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Sapphire Dragon Adventures
The Sapphire Dragon Adventure Hooks table offers suggestions for stories and adventures involving sapphire dragons.
Sapphire Dragon Adventure Hooks
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martial skills by regularly using a horn of Valhalla to summon berserker;berserker spirits to fight.
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A young sapphire dragon has found a collection of long-forgotten clay golem;clay golems and is
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
behind the life of a soldier for hire, but your skills are undeniably suited for battle, so now you fight on in a different way.
MERCENARIES OF THE NORTH
Countless mercenary companies
the language. You can find mercenary work between adventures sufficient to maintain a comfortable lifestyle (see “Practicing a Profession” under “Downtime Activities” in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
Creating a Heist Crew This book’s adventures require the characters to practice teamwork. Encourage your players to think of their characters as longtime associates or perhaps relatives so they feel
example, whereas stealth, skill with locks, social skills, clever problem-solving, and versatile character abilities will shine. Well-outfitted characters are also more likely to succeed at these
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Using These Rules Each of the book’s adventures includes Exams. Though each character might be a member of a different college at Strixhaven, the adventures assume that the characters take at least
, a character can approach Studying in any way they desire, with that phase then culminating in a single ability check of their choice. In contrast, Testing requires ability checks using specific skills
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
, and enemies Suggestions for various roles that characters in your party might take on, including classes, backgrounds, and skills that are useful for filling that role Possibilities regarding your
patron’s background and your characters’ roles in it, including the kinds of adventures and missions you might undertake on its behalf Benefits your group gets from your patron, which might include
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Adventures The Dungeons & Dragons game consists of a group of characters embarking on an adventure that the Dungeon Master presents to them. Each character brings particular capabilities to the
adventure in the form of ability scores and skills, class features, racial traits, equipment, and magic items. Every character is different, with various strengths and weaknesses, so the best party of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
palace intrigues and leap from balconies onto waiting horses below. The swashbuckling adventures of pirates and musketeers suggest opportunities for a dynamic campaign. The characters typically spend more
time in cities, royal courts, and seafaring vessels than in dungeon delves, making interaction skills important (though not to the extent of a pure intrigue campaign). Nevertheless, the heroes might
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
following reasons: To encourage a party to discover information through teamwork To provide an opportunity for characters to use their skills in uncommon ways To make a setting feel more whimsical
solve, so be mindful of how often you use them in your adventures. Remember, most puzzles don’t need to be solved immediately, and they might be all the more satisfying if their riddles linger unresolved for multiple sessions.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
section suggests hints that characters might use their skills to reveal. Provide one or more of the hints if the characters get stuck. If a character has proficiency in a hint’s associated skill, give them
that hint if they ask you for help. Customizing the Puzzle. This section explores how to integrate the puzzle into your adventures, alter its difficulty, or make other adjustments.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
back from your adventures and give to the university. Documentation. Each member of your group has identification papers that include your affiliation with the university, which carries some clout in
academic circles. The university also secures documentation, letters of introduction, and traveling papers for you if your work requires them. Finally, if your adventures take you to Xen’drik, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
their characters. Each player should have a copy to use during the course of the adventures. The tracking sheet includes the following parts:
Relationships. The player notes here the names of
should track the Student Dice their character has from passing Exams and from Extracurriculars. They should also note the skills their character can expend the Student Dice on. They should check the “d4
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Underworld Adventures All things eventually reach their end and pass into the Underworld. That doesn’t mean the heroes of Theros need to accept that fate and embrace eternity quietly, though. This
place of all mortal souls are also explored here, along with what adventures the Underworld holds for Theros’s bravest heroes. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU DIE?
When a soul arrives in the Underworld, it has
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
into your adventures and setting higher stakes through play, you’ll help characters grow in exciting ways. You can use the DM’s Character Tracker sheet to keep track of key information about each
Adventures. Adventures should occasionally highlight character motivations or elements of their backstory. Here are a few examples of character-focused adventures: A rival from a character’s past shows up to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
Don-Jon Raskin Adventurers who undertake the Mountain’s Toe Quest meet Don-Jon Raskin, a fearless troubleshooter who has experienced more than his fair share of adventures. Don-Jon Raskin
Medium
(+2)
Saving Throws Dex +2, Con +3
Skills Deception +4, Persuasion +4
Senses passive Perception 10
Languages Common, Dwarvish
Challenge 1/2 (100 XP)
Brave. Don-Jon has advantage on saving
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Bladecutter
When brute force won’t get the job done, or when magic isn’t available or appropriate, the rogue rises to the fore. With skills tied to stealth, subterfuge, and trickery, rogues can get
their way. On adventures, a rogue is likely to mix an outwardly cautious approach — few rogues enjoy combat — with a ravenous hunger for loot. Most of the time, in a rogue’s mind, taking up arms
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Borderlands Quest: Goblin Trouble
determine what happens in the story. But the most important aspect of the game is your input. You help tell the story of your characters’ adventures.
In a moment, I’ll describe the scene you’re in, and
be more successful doing. Their skills are listed and described on your character sheet.
When your character does something that could succeed or fail, I’ll have you roll one of these 20-sided dice
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
the puzzle is solved. Hint Checks. This section suggests hints that characters might use their skills to reveal. Provide one or more of the hints if the characters get stuck. If a character has
proficiency in a hint’s associated skill, share that hint if that character asks for help. Customizing the Puzzle. This section explores how to integrate the puzzle into your adventures, alter its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
members whose skills are great for reporting but less useful on adventures. This could be the designated writer, a political cartoonist, or a chronicler who records the party’s adventures. This might
important than any particular skills or abilities for this character, although many Networkers have high Charisma scores. Snoop. A Snoop pries into secrets and pieces together the clues behind a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
Persuasion, these skills are common in Zil society; you could take the charlatan or criminal background as a way of reflecting your Zil upbringing. As a player character, one question is why you’ve left
Zilargo and what ties you still have to it. You could be a sage gathering information for the Library of Korranberg, or an investigator sending stories of your adventures back to the Korranberg Chronicle
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
of information and revenge. Perhaps you’re guided by the spirits, who send you whispers and visions driving you on your adventures. You could be an official envoy of your tribe seeking allies in the
, and you’re always telling exaggerated stories of your amazing adventures.
5 You wear a mask that you believe holds the spirit of your former mount, and you talk to it when you are troubled
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
detailed in “Feats”. Write the feat on your character sheet. Note Proficiencies. Your background gives proficiency in two skills and with one tool. Record this information on your character sheet. Your
skills and saving throws by marking the circle next to them. The features table in your class description shows your Proficiency Bonus (described in “Running the Game”), which is +2 for a level 1 character
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
16 (+3)
DEX
14 (+2)
CON
14 (+2)
INT
12 (+1)
WIS
16 (+3)
CHA
11 (+0)
Saving Throws Int +3, Wis +5
Skills Medicine +5, Nature +3, Perception +7
Senses
next turn, until it makes an attack roll, or until it forces someone to make a saving throw.
Josiah Cameron Firbolg Wanderer Firbolgs inspired by the saga of Diancastra embark on adventures to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
gives proficiency in two skills and with one tool. Record this information on your character sheet. Your class also gives proficiencies. Check your class description in chapter 3 and note the
proficiencies on your character sheet. On the sample character sheet, you can indicate proficiency in skills and saving throws by marking the circle next to them. The features table in your class description
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Giants of the Star Forge
, that magic still thrums inside firbolgs. Firbolgs inspired by the saga of the giant god Diancastra embark on adventures to create their own legends. These wanderers use their magic for trickery and
16 (+3)
INT
14 (+2)
WIS
17 (+3)
CHA
16 (+3)
Saving Throws Dex +5, Cha +6
Skills Perception +6, Persuasion +6, Stealth +5
Senses passive Perception 16
Languages Common, Giant
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
: armor, weapons, skills, saving throws, and sometimes tools. Your proficiencies define many of the things your character can do particularly well, from using certain weapons to telling a convincing lie
level, on the assumption that your character has already survived a few harrowing adventures.
Record your level on your character sheet. If you’re starting at a higher level, record the additional
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
they’re not proficient in, which is just the relevant ability modifier. Skills. For skills you have proficiency in, add your Proficiency Bonus to the ability modifier associated with that skill, and
note the total. You might also wish to note the modifier for skills you’re not proficient in, which is just the relevant ability modifier. Passive Perception. Sometimes your DM will determine whether
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
saving throws they’re not proficient in, which is just the relevant ability modifier. Skills. For skills you have proficiency in, add your Proficiency Bonus to the ability modifier associated with that
skill, and note the total. You might also wish to note the modifier for skills you’re not proficient in, which is just the relevant ability modifier. Passive Perception. Sometimes your DM will
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
extra cost, and traveling on foot or by means the franchise provides). A majordomo is proficient in Charisma (Persuasion) and two skills of the DM’s choice. The DM is encouraged to use the rules for
the party on adventures. The DM should name at least one hireling who acts as a leader for any interactions with groups of untrained laborers. Providing hirelings with a similar background (such as a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Sapphire Dragon Adventures The Sapphire Dragon Adventure Hooks table offers suggestions for stories and adventures involving sapphire dragons. Sapphire Dragon Adventure Hooks d8 Adventure Hook
the area around the dragon’s lair.
Young Sapphire Dragon Connections d6 Connected Creatures
1 A young sapphire dragon practices martial skills by regularly using a horn of Valhalla to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Ringlerun Ringlerun became an adventurer to better satisfy his craving for arcane knowledge. One of his adventures took him into an underwater tomb, where he tricked a marid into surrendering a staff
, Cha +3
Skills Arcana +6, History +6
Senses passive Perception 11
Languages Common, Draconic, Dwarvish, Elvish
Challenge 5 (1,800 XP) Proficiency Bonus +3
Special Equipment. Ringlerun wields a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
deities, the features of these locations vary between communities. Roll on or choose a result from the Kuo-toa Ritual Sites table to inspire features and suggest adventures within a kuo-toa community
Mod Save Int 11 +0 +0 Wis 10 +0 +0 Cha 8 −1 −1
Skills Perception +4
Gear Spear
Senses Darkvision 120 ft., Truesight 30 ft.; Passive Perception 14
Languages Undercommon
CR 1/4 (XP 50; PB
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
:
Buy Gems. Lenk can buy gems the characters find in their adventures. Lenk exchanges gems at this location for their value in gold. All the gems in this adventure are worth 100 GP; this rate includes
, Lenk pays each character 1 GP as a consolation and says there are nobler skills to master than thievery.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
rely on friends for the development of their social skills. In exceedingly rare cases, a birth might produce twins or — scarcer yet — triplets. These offspring, which the elves refer to as soul siblings
from the fantastic past adventures of the elf’s immortal soul. Parents of young elves and priests of Erevan Ilesere encourage the youths to explore these memories and talk about them with one another
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
themselves to that point, the characters might be able to improve their reputation with the tribe by using their diplomatic skills. The best possible outcome is for the characters to befriend the
adventures in Darokin’s other port. Port Tenobar is larger than Saltmarsh but a good deal seedier, and the vast Malpheggi Swamp is an excellent location for lizardfolk and other creatures to hide.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
contingents hailing from Theros’s great poleis. Consider using these names for military forces characters encounter during their adventures or that they were once a part of. Akroan Hoplite Unit Names
)
DEX
14 (+2)
CON
12 (+1)
INT
16 (+3)
WIS
13 (+1)
CHA
11 (+0)
Saving Throws Dex +4, Int +5
Skills Arcana +5, History +5, Perception +3
Senses passive