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Spells
Player’s Handbook
; you learn those facts as they pertain to the spell’s area:
Locations of settlements
Locations of portals to other planes of existence
Location of one Challenge Rating 10+ creature (DM’s
choice) that is a Celestial, an Elemental, a Fey, a Fiend, or an Undead
The most prevalent kind of plant, mineral, or Beast (you choose which to learn)
Locations of bodies of water
For example
Monsters
Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
portals in Sigil and the Outlands. To learn more about other githzerai, see the Monster Manual.Matter Manipulation (Recharge 4–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"recharge", "rollAction":"Matter
(the hand is invisible)
1/day each: jump, plane shift (self only), see invisibilityGithzerai travelers wander the multiverse to train and pursue cosmic enlightenment. These githzerai learn to
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Siege Monster. The ogre deals double damage to objects and structures.Multiattack. The ogre makes two Bash attacks.
Bash. Melee Weapon Attack: +6;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6", "rollType":"to hit
to halt.
Ogres of War
Ogres love to rush headlong into battle, but with enough time and patience, some of them learn to carry out specialized missions. The names they are given—the
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
);deep gnomes (all three appear in the Monster Manual), but they might also transport other Small folk.
Ogres of War
Ogres love to rush headlong into battle, but with enough time and patience, some
of them learn to carry out specialized missions. The names they are given—the ogre battering ram;battering ram, the ogre bolt launcher;bolt launcher, the ogre chain brute;chain brute, and the
Monsters
Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
traverse the planes, crossing between them via the portals in Sigil and the Outlands. To learn more about other githzerai, see the Monster Manual.
Monsters
Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
described here oftentimes traverse the planes, crossing between them via the portals in Sigil and the Outlands. To learn more about other githzerai, see the Monster Manual.
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
agree to carry the leader into battle and offer advice during the fight. Followers of Yeenoghu also see leucrottas as a form of entertainment. They enjoy watching a leucrotta work almost as much as they
of common deer. Second, it can duplicate the call or the vocal expressions of just about any creature it has heard. The monster uses its mimicry to lure in potential victims, then attacks while they
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
soul rises as a lemure (see the Monster Manual) on Avernus, one of the Nine Hells, in 1d4;{"diceNotation":"1d4", "rollType":"roll", "rollAction":"Hours"} hours. If the creature isn’t revived
, hoping to learn tactics the devils have fine-tuned over millennia and to acquire magical gifts to help the giant rise in the ordning.
Over time, the giant is corrupted, becoming a Fiend in its own right
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Summon Water Weird"} water weird;water weirds (see the Monster Manual). The summoned weirds appear in unoccupied spaces in water within 60 feet of the triton. The water weirds
environment, but those who do and survive often learn that the tritons’ wrath doesn’t end at the shore.Cold, Fire
Monsters
Keys from the Golden Vault
father slew the monster, the attack left Sythian with an acute fear of frogs and toads.
Sythian’s parents hoped his interest in music would lead Sythian to become an extraordinary musician; he
. Now that his parents are dead, he is determined to hold on to his estate and will do whatever it takes to keep what he has left.
Sythian has attuned to Golden Axe so that he can learn and exercise
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
in search of new actors, he began regaling locals with tales of distant lands.
Monster Hunter. The half-elf ringmaster is, in fact, a legendary human vampire hunter named Rudolph van Richten. Van
the aid of a hat of disguise, his thoughts protected by a ring of mind shielding. He is trying to learn more about the Keepers of the Feather—a society of wereravens that oppose Strahd&mdash
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
typically accompanied by a drow favored consort and a drow house captain. Other Underdark creatures might also be in the priestess’s presence, providing protection or advice.
Drow Mother of Rebellion
"} psychic damage but has advantage on the next attack roll it makes before the end of its next turn.
Summon Servant (1/Day). The drow magically summons a glabrezu or a yochlol (both appear in the Monster
Magic Items
The Book of Many Things
*
A ♠️
Isolation*
K ♠️
End
Q ♠️
Monster
J ♠️
Knife
2 ♠️
Justice*
Joker (with ™)
Student*
Joker (without ™)
Mischief
, cold, fire, lightning, or thunder. This resistance lasts for 1d12 days.
Coin. Five pieces of jewelry, each worth 100 gp, or ten gemstones, each worth 50 gp, appear at your feet.
Crown. You learn the
Magic Items
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
enough space for the creature, the keyrune doesn’t transform. See the Monster Manual for the creature’s stat block — the name of which is given in bold in the keyrune’s
addition to fighting on your behalf, this veteran cheerfully offers tactical advice, which is usually sound. Anyone who talks with the transformed keyrune or examines it closely can easily recognize that
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
unsure how to begin.
3
War, plague, famine, or a marauding monster ravaged your home, forcing you to flee for your life. You don’t even know how many of your people survived or where to find
, and perhaps learn to create them.
Feature: Wanderer
You have an excellent memory for maps and geography, and you can always recall the general layout of terrain, settlements, and other
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Research Forewarned is forearmed. The research downtime activity allows a character to delve into lore concerning a monster, a location, a magic item, or some other particular topic. Resources
check. Determine how much lore a character learns using the Research Outcomes table. Research Outcomes Check Total Outcome 1–5 No effect. 6–10 You learn one piece of lore. 11–20 You learn two
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Treasure Themes Monsters have treasure preferences, as explained in the Monster Manual. These preferences are expressed as themes, which helps you determine what treasures are found in monsters
’ hoards, as summarized in the Treasure Themes table. For advice on how to include treasure in an adventure, see chapter 4. To randomly determine a magic item found as treasure, use the tables at the end of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
tables for you to use when you determine that a random encounter is going to take place. Using the monster lists in appendix B of that book as a basis, we’ve built a set of tables for each environment
: levels 1–4, 5–10, 11–16, and 17–20. Even though you can use these tables “out of the box,” the advice in the Dungeon Master’s Guide still holds true: tailoring such tables to your game can reinforce the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
Monster Research Adventurers can research what a creature is likely to desire. The Monster Research table suggests which skills can be used to learn about a creature of a particular type. The DC for
a relevant ability check equals 10 + the creature’s challenge rating. Monster Research Type Suggested Skills Aberration Arcana Beast Animal Handling, Nature, or Survival Celestial Arcana or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Shadow of the Sun An Adventure for 11th-Level Characters On the eve of a triennial lunar festival, a monster attack brings the characters to the attention of the Brightguard, holy enforcers in the
city-state of Akharin Sangar. The characters are asked to act as an angel’s agents and discover rebel plots before innocent blood is spilled. But soon the characters learn that in Akharin Sangar, nothing is as plain as day or night.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
can move on to the next one. You can often gloss over hours of travel with a quick narrative summary (see the “Travel” section in chapter 2 for more advice). Similarly, if a rest period passes
those discussions unless they have questions for you. Learn to recognize the times when you can take a break as the DM, and then resume the action as soon as everyone’s ready. Taking Breaks
When you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
hand and how to pursue it: Adviser NPCs. A helpful NPC in a social interaction can offer advice and suggestions to the characters. Such an NPC might be the patron who initially sent the characters on
the characters encounter a minion or monster connected to the adventure’s main threat. At the end of the encounter, perhaps the characters find information that gets them back on track. Plan one or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
adventurers, scratching and biting in blind fury. Keeping the Action Going “When in doubt, have a man come through a door with a gun in his hand.” Author Raymond Chandler offered this advice to writers
of hard-boiled fiction, but the advice applies just as well to an action-driven adventure. Whenever the pace of the story lags, a new injection of excitement keeps things moving. A new arrival on the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
The most prevalent kind of plant, mineral, or Beast (you choose which to learn) Locations of bodies of water For example, you could determine the location of a powerful monster in the area, the locations of bodies of water, and the locations of any towns.
spell doesn’t function where nature has been replaced by construction, such as in castles and settlements. Choose three of the following facts; you learn those facts as they pertain to the spell’s area
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Borderlands Quest: Goblin Trouble
tunnel that goes deeper into the hillside and curves down and out of sight. There’s no one immediately inside the entrance. Studying the Area. No D20 Test is needed to learn that this is a well-traveled
. The tracks indicate that two people walked into the cave within the last hour on their tiptoes. Guiding Player Choices
The adventure here provides advice on how to handle characters doing two very
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
Void card, the House of Cards is called into existence in its own demiplane. The character’s soul is transported there, trapped inside a porcelain mask in the lair of a breath drinker, a monster
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
unexpectedly continues. “There is a harsh lesson you have yet to learn. When the mistakes of the past are forgotten, that dire past will return to haunt the present. Beware, mages, of the shadow that reaches
through the crowd. Some faculty members report that the magister’s spirit often offers cryptic advice at the event, but they’ve never heard of anything as ominous as this.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
adventurers get entangled in divine schemes? This chapter explores these questions, providing abundant advice, tools, and maps for players to create their own exciting stories. The options presented
of immortals and the dead. Monsters and nonplayer characters mentioned in this chapter can be found in this book (MOoT), the Monster Manual (MM), Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes (MToF), or Volo’s Guide to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Morte’s Planar Parade
Sigil’s many unique inhabitants and an accomplished explorer of the planes. For the right amount of coin or a future favor, Morte is quick to offer his advice, insights, and commentary on the many
circumstances. Reader beware. Using a Stat Block This book is a companion to the Monster Manual and uses a similar presentation. If you are unfamiliar with the monster stat block format, read the introduction
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
chapter 2 for more advice.) One Action at a Time. The rules about actions in the Player’s Handbook limit how many things a character can do at once. Keeping those rules in mind can help you adjudicate
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
worthy sacrifice. This chapel was built for that dark ceremony. The Sewn Sisters obtained an appropriate sacrifice and have stitched it inside the leather body bag that rests on the altar. Advice from the
Spirits Any characters inhabited by the spirits of Moa or Wongo receive advice when entering this area: Kind Moa suggests freeing the shackled creatures. Violent Wongo urges his host to stab the body
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
a monster, including when you apply a template to it, might change its challenge rating.
For advice on how to customize creatures and calculate their challenge ratings, see the Dungeon Master’s
example, an arrow of dragon slaying deals extra damage not only to dragons but also other creatures of the dragon type, such as dragon turtles and wyverns. The game includes the following monster types
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
, this monster has an Intelligence of 10 (+0) and telepathy out to a range of 60 feet (see the Monster Manual introduction for telepathy rules). Juiblex’s arrival in the Underdark has granted Glabbagool
sentience and awareness. The ooze is genuinely curious about other creatures and wants to learn more about the world. It defends itself if attacked, but doesn’t otherwise try to harm the characters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
characters should learn a new rumor each time they interact with the villagers until they’ve heard all the rumors. Step 4. Bookmark the following stat blocks in the Monster Manual or on D&D Beyond
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
flesh out your encounter in these ways, go right ahead and finish your creation. Otherwise, take a look at the following sections for some basic advice on adding flavor elements to the simple mechanics
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