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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
Lost Tribes of the Uthgardt (p. 94) The first paragraph of the sidebar now reads, “Some Uthgardt tribes are seen by others as lost to the world. They are considered anathema, and even speaking of
people in the environs of the Neverwinter Wood. The tribe doesn’t share the ‘gift’ of lycanthropy with others and therefore ensures there are no survivors of its attacks.” Also, the Griffon paragraph
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
. Nearby, people are gathering to hear news of the missing miners, and two local princes will be speaking. Characters who ask questions about the situation among the gathered people can learn the
details you wish to share about Anisa or the Aurum Guild from the “Sensa Gazetteer” section at the end of this adventure.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
mission.) The Wyrmdoom goliaths are willing to share their dwelling with travelers and guests, but they hold a strong dislike for the goliaths of Skytower Shelter. The characters can learn the cause of that resentment by speaking to Ogolai, chieftain of the Thuunlakalaga clan.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
clearly is preparing to return to Promise for the Awakening Festival. They also share that Kianna had been behaving strangely, growing increasingly convinced that her dead friend was speaking to her
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
the Barn Door, any friendly member of the Avowed can share what little information they know: The Barn Door is one of many towers in Candlekeep’s Inner Ward. Like everything else in the Inner Ward
of strange noises coming from the tower, but nothing to warrant great concern. Speaking with the Dead Characters who can cast the speak with dead spell or similar magic might be able to question
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
) check made while speaking to the butler confirms that he finds the tale exciting for the dark reputation it gives the manor. If the characters make it clear that they mean no trouble for the
Falgarst family, effective roleplaying or a successful DC 14 Charisma (Persuasion) check inspires the butler to share what he knows. Offering Arnulf any alcoholic beverage grants advantage on the check, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
cult. If willing to talk, cultists share the information below. Speaking Statue Xia thinks Orcus speaks to her through the statue in the main temple (area T13). Xia obeys the statue’s orders without
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
share the details from the Missing Excelsior Residents table. Missing Excelsior Residents Name Type Last Seen at… Adorae Dragonborn Her home Changle Gnome An alley near the Godstrand Irruwabi Human
(Arcana) check notes that none of these individuals is a native of the Outer Planes (a fact that matters for iron flasks). Speaking with Sincerity The headquarters of the Excelsior guard is a palatial
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
still alive, and retrieve Jarlaxle’s bag of holding (see area X35). If you’re tracking experience points, each drow gets an equal share of the XP while a member of the adventuring party. Harpers
mission into Xanathar’s lair. If you’re tracking experience points, Jalester gets an equal share of the XP while a member of the adventuring party. Emerald Enclave Characters who are members of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
and self-centered, have the individual act the way you would expect a shallow, self-centered person to behave. The NPC might have off-the-cuff answers for everything, an over-willingness to share
air with one hand while speaking in a deadpan monotone, while an archmage might express her displeasure by silently rolling her eyes and massaging her temples with her fingers. Engaging the Players
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
once every four years immediately after Midsummer. It is a day for plain speaking and open council between rulers and their subjects, for the renewal of pacts and contracts, and for treaty making between
winter winds begin to approach, the Feast of the Moon is the time when people celebrate their ancestors and their honored dead. During festivals on this day, people gather to share stories and legends
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
can be fooled very easily with some skillful roleplaying or appropriate ability checks. Zurb knows (and absolutely shouldn’t share but does) that employees of Dran Enterprises drink at the Fishbone
incident from a few months ago. She reported a former friend and Dran Enterprises operative named Arla Razortongue to her bosses for speaking out about the organization’s unethical practices. (See
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
death of his beloved Sarah, and he becomes noticeably distraught when speaking of her. Personality Trait. “We all have a moral obligation to protect the weak and the innocent, and I will do so at any cost
and children to be interred near his new home, so that he need never return to Waterdeep to visit them. Vecken doesn’t know that Lord Viallis has relocated to Greenfast. If the characters share this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
NPC as jocular and honest, have the NPC make frequent puns and freely share personal anecdotes. You can further enhance your portrayal of a creature in the following ways. Use Facial Expressions. Your
that the characters can’t use the information they receive until they interpret those obscure facts. Or the NPC refuses to give a direct answer, speaking only in vague hints that the characters must
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
share this information with the characters, either — at least not until they earn his trust by seeing him safely back to his friends on level 15. If the characters profess to be enemies of the mind
out the illithid colony. (As a party member, he’s entitled to a full share of XP for defeating monsters.) At the very least, if the characters help Ezria escape, he asks to stay with them until they
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
speaking of its own glorious rule and how the Soggy Court has become a mockery since its reign came to an end. In conversation, a head might share one or more of the following pieces of information
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
the legends that the derro tell about their race and the story that the duergar believe share a grain of truth. According to the duergar, the derro are descended from dwarves of a clan that was left
of writing 15 Tastes objects 16 Stands too close to others 17 Breathes loudly 18 Drools constantly 19 Mumbles when speaking 20 Hops from place to place Derro
Small humanoid (derro), chaotic evil
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
city, speaking about these events only in vague terms—he doesn’t want the area around his shop to be considered dangerous. A character who purchases a pot of tea for 2 sp or who succeeds on a DC 12
willingly share any of the following details. During a visit to the Tea Shop after dusk about a week ago, Dae-Shim and Ju-Won were both nearly killed. They both recall seeing a strange woman lingering near
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
, offering information in exchange for its freedom. The character with whom the sibriex is speaking telepathically can detect the insincerity of the sibriex’s offer with a successful DC 17 Wisdom (Insight
) check. Contrary to its claim, the sibriex doesn’t plan to help the characters. A character can, with a successful DC 17 Charisma (Deception or Persuasion) check, convince the sibriex to share one
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
that I was no wizard, Gyrt and I sat down to talk. I asked to share her campfire for the night, and Gyrt made space for me. That was my first meeting with Gyrt, but it wouldn’t be my last, nor my last
they will respond with quick violence. LOST TRIBES OF THE UTHGARDT
Some Uthgardt tribes are seen by others as lost to the world. They are considered anathema, and even speaking of them outside certain
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
their service, but in her gratitude, she can share that Dran Enterprises has a nefarious reputation. The location of their headquarters is a closely guarded secret, but the organization’s employees are
questions only if they buy one of the models or another equally expensive curio from her shop. What Eriss Knows. Speaking with Eriss is not without risk. A successful DC 12 Wisdom (Insight) check
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
hill are awakened trees that speak Common in low, rumbling voices. Telemy Hill uses the trees to communicate, rather than speaking itself. As the characters move up the hill, 1d4 + 1 awakened trees
share the following information: Jingle Jangle is friendly. She collects keys and talks about them endlessly. She wears a coat of keys that jingle and jangle when she walks—hence her name. Three days
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
the seeking of treasure or ale, that they forgot how to live in any other way but in pursuit of it. That’s what stone giants do.
— Elminster
Speaking Stones Although they are unsurpassed masters of
incorporate runic letterforms, for example). Stone giants also make extensive use of the carved word through “speaking stones.” A speaking stone is an upright stone cylinder into which writing is carved
Magic Items
Infernal Machine Rebuild
learn your alignment by magical means, and you have advantage on Charisma checks involving creatures that also share your alignment.
You have disadvantage on Charisma checks involving creatures that
do not share your alignment.
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As a bonus action, you cause yourself and a willing ally you can see to swap positions by teleportation.
Whenever you roll a 1 on a d20 roll, you and an ally
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
with a reptilian man who doesn’t talk and smells funny. Both were last seen heading into the jungle. Xandala wants the Ring of Winter in Artus’s possession, but she doesn’t share this with the
matching the characters’ descriptions. He’s as puzzled by what just happened as the characters probably are, but he’ll help them however he can. At the very least, he knows where Mbala is from speaking to porters who’ve been to Camp Vengeance.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
attack. Luna, Thalen, Sigil, and Whiskey are hosts for four intellect devourers, having been overcome by those creatures’ Body Thief action. Speaking to any of them and succeeding on a DC 12 Wisdom
two failed death saving throws. Chance makes a death saving throw at the end of each round. If the chuuls are defeated and Chance is saved and revived, the spy can share that they were ambushed by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
doors simply don’t work for them. However, they enjoy the free food, and as long as they aren’t speaking to each other, they get along well. When someone talks to them, their contrasting personalities
for those people. They suggest speaking to Propha, the barkeep and owner, who always appears to be trying to remember something. The following official Acquisitions Incorporated beers are now available
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
is less cooperative than when he was dead, for reasons explained in the “Motive” section below. He offers no possible reasons for why someone would want to kill him. Speaking with the Dead. If a
DC 16 Intelligence (Investigation) check, cast serious doubt on the map’s accuracy. Cabin C. Meldar and Ignatius share this cabin, which contains nothing incriminating. Its occupants travel light
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
not to favor one style over another. For example, Allison might be comfortable speaking in an accent and adopting her character’s mannerisms, but Paul feels self-conscious when trying to act and
this approach to work, create a list of your genre’s main conventions and share it with your players. Before the campaign begins, talk about the list to make sure your group is on board for embracing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
. Alternatively, guides might forgo wages in exchange for an equal share of treasure. You can roleplay preliminary meetings and conversations with guides, or simply describe all the available guides to the
receives an equal share of XP. However, the guide doesn’t gain levels as player characters do.
You can use the optional loyalty rule in chapter 4 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide to track the loyalty of a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Fuggelstruck and speaks to the guards, Captain Truff might think it odd that they aren’t speaking with Fuggelstruck’s well-known lisp, or predilection for using rhyming couplets, or what have you. You can let
, strapping female human who has seen her share of scuffles and doesn’t back down from a fight. If something took her out, it must be powerful. By contrast, Constable Boot is a runty male human, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
learn the apprentices’ names from the museum (area Y29). Each time a creature steps through a door without speaking the correct name, a barbed devil appears in the dark corridor beyond. The devil can
see in the magical darkness and attacks any creatures that move into the corridor without first speaking the correct name. These devils can leave the darkness to pursue their foes. One minute after a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
layout and defenses, but he’s not inclined to share information with strangers. As soon as he hears a door to this room being opened, Thinnings ducks into the narrow space under or behind one of the
, which is kept in the aviary (area P20). To free a creature frozen in time, one must touch it with a unicorn horn while speaking the creature’s true name. (Thinnings knows that “Zybilna” is not
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
gives them a pouch she found on the trail. Otherwise, she encourages them to keep adventuring until they have something more interesting to share. Regardless, Mallyn prefers to travel alone and doesn’t
imaginary foliage and speaking in hushed tones.
Descriptive Roleplaying. In descriptive roleplaying, you draw on your mental image of the character, saying what the character does and how they do
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
from the Marshal, after which they share their knowledge of the ship’s original purpose and then fade into the afterlife. Wreck Adventures You can create your own stories for adventuring at this site
claim the work of art so they could avoid the harpies and are waiting for the construct to return. If the characters are polite, the wizards happily share their mission. A character who succeeds on a