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Returning 35 results for 'kill game'.
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
hunting evil monsters.
The Waiting Game. Van Richten isn’t a young man anymore. He knows his road is coming to an end, but his work isn't done. He has come to Barovia to kill Strahd von Zarovich
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
kill intruders.
The villain’s challenge rating increases while the villain is in this lair:
Otherworldly Corrupter. Challenge 18 (20,000 XP)
Lair Actions
On initiative count 20 (losing
":"roll", "rollAction":"Days"} days.PsychicChange Shape. The corrupter magically transforms into any creature that is Small or Medium, while retaining its game statistics (other than its size). This transformation ends if the corrupter is reduced to 0 hit points or uses a bonus action to end it.
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
that can hold their own against me must teach me how—whether they want to or not.
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I cannot resist a game of dragonchess—which, I will have you know, my ancestors probably invented
-worshiping drow elite warrior;drow warriors were sent to kill a sapphire dragon wyrmling who has been making meals of their goddess’s holy spiders.
5
A sapphire dragon wyrmling is on the
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
another, having grown fond of the valuable ambergris they leave in their wake. Now whalers are scheming to kill the dragon.
4
A community of seal hunters reveres an ancient crystal dragon as the
any creature that is Medium or Small, while retaining its game statistics (other than its size). This transformation ends if the dragon is reduced to 0 hit points or uses a bonus action to end it.
Psychic Step. The dragon magically teleports to an unoccupied space it can see within 60 feet of it.
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
)
2
Change. Consistency is stagnation. (Chaotic)
3
Mental Superiority. I hone my mental powers so I can confuse, control, or kill any who annoy me. (Evil)
4
Territoriality. Any creature
normal rate.Cold, NecroticChange Shape. The dragon magically transforms into any creature that is Medium or Small, while retaining its game statistics (other than its size). This transformation ends if the
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
lesser creatures. (Any)
2
Change. Consistency is stagnation. (Chaotic)
3
Mental Superiority. I hone my mental powers so I can confuse, control, or kill any who annoy me. (Evil)
4
, but new ones form at a normal rate.Cold, NecroticChange Shape. The dragon magically transforms into any creature that is Medium or Small, while retaining its game statistics (other than its size). This
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Hit Points Hit Points (HP) are a measure of how difficult it is to kill or destroy a creature or an object. Damage reduces Hit Points, and healing restores them. You can’t have more Hit Points than
your Hit Point maximum, and you can’t have less than 0. See also “Breaking Objects” and “Playing the Game” (“Damage and Healing”).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Hit Points Hit Points (HP) are a measure of how difficult it is to kill or destroy a creature or an object. Damage reduces Hit Points, and healing restores them. You can’t have more Hit Points than
your Hit Point maximum, and you can’t have less than 0. See also “Breaking Objects” and “Playing the Game” (“Damage and Healing”).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
rules (discussed in part 3), and the type of game you want to run. Describe to the players how you envision the game experience and let them give you input. The game is theirs, too. Lay that groundwork
early, so your players can make informed choices and help you maintain the type of game you want to run.
Consider the following two exaggerated examples of play style.
Hack and Slash The adventurers
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
rules (discussed in part 3), and the type of game you want to run. Describe to the players how you envision the game experience and let them give you input. The game is theirs, too. Lay that groundwork
early, so your players can make informed choices and help you maintain the type of game you want to run.
Consider the following two exaggerated examples of play style.
Hack and Slash The adventurers
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Hit Points Hit Points represent durability and the will to live. Creatures with more Hit Points are more difficult to kill. Your Hit Point maximum is the number of Hit Points you have when uninjured
on your capabilities until you reach 0 Hit Points. If you have half your Hit Points or fewer, you’re Bloodied, which has no game effect on its own but which might trigger other game effects. Resting
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Hit Points Hit Points represent durability and the will to live. Creatures with more Hit Points are more difficult to kill. Your Hit Point maximum is the number of Hit Points you have when uninjured
on your capabilities until you reach 0 Hit Points. If you have half your Hit Points or fewer, you’re Bloodied, which has no game effect on its own but which might trigger other game effects. Resting
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Hit Points Hit Points represent durability and the will to live. Creatures with more Hit Points are more difficult to kill. Your Hit Point maximum is the number of Hit Points you have when uninjured
on your capabilities until you reach 0 Hit Points. If you have half your Hit Points or fewer, you’re Bloodied, which has no game effect on its own but which might trigger other game effects. Resting
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Hit Points Hit Points represent durability and the will to live. Creatures with more Hit Points are more difficult to kill. Your Hit Point maximum is the number of Hit Points you have when uninjured
on your capabilities until you reach 0 Hit Points. If you have half your Hit Points or fewer, you’re Bloodied, which has no game effect on its own but which might trigger other game effects. Resting
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
What If Everyone Dies? Misadventure can wipe out an entire group. (You’ll sometimes hear players refer to this as a “total party kill” or “TPK.”) Such a catastrophe doesn’t have to end the whole game
—rather, it presents an opportunity to take the game in a new direction. Consider these possibilities. A Fresh Start Everyone makes new characters, and the campaign starts anew. This might be the most
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
What If Everyone Dies? Misadventure can wipe out an entire group. (You’ll sometimes hear players refer to this as a “total party kill” or “TPK.”) Such a catastrophe doesn’t have to end the whole game
—rather, it presents an opportunity to take the game in a new direction. Consider these possibilities. A Fresh Start Everyone makes new characters, and the campaign starts anew. This might be the most
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Adventures The Dungeons & Dragons game consists of a group of characters embarking on an adventure that the Dungeon Master presents to them. Each character brings particular capabilities to the
heart of the game, a story with a beginning, a middle, and an end. An adventure might be created by the Dungeon Master or purchased off the shelf, tweaked and modified to suit the DM’s needs and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
Games of Chance The casino has many diversions for its patrons to enjoy, the most popular being games of chance. Three-Dragon Ante Three-dragon ante is a card game. If you own an actual three-dragon
ante deck, you can play the card game for real. Otherwise, adjudicate the outcome of a three-dragon ante game using d12s and the following rules: Step 1. Randomly determine which participant is the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
Games of Chance The casino has many diversions for its patrons to enjoy, the most popular being games of chance. Three-Dragon Ante Three-dragon ante is a card game. If you own an actual three-dragon
ante deck, you can play the card game for real. Otherwise, adjudicate the outcome of a three-dragon ante game using d12s and the following rules: Step 1. Randomly determine which participant is the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Adventures The Dungeons & Dragons game consists of a group of characters embarking on an adventure that the Dungeon Master presents to them. Each character brings particular capabilities to the
heart of the game, a story with a beginning, a middle, and an end. An adventure might be created by the Dungeon Master or purchased off the shelf, tweaked and modified to suit the DM’s needs and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
kill an adversary unless he is left with no other choice. Game Statistics. Fel’rekt Lafeen is a neutral good drow gunslinger. In addition to his weapons, he carries four packets of smokepowder (see
. Game Statistics. Krebbyg Masq’il’yr is a chaotic neutral drow gunslinger. In addition to his weapons, he carries four packets of smokepowder (see appendix A) and a pouch containing twenty pistol
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
kill an adversary unless he is left with no other choice. Game Statistics. Fel’rekt Lafeen is a neutral good drow gunslinger. In addition to his weapons, he carries four packets of smokepowder (see
. Game Statistics. Krebbyg Masq’il’yr is a chaotic neutral drow gunslinger. In addition to his weapons, he carries four packets of smokepowder (see appendix A) and a pouch containing twenty pistol
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
your game. The stag can be cornered, fought, and killed. It is a normal stag but with a breathtakingly beautiful coat of golden fur. If the local farmers learn that it’s been killed, they grab their
. He believes that a wizard somewhere can release him from the curse, but wherever he goes, people try to kill him for his golden coat. If the characters allow him to accompany them and protect him, he
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
your game. The stag can be cornered, fought, and killed. It is a normal stag but with a breathtakingly beautiful coat of golden fur. If the local farmers learn that it’s been killed, they grab their
believes that a wizard somewhere can release him from the curse, but wherever he goes, people try to kill him for his golden coat. If the characters allow him to accompany them and protect him, he
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
your game. The stag can be cornered, fought, and killed. It is a normal stag but with a breathtakingly beautiful coat of golden fur. If the local farmers learn that it’s been killed, they grab their
. He believes that a wizard somewhere can release him from the curse, but wherever he goes, people try to kill him for his golden coat. If the characters allow him to accompany them and protect him, he
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
action going. We might face a setback, but we’re never completely out of the game. We can load from a save point, restart from level 1, or kick off a new campaign. If you’ve ever had someone close to
despair, to let a disease break your spirit as it tries to kill everyone it touches. Well, f*** that. We might not have the magic bullet that puts cancer away for good, but we’re getting there. Your support
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
your game. The stag can be cornered, fought, and killed. It is a normal stag but with a breathtakingly beautiful coat of golden fur. If the local farmers learn that it’s been killed, they grab their
believes that a wizard somewhere can release him from the curse, but wherever he goes, people try to kill him for his golden coat. If the characters allow him to accompany them and protect him, he
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
boulders. Frost giants build targets out of snow and ice and compete to see who can knock down the most with a single toss. A popular one-on-one game begins with the challenger throwing a stone as
use smaller stones, about the size of a human head, that can kill an elk or a bear without smashing it into pulp.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
character kill whatever they hit with it, that item will likely unbalance your game. On the other hand, an item whose benefit rarely comes into play isn’t much of a reward. Use the Magic Item Power by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
character kill whatever he or she hits with it, that item will likely unbalance your game. On the other hand, an item whose benefit rarely comes into play isn’t much of a reward and probably not worth
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
adventurers are in a living world. Strive for responses and actions that introduce twists into the game. For example, an old woman whose family was killed at the hands of an evil wizard might regard
portraying their characters. This makes social interactions an opportunity for everyone to become more immersed in the game, creating a story whose protagonists have depth. To make sure everyone has
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
in or around such a place. Forest Shrine Adventures d10 Adventure Goal
1 Get permission from the shrine’s druids to take part in a sacred hunt with them.
2 Prevent game hunters from
before a simple log table and wood rack used in dressing animals. Several hunting blinds lie hidden in the forest surrounding the shrine. From these camouflaged posts archers keep watch for game and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
character kill whatever he or she hits with it, that item will likely unbalance your game. On the other hand, an item whose benefit rarely comes into play isn’t much of a reward and probably not worth
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Chaos in the Kitchen Even as the game of Wizard Gizzard ends and a winner is declared, Bow’s End Tavern erupts into pandemonium. Read or paraphrase the following: Panicked shouting erupts from the
tavern’s kitchen. Chef Curtie, her braided hair flapping wildly, emerges at a run, shouting and waving her arms.
“The steam! It’s too spicy!” she cries. “It’s trying to kill us! Someone, please help
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
action going. We might face a setback, but we’re never completely out of the game. We can load from a save point, restart from level 1, or kick off a new campaign. If you’ve ever had someone close to
despair, to let a disease break your spirit as it tries to kill everyone it touches. Well, f*** that. We might not have the magic bullet that puts cancer away for good, but we’re getting there. Your support