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Player’s Handbook
to rest. In that state, they remain aware of their surroundings while immersing themselves in memories and meditations.
An environment subtly transforms elves after they inhabit it for a millennium or
more, and it grants them certain kinds of magic. Drow, high elves, and wood elves are examples of elves who have been transformed thus.
Drow
Drow typically dwell in the Underdark and have been
classes
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
guard against the horrors of the night.
Clerics who serve these deities—examples of which appear on the Twilight Deities table—bring comfort to those who seek rest and protect them by
The twilit transition from light into darkness often brings calm and even joy, as the day’s labors end and the hours of rest begin. The darkness can also bring terrors, but the gods of twilight
classes
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
guard against the horrors of the night.
Clerics who serve these deities—examples of which appear on the Twilight Deities table—bring comfort to those who seek rest and protect them by
The twilit transition from light into darkness often brings calm and even joy, as the day’s labors end and the hours of rest begin. The darkness can also bring terrors, but the gods of twilight
Monsters
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
characteristics. The potency of some adaptations varies based on the category of the krasis, as indicated in the descriptions of those adaptations.
Just a few examples of krasis are the battering
(Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). While underwater, the krasis can use a bonus action to expel a cloud of ink and then move up to its speed. The ink cloud is stationary and fills a 20-foot
Monsters
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
of some adaptations varies based on the category of the krasis, as indicated in the descriptions of those adaptations.
Just a few examples of krasis are the battering krasis (a fusion of hammerhead
Long Rest). While underwater, the krasis can use a bonus action to expel a cloud of ink and then move up to its speed. The ink cloud is stationary and fills a 20-foot-radius sphere centered on a
Monsters
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
characteristics. The potency of some adaptations varies based on the category of the krasis, as indicated in the descriptions of those adaptations.
Just a few examples of krasis are the battering
Cloud (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). While underwater, the krasis can use a bonus action to expel a cloud of ink and then move up to its speed. The ink cloud is stationary and fills a 20-foot
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Spells
Basic Rules (2014)
be made with advantage or disadvantage, and you can choose whether to use the reroll or the original roll.
You might be able to achieve something beyond the scope of the above examples
, each time you cast a spell until you finish a long rest, you take 1d10 necrotic damage per level of that spell. This damage can't be reduced or prevented in any way. In addition, your Strength drops
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
Foreshadowing Foreshadowing is about finding clues to a horrible truth yet to be revealed. Consider the following examples: Before characters encounter a monster, hint at the monster’s presence with
clues such as claw marks, gnawed bones, and bloodstains. Whenever characters take a long rest, give one character a prophetic dream in which he or she glimpses something yet to be found or encountered.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
more than XP and treasure, give them additional small rewards at milestone points. Here are some examples: The adventurers gain the benefit of a short rest. Characters can recover a Hit Die or a low
examples:
Accomplishing one in a series of goals necessary to complete the adventure. Discovering a hidden location or piece of information relevant to the adventure. Reaching an important destination
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
break the general rules in some way, creating an exception to how the rest of the game works. Remember this: If a specific rule contradicts a general rule, the specific rule wins. Exceptions to the
examples of rule-breaking are more conspicuous. For instance, an adventurer can’t normally pass through walls, but some spells make that possible. Magic accounts for most of the major exceptions to the rules.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
good are all examples of rivals. A rival’s agenda changes over time. Though the characters engage in downtime only between adventures, their rivals rarely rest, continuing to spin plots and work against the characters even when the characters are off doing something else.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Examples The following scenario shows examples of how you as the DM can apply the guidelines described in the rest of this section. Eight Zombies surround and attack a Fighter. The zombies’ attack
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
encounters increase tension, taking a Short Rest relaxes the tension somewhat, as characters have a chance to replenish some of their resources. In many adventures, though, the characters and their players
have a sense that they need to act quickly to deal with the situation presented by the adventure. This creates tension between the need to rest and the sense that things are getting worse while the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
. Milestones You can also award XP when characters complete significant milestones. When preparing your adventure, designate certain events or challenges as milestones, as with the following examples
adventure with something more than XP and treasure, also give them small rewards at milestone points, such as the following: The adventurers gain the benefit of a Short Rest. Characters recover a Hit
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
an island of solidified cloud, Skyway holds the mansions of the wealthiest people in Khorvaire—nobles whose feet never touch the ground. It’s a realm of wonders, filled with the finest examples of
to do that. No bridges or lifts connect Skyway to the rest of the city, so the usual way to reach the floating district is by taking a skycoach or hiring a flying mount.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Planar Effects Certain planes of existence—and areas on the Material Plane affected by them—have supernatural effects on creatures within them. Several examples are presented below. See chapter 6 for
spell as long as they remain in an area of blessed beneficence. In addition, such a creature that finishes a Long Rest in the area gains the benefit of a Lesser Restoration spell. Gehennan Cruelty On the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
, including worlds in the Material Plane. Elves have pointed ears and lack facial and body hair. They live for around 750 years, and they don’t sleep but instead enter a trance when they need to rest. In
it grants them certain kinds of magic. Drow, high elves, and wood elves are examples of elves who have been transformed thus. Drow Drow typically dwell in the Underdark and have been shaped by it. Some
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
worlds in the Material Plane. Elves have pointed ears and lack facial and body hair. They live for around 750 years, and they don’t sleep but instead enter a trance when they need to rest. In that state
them certain kinds of magic. Drow, high elves, and wood elves are examples of elves who have been transformed thus. Drow Drow typically dwell in the Underdark and have been shaped by it. Some drow
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
. The Blessing can be removed by the Remove Curse spell, or the Darklord might revoke it anytime. The following Blessings are examples of those a Darklord might bestow upon a character. Customize them to
spell in this way, you can’t cast it again until you finish a Long Rest. Mark of the Dread Lord Supernatural Gift (Blessing) While in the same domain as the Darklord who gave you this Blessing, you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Seeds of Fear table offers some examples. These can change over time as characters grow, overcome old fears, and discover new uncertainties. Work with players to determine when their Seeds of Fear might
, they shouldn’t be able to do so again until they finish a long rest. For example, imagine that a character has the Seed of Fear “I hate being stuck in tight spaces” and must squeeze through a narrow
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy
githyanki ship attacks, with a few examples discussed below. Use your best judgment when adjudicating these tactics, and reward players for great ideas and quick thinking. Using Magic. Certain spells can
only one ballista attack each round. The rest of the crew—six githyanki pirates using the bandit stat block, but which are resistant to psychic damage—leave their stations to defend the ship, taking the characters on in combat. See appendix C for the squid ship’s layout.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
divine power. A variety of gods across the worlds of D&D inspire their followers to embrace this path. Tempus from the Forgotten Realms and Hextor and Erythnul of Greyhawk are all prime examples. In
and saving throws until the start of your next turn. Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you finish a long rest. Rage beyond Death Beginning at 14th level, the divine power that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
it to put out the fire, but I haven’t dared to enter the room since. Someone braver than me should lay the ghost to rest. Maybe you could do it?”
The “Ghost” The only thing haunting the shopkeeper is
. Gathering Clues. Characters in the storeroom can gather clues by succeeding on one of the following ability checks. Consider these examples: DC 13 Intelligence (Nature). At noon each day, sunlight from the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
declaration in the moment. The following examples suggest just a few possible pronouncements: A widely spread story explaining that a particular action tempts terrible punishment A warning spoken on the cusp
, whether through speaking, sign language, writing, telepathy, or any other means. The victim gains 3 levels of exhaustion that can’t be removed while the curse endures. When the victim finishes a long rest
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Adventure Examples This section contains example adventures that demonstrate the principles described throughout the chapter. Each provides enough information for you to run a one-session adventure
the Premise” earlier in this chapter. Hook. Each adventure offers one way to draw characters in to the adventure. See “Draw In the Players” earlier in this chapter. Encounters. The rest of each
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
the dead character is in the spotlight and the rest of the group observes. Alternatively, the rest of the group could participate as NPCs or even monsters the dead character meets and interacts with
symbolic or direct examples of their past failings and rebuke their old vices in a final, crystallizing act of growth. Funerary masks help the newly dead resist the erosion of memory and identity in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
within 1 mile of you. Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you finish a short or long rest. See the “Planar Travel” section in chapter 2 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide for examples of
feature, without expending a spell slot, but the spell ends at the end of the current turn. Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you finish a short or long rest. Distant Strike At
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium
rest. You can’t prepare some spells at the end of the rest and then prepare more later. Do you always know when you’re under the effect of a spell? You’re aware that a spell is affecting you if it has a
suddenly do something you didn’t intend. Certain spells are more subtle, yet you become aware of the spell at a time specified in the spell’s description. Charm person and detect thoughts are examples of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
characters search for a cure and try to stop the contagion’s spread. Rest and Recuperation If a creature infected with a magical contagion spends 3 days recuperating, engaging in no activities that
would interrupt a Long Rest, the creature makes a DC 15 Constitution saving throw at the end of the recuperation period. On a successful save, the creature has Advantage on saving throws to fight off the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
characters search for a cure and try to stop the contagion’s spread. Rest and Recuperation If a creature infected with a magical contagion spends 3 days recuperating, engaging in no activities that
would interrupt a Long Rest, the creature makes a DC 15 Constitution saving throw at the end of the recuperation period. On a successful save, the creature has Advantage on saving throws to fight off the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
the Forge At 1st level, you gain the ability to imbue magic into a weapon or armor. At the end of a long rest, you can touch one nonmagical object that is a suit of armor or a simple or martial weapon
. Until the end of your next long rest or until you die, the object becomes a magic item, granting a +1 bonus to AC if it’s armor or a +1 bonus to attack and damage rolls if it’s a weapon. Once you use
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
enjoy causing strife to those who bargain with them, and find ways to twist and turn promises to their own advantage. The Dusk Hag Prophecies table provides examples of the sort of dreams dusk hags might
extra 10 (3d6) psychic damage and is cursed until the hag dies or the curse is removed. The cursed creature’s hit point maximum decreases by 5 (1d10) whenever it finishes a long rest.
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Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
. Judging by the numerous scorch marks and acid burns on the furniture, the laboratory was the scene of several spectacular failures. Four clay figures rest on a table in the middle of the room. They range
philosopher, and she collected many rare specimens to study. She kept examples of common and natural creatures in area M11, and rare or aberrant creatures in this room. The collection includes a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
enters the foyer, they’re greeted by a roaring ramp of tangible wind that curls up to the rest of the palace. The updraft supports even the heaviest of creatures, which can easily amble up the windy
time a wish is spoken somewhere in the multiverse, it echoes in the Well of Destiny, amplified by the Infinite Staircase’s ambient magic. The Well of Destiny Wishes table includes examples of wishes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
degrees when a hoard’s treasure is moved somewhere else, as in any of the following examples: Alter Water. An item from the hoard pollutes or purifies any water it touches. Alter Weather. An item from
the dragon who stole those items might be an opportunity for such spirits to find rest at last. A haunting spirit might fully manifest as a ghost, a specter, a wraith, or a similar creature, or it