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Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Long ago there was a woman named Jes, and she had one hundred children. Her rivals conspired against her and swore to kill her children. Jes begged the Sovereigns for help, but their only answer
was the wind and rain. In the depths of her despair, a lonely traveler took her hand. “I will protect your children if they follow my path. Let them wander the world. They may be shunned and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
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
, Aristimus thanks them for their time and directs them to the line of applicants seeking gate access. When the characters have completed their work in Automata, consult the “Advancing in Level” section of chapter 4 and let the party determine their next destination.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a4
approach from that direction. This wall of force is weaker than most, and can be brought down by disintegrate, dispel magic, or passwall. The sphinx will let the characters pass (by removing the wall of
force) if they can answer the following riddle: Round she is, yet flat as a board
Altar of the Lupine Lords
Jewel on black velvet, pearl in the sea
Unchanged but e’erchanging, eternally
The answer is “the Moon.” If the wall of force is destroyed or circumvented, the sphinx will attack.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
, and let them make multiple guesses. In the game, characters might have hours or days to answer a particularly challenging riddle. In the real world, you could pose a riddle near the end of a game
Writing Riddles Writing new riddles for your group can be fun and satisfying—as long as the players don’t guess the right answer in seconds or, conversely, rip their hair out in frustration. Here are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
knowledge from outlaws crossing into the monastery, asking about good-aligned topics might negate its advantage on the Intelligence check it makes to answer. Alternatively, you might decide that the dock
the sphinx sits on magically fuels its enhanced abilities, and that by tricking or forcing the creature off the dock, it has disadvantage on its Intelligence checks to answer. Another obvious option is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Intro to Stormwreck Isle
to rush it? Can I... Whatever the players ask, the answer should (almost) always be something like, “You can try!” If a character has a specific spell or ability that will let them accomplish what they
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
from the sands. Two rakshasas masquerading as Bedine nomads named Imura and Sikkat offer to guide the party to a magic oasis. The rakshasas attack the characters as soon as they let down their guard
riddle’s answer is lightning. The first character who answers the riddle correctly while touching the sphinx gains resistance to lightning damage for 10 days. If an incorrect answer is given, the statue
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
solve, the enhanced sphinx demands that they ask a question that it cannot answer. This could be a riddle, a secret, a logical contradiction, or any other question — but the sphinx warns the characters
that with all the knowledge it has collected throughout the years, it knows the answer to every question. If it fails to answer, the characters are allowed to cross to the island without paying the toll
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Respect for the DM As the DM, you have the right to expect your players to respect you and the effort you put into making a fun game for everyone. The players need to let you direct the campaign
reroll it? When it lands cocked against a book, do you pull the book away and see where it lands or reroll the die? Work with your players to answer these questions, and record the answers as house rules
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Respect for the DM As the DM, you have the right to expect your players to respect you and the effort you put into making a fun game for everyone. The players need to let you direct the campaign
reroll it? When it lands cocked against a book, do you pull the book away and see where it lands or reroll the die? Work with your players to answer these questions, and record the answers as house rules
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Using Ability Scores When a player wants to do something, it’s often appropriate to let the attempt succeed without a roll or a reference to the character’s ability scores. For example, a character
as hitting the moon with an arrow — that it can’t work? If the answer to both of these questions is no, some kind of roll is appropriate. The following sections provide guidance on determining whether
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
malice are you planning?
Have you met my husband?
What fresh horror is this?
Bar the door! They’re here!
Something stirs below.
Let me answer this one.
See! I blush red as a radish.
From
now, friend. Why the long face?
I would not wish you upon a toad.
I shall make a banquet of your dreams.
You beastly little imp!
Hush, my sweet dumpling.
Oh, let us make merry again soon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
only answer was the wind and rain. In the depths of her despair, a lonely traveler took her hand. ‘I will protect your children if they follow my path. Let them wander the world. They may be shunned and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
answer was the wind and rain. In the depths of her despair, a lonely traveler took her hand. “I will protect your children if they follow my path. Let them wander the world. They may be shunned and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Domains of Delight: A Feywild Accessory
malice are you planning?
Have you met my husband?
What fresh horror is this?
Bar the door! They’re here!
Something stirs below.
Let me answer this one.
See! I blush red as a radish.
From
now, friend. Why the long face?
I would not wish you upon a toad.
I shall make a banquet of your dreams.
You beastly little imp!
Hush, my sweet dumpling.
Oh, let us make merry again soon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
. You can let your imagination run wild. This chapter contains optional rules that you can use to customize your campaign, as well as guidelines on creating your own material, such as monsters and
to your campaign, ask yourself two questions: Will the rule improve the game? Will my players like it? If you’re confident that the answer to both questions is yes, then you have nothing to lose by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Living Descent Sometimes the answer to a riddle is lost beyond the inky waters of the Tartyx River. When spells and sages fail to recover some crucial bit of information, how far might heroes go to
recover it? One answer is to dare an expedition into the Underworld to find what was lost. Entering the Underworld is arguably one of the easiest feats imaginable—everyone ends up there when they die
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
Exploring Faunel CoupleOfKooks “Faunel’s one of the wildest places in the Outlands–most of the locals here are talking animals! But don’t let yourself go primal. The last time things got too wild
characters and offers to answer any questions they have about the town or guide them to particular points of interest. He doesn’t owe his allegiance to any of the three animal groups that hold power
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
normal hit, or even a miss. Don’t distort die rolls too often, though, and don’t let on that you’re doing it. Otherwise, your players might think they don’t face any real risks — or worse, that you’re
. If the player rolled and got a high number but didn’t sense anything amiss, the player would be confident that the baroness wasn’t charmed. With a low roll, a negative answer wouldn’t mean much. A hidden roll allows uncertainty.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
answer. Ol’ Bitey Stuffed and mounted on a plaque above the hearth in the common room is a battle-scarred knucklehead trout named Ol’ Bitey, who pulled many a fisher into the icy depths of Maer
all that snow.
If a character has the Ring Hunter secret (see appendix B), the signet ring that the character seeks might be in Ol’ Bitey’s gullet, though Scramsax won’t let anyone even handle the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
decided to let her father assume she was dead. The secluded grotto became her new home. Over the years, Euryale taught Asteria how to be a steward of the land, while Asteria provided companionship, freely
namesake, searching for an answer. An answer came, but it was not the one Asteria hoped for. Istus, a god of fate, heard the princess and visited her in the keep that night. Every door opened for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium
of the Extra Attack feature? The short answer is no. As explained in the Player’s Handbook, you can take one action on your turn in combat, in addition to moving. You choose your action from the
used. By extension, the Extra Attack feature (given by several classes, including the fighter and paladin) doesn’t let you cast extra attack spells. That feature specifically relies on the Attack
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
chance that these mages have been forewarned of the party’s arrival, either by Vizeran DeVir or by Matron Mother Quenthel Baenre, in which case they let the characters pass. Otherwise, the drow mages
(your choice of race) are on an errand for their drow mage master when they run into the party by accident. If the characters state that they have legitimate business in Sorcere, the slaves answer
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
gang of goblins that operates around Foundry Street. He was apprehended to answer for a long list of crimes, including murder. He allegedly incited a riot that led to the deaths of a guard and two
siblings that run the gang. They’ll tear apart the neighborhood to find him once they know he has escaped.” “Normally, we’d let the Azorius deal with this situation, but we suspect that Krenko might have
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium
to other things. Do the first and third benefits of Crossbow Expert turn a hand crossbow into a semiautomatic weapon? The short answer is no. The first benefit of the feat lets you ignore the loading
, provided that you have enough ammunition and you have a hand free to load it for each shot. Does Crossbow Expert let you fire a hand crossbow and then fire it again as a bonus action? It does! Take a look at
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
appeal to players of any tastes. Appeal to Player Preferences. Players who like acting (see “Know Your Players” in this chapter) thrive in social interactions, so let those players take the spotlight
that the characters can’t use the information they receive until they interpret those obscure facts. Or the NPC refuses to give a direct answer, speaking only in vague hints that the characters must
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
more details about what their characters find. The “Narration” section in chapter 2 offers more extensive advice and examples of narration. Step 2: Let the Players Talk Once you’re done describing the
might give you a group answer: “We go through the door.” Other times, individual players might want to do specific things—one might search a chest while another examines a bookshelf. Outside combat, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
sentences of descriptive text. As characters search rooms, open drawers and chests, and examine things more closely, give players more details about what their characters find. Step 2: Let the Players Talk
need it. Sometimes the players might give you a group answer: “We go through the door.” Other times, individual players might want to do specific things—one might search a chest while another examines a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
with the company. You’ve heard the phrase “opportunity knocks?” Well, opportunity is heading right at your door with a battering ram. Stand in that doorway, friends. Let opportunity smash its way in
attempt Omin’s mission, and he’s keen to get them on their way. If the characters have any questions about the assignment, Jim can be the vessel through which you answer. Those who appear enthusiastic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
interview Merosska now, they can do so. He might answer questions on the following topics: The Feathergale Society, an “elite” group of aerial-mount enthusiasts from Waterdeep The origins of
: Thurl’s face darkens. “Great evil lurks among these hills,” he says. “Depraved cultists led by wretched monsters. But let us speak of such matters after the feast has warmed our blood.”
Thurl allows
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Borderlands Quest: Goblin Trouble
for your players to claim on D&D Beyond. The Characters
The characters are heroes that the players use to interact with the world and story the DM presents. Let the players review these characters
weapon? Can you balance on a narrow ledge as you ascend a mountain? Can you convince a dragon not to eat you? You find the answer to these questions during the game by making a D20 Test!
These
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
him safely to Zuleika, she gladly releases the children. If the characters confirm that Emil is truly dead, either by their hand or Strahd’s, she still might let the prisoners go if the characters
help her deal with Kiril Stoyanovich, whom she blames above all. Zuleika sees the characters as the answer to her prayers and asks them to kill Kiril when he returns from his latest hunt (see “Leader of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Uni and the Hunt for the Lost Horn
named Grump, the goblinoid who stands on a 60-foot-high bluff Ten Bullywug Warriors, who answer to Grump Uni. Kelek has drained Uni’s magic and taken her horn. Uni currently uses the Warhorse stat
. Now that Kelek has removed Uni’s horn, Grump plans to sell Uni as a packhorse and won’t let her go without a fight. Development. Once Uni is free of the Net, Grump realizes his plans are falling
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
they’re unable to answer, the otyughs attack. Otherwise, the otyughs are indifferent to the characters. Dragon Skull. Fellik knows that the dragon’s eye sockets hide a hidden path. It can be accessed by
lead them to his father. They encourage the characters not to get involved, explaining Valder is a criminal who let a murderer go free, resulting in multiple Mercykiller deaths. Fellik stammers and lies
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
shared sense of purpose. Happenstance. Someone puts out a call for adventurers to complete a quest, and the characters answer the call. Alternatively, all the characters could meet by accident, only to
the variant rules presented in this or any other book, let your players know about them. Remember, you’ll always know more about your campaign world than the players do. Having spent all their lives in