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Petrified Alligator

Equipment

Combat Utility Whimsy 15 16 13 Bards speak of the mad druid Fennistrix, who had a penchant for petrification along with a bizarre alligator obsession that resulted in almost

rare nowadays to find a foot or a head, let alone an entire alligator, but even a small amount of it ground up releases some of Fennistrix’s potent magic.

Oinoloth

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

invulnerability Teleport. The oinoloth teleports, along with any equipment it is wearing or carrying, up to 60 feet to an unoccupied space it can see.Grim specters of death, oinoloths bring pestilence

wherever they go. When armies recognize their awful forms, their mere appearance causes soldiers to break ranks and flee, lest they succumb to one of the awful plagues that oinoloths let loose

Halfling Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

might be a wagon jostling along a dirt road or a raft floating downriver. Small and Practical The diminutive halflings survive in a world full of larger creatures by avoiding notice or, barring

communities travel as a way of life, driving wagons or guiding boats from place to place and maintaining no permanent home. AFFABLE AND POSITIVE Halflings try to get along with everyone else and are

Simic Scientist

Backgrounds Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

advancing civilization, nature needs some help from biomancers and terraformers. If, along the way, you happen to create super-soldiers and mutant monsters that can bolster the combine’s defenses

our work is to hurry it along — no matter what must be upended along the way. (Chaotic) 3 Knowledge. Understanding the world is more important than what you do with your knowledge

Satyr Legacy

Species Mythic Odysseys of Theros

. While their spontaneity and whimsy sometimes put them at odds with more stoic peoples, satyrs rarely let the moodiness of others hinder their own happiness. Life is a blessing from the gods, after

longer below the knees. Short, soft hair grows down their neck and spine, along their shoulders, and on their forearms. Embracing Life Most satyrs believe that the other peoples of Theros are woefully

Far Traveler

Backgrounds Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide

Almost all of the common people and other folk that one might encounter along the Sword Coast or in the North have one thing in common: they live out their lives without ever traveling more than a

along my way. (Good) 2 Reserved. As someone new to these strange lands, I am cautious and respectful in my dealings. (Lawful) 3 Adventure. I’m far from home, and everything is strange

Kobold Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

, designed to collapse under the weight of any creature heavier than a kobold. On occasion, the route through a kobold lair runs along a ledge that borders a cavern or a crevasse, and the kobolds might

waking time is spent working, adversarial kobolds rarely have opportunities to exchange insults, let alone come to blows over their differences. Kobolds choose mates primarily for convenience. Their

Notes to Myself (as Dungeon Master)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Stranger Things

everyone’s having fun, let it take as long as necessary. It’s all about the fun. Describe each scene. Tell them what their characters see or hear or feel at the start, then just let them go. They say what

right or being perfect as a DM (that’s short for Dungeon Master). Just relax, let things happen naturally, and enjoy playing the game. If things get confusing — especially in combat — do what seems

Let the Franchise Shine

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

Let the Franchise Shine An Acquisitions Incorporated franchise is like a newborn baby that the characters all had a hand in conceiving, delivering, and raising. It needs constant care and feeding as

it grows to its full potential, but there’ll be a lot of risks, drama, and dirty diapers along the way. (Okay, that might be taking the analogy too far, but you get the idea.) Running a franchise can

To the Lighthouse

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

. However, you get to decide how complicated the journey turns out to be. One big question is whether the characters should travel overland up the Sword Coast, or whether you want to let them teleport

directly to Silent Sound using the timepiece of travel. Either option is fine. With an Acquisitions Incorporated campaign often involving access to crazy magic, don’t be afraid to let the characters

2. Riddling Guardian

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a4

2. Riddling Guardian A rather mangy, bedraggled gynosphinx squats in the space where the three corridors converge. A wall of force along the south side separates the gynosphinx from those who

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

Conclusion

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.

Top Card: The Challenge

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things

road, or a situation the characters are asked to resolve. You decide the scope of the decision the characters must make. You can ask them to make a simple choice (“Do you want to take the path along

the edge of the cliff or climb down the ravine to walk along the bottom?”), to make a single ability check (use the Typical DCs table in the Dungeon Master’s Guide), or to navigate their way through a

Appendix E: Stagefright's Lines

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

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

? Tomorrow should dawn merrier. The words catch in my throat. I cannot speak them! My hope is shriveled like a grape. Let us make wine of it! That is a goatish look you have upon your face

Appendix: Stagefright's Lines

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Domains of Delight: A Feywild Accessory

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

? Tomorrow should dawn merrier. The words catch in my throat. I cannot speak them! My hope is shriveled like a grape. Let us make wine of it! That is a goatish look you have upon your face

The Swamp Forest

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

obscured. Roll again on this table, ignoring another result of 1 or 2. 3 The current increases along a narrow stretch of the river. Dukha urgently asks the characters to help row the boat upstream. All of

path forward. The treant moves only if the party listens to its hour-long ode to the swamp, or if a character succeeds on a DC 18 Charisma (Persuasion) check to convince it to let the skiff pass. 5 A

Beliard

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

horses or oxen can be driven through the water to bathe them, drive off flies, and let them drink. It’s also home to a tanner, a smith, some horse dealers and trainers who keep extensive stables, and an

vanished years ago. The innkeeper went missing shortly thereafter. In recent years, bodyguards and mercenaries formerly active in Waterdeep and along the Heartlands trade routes retired to Beliard, and

Arrival in Yartar

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

constantly come and go along the Evermoor Way. West of the city, a wide bridge spans the river, leading to a walled citadel. Characters looking for a place to stay find two decent choices in the Pearl

charge. If the party was sent to Yartar by the Harpers or the Zhentarim, local contacts for those factions quickly confirm that the Hand of Yartar has let it be known that anyone interested in bidding

Pickshine Mines

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

arriving in Blingdenstone. If they stop there, they meet Dasco Pickshine, the deep gnome overseer in charge of general operations. Dasco is willing to let the characters tag along with a cargo of ores heading for Blingdenstone, happy to have the extra security.

H1. Narrow Trail

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak

H1. Narrow Trail This narrow trail clings to the mountainside as it twists around and up to the gatehouse. Tracks from horses coming and going along the trail are clearly visible. Characters must

within, but its heavy wooden crossbar isn’t in place when the characters arrive. They must let themselves in, as no one answers the door if they knock. The mercenary stationed in area H6 watches the trail

Exploring Opportunities

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

a career than an opportunity or sometimes a necessity. AFFABLE AND POSITIVE Halflings try to get along with everyone else and are loath to make sweeping generalizations — especially negative ones

grace and all. It’s like they stepped out of a wonderful dream. But there’s no telling what’s going on behind their smiling faces — surely more than they ever let on.” Humans. “Humans are a lot like

Option 1: Mysterious Patron

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves

, the patron could let the characters in on the secret early on, telling them that dragons will be a particular focus of their adventures and altering some of the adventure hooks along the way.

Roleplaying

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

talk in haughty drawls. Let a pirate NPC say, “Arrrr, maties!” in your best Long John Silver voice. Let intelligent monsters unfamiliar with Common stumble along with awkward grammar. Let drunkards

to each other. If possible, let one NPC do most of the talking, but if multiple NPCs need to talk, give them distinct voices so the players know who’s who. Using Your Face and Arms Use your facial

Purpose

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

the features of a settlement that you know you’ll need, along with notes on general features. Then allow the place to grow organically as the adventurers interact with more and more of it, keeping

. Include the settlement’s name, decide how big it is, add a dash of flavor (“The smell of the local tanneries never lifts from this town”), and let the adventurers get on with their business. The history

Respect for the DM

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

topic.) In exchange, the players should go along with those hooks. It’s OK for your players to give you some pushback on why their characters should want to do what you’re asking them to do, but it’s not

Orc Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

area is at risk. If orcs come upon a target that is too large to assault directly, they will lurk along supply routes, taking out their frustration on caravans and travelers. Left unchecked, a tribe can

have a calm temperament and let insults roll off my back. 2 I don’t fear the gods and have no patience for superstitions. 3 I am slow to anger, but when I do become enraged I fight

Part 1: Goblin Arrows

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver

Part 1: Goblin Arrows The adventure begins as the player characters are escorting a wagon full of provisions and supplies from Neverwinter to Phandalin. The journey takes them south along the High

for escorting his supplies safely to Barthen’s Provisions, a trading post in Phandalin. He then set out ahead of you on horse, along with a warrior escort named Sildar Hallwinter, claiming he needed to

Desert Encounters

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

Netheril As the adventurers walk along the dunes, a cold wind howls across the desert. The shrieks of the wind soon turn to cries of anguish, as if coming from tortured souls. Bedine nomads believe

15. Slippery Slope

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

three kuo-toa and four troglodytes. Aboleth Projection. As the characters make their way along the tunnel leading west, an aboleth crawls out of the water and confronts them. This aboleth is a magical

. It suggests the characters take the south passage to the river, then follow the current down to Wyllowwood (level 5). It’s happy to let them descend to lower levels of Undermountain, for it plans to

Respect for the DM

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

. The Social Contract of Adventures You must provide reasonably appealing reasons for characters to undertake the adventures you prepare. In exchange, the players should go along with those hooks

Creating a Survivor

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

determined what survivors to use, take a few moments to individualize them. If the survivors have particular roles in your adventure, provide that information to players along with their survivors

’ statistics; otherwise, let them come up with their own details. Players can give their survivors names, personalities, and lineages, but these details don’t affect the survivors’ stat blocks. Levels Survivors

Creating a Black Dragon

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

cultures vanished are my reasons for existing. If you can help me in that, I’ll let you live. Black Dragon Ideals d6 Ideal 1 Envy. If the achievements of others cannot be eclipsed, they can

) 6 Serenity. Observing a culture sliding into oblivion along the trek of time puts life in perspective. (Any) Black Dragon Spellcasting Age Spell Save DC Spells Known Young 13

Daring Dancer

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

direction as the characters and are eager to travel with the party, both for company and protection. The dancer is kind-hearted but has an over-the-top stage persona they rarely let slip. In return, they

offer to be the characters’ guide and good luck charm on the road. Even if the characters don’t accept Ollin’s company, the performer is traveling in the same direction and tags along anyway. Ollin

Setessa's Surroundings

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

Setessan society. Experts train the renowned falcons of Setessa here, along with horses for riding and for combat. More unusual animals are found here as well: trainers work with pegasi, wolves, and

, grim Returned, or worse. Hunter’s Crossing. Setessa once extended its claim over more of the Nessian Wood, establishing military outposts like those of Akros. At the western end of the forest, along

L3. Hall of Knowledge

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries

are stored in lattices along the east and west walls. It’s here that members of the order develop their understanding of the flow of ki and practice techniques to manipulate it. The wooden dummies

are carved with grooves that represent where the energy of ki flows along their surfaces. Characters who are monks or who succeed on a DC 13 Wisdom (Medicine) check understand the purpose of the dummies

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