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Wood Woad

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

at once ready to perform its duty. The one who performed the ritual sets the wood woad to its task, and the creature follows those orders unceasingly. A wood woad has a hole where its heart would be

, and when not called on to take action, they root themselves in the earth and silently take sustenance from it. Like trees, wood woads need only sunlight, air, and nutrients from the earth to go on

Molliver

Monsters The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

’re always ready to put themself in harm’s way to see justice triumph over tyranny and inequality. Molliver invites trouble by not thinking through the ramifications of their actions

tyrants.” Bond. “The brigganock;brigganocks of Yon are my trusted friends. They need someone to protect them, and I happily volunteer.” Flaw. “My impatience sometimes

Assassin Bug

Monsters Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1

incapacitate its prey, making it easy to infect that paralyzed victim with eggs. However, they are able to infest any target as needed, and will do so to eliminate threats. Given their need to lay eggs in a

heart, consuming it and killing the host unless they are quickly destroyed. After gorging themselves on the host's body over several days, the maggots emerge as juvenile assassin bugs, ready to

Field Medic

feats

You have been specially trained in magical triage and are able to identify the signs of shock and fatigue in those suffering from injuries. You are always ready to provide aid to those in need. You

Eladrin Legacy

Species Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes

inspiration for characteristics of your own. Autumn d4 Autumn Personality Trait 1 If someone is in need, you never withhold aid. 2 You share what you have, with little regard for

be hungry today and have food for tomorrow. 3 Life is full of dangers, but you are ready for them. 4 A penny spent is a penny lost forever. d4 Winter Flaw 1

Inheritor

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 — by force, if need be. Skill

trouble, I’m always ready to lend help. 3 When I set my mind to something, I follow through no matter what gets in my way. 4 I have a strong sense of fair play and always try to find

Outlander - Baldur's Gate

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

gates, but finding clues in an urban environment is very different from tracking someone across the wilderness. You don’t know where to go from here, but your people need you to succeed. 2

You’ve always been fascinated by the glitter and glamor of city life, so different from the slow pace of life in your homeland. Now you’re here, ready to make your mark in the world, but

Delvers into Secrets

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

Delvers into Secrets Warlocks are driven by an insatiable need for knowledge and power, which compels them into their pacts and shapes their lives. This thirst drives warlocks into their pacts and

Izzet Engineer

Backgrounds Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

Ideal 1 Guild. My guild is all that really matters. (Any) 2 Creativity. Half the world’s troubles come from stodgy thinking, stuck in the past. We need innovative

Azorius inspector seems interested in my work. 2 I was ready to join the Boros before I decided on Izzet, and I sometimes still hear from the sergeant who tried to recruit me. 3 One of my

Player's Handbook plus One

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 don’t need to own a lot of books to make a character and makes it easier for DMs to know how all

Folk Hero - Baldur's Gate

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

Baldur’s 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

remain very important to them. d8 Personality Trait 1 I judge people by their actions, not their words. 2 If someone is in trouble, I’m always ready to lend help. 3

Cloistered Scholar

Backgrounds Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide

were apprenticed and taught that knowledge is a more valuable treasure than gold or gems. Now you are ready to leave your home—not to abandon it, but to quest for new lore to add to its storehouse

of knowledge. The most well known of Faerûn’s fonts of knowledge is Candlekeep. The great library is always in need of workers and attendants, some of whom rise through the ranks to

Entertainer - Baldur's Gate

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

find ready audiences, and the constant flow of travelers means that both new spectators and new spectacles are always passing through. You thrive in front of an audience. You know how to entrance them

) 2 Tradition. The stories, legends, and songs of the past must never be forgotten, for they teach us who we are. (Lawful) 3 Creativity. The world is in need of new ideas and bold action

Delvers into Secrets

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

Delvers into Secrets Warlocks are driven by an insatiable need for knowledge and power, which compels them into their pacts and shapes their lives. This thirst drives warlocks into their pacts and

Yuan-ti Pureblood Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

serpent gods began to demand more and more sacrifices, the yuan-ti stepped up their raids on bordering settlements to meet this need. Calm long-view schemers, innate deceivers, and immune to poison

remained ensconced in their hidden strongholds, biding their time until they were ready to strike again. Today, with their numbers greatly depleted and their enemies much stronger than in ages past, the

There's More To Explore!

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Intro to Stormwreck Isle

need to play heroic characters caught up in an ancient war among dragons as they explore the secrets of Stormwreck Isle. Get ready for hours of epic adventure! Find additional tips, tools, and video walk-throughs to help you get started at playdnd.com.

Running the Adventure

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

, that’s a visual cue pointing you to its stat block as a way of saying, “Hey, DM, you better get this creature’s stat block ready. You’re going to need it.” The Monster Manual contains stat blocks for

Running the Adventure To run the adventure, you need the fifth edition core rulebooks (Player’s Handbook, Dungeon Master’s Guide, and Monster Manual). Text that appears in a box like this is meant to

Running the Adventure

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Descent into the Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth

, that’s a visual cue pointing you to its stat block as a way of saying, “Hey, DM, you should get this creature’s stat block ready. You’re going to need it.” The Monster Manual contains stat blocks for

Running the Adventure To run the adventure, you need the fifth edition core rulebooks: the Player’s Handbook, Dungeon Master’s Guide, and Monster Manual. When a creature’s name appears in bold type

Running the Adventure

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

this creature’s stat block ready. You’re going to need it.” If the stat block is not from the Monster Manual, the adventure’s text tells you where to find it. Spells and equipment mentioned in the

Running the Adventure To run the adventure, you need the fifth edition core rulebooks (Player’s Handbook, Dungeon Master’s Guide, and Monster Manual). Text that appears in a box like this is meant to

Running the Adventures

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

appears in bold type, that’s a visual cue pointing you to its stat block. In other words, when you see a name in bold type, you should get the creature’s stat block ready because you’re going to need it

Running the Adventures To run these adventures, you need the fifth edition core rulebooks: the Player’s Handbook, the Dungeon Master’s Guide, and the Monster Manual. Text that appears in a box like

Introduction

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s 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.

Running the Adventures

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault

type, that’s a visual cue pointing you to its stat block as a way of saying, “Hey, DM, get this creature’s stat block ready. You’re going to need it.” If the stat block appears elsewhere, the text

Running the Adventures To run these adventures, you need the fifth edition core rulebooks (Player’s Handbook, Dungeon Master’s Guide, and Monster Manual). Text that appears in a box like this is

Starting Point: Clifftop

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron

Starting Point: Clifftop Sharn is a city with an appetite for adventure. It’s the gateway to Xen’drik, a land filled with mystery and danger. Eccentric nobles and dragonmarked barons alike need

adventurer with a reputation established, and you’re always ready for the next challenge. When you live in Clifftop every day brings a new thrilling challenge—a new chance to put your life on the line in pursuit of fame and fortune.

Monster Alignment

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

an encounter. A Chaotic Evil monster is likely to be Hostile, while a Lawful Good one is more likely to have a Friendly attitude, ready to help those in need. Personality Chapter 2 of the Player’s

Preparation

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

adventure’s story Preparation. Steps to get yourself ready to run the adventure, including a list of all the stat blocks from the Monster Manual you might need Key NPCs. A table summarizing key nonplayer

Battle of Strixhaven

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

mascot to play the Mage Tower game with, prompt them to do so now. They need to choose whether they’re playing the game with an art elemental from Prismari, a fractal from Quandrix, an inkling from

Silverquill, a pest from Witherbloom, or a spirit statue from Lorehold. The characters need to bring the mascot with them when they report to Strixhaven Stadium for the game. This event is the climax of

Running the Adventures

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

creature’s stat block ready. You’ll need it.” If a stat block is new, the adventure’s text tells you where to find it. Spells and equipment mentioned in the adventures are described in the Player’s Handbook. Magic items are described in the Dungeon Master’s Guide.

Running the Adventures To run these adventures, you need the fifth edition core rulebooks: Player’s Handbook, Dungeon Master’s Guide, and Monster Manual. Text that appears in a box like this is meant

Using This Supplement

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Adventure Atlas: The Mortuary

type, that’s a visual cue pointing you to its stat block as a way of saying, “Hey, DM, you should get this creature’s stat block ready. You’re going to need it.” If the stat block appears elsewhere, the

Using This Supplement To use this supplement, you need the fifth edition core rulebooks (Player’s Handbook, Dungeon Master’s Guide, and Monster Manual). Text that appears in a box like this is meant

Running the Adventure

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis

appears in bold type, that’s a visual cue pointing you to its stat block as a way of saying, “Hey, DM, you better get this creature’s stat block ready. You’re going to need it.” Usually, you can find

Running the Adventure A Xaryxian star moth jettisons one of many astral seeds while orbiting an unsuspecting world To run the adventure, you need the fifth edition core rulebooks (Player’s Handbook

Hank

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hold Back The Dead

Hank Downloadable PDF Spellcasting Spellcasting Ability: Wisdom Spell DC: 12 Spell Attack Modifier: +4 Level 1 Ranger Spells (Slots: 3) Spell School Special* Cure Wounds Abjuration

ready to fire. An arrow produced by this weapon deals Force damage instead of Piercing damage on a hit, and it disappears after it hits or misses its target. Until it disappears, the arrow emits Bright

Running the Adventure

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel

, you better get this creature’s stat block ready. You’re going to need it.” Usually, you can find the stat block in the Monster Manual; if the stat block is in Morte’s Planar Parade, the adventure’s

Running the Adventure To run the adventure, you need the fifth edition core rulebooks (Player’s Handbook, Dungeon Master’s Guide, and Monster Manual). In addition, you need the other two books

Hank

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Scions of Elemental Evil

Hank Downloadable PDF Spellcasting Spellcasting Ability: Wisdom Spell DC: 12 Spell Attack Modifier: +4 Level 1 Ranger Spells (Slots: 3) Spell School Special* Cure Wounds Abjuration

ready to fire. An arrow produced by this weapon deals Force damage instead of Piercing damage on a hit, and it disappears after it hits or misses its target. Until it disappears, the arrow emits Bright

If You're the Dungeon Master

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands

If You’re the Dungeon Master Follow these steps if you’re the DM: Review the D&D Beyond Basic Rules. Familiarize yourself with the D&D Beyond Basic Rules and its organization. You don’t need to

with sidebars that help you run the adventure. Now you’re ready to play D&D! Play On D&D Beyond Bring your adventure to life with the Maps VTT, the official virtual tabletop for Dungeons & Dragons

Running the Adventure

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

saying, “Hey, DM, you better get this creature’s stat block ready. You’re going to need it.” If the stat block appears in appendix C of this adventure, the text tells you so; otherwise, you can find

Running the Adventure To run the adventure, you need the fifth edition core rulebooks (Player’s Handbook, Dungeon Master’s Guide, and Monster Manual). Text that appears in a box like this is meant to

Passing Time

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

and return to the action as quickly as possible. Expect players to discuss the events of the game, spend time planning, and engage in long conversations in character. You don’t need to be involved in

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

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