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Ghosts of Saltmarsh
the normal amount of time (up to 16 hours) each day before being subject to the effect of a forced march (see “Travel Pace” in chapter 8 of the Player’s Handbook). Additionally
hardship is essential to you and is at the heart of a personal philosophy or ethos that often guides your actions. You can roll on the following table to determine this hardship or choose one that best fits
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Being a Player If you want to be one of the protagonists in your group’s adventures, consider being a player. Here’s what players do: Make a Character. Your character is your alter ego in the fantasy
the monsters you encounter, the DM isn’t your adversary. The DM guides your party’s journey as your characters become more powerful.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Being a Player If you want to be one of the protagonists in your group’s adventures, consider being a player. Here’s what players do: Make a Character. Your character is your alter ego in the fantasy
you encounter, the DM isn’t your adversary. The DM guides your party’s journey as your characters become more powerful.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Being a Player If you want to be one of the protagonists in your group’s adventures, consider being a player. Here’s what players do: Make a Character. Your character is your alter ego in the fantasy
the monsters you encounter, the DM isn’t your adversary. The DM guides your party’s journey as your characters become more powerful.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Being a Player If you want to be one of the protagonists in your group’s adventures, consider being a player. Here’s what players do: Make a Character. Your character is your alter ego in the fantasy
you encounter, the DM isn’t your adversary. The DM guides your party’s journey as your characters become more powerful.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Haunted Heroes Ravenloft encourages you and your group to safely explore the thrill of all manner of ghost stories, mysteries, and other tales of terror. While chapter 4 guides DMs in how to craft
you should be mindful of as a player and that will help you create a character prepared to participate in suspenseful adventures. But it all begins with one question: Are you sure?
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Haunted Heroes Ravenloft encourages you and your group to safely explore the thrill of all manner of ghost stories, mysteries, and other tales of terror. While chapter 4 guides DMs in how to craft
you should be mindful of as a player and that will help you create a character prepared to participate in suspenseful adventures. But it all begins with one question: Are you sure?
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
guide who isn’t beholden to a secret master. Disloyal guides won’t risk their lives to save player characters and might abandon the party entirely to preserve themselves. The guides described in this
Finding a Guide Guides can be retained in Port Nyanzaru or Fort Beluarian. All Port Nyanzaru guides must register and serve under the auspices of Jobal, who takes a princely cut of their earnings and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
guide who isn’t beholden to a secret master. Disloyal guides won’t risk their lives to save player characters and might abandon the party entirely to preserve themselves. The guides described in this
Finding a Guide Guides can be retained in Port Nyanzaru or Fort Beluarian. All Port Nyanzaru guides must register and serve under the auspices of Jobal, who takes a princely cut of their earnings and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Friends and Followers In their travels through Hither, Thither, and Yon, the characters might have gained a follower or three. Likely companions include the three guides (Clapperclaw the scarecrow
, Squirt the oilcan, and Amidor the dandelion), but others are possible. Running this chapter will be much easier if you encourage the player characters to explore the palace on their own, leaving any
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
always with you. The Sovereign Onatar guides the hand of every smith who knows how to listen for his voice, and Dol Arrah and Dol Dorn are active on every battlefield, guiding every soldier. This
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->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
always with you. The Sovereign Onatar guides the hand of every smith who knows how to listen for his voice, and Dol Arrah and Dol Dorn are active on every battlefield, guiding every soldier. This
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->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Friends and Followers In their travels through Hither, Thither, and Yon, the characters might have gained a follower or three. Likely companions include the three guides (Clapperclaw the scarecrow
, Squirt the oilcan, and Amidor the dandelion), but others are possible. Running this chapter will be much easier if you encourage the player characters to explore the palace on their own, leaving any
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
. Map 8.2: tletepecView Player Version Xoxotla Tletepec’s capital city, Xoxotla, is a refuge for those forced to evacuate settlements elsewhere in the region. Its founder, Meztli, sought a safe place for
her family and made a significant offering to the gods. In return, the gods created a stable plain where she built her new home. A group of guides and explorers called the Trail Keepers base their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Using This Book This book is a gateway to using Eberron as a setting for your D&D campaign. It guides players and the Dungeon Master through the process of creating characters and adventures set in
Eberron or any other D&D setting. Chapter 2 provides an overview of the nations of Khorvaire (and beyond) and the religions of Eberron, handy details whether you’re a player seeking inspiration for your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
. Map 8.2: tletepecView Player Version Xoxotla Tletepec’s capital city, Xoxotla, is a refuge for those forced to evacuate settlements elsewhere in the region. Its founder, Meztli, sought a safe place for
her family and made a significant offering to the gods. In return, the gods created a stable plain where she built her new home. A group of guides and explorers called the Trail Keepers base their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Using This Book This book is a gateway to using Eberron as a setting for your D&D campaign. It guides players and the Dungeon Master through the process of creating characters and adventures set in
Eberron or any other D&D setting. Chapter 2 provides an overview of the nations of Khorvaire (and beyond) and the religions of Eberron, handy details whether you’re a player seeking inspiration for your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
and foes they meet along the way. Even though the DM challenges the adventurers, the DM always strives to delight the whole group. Players. Each player creates an adventurer who teams up with the
, either in physical form or on DnDBeyond.com: Player’s Handbook. This book is your essential reference for the game’s rules, and it guides you through making an adventurer of your own. Dungeon Master’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
and foes they meet along the way. Even though the DM challenges the adventurers, the DM always strives to delight the whole group. Players. Each player creates an adventurer who teams up with the
, either in physical form or on DnDBeyond.com: Player’s Handbook. This book is your essential reference for the game’s rules, and it guides you through making an adventurer of your own. Dungeon Master’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation Supplement
, see “Tortle Guides;" for statistics, see “Tortles”). Four of the adult tortles stand watch on the ramparts (two in area 3 and two in area 9). The remainder sleep on woven mats or busy themselves with
elemental spirits called chwingas. If they like you, they will give you gifts.
Map 2: Ahoyhoy View Player Version
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation Supplement
, see “Tortle Guides;" for statistics, see “Tortles”). Four of the adult tortles stand watch on the ramparts (two in area 3 and two in area 9). The remainder sleep on woven mats or busy themselves with
elemental spirits called chwingas. If they like you, they will give you gifts.
Map 2: Ahoyhoy View Player Version
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
beasts is likewise something often put to practical use, and the Zil often use small animals as messengers or guides. While Zil gnomes don’t automatically have proficiency with Deception or
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
beasts is likewise something often put to practical use, and the Zil often use small animals as messengers or guides. While Zil gnomes don’t automatically have proficiency with Deception or
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
more information on guides and their rates, see “Finding a Guide."
Map 1.1: Port Nyanzaru View Player Version
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
more information on guides and their rates, see “Finding a Guide."
Map 1.1: Port Nyanzaru View Player Version
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
. Detail the unique community of Heart’s Hollow however you please, including the following locations and landmarks (appearing on map 5.6): Map 5.6: hearts hollow View Player Version Breakwater Landing
convince residents of Heart’s Hollow to aid them in their travels. If they do, the characters gain the following benefits: Clystran the Guide. If Clystran guides the characters in the Northern Wastes, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
leader of their company of guides, which at this point might also include Clapperclaw the scarecrow and Squirt the oilcan. If you feel burdened by all these nonplayer characters, give them
responsibilities that don’t require a lot of your attention. For example, Clapperclaw’s main duty might be to carry Squirt, while Amidor might spend nearly all its time watching over the other guides and whispering
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
. Detail the unique community of Heart’s Hollow however you please, including the following locations and landmarks (appearing on map 5.6): Map 5.6: hearts hollow View Player Version Breakwater Landing
convince residents of Heart’s Hollow to aid them in their travels. If they do, the characters gain the following benefits: Clystran the Guide. If Clystran guides the characters in the Northern Wastes, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
leader of their company of guides, which at this point might also include Clapperclaw the scarecrow and Squirt the oilcan. If you feel burdened by all these nonplayer characters, give them
responsibilities that don’t require a lot of your attention. For example, Clapperclaw’s main duty might be to carry Squirt, while Amidor might spend nearly all its time watching over the other guides and whispering
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
servants of the Lords of Dust, or even accidentally. The Planar Observatory Adventures table presents some possibilities. Map 4.2: Planar Observatory View Player Version Planar Observatory Adventures
specifically target dragonmarked heirs, or start a popular movement that seeks to destroy the houses. 5 A royal advisor or prominent noble, secretly a servant of the Chamber, guides the leader in a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
requiring the player-controlled NPCs to act. Vonindod Fragment Ildmane clutches a rod of the Vonindod, which guides her to area T2. When the fire giants arrive there, they use their greatswords like
, leaving the adventurers and a handful of determined townsfolk to defend the town. Give each player one of the following NPCs to play during this encounter: Darathra Shendrel, Lord Protector of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
requiring the player-controlled NPCs to act. Vonindod Fragment Ildmane clutches a rod of the Vonindod, which guides her to area T2. When the fire giants arrive there, they use their greatswords like
, leaving the adventurers and a handful of determined townsfolk to defend the town. Give each player one of the following NPCs to play during this encounter: Darathra Shendrel, Lord Protector of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
servants of the Lords of Dust, or even accidentally. The Planar Observatory Adventures table presents some possibilities. Map 4.2: Planar Observatory View Player Version Planar Observatory Adventures
specifically target dragonmarked heirs, or start a popular movement that seeks to destroy the houses. 5 A royal advisor or prominent noble, secretly a servant of the Chamber, guides the leader in a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
brought the pall of the underworld out with them into the mortal realm. Map 3.1: world of theros View Player Version EXPLORING THEROS
Vast and varied lands comprise the world of Theros, from the
of sites are true by mortal standards, details might change as the gods please. As such, journeying between places is most reliably conducted by employing guides or maps specific to a single
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
character archetypes, competing factions that player characters can join, and abundant opportunities to develop and drive a campaign driven by the guilds’ schemes and interactions. This book, then, is
your point of entry into Ravnica as a setting for your D&D campaign. It guides you through the process of creating characters and adventures set here. Chapter 1 is all about building characters. It