matters score with only about for for lost

Book of Vile Darkness

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

by any means while your soul remains imprisoned. Adjusted Ability Scores. One ability score of your choice increases by 2, to a maximum of 24. Another ability score of your choice decreases by 2, to

, foul rites that allow one to transform into a death knight or lich, or long-lost spells crafted by beings so evil their names ought never to be spoken aloud. Vile Speech. While the book is on your

Deck of Many Things

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

one of your ability scores by 2. You can’t decrease an ability that has a score of 5 or lower. Alternatively, you can choose not to adjust your ability scores, in which case this card has no

a minimum score of 1). You can draw one additional card beyond your declared draws. Rogue. An NPC of the DM’s choice becomes Hostile toward you. You don’t know the identity of this NPC

Zodar

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

to say, and the message can be understood by any creature that has an Intelligence score of 2 or higher. Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the zodar fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed

. Another theory is that all zodars are working in concert to achieve some master objective. A third, less ominous idea is that zodars lost their sense of purpose when their creator vanished, and they are

Ioun Stone Legacy

Magic Items Basic Rules (2014)

cancel it. Ioun Stone of Agility;Agility (Very Rare). Your Dexterity score increases by 2, to a maximum of 20, while this deep red sphere orbits your head. Ioun Stone of Awareness;Awareness

(Rare). You can't be surprised while this dark blue rhomboid orbits your head. Ioun Stone of Fortitude;Fortitude (Very Rare). Your Constitution score increases by 2, to a maximum of 20, while this pink

Elder Brain Legacy

Monsters Volo's Guide to Monsters

Creature Sense. The elder brain is aware of the presence of creatures within 5 miles of it that have an Intelligence score of 4 or higher. It knows the distance and direction to each creature, as

well as each one’s Intelligence score, but can’t sense anything else about it. A creature protected by a mind blank spell, a nondetection spell, or similar magic can’t be perceived in

Deck of Many Things Legacy

Magic Items Basic Rules (2014)

1d4 + 1 (to a minimum score of 1). You can draw one additional card beyond your declared draws. Jester. You gain 10,000 XP, or you can draw two additional cards beyond your declared draws. Key. A

it. Nothing less than a wish spell or divine intervention can end the NPC's hostility toward you. Ruin. All forms of wealth that you carry or own, other than magic items, are lost to you. Portable

Eladrin Legacy

Species Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes

be hungry today and have food for tomorrow. 3 Life is full of dangers, but you are ready for them. 4 A penny spent is a penny lost forever. d4 Winter Flaw 1

Everything dies eventually. Why bother building anything that is supposedly meant to last? 2 Nothing matters to you, and you allow others to guide your actions. 3 Your needs come first. In

Deck of Several Things

Magic Items Lost Laboratory of Kwalish

already been claimed, you gain an equivalent hoard. Idiot. Reduce your Intelligence by 1d4 + 1 (to a minimum score of 1) for the duration of the adventure. You can draw one additional card beyond

. All forms of wealth that you carry or own, other than magic items, are lost to you. This wealth can be recovered either in the treasury of the Monastery of the Distressed Body (area M10) or

Goliath Legacy

Species Elemental Evil Player's Companion

individual skill. They have a compulsion to keep score, counting their deeds and tallying their accomplishments to compare to others. Goliaths love to win, but they see defeat as a prod to improve their

elements that can tip the balance one way or the other. Goliaths happily rely on such benefits, but they are careful to remember that such an advantage can always be lost. A goliath who relies too

Activity While Traveling

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

make a DC 15 Charisma (Persuasion) check. On a successful check, the crew’s quality score increases by 1. Navigate (Quartermaster Only) The quartermaster can try to prevent the ship from becoming lost

traveling by ship. Draw a Map A ship’s captain often undertakes this activity, producing a map of the ship’s progress and helps the crew get back on course if they get lost. No ability check is required

Using This Supplement

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Descent into the Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth

Using This Supplement In addition to the adventure, this supplement includes the following appendices: Appendix A presents a small trove of magic items available to all who brave the Lost Caverns of

Tsojcanth. At the DM’s discretion, the characters might earn one or more of these treasures as a reward for completing the adventure. Appendix B contains a creature that dwells in the Lost Caverns

Scoring

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Descent into the Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth

Scoring Have this adventure’s score sheet (see appendix C) handy as you run the adventure. As the characters traverse the Lost Caverns, silently cross-reference the actions of the party with those

denoted on the score sheet, making note of any events that qualify for a point increase or deduction. Keep these actions and their associated point values secret during the adventure. You can share them

The Aurum and the War

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

infrastructure while the government directed its attention to military matters. The Aurum also includes a number of powerful military officers and warlords. Some despise the nobles that drove them to war

other’s interests. Huge collections of art, historical artifacts, and precious tomes were destroyed or lost during the war, and the Aurum’s leaders salivate at the thought of recovering some of those riches.

Tyr

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

Faerûnian god of justice. Tyr appears as a noble warrior missing his right hand, which he lost to Kezef the Chaos Hound in an act of bravery and sacrifice, and with his eyes wrapped in cloth to

stiff-necked about matters of theology and laws, seeing things in terms of black and white. Tyr’s credo of lawfulness and honesty is a demanding one, and his priests remind the faithful not to hold in

Other Inhabitants

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

, moldering foodstuffs, and chains and manacles embedded into the walls in some of the tower’s rooms. Vizeran dismisses any questions about such matters, but Grin Ousstyl confides to the characters that

creatures of the Abyss. The slaves held by the drow archmage (most of them acquired from Gracklstugh) are all dead — either lost to madness and killed by Vizeran, or sacrificed as part of the

NPCs as Party Members

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

overlooked position to pursue goals of their own. Milquetoast Healer. Absent a healer of their own, the characters might love an NPC healer whose personality matters less than the healer’s devotion to the

life debt to the characters or shares their goals might fight to the death for them. You can simply decide on an NPC’s loyalty, or you can track a Loyalty Score using the following rules. Loyalty

Adult Red Dragon

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

rulers, though, spending decades focused on their own comforts, hoards, or magical concerns within their lairs. But when their attention returns to their territories, if they find matters not to their

liking, whole lands might burn. Adult Red Dragon Huge Dragon (Chromatic), Chaotic Evil AC 19 Initiative +12 (22) HP 256 (19d12 + 133) Speed 40 ft., Climb 40 ft., Fly 80 ft. Ability Score Mod

Adventure Hooks

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things

collection in the chaos. To complicate matters, rifflers (see chapter 21) have learned of the heist and are trying to beat the characters to the score. Extraplanar Eviction. The marids who constructed

The Stygian Gambit

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault

golden erinyes statuette. A former gambler with a score to settle hires the characters to steal the statuette as well as gold from the casino’s vault before the tournament ends and the winner is

declared. The characters must case the casino, steal what they came for, and escape. The Afterlife Casino, where fortunes are won and lost, is built inside a massive cavern

Hippogriff

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

Hippogriff Is Traveling to A... 1 Lost ruin hidden by clouds or fog. 2 Low-hanging moon, star, or other solar body. 3 Magical garden on a floating island. 4 Mountaintop with a view of a giant

60 ft. Ability Score Mod Save Str 17 +3 +3 Dex 13 +1 +1 Con 13 +1 +1 Ability Score Mod Save Int 2 −4 −4 Wis 12 +1 +1 Cha 8 −1 −1 Skills Perception +5 Senses Passive Perception 15

Questing Knight

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

Questing Knight Questing knights travel in pursuit of a cause, such as slaying a villain, defeating a monster, recovering an Artifact, or restoring their lost honor. Questing Knight Medium or Small

Humanoid, Neutral AC 18 Initiative +7 (17) HP 202 (27d8 + 81) Speed 30 ft. Ability Score Mod Save Str 20 +5 +9 Dex 16 +3 +3 Con 16 +3 +7 Ability Score Mod

Snarls and Star Arches

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

can be amplified or distorted in unpredictable ways. This phenomenon matters for Strixhaven because a luminous snarl is situated at the very heart of campus, located in the Hall of Oracles in the

answer a burning question in their mind. Some scholars believe each arch marks a place of great magic, such as the site of a great mage’s birth or the location of a time-lost spell. Other folk believe

Dragonmarked Characters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron

Dragonmarked Characters Here are some characters who carry this mark. Noble Warlock (Archfey). Your parents run a score of Gold Dragon Inns. You’ve never gotten your hands dirty with the family

destroyed it. You know a group of adventurers — regulars from your lost tavern — and you’re tagging along with them until you figure out your next step.

Time Limit

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Descent into the Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth

every area of the lesser caverns (presented later in this adventure). The characters descend to the greater caverns (see area L16 of the lesser caverns) or leave the Lost Caverns altogether. Let players

know that these actions will end the adventure (and thus their opportunity to score more points). Resting To keep the dungeon challenging, the characters can take only one short rest during the session. Long rests are prohibited for tournament play of this adventure.

Kenku

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

curse stole their wings and transformed their voices. Now kenku slip through the shadows of cities and the Shadowfell, trying to recover what they’ve lost. To some, this means seeking an end to their

, and signal to allies. Kenku Medium Monstrosity, Neutral AC 13 Initiative +3 (13) HP 13 (3d8) Speed 30 ft. Ability Score Mod Save Str 10 +0 +0 Dex 16 +3 +3 Con 10 +0

Roc

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

... 1 The burial litter of a lost hero. 2 A caravan wagon full of trade goods. 3 A live elephant. 4 1d4 eggs larger than adult humans. 5 Someone marooned in the nest. 6 A statue of a knight riding a

rearing steed. Roc Gargantuan Monstrosity, Unaligned AC 15 Initiative +8 (18) HP 248 (16d20 + 80) Speed 20 ft., Fly 120 ft. Ability Score Mod Save Str 28 +9 +9 Dex 10 +0 +4 Con 20 +5 +5

Advantage and Disadvantage

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

in wait. Does the wizard hear the ogres readying their ambush? You look at the wizard’s passive Wisdom (Perception) score and consider all the factors weighing on it. The wizard is running, not paying

ogre ambush, the fact that the wizard’s ears are still ringing from the thunderwave spell he cast at the beholder, the overall noise level of the dungeon — none of that matters any more. They all cancel out.

Shadow

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

possessing the potential and vitality lost to them. Shadows lurk in dark, lonely places, typically sites that were meaningful to them in life or cursed places with ties to death, sinister magic, or

defiled site. Shadow Medium Undead, Chaotic Evil AC 12 Initiative +2 (12) HP 27 (5d8 + 5) Speed 40 ft. Ability Score Mod Save Str 6 −2 −2 Dex 14 +2 +2 Con 13 +1 +1 Ability Score Mod Save

Eladrin

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

is the most likely to occur. 2 You preserve what you have. Better to be hungry today and have food for tomorrow. 3 Life is full of dangers, but you are ready for them. 4 A penny spent is a penny lost

forever. d4 Winter Flaw 1 Everything dies eventually. Why bother building anything that is supposedly meant to last? 2 Nothing matters to you, and you allow others to guide your actions. 3 Your

Traversing the Astral Sea

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Astral Adventurer’s Guide

creatures into thinking they’re breathing? In the Astral Sea, one can never be certain. All that really matters is that a creature can survive indefinitely in the Astral Sea, never aging and never feeling

can move in any direction at a flying speed in feet equal to 5 × its Intelligence score. Astral Sea Navigation One doesn’t need a map to navigate the Astral Sea. Here, all creatures are blessed with

Guardian Naga

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

host civilizations might linger in whatever ruins remain, preserving the civilizations’ stories so their lost people might live on. Roll on or choose a result from the Guardian Naga Lore table to

vulnerabilities of a legendary monster. Guardian Naga Large Celestial, Lawful Good AC 18 Initiative +4 (14) HP 136 (16d10 + 48) Speed 40 ft., Climb 40 ft., Swim 40 ft. Ability Score Mod Save

New Ability Scores: Honor and Sanity

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

score, you can use Charisma for Honor and Wisdom for Sanity. Honor Score If your campaign involves cultures where a rigid code of honor is part of daily life, consider using the Honor score as a means

only a character’s devotion to a code but also the character’s understanding of it. The Honor score can also reflect how others perceive a character’s honor. A character with a high Honor usually has a

Shield Guardian

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

Carpenter Shield Guardian Large Construct, Unaligned AC 17 Initiative −1 (9) HP 142 (15d10 + 60) Speed 30 ft. Ability Score Mod Save Str 18 +4 +4 Dex 8 −1 −1 Con 18 +4

+4 Ability Score Mod Save Int 7 −2 −2 Wis 10 +0 +0 Cha 3 −4 −4 Immunities Poison; Charmed, Exhaustion, Frightened, Paralyzed, Petrified, Poisoned Senses

Treant

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

. 3 Home to a community of pixies or sprites. 4 The last lore keeper of lost druidic knowledge. 5 Rooted on a hero’s burial mound and animates trees that look like questing knights. 6 Scarred by a fire

and holds the bones of the arsonist who started it in a hollow. Treant Huge Plant, Chaotic Good AC 16 Initiative +3 (13) HP 138 (12d12 + 60) Speed 30 ft. Ability Score Mod Save Str 23 +6

Specter

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

-devouring spirits drawn to darkness and negative emotions. Having lost all connection to the beings they once were, these hateful spirits drain mortal essence to steal fleeting tastes of life and warmth

a disaster or mass death. Specter Medium Undead, Chaotic Evil AC 12 Initiative +2 (12) HP 22 (5d8) Speed 30 ft., Fly 50 ft. (hover) Ability Score Mod Save Str 1 −5 −5 Dex 14 +2 +2 Con

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