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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
plans, or cultivating other methods to progress beyond their simple existence as hunters and gatherers.
Hapless Soft Ones
At their core, lizardfolk view other humanoids with an indifference verging on
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- 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
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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->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
locked, and each requires a successful DC 25 Dexterity check using thieves’ tools to open. Each room contains shelves and cabinets of Lorehold records that detail the academic progress of current students
shout an alarm, calling the characters “trespassers” as they move to attack. This alerts the two cogwork archivists in the nearby Records Room (area L4), which remain in that area, and causes the
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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.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Netheril’s Fall: Tales of Terror, Treasure, and Time Travel
costs imposed by their mage overlords. Lest the workers organize rebellion, High Netherese mages occasionally conducted raids, descending from the sky unexpectedly to make an example of dissidents
. Family and Magic Out of sight of the mages, Low Netherese honored complex and rich customs marked by a profound storytelling tradition and unbreakable family bonds. Tattoos kept records of every parent, spouse, and child in a family.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Archives Gravenhollow’s records are organized by rooms attuned to the past, the present, or the future. Each level has a random number of rooms, arranged without any apparent system other than the
library’s intuitive ability to direct visitors to where they want to go — or to where the library thinks they need to go. Accessing the Records The library keeps its records on stone and crystal slabs
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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.
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
unique features. For example, imagine that you’re running an encounter with three ogres. You might attach descriptions such as “the ogre with a big scar” and “the ogre with the helmet” to help you and
mountain pass For example, in a combat encounter with three ogres, you could use three identical ogre miniatures tagged with stickers marked A, B, and C, respectively. To track the ogres’ Hit Points, you
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- 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
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
alternative. For example, imagine the characters are searching for a lich’s lair. A player asks you if there’s a mages’ guild operating in a nearby city, hoping to find records that mention the lich. This
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
a map that records the group’s progress and helps the characters get back on course if they get lost. No ability check is required. Track. A character can follow the tracks of another creature, making
that a threat can be noticed only by characters in a particular rank. For example, as the characters are exploring a maze of tunnels, the DM might decide that only those characters in the back rank
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- 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->Player's Handbook (2014)
that records the group’s progress and helps the characters get back on course if they get lost. No ability check is required. Track. A character can follow the tracks of another creature, making a
decide that a threat can be noticed only by characters in a particular rank. For example, as the characters are exploring a maze of tunnels, the DM might decide that only those characters in the back rank
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- 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
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
order, not the participant who rolled the die. Characters can create their own complications to shake off pursuers or slow their quarry (for example, casting the Web spell in a narrow alleyway
Dexterity saving throw. On a failed save, you have the Prone condition. 5 You encounter a brawl in progress. Make a DC 15 Strength, Dexterity, or Charisma saving throw (your choice) to get past the
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
them! If they leave a door open, it should stay open until someone closes it. No one’s memory is infallible, so it pays to keep records. Jot notes directly on an adventure map to keep track of open
record of adventures, which you can refer to if your own log is incomplete.) NPC Notes. Record statistics and roleplaying notes for any NPC the characters interact with more than once. For example, your
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
reach the palace, from where they can look out over the whole domain. DM-friendly versions of this map appear in chapters 2, 3, and 4, to help you track the party’s progress through Prismeer’s
splinter-realms. EIGHT AND THREE
As you run The Wild Beyond the Witchlight, look for ways to bring the numbers eight and three to the fore. For example, characters who take a long rest in the fey domain
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
challenge rating is higher than the party’s average level. Such a creature might deal enough damage with a single action to take out adventurers of a lower level. For example, an ogre has a challenge rating
of 2, but it can kill a 1st-level wizard with a single blow.
In addition, some monsters have features that might be difficult or impossible for lower-level characters to overcome. For example, a
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
. For example, if a conversation with an NPC is cut short because the Sorcerer is convinced that NPC is a Doppelganger and targets it with a Chromatic Orb spell, everyone rolls Initiative, and the
monsters. If you aren’t using miniatures or other visual aids, one way to track your monsters is to assign them unique features. For example, imagine that you’re running an encounter with three Ogres
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
shaft in area X6. Frustrated by their lack of progress, they vent their rage by attacking the characters. The witches let loose their three brooms of animated attack (see appendix D) while they cast
must willingly accept the gift to gain its benefits. A dark gift is described to the creature in general terms; its precise game effect isn’t revealed until the creature accepts the gift. For example
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
stage if the trip is a matter of following a clear path to a well-known destination. A journey consisting of three stages makes for a satisfying trek. For example, the characters might travel along a
take, the stages of the journey should correspond to the way you might give someone directions, as in the example above. Planning the Stages. You can use the accompanying Travel Planner sheet to plan
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
. For example, if the creature is Bloodied, you might say the creature has visible wounds and appears beaten down. Such information gives the players a sense of progress and might spur them to press the
, Strengths, and Weaknesses Share information with the players about the characteristics of creatures they fight as those characteristics become apparent. For example, if a Wizard casts Fire Bolt
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
family, longtime servants or rivals, or historic records—such as journals, correspondence, or neglected artwork. Magical sources, such as mirrors that reflect the past or methods to enter the Darklord’s
Zarovich. Other
Darklords might keep similar records Darklord’s Menace Not every Darklord is a threat in combat to every party, but a Darklord’s menace isn’t rooted in their stat block. Rather, it’s
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Legends of Greyhawk: Secrets of the Free City
seal on the scrap of paper found among the ashes in the fireplace looks like that of the Guild of Lawyers, Scribes, and Accountants. They have a records office in the Artisans’ Quarter.”
A witness
to have security for these safe houses, and records, even if they’re encoded. Seems obvious, but the 'rooms for rent' office next door seems worth checking.”
Intrusive Events The following events
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
greatness.
— Balifra Eversharp
Dwarves have a strong sense of their progress, and each day that goes by must bring them closer to the standard set by Moradin. Acutely aware of their mortality, they
of time. Rather than imparting his skills to them, he fueled their spirits with a burning desire to follow his example. His gifts of durability and purpose gave the dwarves all they needed to devote