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Monsters
Candlekeep Mysteries
as a book, dagger, or gemstone) that its creator is carrying or wearing when the gingwatzim is conjured. The other form can be any Tiny beast. Once these alternate forms are chosen, they can’t
Ethereal Plane to give the gingwatzim its true form—that of a luminous (but not too bright) sphere of ectoplasm roughly 3 feet in diameter. A newly formed gingwatzim appears as near to its creator as
feats
most of them turn out to be mere fables. Most of them. The one book you read turned out to be the key to unleashing some ancient evil. Now it’s in the world, and it’s up to you to find it
spell, at the cost of overwhelming your mind with a horrifying, cosmic insight. When you cast a spell, you can give that spell’s save DC a +2 bonus but you have the paralyzed condition until the
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
communication with Watch officers and officials. Your word carries considerable weight in the High Hall, and most establishments in the Citadel Streets neighborhood are happy to give you and your
feeling about who might fulfill their duties strictly by the book.
Suggested Characteristics
The horrors of war combined with the rigid discipline of military service leave their mark on all
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
holds clues to the mystery. They give the characters another book to use as a means of entrance, which gets them in … barely. The Avowed at the front gates are initially doubtful about the quality or
Finding the Book Characters receive a contract from a mining and exploration group to find out what happened to Vermeillon. Through divination magic, the speculators learned that a book in Candlekeep
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
a particular monster described in the book, give them useful tidbits from Volo’s Guide to Monsters. Do not impart game statistics, since such information would not be available in-world. If this reference is unavailable, use the information in appendix D.
copies of his new book, Volo’s Guide to Monsters, to the merchant princes (some of whom he knows well, and others he claims to know well), and to promote his latest work. Characters are most likely to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Chapter 1: Fool Harry Conway Welcome to The Book of Many Things, whose twenty-two chapters give you character options, magic items, spells, monsters, ready-to-play adventures, DM advice, and setting
hands. This book will show you how to tailor the deck for your game. This chapter presents a history of the deck throughout each edition of Dungeons & Dragons, then outlines the other chapters of this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
knowledge and power the book represents are dangerous in anyone’s hands — especially Vizeran DeVir’s, given what the characters know of him. However, the drow archmage doesn’t give up the grimoire
”). Alternatively, if you arrange for the book to be stolen from Vizeran before the characters can deal with it, they might need to recover it to ensure its powers are never misused again. If you prefer to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
About This Book This book is your guide to life at Strixhaven in Dungeons & Dragons—an introduction to the university, a guide to creating student characters there, a campaign, and a collection of
. Whether student adventurers get caught up in a duel with their rivals or face a dreaded mage hunter, the stat blocks in this chapter give you the information you need to resolve the situation.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
earlier in this book) might approach the characters while they’re relaxing in the Hearth and give them the books, thinking they might be intrigued by the tale of the lost golem.
adventures rests within the walls of Candlekeep is reason enough for an adventurer to seek out this legendary book and claim a cozy corner to read about the escapades of Alkazaar and his dungeon-delving
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
expertise, consider adding art to the room’s walls or on decorative book covers that reveal connections between the listed spells and components. These images might give away a few connections
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Opening the Book If the characters agree to undertake the quest, Pelk hands them the Book of Cylinders and says: “This book was brought to Candlekeep several years ago. The explorers who found it
claimed it was not a historical text, but a warning. My superiors have authorized me to show it to you.”
Pelk allows the characters to inspect the book. It is surprisingly light, and brief examination
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Event 6: Shemshime The final event revolves around interacting with the book and learning the last stanza of the rhyme, which tells how to foil Shemshime and end the curse. Meanwhile, Shemshime
coalesces around the book, lashing out at the characters to stop them from thwarting its manifestation. As event 5 concludes, read or paraphrase: Gailby appears in the doorway, blood spattered on her face
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
education. Lady Maria’s genuine affection for Sarah led her to teach the young servant to write, and to give her the leather-bound book that became the diary. A Glimpse of Darkness The last entries of
Book Description Sarah of Yellowcrest Manor is a leather-bound book with brass corner fittings and an intricately carved brass clasp that holds the book shut. Embossing on the cover depicts the same
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
know that you seek many things. Ask me one question, and I will give you an answer.”
If the characters ask about Bowgentle’s spellbook, Agatha tells them that she traded the book to a necromancer
named Tsernoth from the city of Iriaebor more than a hundred years ago. She doesn’t know what became of the book afterward. Her answer is truthful, and it’s all the information Sister Garaele needs for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
Using This Book The adventures in an anthology such as Dragon Delves are versatile resources that can fill a variety of needs at your gaming table: as one-shot adventures, as “filler episodes” in an
ready to play. Or maybe your group needs a break or a diversion from the ongoing campaign. In any of these cases, you can pick an adventure from this book and run it.
In an Ongoing Campaign Maybe
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
, Asteria or Euryale, detailed in chapter 22, might give a deck to characters desperate to change their destiny. Hello there! I’ve snuck some notes throughout this book—it felt appropriate, given my experience with this wondrous deck. May my words provide you with insight and inspiration!
−Asteria
Introducing the Deck This book provides several ways to introduce the Deck of Many Things to your campaign, depending on the interests of your players and the kind of story you want to tell. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
will give you an answer.”
If the characters ask about Bowgentle’s spellbook, Agatha tells them that she traded the book to a necromancer named Tsernoth from the city of Iriaebor more than a hundred
years ago. She does not know what became of the book afterward. Her answer is truthful, and it is all the information Sister Garaele needs for the Harpers to resume their search. The characters might
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
especially chapters 1, chapter 2, chapter 4, and chapter 5) has new advice for Dungeon Masters of all experience levels.
Tracking Sheets. Helpful sheets throughout the book give you tools to plan your
at the start of the next session and make adjustments moving forward. What’s New in the 2024 Version?
This is the 2024 version of the fifth edition Dungeon Master’s Guide. Much of the book has been
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
that another acolyte had filled a book with the song’s lost verses. This happened so long ago, the acolyte is surely dead and mostly forgotten. “The scroll I gave you holds ‘Copper for a Song,’ a
to give them a Figurine of Wondrous Power (onyx dog) once they recover the lost verses of the Awakening Song. The figurine occasionally serves as a temple guardian, but Proclaimer Ward is willing to part with it.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
with desperate intensity. “Go, seek Derwyth, a fellow star-watcher,” he urges. “Make haste to her home in Cernant Valley.”
He places a thin leather book in your hands, which are not your own. “Give
.
“The book speaks of a star falling to earth—a black rock, seemingly worthless but seared by the heavens,” he explains. “Only it can help us. We must find it, and soon, or evil will seize the power of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
as well as tables for use with nautical encounters, mysterious islands, and other marine features. The galley presented in that book might also make a fine vessel for your adventures—once your players give it a name worthy of their legend, that is.
as magical as Theros).
That said, if you’d like to add nuance to your nautical adventures in Theros, the book Ghosts of Saltmarsh provides more information on ships, hazards, and environments at sea
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
) asks the characters for 5,000 gp to fund an expedition that he hopes will inspire a future book, for which he’ll give them special mention in said masterwork. If the characters seem hesitant, Volo
to the characters, asking that the gold be returned to Waterdeep. If the characters refuse to give it up, they are stripped of any memberships they might hold in these factions and quickly find
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Using the Story Tracker This adventure uses a Story Tracker, a copy of which is included at the back of this book. The Story Tracker is a note-keeping tool to help you remember important information
about the characters and their accomplishments. At various times in the adventure, you will be advised to jot down information on the Story Tracker, as events that happen in earlier chapters can give
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
later chapters of this book (or an adventure of your DM’s creation), give some thought to what has brought your characters together as a group. The easiest explanation is that you met as first-year
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
dragon need not be limited to the lair actions described in the Monster Manual and chapter 6 of this book. Chapter 5 of this book offers suggestions for additional lair actions for various kinds of
spent nearly a century in a lair. That said, if you want to give lair actions and regional effects to a young dragon or even a wyrmling, you can.
Regional effects have no bearing on a dragon’s challenge
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
about to face might be the ones that lurk in the depths of their own hearts. As discussed in the introduction to this book, pulp adventure and noir intrigue are two major themes that interlace in Eberron
. Weaving these themes together, or exploring either one in isolation, can give Eberron stories a unique feel. Adventures that take advantage of those themes help to reinforce a sense of place
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
between different planes is largely theoretical. No being in the multiverse can look down and see the planes arranged like a diagram in a book. No mortal can verify whether Mount Celestia is sandwiched
between Bytopia and Arcadia; rather, this theoretical positioning is based on the philosophical shading among the three planes and the relative importance they give to law and good. Other
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Gingwatzim A gingwatzim is a peculiar form of life created by a spell or a ritual. The magic that brings it into being draws on spirit energy from the Ethereal Plane to give the gingwatzim its true
the form of a beast or an object, which is why it must revert to its true form first. Its other form is that of a bat. This particular gingwatzim was instructed by its creator to remain in book form
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
the annis hag appear in chapter 3 of this book. Bheur hags live in wintry lands, favoring snow-covered mountain peaks. They are gaunt, have blue-white skin, white hair, and are known for their gray
wooden staffs that give them access to extraordinary ice magic. Bheur hags love seeing mortals freeze to death and have little if any room in their hearts for kin and community. Statistics for the bheur
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
example, a player who has avoided spellcasting so far might want to give a cleric or wizard a try. The player should determine who their character is and why the character suddenly appears when the
, knight, priest, and spy are great places to start. In this book, consider the initiate of the comet (see chapter 12) or Solar Bastion knight (see chapter 10). Player Consent
Some players might find
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
character astray, especially if the object of the research is known to the rival. The rival might plant false information, bribe sages to give bad advice, or steal key tomes needed to find the truth. In
Complications table. Research Complications d6 Complication 1 You accidentally damage a rare book. 2 You offend a sage, who demands an extravagant gift.* 3 If you had known that book was cursed, you never
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation Supplement
Kwilgok Tortle guide (Port Nyanzaru) When the characters meet Kwilgok, give them handout B at the end of this supplement. Three years ago, a trade ship visited the tortle fort of Ahoyhoy, and Kwilgok
was able to book passage on it. In Port Nyanzaru, he discovered a world like no other. He found work repairing docks and, within a year, had enough coin to buy a used ankylosaurus, which he rode in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Strixhaven Tracking Sheet The sections on the following pages give special rules for certain aspects of university life. Players can use the sheet below to keep track of the effects of those rules on
combine with the adventures in this book to enhance the flavor of life at a university of magic.
If you find these rules aren’t the best fit for your group, you can run this book’s adventures without those rules, simply narrating the effects of related encounters without using rules to resolve them.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
. Backgrounds and Species from Older Books
Backgrounds in older D&D books don’t include ability score adjustments. If you’re using a background from an older book, adjust your ability scores by
. If you’re using a species from an older book, ignore those increases and use only the ones given by your background.
Also, if the background you choose doesn’t provide a feat, you gain an Origin feat
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
direct line of communication with Watch officers and officials. Your word carries considerable weight in the High Hall, and most establishments in the Citadel Streets neighborhood are happy to give you
proves a useful starting point when determining who might take a bribe, who might turn a blind eye to a crime, or who might have criminal connections. You can also use this sense to get a feeling about who might fulfill their duties strictly by the book.