whim. He might alternate between seeming furious, baffled, annoyed, amused
Halaster’s current goal (see “Halaster’s Goals”), the Mad Mage is not necessarily hostile. For example, if his primary goal is to find an apprentice, Halaster has kept an eye on any arcane spellcasters in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
element of chance in the situation. For example, your DM can call for a Charisma check at any point during an interaction if he or she wants the dice to play a role in determining an NPC’s reactions. Other
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
Limited Usage Some special abilities—whether they are traits, actions, or reactions—have restrictions on the number of times they can be used: X/Day. The notation “X/Day” means a special ability can
be used a certain number of times, and then the creature must finish a long rest to regain expended uses. For example, “1/Day” means a special ability can be used once, and then the creature must
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
Limited Usage Some special abilities—whether they are traits, actions, or reactions—have restrictions on the number of times they can be used. X/Day. The notation “X/Day” means a special ability can
be used a certain number of times and that a monster must finish a long rest to regain expended uses. For example, “1/Day” means a special ability can be used once and that the monster must finish a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
features. Descriptions such as “the ogre with the nasty scar” and “the ogre with the horned helm” help you and your players track which monster is which. For example, imagine that you’re running an
identical miniatures to represent multiple monsters, you can tag the miniatures with small stickers of different colors or stickers with different letters or numbers on them. For example, in a combat
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Evolving the Encounter Deck Evolving your encounter deck fosters a sense of progress, creating a rough narrative arc as the adventurers explore an area. You can evolve the deck to make encounters
creatures and cultists. Alternatively, you can use special cards such as noncombat encounter cards to tell you when to begin shuffling in cards from the second deck. For example, adventurers exploring a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
these details before play begins so the adventures progress seamlessly. To ensure the characters are always prepared for their next heist, make sure their level matches the heist’s level, as shown in the
Heist Adventures table. For example, the characters should be 2nd level before undertaking “The Stygian Gambit.” Heist Adventures Adventure Level Description The Murkmire Malevolence 1 Retrieve a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
inspiration to negate the complication. Characters can create their own complications to shake off pursuers (for example, casting the web spell in a narrow alleyway). Adjudicate these as you see fit
failed check, you are bitten and take 1d4 piercing damage, and the dogs count as 5 feet of difficult terrain. 7 You run into a brawl in progress. Make a DC 15 Strength (Athletics), Dexterity
Kobold
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crawl to make progress. In places where a tunnel opens into a chasm and continues on the other side, the kobolds might connect the two passages with a rope bridge or some other rickety structure
undetected and don’t give their targets reason to harm them. For example, a group of city kobolds might sneak into a cobbler’s house at night to loot it of knives, leather bits, nails, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
. The following example combines an inhaled poison and the dream spell, creating a tool Ivana uses to manipulate her agents. Ivana’s Whisper (Inhaled). This poison bears a distinct scent and chemical
her message, predicting her target’s reactions, and chemically encoding in her responses. She wears this poison as a perfume or hides it within gift bouquets, allowing it to convey her message later.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
chapter 8 of the Player’s Handbook for more information on some of the topics discussed below. A number of activities are restricted to certain officers, unless the DM rules otherwise. For example, a
traveling by ship. Draw a Map A ship’s captain often undertakes this activity, producing a map of the ship’s progress and helps the crew get back on course if they get lost. No ability check is required
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
. MULTICLASSING EXAMPLE
Gary is playing a 4th-level fighter. When his character earns enough experience points to reach 5th level, Gary decides that his character will multiclass instead of continuing to
progress as a fighter. Gary’s fighter has been spending a lot of time with Dave’s rogue, and has even been doing some jobs on the side for the local thieves’ guild as a bruiser. Gary decides that his
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
players some opportunities to return dead characters to life during the lower levels of their progress through Out of the Abyss. A spell scroll of raise dead can turn up among some treasure, either when it
holding other victims or hostages (a giant spider with a still-living victim wrapped up in its web, or troglodytes holding prisoners destined for their larder, for example). Once the monsters are
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
.
7Bonus Actions. This section provides a monster’s Bonus Actions, if any.
8Reactions and Legendary Actions. These sections provide Reactions and Legendary Actions, if any. The example monster doesn’t include these parts.
Stat Block Overview A monster has a stat block that contains the rules necessary to use it in the game. Stat blocks are divided into the following parts, which correspond with the example stat block
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Actions. This section provides a monster’s Bonus Actions, if any.
8Reactions and Legendary Actions. These sections provide Reactions and Legendary Actions, if any. The example monster doesn’t include these parts.
Stat Block Overview A monster has a stat block that contains the rules necessary to use it in the game. Stat blocks are divided into the following parts, which correspond with the example stat block
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Special Traits Special traits (which appear after a monster's challenge rating but before any actions or reactions) are characteristics that are likely to be relevant in a combat encounter and that
spell can have special rules or restrictions. For example, a drow mage can innately cast the levitate spell, but the spell has a "self only" restriction, which means that the spell affects only the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Special Traits Special traits (which appear after a monster’s challenge rating but before any actions or reactions) are characteristics that are likely to be relevant in a combat encounter and that
spell can have special rules or restrictions. For example, a drow mage can innately cast the levitate spell, but the spell has a “self only” restriction, which means that the spell affects only the
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Morte’s Planar Parade
outside Mechanus, with the most notable example being the Great Modron March. Hextons have solid frames that bristle with six shining flanges. They boast a pair of arms and tentacles, both of which end
(spell save DC 17):
At will: detect magic, dispel magic, mending (as an action)
1/day each: plane shift (self only), protection from evil and good
Reactions
The hexton can take up to three
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
, discuss with your group how much fear ties into the game’s rules. Would you prefer to keep frightful reactions narrative, or would you like to use game rules that present additional challenges and
benefits? Ask your DM about the possibility of using the rules for inspiration to motivate fearful character reactions, as detailed in the “Fear and Stress” section of chapter 4. Using this system, a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
. See also “Playing the Game” (“Actions”). Bonus Actions. If the monster has Bonus Action options, they are listed in this section. Reactions. If the monster can take special Reactions, those are listed
block usually provides both a static number and a die expression for each instance of damage. For example, an attack might deal 4 (1d4 + 2) damage on a hit. The DM determines whether you use the static number or the die expression in parentheses; you don’t use both.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
(“Actions”). Bonus Actions. If the monster has Bonus Action options, they are listed in this section. Reactions. If the monster can take special Reactions, those are listed in this section. Attack Notation
number and a die expression for each instance of damage. For example, an attack might deal 4 (1d4 + 2) damage on a hit. The DM determines whether you use the static number or the die expression in parentheses; you don’t use both.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
additional action on your turn called a bonus action. The Cunning Action feature, for example, allows a rogue to take a bonus action. You can take a bonus action only when a special ability, spell, or
move or your action. For example, you could open a door during your move as you stride toward a foe, or you could draw your weapon as part of the same action you use to attack. If you want to interact
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
social encounter like this one is to imagine a scale from 1 to 10, with 1 representing the worst possible outcome and 10 the best. The characters start at 5, and as they progress through the scene
consequences of the encounter. For example, if the characters end at a 10 on the scale, they get everything they want from Mad Maggie: one or more vehicles to expedite travel across Avernus, all the