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abandoned the soft ways of civilization.
BARBARIAN TRIBES OF FAERÛN
Though this section details the Uthgardt specifically, either it or the outlander background from the Player
societies.
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Violence is my answer to almost any challenge.
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Don’t expect me to save those who can’t save themselves. It is nature’s way that the strong thrive and the weak perish.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
cultists other than Talis, who is on the upper floor (see area 16). She expects only fellow cultists as visitors. Most servants will expect that friendly visitors are here to see her. Map 7.1: Hunting Lodge Ground FloorView Player Version
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
cultists other than Talis, who is on the upper floor (see area 16). She expects only fellow cultists as visitors. Most servants will expect that friendly visitors are here to see her.
Map 7.1: Hunting Lodge - Ground Floor
View Player Version
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
or otherwise deviate from existing lore, make that clear to your players so they know what to expect. You can take advantage of player expertise by turning such players into a resource at the table. To
of this strategy. Lethchauntos is a very minor character in the history of the Forgotten Realms, but that just makes it all the more memorable when a player recognizes his name. At the same time, don’t be afraid to play with expectations and keep the players guessing.
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
score related to that god is 1. Your piety score increases by 1 when you do something to advance the god’s interests or behave in accordance with the god’s ideals. The gods expect great deeds from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
character or otherwise. Player Fears Versus Character Fears. Understand the difference between scaring characters and scaring players. If you know a player has a fear of spiders, never employ that
expect to escape a horror story unscathed. While your character should do everything they can to survive and triumph over challenges, any scars they gain along the way are part of what makes the horror meaningful and memorable.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
outlook means that religion is driven by faith, as opposed to the concrete actions of deities. The faithful believe that their triumphs reflect the assistance of a divine influence. They don’t expect a god
such, player characters are more likely to encounter celestials and fiends that are native to Eberron, spawned by Khyber or Siberys, rather than extraplanar entities.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
, although the focus lies on motivation and personality, not game statistics. Expect long digressions from each player about what his or her character does, and why. Going to a temple to ask a priest for
advice can be as important an encounter as fighting orcs. (And don’t expect the adventurers to fight the orcs at all unless they are motivated to do so.) A character will sometimes take actions
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
as “hard on the stomach, especially when someone sticks a knife in there.” Customers are expected to look after themselves when fights break out, and one shouldn’t expect any help or sympathy from
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Low-Level Followers Your campaign might allow player characters to take on lower-level NPCs as followers. For example, a paladin might have a 1st-level paladin as a squire, a wizard might accept a
monsters that are an appropriate challenge for higher-level characters can deal enough damage to instantly kill or incapacitate a low-level follower. The adventurers should expect to spend effort and resources protecting lower-level NPC party members and to provide healing when this protection fails.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
deliberately disjointed specifics that you can adjust or leave incoherent as you please. Many can also be used as the first moments of a longer memory. If you’d like the memory to continue, ask the player
. What do you do?
3 A many-legged, ferret-like creature floats into your cell. You feel multitudes of unseen eyes upon you. What do your captors expect you to do with this? What do you do?
4
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
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 you’re narrating the action of the game, the players should be paying attention. Player Die Rolling Players should roll their dice
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s 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 you’re narrating the action of the game, the players should be paying attention. Player Die Rolling Players should roll their dice
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
thoroughly examine and explore. There will inevitably be player actions which the script has not anticipated, and you will have to judge their results. Finally, you can amend and alter monsters and
from within. The characters have been warned to expect guards at the great doors to the steading, but none are visible. (If the party returns to the stronghold after an initial foray, there will be
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
Running the Adventures This is a series of three linked adventures. It is designed for a group of four or five player characters of 11th level. If the characters persevere, they are likely to advance
characters should have magic items to help them overcome the challenges they face. For a small party, the most important qualities are experience and caution. A group of four well-played characters can expect
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
and loss, or as an antihero, a monstrous character gives a player a chance to take on an unusual challenge in the campaign. Before allowing monstrous characters in your campaign, consider the following
in disguise or remain in the wilderness, for fear of imprisonment or mob violence. Be sure to talk to the group about how such characters can expect the world to treat them. Some players like the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
encounter or game session. Abilities, Strengths, and Weaknesses. As their characters fight a creature, players expect to learn more about the creature’s strengths, weaknesses, and abilities. It’s okay
player know that their character just took a particularly nasty hit before revealing how much damage was dealt. It’s okay to ask one of your players to make a die roll for you. For example, if you plan
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
expectations. If humans, elves, and dwarves expect dragons to be found in such lofty environs, that’s what they’ll get. This inclination toward using high-altitude locales as sites for lairs isn’t
its highest levels extending fully into the sky. Map 5.13: silver dragon lair View Player Version Silver Dragon Lair Features The silver dragon lair shown in map 5.13 is composed of three connected
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Step 4: Choose an Alignment Choose your character’s alignment from the options below, and note it on your character sheet. D&D assumes that player characters aren’t of an evil alignment. Check with
creatures act as their conscience directs with little regard for what others expect. A rebel who waylays a cruel baron’s tax collectors and uses the stolen money to help the poor is probably Chaotic Good
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Cliffside Redoubt Locations The following locations are keyed to map 10.4. Dyson Logos Map 10.4: Cliffside Redoubt View Player Version F1: Upper Bunker A squat stone and metal bunker protrudes from
. A citadel spider (see appendix A) attacks the structure while four driders direct its efforts. They expect retaliation from Miska’s forces and are quick to attack unfamiliar creatures. If Lolth’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
can use these tables instead of the ones that appear in the Player’s Handbook, or they can mix and match them. If a rolled result doesn’t make sense for a character, the player can roll again or choose
away anything for free and always expect something in return. 7 I have many vices and tend to indulge them. 8 I’m always changing my mind—well, almost always. The arrival of the Witchlight Carnival is a highly anticipated event
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Step 4: Choose an Alignment Choose your character’s alignment from the options below, and note it on your character sheet. D&D assumes that player characters aren’t of an evil alignment. Check with
according to their needs is probably Neutral Good. Chaotic Good (CG). Chaotic Good creatures act as their conscience directs with little regard for what others expect. A rebel who waylays a cruel baron’s tax
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
. Below, secret halls include space for the games and drinking one might expect from a typical den of iniquity, but it also disguises the barracks and training hall of a thieves’ guild devoted to
Phenax, a shrine, and an escape tunnel for making a quick getaway. Map 4.13: Amphitheater View Player Version Amphitheater Villains Liars, sneaks, and charmers often make their living as performers
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
be quite sudden—or to give them a way to continue engaging in the quest while their companions attempt to bring them back to life. These interludes can be played as brief scenes where the player of
Underworld
(JOHN STANKO) The Soul Abides When adventurers in higher tiers of play die, they can often expect to be resurrected. In these cases, an interlude where the hero gets a glimpse of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
Arauthator but have no special devotion to the dragon. If a fight is coming, their loyalty goes to whomever they expect to win. That means the dragon, unless the characters somehow impress them. Maccath the
toad, Maccath, or an Ice Hunter as an intruder. For more information on the ice trolls working for Arauthator, see area 12.
Map 10.1: Arauthator’s Iceberg and Lair
View Player Version
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
” section earlier in this chapter can help you describe your game to others.) Telling players what to expect prepares them as they imagine what sorts of characters they could create and launches
is added, give a copy of the sheet to each player. Players can fill out their sheets anonymously, but ask each of them to add the following information:
Limits. Using an X for a hard limit or a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
” section earlier in this chapter can help you describe your game to others.) Telling players what to expect prepares them as they imagine what sorts of characters they could create and launches
the sheet to each player. Players can fill out their sheets anonymously, but ask each of them to add the following information:
Limits. Using an X for a hard limit or a question mark for a soft
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
and self-centered, have the individual act the way you would expect a shallow, self-centered person to behave. The NPC might have off-the-cuff answers for everything, an over-willingness to share
something to do during a roleplaying-heavy game session, consider one or more of the following approaches. Appeal to Player Preferences. There are in-game activities that players enjoy more than others, as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Exploration Example This scene finds the player characters investigating a mysterious and potentially dangerous location. They're moving through the environment and interacting with things they find
around the dungeon the way they do in combat. But the DM frequently checks in to make sure it’s clear where everyone is and what they’re doing.
Teamwork Matters. The player characters are working
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Confronting Vecna When the spellcasters’ Wish spell goes awry in chapter 2 of this adventure, the player characters are shunted to the sanctum in Sigil. Kas doesn’t expect this development, but the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
champion can expect a reward for doing so. As long as the champion is actively pursuing the quest and upholding the god’s ideals along the way, you can increase the character’s piety score, using the
and events that could drive a campaign focused on the champions or agenda of that god. Typically, in a campaign centered on a god, one or more of the player characters are champions of that god, so it’s natural—and perhaps even necessary—for them to become directly embroiled in how events unfold.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
restraint. A player character reduced to 0 Hit Points by a sprite has the Unconscious condition and is Stable. The sprites expect similar treatment by the characters.
If all the sprites are defeated
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
Wailing Battlefield This location is presented on map 8.8. Mike Schley Map 8.8: Wailing Battlefield View Player Version Crumbled remnants of an old battlefield cover the top and sides of this
Briny Maze. Resignation Tendered. Unwilling to continue these dangerous forays, Nellik and her mezzoloths fled while Ashripask slept. They fled in a direction Ashripask wouldn’t expect: into the Briny
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
called dragonshards, dragonmarks can be made more powerful, elementals can be controlled and harnessed, and magic items can be crafted and shaped. New Races. In addition to the common player character
place you expect. Eberron has a unique spot in the D&D multiverse, and many familiar elements of the game play different roles in the world. In particular, mortal creatures are products of culture and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
possibilities: Ambush. Monsters set up an ambush along a route they expect travelers to follow. Attack from Above. Flying monsters swoop down to attack the characters. Distant Sighting. The
work that into your narration of the journey so the player feels good about choosing that skill proficiency. You can also assume the characters can load their mounts with enough Rations for their