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                                                     Monsters
                                                    Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     Teleport.
Assault (Costs 2 Actions). Titivilus makes one Silver Sword attack, or he uses Frightful Word.Dispater, the gloomy Lord of Dis, rules from his iron palace, seeming to hide behind its
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     seduced by Titivilus, who beguiled his way into being the primary advisor in Dispaterâs household.
Although Titivilus is inferior in physical strength and power when compared to other
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Curse of Strahd
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     in plain sight among them.
Charitable Collectors. Wereravens like to collect shiny trinkets and precious baubles. They are fond of sharing their wealth with those in need and, in their humanoid forms
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    , modestly give money to charity. They take steps to keep magic items out of evil hands by stashing them in secret hiding places.
Characters as Wereravens. The Monster Manual has rules for characters
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Magic Items
                                                    Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     rest within 30 feet of it, meditating on the mythallar. Up to eight creatures can be attuned to it at one time; otherwise, the Ythryn mythallar follows the attunement rules in the Dungeon Master&rsquo
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     can use the Ythryn mythallar to cast the control weather spell without requiring any components and without the need for you to be outdoors. This casting of the spell has a 50-mile radius. For the
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    ;t help but lose myself in the emotions of others.
5
The stars have much to tell us, and folk need me to interpret what the stars say.
6
All play and no workâthose are the words I
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    )
6
Control. Everyone is welcome, as long as they follow my rules. (Lawful)
Crystal Dragon Adventures
The Crystal Dragon Adventure Hooks table offers suggestions for stories and adventures
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     well. I canât help but lose myself in the emotions of others.
5
The stars have much to tell us, and folk need me to interpret what the stars say.
6
All play and no workâthose are
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    . (Chaotic)
6
Control. Everyone is welcome, as long as they follow my rules. (Lawful)
Crystal Dragon Adventures
The Crystal Dragon Adventure Hooks table offers suggestions for stories
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     empathy is a bottomless well. I canât help but lose myself in the emotions of others.
5
The stars have much to tell us, and folk need me to interpret what the stars say.
6
All play and no
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     without the boredom. (Chaotic)
6
Control. Everyone is welcome, as long as they follow my rules. (Lawful)
Crystal Dragon Adventures
The Crystal Dragon Adventure Hooks table offers
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    .
4
My empathy is a bottomless well. I canât help but lose myself in the emotions of others.
5
The stars have much to tell us, and folk need me to interpret what the stars say.
6
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     is learning, but without the boredom. (Chaotic)
6
Control. Everyone is welcome, as long as they follow my rules. (Lawful)
Crystal Dragon Adventures
The Crystal Dragon Adventure Hooks
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Species
                                                    Eberron: Rising from the Last War
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     thought to House Ghallanda; when compared to the soldiers of House Deneith and the factories of House Cannith, an alliance of innkeepers seems harmless and inconsequential. But Ghallandaâs strength
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     Ghallanda donât sell information; they prefer to build friendship and deal in favors. But should a Ghallanda baron ever truly need something, they likely have a favor they can call in.
Ghallanda has
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Species
                                                    Mythic Odysseys of Theros
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     need in their shimmering homeland and knowing the treachery of strangers.
Still, some leonin wonder what lies beyond Oreskosâs border mountains and seek to test themselves in a wider world
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    .
Noble and Fierce
Leonin tend to be tall compared to humans and move with a boldness that suggests their physical might. Tawny fur covers leonin bodies, and some grow thick manes ranging in shades from
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                    Criminal / Spy
                                                    
    
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                                                     Backgrounds
                                                    Basic Rules (2014)
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     than most people to the world of murder, theft, and violence that pervades the underbelly of civilization, and you have survived up to this point by flouting the rules and regulations of society
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     be broken, as are those who would forge them. (Chaotic)
3
Charity. I steal from the wealthy so that I can help people in need. (Good)
4
Greed. I will do whatever it takes to become wealthy
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Backgrounds
                                                    Ghosts of Saltmarsh
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     nature.
2
My friends are my crew; we sink or float together.
3
I need long stretches of quiet to clear my head.
4
Rich folk donât know the satisfaction of hard work.
5
I
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     might not.
D6
IDEAL
1
Camaraderie. Good people make even the longest voyage bearable. (Good)
2
Luck. Our luck depends on respecting its rules â now
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Backgrounds
                                                    Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     of knowledge.
The most well known of FaerĂ»nâs fonts of knowledge is Candlekeep. The great library is always in need of workers and attendants, some of whom rise through the ranks to
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     . . . everyone . . . is . . . compared . . . to me.
7
I am horribly, horribly awkward in social situations.
8
Iâm convinced that people are always trying to steal my secrets
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Backgrounds
                                                    Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    , and might have set you on the path to adventure, but it could also come with many dangers, including those who covet your gift and want to take it from you â by force, if need be.
 
Skill
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     with me to pursue my destiny.
d6
Flaw
1
The tyrant who rules my land will stop at nothing to see me killed.
2
Iâm convinced of the significance of my destiny, and
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     official D&D source, such as a book or a PDF, to create a character. This restriction ensures that players donât need to own a lot of books to make a character and makes it easier for DMs to know how all
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masterâs Guide (2014)
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     game is played. For instance, players need to know what happens when one of them misses a session. They need to know whether to bring miniatures, any special rules youâve decided to use, and how to treat
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    Chapter 8: Running the Game Rules enable you and your players to have fun at the table. The rules serve you, not vice versa. There are the rules of the game, and there are table rules for how the
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Backgrounds
                                                    Baldurâs Gate: Descent into Avernus
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     underbelly of civilization, and you have survived up to this point by flouting the rules and regulations of society.
 
Skill Proficiencies: Deception, Stealth
Tool Proficiencies: One
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     from the wealthy so that I can help people in need. (Good)
4
Greed. I will do whatever it takes to become wealthy. (Evil)
5
People. Iâm loyal to my friends, not to any ideals, and
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Actions
                                                    
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     you describe an action not detailed elsewhere in the rules, the Dungeon Master tells you whether that action is possible and what kind of D20 Test you need to make, if any.
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masterâs Guide (2014)
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     Handbook, which contains the rules your players need to create characters and the rules you need to run the game, and the Monster Manual, which contains ready-to-use monsters to populate your D&D world.
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     live. Whether youâre running a D&D game already or you think itâs something you want to try, these rules are for you. The Dungeon Masterâs Guide assumes that you know the basics of how to play the D
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masterâs Guide (2014)
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Rules Discussions You might need to set a policy on rules discussions at the table. Some groups donât mind putting the game on hold while they hash out different interpretations of a rule. Others
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     prefer to let the DM make a call and continue with the action. If you gloss over a rules issue in play, make a note of it (a good task to delegate to a player) and return to the issue later.
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Backgrounds
                                                    Baldurâs Gate: Descent into Avernus
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Baldurâs Gate is a city badly in need of heroes, and every so often, one rises from among its own. Ordinary people who rise to greatness are beloved in local history, but the popular
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    
1
The tyrant who rules my land will stop at nothing to see me killed.
2
Iâm convinced of the significance of my destiny, and blind to my shortcomings and the risk of failure.
3
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Sorcerer Practice and study are for amateurs. True power is a birthright.
  â Hennet, scion of Tiamat
  When it comes to drawing forth their abilities in times of need, sorcerers have it easy
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     compared to other characters. Their power not only rests within them, but it likely takes some effort to keep it at bay. Every sorcerer is born to the role, or stumbles into it through cosmic chance
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Chapter 2: Traps Revisited The rules for traps in the Dungeon Masterâs Guide provide the basic information you need to manage traps at the game table. The material here takes a different, more
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     elaborate approach â describing traps in terms of their game mechanics and offering guidance on creating traps of your own using these new rules. Rather than characterize traps as mechanical or magical, these rules separate traps into two other categories: simple and complex.
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     House Ghallanda; when compared to the soldiers of House Deneith and the factories of House Cannith, an alliance of innkeepers seems harmless and inconsequential. But Ghallandaâs strength lies in
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     information; they prefer to build friendship and deal in favors. But should a Ghallanda baron every truly need something, they likely have a favor they can call in. Ghallanda has a number of âbound
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Borderlands Quest: Goblin Trouble
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     sidebar boxes like the one below with helpful information and tips on adventure presentation and rules. The Basics
 Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) is a collaborative storytelling and roleplaying game. Each
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     takes the role of the Dungeon Master (DM). The DM acts as the lead storyteller, the keeper of secrets, and the referee. This document provides everything you need to know to get started as a DM.
 The
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     adventure. It also introduces the world of the Forgotten Realms, one of the gameâs most enduring settings, and it teaches you how to run a D&D game. The Basic Rules contain the rules you need to adjudicate situations that arise during the adventure.
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Descent into the Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     characters against one another, adventuring parties are scored as a group. These rules are optional. You donât need to score your players to run this adventure. The scoring system included in this supplement is meant to spark joy, not contention.
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    Tournament Rules If you wish to emulate the competitive adventures of old, you can run this adventure as a tournament-style scenario by following the guidance in this section. Rather than pitting
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurerâs Guide
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     in a fight. Able-bodied folk in many parts of the Sword Coast and the North learn at least the rudiments of combat as part of a local militia, serving in times of need, while a few go on to become
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     who donât make a career of soldiering find other ways to demonstrate their prowess. Mercenaries find employment with those who need skilled warriors but who lack the time or means to train them. Such
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Uni and the Hunt for the Lost Horn
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Running the Adventure This product includes everything you need to run the adventure. New rules that appear in the 2024 Playerâs Handbook are described in appendix A. Creature stat blocks are in
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     appendix B; their names appear in bold type. Rules elements the premade characters can use are described on their character sheets. The premade charactersâ spells are described in the Spells handout. Text
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Into the Mountains To get to either of the goliath outposts or to move between them, the characters need to negotiate the Spine of the World, where travel is the most difficult of any region in
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     Icewind Dale. Use the rules in the âMountain Travelâ section to simulate the perils of getting around in the peaks. Map 2.13: skytower shelter View Player Version
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masterâs Guide
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Rulebooks As the Dungeon Master, you need this book plus the Playerâs Handbook (which contains most of the rules of the game) and the Monster Manual. Your players need access to the Playerâs Handbook
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masterâs 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
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     (with their input), arbitrate the rules, and settle arguments. And when youâre narrating the action of the game, the players should be paying attention. Player Die Rolling Players should roll their dice
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Into the Mountains To get to either of the goliath outposts or to move between them, the characters need to negotiate the Spine of the World, where travel is the most difficult of any region in
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     Icewind Dale. Use the rules in the âMountain Travelâ section to simulate the perils of getting around in the peaks.
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masterâs Guide
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     the DM, you decide how much to tell the players and when. All the information the players need to make choices comes from you. Within the rules of the game and the limits of the charactersâ knowledge
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     and senses, tell players everything they need to know. Published adventures often include text in a box like this, which is meant to be read aloud to the players when their characters first arrive at
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Sleep Just as in the real world, D&D characters spend many hours sleeping, most often as part of a long rest. Most monsters also need to sleep. While a creature sleeps, it is subjected to the unconscious condition. Here are a few rules that expand on that basic fact.
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Activating a Magic Item It usually takes a Magic action to activate a magic item. The itemâs user might also need to do something special. The description of each item category or individual item details how an item is activated. Certain items use the following rules for their activation.
                                                
                                            
                                        






