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Magic Items
Acquisitions Incorporated
While attuned to this device, you have a +1 bonus to Constitution saving throws. You periodically receive flashbacks of old memories, and you can unerringly recall any event that took place within
the previous 30 days.
Borrow Object. You name a mundane item with a value of 50 gp or less and it appears in your hand or at your feet. This can be any item that appears in chapter 5, “Equipment
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
often find dramatic ways to make their thoughts known.
Interpreters of Signs. Oracles possess unparalleled experience in divining godly whims from cryptic visions and mundane forces. Those who receive
divine omens (such as those presented in chapter 4) might seek out an oracle to gain a clearer vision of the god’s intentions. Finding an oracle, though, or one experienced in interpreting certain types of visions, might prove to be an adventure in its own right.
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
character flaw that lasts until cured. Chapter 8 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide has more information on madness.
Madness of Dyrrn
d6
Flaw (lasts until cured)
1
“There&rsquo
part of me has become a conscious entity.”
5
“My opponents must bow down to a mind flayer!”
6
“Dyrrn and the mind flayers simply want to unite all sentient creatures in collective consciousness. And I receive messages from the group mind!”
Poison, Psychic
Monsters
Quests from the Infinite Staircase
this role, Nafas sends adventurers to distant worlds to fulfill the wishes of creatures beyond his reach. Adventurers who return to Nafas successful receive gifts as rewards. As a noble genie, Nafas
palace within the Infinite Staircase where winds and wishes converge (see chapter 1 of Quests from the Infinite Staircase). Windcatchers rise above its spacious chambers and softly glowing domes, and
Magic Items
The Book of Many Things
collectively as the Deck of Many More Things. (More information on creating new cards for this deck appears in chapter 2.)
Like the Deck of Many Things, the Deck of Many More Things manifests differently on
either decrease your number of declared draws by two or receive a rare or rarer wondrous item, which appears in your hands. The DM chooses the item.
Statue. You immediately have the petrified
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
chapter for your secondary guild
Feature: False Identity
You have more than one identity. The one you wear most of the time makes you appear to be a member of a guild other than House Dimir. You
met my guild contact, but I receive telepathic messages, usually in my dreams.
5
I’ve never met my guild contact, but I get coded messages from a pattern of street lights and graffiti
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Equipment Each background provides a package of starting equipment. If you use the optional rule from chapter 5 to spend coin on gear, you do not receive the starting equipment from your background.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
“Hazards” in this chapter)—is abundant. 4 Abandoned. Most of the dungeon is deserted. Dexterity (Stealth) checks have Disadvantage because any sounds stand out as unusual. 5 Secure. Ability checks made to
break down doors, open locks, or carry out similar activities have Disadvantage. 6 Thriving. The dungeon is heavily populated. Any loud noises draw the attention of nearby creatures.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Chapter 1 Summary Chapter 1 takes place in Neverwinter, a city on the Sword Coast on the world of Toril. The characters are investigating the disappearance of high-ranking nobles in Neverwinter when
they stumble upon a cult of Vecna. The characters stop the cult from performing a ritual to steal a kidnap victim’s secrets. In so doing, they are shunted to Evernight, a gloomy version of Neverwinter in the Shadowfell, and receive Vecna’s Link, which ties their fate to that of the lich-god.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Chapter 8: Audience in Gauntlgrym After their escape from the Underdark in chapter 7, the adventurers have time to rest, recuperate, and reorient themselves back in the surface world from which they
were taken. Some three months after their return, they receive a summons to the dwarf kingdom of Gauntlgrym in the North. King Bruenor Battlehammer desires an audience with them regarding their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Dreaming Dark NPCs Agents of the Dreaming Dark are insidious villains that can appear anywhere, in almost any context. They receive orders from a cabal of powerful quori. The leader of the
organization, known as the Devourer of Dreams, communes with the nightmare spirit of Dal Quor itself. The Dark’s chief agent in Eberron is a kalaraq quori (see chapter 6) named Tirashana, who has planted mind
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
Rezmir Because they are enemies, Rezmir does not warn Talis that attackers might be coming through the portal on her heels, but instead slips off to Skyreach Castle (see chapter 8) with the intent of
letting the adventurers destroy Talis. If the characters slew Rezmir, the lodge’s relative lack of watchfulness is not surprising. If Rezmir survived the earlier chapter, the half-dragon meets with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
Rezmir Because they are enemies, Rezmir does not warn Talis that attackers might be coming through the portal on her heels, but instead slips off to Skyreach Castle (see chapter 8) with the intent of
letting the adventurers destroy Talis. If the characters slew Rezmir, the lodge’s relative lack of watchfulness is not surprising. If Rezmir survived the earlier chapter, the half-dragon meets with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Urgent Summons Early in this part of the adventure, one or more characters receive messages from their factions, asking for help with other dangers in the area. This opportunity allows you to
introduce the players to one of the side treks described in chapter 6. The summons could be a verbal message entrusted to an NPC waiting in the characters’ base town. A messenger might brave the wilds to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
. Members of the Emerald Enclave or Order of the Gauntlet receive appropriate kudos. Those could include renown, if you’re using the optional rule described in chapter 1, “A World of Your Own,” of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
received substantial assistance from one or more NPCs, count those NPCs as party members when dividing up the XP. (Because the NPCs made the fight easier, individual characters receive fewer XP.) Chapter 3, "Creating Adventures" provides guidelines for designing combat encounters using experience points.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
example, that the bandits they fought throughout their first four levels are merely puppets of an enemy nation they must confront in the second tier. The “Greyhawk” section in this chapter has examples of conflict arcs. Downloadable PDF
a climactic ending to that conflict look like? One helpful way to structure a conflict arc is to use the tiers of play described in chapter 4. Levels 5, 11, and 17 represent milestones in character
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Starting Equipment When you create your character, you receive equipment based on a combination of your class and background. Alternatively, you can start with a number of gold pieces based on your
class and spend them on items from the lists in this chapter. See the Starting Wealth by Class table to determine how much gold you have to spend. You decide how your character came by this starting
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
secrets. The characters can spend secrets like currency once they receive Vecna’s Link in chapter 1. Throughout the adventure, the characters can learn many secrets. Each chapter’s beginning includes a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
). Reason to Visit. The “Dark Dealings in Yartar” side trek (chapter 6) brings the characters here. More broadly, characters affiliated with the Lords’ Alliance can readily receive support in Yartar, and Harpers and Zhentarim can get aid, too, if they’re discreet and know how to contact an agent in town.
be missed — poor people and drunkards, mostly — and smuggling them out of the city. These missing Yartarrans are currently being held in area A12 of the Temple of Howling Hatred (see chapter 4
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
what excites them most, you can craft stories they want to see their characters star in. You can also more effectively draw players into adventure plots (see “Draw In the Players” in chapter 4) if you
character. See “Getting Players Invested” in this chapter for more ideas. Character Motivations. For each character, think about what motivates them to adventure. Motivations generally fall into the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
who accomplishes a meaningful personal goal could receive one to five hero points, as described in chapter 9 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide. Another twist that works well with a Morgrave campaign is to
be tied to achieving specific goals: You’ll all gain a level as long as your professor survives the expedition! See chapter 8 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide for more information.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Power of Secrets The characters can learn three secrets in this chapter applicable to the Power of Secrets rules found in this book’s introduction. These secrets are tied to three NPCs whom the
. Describe the Power of Secrets rules to the players at this time, but don’t let them spend any secrets yet. When the characters receive Vecna’s Link, they can spend secrets using the Power of Secrets rules, as described in the introduction.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
local ruler or ruling body but is lent to a character with the understanding that it can be taken away, especially if the character’s loyalty is ever called into question. Characters who receive a
ruling body. If a character already has a Bastion (see chapter 8), the parcel of land might surround the Bastion or be close to it. Parcels of land make fine rewards for adventurers who are looking for a place to settle or who have family or a personal investment in the region where the land is located.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Special NPCs In this chapter, each player runs not only a player character but also an NPC who has ties to the settlement that the characters are defending. Once you’ve determined where the adventure
. If your group has more than six players, one or more of them won’t receive an NPC, and that’s okay. (Let the players decide who gets one and who doesn’t.) If your group has fewer than six players
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
receive instructions on new-student orientation. The hall sits at the center of the Biblioplex’s first floor, and you can already see students gathering there.
Orientation instructions are given in
, make sure they see other new students engaging in their own versions of the scavenger hunt, each unique to that set of students (see “Orientation Challenge” later in this chapter).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Kalaman military honorably discharged; they’ve completed the terms of their involvement with Kalaman’s defenders (as set forward in chapter 4). Characters who accept this honorable discharge are rewarded
with platinum medallions bearing the symbol of Kalaman worth 2,500 gp. Characters who choose to remain a part of Kalaman’s army receive the same medallion and are granted a new title: Knight of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Chapter 16: The Fetid Wedding Zuggtmoy, Demon Queen of Fungi, plots to “wed” Araumycos, an enormous fungus occupying a large area of the Underdark. After uniting their powers in an unholy mockery of
resistance in the myconid community, the rage of her rival Juiblex, and the determination of the adventurers. The characters receive a warning about Zuggtmoy’s plans from Basidia, one of the myconid
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
character might inherit or receive a parcel of land on which to build their Bastion (see “Marks of Prestige” in chapter 3), or they might take a preexisting structure and refurbish it. It’s fair to assume
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Rotor of Return Wondrous item, very rare (requires attunement) While attuned to this device, you have a +1 bonus to Constitution saving throws. You periodically receive flashbacks of old memories
. This can be any item that appears in chapter 5, “Equipment,” of the Player’s Handbook, or any similar item selected with the DM’s permission. The summoned item is transported to you from somewhere else
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
districts that fit the characters’ backgrounds if needed using the information in chapter 3. This is also a good time for characters to make personal connections that might link them, such as having the
following boxed text to the players: As darkness descends on the city, you see windows light up the towers around you from bottom to top. A cool wind whisks between you, drowning out the other noises
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
of Insects (spiders) 3 One Darkmantle and three Piercers 4 A patch of yellow mold (see “Hazards” in chapter 3) on a miner’s remains 5 One Gelatinous Cube 6 Sounds of Terror (see below) Sounds of
Terror. The first time this encounter occurs, the characters hear eerie clacking and scraping noises echoing in the mine shafts and notice gouges in the walls. The second time, they find the source of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Reunion in Sigil At the end of chapter 10, the characters learned that Vecna is performing his ritual at a site in Pandesmos called the Cave of Shattered Reflection. At some point after this
revelation, the characters receive a message via a Sending spell from Alustriel offering to provide more help once the characters are ready. If the characters don’t plan to return to Sigil, encourage them to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
capable of delivering letters through the Mists. Most non-Keepers who learn of this consider it a trick, or fear what it means to receive messages from beyond the Mists, encouraging the Keepers to offer
this rare service only to group members and their allies. Keeper ravens as a means of correspondence is detailed in “Life in the Domains of Dread” earlier in this chapter. Keeper Adventures The Keeper
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Chapter 5: Equipment The marketplace of a large city teems with buyers and sellers of many sorts: dwarf smiths and elf woodcarvers, halfling farmers and gnome jewelers, not to mention humans of
. Starting Equipment When you create your character, you receive equipment based on a combination of your class and background. Alternatively, you can start with a number of gold pieces based on your






