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The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
brigganock, or any object being worn or carried by another creature, and the activity must take place within a 10-foot cube. For example, the brigganock could use this action to rapidly carve a
and crafts, or they trade them to other Fey for food and favors. A more powerful Fey creature can use a wish stone to scry on the maker of the wish, empower a supernatural charm, or provide the spark
Acolyte
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Basic Rules (2014)
must provide any material components needed for spells. Those who share your religion will support you (but only you) at a modest lifestyle.
You might also have ties to a specific temple dedicated to
particular hero of my faith, and constantly refer to that person’s deeds and example.
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I can find common ground between the fiercest enemies, empathizing with them and always working toward
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
needs warrant. For example, you can have a message carried across a neighborhood, procure a short carriage ride without paying, or have others clean up a bloody mess you left in an alley. The DM
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Contacts
The Orzhov Syndicate operates according to a strict hierarchy built on a network of connections among old, wealthy families. Your family might provide important contacts, while your family’s
Lizardfolk
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
. 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
you from using them at every opportunity.
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You appreciate the soft humanoids who realize they need chain mail and swords to match the gifts you were born with.
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You enjoy eating your
Warforged
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Eberron: Rising from the Last War
designed.
Although they were manufactured, warforged are living humanoids. Resting, healing magic, and the Medicine skill all provide the same benefits to warforged that they do to other humanoids
how new they are to the world. The Warforged Quirks table contains example quirks.
Warforged Quirks
d8
Quirk
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You analyze — out loud — the potential threat posed by
Species
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
divine beings who created giff have likewise been forgotten. Their titanic petrified bodies drift on the Astral Sea, isolated and unrecognizable in their current forms.
Although they don’t realize
rules themselves, but some rules in the game affect creatures of certain types in different ways. For example, the text of the cure wounds spell specifies that the spell doesn’t work on a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
ships’ figureheads (see area J8) fail to hold up to physical inspection, meaning that characters who interact with crew members have a chance to notice the illusion. For example, a character who grabs one
of the sailors by the ear would quickly realize by touch that the ear is pointed, not rounded as it appears. Additionally, any drow character who boards one of these ships instantly takes on the
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Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
and care at a temple, shrine, or other established presence of your faith, though you must provide any material components needed for spells. Those who share your religion will support you (but only
person’s deeds and example.
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I can find common ground between the fiercest enemies, empathizing with them and always working toward peace.
3
I see omens in every event and action. The
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
blueprints might provide knowledge of entry points, structural weaknesses, or secret spaces. Your access to such information isn’t unlimited. If obtaining or using the information gets you in trouble
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
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Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
access to a secret network of supporters and operatives who can provide assistance on your adventures. You know a set of secret signs and passwords you can use to identify such operatives, who can
provide you with access to a hidden safe house, free room and board, or assistance in finding information. These agents never risk their lives for you or risk revealing their true identities.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
essential mission. Honor Quandary. A character is forced to choose between victory and a personal oath or code of honor. A paladin who has sworn an oath of virtue might realize that the clearest path to
success lies in deceit and subterfuge. A loyal cleric might be tempted to disobey the orders of his or her faith. If you present this quandary, be sure to provide an opportunity for a character to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Cover Walls, trees, creatures, and other obstacles can provide cover during combat, making a target more difficult to harm. A target can benefit from cover only when an attack or other effect
together. For example, if a target is behind a creature that gives half cover and a tree trunk that gives three-quarters cover, the target has three-quarters cover.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Cover Walls, trees, creatures, and other obstacles can provide cover during combat, making a target more difficult to harm. A target can benefit from cover only when an attack or other effect
together. For example, if a target is behind a creature that gives half cover and a tree trunk that gives three-quarters cover, the target has three-quarters cover.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
deception so they don’t realize the discordance between his childlike affectations and his appearance. If forced to reveal his aged form, he pretends to be confused and employs elaborate clockwork toys
, disguises, and conveyances that further mask his true ability. Toy Maker. The Dark Powers provide Ivan with any toy he desires. Creatures of many sorts serve Ivan, and any of them, from maids to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Scions of Elemental Evil
cultists in and around the temple are Chaotic Evil and fight to the death. The cultists attack if they realize the characters are enemies. The temple’s large size and tall piles of rubble mean the sounds
spilling in from outside. At night, torches along the interior walls cast Dim Light. Rubble. As shown on the map, areas of rubble are Difficult Terrain and can provide cover. Stone Construction. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Competition. The DM isn’t competing against the other players. It’s your job to provide fun challenges and keep the story moving. Be Fair and Flexible. Treat your players in a fair, impartial manner. The
something, correct yourself and move on. No one expects you to memorize every rule or detail. Even if you don’t realize your mistake until after a game session is over, it’s OK to acknowledge the mistake at the start of the next session and make adjustments moving forward.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
fact I didn’t realize until I lost my home and ventured into the world.
6 I don’t know who one or more of my parents is, but my resilience (and other hints) provide clues to their immortal identity.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
of the game. You can choose any age for your character, which could provide an explanation for some of your ability scores. For example, if you play a young or very old character, your age could
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
adventure includes a pregenerated scenario with the maps, NPCs, monsters, and treasures you need to run it. An example of a published adventure appears in the D&D Starter Set. You can make adjustments
to a published adventure so that it better suits your campaign and appeals to your players. For example, you can replace the villain of an adventure with one the players have already encountered in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
No Time to Lose The day after the characters’ time in the Detention Bog, they’re summoned to a meeting with Professor Verelda Lang in the Biblioplex’s book gardens. (Map 3.1 and chapter 3 provide a
faculty members are powerless against him. But you’re not.”
At this point, the characters should realize that they’re Strixhaven’s only hope to stop this terrible plan. They must face Murgaxor—if
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
villain, they enjoy exploring, or they crave the respect of their peers. Money won’t provide any of these things, though it might make it easier to overcome obstacles along the way. Power Can’t Be Bought
to provide access to magic items too powerful for the characters. Expendable magic items, like scrolls and potions, are a good compromise; they’re useful but have fewer long-term effects on your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
mortals to do specific deeds. For example, one shred of the Prophecy could stipulate that King Boranel has to be killed by one of the characters. The Lords of Dust could easily kill Boranel themselves, but
take a while for adventurers to realize that an apparently unconnected series of encounters early in a campaign are actually all part of the complex schemes of the Lords of Dust. These fiends are so
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
has a broader reach and represents a greater threat. The threshold of a new tier can also be an opportunity for characters to realize the scale of a conflict they’ve been dealing with—to realize, for
example, that the bandits they fought throughout their first four levels are merely puppets of an enemy nation they must confront in the second tier. The “Greyhawk” section in this chapter has examples of conflict arcs. Downloadable PDF
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
them with an opportunity or exorbitant compensation for a simple task. In the aftermath, the characters discover they have given up something of great value or realize they look like criminals. Levels 4
’ activities attract the attention of Ivana Boritsi or Ivan Dilisnya. The Darklord invites the characters to their estate or corresponds with them from afar, using them as agents in their rivalry. For example, either Darklord might task the characters with seeking out the missing will of Ivana’s father, Klaus.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Multiclassing Multiclassing allows you to gain levels in multiple classes. Doing so lets you mix the abilities of those classes to realize a character concept that might not be reflected in one of
classes are added together to determine your character level. For example, if you have three levels in wizard and two in fighter, you're a 5th-level character. As you advance in levels, you might
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Multiclassing Multiclassing allows you to gain levels in multiple classes. Doing so lets you mix the abilities of those classes to realize a character concept that might not be reflected in one of
classes are added together to determine your character level. For example, if you have three levels in wizard and two in fighter, you’re a 5th-level character. As you advance in levels, you might
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
in this puzzle), all you must do is adjust the number of items to correspond to a particular letter of the alphabet. Alternatively, perhaps another organizing principle orders your groups. For example
you present a riddle or other signpost to make sure your players notice there’s a puzzle at hand. Lowering the Difficulty To make the puzzle easier to solve, a spirit can provide a hint in addition to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
lizardfolk. Even though any information the characters might bring back is truly of little value, the council is pleased with whatever report they provide and promises to make good on their reward. In
form an alliance against the sea devils. The council members realize that the characters’ mission was not as successful as it first seemed. As a show of good faith, they share the essential facts of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Netheril’s Fall: Tales of Terror, Treasure, and Time Travel
who attempt to scale it. Fool’s Needle is shown on Map: Fool’s Needle. The sections below provide general information appropriate for creating adventures of any level here; simply fill in your
encounters with appropriate creatures from the Monster Manual. An example adventure follows later in this chapter.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Netheril’s Fall: Tales of Terror, Treasure, and Time Travel
the Road of Gems, which winds through the High Ice. The Forgotten Chamber is shown on Map: The Forgotten Chamber. The sections below provide general information appropriate for creating adventures of
any level here; simply fill in your encounters with appropriate creatures from the Monster Manual. An example adventure follows later in this chapter.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
constructed on illusions and impossibilities. Should characters realize the surreality of the setting, those revelations only create a stronger sense of existential dread and suggest greater questions
.
Practical. The Dark Powers provide a narrative veneer for DM intervention. They are why characters appear in Ravenloft, why the Mists can’t be escaped, and why reality-defying strangeness occurs. The desires of the Dark Powers correspond with your needs in creating horror adventures.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
information in a book. Taking Turns Often, characters spread out across a room to investigate the elements of the room. (The exploration example in chapter 1 of the Player’s Handbook shows this dynamic
for a balance between ability checks and roleplaying. For example, puzzles are an opportunity for players to do some problem-solving, but players can also lean on their characters’ talents and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
. This information can help you decide how old your character is at the start of the game. You can choose any age for your character, which could provide an explanation for some of your ability scores. For
example, if you play a young or very old character, your age could explain a particularly low Strength or Constitution score, while advanced age could account for a high Intelligence or Wisdom. Size
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
of Thronehold provide the Dreaming Dark with countless points of possible infection. Refugees, expatriates, and other displaced people provide the perfect vehicle for the Dreaming Dark to spread its
the role of dreams early on. If dreams feel like a regular part of the story, it will be less obvious when the Dreaming Dark starts manipulating the characters’ dreams. For example, you might establish
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
could have imagined.
Published adventures also provide inspiration for your own adventures. You can even take a part of an adventure and incorporate it into a different one. For example, you might use
that arise from the characters’ actions.
You can adjust a published adventure so it better suits your campaign and appeals to your players. For example, you can replace the villain of an adventure