specific all convince

Trauma Survivor

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

Trauma Survivor You survived. Whatever it was, you made it through, and you can help others do the same. People view you as an expert on the traumatic situation you faced—be it a specific sort of

violence, illness, or otherwise. You are aware of nonmagical recovery techniques, common resources, and misinformation. You know how to speak to sympathetic doctors, clergy, and local leaders and can convince them to shelter one person (other than yourself) at a modest lifestyle for up to one month.

Shenanigans

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Intro to Stormwreck Isle

to rush it? Can I... Whatever the players ask, the answer should (almost) always be something like, “You can try!” If a character has a specific spell or ability that will let them accomplish what they

trying to roll the barrel at the merrow, a Dexterity check to fling a sail over it, or a Charisma (Intimidation) check to convince it that the crew is about to attack.

Chapter 14: Metallic Dragons, Arise

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat

council includes representatives from each of the five metallic dragon races, who will spread word to their fellows of the council’s decision. Of specific importance to the factions of Waterdeep is the

wisest and most powerful creatures. They must convince the dragons that the cause of the humanoid folk of the Sword Coast is just, and that dragons and non-dragons need to support each other in this

Chapter 14: Metallic Dragons, Arise

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons

council includes representatives from each of the five metallic dragon races, who will spread word to their fellows of the council’s decision. Of specific importance to the factions of Waterdeep is the

wisest and most powerful creatures. They must convince the dragons that the cause of the humanoid folk of the Sword Coast is just, and that dragons and non-dragons need to support each other in this

Library Vault

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

dungeons secreted away underground, while others are hidden in plain sight inside a home or a business. Whatever its specific location, a vault is always equipped with defensive features, some of which

that contains the soul of a hero slain during the Last War. 5 Search the collection for information on the Queen of the Dead, or “Lady Illmarrow,” as she is known. 6 Infiltrate the vault to get close to a new Emerald Claw recruit, then convince them to come to their senses and return to their family.

Roleplaying a Mind Flayer

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

the brains of a specific kind of humanoid. 6 I’m curious about how other races live and how their societies function. 7 I find battle stimulating. 8 I’m curious about the limits of other creatures

convince it. 2 I have a secret I wish to keep even from other mind flayers. 3 The more the colony grows, the more powerful we all become. 4 Nothing is more important than rebuilding our lost empire. 5

Oracular Conflux

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

whirlwind obliterates all evidence of the reading. 2 Defend the shrine from a worshiper who is angry with an oracle for an incorrect prediction. 3 Convince an oracle to give a worshiper a

produce a specific outcome. 7 Manipulate a situation so prophesied events transpire within sight of a half-blind oracle. 8 Evacuate a crowded shrine during a storm when lightning strike

Introduction

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen

them—yet they need not do so alone. Groups like the Harpers, the Lord’s Alliance, and even the wicked Zhentarim might be rallied to oppose the Cult of the Dragon, but only if clever souls convince

adventures can be found at DungeonsandDragons.com. This supplement’s campaign-specific contents now feature within this collection’s appendices. However, these digital resources also present material

Introduction

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat

them—yet they need not do so alone. Groups like the Harpers, the Lord’s Alliance, and even the wicked Zhentarim might be rallied to oppose the Cult of the Dragon, but only if clever souls convince

adventures can be found at DungeonsandDragons.com. This supplement’s campaign-specific contents now feature within this collection’s appendices. However, these digital resources also present material

Puzzle Cubes

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

Ras Nsi does what he must to prevent the Red Wizards or the characters from obtaining all of them. A puzzle cube is a stone cube 3 inches on a side and engraved with images of a specific trickster

an obvious trail leading pursuers to the main entrance of his underground temple (see area 20A). The characters must infiltrate the temple and either take the puzzle cube by force or convince Ras Nsi

Introduction

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons

—yet they need not do so alone. Groups like the Harpers, the Lord’s Alliance, and even the wicked Zhentarim might be rallied to oppose the Cult of the Dragon, but only if clever souls convince them to

adventures can be found at DungeonsandDragons.com. This supplement’s campaign-specific contents now feature within this collection’s appendices. However, these digital resources also present material from

Character Objectives

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

encounters allows you to combine these encounters into a larger obstacle or problem the adventurers must overcome. Make Peace The characters must convince two opposing groups (or their leaders) to end the

an Object The adventurers must gain possession of a specific object in the area of the encounter, often with a time limit. This might be a combat encounter, with monsters protecting the object, or an

Character Objectives

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

the same objective in multiple encounters allows you to combine those encounters into a larger obstacle or problem the adventurers must overcome. Make Peace. The characters must convince two opposing

sworn to protect might be sentient, cursed, or difficult to transport. Retrieve an Object. The adventurers must gain possession of a specific object in the area of the encounter, preferably before combat

Resolving Interactions

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

be required to convince a friendly creature to take that risk. An indifferent creature might help or hinder the party, depending on what the creature sees as most beneficial. A creature’s indifference

and violence. The adventurers need to succeed on one or more challenging Charisma checks to convince a hostile creature to do anything on their behalf. That said, a hostile creature might be so ill

Decisionist

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

. You might primarily attempt to convince others through charismatic arguments, or through force of will or intellectual cunning. You might lead by example, or by extolling the examples of other people

will to control its operation as a bonus action, choosing the result that appears after it lands as a means of gently coercing the user toward a specific course of action. The creature flipping the coin

M8. Control Room

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish

which skill has the best chance to convince a brain to keep its disks active. If that check is subsequently failed, both of that specific brain’s disks are deactivated. If brain number 2 or any three

each brain separately. With a successful DC 12 Intelligence (Investigation) or Wisdom (Insight) check, a character talking to a brain discovers its specific knowledge (see the table below), including

Enter Flabbergast

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

. You also decide how much time and what specific effort is necessary for the characters and Flabbergast to determine and track down those components. This might involve short side quests of your own

, posing as last-minute wedding guests, or masquerading as others making a vault deposit. They might attempt to convince the guards that their appointment time was somehow overlooked, pay someone off

Third Session

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons

Enclave sends dragons to guard the ancient treant known as the Grandfather Tree. The party can also distribute dragons to specific regions. In such a scenario, a dragon protects a 100-mile-radius

the Cult of the Dragon are exiles with no connection to Thay. The Thayan Red Wizards approach the Council of Waterdeep asking for an envoy to be sent to Thay, where they must convince the most reviled

Scouting the Museum

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault

formal attire and periodically suggest they do so. Information relevant to the characters’ heist plan is below. More information about specific areas of the museum is included in the “Museum Locations

Features” section. Curator Alda Arkin, whom the characters might meet at the gala, carries a master key, while the museum’s guards have keys that grant access to specific areas (see “Circumventing

Third Session

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat

Emerald Enclave sends dragons to guard the ancient treant known as the Grandfather Tree. The party can also distribute dragons to specific regions. In such a scenario, a dragon protects a 100-mile

allied with the Cult of the Dragon are exiles with no connection to Thay. The Thayan Red Wizards approach the Council of Waterdeep asking for an envoy to be sent to Thay, where they must convince the most

Underworld Crossing

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

body of a lost hero lies entombed. 6 Get information from a soul waiting to be ferried to the Underworld. 7 Pay for a stranded soul to cross the Tartyx River. 8 Steal a specific

valuable from the banks of the Tartyx River and escape unseen. 9 Sail from the crossing to a nearby, haunted island in the center of the Tartyx River. 10 Convince an innocent spirit who keeps

Dhargun Ironworks

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

activated, each character possesses one of the NPCs in the caravan. However, each NPC has a secret goal that remains dormant until the goal is triggered during a specific scene. When the secret is triggered

overshadows her betrothed, Tannus, who until recently was a raving barbarian bent only on war. She believes that Tannus has changed. Her goal is to convince him that she believes in him and is proud

Hirelings

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish

party’s progress along the way, in the hope of finally mapping the route to Daoine Gloine, and has specific value to the party in certain areas of expertise. However, each hireling also has one or more

provides advantage to any characters’ ability checks made to interact with the monastery’s Grand Master. Secret Agendas. Steal the highest-valued object from the party without getting caught; convince

Ancient Being

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

specific region of the Material Plane. It cultivates a network of mortal informants and agents to serve its agenda. 5 The Endless. This person has lived many lifetimes because they can’t die—at least not

monolith or a specific grave, for instructions. 4 Visions. Your patron doesn’t use intermediaries, instead speaking to you in dreams, omens, or visions. The being appears in your mind as you sleep, taking

Introducing Characters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Borderlands Quest: Goblin Trouble

weapon? Can you balance on a narrow ledge as you ascend a mountain? Can you convince a dragon not to eat you? You find the answer to these questions during the game by making a D20 Test! These

, Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma. Each of the ability scores governs a specific characteristic. Strength is physical might; Dexterity is agility, reflexes, and balance; Constitution is health and

10. Maccath the Crimson

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat

her grief over the death of the wizard she once served. Replacing that wizard with a member of the Arcane Brotherhood seemed a perfect solution. Maccath was smart enough to convince the dragon that

Arauthator’s lair (see “Arauthator’s Treasure” at the end of this chapter.) Maccath knows the general layout of the dragon’s cavern but not its specific dangers. Arauthator has never allowed her out of his

Secretarian

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

below, you can add your proficiency bonus to an ability check to convince a suspicious crowd of your good (or at least non-evil) intentions, encourage franchise hirelings to work faster, or improvise

it has no matching stone and allows communication with Head Office, specific secretarians you know, and the secretarian nearest your location. You must succeed on a DC 15 Intelligence (Arcana) check to

10. Maccath the Crimson

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons

her grief over the death of the wizard she once served. Replacing that wizard with a member of the Arcane Brotherhood seemed a perfect solution. Maccath was smart enough to convince the dragon that his

lair (see “Arauthator’s Treasure” at the end of this chapter.) Maccath knows the general layout of the dragon’s cavern but not its specific dangers. Arauthator has never allowed her out of his sight

The Infernal Machine of Lum the Mad

Magic Items Infernal Machine Rebuild

used by Baron Lum, the Infernal Machine was known for its ability to unleash terrible monsters within the world. Specific combinations of its controls can still recreate the effects of various spells

remains a mystery. It is rumored that if one specific combination of controls is set, the Infernal Machine will enter a repair mode, allowing unfettered access to its inner workings—and

Gnome Gods

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

who is capable of incredible feats. Yet these heroes also display shortcomings, such as hesitance or selfishness. Only the chief gnome deity, Garl Glittergold, can convince the others to set aside

light work. Although he also plays many pranks on his own, Garl is the one who gathers the heroes together for an enterprise that requires all their talents. To provide specific guidance, Garl might

Clerks' Ward

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands

prepare official proclamations for posting. In theory, anyone in Sigil with proper approval can request a specific document or wade through the hall’s dusty stacks, but the process is mired in

bureaucratic entanglements. More often, a bribe can accomplish as much in half the time, and hefty sums can convince a Taker to lose or even alter a document in the Hall of Records. Vaults. Valuable tomes are

Random Encounters in Thither

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

of the random encounters described below are with specific named creatures and therefore aren’t likely to happen more than once unless the characters revisit familiar ground. If you roll on the table

chapter 2) is enough to convince her that she should be nicer to travelers passing through the forest, which is the closest thing she has to a home now that her beloved tree is gone. Deprived of her tree

Portal Encounters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

exception of the Far Realm horror, the specific locations of portal encounters are not detailed here. If the characters ask about where they are in any given encounter, or if they’re inclined to venture

instructions through her documancy satchel. If Dagdra notices intruders, she is startled and begins to call for help. The characters must either silence her, overcome her quickly, or convince her to hear

Random Encounters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd

and dealing 15 (2d10 + 4) slashing damage on each hit. If the characters present themselves as enemies of Strahd, the revenant urges them to travel to Argynvostholt (chapter 7) and convince Vladimir

specific trinket from the table, or create one on the fly. Vistani Bandits You catch a whiff of pipe smoke in the cold air and hear laughter through the fog. These Vistani servants of Strahd march through

Spaceship Locations, Level 1

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

sternly and questions them about the outside world. A character who portrays the Barrier Peaks in a positive light and succeeds on a DC 16 Charisma (Persuasion) check can convince Griss to relocate the

is a surveillance monitor that provides real-time video feed of specific rooms throughout the ship. The screen currently displays a wide-angle view of the game room (area S14). The monitor has an on

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