Search Results
All Results
Characters
Compendium
Spells
Items
Monsters
Vehicles
Forums
Returning 35 results for 'sort of rules declare verdan'.
Species
Acquisitions Incorporated
bred by empathy that helps them eventually sort out those who are sincere from those who are not.
Verdan Names
The oldest verdan names spring from goblinoid traditions, but more recent names reflect
The verdan owe their existence to chaos. Descended and transformed from a large clan of goblins and hobgoblins, those who became the verdan were simply living their lives, doing goblinoid things. But
Shapechange
Legacy
This doesn't reflect the latest rules and lore.
Learn More
Spells
Basic Rules (2014)
, and you must have seen the sort of creature at least once. You transform into an average example of that creature, one without any class levels or the Spellcasting trait.
Your game statistics are
rules for the original form, with one exception: if your new form has more hit points than your current one, your hit points remain at their current value.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
innocence that works against them. Some are credulous and easily fooled by hucksters, but most verdan have an intuition bred by empathy that helps them eventually sort out those who are sincere from those who are not.
Wide-Eyed and Curious Verdan are hungry to undertake new challenges and absorb new experiences. When they meet other verdan who have traveled to different parts of the world, they drop everything to
Baphomet
Legacy
This doesn't reflect the latest rules and lore.
Learn More
Monsters
Out of the Abyss
, the Horned King and the Prince of Beasts. He rules over minotaur;minotaurs and others with savage hearts. He is worshiped by those who want to break the confines of civility and unleash their bestial
places to indulge themselves, including labyrinths of the sort their master favors. Bloodstained crowns and weapons of iron and brass decorate their profane altars.
Over time, Baphomet’s
Species
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
magic still thrums inside a firbolg, even one who has never lived under the boughs of a great forest.
A firbolg’s magic is an obscuring sort, which allowed their ancestors to pass through a forest
Character
At 1st level, you choose whether your character is a member of the human race or of a fantastical race. If you select a fantastical race, follow these additional rules during character
Yuan-ti Pureblood
Legacy
This doesn't reflect the latest rules and lore.
Learn More
Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
that the yuan-ti have prepared a special ambush at the end of the pursuit.
Capture, Not Kill
The objective of the yuan-ti as a race is to conquer and enslave others; they don’t espouse the sort
royal family could poison a meal and declare it “safe” after taking a bite.
There are legends of certain yuan-ti infiltrating human cities and forming deadly covert societies that sell
Species
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
internal organs of the usual sort. Their bodies are composed of cells, fibers, plasma-like ooze, and clusters of nerves. These nerves enable a plasmoid to detect light, heat, texture, sound, pain, and
presented here, follow these additional rules during character creation.
Ability Score Increases
When determining your character’s ability scores, increase one of those scores by 2 and increase a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
. These “house rules,” presented below, serve as a sort of common language, ensuring that the rewards all characters receive are equivalent no matter what kind of adventure a character experienced.
Variant Rules A shared campaign might use some variant rules to handle certain aspects of the game. The Adventurers League, for instance, has variant systems for gaining levels and acquiring treasure
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
feet away from the walking castle. “I am Corporal Piang Shu, representative of the Crown Generals of Rigus,” he shouts in a commanding voice. “Declare yourselves, and remove your war machine beyond
with a few words, others undergo more rigorous questioning. Most are given some sort of badge and move on, while a few others are brusquely escorted away.
Ten lawful neutral knights guard the entrance
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
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
goblin might assist with this task if the characters keep him around, as a kind of warm-up for the rules for letting NPCs run franchise tasks (which the characters will gain access to at the end of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
toolbox of horror-focused rules also provides options for what sort of grim adventures you might create. At the end of this chapter, a horror adventure puts these methods to use and leads characters on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium
. During your turn, you do get to decide when to take the bonus action after you’ve taken the Attack action. This sort of if-then setup appears in many of the game’s rules. The “if” must be satisfied before the “then” comes into play.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Draconic Races It’s all too easy to prefer a certain color of dragonborn, but what’s inside is what really matters—which is to say, the sort of damage their breath can do to you.
-Fizban
The
section offers three variant dragonborn race options that can be used to create a character with clear connections to a specific draconic ancestry. When you’re making a new character using one of these races, use the rules under “Creating Your Character” to fill out the details.
Goblin
Legacy
This doesn't reflect the latest rules and lore.
Learn More
Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
the foresight to declare a successor, often a child or other family member the boss has been able to trust. But such a declaration doesn’t always prevent a mad scramble for influence and allies
made from dead darkmantles
20
Cloaks made of scraps from an elven tapestry
Booyahgs
Spellcasters of any sort among the goblins are rare. Goblins typically lack the intelligence and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Baphomet Civilization is weakness and savagery is strength in the credo of Baphomet, the Horned King and the Prince of Beasts. He rules over minotaurs and others with savage hearts. He is worshiped
devoted to Baphomet use mazes and complex knots as their emblems, creating secret places to indulge themselves, including labyrinths of the sort their master favors. Bloodstained crowns and weapons of iron
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Baphomet Civilization is weakness and savagery is strength in the credo of Baphomet, the Horned King and the Prince of Beasts. He rules over minotaurs and others with savage hearts. He is worshiped
devoted to Baphomet use mazes and complex knots as their emblems, creating secret places to indulge themselves, including labyrinths of the sort their master favors. Bloodstained crowns and weapons of iron
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
your territory. 4 Internal Affairs. Your task is to keep all the corrupt, headstrong, and avaricious members of your syndicate in line with the goals and rules of the group. 5 Assassination. Your work
involves killing prominent people—the sort who have numerous bodyguards and elaborate security systems to circumvent. 6 Topple the Powerful. Your syndicate might be criminal and your methods illegal
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
adventures happen. Even if you’re using an established world such as the Forgotten Realms, your campaign takes place in a sort of mirror universe of the official setting where Forgotten Realms novels
back home to the large city over the hills, and now his niece runs the family business. That sort of change — one that has nothing to do with the adventurers directly, but one that they’ll notice
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
it delivers such an attack. Can spell attacks score Critical Hits? A spell attack can score a Critical Hit. The rule on Critical Hits applies to attack rolls of any sort. When casting a spell that
? Even though the duration of each of these spells is instantaneous, you choose the targets and resolve the attacks consecutively, not all at once. If you want, you can declare all your targets before
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
smart as me, and I need to prove that all the time. 3 There’s a rule for everything. 4 If I can’t seize control, I’ll serve in the meantime. 5 I’m a bully who backs down when faced with any sort of
resistance. 6 Every problem can be solved with the use of force. Devil Ideals d6 Ideal 1 Loyalty. I keep my vows to my superior and respect those who do the same. 2 Law. I might not like the rules
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
establish telepathic communication to allow everyone to speak freely. The guards aren’t observant enough to notice. You might wish to consult the social interaction rules in the Dungeon Master’s Guide
from the hanging guard tower across the rope bridge, visible through the locked gate. The cell has some sort of antimagic effect on it (see area 11 for details). Jorlan the drow warrior suffered
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
, and discuss house rules, with the goal of ensuring the game is a fun experience for everyone involved. The “Ensuring Fun for All” section in chapter 1 covers some of the most important groundwork you
players are experienced, start the campaign at level 3 instead. (See the Player’s Handbook for rules on starting at higher levels.) Bringing the Party Together During session zero, help the players come
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
.
This room appears to be a large storage cellar, exactly the sort of thing one might expect to find beneath an old manor. The Redbrands want to keep their base of operations hidden, so other than the
area 2 take notice if the characters make a lot of noise here. They creep into the room, gaining surprise if the characters don’t hear them (see “Surprise” in the Basic Rules). If the ruffians fight in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
aren’t available, the next session might have to be postponed, and repeated problems of this sort can endanger the continuation of the campaign. In short: in a world filled with distractions, it can be
conduct. Because people who don’t normally play together might end up at the same table in a shared campaign, it can be helpful to establish some ground rules for behavior. On the broadest level, everyone
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
-to-the-death situation, the standard combat rules apply to that sort of activity. Resources. Engaging in this activity requires one workweek of effort from a character. Resolution. The character must
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
nonlethal combat. Without a unifying leader, a Reghed tribe is more fractured and vulnerable to its enemies. Thus, chieftains are motivated to name one among them who rules above all. A chieftain who
supernatural entity known as the Ice Witch. Her demise also spelled Wolvig’s doom, allowing the sole remaining chieftain, Günvald Halraggson, to declare himself the Bear King. He tries to be honorable
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
human garbed in a garish red-and-green uniform, welcomes characters who seek to participate in the Aroon Family Pepper Challenge. The assistant outlines the rules: Participants sit at a table with a
prior to the competition. If the characters agree to the rules, the assistant asks them to wait a few moments for the next event to begin. If four or more characters choose to participate, they are the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
others; they don’t espouse the sort of evil that calls for them to butcher or eradicate all who oppose them. In keeping with their goal of domination, the yuan-ti would rather capture potentially useful
food taster for a royal family could poison a meal and declare it “safe” after taking a bite. YUAN-TI MALISON VARIANTS: TYPES 4 AND 5
A malison is a yuan-ti that has a blend of human and serpentine
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
effect, then follow the rules for that kind of area as normal (see the “Areas of Effect” section in chapter 10 of the Player’s Handbook). If an area of effect is circular and covers at least half a
template method and the token method. Both of these methods assume you’re using a grid and miniatures of some sort. Because these methods can yield different results for the number of squares in a given
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium
it delivers such an attack. Can spell attacks score critical hits? A spell attack can definitely score a critical hit. The rule on critical hits applies to attack rolls of any sort. When casting a
attack rolls? Even though the duration of each of these spells is instantaneous, you choose the targets and resolve the attacks consecutively, not all at once. If you want, you can declare all your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
bounty off your head. It’s also an opportunity to establish an element that can be part of a character moving forward. If you’re trying to reclaim a magic item from a pawnshop, you declare that your
blackmailing you? Which secret society are you trying to join? What’s the story behind the magic item you’ve pawned, and what sort of item is it? You can present ideas, but the DM has final approval
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
frightening member of the Daughters of Sora Kell!
When I could set aside my sheer terror, I was learning a great deal about this strange nation. The Daughters invested power in warlords, each of whom rules a
territory in their name. It’s sort of like Karrnath, except each of the warlords of Droaam is a horrifying monster. We were traveling through the territory of the Prince of Bones, an ancient troll
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
can’t be a construct or an undead, and you must have seen the sort of creature at least once. You transform into an average example of that creature, one without any class levels or the Spellcasting
the same restrictions and rules for the original form, with one exception: if your new form has more hit points than your current one, your hit points remain at their current value.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium
the rules specifically say so. The next few questions touch on this point again. Can you get a critical hit on an ability check? For example, on a grapple attempt, does a critical win, or the highest
Constitution check. Curious about the spell’s intent? The spell is meant to be a classic jinx—the sort seen in folklore—that is useful in and out of combat. In combat, the spell provides some extra necrotic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
use them to guide what sort of adventures you’ll create. Content and Themes Questions Start your survey by listing common story and horror elements to determine your players’ comfort with them. The
? Do you want to allow phones or other distractions at the game table, or should they be set aside? Are there any specific stories or rules you’d like to see highlighted during the game? Are there