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Dungeon Master’s Guide
that passes through it. Artifacts are the exception. Unless an Artifact is susceptible to damage from a Sphere of Annihilation, it passes through the sphere unscathed. Anything else that touches the
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
the antithesis of the artistry that drives the stone giant’s ordning. The Horned King, Baphomet, is an exception. Though he is a merciless hunter, the Prince of Beasts also crafts complex mazes
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
former allies and enemies alike to destroy them, as its warped soul seeks to erase anything connected to its former life. Minions of Orcus are the one exception to this compulsion; a bodak recognizes
Sphere of Annihilation
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Magic Items
Basic Rules (2014)
that passes through it. Artifacts are the exception. Unless an artifact is susceptible to damage from a sphere of annihilation, it passes through the sphere unscathed. Anything else that touches the
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cares nothing for his domain. But should noteworthy threats or remarkable individuals appear, he seeks to crush or enlist them. The only exception is the spirit of his treacherous former ally, Caradoc
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
stratagems. Bael gladly spares the lives of those he defeats—if they pledge their souls and service to him. Demons are an exception; although he is willing to corrupt almost any other foes, he always
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, and to hinder your enemies.
Symbols are important in the cultures of the Northlands, and the spirits are no exception. Rather than manifesting as the people they were in life, the spirits take on a
Shapechange
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Spells
Basic Rules (2014)
rules for the original form, with one exception: if your new form has more hit points than your current one, your hit points remain at their current value.
Magic Items
Quests from the Infinite Staircase
lantern’s flame goes out, the creature attuned to it immediately dies. One exception to this rule exists (see the “Destroying the Lantern” section).
Revealing Light. The lantern sheds
Species
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
creature that has the Construct type. (The autognome is a noteworthy exception because of its Healing Machine trait.)
Life Span
The typical life span of a player character in the D&D multiverse is
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
useful to a topaz dragon, it shouldn’t count on being safe from the dragon the next time they meet. Topaz dragons rarely go out of their way to fight other creatures, however, with the exception of
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
shouldn’t count on being safe from the dragon the next time they meet. Topaz dragons rarely go out of their way to fight other creatures, however, with the exception of bronze dragons, for whom
monsters
cares nothing for his domain. But should noteworthy threats or remarkable individuals appear, he seeks to crush or enlist them. The only exception is the spirit of his treacherous former ally, Caradoc
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
Faerûn for being eccentric, spoiled, venal, and, above all else, rich.
Whether you are a shining example of the reason for this reputation or one who proves the rule by being an exception, people
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Boo’s Astral Menagerie
their weapon attacks. This extra damage isn’t a feature of the weapon. Such an exception is a special feature of a stat block and represents how the creature uses its weapon or casts its spells; the exception has no effect on how a weapon or spell functions for a different creature.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Unusual Attacks and Magic Herein you will find some weapons that deal unusual damage types and spellcasting that functions in atypical ways. Such an exception is a special feature of a stat block and
represents how the creature uses the weapon or casts its spells; the exception has no effect on how a weapon or a spell functions for someone else.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Thieves’ Gallery
his heavy crossbow. This extra damage isn’t a feature of the weapon. Such an exception is a special feature of a stat block and represents how the creature uses its weapon or casts its spells; the exception has no effect on how a weapon or spell functions for a different creature.
Species
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
noteworthy exception because of its Healing Machine trait.)
Life Span
The typical life span of a player character in the D&D multiverse is about a century, assuming the character doesn’t meet
Species
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
autognome is a noteworthy exception because of its Healing Machine trait.)
Life Span
The typical life span of a player character in the D&D multiverse is about a century, assuming the character doesn
Species
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
the Construct type. (The autognome is a noteworthy exception because of its Healing Machine trait.)
Life Span
The typical life span of a player character in the D&D multiverse is about a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
the Monster Manual. Some creatures have weapons with unusual damage types or spellcasting that functions in an atypical way. Such an exception is a special feature of a stat block and represents how
the creature uses its weapon or casts its spells; the exception has no effect on how a weapon or spell functions for a different creature. If a stat block contains the name of a class in parentheses
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
rules are often minor. For instance, many adventurers don’t have proficiency with longbows, but every wood elf does because of a racial trait. That trait creates a minor exception in the game. Other
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
, round down if you end up with a fraction, even if the fraction is one-half or greater. Some rules make an exception and tell you to round up.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Round Down Whenever you divide or multiply a number in the game, round down if you end up with a fraction, even if the fraction is one-half or greater. Some rules make an exception and tell you to round up. NOOR RAHMAN
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Round Down Whenever you divide or multiply a number in the game, round down if you end up with a fraction, even if the fraction is one-half or greater. Some rules make an exception and tell you to round up. NOOR RAHMAN
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
Attack against it. Creatures with Blindsight are an exception to this rule, because that ability lets those creatures “see” within a certain radius.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
condition or you don’t. The Exhaustion condition is an exception; its effects get worse if you have the condition and receive it again.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
character can concentrate on the item during a short rest, while being in physical contact with the item. At the end of the rest, the character learns the item’s properties. Potions are an exception; a little taste is enough to tell the taster what the potion does.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
well out of range of their droning and screeching. The demons locked in combat ignore the escaping prisoners, with the possible exception of a fallen vrock (see “A Flight of Demons”). Whichever route the characters take, chapter 2 covers their passage through the Underdark toward their eventual destination.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
items, monster abilities, and the like—that sometimes contradict a general rule. When an exception and a general rule disagree, the exception wins. For example, if a feature says you can make melee
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
shrine’s services each morning then offers advice from the sermons to his customers. Jack sells standard adventuring gear, with the exception of potions of healing. He directs adventurers looking for potions to the Tymora shrine and those looking for armor or weapons to the town square.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sleeping Dragon’s Wake
shrine’s services each morning, then offers advice from the sermons to his customers. Jack sells standard adventuring gear, with the exception of potions of healing. He directs adventurers looking for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
), D10 (tens digit), D12, D20 Round Down
Whenever you divide or multiply a number in the game, round down if you end up with a fraction, even if the fraction is one-half or greater. Some rules make an exception and tell you to round up.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
Fighter Fighters are common in almost every guild, with Dimir as the notable exception. In a world where constant tension among the guilds often blooms into physical violence, fighters are the core
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
stack with itself; a recipient either has a condition or doesn’t. The Exhaustion condition is an exception to that rule. See also chapter 1 (“Conditions”).