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Accursed
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chosen with a specific character concept in mind. Accursed are so named not because their birth or creation was the result of magical malfeasance, a hag’s bargain, a corrupted scroll, or any
culture and are often entirely unique unto themselves. One player might create an accursed character taking the form of a halfling-sized talking raven who hatched from a petrified basilisk egg during a
Character Names
 Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
names, that’s fine. If the group would rather take the characters and their names a little more seriously, urge Bob’s player to come up with a more appropriate name. Player character names should match
each other in flavor or concept, and they should also match the flavor of your campaign world — so should the nonplayer characters’ names and place names you create. Travok and Kairon don’t want to undertake a quest for Lord Cupcake, visit Gumdrop Island, or take down a crazy wizard named Ray.
Character Names
 Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
names, that’s fine. If the group would rather take the characters and their names a little more seriously, urge Bob’s player to come up with a more appropriate name. Player character names should match
each other in flavor or concept, and they should also match the flavor of your campaign world — so should the nonplayer characters’ names and place names you create. Travok and Kairon don’t want to undertake a quest for Lord Cupcake, visit Gumdrop Island, or take down a crazy wizard named Ray.
Missing Players
 Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Missing Players How should you deal with the characters of missing players? Consider these options: Have another player run the missing player’s character. The player running the extra character
should strive to keep the character alive and use resources wisely. Run the character yourself. It’s an extra burden for you, but it can work. Decide the character isn’t there. Invent a good reason for
Missing Players
 Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Missing Players How should you deal with the characters of missing players? Consider these options: Have another player run the missing player’s character. The player running the extra character
should strive to keep the character alive and use resources wisely. Run the character yourself. It’s an extra burden for you, but it can work. Decide the character isn’t there. Invent a good reason for
Tomb of Horrors
 Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal
adventures. Only high-level characters stand a chance of coming back alive, but every player who braves the Tomb will have the experience of a lifetime.
Harrn Mausoleum
 Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
when he was alive. If the saddle is taken from the mausoleum by anyone other than Drovath, the skeletal remains of the horses animate and rise as three warhorse skeletons to slay the thief. Map 4.2: harrn mausoleum View Player Version
Exploring This Level
 Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
the level smells foul but is harmless (see the “Elemental Ooze” sidebar). View Player Version ELEMENTAL OOZE The orb in area 4 weeps a steady stream of ooze channeled from the Swamp of Oblivion
like it’s alive, occasionally extruding harmless pseudopods or amorphous shapes that bear passing resemblances to familiar creatures.
Using This Book
 Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
a new class, the artificer, that reflect the flavor of the world. It also presents group patrons, a new concept that adds a shared purpose to your party of adventurers. You can use this material in
Eberron or any other D&D setting. Chapter 2 provides an overview of the nations of Khorvaire (and beyond) and the religions of Eberron, handy details whether you’re a player seeking inspiration for your
Using This Book
 Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
a new class, the artificer, that reflect the flavor of the world. It also presents group patrons, a new concept that adds a shared purpose to your party of adventurers. You can use this material in
Eberron or any other D&D setting. Chapter 2 provides an overview of the nations of Khorvaire (and beyond) and the religions of Eberron, handy details whether you’re a player seeking inspiration for your
Character Advancement
 Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Character Advancement In a shared campaign, characters gain levels not by accumulating experience points but by reaching experience checkpoints. This system rewards every character (and player) for
designed to take 2 hours, the character reaches 3 checkpoints. Playing time might seem like an odd way to measure experience awards, but the concept is in keeping with how a shared campaign is meant to
Character Advancement
 Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Character Advancement In a shared campaign, characters gain levels not by accumulating experience points but by reaching experience checkpoints. This system rewards every character (and player) for
designed to take 2 hours, the character reaches 3 checkpoints. Playing time might seem like an odd way to measure experience awards, but the concept is in keeping with how a shared campaign is meant to
Exploring This Level
 Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
the level smells foul but is harmless (see the “Elemental Ooze” sidebar). View Player Version ELEMENTAL OOZE The orb in area 4 weeps a steady stream of ooze channeled from the Swamp of Oblivion
like it’s alive, occasionally extruding harmless pseudopods or amorphous shapes that bear passing resemblances to familiar creatures.
Tomb of Horrors
 Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal
adventures. Only high-level characters stand a chance of coming back alive, but every player who braves the Tomb will have the experience of a lifetime.
Harrn Mausoleum
 Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
when he was alive. If the saddle is taken from the mausoleum by anyone other than Drovath, the skeletal remains of the horses animate and rise as three warhorse skeletons to slay the thief. Map 4.2: harrn mausoleum View Player Version
Absent Players
 Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
in-game explanation. Monsters don’t attack the character, who returns the favor. On returning, the player resumes playing as if the absence never happened. Narrative Contrivance. Decide the character
reporting back to the party’s patron. Substitute Player. With the absent player’s consent, have another player run the missing player’s character, or run the character yourself if you feel you can do so
Absent Players
 Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
in-game explanation. Monsters don’t attack the character, who returns the favor. On returning, the player resumes playing as if the absence never happened. Narrative Contrivance. Decide the character
reporting back to the party’s patron. Substitute Player. With the absent player’s consent, have another player run the missing player’s character, or run the character yourself if you feel you can do so
Special NPCs
 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
ideal, and a flaw), and a stat block. When the giant attack begins, give one NPC to each player and tell the player where the NPC is at the start of the encounter, as noted in the encounter description
Special NPCs
 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
ideal, and a flaw), and a stat block. When the giant attack begins, give one NPC to each player and tell the player where the NPC is at the start of the encounter, as noted in the encounter description
About the Tavern
 Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
-five years old and has run the establishment for decades. His elven blood through his half-elf mother has kept him alive this long, and keeps him looking better than most full-blooded humans his age. He
harbor. Baldur’s Bones. Baldur’s Bones is a popular dice game in the taverns of Baldur’s Gate. Each player requires several six-sided dice. The rules are as follows: Each player puts the agreed ante
About the Tavern
 Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
-five years old and has run the establishment for decades. His elven blood through his half-elf mother has kept him alive this long, and keeps him looking better than most full-blooded humans his age. He
harbor. Baldur’s Bones. Baldur’s Bones is a popular dice game in the taverns of Baldur’s Gate. Each player requires several six-sided dice. The rules are as follows: Each player puts the agreed ante
Small Groups
 Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
with enemies or healing magic to keep everyone alive). You can compensate by reducing the number of monsters in a combat encounter or by giving the party resources they need, such as Potions of
player character”) to accompany the party. This is a rewarding way for you to roleplay with your friends while they’re exploring your world, but keep in mind that you’ll have to run this NPC in combat
Small Groups
 Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
with enemies or healing magic to keep everyone alive). You can compensate by reducing the number of monsters in a combat encounter or by giving the party resources they need, such as Potions of
player character”) to accompany the party. This is a rewarding way for you to roleplay with your friends while they’re exploring your world, but keep in mind that you’ll have to run this NPC in combat
Living Descent
 Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
. Entering while still alive, and in such a way as to be able to walk out again, is another matter entirely. Legends tell of places where the boundary between the mortal world and the Underworld is weak
. Within the Underworld, characters who entered bodily are still fully alive. They age, suffer damage, heal naturally, and require air, food, drink, and sleep as normal. The Underworld isn’t conducive to
Living Descent
 Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
. Entering while still alive, and in such a way as to be able to walk out again, is another matter entirely. Legends tell of places where the boundary between the mortal world and the Underworld is weak
. Within the Underworld, characters who entered bodily are still fully alive. They age, suffer damage, heal naturally, and require air, food, drink, and sleep as normal. The Underworld isn’t conducive to
Modifying a Class
 Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
to help a player express a particular character concept, and any class feature you replace is also removing an aspect of that character. Substituting a class feature should be done only to fit a
, paladins might not swear their oaths to ideals, but instead swear fealty to powerful sorcerers. To capture this story concept, you could build a new paladin spell list with spells meant to protect
Modifying a Class
 Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
to help a player express a particular character concept, and any class feature you replace is also removing an aspect of that character. Substituting a class feature should be done only to fit a
, paladins might not swear their oaths to ideals, but instead swear fealty to powerful sorcerers. To capture this story concept, you could build a new paladin spell list with spells meant to protect
Quandrix Campus
 Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
: quandrix campus View Player Version Torus Hall The central hall of Quandrix campus lies at the end of a geometric series of walkways, terminating at ascending ramps to the towering building. Inside, Torus
its geometry eventually turn itself inside out while students are still within it. The Arithmodrome The Quandrix campus is alive with dynamic sculptures made of water behaving in odd ways: cube-shaped
Vanquish the Orc Raiders
 Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
hill called the Stone Tooth. The mayor offers a bounty of 25 gp per orc, dead or alive, and the gratitude of the townsfolk to any who can permanently end the threat. THE MINING TOWN OF BLASINGDELL
the caverns. The town’s population of around 2,000 is quite diverse; although humans are the largest group, almost any player character race can be found here. The town’s mayor is Sir Miles
Zhentarim Hideout
 Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Neverember and Floon Blagmaar and brought them here. Floon was taken away, but Renaer succeeded in staying alive by hiding. Now, the young noble is trying to figure out how to slip past the kenku, who are
lazily searching the warehouse for loot while waiting to see if any more Zhents show up. View Player Version
Zhentarim Hideout
 Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Neverember and Floon Blagmaar and brought them here. Floon was taken away, but Renaer succeeded in staying alive by hiding. Now, the young noble is trying to figure out how to slip past the kenku, who are
lazily searching the warehouse for loot while waiting to see if any more Zhents show up. View Player Version
Quandrix Campus
 Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
: quandrix campus View Player Version Torus Hall The central hall of Quandrix campus lies at the end of a geometric series of walkways, terminating at ascending ramps to the towering building. Inside, Torus
its geometry eventually turn itself inside out while students are still within it. The Arithmodrome The Quandrix campus is alive with dynamic sculptures made of water behaving in odd ways: cube-shaped
Vanquish the Orc Raiders
 Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
hill called the Stone Tooth. The mayor offers a bounty of 25 gp per orc, dead or alive, and the gratitude of the townsfolk to any who can permanently end the threat. THE MINING TOWN OF BLASINGDELL
the caverns. The town’s population of around 2,000 is quite diverse; although humans are the largest group, almost any player character race can be found here. The town’s mayor is Sir Miles
Ability Checks
 Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Proficiency Bonus comes into play. You might specifically ask for an Intelligence (Arcana) check, or you can ask for an Intelligence check and let the player negotiate with you to see if one of the
character’s skill or tool proficiencies applies. Trying Again Sometimes a character fails an ability check and the player wants to try again. In many cases, failing an ability check makes it impossible to
Ability Checks
 Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Proficiency Bonus comes into play. You might specifically ask for an Intelligence (Arcana) check, or you can ask for an Intelligence check and let the player negotiate with you to see if one of the
character’s skill or tool proficiencies applies. Trying Again Sometimes a character fails an ability check and the player wants to try again. In many cases, failing an ability check makes it impossible to