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Player’s Handbook (2014)
, adding magical fuel to your barbarian rage.
In some barbarians’ tribes, a totem animal is considered to be kin to a particular clan. In such cases, it is unusual for an individual to have more than one totem animal spirit, though exceptions exist.
Monsters
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
the so-called mind drinkers. His secrets are passed on only to other members of his guild, and mind drinkers who leave House Dimir become enemies of the guild — the only exceptions to a rule
Equipment
life and might touch you, though it cannot harm you. You can ask the spirit questions as the speak with dead spell with the following exceptions: you can ask up to ten questions, and the spirit cannot
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->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Creating Sentient Magic Items When you decide to make a magic item sentient, you create the item’s persona in the same way you would create an NPC, with a few exceptions described here.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
Magic Magic on the planes largely functions as it does in other D&D settings, though some exceptions exist in Sigil (see chapter 2). The following sections present spells and magic items the DM can provide for planar travelers.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Cave Features The area has the following features. Any exceptions are noted in areas to which they apply. Ceilings. Most cavern ceilings are 30 feet high, and passage ceilings range from 10 to 15
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
of gloves or gauntlets, one pair of bracers, one suit of armor, one item of headwear, and one cloak. You can make exceptions; a character might be able to wear a circlet under a helmet, for example, or to layer two cloaks.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
region to region, with different cultures and societies emphasizing some deities over others. Although exceptions exist — the gods of Mulhorand, for example — all the gods are revered across all of Faerûn.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
The Hammock of Worlds The Hammock of Worlds is a colorful hammock woven with traditional Ataguan designs. It functions as a well of many worlds with two exceptions: It can be used only by a member of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
aggressive powers of the cosmos. Both races are exceptions in a multiverse wracked by conflict — peaceful folk who have found niches for themselves away from the battles and rivalries that fill the lives of the larger folk.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
Wizard Almost every guild has wizards. Noteworthy exceptions include the Gruul Clans, the Cult of Rakdos, and the Selesnya Conclave, which are built around devotion to ancient ways and powerful
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
few exceptions, adventurers’ guilds are local in scope, since their primary benefits center on a guildhall. They might point you to adventures halfway across the world, but the general assumption is that you’ll always come home to your guildhall, sooner or later.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
boons, such as audiences with powerful figures or exceptions from certain laws. Specific perks are presented in the description of each group patron. The DM should not feel limited to providing only the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
fog, which the locals call “the breath of the dead.” Mordentshire’s businesses largely cater to local laborers, with a few remarkable exceptions. Saulbridge Sanitarium provides a refuge for the ill
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
a wooden door. Edible Objects With a few exceptions noted in the text, all objects in the cottage that belong to Uncle Nibblecheek are made of candy. These objects are as usable and resilient as their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
long tunnel (area X4). A secret staircase (area X1) gives access to Waterdeep’s sewers. The lair has the following features, with exceptions noted in the text: Unless noted otherwise, rooms are 20
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
ceiling is as high as the tunnel is wide, unless otherwise noted. Most tunnels in Undermountain are arched and have no visible structural supports. Exceptions are called out in the text. Doors and
create airtight seals, keeping gases and gaseous creatures from passing through them; exceptions are noted in the text. A one-way door can be manually opened only from one side (the other side has no
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
widely and exceptions occur, Darklords share a number of qualities: Darklords Are Evil. Each Darklord is the ultimate villain of a domain and the root of the suffering and terror that unfold there
adventures rather than saving them for distant climactic plots. Darklords Don’t Realize They’re Darklords. With a few exceptions, Darklords don’t realize they occupy a special place in the world. Their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
exceptions exist. If the story suggests a good reason for an item to fit only creatures of a certain size or shape, you can rule that it doesn’t adjust. For example, armor made by the drow might fit
headwear, and one cloak. You can make exceptions; a character might be able to wear a circlet under a helmet, for example, or be able to layer two cloaks. Paired Items Items that come in pairs—such as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Temple Features This complex has the following features. Any exceptions are noted in areas to which they apply. Ceilings. Ceilings are 15 feet high. Doors. Doors consist of stone slabs balanced on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Ethereal Plane is invisible and utterly silent to someone on the overlapped plane, and solid objects on the overlapped plane don’t hamper the movement of a creature in the Border Ethereal. The exceptions
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Temple Features This complex has the following features. Any exceptions are noted in areas to which they apply. Ceilings. Ceilings are 15 feet high. Doors. Doors consist of stone slabs balanced on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
cards in this deck bestow benefits on those who draw them, and the few exceptions are relatively easily recovered from: Comet, Fates, Fool, Gem, Jester, Key, Knight, Moon, Ruin, Sage, Star, Sun, Throne
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
headwear, or one cloak. The DM might make exceptions. Paired Items Items that come in pairs—such as boots, bracers, gauntlets, and gloves—impart their benefits only if both items of the pair are worn. For
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
group.
2. Exceptions Supersede General Rules General rules govern each part of the game. For example, the combat rules tell you that melee weapon attacks use Strength and ranged weapon attacks use
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
the afterlife. Athreos is no judge, though. The veiled, silent god undergoes no deliberations and makes no exceptions. The River Guide reads the truth of each soul and bears it unfailingly to its proper
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
restore the Tyar-Besil palace and transform it into Aerisi Kalinoth’s new Temple of Howling Hatred. The area has the following features. Any exceptions are noted in areas to which they apply. Ceilings
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
stonework of their city. The complex has the following features. Any exceptions are noted in areas to which they apply. Ceilings. In the passages, the walls slope together unevenly to meet at an angle
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
exceptions exist. If the story suggests a good reason for an item to fit only creatures of a certain size or shape, you can rule that it doesn't adjust. For example, drow-made armor might fit elves only
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
, with the following exceptions: The monster doesn’t gain the starting equipment of the added class. For each class level you add, the monster gains one Hit Die of its normal type (based on its size
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
headwear, or one cloak. The DM might make exceptions. Paired Items Items that come in pairs—such as boots, bracers, gauntlets, and gloves—impart their benefits only if both items of the pair are worn. For
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Boromar Villains With few exceptions, Boromar villains shun violence and would prefer to bribe, deceive, or manipulate the characters rather than send a squad of goons to attack them. That said, any
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Mournland Villains Few people have reason to spend time anywhere near the Mournland. Among the exceptions are those who seek to plunder the riches of lost Cyre, such as Ikar’s Salvage (described
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
their posts to fool around elsewhere. Exceptions do exist, such as the daelkyr and the Dreaming Dark, but by and large these natives of other planes are exclusively concerned with where they live. As