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Dungeon Master’s Guide
Long ago, in the Dragonlance setting, elves and humans waged a terrible war against chromatic dragons. When the world seemed doomed, the wizards of the Towers of High Sorcery came together and forged
Magic action to peer into the orb’s depths. You must then make a DC 15 Charisma saving throw. On a successful save, you control the orb for as long as you remain attuned to it. On a failed save, the
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
turn.
Second Wind (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). As a bonus action, Gunvald can regain 15 hit points.Multiattack. Gunvald makes three melee attacks.
Battleaxe. Melee Weapon Attack: +8
wives in six years, each of whom died while she was pregnant. His advisors fear that the gods have cursed Gunvald and the entire tribe. In truth, the king's doting shaman, Ulkora, lusts for him and
Monsters
Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
that wrap around existing passages and chambers. They use these hiding spots to watch the comings and goings of monsters and adventurers, setting traps to vex and annoy whenever possible. A trip wire
mites for a long period of time devolve into chaotic battlegrounds. Even under the control of a strong leader, any faction in such a dungeon can see its members turn against each other as their
Monsters
Storm King's Thunder
Amphibious. Serissa can breathe air and water.
Equipment. As long as she has the Korolnor Scepter in her possession, she can activate the powers of the Wyrmskull Throne.Multiattack. Serissa makes
would further anger Annam the All-Father, while Iymrith wants the giants and the small folk to annihilate one another.
Serissa values the counsel of her advisors, but she has her own mind. She wants to
Acolyte
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Basic Rules (2014)
, from the Forgotten Realms setting. Were you a lesser functionary in a temple, raised from childhood to assist the priests in the sacred rites? Or were you a high priest who suddenly experienced a call
society among my temple’s elite. Rough living grates on me.
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I’ve spent so long in the temple that I have little practical experience dealing with people in the outside world
Bard
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Basic Rules (2014)
Humming as she traces her fingers over an ancient monument in a long-forgotten ruin, a half-elf in rugged leathers finds knowledge springing into her mind, conjured forth by the magic of her song
—knowledge of the people who constructed the monument and the mythic saga it depicts. A stern human warrior bangs his sword rhythmically against his scale mail, setting the tempo for his war chant
Demilich (Variant)
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Monsters
Monster Manual (2014)
evolution. The lich Acererak — a powerful wizard and demonologist and the infamous master of the Tomb of Horrors — anticipated his own transformation, preparing for it by setting enchanted
disturb their lairs.
Demilich
The immortality granted to a lich lasts only as long as it feeds mortal souls to its phylactery. If it falters or fails in that task, its bones turn to dust until only
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
become beholden to such a master through a bleak bargain, or they might find themselves cursed by one. Once warped into a fishlike form, a sea spawn can’t leave the water for long without courting
the Forgotten Realms setting) might notice one curious fact about the islands’ human inhabitants: no infants or elderly are among them. This is because babies born to the Rocklanders are claimed
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Xanathar's Guide to Everything
. Violence is a weapon of last resort. Diplomacy and understanding are the paths to long-lasting peace.
Innocence. All people begin life in an innocent state, and it is their environment or
the influence of dark forces that drives them to evil. By setting the proper example, and working to heal the wounds of a deeply flawed world, you can set anyone on a righteous path.
Patience.
Classes
Xanathar's Guide to Everything
. Violence is a weapon of last resort. Diplomacy and understanding are the paths to long-lasting peace.
Innocence. All people begin life in an innocent state, and it is their environment or
the influence of dark forces that drives them to evil. By setting the proper example, and working to heal the wounds of a deeply flawed world, you can set anyone on a righteous path.
Patience.
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Lady Illmarrow is no folk tale. She is the greatest necromancer in Eberron, and after centuries of silence, she is setting ancient plots into motion at last. She is the power behind the Order of the
island domain.
Long ago, it was revealed that the elven line of Vol — a house that practiced the art of necromancy and bore the Dragonmark of Death — was engaged in secret blood rites
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
their incredible intellects and stores of information that many seek them out, including demon lords. Some sibriexes act as advisors and oracles, manipulating demons into serving their ends, while others
5 feet.
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The target’s legs grow incredibly long and springy, increasing its walking speed by 10 feet.
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The target grows a long, thin tail, which it can use as a
Tortle
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The Tortle Package
related to a god and choose to worship that deity. In the Forgotten Realms, tortles are especially fond of Eldath, Gond, Lathander, Savras, Selûne, and Tymora. In the Greyhawk setting, they
our homes on our backs.” The shells they carry around provide all the shelter they require. Consequently, tortles don’t feel the need to root themselves in one place for too long. A tortle
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Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
from many walks of life, setting them to tasks that serve the goals of the Black Network but aren’t necessarily criminal in nature. Agents of the Black Network must often work in secret, and are
I’ve enjoyed fine food, drink, and high society among my temple’s elite. Rough living grates on me.
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I’ve spent so long in the temple that I have little practical experience
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
normally deals 1d10 + 5 damage always deals 10 damage on Mechanus. Optional Rule: Imposing Order At the end of each long rest taken on this plane, a visitor that isn’t lawful neutral must make a DC 10
Mechanus On Mechanus, law is reflected in a realm of clockwork gears, all interlocked and turning according to their measure. The cogs seem to be engaged in a calculation so vast that no deity can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
some future act of conquest. The march is long and dangerous, and only a small number of modrons returns to Mechanus. ZUZANNA WUZYK The Great Modron March
Great Modron March, The When the gears of the plane of Mechanus (see chapter 6) complete seventeen cycles—once every 289 years—the modron (MOE-dron) leader, Primus, sends a vast army of modrons
Bugbear
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
, bugbears are ambush predators accustomed to long periods of inactivity broken by short bursts of murderous energy. Ferocious though they may be, bugbears aren’t built for extended periods of exertion
, often a natural cave or an old bear den, and it might have supplementary dens elsewhere in its territory that it uses temporarily when it goes on long forays for food.
In good times, a bugbear gang
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Morte’s Planar Parade
most common are modrons, mechanical denizens of Mechanus that seek to enforce order on the plane. Outlands Constructs d4 Encounter 1 A tyrannical homunculus rules over the small domain of its long
has been transformed into the walking hive that’s home to numerous swarms of insects (wasps). Quintin Gleim Mechanical dinosaurs roam an orderly realm influenced by the lawful energies of Mechanus
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
, flanked by a number of guards and advisors. Although a long stone table has been set to one side, laid out with refreshments, there do not appear to be any other guests. “Welcome, friends,” says the king
answers questions from the characters if they have any. However, if asked about his overall plans, he says simply that he must consider all the information presented to him and consult with advisors
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Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
religious service. The Gods of the Multiverse section contains a sample pantheon, from the Forgotten Realms setting. Were you a lesser functionary in a temple, raised from childhood to assist the priests in
on me.
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I’ve spent so long in the temple that I have little practical experience dealing with people in the outside world.
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Tradition. The ancient
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
in for the long haul of Mechanus bureaucracy, word filters through the administration’s ranks until Aristimus hears about the characters and comes to investigate their intentions after 1d4 hours
Exploring Automata CoupleOfKooks “You think Automata’s straight streets and ticks and tocks are order?! Wake up! The powers of Mechanus don’t want what’s best for you. They want you predicable
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
reconnaissance mission. The march is long and dangerous, and only a small number of modrons returns to Mechanus. “Every 289 years, the entire multiverse goes mad. Like clockwork.”
— Kwint Stormbellow, rock gnome adventurer
Modrons Modrons are beings of absolute law that adhere to a hive-like hierarchy. They inhabit the plane of Mechanus and tend its eternally revolving gears, their existence a clockwork routine of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
might not have the strength to win the fight alone, and that’s where adventurers come in. Gatekeepers can serve as patrons or advisors, providing crucial information or setting the adventurers on the
Genasi
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Elemental Evil Player's Companion
accustomed to a variety of different people.
GENASI ON ATHAS
Although any world that includes one or more elemental planes can feature genasi, on Athas, the world of the Dark Sun campaign setting
audience. They rarely stay in one place for long, always looking for a new sky to see and breathe. Air genasi who don’t live in cities favor open lands such as plains, deserts, and high
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Valenar are rarely cruel overlords. As long as a village can meet its quotas, the elves leave it alone, though villages that fall below expectations are more likely to receive assistance from druidic advisors than punishment.
Aftermath of the Last War There’s a popular saying in Taer Valaestas: “The shadow of war hangs long over Valenar.” War defines Valenar culture. The Treaty of Thronehold recognized Valenar as a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Morte’s Planar Parade
Beasts Varied Beasts roam the Outlands, with many species being long extinct on Material Plane worlds. Plane-influenced creatures and gigantic or idealized animals from the Beastlands are common
influenced by Mechanus and composed of simple geometric shapes charges creatures that enter the angular canyons it inhabits. It moves only in straight lines and turns only at right angles. 3 Stirges drawn
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
Conclusion If the characters return to him with the logbook and Beltha, Aristimus is outwardly reserved but inwardly delighted. So long as the logbook is recovered, he provides the characters with a
pass to access the gate to Mechanus, along with a simple trinket: a precise copper pocket watch with a face that tracks 168 hours. The watch is worth 500 gp—double that in lawfully aligned settlements
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
March to Nowhere The Labyrinth is aptly named, for even the most resolute of explorers can become lost in its depths, as a number of modrons discovered to their dismay. Separated long ago from their
fellows during the Great Modron March, these modrons have been wandering the Underdark for a long time. As the party travels deeper into the Labyrinth, any character with a passive Wisdom (Perception
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Nar’l Xibrindas Nar'l Xibrindas and Grell Bodyguard Xanathar’s advisor is a nervous and conniving male drow named Nar’l Xibrindas. Nar’l’s house was wiped out long ago, but he and his elder brother
, but in the course of gaining Xanathar’s trust, he managed to convince the beholder to eliminate its other advisors. The beholder’s paranoia will eventually cause Xanathar to question the drow’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Campaign Setting Just like an adventure’s setting (as described in chapter 4), a campaign setting is an essential part of a campaign’s premise, shaping the kinds of stories that unfold there. As the
DM, you have two options when choosing a campaign setting: Use a published campaign setting. Create your own campaign setting. Whether you create your own campaign setting or use a published one, the
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Warlock The warlock character class has yet to be depicted in the Dragonlance setting. That said, warlocks of various types might be individuals who make promises to the gods in return for power, and
the Undying patron is a good match for a character who seeks to follow in the footsteps of a long dead but mighty wizard.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
setting is appropriate for this adventure, as long as they aren’t higher than 11th level. The beginning of this adventure takes place in the city of Neverwinter on the world of Toril (in the Forgotten
Realms campaign setting). If a character is from a different world or is from somewhere else in that setting, work with the player to devise a reason why that character is in Neverwinter and answers
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Scions of Elemental Evil
Setting the Adventure This adventure takes place in Flanaess, a region in the Greyhawk campaign setting. You can set the adventure on a different world if you wish. Consider the following suggestions
: Dragonlance. The ruined temple lies in the mountains between Solace and Haven. The Primordial Nexus is a remnant shard of the god Chaos, who was trapped by Reorx long before recorded history began
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hold Back The Dead
Setting the Adventure This adventure takes place in the Western Heartlands of the Sword Coast region in the Forgotten Realms campaign setting. You can set the adventure on a different world if you
Halvachar is a Knight of the Crown. Lord Soth’s forces are marching from Dargaard Keep. Eberron. Dwarves built the fortress in the Mror Holds long ago but abandoned it when a local mine was depleted
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
It’s Your World In creating your campaign world, it helps to start with the core assumptions and consider how your setting might change them. The subsequent sections of this chapter address each
? What if your campaign is set in a version of our own world’s history? The World Is New. What if your world is new, and the characters are the first of a long line of heroes? The adventurers might be