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Returning 21 results for 'method something'.
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
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The killer appears to be an ordinary person who doesn’t realize it turns into a killer when enraged.
Relentless Methods
d8
Method
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Artist. The killer turns its
in the same way.
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Trophy Taker. The killer reliably collects something from its victims, hoarding them as trophies.
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
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Relentless Methods
d8
Method
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Artist. The killer turns its victims into works of art, perhaps creating grisly tableaus or using their blood in the forging of new weapons.
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. The killer always attacks the same type of person in the same type of place in the same way.
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Trophy Taker. The killer reliably collects something from its victims, hoarding them as trophies.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Signature Style Many fighters distinguish themselves from their peers by adopting and perfecting a particular style or method of waging combat. Although this style might be a natural outgrowth of a
style that mirrors your outlook on life, or is something else inside you unleashed when weapons are drawn? Signature Styles d6 Style 1 Elegant. You move with precise grace and total control, never
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
the method of conveyance. The Interview Valdi Estapaar brings the tabaxi Stands in Tar and the dragonborn Kristoffen before the characters to allow them to ask questions of the two captains. They each
as advertised: competent but foolhardy, experienced but overly confident. Kristoffen, on the other hand, is hiding something. With a successful DC 20 Wisdom (Insight) check, a character can sense
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
contributing to the adventure’s moody atmosphere when you’re focused on something else. Limit Comedy. Be aware that comedy breaks tension. Nothing dispels an ominous atmosphere like jokes, be they in
enjoyment is more important than shock value. Know What’s Too Far. If a game gets too intense or goes a direction you don’t want to explore, make sure you and the other players have a method for raising
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
them, the goal is to create something that’s easy to say and that doesn’t mean anything in the real world. Consider this method: take the name of the spell, keep only one instance of each of its letters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
If you’d like to say a spell’s Verbal component, you may make up the words. However you make them, the goal is to create something that’s easy to say and that doesn’t mean anything in the real world
. Consider this method: take the name of the spell, keep only one instance of each of its letters, and rearrange the remaining letters into words. For example, remove the second l from Fireball and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
the Player’s Handbook or Xanathar’s Guide to Everything), you pay only one-half the normal cost, assuming that what you are studying is something the university teaches. Training in languages, musical
instruments, and other tools might also be available, at the DM’s discretion. In addition, you can gain proficiency in the Arcana, History, Nature, or Religion skills by this method, as if you were learning a language. A character can only learn one of these skills in this way.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
style of research: keep adding energy until something blows up, then observe the results.
— Doug Beyer, Return to Ravnica: The Secretist
The Izzet are obsessive experimenters, combining a keen
Izzet experiments; the “fiddle and find out” method is favored over any process of systematic scientific research. The Izzet League is one of the few guilds whose founder, the dragon Niv-Mizzet
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
Transportation All the standard modes of transportation can be found in Khorvaire. People use boats, barges, horses, coaches, and more. If something moves over land it’s likely run or licensed by
or maintaining an airship. However, airships are quickly becoming the prefered method of travel for those who can afford them. Airship travel generally costs five times as much as an inn stay of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
, mantra, or relaxation method I use to deal with stress.
10 Nothing is more important than life, and I never leave anyone in danger.
11 I’m quick to jump to extreme solutions. Why risk a
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4 Escape. I believe there is something beyond the world I know, and I need to find it.
5 Legacy. I must do something great so that I’m remembered, and my time is running out.
6
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
. A surefire way of getting in is to tie a grappling hook to an arrow and shoot the arrow up through the hole. This method never fails to anchor the hook on something, for Xipe grabs the rope once it is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
mysterious Raven Queen, or something else entirely is for you to decide. Whatever the case, Ezra’s followers, traditions, alignment, and the domains she grants her clerics vary widely. Collaborate with
few with interests beyond their home domains make letter writing their preferred method of communication. A group called the Keepers of the Feather (detailed in the “Travelers in the Mists” section
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
an ordinary person who doesn’t realize it turns into a killer when enraged.
Relentless Methods d8 Method
1 Artist. The killer turns its victims into works of art, perhaps creating
help to thwart its own continuing violence.
7 Ritualist. The killer always attacks the same type of person in the same type of place in the same way.
8 Trophy Taker. The killer reliably collects something from its victims, hoarding them as trophies.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
form of the response might vary depending on the method of divination used, which can go beyond the inlaid sticks, dragon bones, or ornate cards mentioned in the spell description. Diviners in Theros
. Omens should communicate important messages from the gods, something meaningful enough that deities have deigned to interfere in mortal efforts. The gods don’t provide omens to address unimportant
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Prisoner 13
Intelligence (Arcana) check determines that the sigils have something to do with minds or telepathy. Acquiring the Key If she’s approached with the possibility of freedom, Prisoner 13 looks genuinely
, or just her right hand. If the characters are working for the Golden Vault, they know the organization would not approve of this method. The characters receive no reward from the organization if they kill or mutilate Prisoner 13.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Creating a Combat Encounter When creating a combat encounter, let your imagination run wild and build something your players will enjoy. Once you have the details figured out, use this section to
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Evaluating Encounter Difficulty Use the following method to gauge the difficulty of any combat encounter. Determine XP Thresholds. First, determine the experience point (XP) thresholds for each character
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
something other than mining. On the other hand, characters who earn the miners’ good will can end up with numerous allies in Phandalin. Smithy This building contains an open area with a forge and
economic justice — the wise monarch, the enlightened town council, the Masked Lords, and so forth. This method means that the law is stable. Higher authorities can be consulted on matters requiring
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
Intelligence (Arcana) check determines that the sigils have something to do with minds or telepathy. Acquiring the Key If she’s approached with the possibility of freedom, Prisoner 13 looks genuinely
, or just her right hand. If the characters are working for the Golden Vault, they know the organization would not approve of this method. The characters receive no reward from the organization if they kill or mutilate Prisoner 13.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
tower might teleport from place to place. Or doors within a tavern could be revealed as a magical portal connected to various locations in far-flung lands. The DM has final approval over the method
of locomotion, and can put in place any reasonable limitations or constraints on that movement. Additionally, any method of movement should have a weakness or drawback determined by the DM. As a rule
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
can see that it is damaged and bent, as if something has tried to push the door open from the other side. Treasure. The ten wooden footlockers are locked. One can be opened by a character who succeeds
the spells Sanbalet has prepared. The small wooden box holds twelve candles, flint and steel, and a piece of parchment that details Sanbalet’s method of communicating with the ship. See “The Signaling






