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starlight through their weapons, and they can rescue warriors from a perilous situation by using their gods-given power of teleportation.
Astral Elves
Long ago, some elves ventured to the Astral
, and githyanki. When dealing with others, astral elves customarily cover their faces with ornate visors, becoming faceless extensions of their gods. Their fierce devotion to the pantheon of elven
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Modifying Encounter Difficulty An encounter can be made easier or harder based on the choice of location and the situation. Increase the difficulty of the encounter by one step (from easy to medium
party is surprised, and the enemy isn’t. The enemy has cover, and the party doesn’t. The characters are unable to see the enemy. The characters are taking damage every round from some environmental
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
it’s not rising in a straight line. Cloud cover might even make it look as though it were broken into multiple pieces. After an hour, the Spire returns to normal. 2 A kolyarut (see Morte’s Planar Parade
) arrives to interview the characters about their strange situation. It seeks information so greater powers in Mechanus can decide whether they want to blame the characters for their reality-defying
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Every character has a speed, which is the distance in feet that the character can walk in 1 round. This number assumes short bursts of energetic movement in the midst of a life-threatening situation
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Your Strength determines how far you can jump.
Long Jump. When you make a long jump, you cover a number of feet up to your Strength score if you move at least 10 feet on foot immediately
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
of the mind”-style play, where it’s more important to capture the emotion of a chase than know the exact location and orientation of every vehicle on the battlefield. If a situation arises that the
vehicle rules don’t cover, fall back on the core rules. For example, if a character wants to leap from one moving vehicle to another, determine whether the character succeeds or not with a Strength
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
functions were rearranged to Chalaska’s benefit. This situation leaves Thaelond unwilling to appoint Muruin as his temporary replacement while he travels to Waterdeep. Instead, he prefers to frustrate
her and have an easy scapegoat for anything that goes wrong. Unknown to Chalaska and Nalaskur, an ambitious Zhentarim agent named Inglor Brathren (male dwarf spy) has established a cover identity as a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
10. Common Areas Most of the ceilings in this area are 10 feet high. Blood-smeared tiles cover the floors and walls throughout. 10a. Dining Hall This room has a vaulted ceiling, rising 15 feet high
Terminus Level and is storing them in a pouch tied to his belt. He’s not optimistic about finding the last card, though. Sick of hearing about the situation, Zelk adds to Malgorn’s misery by repeatedly
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
are trying to accomplish something as a group, the DM might ask for a group ability check. In such a situation, the characters who are skilled at a particular task help cover those who aren’t. To make
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
order. A 10-foot-square slab of 2-inch-thick stone covers each pit. Each cover is carved to resemble the floor surrounding the pit. A character who has a passive Wisdom (Perception) score of 17 or
higher recognizes the trapped section of floor as the cover of a pit. A character can also search the floor for traps, detecting the pit with a successful DC 17 Wisdom (Perception) check. Once a pit is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
a life-threatening situation. The following rules determine how far a character or monster can move in a minute, an hour, or a day. Travel Pace While traveling, a group of adventurers can move at a
on beyond that limit, at the risk of exhaustion. For each additional hour of travel beyond 8 hours, the characters cover the distance shown in the Hour column for their pace, and each character must
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
a life-threatening situation. The following rules determine how far a character or monster can move in a minute, an hour, or a day. Travel Pace While traveling, a group of adventurers can move at a
characters cover the distance shown in the Hour column for their pace, and each character must make a Constitution saving throw at the end of the hour. The DC is 10 + 1 for each hour past 8 hours. On a failed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
something as a group, the DM might ask for a group ability check. In such a situation, the characters who are skilled at a particular task help cover those who aren't. To make a group ability check
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
ship’s captain (NG female Halruaan human noble). She explains the situation briefly before she weakens and her voice becomes too soft to hear from the ground. The other crash survivors include the ship’s
below the wreck. Each ghoul has a small blue triangle tattooed on its forehead — the symbol of Ras Nsi. The ghouls have three-quarters cover from trees, and they withdraw from the area temporarily if
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
General Features Map 2.1: Raider CampView Player Version Boulders. The boulders are difficult terrain and provide three-quarters cover. Brush. The brush around the site grows to a height of 4 to 6
feet. It is tough and dense, making it difficult terrain and providing three-quarters cover to targets sheltering among it. Caves. The steep sides of the plateau are dotted with shallow caves. Boulders
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
adventurers is one in which the characters complement each other and cover the weaknesses of their companions. The adventurers must cooperate to successfully complete the adventure. The adventure is the
situation. Meanwhile, the adventurers explore the world, making decisions about which way to travel and what they’ll try to do next. Adventures vary in length and complexity. A short adventure might
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
General Features Boulders. The boulders are difficult terrain and provide three-quarters cover. Brush. The brush around the site grows to a height of 4 to 6 feet. It is tough and dense, making it
difficult terrain and providing three-quarters cover to targets sheltering among it. Caves. The steep sides of the plateau are dotted with shallow caves. Boulders or brush conveniently conceals many of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
of the situation and track their movement through the tower. Twin Gods Observatory will collapse after 6 rounds or whenever feels appropriately dramatic. Emphasize the tower’s precarious state by
) bludgeoning damage, and the creature is buried under rubble. A creature buried in this way is blinded, restrained, and has total cover. It can try to dig itself free as an action, ending the blinded and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Tracking Time If tracking the passage of time is important during exploration, use a time scale appropriate for the situation at hand: Rounds. In combat and other fast-paced situations, the game
in 5 hours’ time. Days. For long journeys, a scale of days works best. Following the road from Veluna City to the Free City of Greyhawk, the adventurers cover 96 miles in 4 uneventful days before a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Borderlands Quest: Goblin Trouble
footprints you’ve been following continue through these caves. In the center of the floor in the first cave is a human-sized boot.
The ceiling is 15 feet high, but the webs cover the top five feet of
lower roll.
As the DM, you decide when a creature is in a situation that calls for Advantage or Disadvantage. Certain places in the text or on the character sheets might also call out when Advantage or Disadvantage applies.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
trap’s pressure plate in a dungeon is good. Avoiding an awkward social situation might be even more important. Explosive runes warding a treasure chest go off once, maybe no one spotted them, big
white feet, once the pet of a rich merchant’s spoiled child. She almost blew your cover. Now she knows when to keep quiet, and she’s great at catching mice.
6 A small statue of a ballerina, broken
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
raiding party and walking wounded straggle into camp all through the day after the raid. The situation at the camp is confused, and security is lax. Most of these raiders are mercenaries and bandits
tempted to have characters seek cover and observe during the day and not attempt to enter the camp until nightfall. This can work, too, but sneaking around in the dark is more likely to attract
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
, and slower members of the raiding party and walking wounded straggle into camp all through the day after the raid. The situation at the camp is confused and security is lax. Most of these raiders are
right in. Players may be tempted to have characters seek cover and observe during the day and not attempt to enter the camp until nightfall. This can work, too, but sneaking around in the dark is more
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
other alliance settlements. He’s a charming and sly courtier, able to immediately size up any social situation, but his fondness for socializing often distracts him from what’s important. As a result
, you can distribute their stat cards among the players and let them run the NPCs. Eravien knows that the Lords’ Alliance has a deep-cover operative in the Underdark. Khelessa Draga, a high elf from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
of the wall, carried through the city by porters on foot, and reloaded onto different wagons north of the city for the rest of their journey. No road conveniently bypasses the city—a situation that
south of the city). Once they are equipped, local porters pack merchandise and supplies onto the wagons, cover them in canvas, and lash them down. After the characters have identified the cultists
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
siblings that run the gang. They’ll tear apart the neighborhood to find him once they know he has escaped.” “Normally, we’d let the Azorius deal with this situation, but we suspect that Krenko might have
back alive. Then we can interrogate him and keep him off the streets for good.” “I am prepared to give you ten zinos right now to cover any expenses you might incur during your investigation. Upon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
.” Ideal. “I’ll do whatever it takes to gain the upper hand in any situation.” Bond. “I must restore my family to its former glory.” Flaw. “I value prestige over security.” Itzmin’s Goals Itzmin wants to
currently in Hollow to cover his tracks by razing the town, caving in the mine, and destroying any evidence of the rites that have taken place there. Meeting Itzmin Itzmin introduces himself as the owner of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
of the wall, carried through the city by porters on foot, and reloaded onto different wagons north of the city for the rest of their journey. No road conveniently bypasses the city — a situation that
south of the city). Once they are equipped, local porters pack merchandise and supplies onto the wagons, cover them in canvas, and lash them down. After the characters have identified the cultists
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
cover that ground at a moderate pace. Fortunately, the trail is marked by the lizardfolk who transport contraband through the mere to Castle Naerytar for the cult. Without the trail, finding the
situation in the mere, and he develops the notion that these strangers could be the key to driving out the cultists and to slaughtering their cruel bullywug allies. Snapjaw tries to communicate with the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
influence, biding her time until she can find a way to signal for aid or regain her will. Not even Stelmane’s aides are aware of her secret struggle, though they cover for her as best they can. Given her
current situation, Duke Stelmane is in no position to oppose attempts by her fellow dukes to seize the reins of power in Baldur’s Gate. Duke Dillard Portyr Duke Dillard Portyr was once a respected
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
and deal a flat total of 10 damage to the giant each round. Bystanders take cover at once, but duergar citizens are ready to jump in if the guards fail to contain the threat. The giant ignores
perfectly sane. He reaches the fallen giant at the same time as a squad of three duergar stone guards (see appendix C). The guards who fought alongside the characters explain the situation, neither
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Maverick” section, but the characters will have opportunities before that to realize they are competing against the Six. When that becomes clear, you can underscore any situation in which the party
provide cover, potentially allowing the characters to make a stealthy approach. Various booms and scaffolding can also grant access to the larger ships, from which the characters can work their way to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
local defenses. Mayor Raven asks for the characters’ and Darrett’s help organizing the evacuation, tasking them with the following: Help her inform the villagers of the situation by collecting everyone
going door to door or by ringing the village circle’s bell. When the villagers have gathered, Mayor Raven addresses the crowd. Read the following text: Colorful Kingfisher Festival decorations still cover
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
influence, biding her time until she can find a way to signal for aid or regain her will. Not even Stelmane’s aides are aware of her secret struggle, though they cover for her as best they can. Given her
current situation, Duke Stelmane is in no position to oppose attempts by her fellow dukes to seize the reins of power in Baldur’s Gate. Duke Dillard Portyr Duke Dillard Portyr was once a respected
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
ended their retreat by digging in on this spot. Eventually they got word of their situation back to Port Nyanzaru, and they’ve since been reinforced. Their original, small camp has been transformed
the few places that remains reliably dry), and a roofless fighting platform surrounded by a palisade that gives three-quarters cover against attacks made from the ground. Two guards are stationed atop
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a4
In the original publication of White Plume Mountain, "The Legend of Keraptis" was presented on the inside back cover. Although these details of the wizard's former life don't play a direct part in the
adventure, a DM who shares this is information with the players can deepen the characters' understanding of the situation and strengthen their motivation for delving beneath the mountain