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Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Attitude Choose the starting attitude of a creature the adventurers are interacting with: friendly, indifferent, or hostile. A friendly creature wants to help the adventurers and wishes for them to succeed
. For tasks or actions that require no particular risk, effort, or cost, friendly creatures usually help without question. If an element of personal risk is involved, a successful Charisma check might
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
impression of the characters depends on how the characters handled the angry mob. If the party dispersed the mob without harming any villagers, Sarusanda is friendly toward the characters. Otherwise
can help each other achieve our goals there.” In the course of their conversation, Sarusanda conveys the following information to the party. Cultists in Death House Death House is owned by Gustav and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
opportunities for subtlety or skulduggery, while a Barbarian player likely craves combat. Take note of what encounters players are enthusiastic about, and seek ways to help the players’ characters
into your adventures and setting higher stakes through play, you’ll help characters grow in exciting ways. You can use the DM’s Character Tracker sheet to keep track of key information about each
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
a dead end with some old barrels. An exasperated dwarf is tied up beside them. “A little help here?” she asks as she squirms.
Zoltan Boros The captive is Vinx, a dwarf spelunker. Vinx came to this
a capable explorer who can hold her own in a fight, but some quests can’t be completed alone. If they help her recover the tapestry, she promises a hefty reward. The barrels are mostly filled with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
” section earlier in this chapter can help you describe your game to others.) Telling players what to expect prepares them as they imagine what sorts of characters they could create and launches
clear about your expectations and making sure you understand your players’ expectations in return can help ensure a smooth game. Take your players’ opinions and desires seriously, and make sure they
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
” section earlier in this chapter can help you describe your game to others.) Telling players what to expect prepares them as they imagine what sorts of characters they could create and launches
before play begins. Being clear about your expectations and making sure you understand your players’ expectations in return can help ensure a smooth game. Take your players’ opinions and desires
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
king’s chamberlain means the characters can use royal soldiers to help them defend their own stronghold on the borderlands, players will be invested in the scenario. Adventurers usually become embroiled
villains are handled and how the characters can gain influence. Villains Some intrigue adventures are driven by the actions of a single villain, such as a noble plotting the assassination of a monarch
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
appear in the adventure examples later in this chapter. Similar tables appear in many published adventures and rulebooks, and you can easily create your own by following these examples. Handled well
encounter with a wandering ogre might end with the ogre offering to help the characters get where they need to go, or the ogre might have something in a nearby den that is significant to the adventure
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
them with finding her father, King Hekaton. The search for Hekaton is handled in chapter 11. Once freed from captivity, he joins forces with the party to slay the dragon Iymrith in chapter 12. If
can use Harshnag (see chapter 3) to help steer characters back to the main story. You can also have the characters meet faction members (see the “Factions in the North” section) who can provide a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
talks of the great ritual to summon Nangnang. Once the characters are rested, Groak commands them to help Krr’ook make final preparations. If the party looks capable of putting up a good fight, they are
exchange for their help. Characters who offend King Groak are thrown in the prison pit (area 7). There, they are approached in secret by Krr’ook, who tries to explain her dilemma. If the party agrees to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Intelligence (Investigation) check shows this room has been ransacked; the chest of drawers and pottery have been carelessly handled and the clothes tossed about. Treasure. A character who searches the pile
them a gift, the mirror of reflected pasts (see appendix A). An elven relic used to help long-lived peoples recall happier times, the mirror was intended to help the kingpriest reflect on simpler
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
. Defense of the Upper City is handled by the Watch, the official constabulary of the city’s elite. Their duty is to defend the patriars and enforce their laws, and little else. For the rest of
little to help the folk here, and charitable souls (myself included) sometimes start at one end of the road with a full purse, only to see it empty by the time they reach the other end. The lack of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
help paying off his debts, and Zurrash (chaotic good, female orc war chief) from the world of Eberron, who was ousted by one of her rivals. Both are trapped in temporal stasis, and none of the other
fountain. The magic of this fountain still functions even though its waters are frozen in time. The water can be handled and made to hold new forms as if it were soft dough, but any water removed from the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
devoured by an illithid. Once this effect has occurred, the statuette can be handled safely. Anyone who keeps the chardalyn statuette on their person for more than 1 hour gains a random form of indefinite
made from Underdark mushrooms, which she pours from a jug on the table before her. Grandolpha has no stake in Xardorok’s plot to conquer Icewind Dale and does nothing to help or hinder his efforts. If
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
. Treasure. The unlocked coffers contain 70 gp and an ivory-handled dagger in a plain scabbard (20 gp). The silver bowl and cup are worth 5 gp each. 32. Priestess’s Quarters The floor and walls of this
sahuagin gather. The lobster accompanies the characters if it senses they will help it escape. Shern hopes to hide in a backpack, a cloak pocket, or a hood while the characters explore the rest of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
normal price from that point on.
Ghoul Hunters. Portyr asks the characters to help rid the jungle of ghouls. If the characters are up to the task, Portyr gives the party a free charter of exploration
own food by squads; most of that is handled in the barracks area. Sigbeorn Dunebar (NG male Illuskan human veteran) has logged more years in Chult than any other living member of the Flaming Fist
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
“relics of the dead,” also in Dwarvish. Any character who examines the skull next to the crooked door recognizes it as that of a mind flayer. The skull crumbles if roughly handled. There is a crypt
locked in place because it’s connected to another lever somewhere else in the crypt. He’s convinced that both levers must be pulled at the same time. (If the characters want Rivibiddel to help with pulling
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
is a fair target for my weapons. 4 I care nothing for what others expect, to the point where I cannot help but contradict what others ask of me. 5 I am terrified of arcane magic and can be cowed by
by strength and strength alone, and there is no difference in physical prowess between the genders of frost giants. (Most child-rearing duties are handled by the elderly of both sexes, not solely by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
. If smokepowder is set on fire, dropped, or otherwise handled roughly, it explodes and deals fire damage to each creature or object within 20 feet of it: 1d6 for a handful, 9d6 for a keg. A successful
sufficient funds generally end up in the ominously stained basement with the chirurgeons-in-training — but at least those in need know where they can go for help. Chronically understaffed, especially in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
track down and recover the missing kegs of smokepowder before it’s too late. If smokepowder is set on fire, dropped, or otherwise handled roughly, it explodes and deals fire damage to each creature or
know where they can go for help. Chronically understaffed, especially in those wards catering to poor Outer City residents, the hospital has constant security problems, from angry patients to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
gown for Iggwilv; and more. The following clues can help the characters identify some of Zybilna’s former personas: The name “Natasha” is stitched into the collar of a cape sized for a child. Characters
) with long hair stands in the middle of the room. The elf, Carisso, is holding a crystal goblet of water. Tied to his belt is a glass-handled rapier (actually a +1 rapier). A goblin (noncombatant) stands
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
of the crypt. A wooden box is tucked under one bony hand. The box is unlocked. It contains seven wood-handled paintbrushes and seven small gourds of dried-up paint. Crypt 3 Lady Isolde Yunk (Isolde
help destroy Strahd (a lie). If the characters oblige, she repays their kindness by learning as much about them as possible before pursuing her own goals. Crypt 22 Sir Erik Vonderbucks A gilded man lies