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Changeling Legacy

Species Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

changelings develop identities that have more depth, crafting whole personas complete with histories and beliefs. A changeling adventurer might have personas for many situations, including negotiation

, investigation, and combat. Personas can be shared by multiple changelings; a community might be home to three healer changelings, with whoever is on duty adopting the persona of Andrea, the gentle

Your Forgotten Realms

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

history pass by without comment. As an example, you might feel the Spellplague and Second Sundering—cataclysmic events that reshaped Faerûn—don’t suit your campaign. You can decide Faerûn has long since

Activity While Traveling

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

DM might decide that a threat can be noticed only by characters in a specific area of the ship. For example, only characters below deck might have a chance to hear or spot a creature hiding on board

Keep Features

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

Keep Features The water cultists are busy repairing Rivergard, but parts of the complex remain inaccessible. For example, the upper floors of the north tower and the water tower are filled with

, and 4 feet high. Ceilings. Most ceilings are 12 feet high. Defenders. Jolliver Grimjaw is known as “Jolly” to his followers, as a shortening of his first name and an sarcastic comment on his demeanor

Character and Party Creation

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

Character and Party Creation Each player has options when it comes to choosing a character race, class, and background, though you may restrict certain options that are deemed unsuitable for the

adventurers and also include roleplaying hooks in the form of ideals, bonds, and flaws—things you ought to know. For example, if a player chooses the criminal background, one of the options for the

Cave Features

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

. The cave’s crystal walls don’t restrict where Vecna can teleport using Fell Rebuke, although he still must be able to see his destination. Empowered by Secrets In the Cave of Shattered Reflection

of Secrets table to determine what additional powers, if any, the characters have in the Cave of Shattered Reflection. These powers are cumulative. For example, if the characters kept seven secrets

Dungeon Inhabitants

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

against each other to reduce the threat of the more powerful monsters. For example, in a dungeon inhabited by mind flayers and their goblinoid thralls, the adventurers might try to incite the goblins

over a cavern complex or a gang of trolls inhabiting an aboveground ruin. Other times, particularly in larger dungeons, multiple groups of creatures share space and compete for resources. For example

Session Zero

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

best suit the campaign. Character Creation When players are choosing their characters’ classes and origins, you can restrict options that are unsuitable for the campaign. Encourage the players to

in your campaign. For example, if a player chooses the Criminal background, help the player flesh out their character’s criminal past, and use that information when building relevant storylines into

Adventure Setting

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

internal logic, adventurers can use their understanding of that logic to make informed decisions. For example, characters who find a pool of fresh water in a dungeon might infer that many of the

creatures inhabiting the dungeon come to that spot to drink. The adventurers might set an ambush at the pool. Likewise, closed or locked doors can restrict the movement of some creatures. A dungeon

Horror Gameplay

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

investment into their characters. Don’t impose rules on characters that might make players not want to play them anymore. For example, characters might gain any of the lineages and Dark Gifts from

that just happened is off limits. The person touching the card can comment on what they want adjusted, or whoever’s narrating the scene can walk back what just happened, try something else, or leave the

Mutual Respect

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules

, including mind-control magic, helplessness, and death. That said, D&D is a game that has in-world conflicts and mayhem. Certain core elements of the game are difficult to ignore. For example, taking damage

also feel safe to say “stop” and pause the game until the issue is resolved. The person who invokes the signals can comment on what they want adjusted but doesn’t have to explain why the content is

Getting Players Invested

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

a character’s player directly, but instead consider handing over your narrative reins and letting a player describe the perfect detail. For example, say you have a peaceful village you plan to feature

? How might an NPC comment on a character’s abilities or recognize that they’re special? Break Episodes It’s easy to get caught up in a story with dramatic stakes, pitting characters against mounting

Mutual Respect

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

example, taking damage isn’t a limit you can work around easily. Similarly, character death is something that happens from time to time, though the game has ways to counteract or avoid it (see “Death

” and pause the game until the issue is resolved. The person who invokes the signals can comment on what they want adjusted but doesn’t have to explain why the content is objectionable. The signal

14. Psipod Nexus I

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

constantly being refined for greater authenticity. Within “Alterdeep,” the ulitharid takes on various personas and quietly observes how creatures that are projected into the setting by the psipods interact

error, Extremiton either takes steps to correct it or tries to draw attention away from it. For example, it doesn’t know Dwarvish well enough to cause the residents of Alterdeep to speak it fluently, so

Upper Palace Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

they collide with creatures they can’t reach (creatures flying above them, for example). This statue on the dais doesn’t move, and the tiny sphere floating next to its head is frozen in time and magical

gown for Iggwilv; and more. The following clues can help the characters identify some of Zybilna’s former personas: The name “Natasha” is stitched into the collar of a cape sized for a child. Characters

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