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Handy Haversack Legacy

Magic Items Basic Rules (2014)

large central pouch can hold up to 8 cubic feet or 80 pounds of material. The backpack always weighs 5 pounds, regardless of its contents. Placing an object in the haversack follows the normal rules

breathing creature is placed within the haversack, the creature can survive for up to 10 minutes, after which time it begins to suffocate. Placing the haversack inside an extradimensional space created

Heward's Handy Haversack Legacy

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

large central pouch can hold up to 8 cubic feet or 80 pounds of material. The backpack always weighs 5 pounds, regardless of its contents. Placing an object in the haversack follows the normal rules

breathing creature is placed within the haversack, the creature can survive for up to 10 minutes, after which time it begins to suffocate. Placing the haversack inside an extradimensional space created

Dullahan Legacy

monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

dullahan in the initiative order. Additionally, the dullahan can now use the options in the “Mythic Actions” section. Award a party an additional 5,900 XP (11,800 XP total) for defeating

target dies if it can’t survive without the lost head. A creature that doesn’t have or need a head, or has legendary actions, instead takes an extra 27 (6d8);{"diceNotation":"6d8

Deep Gnome

Species Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

renders them difficult to locate. These abilities have enabled them to survive for generations among the perils of the Underdark. Like other gnomes, deep gnomes can live for centuries, up to 500 years

. Creating Your 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

Lizardfolk

Species Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

survive with just their wits in situations that would be deadly for other folk. Because of that fact, many lizardfolk myths state that their people were placed by the gods in the Material Plane to guard

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 creation. Ability Score

Ancient Dragon Turtle

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

62,000 XP (124,000 XP total) for defeating the dragon turtle after its Blessing of the Sea activates. Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the dragon turtle fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed

table to help select spells for a spellcasting dragon. (Though the Monster Manual doesn’t explicitly include dragon turtles in the variant rules for making a dragon a spellcaster, you can apply

Bugbear Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

remove opposition or exile weaker or unpopular members to keep the rest of the gang strong. Fortunately for the race as a whole, even young and elderly bugbears have the ability to survive alone in the

acts for bugbears. Garroting an unsuspecting creature and defeating foes in open battle are seen as acts of worship, in the same way that dwarves consider metalsmithing to be sacred to Moradin. The

Criminal - Baldur's Gate

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

the organization due to incompetence or after offending a more powerful member, and now shuffle for scraps to survive. You are an experienced criminal with a history of breaking the law. You have

underbelly of civilization, and you have survived up to this point by flouting the rules and regulations of society. Skill Proficiencies: Deception, Stealth Tool Proficiencies: One

Tools

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules

you take the action. This entry also provides the DC for the action. Craft. This entry lists what, if anything, you can craft with the tool. For crafting rules, see “Crafting Equipment” later in the

chapter. Variants. This entry appears if the tool has variants, which are listed. Each requires a separate proficiency.

Tools

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook

you take the action. This entry also provides the DC for the action. Craft. This entry lists what, if anything, you can craft with the tool. For crafting rules, see “Crafting Equipment” later in the

chapter. Variants. This entry appears if the tool has variants, which are listed. Each requires a separate proficiency.

Rest Variants

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

Rest Variants The rules for short and long rests presented in chapter 8 of the Player’s Handbook work well for a heroic-style campaign. Characters can go toe-to-toe with deadly foes, take damage to

within an inch of their lives, yet still be ready to fight again the next day. If this approach doesn’t fit your campaign, consider the following variants. Epic Heroism This variant uses a short rest

Chapter 9: Dungeon Master's Workshop

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

magic items. The options in this chapter relate to many different parts of the game. Some of them are variants of rules, and others are entirely new rules. Each option represents a different genre, style

Chapter 9: Dungeon Master’s Workshop As the Dungeon Master, you aren’t limited by the rules in the Player’s Handbook, the guidelines in these rules, or the selection of monsters in the Monster Manual

Tower of Storms

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak

3rd level, but lower-level characters can survive if they’re cautious and rest often. Before running this location, review the underwater combat rules in the Basic Rules.

Level 5: Wyllowwood

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

Level 5: Wyllowwood Wyllowwood is designed for four 8th-level characters. Those who defeat the monsters on this level should gain enough XP to reach 9th level. In some cases, defeating a monster can

begins its lengthy, tumultuous descent into the Underdark — a voyage no ordinary boat or raft can survive.

Chapter 3: Bestiary

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

variants of the monsters discussed in chapter 1. This chapter is a continuation of the Monster Manual and adopts a similar presentation. If you are unfamiliar with the monster stat block format, read the

introduction of the Monster Manual before proceeding further. It explains stat block terminology and gives rules for various monster traits — information that isn’t repeated here. As with the

Character Advancement

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

Character Advancement If you want to use story-based level advancement, the characters receive experience points for achieving milestones rather than defeating monsters. When the characters leave the

hearts carry the heroes further than strength of arms. This updated version of the adventure reimagines Caerwyn and Porphura’s—originally Porpherio’s—garden as the Eternal Garden, a domain in the Feywild, and the Green Man as the Gardener, the benevolent archfey who rules it.

Challenge Rating

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules

Challenge Rating Challenge Rating is defined in the “Rules Glossary”, while guidance on using CR to plan potential combat encounters is in the DM’s Toolbox. Experience Points The number of Experience

Points (XP) a monster is worth is based on its CR, as detailed in the Experience Points by Challenge Rating table. XP is awarded for defeating the monster in combat or otherwise neutralizing it

Quest: Dangerous Stowaway

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands

ooze seeps from the supplies with a hideous squelching noise and fights the characters. Roll Initiative! Preparing for Combat. Use the “Combat” section of the D&D Beyond Basic Rules, along with the

Trail Map and the Gray Ooze Glob stat block, to run this encounter. Reward After defeating the ooze, carting the goods is straightforward work. When the characters return to Oleira, she’s shocked to

Chapter 8: Adventuring

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

if all goes well, your character will survive to claim rich rewards before embarking on a new adventure. This section covers the basics of the adventuring life, from the mechanics of movement to the

complexities of social interaction. The rules for resting are also in this section, along with a discussion of the activities your character might pursue between adventures. Whether adventurers are

Ephara's Champions

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

new city, or perhaps reviving a dead one. One focused on development could go beyond the basics of what a city needs to survive and get into what a city requires to thrive—which could easily lead to

improvements to a city or defeating a major threat. Foes in an Ephara campaign could be deadly monsters, corrupt politicians, or even impending natural disasters. The reappearance of figures from a city’s

Chapter 8: Adventuring

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

all goes well, your character will survive to claim rich rewards before embarking on a new adventure. This chapter covers the basics of the adventuring life, from the mechanics of movement to the

complexities of social interaction. The rules for resting are also in this chapter, along with a discussion of the activities your character might pursue between adventures. Whether adventurers are

The Balance

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

The Balance The demons and the devils both foresee their own versions of the future of the multiverse — a cosmos in which one side or the other triumphs in the Blood War and rules for the rest of

discouraged from seeking out and defeating Demogorgon, because doing so could weaken the Abyss enough to allow the forces of the Nine Hells to gain a firm foothold there. An adherent of the Balance

Handy Haversack

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

haversack follows the normal rules for interacting with objects. Retrieving an item from the haversack requires you to use an action. When you reach into the haversack for a specific item, the item is

before it can be used again. If a breathing creature is placed within the haversack, the creature can survive for up to 10 minutes, after which time it begins to suffocate. Placing the haversack inside an

Heward's Handy Haversack

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

in the haversack follows the normal rules for interacting with objects. Retrieving an item from the haversack requires you to use an action. When you reach into the haversack for a specific item, the

the haversack must be put right before it can be used again. If a breathing creature is placed within the haversack, the creature can survive for up to 10 minutes, after which time it begins to

C2. Enhanced Sphinx

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

18th-level spellcaster, by defeating the enhanced sphinx in combat, or through mechanisms found in Kwalish’s lab in Daoine Gloine (see area O7). Dock. Created by Kwalish, this structure is built so

, most of its mechanical Ioun stones shatter, reversing the effects of the sphinx’s tolls on all characters. Additionally, two Ioun stones survive and can be claimed. (If she is with the party, Mary

Noteworthy Features

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

land is ruled by Pharaoh Ankhtepot, the immortal intermediary between the mortals and the gods. The pharaoh rules from his pyramid, Pharaoh’s Rest, in the City of the Dead. The people worship a

inspirations. When players create characters from Har’Akir, consider asking them the following questions. How do you survive in the desert realm? Are you a laborer in the fields or camps surrounding

Examples

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

Fighter. (The Bard trusts that the Fighter will succeed on the Constitution saving throw and survive the resulting damage.) The spell affects a 10-foot-radius Sphere, and the Targets in Area of Effect

suggests that area covers ten zombies, but the DM rules that they’re densely packed together and adds 1d3, rolling a 2. So the spell engulfs twelve zombies in its area. The zombies’ Dexterity saving throw

Jhesiyra Kestellharp

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

form. Jhesiyra can exert control over Halaster’s magic gates, keeping adventurers from passing through them if she thinks they lack the might needed to defeat the perils beyond. In terms of game rules

restriction and allow characters who don’t meet the level prerequisite to pass through a gate, particularly if you think they have the resources to survive and overcome that dangers that await them

Pharika's Champions

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

suffering. Yet, just because someone serves Pharika doesn’t mean they are immune to her whims. Why did Pharika turn her gaze upon you, and how did you survive long enough to earn her approval? The

a deadly classroom, and students need an expert guide to survive. (Neutral) Earning and Losing Piety You increase your piety score to Pharika when you expand the god’s influence in the world in

The Abyss

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

without a trace in its mazelike cities and in forests whose trees have serpents for branches. Death Dells. Yeenoghu rules a layer of ravines known as Death Dells. Here, creatures must hunt to survive

covered in dense jungle, surrounded by a seemingly endless expanse of ocean and brine flats. The Prince of Demons rules his layer from two serpentine towers, which emerge from a turbid sea. Each tower

Abyss

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

the last surviving gnolls tear one another apart for the right to feast upon the dead. Yeenoghu rules a layer of ravines and badlands known as the Death Dells. Here, creatures must hunt to survive

days at least. Layers 45–47: Azzagrat The demon lord Graz’zt embodies manipulation and cruelty, tempting mortals with the promise of appalling delights and decadent luxuries. He rules over the realm of

Example Epic Destinies

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

, consider a character who is the heir to the throne, destined to rule a realm … if they survive long enough! At the beginning of the character’s story, the character is related to the ruler, but no one

the throne. When they do, they gain a Legendary magic item that is the symbol of royal power and authority. But no ruler rules forever. When the character reaches level 17, the character experiences

Core Assumptions

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

Core Assumptions The rules of the game are based on the following core assumptions about the game world. Gods Oversee the World. The gods are real and embody a variety of beliefs, with each god

world, leaving it rich with places of adventure and mystery. Ancient civilizations and their knowledge survive in legends, magic items, and their ruins. Chaos and evil often follow an empire’s

Mogis's Influence

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

time should be now. Only the most brutal and savage among the mortals should survive— his chosen few. Once the world lies in ruin with his brother dead at his feet, Mogis’s goals will be achieved

abiding disrespect, verging on hatred, for Ephara and Karametra. Ephara’s neat, orderly cities are a delight to destroy, especially given her fussy, precise adherence to rules. Likewise, Ephara’s close

Dullahan

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

initiative order. Additionally, the dullahan can now use the options in the “Mythic Actions” section. Award a party an additional 5,900 XP (11,800 XP total) for defeating the dullahan after it uses Headless

head. The target dies if it can’t survive without the lost head. A creature that doesn’t have or need a head, or has legendary actions, instead takes an extra 27 (6d8) slashing damage. Fiery Skull

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