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Dungeon Master’s Guide
next turn. The DM determines where it leads.
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You pull a magic item out of the hat. Roll 1d6 to determine the item’s rarity: on a 1–3, Common; on a 4–5, Uncommon
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
, which sometimes leads nearby frost giant;frost giants and white dragons to put aside their mutual enmity to hunt them.
Glittering Hoards
For their treasure hoards, crystal dragons prize diamonds and
spirit of their glacier home. Such worship amuses and flatters the dragon, who keeps the hunters safe and leads them to locations where seals are plentiful.
Crystal Dragon Lairs
Crystal dragons
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
leads nearby frost giant;frost giants and white dragons to put aside their mutual enmity to hunt them.
Glittering Hoards
For their treasure hoards, crystal dragons prize diamonds and baubles that
are the most common materials they use in the construction of a lair, crystal and other precious minerals feature prominently in certain areas. In this way, crystal dragons’ hoards literally
Acolyte
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Backgrounds
Basic Rules (2014)
incense, vestments, a set of common clothes, and a pouch containing 15 gp
FEATURE: SHELTER OF THE FAITHFUL
As an acolyte, you command the respect of those who share your faith, and you can perform
particular hero of my faith, and constantly refer to that person’s deeds and example.
2
I can find common ground between the fiercest enemies, empathizing with them and always working toward
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
to you when you entered the priesthood), a prayer book or prayer wheel, 5 sticks of incense, vestments, a set of common clothes, and a pouch containing 15 gp
FEATURE: SHELTER OF THE FAITHFUL
As
person’s deeds and example.
2
I can find common ground between the fiercest enemies, empathizing with them and always working toward peace.
3
I see omens in every event and action. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
sea, or are sent smashing and grinding against each other by bitterly cold winds, the sea spray transformed into fantastic frozen shapes around them. Only creatures adapted to severe cold can survive
terrorizes. In this section of the adventure, the heroes’ battle against the cult leads them to one of Arauthator’s iceberg lairs.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
sea, or are sent smashing and grinding against each other by bitterly cold winds, the sea spray transformed into fantastic frozen shapes around them. Only creatures adapted to severe cold can survive
terrorizes. In this section of the adventure, the heroes’ battle against the cult leads them to one of Arauthator’s iceberg lairs.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
hewn from the rock leads up along one side of the wall.
The steps leading up to it are barely 5 feet wide and climb 150 feet to a frost-covered shelf that adjoins the main entrance (area X1). Difficult
Decision As the characters begin their ascent, read: From high above comes a loud grinding noise as large sheets of ice break off the fortress walls and tumble down the mountainside. Suddenly, great
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
choice, as appropriate to your factionLanguages: Two of your choiceEquipment: Badge or emblem of your faction, a copy of a seminal faction text (or a code-book for a covert faction), a set of common
: In recent years, the Zhentarim have become more visible in the world at large, as the group works to improve its reputation among the common people. The faction draws employees and associates
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
sweet-smelling poison, singed love letter, tarnished signet ring Borca’s nobles entangle the domain in a web of intrigues. While the common folk scrape for survival, the domain’s callous aristocrats
distract themselves with cruel diversions. They pay what they consider pittances in gold, land, and lives in pursuit of power, thrills, and the rarest pleasure: untarnished emotion. The common folk are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
or prey? Gothic horror shatters the lies we trick ourselves into believing and shows that we, not some distant entity, are and ever shall be the architects of our doom. The quest for perfection leads
us to discover our own imperfection. Our quest for the divine leads us to believe we, ourselves, are gods. These are the themes that haunt stories of Gothic horror. Consider the following genre
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
perception is that one who can’t be trusted to receive something as simple as a bribe likely can’t be trusted to manipulate the city’s intricate social web. Such leads to the common farce of officials
information). The council also votes on matters, and in the case of a tie, the grand duke’s vote counts as two. Common belief holds that many parliament members, and possibly one or more of the dukes, can be
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Morte’s Planar Parade
Elementals Elementals of all varieties can be found in the Outlands. Mephits are common and often serve more powerful creatures as messengers. Outlands Elementals d4 Encounter 1 Water elementals
leads a parade of glimmering galeb duhr between gate-towns as part of a shopping spree for precious rocks.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Scandal and Rebuilding If you run the “Tomb of Moving Stones” adventure in chapter 6, the exposure of the Believers leads to some big changes. Even if the Believers can avoid a murder investigation
, but he’s too busy as constable. After a month, Jalessa Ornra becomes Red Larch’s mayor. She’s liked and known for common sense, so the townsfolk rally around her. The townsfolk pitch in to cover the sinkhole and shore up walls and ceilings against future cave-ins.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
perception is that one who can’t be trusted to receive something as simple as a bribe likely can’t be trusted to manipulate the city’s intricate social web. Such leads to the common farce of officials
information). The council also votes on matters, and in the case of a tie, the grand duke’s vote counts as two. Common belief holds that many parliament members, and possibly one or more of the dukes, can be
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
-square tiles. On the opposite wall, a solitary arch leads from the room. One wall bears the following inscription:
Eight appear before your eyes,
And eight remain in schooled disguise.
Avoid
all magic in this room,
Lest reckless steps ensure your doom.
The tiles covering the floor of this room each bear a single letter written in the Common alphabet, making the room a giant word
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
hardworking common folk united by their shared pursuit of prosperity and terror of the domain’s magic-using elite. Although the townsfolk have no passion for magic, colorful murals and decorations depicting
magical creatures, arcane symbols, and the Eye of Hazlik cover the town’s rough wooden and adobe structures. Several times each season, one of Hazlik’s apprentices leads a procession of attendants
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
: You hear the snapping of wood beams and grinding of stone as you near the Miner’s Exchange, quickly followed by panicked shouts. The structure slants precariously as miners clamber around the
building’s foundation. Standing to one side is Guild Master Halia, her expression tense as she barks orders.
Guild Master Halia Thornton leads the building repair efforts. If a character attempts to talk
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a7
requires a successful DC 10 Wisdom (Perception) check to notice the south door that leads into area 18A. Once that door is opened, the gas dissipates. 18A. False Crypt Beyond the door, a stairway leads
to shake and stones will begin to come down from the ceiling. Obviously the place is beginning to collapse, but take your time detailing the increasing rumblings, tremors, grinding noises, falling
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
a dusty corridor beyond that leads off into darkness. This corridor is an illusion. Any creature that steps through the mirror is teleported, along with all its worn and carried items, to the top of
the 60-foot shaft in area 22a, whereupon the creature falls and takes 21 (6d6) bludgeoning damage on impact. The first creature to fall for the trap triggers a magic mouth spell in area 22a. Halaster’s mouth appears on a wall and says, in Common, “You fell for it! Get it? Fell for it?! Ha ha ha ha!”
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
ship’s crew. Sigurd “Snake Eyes” is the pirate captain who leads a gang of smugglers in The Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh. Pirate Captain
Medium humanoid (any race), any alignment
Armor Class 14
Athletics +5, Intimidation +4
Senses passive Perception 10
Languages any one language (usually Common)
Challenge 2 (450 XP)
Flourish. The captain adds its Charisma modifier to the damage roll for its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
potential hunters and coerce them into service through temptation or the threat of violence. The ideal candidate for the Grim Harrow is intelligent enough to pursue leads, powerful enough to claim the
deck from anyone who resists, and obedient enough to do what the grim champions tell it. But this combination is rare, so the grim champions must often settle for imperfect servants. The most common
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
are inflexible, grinding their way forward through any obstacle or unforeseen development. They are single-minded in the extreme, and most earth cultists have little use for social niceties. They see
common courtesy as a way for the weak to put limits on the behavior of the strong, and they scorn empathy or friendship as weakness. In battle, Black Earth cultists are brutal and straightforward. They
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
have engineered the access tunnels in such a way that only one known entrance leads to the mine complex, and this entrance is defended by four galeb duhr disguised to look like ordinary boulders and
a dozen deep gnomes. The largest mine shafts include veins of common metals such as iron and copper, as well as many veins of rarer minerals such as mithral and adamantine. The mines also hold crystal
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
few hundred feet south of the stone is a ravine choked with brush. A trail leads into the brush near a neatly-painted sign that reads, in Common: Come no closer
lest you catch
the disfiguring plague
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
some of the Tyrant’s most important identities: Ek, often called Tyrant One, guides the inner circle of changelings that leads the organization. Kilk is the city councilor for Lower Tavick’s Landing and
the Dragoneyes district. This location is a common destination for people who want to purchase secrets from the Tyrants. Though the Spider often sells secrets for gold, sometimes it will trade its knowledge only for services or other secrets.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
Cult of Chaos into shape. Narthus’s feral nature leads some cultists to speculate that he was raised by wild animals. Ivlis prizes Narthus for his obsequity and morbid fascinations. He grows the
Medicine +4, Religion +2
Gear Chain Shirt, Mace
Senses Passive Perception 12
Languages Common
CR 1 (XP 200; PB +2)
Actions
Multiattack. Narthus makes two attacks using Vile Mace or Fateful
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
than seek out a portal or use a more direct spell. Only a few things can sever a traveler’s silver cord, the most common being a psychic wind (described below). The legendary silver swords of the
githyanki also have this ability. A character who travels bodily to the Astral Plane (by means of the plane shift spell or one of the rare portals that leads directly there) has no silver cord.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
. Conversely, your party can include members of different guilds united by alliances or common principles. Or they could be childhood friends who ended up in different guilds, or just a haphazard
for the player characters to find common ground that unites them despite their differences in guild affiliation, ideals, and agendas. Even though some guild leaders (especially the villainous ones
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Boo’s Astral Menagerie
Astral Elf Commander An astral elf commander leads warriors into battle and usually has one or more spelljamming ships under their command. A commander channels the radiant energy of starlight
, Con +4, Wis +7, Cha +7
Skills Deception +7, History +7, Intimidation +7, Survival +7
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 14
Languages Celestial, Common, Elvish
Challenge 7 (2,900 XP
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Ras Nsi Ras Nsi leads the yuan-ti of Omu on a divine mission to usher forth Dendar the Night Serpent and trigger the end of the world (see appendix D for more information on Ras Nsi and his evil
to help the yuan-ti if they would guard the Tomb of the Nine Gods. Ras Nsi doesn’t know that Acererak is playing him for a fool. If the characters convince Ras Nsi that Acererak is a common enemy, he
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Q12. Hostel Cellar A narrow passage leads to the cellar of a halfling-owned hostel on Spices Street in the Dock Ward. Medium characters must squeeze to reach this area from the tunnel. The hostel is
advantage on saving throws against being frightened. He speaks Common and Halfling, and he knows thieves’ cant. Development If the characters defeat Roscoe or slip past him, they can make their way up
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
Ivlis Secret Cult Leader Beneath a pretense of charity and goodness, Ivlis is a demon worshiper who leads a wicked cult. She uses deception and skulduggery to advance her power. Though she feigns
Wis 14 +2 +2
Cha 14 +2 +2
Skills Deception +4, Persuasion +4
Gear Leather Armor
Senses Passive Perception 12
Languages Common
CR 2 (XP 450; PB +2)
Actions
Multiattack
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
that might provide leads for her journalistic investigations.
Extracurriculars: Strixhaven Star
Job: Firejolt Café server
Bond Boon: Mina loves sharing her vast repository of knowledge with you
. If you seek obscure information that’s not secret, Mina researches it and reports her findings within a week.
Bond Bane: Firejolt Café never has the ingredients in stock for the beverages you initially order, even if it’s a common drink.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
and stacks of parchment on them. Mounted between the shelves are copper signs embossed with the following words in Common: “Do not remove supplies without Headmaster Blackcloak’s written consent
.”
Secret Door. A secret door opens into a dusty hall that leads to area 23c.
The spectators guard the supplies on the shelves and use telepathy to warn intruders not to touch anything without






