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Monsters
Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
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
which end in powerful pincers.
Modrons
Constructed on the plane of Mechanus, modrons are partially mechanical beings that belong to a strict hierarchy. Each modron dutifully obeys commands from the
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
; the medusa can’t take the same lair action two rounds in a row:
Petrifying Wave. Up to three creatures the medusa can see within the lair are partially turned to stone. Each target must make a
a surface such as a ceiling with no way to remain there (for example, sufficient handholds), it falls at the end of this movement.
Regional Effects
The region containing a medusa’s lair is
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
priests.
5
A Gruul druid hates me but would never dare to touch me.
6
I know an Izzet engineer who is desperate to pay off a debt accrued by a deceased relative.
7
Roll an additional
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Netheril’s Fall: Tales of Terror, Treasure, and Time Travel
Relative Time Gates The time gates described below are relative—they connect two locations that are separated by a fixed interval of time. The time gate called Fool’s Needle, in the Anauroch desert
, leads to the flying city of Eileanar exactly 1,839 years in the past. For example, if characters step through the gate on the first day of Tarsakh, 1501 DR, they emerge in Eileanar on that same date
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
, inspired by the example of the angels, moved by the plight of the downtrodden, and devoted to the cause of justice. Or you could be a cynic in the ranks, perhaps because you reluctantly followed in the
.
5
An adolescent relative ran off to join the Gruul in an act of rebellion and has not yet returned.
6
I once befriended an Izzet scientist, and we’re still cordial though the
Backgrounds
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
.
Izzet Contacts
d8
Contact
1
An older relative is a member of the guild’s board of directors.
2
I know a sprite who carries important messages among the guild’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
material. The Coin Values table lists coins and how much they’re worth relative to the Gold Piece, which is the game’s main coin. For example, 100 Copper Pieces are worth 1 Gold Piece. A coin weighs about a
Coins Characters often find coins on their adventures and can spend those coins in shops, inns, and other businesses. Coins come in different denominations based on the relative worth of their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
material. The Coin Values table lists coins and how much they’re worth relative to the Gold Piece, which is the game’s main coin. For example, 100 Copper Pieces are worth 1 Gold Piece. A coin weighs about a
Coins Characters often find coins on their adventures and can spend those coins in shops, inns, and other businesses. Coins come in different denominations based on the relative worth of their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
invisible 40-foot-radius sphere of transmutation magic that shrinks all creatures and objects in its area to one-twelfth their normal size. A 6-foot-tall person becomes a 6-inch-tall person, for example
creature that is reduced to one-twelfth its normal size falls from the castle, it will travel over 600 relative feet before hitting the cavern floor due to the reducing effect around the castle, which
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
dragon, they gain a two-step improvement in the attitude of that dragon (for example, from unfriendly to neutral, or from cautious to friendly). A general concession grants a one-step improvement to a
dragons encountered a particular character’s ancestors and recognizes the character by smell. Perhaps the dwarf who killed Otaaryliakkarnos’s relative was the long-lost grand-uncle of the party’s dwarf
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
campaign. For example, a character who draws the Knight card might meet a warrior along the side of the road, in a tavern, or even trapped in a dangerous dungeon; by freeing the warrior, the character earns
the warrior’s loyalty. A character who draws the Gem card might find a rich store of jewels in their next treasure hoard, or they might inherit great wealth when a relative dies. Many of the chapters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Magic Item Rarity Every magic item has a rarity, which provides a rough measure of an item’s power relative to other magic items. The rarities are shown in the Magic Item Rarities and Values table
), add that item’s cost to the magic item’s value. For example, +1 Armor (Plate Armor) has a value of 5,500 GP, which is the sum of a Rare magic item’s value (4,000 GP) and the cost of Plate Armor (1,500
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
uncommon items can’t be easily created. Thus, many magic items are well-preserved antiquities. Rarity provides a rough measure of an item’s power relative to other magic items. Each rarity corresponds
to character level, as shown in the Magic Item Rarity table. A character doesn’t typically find a rare magic item, for example, until around 5th level. That said, rarity shouldn’t get in the way of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Astral Adventurer’s Guide
distance equal to the longest dimension of its form. For example, a spherical planet 5,000 miles in diameter has an air envelope 15,000 miles in diameter, with the planet at the center of it. An air
envelope need not be spherical; for example, a block of wood 1 foot by 2 feet by 3 feet is surrounded by a more-or-less rectangular envelope of air 3 feet by 6 feet by 9 feet. The air envelope around a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
make sure the player is happy with the choice. Suggested story hooks include the following: Long-Lost Friend. The new character is a friend or relative of one of the adventurers. Alternatively, the
story hooks for incorporating new players can also work for occasions when you want to bring a player into the group for a single session. For example, you might have a friend visiting from out of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
treasures might also be the objects of heroic quests. For example, one might not be considered a true hero until one follows in the footsteps of past legends and either makes or claims one’s own magical
knotted cover or grip depicts colorful birds or stylized herd animals from the plains of Oreskos.
7 The item is at least partially made from the heartwood of a Setessan caryatid (described in chapter
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
, there’s a great deal of overlap in their portfolios: Pelor is the Flan god of the sun and Pholtus is the Oeridian sun god, for example. Deities of Greyhawk Deity
Alignment
Suggested Domains
Symbol
Olidammara, god of revelry CN Trickery Laughing mask Pelor, god of the sun and healing NG Life, Light Sun Pholtus, god of light and law LG Light Silver sun or full moon partially eclipsed by a smaller
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
. 3 I fell in with a gang of reprobates and ne’er-do-wells, and I learned my specialty from them. 4 A parent or relative taught me my criminal specialty to prepare me for the family business. 5 I left
became an entertainer because … 1 Members of my family made ends meet by performing, so it was fitting for me to follow their example. 2 I always had a keen insight into other people, enough so that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
enter his realm remain there for all time. Within the Underworld, only the relative paradise of Ilysia is sheltered from his influence. In the other four realms of the dead, his will is law. Mortals
, renowned or otherwise, escape the Underworld fully intact—without identities erased—Erebos will spare nothing to make an example of the fugitive and any who provided assistance. Divine Relationships Erebos
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Domains of Delight: A Feywild Accessory
situations. A satyr hopes to find the perfect gift at a faerie bazaar Gifts Connected to both hospitality and reciprocity is the giving of gifts. Fey are avid gift-givers (partially because they like
receiving gifts), and their gifts are usually very thoughtful. Good gifts have sentimental value to the giver. For example, a beloved heirloom makes a fine gift to a Fey creature. A throwaway gift is an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
work. What remains are benches, wooden desks, and scaffolding gnawed by beetle larva and ravaged by time. Evidence of a cooking fire and tools lie at the far end of the cave, partially covered by the
to destroy the city of Azumar and open the tomb of Prince Hamukai as the survivors flee to Haruun.” The crude map shows the location of the city of Azumar relative to Haruun. Following the map
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
dramatically use outsiders or purge nonbelievers. Relative Truth. Beliefs highlighted in folk horror stories might not be true. Secret Traditions. Community members typically hide their beliefs, perhaps
prophecies. 6 Is haunted by judgmental ancestral spirits. 7 Can appear only at dawn and dusk. 8 Has partially melded into a hallowed tree. 9 Is being consumed by fungi. 10 Can no longer commune with their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
of the following lair actions; the medusa can’t take the same lair action two rounds in a row: Petrifying Wave. Up to three creatures the medusa can see within the lair are partially turned to stone
ceiling with no way to remain there (for example, sufficient handholds), it falls at the end of this movement. Regional Effects The region containing a medusa’s lair is altered by the medusa’s presence
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
broke in half during its descent, its bow section gone missing but its stern plunged backward into the seafloor like a spike.
The sandy bed around the wreckage is scattered with partially buried
pulses from the depths of the hull.
The rotten tangles of timbers and bulkheads are weak after ten years underwater and can be pushed through with relative ease. A large hole in the buried stern of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
section to get started, and use the information in chapter 4 to help flesh out the villain.
For example, your villain might be an undead creature seeking to avenge a past imprisonment or injury. An
steps the villain takes to achieve its goals. Create a timeline showing what the villain does and when, assuming no interference from the adventurers.
Building on the previous example, you might
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
known as the Thousand-Year War. Dragons had lived in and around Ostoria in relative peace since the empire’s foundation. Conflicts between dragons and giants in those days were personal, not tribal or
WORLDS
The tale of Ostoria is drawn from the Forgotten Realms. Think of it as a good example of how giants developed on many worlds, as it captures their rise and fall from prominence in a manner that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
using. Every 5 feet of the area equals 1 inch of the template’s size. For example, the 20-foot-radius sphere of the fireball spell, which has a 40-foot diameter, would translate into a circular
surface and take note of which squares it covers or partially covers. If any part of a square is under the template, that square is included in the area of effect. If a creature’s miniature is in an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
, and it’s easy enough to extrapolate other areas of life each deity controls. The god of Knowledge, for example, might also be patron of magic and prophecy, while the god of Light could be the sun god
and the god of time. A Sample Pantheon The pantheon of the Dawn War is an example of a pantheon assembled from mostly preexisting elements to suit the needs of a particular campaign. This is the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
normal speed for movement, but you multiply the dimensions of the common room and any furniture or objects in it by a factor of 10. For example, relative to the characters the length of the bar is
these changes: Her size (relative to the characters in their diminutive state) is Huge. Her speed (relative to the characters) is ten times normal. This gives her a speed of 400 feet and a climbing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Attitude 1d12* Initial Attitude 4 or lower Hostile 5–8 Indifferent 9 or higher Friendly *Roll different dice to alter the range and likelihood of possible attitudes. For example, you could roll
of monsters in an encounter. For example, one bandit gang might be an unruly mob of braggarts, while the members of another gang are always on edge and ready to flee at the first sign of danger
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
the three planes and the relative importance they give to law and good. Sages have constructed a few such theoretical models to make sense of the jumble of planes, particularly the Outer Planes. The
tree, literally or figuratively. For example, the Norse cosmology centers on the World Tree Yggdrasil. The three roots of the World Tree touch the three realms: Asgard (an Outer Plane that includes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
general direction of the temple — a structure cobbled together from a partially sunken galley and some empty apartments under an abandoned pleasure pier. The area surrounding the temple is filled with
partially collapsed buildings and walled-off alleys, atop which newer buildings and boardwalks have been built. The entire place is damp, reeks of mildew, and is loud with the creaking and groaning of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Lost Spire Locations (P9-P16) P9. Collapsed Staircase This staircase once connected to area P2 on level 1, but the passage is too choked with rubble and ice to be used. Dead Apprentice. Partially
-foot-wide passageways punched through the ceiling and floor lead to other levels. Near them, a partially collapsed wall exposes a room that lies beyond.
The gap in the west wall was made by members
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Domains of Delight: A Feywild Accessory
declare all-out war against each other, and it would take something extreme to have them abandon their relative peace and hurl their courts into violence and chaos. The Summer Court and the Gloaming Court
, music, and singing birds Values ceremony and refinement (for example, proper ways of speaking, formal etiquette, and extravagant dinner parties) Favors elaborate, manufactured costuming with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
locations of all nine spirit mounds. He can take an hour to draw a crude map that shows where the spirit mounds are located relative to key landmarks and terrain features. He doesn’t know what relics are
depicting the giant lord associated with that relic (see the Lost Giant Relics table) protrudes from one of the chamber’s five bare walls. For example, if the characters offer up the cracked horn found