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Dungeon Master’s Guide
Archlich;Vecna authored the Book of Vile Darkness. He recorded in its pages every horrid idea, every corrupt thought, and every example of foul magic he came across or devised.
Other practitioners of
book eventually, usually when a new author adds pages to the tome.
If a solar tears the book in two, the book is destroyed for 1d100 years, after which it re-forms in some far corner of the
Magic Items
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
(Insight) check can discern whether you are happy, sad, angry, disgusted, surprised, or afraid, as well as the main source of that emotion. For example, you might communicate fear caused by a monster you
just saw around the corner, grief at the loss of a friend, or happiness derived from pride in your performance in combat. A dark elf has advantage on this check.
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
, if he thinks he’s in danger of being unmasked, he retreats to his tower (see chapter 11) or some other quiet corner of Strahd’s domain.
Rictavio’s Traits
Ideal. “Evil
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
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
creatures when viewed from the corner of the eye or through dim light or fog.
Gathered Knowledge. Within the lair, creatures have advantage on ability checks made to discover or recall information
Species
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
and from out of the corner of your eye, they came to the Material Plane, urged to spread throughout the multiverse by the conquering god Maglubiyet. Centuries later, they still bear a fey gift for
. These types don’t have rules themselves, but some rules in the game affect creatures of certain types in different ways. For example, the cure wounds spell doesn’t work on a Construct or
Species
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
A subterranean folk, goblins can be found in every corner of the multiverse, often beside their bugbear and hobgoblin kin. Long before the god Maglubiyet conquered them, early goblins served in the
. These types don’t have rules themselves, but some rules in the game affect creatures of certain types in different ways. For example, the cure wounds spell doesn’t work on a Construct or an
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
existence and connected through portals under the dragon’s control. A lair might include a secluded grove on the Material Plane, a well-protected tower in the Feywild, and even a hidden corner of
of one plane to wander into others.
Moonstone Dragon Lair Features
You can look to other maps in this chapter as inspiration for the scattered parts of a moonstone dragon’s lair. For example
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
Skalanthas Retreats Should the party force Skalanthas to flee, he flies to a quiet corner of the island and takes a Long Rest there before returning to reclaim his lair. If Ronnom is nearby when
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
K50. Guest Room A large bed sits in the center of this room, its four corner posts supporting a black canopy trimmed with gold tassels. Several comfortable divans are placed about the room. There is
rest is interrupted by the arrival of 1d4 Barovian witches from area K56. They try to subdue the party with sleep spells. A witch retreats to area K56 if wounded.
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Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
example of blackest magic he came across or devised. Vecna covered every vile topic he could, making the book a gruesome catalog of all mortal wrongs.
Other practitioners of evil have held the book and
tome.
If a solar tears the book in two, the book is destroyed for 1d100 years, after which it reforms in some dark corner of the multiverse.
A creature attuned to the book for one hundred years can
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
might include a secluded grove on the Material Plane, a well-protected tower in the Feywild, and even a hidden corner of the Ethereal Plane. Moonstone dragons often use locations in the Feywild as
look to other maps in this chapter as inspiration for the scattered parts of a moonstone dragon’s lair. For example, a well maintained and above-water version of the black dragon lair’s
Magic Items
Keys from the Golden Vault
example of blackest magic he came across or devised. Vecna covered every vile topic he could, making the book a gruesome catalog of all mortal wrongs.
Other practitioners of evil have held the book and
the book in two, the book is destroyed for 1d100 years, after which it reforms in some dark corner of the multiverse.
A creature attuned to the book for one hundred years can unearth a phrase hidden
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
shelf.
4 Any pets or animals with the group hiss, bark, or back away from an empty corner of the room.
5 Any rations that the group carries with them suddenly spoil and rot.
6 A voice
is heard whispering from a dark corner, but nobody is there.
Confronting Thalivar’s Ghost Characters may try to summon Thalivar’s ghost using magic, a séance, or any other ploy they can devise
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
derives from their dragonmarks: magical sigils passed down through their bloodlines. For example, House Jorasco dominates the medical trade with its Mark of Healing, while only someone with House
Ghallanda seal in the corner of an inn sign assures customers that the establishment meets health and safety standards. Chapter 1 contains more details about dragonmarks and the dragonmarked houses, along with rules for creating dragonmarked characters.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
, whether as part of their origins or due to their ability to spread curses—werewolves being a prime example. You decide how a spell like Remove Curse affects a creature with accursed origins. For
example, you might decide that a mummy was created through a curse and it can be destroyed permanently only by casting Remove Curse on its corpse. Cursed Magic Items Cursed magic items are created
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
those sounds and markings—the Hook Horror. The creature is hungry, but what it really wants is to find its way back to the Underdark. It retreats from a fight that is going badly for it. Underdark
Connection. The tunnel in the southeast corner of the bottom level of the mine is where the miners accidentally connected to an Underdark tunnel. The hook horror entered the mine through a hole in the wall
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
anarchist to drop their device. The purple worm ignores creatures that don’t have a boomhailer and that don’t threaten it. If all five boomhailers are destroyed, the purple worm retreats down the hole
, the angel Artavazda (a lawful good pari; detailed at the end of this adventure) appears at the southeastern corner of the square with ten members of the Brightguard (use the guard stat block). If the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
—werewolves being a prime example. You decide how a spell like Remove Curse affects a creature with accursed origins. For example, you might decide that a mummy was created through a curse and it can be
. Environmental Curses Some locations are so suffused with evil that anyone who lingers there is burdened with a curse. Demonic Possession is one example of an environmental curse. Demonic Possession Demonic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
quarry has outpaced its pursuers. For example, in a city, escape might mean the quarry ducked into a crowd or slipped around a corner, leaving no clue as to where it went. Designing Your Own Chase
the quarry’s ability to escape, at your discretion. For example, a quarry with a Faerie Fire spell cast on it might have Disadvantage on checks made to escape because it’s much easier to spot. If the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Disadvantage The lead pursuer is a ranger or has proficiency in Survival Disadvantage Other factors might help or hinder the quarry’s ability to escape, at your discretion. For example, a quarry with a
faerie fire spell cast on it might have disadvantage on checks made to escape because it’s much easier to spot. Escape doesn’t necessarily mean the quarry has outpaced its pursuers. For example, in an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
the table, that’s fine, but treat the monster as its official size for all rules. For example, you might use a miniature that has a Large base to represent a Huge giant. That giant takes up less
Cover on Squares and Hexes Line of Sight To determine whether there is line of sight between two spaces, pick a corner of one space and trace an imaginary line from that corner to any part of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium
such spells. Some spells are so subtle that you might not know you were ever under their effects. A prime example of that sort of spell is suggestion. Assuming you failed to notice the spellcaster
perceptible effect or if its text says you’re aware of it (see PHB , under “Targets”). Most spells are obvious. For example, fireball burns you, cure wounds heals you, and command forces you to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
monster takes up an amount of space different from what’s on the table, that’s fine, but treat the monster as its official size for all other rules. For example, you might use a miniature that has a
there is line of sight between two spaces, pick a corner of one space and trace an imaginary line from that corner to any part of another space. If at least one such line doesn’t pass through or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
example, if a beholder intends to shoot charm, slowing, and sleep rays at a ranger, and the ranger succumbs to the charm, the beholder could use its remaining rays against other targets. Use Legendary
vanquish invaders without directly confronting them. Devious and hidden traps are liable to be lurking around every corner, and might be blatantly obvious in some places, yet no less lethal. In similar
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
through portals under the dragon’s control. A lair might include a secluded grove on the Material Plane, a well-protected tower in the Feywild, and even a hidden corner of the Ethereal Plane
into others. Moonstone Dragon Lair Features You can look to other maps in this chapter as inspiration for the scattered parts of a moonstone dragon’s lair. For example, a well maintained and above-water
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
, the result of a series of dull assignments that have left him feeling underappreciated and scornful. If the characters capture or corner him, he offers to lead them to House Freth’s fortress on level
visible for 1 minute. The troll attacks any creature it sees, but retreats to area 10a (through area 9d) the first time it takes acid or fire damage. 9b. Drow Staging Area This 20-foot-high cavern is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
leading into the cellar complex via area B8 and confront the necromancer. The characters find Losser cowering in one corner of area B7. Two skeletons stand between him and three kenku. The kenku aim to kill
Golorr. If the characters pursue the stone and leave Losser alive, he eventually slips away and retreats to area B11. Next Encounter Once the characters defeat Xanathar’s forces in the cellar, they can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
is the area in feet that it effectively controls in combat, not an expression of its physical dimensions. A typical Medium creature isn't 5 feet wide, for example, but it does control a space that
in 5-foot segments. This is particularly easy if you translate your speed into squares by dividing the speed by 5. For example, a speed of 30 feet translates into a speed of 6 squares.
If you use a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
pursue godhood as other liches have done (Vecna being a prime example), Acererak has no interest in being a god or being worshiped. He prefers to create evil gods and unleash them on mortals and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
that invokes gods such as Alobal Lorfiril and Zandilar. After the Drawing of the Veil, an elf enters the prime of life, a span of centuries during which most elves strive to engage with the world. An
.
Many elves, especially the younger ones, view the existence of half-elves as a sign of hope rather than as a threat — an example of how elf souls can experience the world in new ways, not bound to a single physical form or a particular philosophy.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
. Mark one victory and advance to Event 2: “The Storm Breaks.” The party retreats. The undead spill into the town. Proceed to Event 5: “Streets of Rage.” Event 2. The Storm Breaks If the defenders hold
docks! The party holds the line. Mark one victory and advance to Event 6: “Rolling Thunder.” The party retreats. The cultists of Talos surge into the town. Go to Event 5: “Streets of Rage.” Event 4
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Perception April Prime In a courtyard full of monsters, will characters even notice that the tree has eyes? As the DM, you’re the interface between your players and the world of the game. You tell
into a secret compartment, and so on. Don’t use the Investigation skill to determine if a character notices something—that’s the purview of Perception. For example, a successful Wisdom (Perception) check
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
rows, the squares are adjoining side by side or corner to corner, as shown in diagram 2.5. To determine the number of rows a cone contains, divide its length by 5. For example, a 30-foot cone contains
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
no need to keep track of how many circumstances weigh on both sides. For example, imagine a wizard is running down a dungeon corridor to escape from a beholder. Around the corner ahead, two ogres lie
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
example, you must have at least 2 squares of movement left to enter a square of difficult terrain.
Corners. Diagonal movement can’t cross the corner of a wall, large tree, or other terrain feature
5 feet wide, for example, but it does control a space that wide. If a Medium hobgoblin stands in a 5-foot-wide doorway, other creatures can’t get through unless the hobgoblin lets them. A creature’s