Search Results
All Results
Characters
Compendium
Spells
Items
Monsters
Vehicles
Forums
Returning 35 results for 'some of rules drawn vary'.
Other Suggestions:
some of rolls dawn very
some of runes dragon vast
some of runes draw vast
some of rites dragon vast
some of rites draw vast
Species
Lorwyn: First Light
appearances vary widely. One boggart may look like a hedgehog, with spiky fur and beady eyes, while another might sport the snout and fleshy ears of a swine. Boggarts tend to love crafting potions and
dangers in pursuit of new experiences, and adventurers are common.
Lorwyn boggarts also have a knack for magic. Boggarts who feel drawn to learning and using these natural affinities often become
Monsters
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures
mischievous manipulators who delight in disguising themselves with magic to vex other creatures. Their reasons for deception vary, ranging from harmless pranks to malicious infiltration. When a high fae
regard for mortal values of honor and law, but they nonetheless operate under inviolable rules of their own: gifts must always be repaid, promises must be honored, and outright lies must never be
Species
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Shadar-kai are the elves of the Shadowfell, originally drawn to that dread realm by the Raven Queen. Over the centuries, some of them have continued to serve her, while others have ventured into the
race, follow these additional rules during character creation.
Ability Score Increases
When determining your character’s ability scores, increase one score by 2 and increase a different score
Species
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
it, giff are drawn to the Astral Plane because, on a deep psychic level, they remain connected to their creator gods, who have just enough divine spark left in them to imbue giff with sparks of their
character is a member of the human race or one of the game’s fantastical races. If you create a character using a race option presented here, follow these additional rules during character creation
Species
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
autognome bears a resemblance to its creator, and most autognomes are programmed to speak and understand Gnomish. The internal components used in an autognome’s manufacture can vary wildly; one
fantastical races. If you create a character using a race option presented here, follow these additional rules during character creation.
Ability Score Increases
When determining your character’s
classes
Player’s Handbook
the influence of these beings can be felt. In no time, each Warlock is drawn into a binding pact with a powerful patron. Drawing on the ancient knowledge of beings such as angels, archfey, demons
level 1 features, which are listed in the Warlock Features table. See the multiclassing rules to determine your available spell slots.
Warlock Features
Level
Proficiency Bonus
Class Features
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Characters of most races are Medium, a size category including creatures that are roughly 4 to 8 feet tall. Members of a few races are Small (between 2 and 4 feet tall), which means that certain rules
of the game affect them differently. The most important of these rules is that Small characters have trouble wielding heavy weapons, as explained in chapter 5. Speed Your speed determines how far you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
their late teens and live less than a century. Size. Humans vary widely in height and build, from barely 5 feet to well over 6 feet tall. Regardless of your position in that range, your size is Medium
HUMAN TRAITS
If your campaign uses the optional feat rules from chapter 6, your Dungeon Master might allow these variant traits, all of which replace the human’s Ability Score Increase trait
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lorwyn: First Light
, boggart appearances vary widely. One boggart may look like a hedgehog, with spiky fur and beady eyes, while another might sport the snout and fleshy ears of a swine. Boggarts tend to love crafting potions
magic. Boggarts who feel drawn to learning and using these natural affinities often become Druids. A Lorwyn boggart might alternatively find a calling as a Ranger, especially the Fey Wanderer subclass
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
Eternal Garden Since being drawn into the Feywild, the Eternal Garden has become a Domain of Delight: a realm subject to the whims of the archfey who rules it. The overall composition and layout of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Adventure Structure The characters are drawn into the adventure by one of two adventure hooks. You choose which hook to use. Both hooks are described in “Beginning the Adventure,” later in this
several appendices wherein you’ll find rules for new magic items, stat blocks for new creatures, and other goodies. At the end of the book is a Story Tracker you can use to keep track of story developments as they occur. Advice on how to use the Story Tracker appears later in this introduction.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
idea, I get wildly excited about it until I come up with another, better idea. 7 I live by my own set of weird and wonderful rules. 8 I can’t bring myself to trust most adults. Ideals d8 Ideal 1
good, which is why I live by an ever-changing set of rules. (Chaotic) 5 Honor. A deal is a deal, and I would never break one. (Lawful) 6 Rule of Three. Everything in the multiverse happens in threes. I
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
with private accommodations can carry one-fifth as many passengers. A passenger usually pays 5 SP per day for a hammock, but prices can vary from ship to ship. A small private cabin usually costs 2 GP
per day. Damage Threshold If a vehicle has a damage threshold (see the rules glossary), it’s noted in the table. Ship Repair Repairs to a damaged ship can be made while the vessel is berthed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
the scene, they find themselves literally being drawn into it. Each character drawn into the scene temporarily becomes one of the yuan-ti fighting the wounded Hexacali. The character gains the
is one of Halaster’s gates (see “Gates”). Its frame is composed of an assemblage of hundreds of tiny, interlocking stone gears. This gate’s rules are as follows: Any creature that inspects the frame
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
with private accommodations can carry one-fifth as many passengers. A passenger usually pays 5 SP per day for a hammock, but prices can vary from ship to ship. A small private cabin usually costs 2 GP
per day. Damage Threshold If a vehicle has a damage threshold (see the Rules Glossary), it’s noted in the table. Ship Repair Repairs to a damaged ship can be made while the vessel is berthed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Warlock is drawn into a binding pact with a powerful patron. Drawing on the ancient knowledge of beings such as angels, archfey, demons, devils, hags, and alien entities of the Far Realm, Warlocks
from the Core Warlock Traits table: Hit Point Die and training with Light armor. Gain the Warlock’s level 1 features, which are listed in the Warlock Features table. See the multiclassing rules in “Creating a Character” to determine your available spell slots.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
drawn visage of an astral elf. Each target has AC 15 and 7 hit points. If a character destroys a target in one hit, the act sparks a rousing old war story from Krux, and that character gains inspiration
the ante. The rules are as follows: Each player chooses any number of d6s and shakes them in a cup. Everyone rolls and reveals their dice at the same time. The player with the highest total wins, but
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
drawn to serve Shar often nurture their own deep wounds or dark secrets, which in their minds makes them best suited to console those who suffer from a similar ill. Throughout the world’s history, many
followers have caused many places to outlaw her worship and thus driven most of her priests into secrecy, but such prohibitions only heighten the priests’ umbrage at authorities and make the faithful a focal point for rebellion and revenge against whoever rules.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
vary from village to village, ranging from tests of knowledge to trials of physical prowess. In earlier days, villages that fought over resources were quickly wiped out, while those whose people
meanings drawn from words in the Tletlahtolli language related to nature. Many Tletepecs change their name on reaching adulthood, choosing a new name that reflects their accomplishments or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
alignment; individuals can vary from that behavior. Lawful Good (LG). Lawful Good creatures endeavor to do the right thing as expected by society. Someone who fights injustice and protects the innocent
without hesitation is probably Lawful Good. Neutral Good (NG). Neutral Good creatures do the best they can, working within rules but not feeling bound by them. A kindly person who helps others
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
where the influence of these beings can be felt. In no time, each Warlock is drawn into a binding pact with a powerful patron. Drawing on the ancient knowledge of beings such as angels, archfey
in the Warlock Features table. See the multiclassing rules in chapter 2 to determine your available spell slots.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
chairs are scattered around this large room. Wooden benches are drawn up against walls decorated with draperies of brown and red, and several ale kegs are propped up and tapped.
Four tough-looking human
drinking heavily, and they are poisoned (see the appendix in the Basic Rules for the effects of being poisoned). The Redbrands immediately recognize characters wearing scarlet cloaks as impostors
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
duergar and four grimlocks. The grimlock zombies are drawn to noise, while the duergar zombies attack any living creatures they see in the pit. Meanwhile, the derro uses its crossbow to take shots at any
leads to a narrow, meandering tunnel, the floor of which is sunk below a foot of foul water. See the “Whorlstone Tunnels: General Features” sidebar for rules on narrow tunnels and foul water. Treasure
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
there, they might be drawn into helping Erebos maintain the line between life and death by fighting against Returned raiders. Champions of Erebos who want to maintain a moral code separate from that of
Erebos’s most sacred rules—by allowing a lost soul to escape, for example—Erebos could transform into a campaign villain. The characters might then try to atone for their behavior or seek the protection of another god.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
alignment; individuals can vary from that behavior. CHRIS SEAMAN Alignments might be visualized as a grid like this—
along with creatures that embody those alignments Lawful Good (LG). Lawful Good
creatures do the best they can, working within rules but not feeling bound by them. A kindly person who helps others according to their needs is probably Neutral Good. Chaotic Good (CG). Chaotic Good
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
having visual aids or physical props, the most common of which are miniatures and a battle grid. Miniatures are typically used in conjunction with model terrain, modular dungeon tiles, or maps drawn
on large vinyl mats. Most virtual tabletops for online play simulate miniatures and grids in a digital environment. The following sections expand on the rules in the Player’s Handbook for depicting
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Giantkind The descendants of Annam are the various creatures of the Giant creature type. The precise details of genealogy linking Annam to these Giants are a matter of mythology, and myths vary from
. The Many Meanings of “Giant”
The word “giant” has multiple meanings in English and in the rules of D&D, opening the possibility of some confusion.
As a rule, when this book talks about “giants
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
The Sea Characters can row a boat for 8 hours per day, or can row longer at the risk of exhaustion (as per the rules for a forced march in chapter 8 of the Player’s Handbook). A fully crewed sailing
) dropped in the middle of some exotic land. There aren’t rules for determining when a shipwreck happens; it happens when you want or need it to happen.
Even the strongest seafaring ship can founder in a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
picture of the location, or you can draw what they see on a piece of graph paper, copying what’s on your map while omitting details as appropriate. It’s not important that your hand-drawn map perfectly
’-wisps. Countless adventurers have perished in the mere, drawn by tales of ruined castles half-sunk in the mire. Neverwinter This city was badly damaged when Mount Hotenow erupted some fifty years ago. Now
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
, and they’ve grown increasingly common in recent years. In Eberron: Rising from the Last War, only a character of a particular species could have each dragonmark. Those rules reflected the common
determine to what extent you become drawn into house politics. Taking the background associated with your house (such as House Jorasco Heir) is the best way to build your character as a dragonmarked heir
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Dungeon Inhabitants After a dungeon’s creators depart, anyone or anything might move in. Intelligent monsters, mindless dungeon scavengers, predators and prey alike can be drawn to dungeons. The
throughout. The contrast between easy and hard encounters, as well as simple and complex encounters, encourages characters to vary their tactics and keeps the encounters from seeming too similar.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
types, which have no rules of their own. Aberrations are utterly alien beings. Many of them have innate magical abilities drawn from the creature's alien mind rather than the mystical forces of the world
to its type, in parentheses. For example, an orc has the humanoid (orc) type. The parenthetical tags provide additional categorization for certain creatures. The tags have no rules of their own, but
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
lands of the Silver Marches than in distant Turmish or Impiltur to the east — and even more distinctive in far-off Kara-Tur. Human physical characteristics, though, vary according to the ancient
, Ramondo VARIANT HUMAN TRAITS
If your campaign uses the optional feat rules from chapter 6, your Dungeon Master might allow these variant traits, all of which replace the human’s Ability Score
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
vary in configuration depending on their purpose and the degree of luxury afforded to them. Some have solid sides and roofs, while others are covered only with canvas. Map 4.10 shows the different
paths. There are no stations in the expanses between these settlements, and House Orien rules prohibit lightning rail pilots from stopping anywhere but at a station. Stations throughout Khorvaire
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
number and name the parts of the Abyss, declaring that this demon lord or that rules a portion of the place. When your house is on fire, does it matter what the flames look like in each room? Should you
out of existence or connecting to different layers at random. Rituals exist that travelers can use to attune a portal to a certain domain. However, the exact specifications of such a ritual vary for