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Proficiencies

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

to reach 6th level, he can decide whether to add another fighter level (becoming a fighter 5/rogue 1), another rogue level (becoming a fighter 4/rogue 2), or a level in a third class, perhaps dabbling

in wizardry thanks to the tome of mysterious lore he acquired (becoming a fighter 4/rogue 1/wizard 1). Multiclassing Proficiencies Class Proficiencies Gained Barbarian Shields, simple weapons

Franchise Downtime

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

characters want to arrange for someone else to watch over the young dragon, finding a suitable guardian might require research. Or the characters might decide to sow positive rumors in the area where the

Waterdeep can undertake research to study its mysterious runes, which can lead to information regarding That-Which-Endures (see the sidebar in the “New Race: Verdan” section in chapter 3.) Gorkoh the

Yartar

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

another and decide to form a group. In those years when Shieldmeet falls, the town is instead treated to a great festival on that day, sponsored mainly by the local temple to Tymora, the Happy Hall of

Shields of Yartar, a mounted force of guards who police the town, keep order, and chase off the Uthgardt raids that occasionally menace the lands nearby. The Shields are housed in the Shield Tower, a

Skill Variants

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

as my family’s ambassador to the court, and this sort of thing is second nature to me now.” This simple system relies heavily on players developing their characters’ histories. Don’t let it result in

feature, the player defines aspects of his or her background to which the benefit applies. Continuing the noble example, the player might decide to apply Expertise to “situations where courtly manners

Blade Bazaar

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

unload some of the treasures they might be carrying. Nonmagical weapons, armor, and shields can be purchased in the Blade Bazaar. Merchant Madness Characters who look around the bazaar notice a number of

” in the “Whorlstone Tunnels” section for more information on what Droki is carrying if the characters catch him. CHASING DROKI If the characters decide to wait for Droki to enter the West Cleft or

Giants

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

giants who wield two huge shields like plow blades. These shields bear spikes on their exterior and have hollow interiors into which the dreadnought pours hot coals at the first sign of danger. Armed with

its two shields, the dreadnought can present a fiery wall to any attacker. When the dreadnought has finished, often all that is left of a foe is a smoking smear on the floor. When not called on to

The Survivors' Response

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

The Survivors’ Response The survivors in the abbey provide many potential social interactions and combat encounters. Use the following guidelines to decide how the survivors react to the characters

Ozymandius relies on spirit guardians and spiritual weapon to wear down the characters. The veterans try to keep Ozymandius safe, possibly by standing in the doorway to his chamber. Odium shrinks back in

Creating Magic Items

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron

Religion, while a druid or ranger relies on Nature. You must have a minimum skill bonus—your proficiency bonus plus your ability score bonus—in order to develop a schema. You must maintain the minimum

years or decades to develop a particular schema; the fact that you can accomplish this in weeks reflects the idea that player characters are innovators. However, it is always up to the DM to decide if

Religious Order

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

your group as the adventuring arm of the organization, or perhaps a legion of paladins who call on your group’s finesse where swords and shields fail. You might receive orders directly from the immortal

order vary widely. Your patron relies on your group due to your particular skills or, perhaps, because it’s divine whim. The Religious Order Member Roles table suggests positions you might fill in an

World-Shaking Events

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

disaster takes whatever form you want, but it’s always a big, bold, unsubtle sign of a deity’s displeasure. You might decide to wipe a town, region, or nation off the map of your world. A disaster ravages

. What are the ongoing effects of this cataclysm? The following points can help you define the nature and consequences of the disaster: Decide what caused this cataclysm and where it originated. An omen

Life as a Halfling

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

. For those who subscribe to the idea that Yondalla actively shields her worshipers from harm, this phenomenon is easily explained — she looks out for their homes just as she protects their lives

its community behind for a number of reasons. A clan that is forced to relocate (perhaps because of invading creatures or a natural disaster) might decide to seek refuge or opportunity in a city or

Market Ward

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands

Presence. The Free League congregates in the Great Bazaar. Although the Harmonium patrols the bazaar’s busy avenues, it’s the members of the Free League who capture thieves and decide whether to turn

cloaks, and horned gorgon shields 2 Celestial-owned bookstall carrying holy texts, illuminated manuscripts, and divine stationary 3 Boutique where a darkweaver (see Morte’s Planar Parade) with an eye for

Specific Spells

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium

cumulative. If you have temporary hit points and receive more of them, you don’t add them together, unless a game feature says you can. You decide which temporary hit points to keep. As an example

end that spell, so you might not want to take them and keep the spell going instead, so as to continue benefiting from the cold damage it delivers. How does barkskin work with shields, cover, and

Howling Hatred Cultists

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

cost of their free will. The Cult of the Howling Hatred relies upon deception and trickery both to recruit its members and defeat its enemies. Even so, those that underestimate the air cult for their

their old lives and embrace a “higher purpose.” Once the new recruits are thus purified, the priests decide whether they are worthy for indoctrination as initiates or would better serve the Howling

Areas of the Earth Temple

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

of several small rooms linked by low archways. Brown curtains offer some amount of privacy for the different rooms, and martial displays cover the walls — shields and crossed swords, tattered banners

supports the low, barrel-vaulted ceiling of this unlit chamber. Rusted scraps of metal — the remnants of breastplates, shields, axes, and swords — hang from the walls on old pegs, or lie on the floor where

Vault Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

represent a delicate balance of magical power, and Teremini’s ritual relies on this balance. If the lunar crystals’ magic is unbalanced, the ritual will be stopped. Moonlight Mirrors. The vault contains

containing 20 bolts Two shields A suit of splint mail A bottle of Oil of Sharpness V28: Royal Quarters A grim iron throne and an iron statue of an intimidating knight stand in the middle of this room

Maelstrom Level 2

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

to make sure they don’t wander. Meanwhile, after a private discussion, Mirran and Nym decide that the adventurers must be eliminated. Nym goes to inform Serissa that assassins have breached

wearing a golden suit of scale mail (see “Treasure”). Hanging on the walls are three enormous shields made from dragon turtle shells and six massive greatswords with coral-inlaid hilts and sharpened

Roleplaying a Giant

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

battle gear in preparation for a final, all-encompassing battle that will decide the fate of the world. If the suspicions are true, these sites are expertly hidden and kept secret even from most fire

cobbled together from smaller parts. Shields sized for a human, for example, can be lashed together into a crude suit of scale armor; an anvil riveted onto a log serves as a warhammer. Masters of Beasts

The Seldarine

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

followers will straighten things up, bring fresh flowers, and refresh offerings of food, water, and wine. Especially vigilant individuals might even decide to clean up after others who carelessly spill a

weapons and gear used by her followers, such as silver arrowheads, knife blades, and wooden shields, are often decorated with a stylized image of Sehanine’s eye with rays coming out of it — a warning to

Red Larch Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

that aren’t relevant to the part of the adventure you’re running now. You can assume that the Believers decide to keep a low profile as long as adventurers are asking questions about the missing

and used items of all sorts. Endrith Vallivoe (male Tethyrian human commoner) is a retired caravan merchant who sells new and used goods: furniture, lamps, carpets, mirrors, weapons, shields, helms

Areas of the Water Temple

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

caught skulking in the area a few days ago. Eight lizardfolk are here now, including the leader of the tribe, a warrior with 36 hit points named Tornscale. They are armed with javelins, maces, and shields

impressionable, she was lured to the Temple of the Crushing Wave by Gar Shatterkeel’s offer of riches. Bronzefume stays out of sight in the western end of the lake, waiting for the water prophet to decide the

Locations E - H

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

characters decide to call in the favor, Dral contacts his employers, and High Captain Horix Zoar does everything in his power to give the characters what they want, provided it’s within his power and isn’t

relies on trade to finance its activities, and adventurers are usually good for the settlement’s economy. The Gilded Eye is also known to use adventurers to do its dirty work. The leaders of the Gilded Eye

Lair Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

25 ep, a dagger in a scabbard, and a leather whip. The officer carries the key to the chest and he wears a silver collar (15 gp). 6. Armory Shields of all sizes hang on the walls here, with javelins

native language of the lizardfolk. You decide the time required to acquire this new language. (The downtime rules in Xanathar’s Guide to Everything provide some guidelines.) The Nature of the

Locations on the Fortress Level

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a1

kobolds hostile. Four small humanoids are shackled by thick, rusted chains attached to a large iron spike set in the floor. Several broken weapons and sundered shields lie in one corner. Creatures. Four

to us, I shall grant you a reward. Meepo can accompany you if you desire.” If the characters decide to go looking for the dragon, the kobolds direct them toward the passage that connects area 15 and

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