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Monsters
Monster Manual
Detect Intelligence. The intellect devourer magically senses the location of any creature within 300 feet of itself that has an Intelligence score of 3 or higher, regardless of interposing
telepathy; and its Detect Intelligence trait. It otherwise adopts the target’s game statistics. It knows everything the target knew, including spells and languages.
If the host body dies, the
Monsters
Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Magic Sense. The hunter knows the location of every spellcaster, active spell, and magic item within 120 feet of itself.
Spider Climb (Hunter Form Only). The hunter can climb difficult surfaces
ability to sense and locate mages. Once it finds a quarry, the mage hunter takes on its arachnoid hunter form and pursues its targets with vicious skill.Shift Form. The hunter folds into its drone-like sentry form or unfolds into its hunter form. Its game statistics are the same in each form.
Monsters
Vecna: Eve of Ruin
, without needing to make an ability check.
Web Sense. When in contact with a web, the phisarazu knows the exact location of any other creature in contact with the same web.
Web Walker. The phisarazu
transforms into a crab, drider, or giant crab, or returns to its true form. Its game statistics, except for its size, are the same in each form. Any equipment it is wearing or carrying isn’t transformed.
Magic Items
The Book of Many Things
feet.
Beast. You immediately transform into a random Beast with a CR of 5 or lower. Your game statistics—including your ability scores, hit points, and possible actions—are replaced by the
Beast’s game statistics, and any nonmagical equipment you’re wearing or carrying melds into your new form and can’t be used. Any magic items you’re carrying drop in an
Monsters
Quests from the Infinite Staircase
creature to take his place.
If the creature accepts, it is transformed into a noble djinni. The creature’s game statistics are replaced by those of Nafas (including this trait), though it
":"roll", "rollAction":"Last Wish"} days, regaining all his hit points and appearing in a random safe location on the Infinite Staircase.
Legendary Resistance (5/Day). If Nafas fails a saving throw
monsters
restrictions caused by webs, and it knows the location of any other creature in contact with the same web.Multiattack. The aranea makes two attacks, using Bite, Slam, or Sling in any combination.
Bite
humanoid-spider hybrid form, or back into its true spider form. Its game statistics are the same in each form, except where noted. Any equipment it is wearing or carrying isn’t transformed.
Species
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
or the Astral Sea.
Giff are split into two camps concerning how their name is pronounced. Half of them say it with a hard g, half with a soft g. Disagreements over the correct pronunciation often
character is a member of the human race or one of the game’s fantastical races. If you create a character using a race option presented here, follow these additional rules during character creation
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Id Ascendant Stories about a comet crashing in the mountains (see “Tall Tales in Ten-Towns”) or a quest concerning a telepathic message (see “Distress Signal”) might bring adventurers to this
location, as might a character who has the Escaped Prisoner secret (see appendix B). Otherworldy creatures issue forth from a crashed illithid nautiloid
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
either location. Also review the “Goliaths” entry in appendix C, in particular the “Spine of the World Goliaths” section. There is also a list of goliath names you can draw from, as needed. Characters
Skytower Shelter might return home for some reason, perhaps to seek help with matters concerning Icewind Dale. All goliaths who dwell in Skytower Shelter are members of the Akannathi clan. In addition to
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
provided. The following section, discussing possible homelands, includes some suggested reasons that are appropriate for each location.
d6
Reason
d6
Reason
1
Emissary
4
Pilgrim
Characteristics
d6
Personality Trait
1
I have different assumptions from those around me concerning personal space, blithely invading others’ space in innocence, or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Research Forewarned is forearmed. The research downtime activity allows a character to delve into lore concerning a monster, a location, a magic item, or some other particular topic. Resources
, the password needed to enter a sealed dungeon level, the spells commonly prepared by an order of wizards, and so on. As DM, you are the final arbiter concerning exactly what a character learns. For a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
The One-Hour Guideline A D&D game session usually starts with some out-of-game chatter as everyone settles down to play. Once the session gets underway, most groups can accomplish at least three
things during one hour of play, where each “thing” might be any of the following: Explore a location such as a chamber in a castle or a cave Converse with an intelligent creature Reach consensus on a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Red Yeti”). The NPC who tells the tale is willing to guide the characters to the spire’s location for no less than 20 gp. After doing so, the guide wishes the party luck before heading back to Ten
-Towns. Before the characters face the challenges of the spire, review the information about Dzaan in the “Arcane Brotherhood” section of appendix C. The details concerning Dzaan’s simulacrum and bodyguard are especially pertinent, given what the characters are about to discover.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Preparing a Session The more you prepare before your game, the more smoothly the game will go—to a certain point. To avoid being either under- or overprepared, use the one-hour guideline below and
prioritize what to prepare depending on the time you have available.
The One-Hour Guideline A D&D game session usually starts with some out-of-game chatter as everyone settles down to play. Once the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
. Furniture, whether by its arrangement or removal, can suggest a specific location. Props can even represent game mechanics, such as tracking hit points with crimson flat glass marbles in clear goblets
Horror Atmosphere Atmosphere is the overall mood of your game. It’s the sense of levity, excitement, or dread that stems from a story’s content and players’ perception of it. Atmosphere can be
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
The Order of Combat A typical combat encounter is a clash between two sides, a flurry of weapon swings, feints, parries, footwork, and spellcasting. The game organizes the chaos of combat into a
cycle of rounds and turns. A round represents about 6 seconds in the game world. During a round, each participant in a battle takes a turn. The order of turns is determined at the beginning of a combat
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Mapping a Settlement When you draw a map for a settlement in your game, don’t worry about the placement of every building, and concentrate instead on the major features. For a village, sketch out
the roads, including trade routes leading beyond the village and roads that connect outlying farms to the village center. Note the location of the village center. If the adventurers visit specific
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
The Order of Combat A typical combat encounter is a clash between two sides, a flurry of weapon swings, feints, parries, footwork, and spellcasting. The game organizes the chaos of combat into a
cycle of rounds and turns. A round represents about 6 seconds in the game world. During a round, each participant in a battle takes a turn. The order of turns is determined at the beginning of a combat
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation Supplement
Introduction The Snout of Omgar is a geographical region described briefly in Tomb of Annihilation. Not much is revealed about the location or its inhabitants in that adventure, however. The Tortle
Package is written for Dungeon Masters who want to know more about the Snout of Omgar. This supplement also introduces a new playable character race, the tortle, and a new adventure location: Dangwaru
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
greater treasure buried at a distant adventure location. Losing the Game. If the characters fail to deduce the ghost’s hand in ten guesses and want to try again, the ghost selects a new hand, and the
Unseen Order Difficulty: Medium This guessing game requires characters to use deductive reasoning to determine the correct sequence of four cards. They must use a game board and six stacks of cards
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
what information they want to share, then can move on to the next location. These scenes are a series of roleplaying encounters that take place over the course of a couple of days of game time. To
Encounters in Phandalin When the characters explore Phandalin, you don’t need to keep track of how much time is spent at each location. Instead, imagine that you’re directing an old-style western
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
About the Tavern Elfsong Tavern’s location is marked on map 1.1, while map 1.2 shows its interior. From time to time, the disembodied voice of a female elf fills the tavern with a melancholy song
harbor.
Baldur’s Bones. Baldur’s Bones is a popular dice game in the taverns of Baldur’s Gate. Each player requires several six-sided dice. The rules are as follows:
Each player puts the agreed ante
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
forest, about five miles from the lodge. It often places the travelers near a deer, mountain goat, or other wild game. The tapestry weighs about 50 pounds and works only when it is hanging on a wall
, teleporting creatures to a random location out to a range of five miles; it does not work if placed on the floor like a carpet and loses its magical property if damaged in any way. It is worth 2,500 gp, or 400 gp if it loses its teleportation property.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
to be resolved, with those complications revealing useful information concerning the Six’s plots, the ritual site’s possible location, and the defenses around the site.
Franchise Downtime Much of the break between episode 5 and 6 will be focused on determining the location of the Six’s ritual site. The key clue to doing so is knowing that the ritual needs to be
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
don’t recognize these names yet, that’s good! Once they learn in the game where they’re headed, they’ll realize they’ve heard of the location and can head in the right direction at will. The reverse side
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
Location Overview Falcon the Hunter maintains this hunting lodge to cater to nobles from Neverwinter. He offers his services as a guide to those nobles, most of whom wouldn’t last long in the forest
and lonely winters, Falcon keeps a season’s worth of provisions in his pantry at all times, supplementing those stores with fresh game. He has also begun hunting orcs and mounting their heads in his
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
game; if the encounter occurs at night, they are camped. Use the information in the “Uthgardt” section to choose an appropriate tribe based on the location where the encounter takes place. If these
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
into the surrounding forest, about five miles from the lodge. It often places the travelers near a deer, mountain goat, or other wild game. Treasure The tapestry weighs about 50 pounds and works only
when it is hanging on a wall, teleporting creatures to a random location out to a range of five miles; it does not work if placed on the floor like a carpet and loses its magical property if damaged in any way. It is worth 2,500 gp, or 400 gp if it loses its teleportation property.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
Ship map in the Dungeon Master’s Guide or on D&D Beyond and the game statistics for Sailing Ships and Rowboats in the Player’s Handbook or on D&D Beyond. Step 4. Bookmark the following stat blocks in
the Monster Manual or on D&D Beyond: Assassin Bronze Dragon, Young Commoner Doppelganger Goat Noble Oni Priest Scout Key NPCs Name
Role
Stat Block
Location
Anish Aasimar monastery leader
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
a specific author, mastering an esoteric game, or traveling to an exciting location. 2 Join the Committee. The student has big ideas and wants to join the masquerade organizing committee with the
character. 3 Bar Games. The student asks the character to play a friendly bar game, such as darts or cards. This is more an opportunity to chat than about winning. 4 Eating Everything. The student wants
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
adventure rarely resurface to trouble the characters again. If your game group plays infrequently, an episodic campaign might be ideal because the players can enjoy the current adventure even if they’ve
, and the outcome of one adventure can affect how the rest of the campaign unfolds. If your game group meets regularly and often, a serialized campaign allows you to keep your players guessing what
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
package.
6 A delirious street preacher has an apocalyptic vision concerning one of the player characters.
7 The PCs discover a bound-elemental explosive device in their quarters. They have
an important part of that.
The Final Scene Is In… 1d8 Finale Location
1 An invisible floating fortress above Sharn.
2 The heart of Khyber’s Gate in the Cogs.
3 The Bridge in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Yourself
When you’re preparing an adventure to run for your friends, you don’t need to write hundreds of pages describing each location in exhaustive detail. You can run a game with no more written
notes than you’ll find in one of the short adventures at the end of this chapter.
Adventure Maps An adventure location almost always benefits from a map, and the more thoughtfully constructed the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
need to appear in your game for Harrowhall to be useful; exploring the haunted castle makes an excellent single-session adventure, especially for characters in need of a place to recuperate between
adventurers, but it won’t be easy to claim.
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Place Harrowhall in a location appealing to the characters but also useful to your ongoing campaign. For example, the keep might be
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
other players’ adventurers. Working together, the group might explore a dark dungeon, a ruined city, a haunted castle, a lost temple, a lava-filled mountain, or another location described by the DM. The
way to learn the basics of D&D is to watch people play it. The Internet offers videos of D&D play that show off the tremendous range of possibilities the game offers. As you watch, pay attention to the