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Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
Wildspace has toughened you so well that you are as brave as a miniature giant space hamster when it comes to facing the terrors and other challenges of the airless night.
Skill Proficiencies
described in the Monster Manual.
Close Encounter
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Creature
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Beholder
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Cosmic horror*
3
Feyr*
4
Lunar dragon*
5
Mind flayer
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Neh-thalggu
classes
Basic Rules (2014)
trackless forests and across wide and empty plains, rangers keep their unending watch.
Deadly Hunters
Warriors of the wilderness, rangers specialize in hunting the monsters that threaten the edges of
hiding themselves in brush and rubble. Rangers focus their combat training on techniques that are particularly useful against their specific favored foes.
Thanks to their familiarity with the wilds
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Homeland All rangers, regardless of how they came to take up the profession, have a strong connection to the natural world and its various terrains. For some rangers, the wilderness is where they
grew up, either as a result of being born there or moving there at a young age. For other rangers, civilization was originally home, but the wilderness became a second homeland. Think of your character’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
all his knights put together.
— Soveliss
Rangers are free-minded wanderers and seekers who patrol the edges of civilized territory, turning back the denizens of the wild lands beyond. It is a
thankless job, since their efforts are rarely understood and almost never rewarded. Yet rangers persist in their duties, never doubting that their work makes the world a safer place. A relationship
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Level 10: Muiral’s Gauntlet Muiral’s Gauntlet is designed for four 11th-level characters. Those who overcome this level’s challenges should gain enough XP to advance at least halfway to 12th level
. Prior to running Muiral’s Gauntlet, review the “Elves: Drow” entry in the Monster Manual, because dark elves feature prominently throughout this level of Undermountain.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
until you mastered the ranger’s ways? Did you leave your apprenticeship, or was your mentor slain — perhaps by the same kind of monster that became your favored enemy? Or perhaps you learned your
skills as part of a band of rangers affiliated with a druidic circle, trained in mystic paths as well as wilderness lore. You might be self-taught, a recluse who learned combat skills, tracking, and even
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
soul is used as bait to lure the rest of the characters to the lair of a predatory monster. This chapter begins with advice for DMs and players facing the challenges posed when a single character is
is imprisoned in a far-off object. This poses challenges for the DM, the party, and the imprisoned character’s player. Where has the soul been taken? How does the party recover it? And what is the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
inhabitants of the level. The Terminus Level is designed for four 16th-level characters. Those who overcome this level’s challenges should gain enough XP to reach 17th level. Because duergar feature prominently on this level, consider familiarizing yourself with their entry in the Monster Manual.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
, “Could we please just move to the Material Plane so I can have some scrap of a normal childhood?!”
Tasha
This section explores how to add fantastical challenges to any locale and ways to further
bring an adventure’s setting to life. When a creature’s name appears in bold in a table herein, that indicates that you can find the creature’s stat block in the Monster Manual.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Awarding XP Each monster has an XP value based on its Challenge Rating. When adventurers overcome one or more monsters—typically by killing, routing, capturing, or cleverly avoiding them—they divide
NPCs made the challenge easier. (See also “Nonplayer Characters” in chapter 3.) Noncombat Challenges You decide whether to award XP to characters for overcoming challenges outside combat. If the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
until you mastered the ranger’s ways? Did you leave your apprenticeship, or was your mentor slain — perhaps by the same kind of monster that became your favored enemy? Or perhaps you learned your
skills as part of a band of rangers affiliated with a druidic circle, trained in mystic paths as well as wilderness lore. You might be self-taught, a recluse who learned combat skills, tracking, and even
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium
in chapter 10 of the Player’s Handbook . A ranger typically uses a component pouch for the material components of spells, but doesn’t start with one because rangers don’t have spells at 1st level. Can
. Does a Monster Slayer ranger’s Supernatural Defense feature apply if a creature damages the ranger, thus causing the ranger to make a Constitution saving throw to maintain concentration on a spell? Yes.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
dungeon level contains enough monster XP to ensure that characters who clear out the level can advance to the point where they’re ready to take on the challenges of the next level down. You can also
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
can adjust it for larger or smaller groups as well as for characters of higher or lower level by making a few changes, like swapping one monster or trap for another, changing the number of foes in an
with players who like exploring new lands and finding clever solutions to complex challenges. That said, each adventure contains opportunities for exploration, roleplaying, and combat to appeal to players of all persuasions.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
treasure is left to your discretion. The key is to make sure the players feel rewarded for playing, and that their characters are rewarded for overcoming dangerous challenges.
Treasure Tables Treasure
tables to randomly determine how much money an individual monster carries (the D&D equivalent of pocket change) or the amount of wealth found in a larger treasure hoard.
Using the Individual
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
Running the Adventure To run this adventure, you need the D&D fifth edition core rulebooks (Player’s Handbook, Dungeon Master’s Guide, and Monster Manual). Text that appears in a box like this is
this adventure are from the Monster Manual, along with new creatures and NPCs, and monsters from Volo’s Guide to Monsters and Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes. For easy reference, all the stat blocks for the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Astral Adventurer’s Guide
. Githyanki Wildspacer Whatever your history, life in Wildspace has toughened you so well that you are as brave as a miniature giant space hamster when it comes to facing the terrors and other challenges
Menagerie; the others are described in the Monster Manual. Close Encounter d10 Creature 1 Beholder 2 Cosmic horror* 3 Feyr* 4 Lunar dragon* 5 Mind flayer 6 Neh-thalggu* 7 Neogi* 8 Space clown* 9 Vampirate
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
-dead campfires. One wall is covered with graffiti — some words painted, others etched.
The graffiti (written in Common) provides hints about the challenges that await: “Fear the fangs of Ras Nsi
!”
“Erik, I’ve gone in search of the nine shrines. V.”
“The puzzle cubes are the key.”
“Beware the frog monster!”
“Who is Unkh?”
“All hail the King of Feathers!”
“The snakes are not what they
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
character classes is helpful, since the adventurers will face a variety of challenges. Each character class will certainly have its moment to shine. A CLASSIC RETOLD
This adventure is a retelling of
Monster Manual. The Monster Manual contains stat blocks for most of the monsters and nonplayer characters (NPCs) found in this adventure. Descriptions and stat blocks for new monsters and NPCs are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
of the fight. Monster Personality To address the question of a monster’s personality, you can use the tables in chapter 4 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide, use the Monster Personality table below, or
simply jot down a few notes based on a creature’s Monster Manual description. During the battle, you can use these ideas to inform how you portray the monsters and their actions. To keep things simple
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
carries torches in two hands to provide light for the sculptors. With the other two, it hands out hammers, chisels, and other tools as needed. The girallon challenges the characters unless they bear
with magical symbols that place the creature under the effect of a permanent dominate monster spell. Phenex (area 14) knows the command words that compel the girallon into service. Manipulating Time
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
questions in the same way as the muralists in area 3. The girallon is under orders to obey the workers but not to allow them to leave the tomb. It challenges the characters unless they bear one of
armband (worth 250 gp) on one of its left arms, scribed by Moghadam with magical symbols that place the creature under the effect of a permanent dominate monster spell. Phenex (area 14) knows the command
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Gladiator Competitor and Prizefighter Habitat: Any; Treasure: Armaments, Individual Gladiators are professional fighters who pit themselves against one another, monsters, and other challenges to
victory to a deity, ruler, beloved noble, or member of the crowd. 2 Dresses in a monster-themed mask and cape. 3 Judges whether their foe fights honorably. 4 Leads the crowd in a rousing theme song. 5
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Borderlands Quest: Goblin Trouble
an idea, suggest options that might work. Use Your Imagination. Adventures are an outline for your game. Change or add anything that makes the game more fun. What does a monster smell like? That’s up
adventure is divided into “encounters,” which are like scenes from a movie or show. Each encounter has specific challenges. Once the players complete the challenges, move on to the next scene. The flow of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
characters overcome the challenges of the menagerie, they discover valuable treasures there; if not, they must face one additional trap or monster that uses the appearance of treasure as bait, such as a mimic.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
School of Necromancy) and clerics (including those with the Divine Domains of Life or Nature) also find their home in Witherbloom. A number of rangers and barbarians study at Witherbloom as well, and
, black, and weird. 3 I’m going to befriend every single monster in this swamp if it’s the last thing I do. 4 Everything in this world dies eventually. The question is, what will you do with the time
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
remote area—they can encounter agents of the Emerald Enclave. If the adventurers need someone to guide them safely across a mountain range or lead them through trackless, monster-infested forest
, there is no better choice than a member of the order. Druids, rangers, and barbarians make up most of the Emerald Enclave, but any character with a strong affinity for nature can find a place in the order
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
remote area—they can encounter agents of the Emerald Enclave. If the adventurers need someone to guide them safely across a mountain range or lead them through trackless, monster-infested forest
, there is no better choice than a member of the order. Druids, rangers, and barbarians make up most of the Emerald Enclave, but any character with a strong affinity for nature can find a place in the order
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
remote area—they can encounter agents of the Emerald Enclave. If the adventurers need someone to guide them safely across a mountain range or lead them through trackless, monster-infested forest
, there is no better choice than a member of the order. Druids, rangers, and barbarians make up most of the Emerald Enclave, but any character with a strong affinity for nature can find a place in the order
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
by any means short of all-out war. Dragonmarked houses, churches both pure and corrupt, crime lords, monster gangs, psionic spies, arcane universities, secret societies, sinister masterminds, dragons
assortment of monsters and other challenges. A World of Magic. The technology of Eberron has developed not through the advance of science but by the mastery of magic. The widespread use of magic pervades life
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Additional Stages You are free to add additional stages to the Keymaster’s version of the Test Market if the players are having fun with these off-the-wall challenges. Use the following setups, or
establishment is not who they appear to be. Finding the impersonator reveals a powerful monster of your determination, whose defeat ends the stage. Inanimate Trauma No people are found in the Dran
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Sea table provides a variety of story ideas that might help compel heroes to set forth upon the waves. Adventures at Sea d10 Adventure Goal
1 Slay a monster or pirates terrorizing ships at
vessel, or countless other challenges could stand in the way of them reaching home. Maintaining Relationships In a campaign that often changes location, it can be difficult to have recurring NPCs. If
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Defeat a titan-spawned monster that has escaped the Underworld.
2 Destroy an undead creature terrorizing a small community.
3 Punish a powerful mortal for their hubris.
4 Reestablish
challenges, topple mighty demagogues, and mold the world in accordance with its destiny, the characters might attract followers, incite rebellions, and clash with rivals who interpret Klothys’s will
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
gods also exist as the result of war, monster attacks, natural disasters, mass migration, neglect, or the wrath of deities. Every abandoned temple is distinctive, combining aspects of its patron god
too close.
6 A gynosphinx curious about human behavior creates a series of deadly traps in an abandoned temple and lures adventurers to the place to witness if and how they overcome its challenges.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
and foes they meet along the way. Even though the DM challenges the adventurers, the DM always strives to delight the whole group. Players. Each player creates an adventurer who teams up with the
Guide and Monster Manual. The first of these books guides the DM through creating and running adventures, and the second holds hundreds of monsters to fill those adventures. Dice. You need a set of