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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
Group Assistance Having a group patron gives an adventuring group a common purpose, which inspires better coordination in the form of guidance and encouragement. As a result of this unity, each
to see or hear each other, and neither can be incapacitated. Once a party member grants this advantage, that individual can’t do so again until they finish a long rest.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
could attempt alone. For example, trying to open a lock requires proficiency with thieves’ tools, so a character who lacks that proficiency can’t help another character in that task. Moreover, a
character can help only when two or more individuals working together would actually be productive. Some tasks, such as threading a needle, are no easier with help. Group Checks When a number of individuals
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
group of creatures might flee under any of the following circumstances: All the creatures in the group are surprised. The group’s leader is reduced to 0 hit points, incapacitated, taken prisoner, or
removed from battle. The group is reduced to half its original size with no losses on the opposing side. To determine whether a creature or group of creatures flees, make a DC 10 Wisdom saving throw for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
Denizens The erinyes, duergar, and salamanders that defend the hold are united by their loyalty to Vrakir, but each group otherwise disdains the others. The defenders are slow to assist or seek
assistance from members outside their own group. Any fights or suspicious activities in the hold are reported to the efreeti Jarazoun, who places the defenders on high alert. Even if Vrakir is at the hold
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
Group Patron Benefits Characters in a party whose patron is Morgrave University gain the following benefits. Group Assistance Having a group patron gives an adventuring party a common purpose—a
Advantage in this way, you and your target must be able to see or hear each other, and neither can have the Incapacitated condition. After granting this Advantage, you can’t do so again until you finish a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
A Place to Play The bare minimum of space you need to play D&D is room for everyone in your group to gather and participate. When choosing the space you’ll be playing in, enlist your players’ help
you can; communicate what you can’t as early as possible. If possible, play in an area with minimal visual or auditory distractions. Favor surroundings that reinforce your desired atmosphere and have
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Rival Outfit Some criminals believe you can’t do a job without betraying your partners. Perhaps you have your own share of adversaries you’ve angered. The Group Rivals table presents a host of groups
and individuals who might—legitimately or otherwise—hold a grudge against you. Group Rivals d6 Rival 1 The Law. Someone in the Sharn Watch has vowed to put you in prison or die trying. 2 Gang
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
A Place to Play The bare minimum of space you need to play D&D is room for everyone in your group to gather and participate. When choosing the space you’ll be playing in, enlist your players’ help
you can; communicate what you can’t as early as possible. If possible, play in an area with minimal visual or auditory distractions. Favor surroundings that reinforce your desired atmosphere and have
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
leagues. Travelers with a passive Wisdom (Perception) score of 15 or more receive 1d4 rounds of warning: a deep hum in the ethereal matter. Travelers who can’t reach a curtain or portal leading elsewhere
character in a group traveling together must make a DC 15 Charisma saving throw. If at least half the group succeeds, travel is delayed by 1d10 hours. Otherwise, the journey’s travel time is doubled
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
doesn’t notice a threat is surprised at the start of the encounter. If you’re surprised, you can’t move or take an action on your first turn of the combat, and you can’t take a reaction until that turn ends. A member of a group can be surprised even if the other members aren’t.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Adventure Duration Every adventure in a shared campaign begins and ends in the same play session. (If a group of participants wants to take longer to finish and all are willing to do so, they can
exceed the time limit.) A session or an event can’t end with the adventure unfinished, since there’s no way to guarantee that the same players and DM will be available for the next session. Typically
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Tracking Initiative The following sections describe different methods for keeping track of who goes when in combat. Hidden List You can track Initiative on a list your players can’t see using any of
the following tools: Paper or a notebook behind the DM screen A spreadsheet or document on a laptop or tablet An app on your tablet or phone Index cards for each character and each group of identical
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Shadows of Sithicus
first group defeats their zombie clot, the other groups gain these benefits: the zombie clot at their table can’t recharge its Flesh Entomb attack, and they make saving throws against it with
table is Bloodied. Undead Fortitude. Its Undead Fortitude trait doesn’t function for the last zombie clot remaining among the groups—or at all, if there is only one group. Unearthly Benefits. After the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
based on the day’s most common terrain: DC 10 for coasts and lakes, or DC 15 for jungles, mountains, rivers, swamps, and wastelands. Apply a +5 bonus to the check if the group sets a slow pace for
the day, or a –5 penalty if the group is moving at a fast pace. It’s possible to get lost on a river by following a tributary instead of the main branch. If the check succeeds, the navigator knows
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Morte’s Planar Parade
Maelephant Katerina Ladon A maelephant expels poisonous gas from its trunk at a group of would-be thieves Respected as guardians by villains across the multiverse, maelephants are Fiends with
of their agreement. A maelephant expels poisonous gas from its trunk at a group of would-be thieves. Maelephant Large Fiend, Typically Lawful Evil
Armor Class 15 (half plate armor)
Hit Points 161
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
chest doesn’t mean the character can’t try again, but each attempt might take a minute. If failure has no consequences and a character can try and try again, you can skip the ability check and just tell
the player how long the task takes. Alternatively, you can call for a single ability check and use the result to determine how long it takes for the character to complete the task. Group Checks Group
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Shadows of Sithicus
Encounter 4: The Mausoleum Door When all groups are ready to continue, you or the Event Coordinator should read or paraphrase the following: A young woman runs up to your group as you catch your
.” The individual runes glow brighter.
The Door Puzzle The doors are sealed and can’t be opened through normal means. To open the doors without taking damage and risking the lives of the innocent
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
items of interest, and prevents characters from foraging. A slow pace improves chances of foraging. However, even while traveling at a slow pace, the characters and the NPCs can’t use stealth, since they
are too large a group to go unnoticed. Stealth is an option only for a smaller scouting party traveling away from the main force (see “Scouting”).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Haunted Heroes Ravenloft encourages you and your group to safely explore the thrill of all manner of ghost stories, mysteries, and other tales of terror. While chapter 4 guides DMs in how to craft
atmospheric adventures, the spookiest scenarios will fall flat if you and the other players aren’t prepared to engage with some degree of suspense. By the same token, the DM can’t craft an enjoyably
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
Disadvantage on saving throws to end or avoid the Frightened condition. Jealous Heart. When a character receives Heroic Inspiration but already has it, that character can’t give it to another character in the group. If Strahd dies, these effects end immediately.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Espionage Agency Secret agents, spies, undercover operatives—your group is part of an organization engaged in espionage. Most such agencies are attached to governments or dragonmarked houses
, gathering information on the activities and plans of rival nations, houses, and businesses. Naturally, your affiliation with an espionage agency is a secret; you can’t advertise that connection, and if you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
. The audience of a horror movie can enjoy the menace on screen because they know it can’t harm them (and they have an idea of what to expect from the film’s trailer). In the same way, your players
aren’t scripted, unexpected elements can arise during play. If your whole group can agree to the terms outlined in this section, everyone should have an exciting, enjoyable experience.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
watches to see what they do. The demilich has no means of communication and can’t be contacted telepathically, so it judges new arrivals in silence. Characters who observe Iriolarthas and succeed on a DC 13
Brotherhood. A party can fool the demilich into thinking they belong in Ythryn by succeeding on a DC 13 Charisma (Deception) group check. If the group check is successful, Iriolarthas believes the party is what
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
Government The Parliament of Peers, a group mainly composed of nearly fifty patriar members, makes recommendations on issues of law and governance. Once the parliament comes to a majority decision on
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Government The Parliament of Peers, a group mainly composed of nearly fifty patriar members, makes recommendations on issues of law and governance. Once the parliament comes to a majority decision on
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Plane. The surrounding fog acts as a portal when the valley connects to a new place, allowing two-way travel. Shrouded Presence. Divination spells cast from outside the vale can’t target anything in
the valley or reveal information about it. Trying to navigate the dense fog into or out of the valley without the aid of the guardian requires 1 hour of travel and a DC 20 group Wisdom (Survival) check
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
report. Omin Dran is there to meet with them when they do. If the characters were successful and dealt with Captain Truff in good faith, Omin gives them the promised reward of 400 gp for the group (500 gp
makes the whole company look bad). Either way, read: “I’ve been told about the misunderstanding regarding your identities. I can’t say much for your relative inexperience and lack of skill. But it looks
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Harrowhall is too challenging for your group, but you want the characters to have a keep, you can use these strategies to decrease the difficulty: Temporary Hit Points. When the characters agree to aid a
group of ghosts, those ghosts grant each character 1d4 + 19 temporary hit points, in a manner similar to a 4th-level casting of the False Life spell. Fewer Monsters. Reduce the number of shadow demons
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
, your group might play as long as no more than one person is absent. If two or more people can’t attend a session, consider playing a short adventure with different characters, and perhaps a different Dungeon Master, or bring out a favorite board game.
same XP that the other characters earned each session, keeping the group at the same level. Some groups like to work out a policy regarding how many missing players is too many to proceed. For example
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
“Nonplayer Characters” section of chapter 3 to flesh out the details of that individual’s personality and aims. For a group of nameless monsters, you can decide on a personality based on the monsters
’ entries in the Monster Manual, or you can use the Monster Personality table to inform how you portray the monsters and their actions. It’s simplest to assign the same personality traits to an entire group
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
Semuanya’s Bog In this encounter, a group of lizardfolk petitioners invite the characters to join them in visiting the realm of the lizardfolk deity Semuanya. Use this encounter wherever and whenever
you please, particularly to lighten the mood after exploring a somber gate-town like Curst or Rigus. The encounter starts when the characters hear a group of jovial cheers outside the walking castle
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
from a ship’s mast. Its powerful magic causes it to appear as a flag or banner displaying the symbol of a group, captain, or realm friendly to the viewer. Multiple viewers might see different flags or
captain’s choice. Hostile creatures aboard the ship don’t move with the ship and fall into the water it once occupied. Once this item is used to teleport, it can’t teleport in this way again for 2d6
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
they prefer halflings, gnomes, and other small targets over creatures they can’t swallow. Giant Lizards. Giant lizards of the Mere of Dead Men have the Hold Breath trait. There is a 30 percent chance
that these are trained lizards moving ahead of a lizardfolk encounter group. If so, those lizardfolk (see below) appear on the scene at the start of the sixth round of combat. Giant Spiders. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
they prefer halflings, gnomes, and other small targets over creatures they can’t swallow. Giant Lizards. Giant lizards of the Mere of Dead Men have the Hold Breath trait. There is a 30 percent chance
that these are trained lizards moving ahead of a lizardfolk encounter group. If so, those lizardfolk (see below) appear on the scene at the start of the sixth round of combat. Giant Spiders. The spiders
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
initiative for the summoned demons as a group, which has its own turns. The demons pursue and attack the nearest non-demons to the best of their ability. As part of casting the spell, you can form a
circle on the ground with the blood used as a material component. The circle is large enough to encompass your space. While the spell lasts, the summoned demons can’t cross the circle or harm it, and