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Thieves’ Gallery
Fey Ancestry. Simon has advantage on saving throws he makes to avoid or end the charmed condition on himself, and magic can’t put him to sleep.
Special Equipment. Simon carries a bag of
Wild Magic Surge table in the Player’s Handbook.Multiattack. Simon makes three Quarterstaff or Chaos Bolt attacks. He can replace one attack with one use of Spellcasting.
Quarterstaff. Melee
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
piercing damage (no ability modifier applies to this damage) and carries the curse of lycanthropy; see the “Player Characters as Lycanthropes” sidebar in the lycanthropes entry in the Monster Manual for details.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Something to Lose In a noir story, things don’t necessarily end well. But any adventure carries a risk of death or failure, so what additional factors might be at risk for the characters? They should
. Character relationships require players to invest in the story and work best when the DM and player collaborate to develop details (the group patrons in chapter 1 provide a framework for fleshing out
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Something to Lose In a noir story, things don’t necessarily end well. But any adventure carries a risk of death or failure, so what additional factors might be at risk for the characters? They should
. Character relationships require players to invest in the story and work best when the DM and player collaborate to develop details (the group patrons in chapter 1 provide a framework for fleshing out
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
these rules offers guidelines on adjusting their statistics and creating a new stat block. Using Classes and Levels You can create an NPC just as you would a player character, using the rules in the
options are available for evil player characters and NPCs: the Death domain for clerics and the oathbreaker for paladins. Both options are detailed at the end of this chapter. Equipment. Most NPCs don’t
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
these rules offers guidelines on adjusting their statistics and creating a new stat block. Using Classes and Levels You can create an NPC just as you would a player character, using the rules in the
options are available for evil player characters and NPCs: the Death domain for clerics and the oathbreaker for paladins. Both options are detailed at the end of this chapter. Equipment. Most NPCs don’t
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
construction evident even in the broken remains of the building, the place carries the unmistakable air of anguish and torment. Map 4.7: Demon Ruin View Player Version Demon Ruin Adventures The Demon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
construction evident even in the broken remains of the building, the place carries the unmistakable air of anguish and torment. Map 4.7: Demon Ruin View Player Version Demon Ruin Adventures The Demon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
General Features Map 3.1: Dragon HatcheryView Player Version Ceilings. Cavern ceilings are 15 feet high. Ceilings in the humans’ chambers (areas 11, area 12, and area 13) are 10 feet high. Light
background noise. The sound of a scream carries a long distance, however, and the sound of a fight travels through 30 feet of tunnel and attracts attention if the fight lasts more than 3 rounds.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
General Features Map 3.1: Dragon HatcheryView Player Version Ceilings. Cavern ceilings are 15 feet high. Ceilings in the humans’ chambers (areas 11, area 12, and area 13) are 10 feet high. Light
background noise. The sound of a scream carries a long distance, however, and the sound of a fight travels through 30 feet of tunnel and attracts attention if the fight lasts more than 3 rounds.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
drastically, but the following timeline can still help you determine how the various NPCs involved in the story will react to the player characters’ actions. Early Morning, Day 1: Krenko escapes.
Late
hideout.
Sunset, Day 2: The Shattergang Brothers hear about Krenko’s escape and mobilize to find him. Falish leaves a cache of weapons at a drop point on Foundry Street, and a goblin carries the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Piety Being a god’s champion carries no benefits in and of itself. Each god’s description in this chapter paints a picture of the god’s typical champion, including ideas for how a player character
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
denizens of the monastery (such as the duergar), each carries 2d10 gp in mixed coinage and minor valuables. Walls. The roof of the monastery is about 25 feet above the ground, but the walls have patches
, almost like arrow slits. The sill of each window is about 10 feet above the ground outside. Map 3.4: Sacred Stone MonasteryView Player Version
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
is free. Whenever that player awards it later in the same session, you gain inspiration that you can spend to give advantage to any foe of the player characters. There’s no limit to the number of inspirations you can gain in this way, and unspent inspiration carries over from one session to the next.
inspiration. Roleplaying. Using inspiration to reward roleplaying is a good place to start for most groups. Reward a player with inspiration when that player causes his or her character to do something that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Piety Being a god’s champion carries no benefits in and of itself. Each god’s description in this chapter paints a picture of the god’s typical champion, including ideas for how a player character
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
drastically, but the following timeline can still help you determine how the various NPCs involved in the story will react to the player characters’ actions. Early Morning, Day 1: Krenko escapes.
Late
hideout.
Sunset, Day 2: The Shattergang Brothers hear about Krenko’s escape and mobilize to find him. Falish leaves a cache of weapons at a drop point on Foundry Street, and a goblin carries the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
is free. Whenever that player awards it later in the same session, you gain inspiration that you can spend to give advantage to any foe of the player characters. There’s no limit to the number of inspirations you can gain in this way, and unspent inspiration carries over from one session to the next.
inspiration. Roleplaying. Using inspiration to reward roleplaying is a good place to start for most groups. Reward a player with inspiration when that player causes his or her character to do something that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
denizens of the monastery (such as the duergar), each carries 2d10 gp in mixed coinage and minor valuables. Walls. The roof of the monastery is about 25 feet above the ground, but the walls have patches
, almost like arrow slits. The sill of each window is about 10 feet above the ground outside. Map 3.4: Sacred Stone MonasteryView Player Version
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
Random Encounters (T-Z) Trinket One random character finds a lost trinket. Read the following text to the player of that character: You kick something—a trinket buried in the dust. To determine what
likely arouse the characters’ suspicion. Treasure. One Vistani thug carries a pouch that holds 2d8 small gemstones (50 gp each). Wights The air grows much colder, and you can hear the march of footsteps
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
Random Encounters (T-Z) Trinket One random character finds a lost trinket. Read the following text to the player of that character: You kick something—a trinket buried in the dust. To determine what
likely arouse the characters’ suspicion. Treasure. One Vistani thug carries a pouch that holds 2d8 small gemstones (50 gp each). Wights The air grows much colder, and you can hear the march of footsteps
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Yuan-ti” sidebar describes several. If a player character dies, you could introduce a replacement character here as a prisoner hoping to be rescued. Prisoners are forced to wear manacles on their
checks made to jump. Fenthaza (see area 5) carries the keys for these bindings. See “Adventuring Gear” in chapter 5 of the Player’s Handbook for rules on breaking, escaping, and unlocking manacles (and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
Thalivar.
Map 7: Thalivar’s Beacon View Player Version TOWER FEATURES
The House of Thalivar is an 80-foot-tall stone tower that serves as a garrison for Leilon’s soldiery. Its common features
action with a successful DC 15 Strength (Athletics) check. All the guards carry keys for the doors, although only Gallio carries keys for the rooms on the third and fourth floors.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
Thalivar.
Map 7: Thalivar’s Beacon View Player Version TOWER FEATURES
The House of Thalivar is an 80-foot-tall stone tower that serves as a garrison for Leilon’s soldiery. Its common features
action with a successful DC 15 Strength (Athletics) check. All the guards carry keys for the doors, although only Gallio carries keys for the rooms on the third and fourth floors.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Intro to Stormwreck Isle
asks for by 100 gp. If the players ask about the Scaled Queen, the merrow says that she is a huge, two-headed merrow who carries the special blessing of the Prince of Demons, Demogorgon.
Attack the
Merrow Lots of players will attack first. Other players will decide their characters attack if other approaches fail. When a player decides that their character attacks, their character acts first in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
, the DM tells the player the secret and informs them that their character is compelled to fulfill that secret goal. For maximum entertainment value, wait until the triggering scene to tell the players
of the person he has become. Gwendolyn carries no weapons with her for the wedding. Gwendolyn’s secret revolves around wanting to prove that she believes that Tannus has truly changed, but that she
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
, the DM tells the player the secret and informs them that their character is compelled to fulfill that secret goal. For maximum entertainment value, wait until the triggering scene to tell the players
of the person he has become. Gwendolyn carries no weapons with her for the wedding. Gwendolyn’s secret revolves around wanting to prove that she believes that Tannus has truly changed, but that she
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Intro to Stormwreck Isle
asks for by 100 gp. If the players ask about the Scaled Queen, the merrow says that she is a huge, two-headed merrow who carries the special blessing of the Prince of Demons, Demogorgon.
Attack the
Merrow Lots of players will attack first. Other players will decide their characters attack if other approaches fail. When a player decides that their character attacks, their character acts first in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Yuan-ti” sidebar describes several. If a player character dies, you could introduce a replacement character here as a prisoner hoping to be rescued. Prisoners are forced to wear manacles on their
checks made to jump. Fenthaza (see area 5) carries the keys for these bindings. See “Adventuring Gear” in chapter 5 of the Player’s Handbook for rules on breaking, escaping, and unlocking manacles (and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
, leaving the adventurers and a handful of determined townsfolk to defend the town. Give each player one of the following NPCs to play during this encounter: Darathra Shendrel, Lord Protector of
requiring the player-controlled NPCs to act. Vonindod Fragment Ildmane clutches a rod of the Vonindod, which guides her to area T2. When the fire giants arrive there, they use their greatswords like
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
, leaving the adventurers and a handful of determined townsfolk to defend the town. Give each player one of the following NPCs to play during this encounter: Darathra Shendrel, Lord Protector of
requiring the player-controlled NPCs to act. Vonindod Fragment Ildmane clutches a rod of the Vonindod, which guides her to area T2. When the fire giants arrive there, they use their greatswords like
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
to her immediately. Duvessa and Markham know of no such person, and no such person steps forward. Drufi carries a horn made from a mammoth’s tusk and can blow it as an action. The horn can be heard
that Bryn Shander’s militia is dealing with the other threats. Give each player one of the following NPCs to play during this encounter: Augrek Brighthelm, a sheriff’s deputy (starts at area B1
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
year. Although some were rebuilt, others were ruined beyond repair and are now used as roofless dens by homeless children and rats. The following locations are keyed to map 4.2. View Player Version
sea chest with a glyph of warding spell cast on it. Grinda carries the key, and the glyph triggers an explosive runes effect (see the spell description in the Player’s Handbook) if anyone other than
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
these factions are contacted and asked to help out. Tell each player in private why his or her faction is concerned about the missing delegation. The exact reasons for each faction are described as
Mirabar named Rhundorth, and a human noble from Waterdeep named Deseyna Majarra. The diplomats are important, but each also carries one part of a secret, coded document that must be recovered at all costs
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Uni and the Hunt for the Lost Horn
features: STACEY ALLAN, WILL DOYLE Map 1.1: Woodland Pool View Without Tokens View Player Version Bushes. The dense foliage around the pool is Difficult Terrain. Magic Portal. Any creature that moves
inside the demiplane to which the portal leads. Treasure. Each bullywug wears paste jewelry worth 5 GP and carries a pouch containing 4 GP. These coins bear the embossed face of the bullywugs’ monarch
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Uni and the Hunt for the Lost Horn
features: STACEY ALLAN, WILL DOYLE Map 1.1: Woodland Pool View Without Tokens View Player Version Bushes. The dense foliage around the pool is Difficult Terrain. Magic Portal. Any creature that moves
inside the demiplane to which the portal leads. Treasure. Each bullywug wears paste jewelry worth 5 GP and carries a pouch containing 4 GP. These coins bear the embossed face of the bullywugs’ monarch