player insights

Adult Deep Dragon Legacy

monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

of far-off lands. Many seek out new insights and tricks that they can use against other denizens of the Underdark, preferring social manipulation and crafty dealmaking to exerting themselves in combat

with a drow matriarch for centuries. Each move represents what that player plans to do next in the competitors’ long struggle for domination in the Underdark. 2 A fire giant who

Running Puzzles

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

your descriptions, but there’s nothing wrong with letting a hint slip here or there. Don’t worry whether it’s a player or a character who’s solving a puzzle. While hint checks provide a way for

. However, if a player knows the answer to a puzzle in advance, urge them to share only hints their character learns. After presenting a puzzle, encourage the party to solve it together, to pool hints, and

Running Glitch Characters

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

their other incarnations—even if those incarnations have died before. Once a player chooses which incarnation to play, have that incarnation reappear several minutes after the character’s death as is

expended. It’s fine for death to be an annoyance, even for those who defy it. New Characters If a player wants to play a new character, you can have glitch characters leave the party or die permanently

NPCs as Party Members

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

motivations. When you choose a stat block from the Monster Manual for an NPC party member, make sure the NPC doesn’t overshadow the player characters. Use a stat block whose Challenge Rating is no

to complain humorously about the characters’ terrible choices and bad planning. You can occasionally use this NPC to suggest legitimate courses of action or share insights. Dutiful Assistant. A dutiful

Necropolis Locations (Y10-Y18)

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

Benches. By sitting on these crystal benches and meditating, citizens of Ythryn could join their minds with the Telepathic Pentacle, gaining insights about their past and future. A creature that sits on

Draconic: “Seventh, trace a circle with the ashes of the dead.” This is a passage from the Rite of the Arcane Octad (see "Rite of the Arcane Octad"). Treasure. Cadavix’s corpse wears a necklace of fireballs with six beads remaining. Map 7.3: spire of iriolarthas View Player Version

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