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Monsters
Quests from the Infinite Staircase
initiated, their arms are tattooed with magical ink that designates their status in the hierarchy. Pupil sages have simple designs patterned after individual stars and minor constellations, while the
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
in side-to-side waves with amusement or joy.
Visions in Starlight
Many crystal dragons study the stars, recording their observations of the night sky and tracking the signs written in starlight
;t help but lose myself in the emotions of others.
5
The stars have much to tell us, and folk need me to interpret what the stars say.
6
All play and no work—those are the words I
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
suspicion, and rippling in side-to-side waves with amusement or joy.
Visions in Starlight
Many crystal dragons study the stars, recording their observations of the night sky and tracking the signs written
well. I can’t help but lose myself in the emotions of others.
5
The stars have much to tell us, and folk need me to interpret what the stars say.
6
All play and no work—those are
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
with fear or suspicion, and rippling in side-to-side waves with amusement or joy.
Visions in Starlight
Many crystal dragons study the stars, recording their observations of the night sky and tracking
empathy is a bottomless well. I can’t help but lose myself in the emotions of others.
5
The stars have much to tell us, and folk need me to interpret what the stars say.
6
All play and no
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
anger, lying back with fear or suspicion, and rippling in side-to-side waves with amusement or joy.
Visions in Starlight
Many crystal dragons study the stars, recording their observations of the night
.
4
My empathy is a bottomless well. I can’t help but lose myself in the emotions of others.
5
The stars have much to tell us, and folk need me to interpret what the stars say.
6
Species
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
In the Land of the Mists, power and dread lie in the simple question “What happened to me?” The following lineages are races that characters might gain through remarkable events. These
unfold during adventures that lead your character to replacing their race with this new lineage. Work with your DM to establish if you’re amenable to such a development and how such stories
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
the language. You can find mercenary work between adventures sufficient to maintain a comfortable lifestyle (see “Practicing a Profession” under “Downtime Activities” in
a crude sense of humor.
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I face problems head-on. A simple, direct solution is the best path to success.
d6
Ideal
1
Greater Good. Our lot is to lay down our lives in
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
an established place in the hierarchy of the Boros Legion. You can requisition simple equipment for temporary use, and you can gain access to any Boros garrison in Ravnica, where you can rest in safety
lifestyle between adventures.
Boros Guild Spells
Prerequisite: Spellcasting or Pact Magic class feature
For you, the spells on the Boros Guild Spells table are added to the spell list of your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
Using This Book Quests from the Infinite Staircase contains six classic D&D adventures updated for the game’s fifth edition. A cosmic thread pervades these tales, whose stories involve falling stars
, archmages of multiversal renown, and the remnants of futuristic societies. This book provides a means of traveling between these and other adventures: the Infinite Staircase. Unlike spells such as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Designing NPCs Nothing brings your adventures and campaigns to life better than a cast of well-developed NPCs. That said, NPCs in your game rarely need as much complexity as a well-crafted character
in a novel or movie. Most NPCs are bit players in the campaign, whereas the adventurers are the stars.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Gazetteer” section provides context for further adventures you might have in the region. Eberron. The eastern coast of Sarlona or the seas around Aerenal could incorporate the Dayawlongon archipelago, or
the islands could be in a new chain convenient to your other adventures. Forgotten Realms. Various islands in the Sea of Swords, such as those off the coast of Tethyr, could host the adventure’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Riddles A riddle is a verbal puzzle. Riddles can be simple or complex, brief or protracted, and low stakes or deadly. This section includes basic guidance for DMs who want to design and use riddles in adventures.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
monsters can be a simple matter, though, and enhances the atmosphere of horror adventures. Six simple techniques can transform a stat block straight out of the Monster Manual (or other source) into a
. Monstrous Traits. Simple tweaks to a monster’s stat block can enhance its horror. Monstrous Minions. Simple traits can reflect a monster’s relationship to the evil master it serves.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Linking Adventures A campaign in the style of an episodic television show rarely needs story links between its adventures. Each adventure features its own villains, and once the characters complete
experience points, they become more powerful, as do the threats they must overcome. This kind of campaign is easy to run, since it requires little effort beyond finding or creating adventures
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy
characters to the stars and beyond, and there might be no coming back afterward! Orientation throws the characters right into the action. To maximize the impact of part 1 of the adventure, you might
. Playing in the Adventurers League
You can play the Spelljammer Academy adventures as a part of the D&D Adventurers League Forgotten Realms campaign. These adventures have been designed to be fully
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
, magical formulas like those in a wizard’s spellbook, and extremely accurate charts of stars and other bodies in the sky. Shelters. Simple shelters of tight-fitted stone, just large enough to hold a single
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
A Campaign of Heists You can combine the adventures in this book to form a campaign. Each adventure would be an episode in the campaign, with you filling in the details of the characters’ stories
these details before play begins so the adventures progress seamlessly. To ensure the characters are always prepared for their next heist, make sure their level matches the heist’s level, as shown in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Survivors Terror doesn’t come just for the brave and prepared—often quite the opposite. Some of the most harrowing horror stories involve the least likely heroes, individuals who find their simple
lives transformed into waking nightmares. In most horror adventures, your players will employ familiar, adventure-ready characters. That doesn’t need to be the case, though. Instead, for short, low
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
, adventures in a shared campaign are designed to take either 2 hours or 4 hours. In each hour of play, assume the characters can complete the following: Three or four simple combat encounters, or one or
can be different for each group. For more narrative adventures, try to focus on simple but flexible encounters or events. For instance, an adventure requires the characters to protect a high priest of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
might inspire your character’s backstory, starting from the moment that character was born. If you’re a DM, this zodiac can inspire countless adventures themed around prophecy and fate, or it could be a
starting point for a zodiac of your own creation. Many Stars, Many Worlds
In the settings of D&D, most stars in the night sky are suns, planets, or other distant objects, all of which exist in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
this individual is and why she appears in the deck, speculating that perhaps Euryale is a fearsome demigod or the wielder of a destructive curse. But the truth is simple: the Deck of Many Things was
kingdom, for the stars shone auspiciously on her birth. But Asteria defied his expectations. While other nobles’ children happily played with their bevy of toys, Asteria intently focused on cataloging
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
, spirituality, and inner strength. Stars. The ten cards of this suit symbolize the desire for personal power and control over mysterious forces. Swords. The ten cards of this suit symbolize
in to the characters’ pasts or events in your adventures. You can also use the results of tarokka readings to guide your campaign and make sure predictions come to pass. The tarokka hails from the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
enjoy lengthy periods of quiet time between adventures. If you don’t want to track the passage of days, weeks, and months, you might instead track the passage of time using seasons and seasonal
festivals. The answer to the question “When does this adventure take place?” can be as simple as “in the winter” or “during the fall harvest festival.” Timed Events Extraordinary events coinciding with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
von Zarovich. When a demiplane is connected to the Material Plane or some other plane, entering the demiplane can be as simple as moving through a portal or passing through a wall of mist. Demiplane
Adventures Demiplanes are limited realities shaped according to the will of whoever created them. Adventures in demiplanes might let characters explore how they would shape reality to suit their desires and ideals, or confront distortions of reality crafted by villains.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
sidekick—to the group of adventurers. These rules take a creature with a low challenge rating and give it levels in one of three simple classes: Expert, Spellcaster, or Warrior. A sidekick can be
, and invite the creature to join them on their adventures. You can also use these rules to customize a monster for your own use as DM.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
adventure, virtually anything can happen in or around it. Fortified Outpost Features This outpost, as shown on map 4.5, is a simple building holding barracks, officers’ quarters, and storage areas encased
wait to be transported to dedicated prison camps. Map 4.5: Fortified Outpost View Player Version Fortified Outpost Adventures The Fortified Outpost Adventures table provides some possibilities for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Simple Traps A simple trap activates and is thereafter harmless or easily avoided. A hidden pit dug at the entrance of a goblin lair, a poison needle that pops from a lock, and a crossbow rigged to
fire when an intruder steps on a pressure plate are all simple traps. Elements of a Simple Trap The description of a simple trap begins with a line that gives the trap’s level and the severity of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
Using This Book The adventures in an anthology such as Dragon Delves are versatile resources that can fill a variety of needs at your gaming table: as one-shot adventures, as “filler episodes” in an
ongoing campaign, or as a series that forms a campaign, bringing characters from level 1 to a climactic conclusion at level 12.
These adventures are designed to require minimal preparation (see
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
of additional domains that make up the Domains of Dread. Detail and explore these domains in your adventures as you please, or use them as examples when creating your own domains using the guidance in
chapter 2. Not all domains need to be elaborately detailed settings. As the domains in this section demonstrate, creating a simple concept for a Darklord and the horrors surrounding them can be a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
altar is a serene priest in sunny robes.
The priest is, in fact, a gray slaad using its Change Shape ability to fool the characters. The slaad was sent here to kill them, plain and simple. It
STEAL’s rival, the Golden Vault.) If you’re weaving multiple adventures from this anthology into your campaign, one or more villains from earlier adventures might have secret ties to this evil
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
, appearing as a clear window or a fog-shrouded passage, and interplanar travel is as simple as moving through the portal. Other portals are locations—circles of standing stones, soaring towers, sailing ships
its vicinity. Time. The portal functions only at particular times on the Material Plane: during a full moon, during the spring equinox or winter solstice, or when the stars are in certain positions
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
storyteller and referee. The DM creates adventures for the players’ characters, who navigate its hazards and decide which paths to explore. The DM also narrates what they experience and plays the friends
Guide and Monster Manual. The first of these books guides the DM through creating and running adventures, and the second holds hundreds of monsters to fill those adventures. Dice. You need a set of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
tattooed with magical ink that designates their status in the hierarchy. Pupil sages have simple designs patterned after individual stars and minor constellations, while the elder sage’s arms depict a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
the simple act of respiration.
— Richard Baker, Condemnation
The Astral Plane is the realm of thought and dream, where visitors travel as disembodied souls to reach the Outer Planes. It is a
great silvery sea, the same above and below, with swirling wisps of white and gray streaking among motes of light like distant stars. Most of the Astral Sea is a vast, empty expanse. Visitors occasionally
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
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Directly in front of them was Kruphix’s Tree. Two enormous trunks were separate at the base, but they arched toward each other and joined at the top in a single leafy crown. Stars glittered beyond the
waterfall, but the background was milky violet with tinges of deep blue. The seawater that plummeted over the edge disappeared into the abyss of the stars.
They had reached the edge of the world