manner scores with only advanced from for leathery

Saint Markovia's Thighbone

Magic Items Curse of Strahd

Saint Markovia’s thighbone has the properties of a mace of disruption. If it scores one or more hits against a vampire or a vampire spawn in the course of a single battle, the thighbone

one. Suffused with confidence born of righteous victory, Markovia advanced on Castle Ravenloft. A great battle raged from the catacombs to the parapets. In the end, Markovia never returned to Barovia

Carrionette

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

for 1 hour, after which it gains control of the carrionette’s body. While controlling the target’s body, the carrionette retains its Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma scores. It

porcelain dolls are the most common, all manner of deadly stuffed animals, crawling jack-in-the-boxes, bloodthirsty poppets, murderous jewelry box ballerinas, and so forth might be carrionettes. These

Sending Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

answer in a like manner immediately. The spell enables creatures with Intelligence scores of at least 1 to understand the meaning of your message. You can send the message across any distance and even to

Dhampir

Species Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

or raw meat 3 Cerebral spinal fluid 4 Psychic energy 5 Dreams 6 Life energy Dhampir Origins Dhampirs often arise from encounters with vampires, but all manner of

joined and advanced through their lesser ranks, known as the Kargatane, and were rewarded by being transformed into a dhampir. I’Cath. At night, the starving city of I’Cath is overrun by

Age

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

of the game. You can choose any age for your character, which could provide an explanation for some of your ability scores. For example, if you play a young or very old character, your age could

explain a particularly low Strength or Constitution score, while advanced age could account for a high Intelligence or Wisdom.

Racial Traits

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

that has this trait increases one or more of a character’s ability scores. Age The age entry notes the age when a member of the race is considered an adult, as well as the race’s expected lifespan

. This information can help you decide how old your character is at the start of the game. You can choose any age for your character, which could provide an explanation for some of your ability scores. For

Saint Markovia's Thighbone

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd

Saint Markovia’s Thighbone Weapon (mace), rare (requires attunement) Saint Markovia’s thighbone has the properties of a mace of disruption. If it scores one or more hits against a vampire or a

her abbey. They confronted Markovia and were destroyed to a one. Suffused with confidence born of righteous victory, Markovia advanced on Castle Ravenloft. A great battle raged from the catacombs to

Sending

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

a creature with which you are familiar. The creature hears the message in its mind, recognizes you as the sender if it knows you, and can answer in a like manner immediately. The spell enables

creatures with Intelligence scores of at least 1 to understand the meaning of your message. You can send the message across any distance and even to other planes of existence, but if the target is on a different plane than you, there is a 5 percent chance that the message doesn’t arrive.

Sending

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

a creature with which you are familiar. The creature hears the message in its mind, recognizes you as the sender if it knows you, and can answer in a like manner immediately. The spell enables

creatures with Intelligence scores of at least 1 to understand the meaning of your message. You can send the message across any distance and even to other planes of existence, but if the target is on a different plane than you, there is a 5 percent chance that the message doesn’t arrive.

Modrons

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

than one rank away are either too advanced or too simple to understand. Cogs of the Great Machine. If a modron is destroyed, its remains disintegrate. A replacement from the next lowest rank then

transforms in a flash of light, gaining the physical form of its new rank. The promoted modron is replaced by one of its underlings in the same manner, all the way to the lowest levels of the hierarchy

The Enhanced Sphinx

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish

advanced intellect and a unique perspective on the world. She might strike a deal with the characters if they agree to find the brains and bring her one, allowing them to summon the ferry without paying her

decreases to ability scores) might then be usable by their original owners to reverse the decrease. If any of those owners are still alive, the stones might help guide the characters to them, allowing the

Monument to Tiamat

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

white, leathery wings. A tunnel at the back of the skull leads to Tiamat’s lair. The devils nesting within the skull, the abishai, are believed to carry out her bidding — or perhaps guard over her

without an army. Abishai of all colors nest in the sulfurous caves behind the skull, and scores of white abishai pour forth to counter any assault or invasion. The infernal war machine parked next to

Mordenheim's Powers and Dominion

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

secrets to achieve goals known only to her. While this might lead to plots involving all manner of amoral science, the doctor’s work includes the following routine abominable operations. Construct

donor awakes 1 hour later with control of the recipient’s body. While controlling the recipient’s body, the donor retains their alignment, Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma scores. They otherwise use

16. Animated Staff

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

following ability scores: Strength 12, Dexterity 12, Constitution 10, Intelligence 18, Wisdom 14, Charisma 10. Reducing the staff to 0 hit points destroys it. The staff is friendly toward Ezzat and

Strength (Athletics) check. Breaking the staff in this manner destroys it. Treasure The game on the table is called Coroniir, more commonly known as crowns. A game of strategy like chess, it enables

Carrionette

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

. Carrionettes might appear as any type of toy or piece of art. While marionettes and porcelain dolls are the most common, all manner of deadly stuffed animals, crawling jack-in-the-boxes, bloodthirsty

carrionette’s body. While controlling the target’s body, the carrionette retains its Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma scores. It otherwise uses the controlled body’s statistics, but doesn’t gain access

Mages of High Sorcery

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

, creativity, and control. Every test requires a mage to use the most advanced magic they’ve learned—and, sometimes, to push beyond it. Test of Character. The mages of the Conclave need to know the

Reality. Friends, enemies, and loved ones might appear in the test, along with all manner of hazards and puzzles. The applicant has no way of knowing which challenges are illusory and which are real. In

NPCs as Party Members

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

Score can never be raised above its maximum. When other party members act in a manner that runs counter to the NPC’s alignment or personality, reduce the NPC’s Loyalty Score by 1d4. Reduce the NPC’s

Loyalty Scores drop to 0 during a voyage, the crew turns Hostile and stages a mutiny. If the ship is berthed, disloyal crew members leave the ship and never return.

Creating Sentient Magic Items

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

sentient magic item has Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma scores. You can choose the item's abilities or determine them randomly. To determine them randomly, roll 4d6 for each one, dropping the lowest

wants to understand why it was created. Conflict A sentient item has a will of its own, shaped by its personality and alignment. If its wielder acts in a manner opposed to the item's alignment or

Role of the Dungeon Master

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak

rule works a certain way, make sure it works that way the next time it comes into play. Treat the rules and your players in a fair, impartial manner. Modify the adventure to suit your tastes. The

check is required, ask yourself these questions: What Kind of Ability Check? Use the descriptions of the ability scores and their associated skills in the Basic Rules to help you decide what kind of

Jarlmoot Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

Jarlmoot Locations The following area descriptions are keyed to map 2.8. J1. Ring of Thrones Ice covers seven giant thrones arrayed in a ring atop a snow-covered hill. Scores of black ravens gather

stalkers to carry on the fight. Each creature summoned in this manner appears in an unoccupied space of Reggaryarva’s choice within the circle of thrones. If the characters defeat the frost giant skeleton

Bazaar Chase

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

during the chase requires the creature to succeed on a DC 10 Constitution check at the end of its turn or gain 1 level of exhaustion. Unless it can move in some other manner, like riding a carpet of

lead pursuer’s sight, after every participant in the chase has taken its turn. The check’s result is compared to the passive Wisdom (Perception) scores of the pursuers. If the result of the mage’s

Dark Bargains and Cursed Paintings

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries

portrait of the creature over a period of 1 hour. At the end of that time, the magic of the portrait alters the creature in the desired manner. The benefits granted by the bargain normally last for a year

in any way they desire. The character retains their ability scores and class features, but changes their racial traits if applicable. Youth. A character who bargains for youth has their age reduced to

Social Interaction Example

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook

, Gareth gleans information that wasn’t obvious, so it wasn’t part of the DM’s earlier narration. For more information, see “Ability Scores” and “Proficiency” earlier in this chapter and the Search

. Jared: Please make a Charisma (Persuasion) check to see how well he responds to your pastoral manner. You have Advantage because he’s Friendly. Phillip: Oh, good thing. My first roll was a 7, but

Detailed NPCs

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

beautiful 20 Exceptionally ugly Abilities You don’t need to roll ability scores for the NPC, but note abilities that are above or below average — great strength or monumental stupidity, for example — and

Mannerisms d20 Mannerism 1 Prone to singing, whistling, or humming quietly 2 Speaks in rhyme or some other peculiar way 3 Particularly low or high voice 4 Speaks in an unusually formal manner 5

Encounters (F-H)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

members, and the goliaths have no objection to being outnumbered. If the sum of the characters’ combined Strength scores is higher than the sum of the goliaths’ combined Strength scores, the characters

werebear assumes hybrid form and greets them in a friendly manner. It has no clothing or manufactured weapons nearby, so it prefers its hybrid form over its true goliath form. The werebear is happy to

Threshold Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

drops in this manner, Lohezet commands the three flameskulls in area T7 to find the source of the problem. One minute later, the flameskulls find the characters (regardless of their location in the

priest, while retaining his alignment, damage immunities, hit points, Hit Dice, and Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma scores. This transformation ends if he is reduced to 0 hit points or uses a bonus

Tour of the Planes

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

force that holds darkness at bay, or as a destroyer and a force for change. Fernia is home to all manner of fire elementals and to celestials and fiends that embrace the same ideals. Efreeti pashas and

Feature 1 Blades crafted here have a reputation for being especially fine and sharp. When a creature in the zone scores a critical hit with an attack that deals piercing or slashing damage, the attack

Supernatural Regions

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

undead A creature is the target of a cleric or paladin spell of 3rd level or higher A creature scores a critical hit against a fiend or an undead A creature experiences an epiphany or inspiring triumph

no longer functions in a comprehensible manner within the region. Creatures make ranged attack rolls with disadvantage, and the range of those attacks is halved. 37–45 The landscape melts into a mass

Spaceship Locations, Level 1

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

top of the machine. Gambling Devices. These advanced gambling machines simulate hundreds of games of chance and skill by replicating cards, dice, slots, tokens, roulette wheels, and other popular

: Chemical Storage. The majority of the chemicals stored in this room are no longer active or have no use to those ignorant of advanced chemistry. Useful items include three vials of acid, a flask of

Cottage Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

investigate and report back to her. They avoid combat. B7. Hallway The spiral staircase in area B1 leads up to this hallway on the second floor. The walls of this dank hallway are covered with scores of

returns each night when she sleeps. A creature forgotten by Skabatha in this manner is invisible to her.” A wooden mannequin wears a helm of telepathy. If the helm is removed from the mannequin, the

Monastery Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

wearing a Sacred Stone robe and mask, or anyone escorted by individuals dressed in such a manner. The symbol on the north door is the symbol of elemental earth. M9. Shrine of Stone The stairway in the

. Copper tubing in long coils leads from one kettle to the next. Several large wooden casks stand at the south end of the room, and shelves on the eastern wall hold scores of brown bottles sealed with

Locations on the Entrance Level

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6

marks the end of the outer hall and the entry to the king’s private chamber. The bedchamber of the king is lit in an eerie manner by flaming jets of gas and a huge iron brazier full of glowing coals

tapestries and furs, several dozen bales of valueless cloth, scores of various vessels and containers, and urns and vases of pewter and brass and bronze, plus ten urns of silver (worth 50 gp each) and two

Red Larch Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

, serving as home to some birds and storage for scores of wooden wagon wheels. Ilmeth employs half a dozen laborers who drink heavily as they work. Everything here is far messier but far cheaper than

wagons from nearby farms. Farmers drive in from homesteads miles away to sell all manner of in-season produce, cheese, cider and cider vinegar, and last year’s pickled beets in jugs. On the other

Locations on the Fortress Level

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a1

items on the altar. Yusdrayl is also willing to sell the key for 50 gp. Development. If hostilities break out, reinforcements arrive in the manner described in area 19. If the characters return Calcryx

have been a cathedral is now a goblin lair, thick with the filth of years of goblin life. Scores of wall- and floor-mounted sconces filled with violet-glowing fungi provide illumination. Dozens of

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